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Volume 125 Issue 115 kansan.com Monday, May 6, 2013
Another building in town is
eligible as a place of historical
significance. The house at 1145
Indiana Street is getting a make-
over so it, too, can join the list
of other properties are recog-
nized on the National Register of
Historic Places.
Tim Keller and fellow investor
Ernie Eck will soon be renovat-
ing the house to restore it to its
former glory.
It was originally built as a
boarding house, and were going
to restore it back to its original
look, Keller said.
The large house located just
across from the Oread Hotel lies
in the Hancock (12th Street)
Historic District, which was list-
ed on the National Register of
Historic Places in 2004.
The Hancock Historic District
includes the properties on the
north and south sides of the 700
block of W. 12th Street, as well as
adjacent properties on Mississippi
Street, Indiana Street and Oread
Avenue, Keller said.
The Hancock Historic District
includes properties built between
1900 and 1945, many of which
originally served as housing for
University professors.
Every building in the district
has at least one person associated
with the University, Keller said.
The National Register of
Historic Places does not rec-
ognize 1145 Indiana Street as a
contributing structure because a
two-story porch was added to the
house in 1960, altering its historic
purity.
Were going to replace the
two-story porch with a replica of
the original porch the house had,
Keller said.
Once the porch is restored to
look like the original, the National
Register of Historic Places will
recognize 1145 Indiana Street.
The house, built in 1910, origi-
nally served as a boarding house
and later served as homes for a
few different fraternities.
According to the National
Register of Historic Places: The
property significantly increased
in value between 1911 and 1912
under the ownership of Harriet
E. Tanner, who never lived in the
house. L.W. Coleman purchased
the property in 1913. Leonidas
and Alice Coleman are listed as
proprietors of furnished rooms
here in the 1915 city directory.
The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
House is listed here from 1917
to 1919. Lela Hope is listed as
the owner in 1923. The Sigma
Phi Epsilon Fraternity is listed
here from 1925 to 1930 and the
Triangle Fraternity is listed here
in 1932.
According to the City of
Lawrence, the property has had
several different owners over the
years, including Olin Templin for
a short time in 1919.
In June 2012, The City
of Lawrence Planning and
Development Services approved
the renovations, and Keller and
Eck began plans to bring the
house back to its original state.
Im excited to be a part of
maintaining something histori-
cal, Keller said.
Currently, the house has seven
bedrooms and six bathrooms and
is approximately 4,270 square
feet, but is divided into three
separate units that are rented out
mainly to students.
Keller hopes the renovations
will restore the house to once
again serve as a boarding-room
style of property.
The Hancock Historic District
retains its historical mix of own-
er-occupied and multiple-family
housing, Keller said. The mass-
ing and relatively unchanged
appearance of several housing
types contributes to the districts
sense of time and place.
Edited by Allison Hammond
tanvi nimkar
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Renovations planned for national historical landmark
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This house, at 1145 Indiana, received an award for historic preservation. There are few rentals this close to campus that have
received this distinction.
see meditation paGe 2
photo illustration by travis younG
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe
in. Breathe out. I sit in my chair
and close my eyes behind my sun-
glasses. All around me I could hear
the shuffle of hundreds of feet, the
shutter of hundreds of cameras,
yet all I feel is an inner calm. I
slowly let go of every thought
in my mind. Im in La Sagrada
Familia, the most famous church
in Barcelona, just experiencing it
all. Twenty minutes later I stand
up and stretch. As I look around I
see dozens of other people sitting
down with their eyes closed expe-
riencing the inner calm.
Meditation is becoming part
our social norm with more and
more people practicing it daily.
Approximately 10 percent of
Americans said to have prac-
ticed meditation daily in a 2007
national survey by the National
Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine. Instead of
being a mystical Eastern concept,
people around the world are start-
ing see the merits of meditation.
Its a state of peace that peo-
ple go to, said junior Olivia
McCarthy.
WHAt is mEditAtion?
Its the art of doing nothing
but being awake, says Andrew
Nunberg, a meditation teacher with
the Art of Living Foundation.
Art of Living is a non-profit
educational and humanitarian
organization. Its programs focus
on incorporating breathing tech-
niques, yoga and meditation in
daily life. The different chapters
across the world organize events
such as meditation retreats.
Nunberg started practicing
meditation 15 years ago after a
friend suggested he attend an Art
of Living course.
It [medita-
tion] is when
our mind is
c o mp l e t e l y
in the pres-
ent and the
subtle aspects
of who we are
e x p e r i e nc e d
effortlessly. I
do remember
my mind really going really deep
inward. It almost felt like I was
sinking. I had gone very deep into
mediation; at one moment I lost
all awareness. All of a sudden I
was aware again. I felt so much
calmer, Nunberg recalled of his
first experience.
Since that day, Nunberg has
spent approximately 3,642 hours
meditating. Every day he notices a
difference after meditation. I feel
a sense of peace. I am not aware
of any problems
in my life. Its not
these problems
dont exist; its
just not a prob-
lem anymore.
Although med-
itation itself isnt a
religious practice,
it was developed
as a spiritual prac-
tice in ancient India. Meditation
served as a means to increase
self-awareness and knowledge in
the Hindu tradition. Civilization
across Asia adopted meditation
especially with the spread of
Buddhism so it is considered an
Eastern practice.
Medicine defines it as a tech-
nique in which a person learns to
focus attention on breathing or
repeating a calming word, phrase
or sound to slow the stream of
thoughts that occupy the con-
scious mind, according to Kavita
Prasad, a physician from the Mayo
Clinic.
Researchers at University of
California Santa Barbara exam-
ined the effect of meditation and
a students level of focus. Students
who are often faced with stress-
ful situations can develop a ten-
dency to let the mind wander
when faced with difficult tasks.
The study found an improvement
in mental capacity and the ability
to focus in students. Although it
was only a two-week experiment,
the researchers concluded that if
the students continued to practice
meditation, they would see the
same benefits.
Graduate student Kelly Berkson
used to experience extreme stress
until she discovered meditation in
an Art of Living Course.
All my life I have been a pro-
crastinator and I wait to the last
minute to do things, and then
I get incredibly stressed out to
the point where I physically feel
nauseated, cant keep food down,
Berkson said. Someone came into
this class I was in one morning,
and it was like every other day:
I hadnt done the homework the
night before, I was cranky with
myself not having it done. I was
cranky with my teacher for want-
ing my work. And this person
came in to talk about a breathing
and mediation course that they

I feel a sense of peace.

I am not aware of any
problems in my life.
ANDreW NUNBerg
Meditation teacher
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were having that weekend. I was
just so sick of myself. I just need-
ed a new start. I thought, OK
lets try it. Who knows, Ill learn
something.
Berkson noticed an immedi-
ate change in her life after she
started meditating for twenty
minutes daily. Her mind calmed
down and she felt stable and in
control.
I learned that I can discipline
my mind. You arent just auto-
matically good at sitting still with
your eyes closed for four minutes
or twenty minutes, Berkson said.
At first your mind is going to
wander like crazy and you are
going to feel antsy. I was super
antsy at first and ten minutes felt
like an eternity. What I noticed
is that after I opened my eyes
after mediating for twenty min-
utes, everything looks sharper
and clearer.
Meditation can be frustrat-
ing at first because you may not
know you are doing it correctly.
Sophomore Noah McCoy spent
a whole summer studying medi-
tation rigorously. He checked
out several books from his local
library to learn how to meditate
properly.
I think the big moment where
I knew it was something for me. I
was in my room in the afternoon;
it was kind of cloudy that day
and I have a window in my bed-
room. I was sitting on my bed;
my eyes were closed. Suddenly I
just achieved that point where I
wasnt thinking, McCoy said. It
was a very strange out-of-body
experience. As soon as that hap-
pened, the sun broke out behind
the clouds and just shone in on
my room. I felt this glow. It was
really uplifting and amazing.
HealtH Benefits
Meditation is one of the top
three alternative health methods
in the United Sates. With approx-
imately 20 million Americans
practicing, researchers are begin-
ning to discover meditations
impact on health. The most com-
monly associated benefit is that
meditation reduces the level of
stress because it allows the mind
to focus on whats important in
the moment.
Berkson notes that the mind
is an instrument with which you
study everything. Putting in few
minutes each day to take care
of that instrument allows your
mind be more productive.
Researchers at Northeastern
University published a recent
study in which they found a
correlation between mediation
and increased levels of compas-
sion. Participants were placed in
rooms with several actors who
feigned extreme injuries, such
as a broken leg. Fifty percent of
the people who went through
a meditation course during the
trial helped the injured person.
In comparison, only 15 percent
of the participants that didnt
go through a meditation course
offered to help. The study con-
cluded that meditation affect-
ed the level of compassion by
changing the moral standards.
Through learning to let go, the
participants were able to better
focus in a challenging situation.
It may seem like a big commit-
ment to incorporate meditation
as part of a daily routine, but
those who have can see the posi-
tive impact in their lives.
I usually meditate as soon
as I finish with my classes and
before I do anything else.
Sophomore Garrett Holm
said he reflects on his day before
meditation.
I use mediation to organize
my thoughts, Holm said.
He started to meditate while in
high school when he realized he
needed to take time out of his day
to reflect. Meditation helps moti-
vate him to achieve his goals.
I live by the rule that if you
are too busy to meditate for 30
minutes a day then you probably
need a hour, Holm said.
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SAN FRANCISCO A limou-
sine taking nine women to a bach-
elorette party erupted in fames,
killing fve of the passengers, in-
cluding the bride-to-be, authori-
ties and the mother of one of the
survivors said Sunday.
Te limo caught fre at around
10 p.m. Saturday on one of the
busiest bridges on San Francisco
Bay, California Highway Patrol of-
fcer Art Montiel told Te Associ-
ated Press.
Five of the women were trapped,
but the four other women man-
aged to get out afer the vehicle
came to a stop on the San Mateo-
Hayward Bridge, the patrol said.
Rosita Guardiano told the
San Francisco Chronicle that the
woman for whom the bachelorette
party was being thrown was to be
married next month. Guardiano
said her daughter was one of the
survivors.
Investigators havent deter-
mined what sparked the fre, but
the patrol said the white stretch
limo became engulfed in fames
afer smoke started coming out of
the rear of the vehicle.
A photo taken by a witness and
broadcast on KTVU-TV showed
fames shooting from the back of
the 1999 Lincoln Town Car.
Aerial video shot afer the in-
cident showed about one-third
of the back half of the limousine
had been scorched by the fre. Its
taillights and bumper were gone
and it appeared to be resting on its
rims, but the remainder of the ve-
hicle didnt appear to be damaged.
Te driver of the limo
46-year-old Orville Brown of San
Jose was the only person to es-
cape unhurt.
It wasnt clear how he managed
to escape without injury. Investi-
gators Sunday afernoon were still
seeking witnesses, the CHP said.
Four people got out, as far as
what was going on inside, I dont
know, CHP ofcer Jeremy Lof-
strom said Sunday. CHP investi-
gators Sunday afernoon were still
seeking witnesses to the incident.
All fve women were pro-
nounced dead at the scene. Au-
topsies were being conducted, San
Mateo County Supervising Deputy
Coroner Michelle Rippy said.
Te company that operated the
limo was identifed as Limo Stop,
which ofers service through lim-
ousines, vans and SUVS.
A telephone message lef at the
company seeking comment by
Te Associated Press wasnt im-
mediately returned. Attempts to
reach the driver were also unsuc-
cessful.
Guardiano said her daughter
42-year-old Mary Grace Guard-
iano of Alameda was being
treated for smoke inhalation.
Te three other women who
escaped the fre, Jasmine Desguia,
34, of San Jose; Nelia Arrellano, 36,
of Oakland; and Amalia Loyola,
48, of San Leandro, were taken to
hospitals to be treated for smoke
inhalation and burns, the patrol
said.
Desguia and Loyola were listed
in critical condition, said Joy Alex-
iou, a spokeswoman for Valley
Medical Center. Te condition of
Arrellano, who was taken to an-
other hospital, was not known.
aSSoCiaTed PReSS
Five die, fve escape
in limousine fre
on California bridge
aSSoCiaTed PReSS
San Mateo County frefghters and California Highway Patrol personnel investigate the scene of a limousine fre on the San
Mateo-Hayward Bridge in Foster City, Calif., on Saturday. Five people died when they were trapped in the limo that caught fre
as they were traveling, and four others and the driver were able to escape.
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Yesterday, students received an ad-
ditional $8.00 in free printing funds.
Free printing funds will be cleared
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Information based on the
Douglas County Sheriffs office
booking recap.
A 22-year-old male was arrested
yesterday on the 3100 block of Ous-
dahl Road on suspicion of domestic
battery and battery. No bond was
posted.
A 22-year-old male was arrested
yesterday on K-10 on suspicion of
driving while intoxicated, frst offense.
A $250 bond was paid.
A 22-year-old male was arrested
yesterday on the 900 block of New
Hampshire on suspicion of battery. A
$100 bond was paid.
A 24-year-old male was arrested
yesterday on the 800 block of Mas-
sachusetts Street on suspicion of
urinating or defecating in public and
battery. A $300 bond was paid.
A 32-year-old male was ar-
rested yesterday on the 2400 block of
Fairfeld Street on suspicion of theft of
property, criminal damage to property,
possession of controlled substance,
possession of drug paraphernalia and
burglary of a dwelling. A $7,500 bond
was paid.
A 24-year-old male was arrested
yesterday on the 800 block of Mas-
sachusetts Street on suspicion of
urinating or defecating in public and
battery. A $300 bond was paid.
Emily Donovan

pOlice RepORtS

In 2008, McPherson
Superintendent Randy Watson
and his staff at Unified School
District 418 began the process of
becoming exempt from the federal
No Child Left Behind Act.
After two years of research, vis-
iting other schools and going on
a series of retreats to define new
goals and a new system, the dis-
trict, which has a total enrollment
of 2,400, submitted its plans to the
Kansas State Board of Education
in June 2010. In February 2011,
the United States Department of
Education granted the district a
waiver to enact its new initiative:
Citizenship, College and Career
readiness.
McPherson now places more
emphasis on ACT performance,
maximizing scholarship opportu-
nities and providing job shadow-
ing or internship experience.
The initiative excludes state
assessments.
We shouldnt have a student
take a test that doesnt mean any-
thing to them, Watson said. It
doesnt get you into college. It
doesnt get you a job. It doesnt
get you a scholarship. It doesnt
even get you a grade. We said
we ought to give assessments that
mean something to kids.
A new Kansas law taking effect
July 1 allows up to 10 percent of
the states 286 school districts to
opt out of state assessments and
other state education laws.
Gov. Sam Brownback signed
House Bill 2319, dubbed the
Innovative Districts Act, early
last week. Under the pilot program,
interested districts can apply to be
designated as public innovative
districts for a period of five years.
Though the districts are exempt
from certain state laws, they must
adhere to federal education laws,
conduct annual testing of students
and comply with laws regarding
health, safety and welfare. These
districts will also receive the same
funding as other schools.
Innovative School Districts
brings to the state of Kansas what
the waiver from NCLB did for
McPherson, Watson testified at a
House Committee on Education
hearing on Feb. 9. This bill takes
our accomplishments a step fur-
ther by allowing for even more
flexibility.
HB 2319 opposition
Some Kansas legislators think
this flexibility could be damag-
ing to the state education system.
Rep. Ed Trimmer, D-Winfield,
was a teacher at Winfield Public
Schools from
1974 to 2006.
Though he is not
against innova-
tion, Trimmer said
there is no justifi-
cation for this law,
and that it gives
schools too much
leeway.
They dont
have to follow
state assessments,
and they dont have to have certi-
fied staff, Trimmer said. At no
time did we identify any specific
rule or state requirement that we
think hamstrings districts. I dont
understand it.
Trimmer also said that because
it will not be illegal to hire uncerti-
fied teachers, some districts might
be tempted to do so when faced
with shortages.
If you dont have to worry
about math and science teachers
being certified and you can get
people for less money, the motiva-
tion is there to do that, he said.
Opting out of the professional
negotiating act and the teachers
due process act are also possi-
bilities, Trimmer said. The Kansas
National Education Association
testified against the bill because
districts would be exempt from
these laws and others regarding
relations with teachers.
Rep. Jim Ward, D-Wichita, not
only thinks this is a possibility
but is the real reason why some
districts would apply to be inno-
vative.
Ward spoke in favor of an
amendment introduced by Rep.
Valdenia Winn, D-Kansas City,
on the House floor in March. The
amendment would have included
these laws, as well as the teachers
contract law and several others,
as regulations that the districts
would still have to follow. The
amendment failed 50-71.
This amendment failed, Ward
said, because right-wing conserva-
tives want administrators to have
an easier route
to fire tenured
staff.
They think
its wrong that
e m p l o y e r s
shouldnt be
able to termi-
nate at will, he
said.
Ward also
said that the
rhetoric of
establishing the innovative dis-
tricts is a ploy to distract from the
elimination of due process.
FormEr tEacHEr Backs in-
novation
Though Ward thinks the moti-
vations of the legislators, and of
the districts, may be skewed, Sue
Boldra, R-Hays, said the intent is
innocent and districts would not
go against their staffs.
That would destroy morale;
districts would lose their good
teachers, Boldra said.
Personal experience prompted
Boldra to support the bill from
its early stages. While teaching
at Hays High School, Boldra and
a fellow teacher merged a U.S.
history and an English class as
an experiment. The class became
popular, and enough students
enrolled the following year that
it would have to be split into two
sections. However, the schools
block scheduling wouldnt allow
for it, and it was canceled.
There are innovations I think
we could try if we werent held to
the 1,080 hours or 180 days or a
block schedule, she said. There
are possibilities. Good schools that
want to change up some things
should have the opportunity to
do this.
Another aspect of HB 2319 that
worries some legislators is the lack
of accountability because student
progress will not be measured by
state assessments.
Boldra argued that there are
enough checks in the system that
this would not be an issue.
Under the measure, the applica-
tions from the first two districts
to apply would be sent to the
governor and the chairpersons of
the House and Senate education
committees.
If a majority approves the appli-
cation, the district would send
another application to the state
BOE. The district is required to
include a description of the new
program and its specific goals, a
description of parental and com-
munity support and an explana-
tion of how student performance
will be measured, evaluated and
reported.
For remaining districts, the ini-
tial request for approval will go to
a board made up of representa-
tives of the approved innovative
districts.
moving ForwarD
While lawmakers continue to
ask questions about the new law,
administrators in McPherson can
relax. Now in its third year, the
Citizenship, College and Career
Readiness initiative, and the waiv-
er, was recently approved by the
U.S. Department of Education for
two more years.
And as for all of the questions
regarding the lack of accountabil-
ity and malicious intent, Watson
has a simple answer: Thats
wrong.
There will be much higher
accountability, he said. Weve
set a higher bar. I think school
districts have the intent of being
exempt from some laws, which
will maybe allow them some free-
dom to get kids where they want
to go in life.
Though the law goes into effect
this summer, Ward, who remains
skeptical, thinks the legislature
will see this come up again.
Elections matter, he said. In
18 months, well have an election.
If they change some of the people
sitting in these chairs, I think well
see a change. I do.
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G
ov. Sam Brownback is
fond of describing his
economic agenda as
a Roadmap for Kansas. On
April 23, his map brought him
to the University to discuss
higher education funding. The
visit was designed to give the
impression that the governor is
advocating to preserve higher
education against the right-
wing agenda of House and
Senate Republicans. The only
problem is that an examination
of Brownbacks past record and
the circumstances surrounding
his new proposals make it
apparent that higher education
isnt very high on his priority
list, and may be excluded from
it altogether.
The governors proposal
would keep state funding for
higher education flat for the
next two years, as opposed
to cutting it. That should be
good, right? At least he doesnt
want our public universities to
fall even farther behind. Well,
theyre pretty far behind as it
is. State funding has been fall-
ing for the past two decades,
shifting the burden to students
in the form of higher costs,
according to the Kansas Board
of Regents. The economic
crash in 2008 brought even
more cuts to higher ed. While
Brownbacks current propos-
als may not take a hatchet to
higher ed funding to the degree
House and Senate Republicans
are gunning for, funding for
state universities is nowhere
near its pre-crisis levels. Much
more needs to be done, but the
governor seems to think he is
doing a great service to students
and families simply by stopping
the bleeding. Hes wrong.
Its also hard to see the fric-
tion between Brownback and
legislative Republicans as
anything more than a manu-
factured standoff designed to
benefit the governor politically.
As professor Bob Beatty of
Washburn University noted in a
recent Kansas City Star article,
either outcome stands to grant
Brownback a political benefit.
If his proposal for higher-ed
funding goes through, its likely
that hell get an extension of
the higher sales tax that was
originally implemented in 2010
to help pay for it. If the cuts
go through, he will be able to
say he took a centrist stance in
fighting for public education
funding.
The need for a political
rebound of sorts for the gov-
ernor becomes apparent when
looking at recent numbers. The
March data on unemployment
for Kansas showed little prog-
ress in job creation, and a late
February poll found his disap-
proval rating to be 52 percent
with just 37 percent approving,
meaning his re-election cam-
paign may not be the cakewalk
many Republicans have been
anticipating.
Despite the governors words,
the picture for Kansas universi-
ties isnt looking good. When
the House and Senate return
on May 8, the 2014 budget will
have to adjust to millions in
lost revenue that has been given
away as tax breaks to wealthy
individuals and businesses.
Public funding is expected to
be on the chopping block, and
Statehouse Republicans dont
seem eager to spare KU or
other public universities. Even
if higher education is spared,
its likely all Kansans will be
paying a price in the form of
higher sales tax. Maybe all this
new moderate talk signals
that the governor is slowly fig-
uring out the harm his agenda
is doing, especially to students
burdened by the rising costs of
college. Whatever his reasons,
the roadmap is pretty clear
and Kansans dont like where
it goes.
Schumacher is a senior from
Topeka majoring in creative writing
and political science
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Refecting on relationships
at the end of the semester
Summer brings
hit movie sequels
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A
s this year and some
of our college careers
draw to a close, many
students at Kansas may be
reflecting on the past year of
dating and debauchery. And
as we finish another year, we
may also be closing whole rela-
tionships or deciding whether
or not to apologize and make
amends for the ones of our
pasts.
When I had an intense fall-
ing out with an acquaintance
in March, I figured Id never
hear from him again. Then I
felt the same way after a failed
attempt to make up and start
over a month later. But then
not even three weeks after
that, I was sitting alone in my
bedroom getting antsy after a
late-night phone call with him,
which ended in a flirtation
with the idea of going to see
The Great Gatsby together
after its May 10 release.
He and I were never close,
but there was something inside
of me that wanted to make
amends despite the recent
cyclical drama of having him
in my life. I knew the lesson to
be learned but couldnt stand
to absorb it. I longed to make
things right between us after
five years of being on good
terms.
Through all of the trials and
tribulations of college dating,
we are bound to have at least
one ex, with many of whom
we arent on good terms. And
if we desire to change that, we
have a few options. We must
keep in mind that apologizing
and making amends are dif-
ferent: an apology is just that,
but making amends is taking
action to compensate for the
past.
Sometimes we should do
one. Sometimes we should do
both. But sometimes we should
do neither.
Deciding when to apologize
or make amends should be at
the discretion of individuals
based off of a number of fac-
tors such as the cause of the
falling out and the state of the
relationship before it. It can be
worth the effort to perhaps not
necessarily restore the relation-
ship to its previous ways but
to at least be at peace with the
situation with a simple apology
(but only if you mean it).
In mind of that, however,
sometimes its best to not
apologize or make amends at
all, such as in cases when a
relationship had gone so awry
that no number of apologies
or amount of time trying to
restore peace is worth it. Our
exes may take those gestures as
attempts to get back together
and react negatively, creating
more hostility in the long run.
In those situations, we have
to remember who we are and
what we believe in and to sim-
ply let it be. Regardless of the
downfall there, the best chance
to move on is to be at peace
with the self. In some cases,
it just doesnt work out, and
thats fine too.
There are some situations
that get too heavy, and when
that happens, we need to just
let go. But when they are
repairable, we need to know
how to identify it and how
to act accordingly. And the
person who knows best is just
you.
The end of an academic
year is always a humbling
experience, especially for
those of us who have come
to the end of the line at the
University, at our internships,
or for me, at the end of both.
Most of us may be in Lawrence
until at least the end of July,
but the conclusion of the
school year still marks the end
of an era in our personal lives
and prompts reflection about
the experience.
And when we can take that
reflection and decide the best
path for finding peace within
ourselves and others, regard-
less of what the outcome is,
knowing when to let go and
when to make amends will
serve us well in the long run.
Keith is a graduate student in
education from Wichita. Follow her
on Twitter @Rachel_UDKeith.
T
he summertime is right
around the corner,
and that means re-
runs of our favorite television
series will soon be filling our
television sets. But, that is all
right because this summer is
anticipated to have some of the
biggest hits we have seen in a
while.
To me, movie sequels are the
best movies. They are better
than remakes or movies without
sequels. And this summer, we
can expect to see a lot of great
sequels.
Our favorite wolf pack is
back. And no, Im not talking
about canines. I am talking
about the four guys that cant
seem to get it together after a
night of drinking, led by the
infamous Zach Galifianakis.
The Hangover is back for
a third and final movie: The
Hangover Part III. The two
previous movies were huge hits
in the box offices, and it doesnt
seem as if that will change for
the third movie.
But this time there is no
wedding or bachelor party. So
what could exactly go wrong?
Well, this summer the trilogy
comes to an end in the most
treacherous ways possible.
Ken Jeong returns to play
Mr. Chow, who is one of every-
ones favorite characters in the
trilogy. It will also be a nice
addition to see what old-timer
comedian John Goodman can
bring to the table.
Also being released on the
same day as the Hangover will
be Fast and the Furious 6. Vin
Diesel and Paul Walker return
and make a trip to London to
face an international crime ring.
We can expect much of the
same and plenty of entertain-
ing car-chases. And who could
forget everybodys favorite
hard-core chick in Michelle
Rodriguez returning to her old
role of a gritty, highly skilled
street racer.
Iron Man 3 is another
sequel coming out this sum-
mer. We can expect a huge
come back movie for Robert
Downey Jr. as the second
movie had some critics shak-
ing their heads. Ben Kingsley,
known for his prominent role in
Schindlers List and Hugo, will
play the mega villain bringing a
new, scary mood to the series. It
is made by Marvel, which also
made The Avengers, so we can
expect to see a well-plotted film.
I would predict this to be the
best Iron Man film yet.
It will be interesting to see
what movie comes out on top,
but expect all three movies to be
some of the biggest hits of the
summer. There is one thing we
can be sure of and that is it will
be a great summer for produc-
tion companies and moviegoers.

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Youre watching glee in class. Go home,
youre not ready for college.
i want to be the person napping in the
hammock next to marvin hall. editors
note: When you graduated, you can be
anyone you want to be.
Batmans not even a superhero. Unless
you consider super-wealth a power.
Dont worry everyone, i found the head-
phones. in the washing machine.
Spring in Kansas- its a trap!
This weather makes me a sad panda.
Someday im going to accidentally say
lol out loud, and ill never be allowed
to talk again.
Does anyone actually know how to get a
book out of the stacks?
its so hot in my apt, my butter has
melted into oil.
its funny how one person will say some-
thing awesome and a couple days later
other people are saying the exact same
thing just worded in a different way.
Go home Kansas weather, im drunk. and
cold. and wet.
i can offcially tell my grandchildren
someday that i walked to class uphill,
both ways, in the wind, rain, and snow.
To the editor: if you want it to be end of
discussion on Batman/Superman, dont
post them in the FFa then! Duh! editors
note: Do you understand what a joke is?
i love watching the out-of-staters
freak about the weather... i cant wait
until they experience their frst tornado
warning!
not your call editor! Batman is a hack.
You cant buy your way into the Jla!
april showers bring may SnoW.
may, stop trying to make snow happen.
its not going to happen.
The girls from up north put their boots
away in march. even minnesota doesnt
have winter in may.
i feel like im in an abusive relationship
with Kansas and i cant leave because
my cDs are in his truck.
$11
You dont have kids, that you know of.
Dum dum dummmm.
i have a craving to eat something
incredibly unhealthy and delicious.
i got hit on on the bus. must have been
the yoga pants.
Welcome to the midwest where the
weather is made up and the seasons
dont matter.
i look like a Gorilla whenever i eat
salads.
everything awesome starts with a B!
Burgers, Basketball, BBQ sauce, Boobs,
Butts, Babes, Beer, Bmarijuana.
HOROSCOPES
Because the stars
know things we dont.
Crossword
sudoku
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aries (March 21-april 19)
today is an 8
youre more confident. somebody
elses crazy idea inspires you.
Confront old fears. Come up
with a plan and dive into action.
postpone travel or launching. Be
open for miracles.
taurus (april 20-May 20)
today is an 8
Clarify your direction with
friends. Encourage creative
thinking. Contemplate potential
outcomes. your views change
concerning group membership.
you dont need to spend your sav-
ings on trinkets.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
today is an 8
rest and gain clarity. there
could be a disagreement about
priorities or a difficult situation.
Follow a prosperous hunch. these
days are good for travel; set sail
on a new course.
cancer (June 21-July 22)
today is a 9
practice makes perfect in the
coming phase. you have what
it takes. do the harder job first.
keep the faith, even with an
unexpected development. Avoid
arguing with your partner. Let off
steam after.
Leo (July 23-aug. 22)
today is a 7
Conditions look good for travel
and romance. Financial modesty
is appealing. review your hold-
ings, and do some long-range
planning. you may need to turn
down a request or cut spending
to hit the target.
Virgo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
today is an 8
do your own research, and
prepare to negotiate carefully.
review financial arrangements.
theres a breakthrough regarding
service. in a moment of confu-
sion, ask for help. Encourage
creativity.
Libra (sept. 23-oct. 22)
today is a 9
A partner comes to the rescue,
and together you stir things up.
Negotiations resume, with bril-
liant insight. imagine perfection.
review details: some targets
have become superfluous.
scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
today is a 9
A colleague demands your time
now. Let your subconscious mind
help. quiet your natural curiosity,
and listen for a startling discov-
ery. you have the power. Get a lot
done today and tomorrow.
sagittarius (nov. 22-Dec. 21)
today is a 9
this phase is reserved for fun.
dont let recent successes
distract. you have things to take
care of at home.
capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
today is an 8
Focus on home and family. you
can see multiple ways to solve
problems. Apply that ability to
improving the quality of your
environment. keep a secret. Enjoy
it together.
aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
today is a 9
study and practice. you thrive
doing what you love. you dont
have as much as you think you do
because youre so generous.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
today is a 9
this week is good for making
money. Focus on finances for
insight. in a stroke of genius,
discover savings or a new income
opportunity and follow through.
dont share about it, yet.
Iron Man 3 resuscitates,
brings closure to franchise
T
he first Iron Man may have
resuscitated Robert Downey
Jr.s career, but it was Shane
Black who applied the defibril-
lator paddles back in 2005 when
the Lethal Weapon screenwriter-
turned-director cast the newly sober
Downey as a motor-mouthed ama-
teur sleuth in his rollicking L.A.
neo-noir Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Despite its tepid box office returns,
the film wowed critics and helped to
persuade studio bigwigs that its star
was no longer an insurance liability.
Six years later, Downey returned the
favor by lobbying for Black to direct
and co-write the third installment of
Marvels highest-grossing franchise.
The result is Iron Man 3, a
sharply written, relentlessly enter-
taining beast of a summer block-
buster which augments the expected
digital eye candy with an even grand-
er spectacle: a gifted, clearly restless
performer straining against the lim-
its of whats become his signature
role. The line between Downey Jr.
and Tony Stark began to blur a long
time ago, and Blacks film, which has
more in common with his rapier-
witted action thrillers than a stan-
dard superhero movie, is far more
interested in testing the mettle of
our heros psyche than the metal of
his gold-titanium exoskeleton.
Apparently the experience of
flying a nuclear missile through a
wormhole to destroy an alien moth-
ership is enough to traumatize even
the most well-adjusted genius bil-
lionaire playboy philanthropist.
Since the events of The Avengers,
Stark has been plagued by insomnia
and crippling panic attacks that have
caused him to spurn the affections
of Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow)
and hole up in his basement, com-
pulsively tinkering with new Iron
Man suits to prepare for the next
invasion.
This self-imposed exile is lifted
after he learns of the threat posed
by the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley),
a shadowy terrorist mastermind
with a deep-seated grudge against
Western decadence and the misap-
propriation of Asian iconography.
His latest scheme involves turn-
ing maimed U.S. Army veterans
into brainwashed, molten-skinned
human bombs with help from
Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce), a
weapons-tech upstart Stark inad-
vertently inspired during his days as
an arms dealer, and a failed super-
soldier serum known as Extremis.
Unlike its busy, unfocused prede-
cessor, Iron Man 3 demonstrates a
renewed willingness to take chances
and play rough with its characters,
allowing them fluid arcs instead of
static action poses. For example,
Downey spends much of the film
outside of his suit, especially after
a devastating personal attack leaves
Iron Man stranded in the Tennessee
wilderness with a busted suit of
armor to go with his wounded ego.
This choice might rankle some fans,
but it allows us more time to notice
how Starks snarky self-absorption
has become a defense mechanism
for masking his frayed nerves. His
sentiment-free interactions with
a young would-be inventor (Ty
Simpkins) are especially telling.
Another aspect of the movie likely to
offend purists is its treatment of the
Mandarin, Iron Mans greatest foe
and one of the most iconic villains
in the Marvel Universe since his
introduction in 1964. Although the
original Mandarin was conceived
as a Fu Manchu-style antagonist
who drew his power from 10 mysti-
cal rings, Kingsley, an actor capable
of embodying almost any ethnicity,
insists on playing the supervillain
as a multicultural mlange, drawing
inspiration from the televised theat-
rics of Osama bin Laden, the scrag-
gly facial hair of a Tolkien dwarf and
the grandiose inflection of Sam the
Eagle. I understand the Mandarin
in the comics has been decried as
a racial stereotype (albeit a largely
rehabilitated one), but this version
could almost pass for another char-
acter entirely.
Those issues aside, the cast of
Iron Man 3 is its greatest asset.
Kansas City native Don Cheadle has
much more to do this time around
as Starks staunch ally Colonel James
Rhodes, whose state-sponsored War
Machine persona has been rebrand-
ed as the Iron Patriot after the latter
tested better with focus groups. The
lovely Rebecca Hall, so memorable
in Ben Afflecks The Town, also
lends a surprising amount of pathos
to her role as Starks pre-Pepper love
interest Maya, the scientist who may
have created Extremis.
Thanks to Marvels auteur-friend-
ly hiring practices, Black has made
an Iron Man flick thats truly and
utterly his own, from the rampant
film noir references (Downey opens
and closes the story with voice-over
narration) to the devious, whip-
smart dialogue. He also manages to
end the trilogy on a point of genuine
thematic closure (something that
might be looked back on as pre-
scient depending on how Downey
renegotiates his contract). As it
turns out, the man makes the suit
after all.
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SALT LAKE CITY It was
the biggest beehive that Ogden
beekeeper Vic Bachman has ever
removed a dozen feet long,
packed inside the eve of a cabin in
Ogden Valley.
We figure we got 15 pounds of
bees out of there, said Bachman,
who said that converts to about
60,000 honeybees.
Bachman was called to the
A-frame cabin last month in
Eden, Utah. Taking apart a panel
that hid roof rafters, he had no
idea he would find honeycombs
packed 12 feet long, 4 feet wide
and 16 inches deep.
The honeybees had been mak-
ing the enclosed cavity their home
since 1996, hardly bothering the
homeowners. The cabin was rare-
ly used, but when the owners
needed to occupy it while build-
ing another home nearby, they
decided the beehive wasnt safe for
their two children. A few bees had
found their way inside the house,
and the hive was just outside a
window of a childrens bedroom.
They didnt want to kill the
honeybees, a species in decline
that does yeomans work pollinat-
ing flowers and crops.
So they called Bachman, owner
of Deseret Hive Supply, a hobby-
ist store that cant keep up with
demand for honeybees. Bachman
used a vacuum cleaner to suck the
bees into a cage.
It doesnt hurt them, he said.
The job took six hours. At $100
an hour, the bill came to $600.
The bees were expensive, said
Paul Bertagnolli, the cabin owner.
He was satisfied with the job.
Utah calls itself the Beehive
State, a symbol of industriousness.
Whether this was Utahs largest
beehive is unknown, but Bachman
said it would rank high.
Its the biggest one Ive ever
seen, Bachman said. Ive never
seen one that big.
He used smoke to pacify the
bees, but Bertagnolli said honey-
bees are gentle creatures unlike
predatory yellow jackets or hor-
nets, which attack, rip apart and
eat honeybees, he said.
They just want to collect nec-
tar and come back to the hive,
Bertagnolli said. Most people
never get stung by honeybees
its a yellow jacket.
Bertagnolli reassembled the
hive in a yard of his North Ogden
home, while saving some of the
honeycomb for candles and
lotions at his store. He left other
honeycombs for the cabin owners
to chew on.
We caught the queen and were
able to keep her, Bertagnolli said.
The hive is in my backyard right
now and is doing well.
FRESNO, Calif. California
and federal public health ofcials
say valley fever, a potentially le-
thal but ofen misdiagnosed dis-
ease infecting more and more
people around the nation, has
been on the rise as warming cli-
mates and drought have kicked
up the dust that spreads it.
Te fever has hit Californias
agricultural heartland particu-
larly hard in recent years, with
incidence dramatically increas-
ing in 2010 and 2011. Te disease
which is prevalent in arid re-
gions of the United States, Mex-
ico, Central and South America
can be contracted by simply
breathing in fungus-laced spores
from dust disturbed by wind as
well as human or animal activity.
Te fungus is sensitive to en-
vironmental changes, experts say,
and a hotter, drier climate has in-
creased dust carrying the spores.
Research has shown that
when soil is dry and it is windy,
more spores are likely to become
airborne in endemic areas, said
Dr. Gil Chavez, Deputy Director
of the Center for Infectious Dis-
eases at the California Depart-
ment of Public Health.
Longstanding concerns about
valley fever were heightened
last week when a federal health
ofcial ordered the transfer of
more than 3,000 exceptionally
vulnerable inmates from two San
Joaquin Valley prisons where
several dozen have died of the
disease in recent years. A day lat-
er, state ofcials began investigat-
ing an outbreak in February that
sickened 28 workers at two solar
power plants under construction
in San Luis Obispo County.
Although millions of residents
in Central California face the
threat of valley fever, experts say
people who work in dusty felds
or construction sites are most at
risk, as are certain ethnic groups
and those with weak immune
systems. Newcomers and visitors
passing through the region may
also be more susceptible.
Nationwide, the number of
valley fever cases rose by more
than 850 percent from 1998
through 2011, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. In 2011, there were
more than 20,400, with most
cases reported in California and
Arizona.
In California, according to the
CDC, valley fever cases rose from
about 700 in 1998 to more than
5,500 cases reported in 2011.
Te disease has seen the sharpest
rise in Kern County, followed by
Kings and Fresno counties.
Out of the 18,776 California
cases between 2001 and 2008,
265 people died, according to the
state health department.
CAMARILLO, Calif. Cool,
moist air moving into Southern
California on Sunday helped fire-
fighters build containment lines
around a huge wildfire burning
through coastal mountains.
Fire crews took advantage of
improved conditions as the high
winds and hot, dry air of recent
days were replaced by the normal
Pacific air, significantly reducing
fire activity.
The 44-square-mile blaze at the
western end of the Santa Monica
Mountains was 60 percent sur-
rounded Sunday morning.
Full containment was expected
Monday, according to Ventura
County fire officials.
The progress made led authorities
to lift evacuation orders Saturday
for residences in several areas.
The fire isnt really running and
gunning, said Tom Kruschke, a
Ventura County Fire Department
spokesman.
The National Weather Service
said an approaching low pressure
system would bring a 20 percent
chance of showers Sunday after-
noon, with the likelihood increasing
into the night and on Monday.
Nearly 2,000 firefighters using
engines, bulldozers and aircraft
worked to corral the blaze.
Firefighting efforts were focused
on the fires east side, rugged can-
yons that are a mix of public and
private lands, Kruschke said.
The change in the weather
was also expected to bring gusty
winds to some parts of Southern
California, but well away from the
fire area.
Despite its size and speed of
growth, the fire that broke out
Thursday and quickly moved
through neighborhoods of
Camarillo Springs and Thousand
Oaks has caused damage to just 15
homes, though it has threatened
thousands.
The fire also swept through Point
Mugu State Park, a hiking and
camping area that sprawls between
those communities and the ocean.
Park District Superintendent Craig
Sap told the Ventura County Star
that two old, unused ranch-style
homes in the backcountry burned.
Restrooms and campgrounds also
were damaged. Sap estimated
repairs would cost $225,000.
The only injuries as of Saturday
were a civilian and a firefighter
involved in a traffic accident away
from the fire.
Residents were grateful so many
homes were spared.
It came pretty close. All of these
houses these firemen did a tre-
mendous job. Very, very thankful
for them, Shayne Poindexter said.
Flames came within 30 feet of the
house he was building.
On Friday, the wildfire reached
the ocean, jumped Pacific Coast
Highway and burned a Navy base
rifle range on the beach at Point
Mugu. When winds reversed direc-
tion from offshore to onshore,
the fire stormed back up canyons
toward inland neighborhoods.
The blaze is one of more than 680
wildfires in the state so far this year
about 200 more than average.
East of Los Angeles in Riverside
County, a new fire that broke
out Saturday afternoon burned
650 acres of wilderness south of
Banning. It was 30 percent con-
tained Sunday. Banning has been
flanked by a nearly 5-square-mile
fire to the north, which destroyed
one home shortly after it broke out
Wednesday. That fire was fully con-
tained late Saturday.
In Northern California, a fire that
has blackened more than 10 square
miles of wilderness in Tehama
County was a threat to 10 unoccu-
pied summer homes near the com-
munity of Butte Meadows, accord-
ing to the California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection.
Thunderstorms were expected to
bring erratic winds but little rain to
the area about 200 miles north of
San Francisco.
Nearly 1,300 firefighters were
on the lines, and the blaze, which
started Wednesday, was 20 percent
contained.
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Thunder beat Grizzlies 93-91 in Game 1 of semifnals
MURRAY, Utah A 46-year-
old soccer referee who was
punched by a teenage player dur-
ing a game and later slipped into a
coma has died, police said.
Ricardo Portillo of Salt Lake
City passed away at the hospital,
where he was being treated fol-
lowing the assault last weekend,
Unified police spokesman Justin
Hoyal said Saturday night.
Police have accused a 17-year-
old player in a recreational soccer
league of punching Portillo after
the man called a foul on him and
issued him a yellow card.
The suspect was close to
Portillo and punched him once
in the face as a result of the call,
Hoyal said in a press release.
The teen, whose name hasnt
been released because of his age,
has been booked into juvenile
detention on suspicion of aggra-
vated assault. Hoyal said authori-
ties will consider additional charg-
es because Portillo has died.
An autopsy is planned. No cause
of death was released.
Portillo suffered swelling in his
brain and had been listed in critical
condition, Dr. Shawn Smith said
Thursday at the Intermountain
Medical Center in the Salt Lake
City suburb of Murray.
The victims family, which pub-
licly spoke of Portillos plight this
past week, has asked for privacy,
Hoyal said.
Johana Portillo, 26, said last
week that she wasnt at the April
27 game in the Salt Lake City sub-
urb of Taylorsville, but shes been
told by witnesses and detectives
that the player hit her father in the
side of the head.
When he was writing down his
notes, he just came out of nowhere
and punched him, she said.
In accounts from a police
report, Portillos daughter and
others offer more details about
what occurred.
The teenager was playing goal-
ie during a game at Eisenhower
Junior High School in Taylorsville
when Portillo issued him a yel-
low card for pushing an opposing
forward trying to score a goal. In
soccer, a yellow card is given as a
warning to a player for an egre-
gious violation of the rules.
The teenager, quite a bit heavi-
er than Portillo, began arguing
with the referee, then unleashed a
punch to his face. Portillo seemed
fine at first, then asked to be held
because he felt dizzy. He sat down
and started vomiting blood, trig-
gering his friend to call an ambu-
lance.
When police arrived around
noon, the teenager was gone, and
Portillo was laying on the ground
in the fetal position. Through
translators, Portillo told EMTs
that his face and back hurt and
he felt nauseous. He had no vis-
ible injuries and remained con-
scious. He was considered to be
in fair condition when they took
him to the Intermountain Medical
Center.
But when Portillo arrived to
the hospital, he slipped into a
coma with swelling in his brain.
Johana Portillo called detectives to
let them know his condition had
worsened.
Thats when detectives intensi-
fied their search for the goalie. By
Saturday evening, the teenagers
father agreed to bring him down
to speak with police.
Portillos family said he had
been attacked before, and Johanna
Portillo said she and her sisters
begged their father to stop referee-
ing because of the risk from angry
players, but he continued because
he loved soccer.
It was his passion, she said.
We could not tell him no.

OKLAHOMA CITY Kevin
Durant scored 35 points and hit a
pair of jumpers in the final minute
to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder
to a 93-91 victory over the Memphis
Grizzlies on Sunday in Game 1 of
the Western Conference semifinals.
Derek Fisher poked the ball away
from Mike Conley to spring Durant
the other way, and he pulled up to
make a shot with 11.1 seconds left
that put Oklahoma City up 91-90.
Quincy Pondexter had a chance
to send the game to overtime when
he was fouled attempting a 3-point-
er with Memphis trailing 93-90
and 1.6 seconds remaining. But he
missed the first free throw.
On the Grizzlies previous pos-
session, Thabo Sefolosha deflected
an inbounds pass, and Conley land-
ed out of bounds while diving for
the ball. Reggie Jackson then hit two
free throws to make the lead three.
But Jackson hacked Pondexter
on his right arm before he released
a 3-pointer from the left wing in
an attempt to tie it. Pondexter, a 72
percent career free-throw shooter,
made his second attempt before
purposefully missing the third, but
Durant swatted the rebound away
and Marc Gasols attempt at a buzz-
er-beater was late.
The Grizzlies got 20 points and
10 rebounds from Gasol and 18
points and 10 rebounds from Zach
Randolph. Pondexter and Conley
scored 13 apiece.
Kevin Martin scored 25 for
Oklahoma City, which trailed for
much of the game but was able
to avoid repeating its Game 1 loss
from when these two teams met in
the West semifinals two years ago.
The Thunder were able to rally and
win that series in seven.
Game 2 is Tuesday night in
Oklahoma City.
Conley made a pair of driving
layups and a jumper as Memphis
surged ahead with a 15-4 run
early in the third quarter. The lead
stretched to 70-58 when Conley
hit a free throw following 3-point-
ers on back-to-back possessions by
Pondexter and Tayshaun Prince.
The Thunder started to rally
before Pondexters buzzer-beater
from the half-court logo to fin-
ish the third quarter bumped the
lead up to 73-64. That didnt stop
Oklahoma Citys comeback though.
Martin converted a three-point
play and a 3-pointer as the Thunder
scored nine of the first 11 points
of the fourth quarter, prompting
Memphis coach Lionel Hollins to
call a timeout with the lead down to
75-73 with 10:08 left.
Randolph banked in a jumper to
stabilize the Grizzlies, and Prince
followed with a 3-pointer from the
right corner to push the lead back
to seven.
Durant then sandwiched a pair
of driving buckets around Derek
Fishers 3-pointer as Oklahoma City
pieced together seven consecutive
points to tie it at 84 with 3:47 to
play.
The Grizzlies went back up 90-87
when Serge Ibaka missed one of two
free throws and Gasol followed with
a hook shot with 1:08 to go.
It was a competitive new chapter
in an increasingly fierce rivalry, but
there werent any scuffles between
the two teams this time. They had
combined for nine technical fouls
in three meetings during the regular
season, including one confrontation
that got Randolph and Kendrick
Perkins ejected.
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Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) high fves teammate Kevin Martin (23) over the top of Memphis Grizzlies
guard Jerryd bayless (7) during the second quarter of Game 1 of their Western Conference semifnals nba playoff series in
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referee dies from injuries after being punched during game
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Royals win over White Sox in 10-inning battle
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Alex
Gordon hit an RBI single with
two outs in the 10th and the Kan-
sas City Royals, saved when Billy
Butler sent the game into extra
innings, rallied past the Chicago
White Sox 6-5.
Butlers two-out, two-run dou-
ble in the ninth tied it for Kansas
City.
Lorenzo Cain led of the 10th
with his third hit and stole second
with one out. With two outs, Chris
Getz was intentionally walked and
George Kottaras then walked on
fve pitches, loading the bases for
Gordon.
Gordon singled on the frst pitch
from rookie Brian Omogrosso (0-
1), who made his frst appearance
since being called up Wednesday.
Greg Holland (1-1) worked a
perfect 10th.
Butlers tying double scored
pinch runner Chris Getz and
George Kottaras. Addison Reed
blew his frst save in 18 opportuni-
ties dating to Aug. 25. He was 10
for 10 in save chances this season.
Alex Rios homered and drove
in two runs and Alejandro De Aza
contributed a two-run double for
the White Sox.
Royals reliever Tim Collins
started the seventh with a 3-1 lead,
but allowed three runs on three
hits without retiring a batter. In
his past two outings, Collins has
yielded fve runs on seven hits and
gotten only two outs.
Chicago scored four times in
the seventh. Aaron Crow threw a
wild pitch that let one run score
and Rios hit his team-leading sev-
enth home run.
Royals right-hander Wade Da-
vis, who had allowed 15 runs on
20 hits and seven walks in eight
1-3 innings in losing his previous
two starts, held the White Sox to
one run on fve hits in six innings.
Davis gave up a run in the third
on Rios ground out with the bases
loaded.
White Sox lef-hander Jose
Quintana held the Royals hit-
less for four innings before they
scored three runs in the ffh.
Miguel Tejada and Alcides Esco-
bar had RBI singles and the other
run scored on second baseman Jef
Keppingers error.
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of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas
City, Mo., yesterday. The royals defeated the White Sox 6-5.
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track & field rowing
Kansas started the Big 12
Championship strong by winning
the fourth varsity eight race in a
close fashion. Down the stretch,
the three competing boats, Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas, each had
a chance to win. When it was
announced that Kansas had won
with a time of 6:41.72, the rest of
the team erupted in cheers.
Kansas finished third overall in
the Big 12 Championship Saturday
in Kansas City, Kan., out of five
teams. With the addition of West
Virginia to the conference, this was
the first time five teams competed.
This is the fifth year of the tourna-
ment and the third time Kansas has
hosted it.
This year, Oklahoma came in
ranked 20th in the country and was
the favorite to win the conference
championship; the team didnt dis-
appoint. Oklahoma won with 136
points, Texas came in second with
117, Kansas had 81, West Virginia
had 75 and Kansas State had 66.
This was the first time that Texas
did not win in the five-year history
of the event.
The regatta consisted of six
events: fourth varsity eight, third
varsity eight, second varsity four,
first varsity four, second varsity
eight and first varsity eight. Fourth
and third varsity eight were races
by the novice teams. Teams earned
points based on their standings in
each race.
On a dark, overcast day on the
river, under a steady drizzle, the
Kansas team was happy with its
performance.
Today we went and we just
wanted to race our own race,
junior Caty Clements, who was
the coxswain on the second varsity
eight boat, said. I think with the
conditions, we did really well, and
there was good clean water. We
went out there and proved what we
wanted to prove.
Texas won the third varsity eight
race. The second varsity four race
gave Texas its second race victory
in a row. Kansas finished third in
that race with a time of 7:34.67,
finishing just .5 seconds behind
Oklahoma. From there, it was all
Oklahoma. The Sooners won the
last three races.
The next best showing for the
Jayhawks was the second varsity
eight boat, which has had suc-
cess all season. Saturday, Kansas
finished second behind Oklahoma
with a time of 6:41.14. The field
also included West Virginias
second varsity boat, which had
been named the Conference
USA boat of the week. Rowers
on the Jayhawk boat were seniors
Cheyenne Verdoorn and Danielle
Adam, junior Amanda Lewis, and
sophomores Julia Alvey, Claudijah
Lever, Erin Brogan, Jenni Hartzler
and Jade Lambkins. Clements was
the coxswain.
The 2V8 boat has only been
beat by one team that is not ranked
in the top 20, Kansas coach Rob
Catloth said in a Kansas Athletics
news release. They are doing a
really good job of attaining their
goals.
Throughout the event, rowers on
the all-academic team were recog-
nized. After the regatta, members
of the Big 12 all-conference first
and second teams were recognized.
Senior Olivia Kinet earned a spot
on the first team, and two Jayhawks,
juniors Alex Torquemada and Liz
Scherer, were named to the second
team.
The Big 12 Championship was
held on Wyandotte County Lake in
Kansas City, Kan. All of these teams
will meet again at the Conference
USA Championship May 18 in Oak
Ridge, Tenn., where they will com-
pete for the automatic qualifying
bid to the NCAA Championship.
Until then, the team will be work-
ing hard to prepare.
I think we are just going to
work on peaking and finding that
extra little tid bit of speed on our
sprint, and we will be ready for
Conference USA, Clements said.
Edited by Allison Hammond
StELLa LIanG
sliang@kansan.com
Kansas fnishes third in
Big 12 Championship
ContRIbUtEd Photo
the kansas rowing team receives its medals after fnishing third at the Big 12 championship Saturday in kansas city, kan. the
oklahoma Sooners, the conference favorite, placed frst in the championships ffth year.
ContRIbUtEd Photo
the kansas competes at the Big 12 championship Saturday in kansas city, kan.
the Jayhawks placed third in the championships ffth year.
women win Big 12 title again
with outdoor championship win
ERIn bREMER/KanSan
Sophomore distance runner, James wilson, hands the baton off to evan landes during the mens 4x1-mile relay on friday
at Memorial Stadium. the kansas relays took place from wednesday through saturday in lawrence.
The stage was different, but
the results were the same. The
Kansas womens track and field
squad made it a complete sea-
son sweep by winning the team
title at the Big 12 Outdoor
Championship on Sunday eve-
ning. The team scored 158 team
points to defeat the University
of Texas, the defending outdoor
champion, which scored 145
points.
It had been 30 years since
any Jayhawk squad men or
women, indoor or outdoor
had won a conference champion-
ship. Exactly 10 weeks after cap-
turing the Indoor Championship
in Ames, Iowa, the womens team
added another title in Waco,
Texas.
In the finale in Ames, it came
down to the womens 4x400-
meter relay, which Kansas ran
fast enough to claim the title. On
Sunday, the Jayhawks clinched
the title before the 4x400 squad
stepped on to the track. With the
championship already in hand,
the team ran its fastest time of
the year and won the relay.
The Jayhawks hoisted a num-
ber of individual championships
that helped them claim the Big
12 title and solidify their place
on top of the league and their
top-five national ranking.
Senior Francine Simpson
won the long jump on her final
attempt, knocking her team-
mate and fellow senior Andrea
Geubelle down to second place.
Simpsons jump of 6.67 meters
(21 feet, 10.75 inches) set a new
school record and the duo added
a combined 18 points in the long
jump. Geubelle later claimed the
title in the triple jump with a
jump of 13.59 meters (447),
more than two and a half feet
better than the next best jump.
Sophomore Lindsay Vollmer
won the heptathalon, earning the
most total points in the seven-
event competition, adding to
her Big 12 indoor title in the
pentathlon. According to a KU
Athletics news release, Vollmer
is the first Jayhawk to grab the
heptathalon title since 1999.
Vollmer also finished fourth in
the high jump with a jump of
1.75 meters (58.75).
The women also captured the
conference title in the womens
4x100 meter relay. The quartet
of senior Paris Daniels, fresh-
man Tianna Valentine, senior
Denesha Morris and junior
Diamond Dixon ran finished
in 43.89 seconds to pick up 10
points.
Junior Jessica Maroszek won
the discus event with a throw
of 56.81 meters (1865), near-
ly 10 feet farther than the sec-
ond place throw. Junior Natalia
Bartnovskaya finished second in
the pole vault, clearing a height
of 4.26 meters (1311.75).
Daniels won the 200 meters,
tying a stadium record with a
time of 22.73. Her 100-meter
time of 11.34 seconds earned her
second place in the dash.
Olympic gold medalist Dixon
claimed another title, winning
the 400 meters in a time of 51.73,
less than a half second off the
stadium record.
On the mens side, sophomore
Michael Stigler and senior Kyle
Clemons led the Jayhawks. The
duo won the 400-meter hurdles
and 400 meters respectively.
Stigler came in 49.79 in the
hurdles, while Clemons won the
400-meter race in 45.10, add-
ing a combined 20 points to the
mens total. The men finished the
weekend in fifth place after scor-
ing a total of 82.5 points.
Senior Jesse Vaughn won the
javelin throw for the Kansas men,
topping the rest of the field with a
throw of 67.86 meters (22208),
more than 13 feet farther than
the second place throw.
The mens team also claimed the
4x400-meter title. Sophomores
DeMario Johnson and Kenneth
McCuin joined Clemons and
Stigler in the relay, winning the
event in a time of 3:07.72.
The women achieved the goal
of winning the Big 12 in both
the indoor and outdoor seasons,
but they still have unfinished
business. The NCAA Outdoor
Championships is a month away,
and the title is attainable after a
performance like the women had
this weekend.
The womens 4x400-meter
team of Morris, Dixon, Daniels
and senior Taylor Washington
didnt have to run a 3:32.00, their
fastest time of the year, but they
did. They didnt have to beat the
Texas 4x400-meter team to win
the team conference crown, but
very fittingly, they did.
Before this weekend, the
womens track and field team had
already gathered hardware and
received national rankings that
no track and field womens team
had ever done at Kansas. After
this weekend, they will go down
in history as the best womens
track and field team in school
history, and deservedly so. They
left no doubt in anyones mind.
They are the Big 12 Champions.
Edited by Tara Bryant
CoLIn wRIGht
cwright@kansan.com
McLemores former
coach accepted bribes
a USa today piece by eric Prisbell
reports that Ben Mclemores amateur
athletic Union coach received gifts and
fnancial aid from a middleman on be-
half of a sports agency looking to sign
the kansas freshman.
darius cobb, who coached Mclemore
in St. louis, says he accepted $10,000
cash and three all-expenses-paid trips
to los angeles from rodney Blackstock,
the ceo and founder of Hooplife acad-
emy, in exchange for his infuencing Mc-
lemore to sign with an agent who has
not been named.
the report also notes that richard
Boyd, a cousin of Mclemore, accompa-
nied cobb on two of his trips to califor-
nia. Boyd denied the accusation to USa
today.
Blackstock had also received tickets
to three kansas basketball games this
season, complimentary of Mclemore,
yet the piece notes the Jayhawks lead-
ing scorer was unaware of Blackstocks
intentions, nor the arrangement with
cobb.
in a statement to USa today, kansas
athletic director Sheahon Zenger said the
school was also unaware of any wrong-
doing and has launched an investigation
into the matter.
ncaa Bylaw 12.3.1.2 states that an
athlete is ineligible if he or she, or friends
or relatives, receives benefts from an
agent. Under Bylaw 12.02.1, an agent is
any individual who seeks to obtain any
type of fnancial gain or beneft from
securing a prospective student-athletes
enrollment at an educational institution
or from a student-athletes potential
earnings as a professional athlete.
the ncaa has not said if it is launch-
ing an investigation into Mclemores
eligibility.
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Q: Who were the only point guards
in the regular season with a higher
victory share than Stephen Curry?
a:Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook

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tRIVIa of thE day

The only thing that has changed is

that hes healthy. Hes been a great
basketball player all along.
Warriors Coach Mark
Jackson
Curry is the only player in NBA
history with at least seven assists
and four 3-pointers in four straight
playoff games.
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This week in athletics
Tuesday Wednesday Saturday Friday Sunday Thursday Monday
NBA fans be warned: this Curry is hot
T
o the human race, curry is known
as a flavorful spice mix we put on
our food. It is extremely hot and
spicy. As the second round of the NBA
playoffs are now underway, there is only
one player who is just as hot and spicy as
the curry we eat.
Yes, the Golden State Warriors
Stephen Curry is so hot right now you
can see the steam sizzle off him. In fact,
hes so hot right now that he actually
might be able to single-handedly carry
his team to uncharted territory, exceed
all expectations and reach the NBA
Finals.
Think about it for a second. The
Warriors are a very young athletic team
that has to first play an old, banged up
San Antonio Spurs. Assuming they
get past the Spurs, they would either
play a Thunder team without Russell
Westbrook or a Grizzlies team that can-
not match the Warriors guard play.
If Curry continues to play at his cur-
rent level, it may go down as one of
the best playoff performances ever. In
the first round game with the Denver
Nuggets, Curry averaged 24.3 PPG, 9.3
APG, and shot an astonishing 47 percent
from the field, while also going a perfect
21-21 from the free throw line.
However, Curry is more impressive
than his statistics; theres also the influ-
ence he shows on the floor and how
different the Warriors team looks when
he takes the bench. When Curry was on
the floor playing against the Nuggets, the
Warriors had a point differential of +52
and shot 51 percent as a team, compared
to the -27 point differential and 42 per-
cent from the field when he was not on
the floor.
Because Curry can shoot the ball at
such a high level and handle the ball
exceptionally well, he is almost to the
point of being named an elite player like
Lebron James, Kevin Durant, and the
other ungaurdables. If defenders play
up close and tight on him, he will use his
quickness to get by them and either drive
to the basket and score, or dish out to
open shooters along the perimeter.
The best part of Stephen Curry is the
fact that he does it on both ends of the
floor. People know him for all of his
offensive weapons, but dont pay atten-
tion to his defensive skills. As a team the
Warriors forced 15 turnovers per game
against the Nuggets, and allowed them
to shoot 29 percent from beyond the arc
when Curry was on the floor. When
Curry was off the floor, the Warriors
forced only 11 turnovers, and the
Nuggets shot 45 percent from the 3-point
line.
To say Stephen Curry is on fire right
now would be an understatement. He is
playing like he has a climb on my back
and I will lead you to victory mentality,
which is what you need to have in order
to succeed in the playoffs.
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Te Kansas sofball team made
history on Sunday in the teams
doubleheader against No. 1 Okla-
homa at Arrocha Ballpark.
Sundays 2-0 victory over Okla-
homa was the frst by the Kansas
sofball program over a number-
one ranked team. Kansas was pre-
viously 0-5 all-time against top-
ranked teams.
Kansas coach Megan Smith said
she was proud of her team accom-
plishing a historic milestone.
We have such a special team,
and weve had some games not go
our way this year, Smith said in a
Kansas Athletics news release. For
it to fnally happen is kind of like a
breath of fresh air for us. Maybe
the monkey is of our back and we
can take that next step now. I cant
imagine a better day for the se-
niors than beating the No. 1 team
in the country. I cant say enough
about them. Teyve been a big
reason why weve been successful
year afer year.
Tis weekends series was sched-
uled for Friday and Saturday, but
several rain delays prompted the
switch to a Sunday doubleheader.
Kansas started of strong in its
2-0 victory with an RBI double by
freshman shortstop Chaley Brick-
ey that drove in freshman catcher
Alex Hugo and gave the Jayhawks
an early 1-0 lead.
Freshman pitcher Kelsey Kes-
sler pitched a complete game and
threw her ffh shutout of the sea-
son.
Kessler said tough competition
prepared Kansas for facing a tough
team like Oklahoma.
Oklahoma is an incredible
team, and I dont know if you ever
say we deserved it or had it com-
ing, but weve played a lot of good
teams tough this year, Kessler said
in a Kansas Athletics news release.
So hopefully those games taught
us a lot and got us to where we are
now. We had a lot of heart going
into this game; we wanted it for
our seniors.
Sundays doubleheader was
also Senior Day for Kansas. Four
seniors outfelders Rosie and
Maggie Hull, pitcher Morgan
Druhan and infelder Mariah
Montgomery played their last
game at Arrocha Ballpark.
Te doubleheader began with
a 4-2 victory by Oklahoma over
Kansas. Despite a complete game
from sophomore pitcher Alicia
Pille, two unearned runs in the
seventh inning by the Sooners
gave them the victory.
Kansas took an early 1-0 lead in
the second inning on an RBI dou-
ble by sophomore third baseman
Chanin Naudin. Te Jayhawks
held this lead until the top of the
ffh inning when Sooners sopho-
more second baseman Georgia
Casey hit a two-run RBI single to
go on top 2-1. A throwing error by
Oklahoma allowed Kansas Hugo
to score on a dropped third strike
that tied the game going into the
seventh inning.
A squeeze bunt and a throw-
ing error by Kansas in the top of
the seventh drove in the eventual
game-winning run and an RBI
single by Oklahomas senior lef-
handed pitcher Keilani Ricketts
gave the Sooners a 4-2 lead that
they wouldnt relinquish.
Te Jayhawks look to continue
their momentum next weekend as
they travel to Ames, Iowa, to con-
clude the regular season against
the Iowa State Cyclones. A three-
game series is scheduled for Fri-
day, Saturday and Sunday with
game times at 4 p.m., noon and
noon, respectively.

Edited by Tara Bryant
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COMMENTARY
By Pat Strathman
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How sweep it is
Kansas athletics
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Jayhawks three one-run victories clinch series sweep over Bears
Team makes history on Senior Day
Kansas 5, Baylor 4
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Field Tournament
I
n August 2009, I arrived on cam-
pus as a clueless freshman that
didnt know what college was truly
about.
Many students, including myself,
will follow tradition and walk down the
hill in 13 days.
I could sit here and describe what it
truly means to be a Jayhawk. Maybe I
could mention that everyone here at
the University of Kansas is family to
me.
You know, the typical farewell col-
umn that every senior columnist writes
here at the University Daily Kansan.
Tere is nothing wrong with that,
but you already know that the Uni-
versity, students and professors are in-
credible. What many might not know
is how awesome Kansas athletics have
been over the years.
Before I came to Kansas, my sister
would brag about the 2008 National
Championship and Orange Bowl vic-
tory. I desperately wanted both of those
to happen again for the programs.
Of course, that didnt happen. Te
frst year was far from that.
Te football team started strong, but
lost seven straight to end the season.
Former coach Mark Mangino was fred
for his mistreatment of players.
Te basketball team only lost two
games all season, but then had an early
exit in the NCAA Tournament afer
an ugly loss to eight-seeded Northern
Iowa. A year later, Lew Perkins, former
athletic director, would retire following
a ticket scandal.
Tere seemed to be a black cloud
over Kansas athletics.
Afer hiring Dr. Sheahon Zenger, the
clouds seemed to dissipate.
Plenty of great things happened
last year. Te mens basketball team
participated in the NCAA National
Championship game in a down year.
Te womens team made it to the Sweet
Sixteen, even though Carolyn Davis
tore her ACL. Even the womens soccer
team made it to the NCAA Tourna-
ment.
Last year was great, but this year was
even better.
Sure, the mens basketball team didnt
make it to the National Championship
game, but it recovered from great ad-
versity. Kansas lost three straight games
and was on the brink of having the Big
12 regular season title streak broken.
Luckily, the streak continues and stands
at nine straight titles.
Te womens basketball program
lost a key player in Natalie Knight, but
that didnt stop coach Bonnie Henrick-
son and the Jayhawks. Kansas barely
made the NCAA Tournament and
went to the Sweet Sixteen for the sec-
ond straight year.
And the success doesnt stop there.
Te volleyball team advanced past
the frst round of the NCAA tourna-
ment and fnished its season with the
programs best winning percentage. Te
womens track and feld squad has been
the number-one team in the nation for
many weeks and has a gold medalist in
sprinter Diamond Dixon.
Te tennis team advanced past the
frst round of the Big 12 tournament
for the frst time in fve years. Coach
Charlie Weis made the football pro-
gram competitive again, and the base-
ball team still occupies the top half of
the conference.
I came in as a freshman and the ath-
letics programs crumbled, but now, the
programs rebounded and put together
one of the most memorable years in
Kansas history.
Hail to old KU. Now and forever,
rock chalk Jayhawk.
Edited by Brian Sisk
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sophomore pitcher alicia Pille pitches during the softball game against the UMKC
roos. Kansas defeated the roos 4-0.
The Jayhawks weekend series
sweep over the Baylor Bears is
a testament to just how quickly
fortunes can change in NCAA
baseball.
At this time last weekend,
Kansas players and coaches were
preparing for the long charter
flight back from Beckley, W.Va.,
after experiencing the wrong
side of three one-run losses at
the hands of the West Virginia
Mountaineers.
We played so well coming
into that weekend against West
Virginia, senior third baseman
Jordan Dreiling said. We just
wanted to put ourselves back in
position to get into the NCAA
tournament. Nothing better than
having a sweep after getting
swept.
Kansas players broke out the
brooms in a truly fitting style for
this 2013 lineup. The Jayhawks
won all three games by a single
run, winning game one 3-2, game
two 6-5 on a walk off from senior
shortstop Kevin Kuntz and clinch-
ing the sweep with a walk-off sin-
gle from Dreiling to win 5-4.
He left a fastball up and luckily
I got a good barrel on it, Dreiling
said. I didnt know for sure. I
knew I hit it well, but their right
fielder made some good plays over
the weekend. I didnt know if he
had a good enough jump on it to
catch it.
The Jayhawks have made an art
of the one-run victory. Over the
course of this season, Kansas has
recorded 11 victories in one-run
fashion.
Ill tell you what, coach Ritch
Price said, Im glad theres a really
young coach in that third base box
and a really young coach in that
first base box because Im having a
heart attack in the dugout.
After the weekend in West
Virginia, it looked as though the
Jayhawks might be out of the race
for the Big 12 conference. The
Jayhawks are now a half-game out
of first after Oklahomas 9-6 Sunday
loss to West Virginia. The Kansas
mentality never changed over the
course of the turnaround.
Energy level in the dugout is
always high, Dreiling said. We
had our backs against the wall.
Every game from here on out
is pretty much a playoff game
because we have to get our record
up to get an NCAA regional bid. I
think everybody knows that in the
back of their minds and everybody
believes they can contribute.
In a weekend full of Jayhawk
heroes, sophomore designated
hitter Connor McKay came up
big in Sundays sweep-clinching
win. McKay belted two doubles to
score two of Kansas runs. One of
these doubles came in the bottom
of the ninth inning to tie the game
at four and send the Jayhawks to
extra innings.
Weve lost a lot of one-run
games this year, McKay said.
There was kind of that bitter taste
in our mouth, especially after West
Virginia. We really needed this
series and the team itself, knowing
how it feels to lose, wasnt going to
let the loss happen.
Kansas junior closer Jordan
Piche appeared in all three of
the Jayhawks one-run wins. Piche
struggled through one and one-
third innings giving up three
hits, an earned run and striking
out three. The appearance raised
Piches ERA to 0.72.
When youre asking a young
man pitch three days in a row,
they dont even do that in the big
leagues, Price said. Hes grinded
all year. The reason were 12-9 in
this league is him being the best
guy in the country at the back end
of games.
Kansas heads to Wichita on
Tuesday for an important game
against the Shockers. The game
wont affect Kansas in the Big 12
race, but has a large effect on an
NCAA regional bid. First pitch is
set for 6:30 p.m. at Eck Stadium.
Edited by Tara Bryant