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INSIDE
81 University
students prepare for
life as Army ofcers
after graduation
BY ERIN SOMMER
esommer@kansan.com
Virgil Barnard is hunched over a small
notepad near fallen branches in a wooded
area when he hears the first shot. His mind
is racing. He has minutes to communicate
orders to his 10-man squad. Barnard and
half of his men will leave their cover in
the woods and run across an open area to
gather intelligence for the commander back
at base. But now the gunfire. He has to
change his plans.
Bound back 300 meters! Barnard yells
to squad members. They hit the ground
and crawl away from the blasts. After he
establishes that the group is safe, he tells
the squad to reorganize and continue its
mission.
Half the squad the bravo team
defends its position and the other half the
alpha team follows Barnard across the
open area. One cadet screams that hes been
hit.
Barnard calls for help, but medics reply
that Barnard must secure the area before
help can come.
The scene is an Army ROTC training
exercise, where the guns are filled with
blanksandtheinjuriesarepretend.Butthe
futurefortheseUniversitystudentsisreal.
Theyve made commitments to the Army,
and after they graduate and are commis-
sioned as officers, they will likely head to
IraqorAfghanistan.
Thatrealityisespeciallydauntinggiven
thelocationoftheirtrainingFortRiley.
ThesameweekinAprilofthesesimulated
combatmaneuvers,the
Army reported that a
soldier from the base
was killed in Iraq,
bringing the total num-
ber of fatalities from
FortRileyto148.
Despite the unpop-
ularity of the war in
Iraq and the likelihood
of serving there or in
Afghanistan, the KU
Army ROTC is grow-
ingmanyrecruitsare
enrolling to take advantage of increased
fundingforscholarships,servetheircoun-
tryandfollowfamilytraditions.Thefuture
officers, who are taught by faculty mem-
bers who have all served in Iraq, accept
service in hostile zones as a part of their
choicetoenrollandsaytheirROTCtrain-
ingshouldhelpthemsurvive.

THE BIG ELEPHANT IN THE

cLoSET
Despite the probability of real com-
bat, Army ROTC
enrollment has actu-
ally gone up, accord-
ing to Major Ted
Culbertson,recruiting
operations officer for
the program. He said
that during the past
twoyears,thenumber
of cadets in the pro-
gramhasincreasedby
almost 20. Currently,
81cadetsparticipateat
theUniversity,includ-
ing 19 who come from other area schools
that dont have Army ROTC programs,
such as Washburn University in Topeka
and Mid-America Nazarene University in
Olathe.
Lt.Col.JohnBasso,battalioncommand-
er for KU Army ROTC, said he expected
enrollmenttobeabout100inthefall.
Culbertson and Basso said a recent
increase in scholarship money, driven by
a current need for Army officers, had
spurredrecruiting.
TheArmyisforecastingoutandputting
more scholarships out there, Culbertson
said. With that means, we can recruit a
lotmore.
Basso said the need for more Army
officers and the increase in money for
scholarshipshaseverythingtodowiththe
warinIraq.
If we werent in a war in Iraq, wed all
be saying that our Army is plenty large,
Bassosaid.
Basso said the Army was recently told
that it needed to increase to 547,000 sol-
diers,upfrom482,000soldiersafewyears
ago.Hesaidthat,todate,abouthalfofthat
increasehadalreadyhappened.
Its sort of a double whammy of being
in the middle of an unpopular war and
havingtobringmorepeoplein,hesaid.
Of the 81 cadets enrolled in the pro-
gram, 33 receive federal scholarships,
which includes full tuition, $1,200 toward
books, and a stipend of $300 to $500 per
month, depending on the cadets rank.
An additional four cadets receive Kansas
Board of Regents Scholarships, which pay
upto70percentoftuition.Toreceivethese
scholarships,cadetsmusthavea2.5cumu-
lativeGPA,havepassingscoresonphysical
fitness exams and be medically qualified.
After they graduate and the Army com-
missionsthemasofficers,thescholarships
requireaneight-yearcommitmenteight
years of active duty or four years in active
dutyandfouryearsintheNationalGuard
or Army Reserve. Culbertson said several
cadets also received scholarship money
Marla Keown/KANSAN
Cadet Virgil Barnard, Topeka senior, puts a rock drill into motion during a KU Army ROTC training day at Fort Riley on April 12. Barnard assigned soldiers to teams and let everyone knowtheir role for the upcoming simulated missions.
Marla Keown/KANSAN
Virgil Barnard fnishes his notes while acting as
squad leader during a simulated combat mission.
Its sort of a double whammy
of being in the middle of an
unpopular war and having to
bring more people in.
lt. Col. John Basso
Battalion commander
TrAINING GrouNDS
See cadets oN pAge 4A
Marla Keown/KANSAN
Cadets take cover under a M-18 colored smoke grenade during ROTC training exercises. The grenade can be used as
a ground-to-ground or ground-to-air signaling device, a target or landing zone marking device, or a screening device
for unit movements.
Student radio station KJHK won 11
awardsfromtheKansasAssociationof
Broadcasters. The station won seven
first-place awards, including best pub-
lic affairs program for As Heard from
theHill.
BroADcAST
KJHK
winsbig
with11
student
awards
Full STory pAge 3A
Full STory pAge 10A
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Chief Justice of the united States John g.
roberts Jr. speaks at the Lied Center Wednesday
night.
ChiefJusticeJohnG.RobertsJr.said
being a judge meant putting aside per-
sonal opinions for the sake of uphold-
ingtheletterofthelawataLiedCenter
lectureWednesdaynight.
Chief Justice
Roberts
lectures on
courts role
Jayplay
pitcher gives
more to team
than consistency
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The May-pole is up,
Now give me the cup;
Ill drink to the garlands
around it;
But frst unto those
Whose hands did compose
The glory of fowers that
crownd it.
Robert Herrick, The Maypole, 1660
KU Public Safety Ofce
reported the theft of four
computers from a storage room
in Strong Hall on Wednesday.
The theft occurred between 9
a.m. on Friday and 8:45 a.m. on
Tuesday. The losses were valued
at $5,000.
KU Public Safety Ofce
reported the criminal dam-
age of a vehicle in lot #111 on
Wednesday. The theft occurred
between 8 p.m. on April 22 and
10 a.m. on Saturday. The dam-
age was valued at $600.
The Lawrence Police Depart-
ment arrested a 19-year-old KU
student for operating under the
infuence and unlawful use of a
drivers license Wednesday.
A 19-year-old KU student
reported the burglary of two
speakers and criminal damage
of a stereo in a vehicle to the
Lawrence Police Department
on Tuesday. The crime occurred
between 9 p.m. on Sunday and
4 p.m. on Monday on the 1600
Block of Edgehill Drive. The
losses were valued at $180.
A 43-year-old KU student
reported a criminal threat to
the Lawrence Police Depart-
ment on Saturday. The crime
occurred about 7:17 p.m. on
April 7 on the 1400 block of
Riverside Road.
A 20-year-old KU student re-
ported the theft of a wallet and
other items to the Lawrence
Police Department on Tuesday.
The theft occurred between 11
a.m. and 12 p.m. on Sunday on
the 500 block of Speicher Rd.
The lecture Coping with
confict, Confronting Resistance:
Emotion and Identity Manage-
ment during Fieldwork in a
South Korea Evangelical Com-
munity will begin at 11:30 p.m.
in 706 Fraser.
The public event Facing For-
ward or About Face or Defaced
will begin at noon on Wescoe
Beach.
The seminar Merienda
Brown Bag will begin at noon
in 318 Bailey.
The public event Gallery
Conversation: Shuyun Ho, Asian
Art Intern will begin at 12:15
p.m. at the Kress Gallery in the
Spencer Museum of Art.
The Lecture Language in
Autism will begin at 12:30 p.m.
in the Alderson Auditorium in
the Kansas Union.
SUA Tea Time will begin at
3 p.m. in the Traditions Area in
the Kansas Union.
The public event Tour of The
Haskell/Baker Wetlands will
begin at 3 p.m. in the Haskell/
Baker Wetlands.
The University/Faculty Sen-
ate Meeting will begin at 3:30
p.m. in 203 Green Hall.
The play The Shape of
Things by Neil LaBute will be-
gin at 7:30 p.m. in the Crafton-
Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall.
Billy Joel & Twyla Tharps
Movin Out will begin at 7:30
p.m. at the Lied Center.
The KU Bookstore`s annual
sidewalk sale is today and tomor-
row. It will take place on the KS
Union Plaza, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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2. Guest: Kansas basketball
beyond defnition
3. Nystrom: Leaving early
could have cost millions
4. Mens golf takes sixth place
in Big 12 Championship
5. School of Journalism
receives Hearst Awards
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school spirit
Bill passed commending
Jayhawk championship
The U.S. House of Represen-
tatives unanimously passed a
bill Wednesday commending
the mens basketball team
for winning the 2008 NCAA
National Championship. Rep.
Dennis Moore (D-Kansas)
introduced the bill, which was
co-sponsored by the other
members of the Kansas con-
gressional delegation. This bill
also congratulates the mens
basketball team on winning the
2008 Big 12 regular season and
conference championships.
Francesca Chambers
Color me sexy
Kristin Hoppa/KANSAN
Delta Force ofered crayons and paper to students and allowed themto express themselves by coloring in male and female genitalia and human bodies Monday during Sexy Week. Delta Force
hoped to grab students attention with the artwork and ofer information about safe sexual practices.
LAURA TAYLOR
Lenexa freshman
I think it is when he really isnt
full of himself. Like hes sexy, but
he doesnt know hes sexy.
What iS Sexy?
SAMANTHA ZARDA
Spring Hill sophomore
For women its lingerie, thats
easy. But for men, its that line
right there, on their hips. That is
sexy.
JUSTIN SCHWARZER
Muscotah senior
Sexy is when it is not forced.
Like they are not trying and it is
natural. Natural things are sexy, I
guess.
COOPER MERRILL
Leawood freshman
I dont know what sexy is, but
I am bringing it back. I make a
conscious efort in my daily life to
bring it back right now.
Spotlight
on
Organizations
by helen Mubarak
hmubarak@kansan.com
When graduate student
Deepthi Sriram first arrived at
the University of Kansas from her
hometown in Chittoor, India, two
years ago, the KU Cultural India
club was instrumental in helping
her to feel at home.
I feel Ive grown quite a lot as
a person from my experiences in
the club, Sriram said.
She took her involvement a
step further when she became the
vice president of the club, orga-
nizing activities and events.
The clubs goals are to show-
case Indian culture in all its glory
and to do our bit to forge a feel-
ing of amity between India and
the rest of the world, Sriram
said.
The club accomplishes these
goals by sponsoring cultural
programs during Indian holi-
days such as Independence Day;
Diwali, the Festival of Light; and
Holi, the Festival of Color, as
well as by organizing picnics,
dance parties and movie show-
ings throughout the year.
Being a part of the club allows
Indian students to feel closer to
home as they take part in Indian
cultural events and celebrate
Indian festivals, Sriram said.
The club is not open solely to
Indians, however.
Non-Indian students, too, are
encouraged to become a part of
the club to get a true feel of what
India is by making friends with
Indian students, Sriram said.
The club includes over 250
graduate students, undergradu-
ates, faculty and other members
of the Lawrence community. In
addition to equipping its mem-
bers with a platform for creativ-
ity and intellectual expression,
Sriram said the club provided
the means necessary to facili-
tate healthy interactions among
Indian and American students.
Rajendra Srivastava, a profes-
sor in the School of Business, is
the clubs advisor. She said the
club gives incoming international
students information about the
University and Lawrence. It even
arranges for pick up from the air-
port, as well as temporary accom-
modations for the newcomers.
The club organizes regular
meetings for committee mem-
bers and a general body meet-
ing before every event, Srivastava
said.
The events organized by (the
club) provide a great venue for
individuals to come forward to
present their respective talents
in support of Indian culture,
Srivastava said.
This provides a two-fold
result. The Indian students who
are here have an opportunity to
celebrate with each other while at
the same time introducing these
customs to the general public
here at the University.
Priyanka Saxena, Lucknow,
India, graduate student, is the
president of the club. She said the
club showcases Indian culture to
the world.
The KU Cultural India Club
will be hosting a dance party
with Indian music after finals.
For more information, contact
the executive committee at kuin-
dia@yahoogroups.com.
Edited by Jared Duncan
KU Cultural
India club
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BY LUKE MORRIS
lmorris@ku.edu
KJHK 90.7 FM has a few more
plaques to add to its studio walls.
The Universitys student-run radio
station won 11 awards from the
Kansas Association of Broadcasters,
including seven first-place awards.
Tom Johnson, station general
manager and adviser, said that the
seven first-place awards were a
record for the station.
Im really impressed with how
much success students have had,
namely in news
r e p o r t i n g ,
Johnson said.
They should
be happy some-
one recognized
their profes-
sional efforts.
Johnson said
he wasnt sur-
prised that the
station fared
well because
the station sub-
mitted a heavy volume of nomina-
tions for awards.
Some of the first place awards
KJHK won include best pub-
lic affairs program for As Heard
from the Hill, best complete news
feature for Street Musicians of
Lawrence and best promotion-
al event for 2007 Farm Fresh
Sounds.
The Kansas Association of
Broadcasters Student Broadcast
Awards are considered the states
highest accolade in student broad-
casting. Award winners were invit-
ed to attend an awards ceremony
on April 14 in Wichita.
Yelena Pavlik, KJHK news
director and Plano, Texas, junior,
said she was proud of the work the
stations news staff put in, espe-
cially work done to put together
As Heard from the Hill, a new
public affairs program.
The show, being new last year,
was a completely redesigned for-
mat. It took a lot of hard work and
talent from everyone involved,
Pavlik said. It was a unique expe-
rience to have the kind of show
we did with completely student-
recorded and produced content.
W h i t
Bones, Tulsa,
Okla., senior,
a p p a r e nt l y
caught onto
the hang of
radio jour-
nalism quick.
Bones won
best under-
graduate doc-
umentary for
his first ever
story, State of
the Arts 3 pieces.
I had no idea Id be contend-
ing for an award, let alone win-
ning it, especially since the series
was my first experience with any
journalism, Bones said.
Bones said that it was a great
time to be at the University and
Lawrence, amid all the recent
accomplishments.
Lawrence and KU are doing
so well, winning everything from
sports to radio to art, Bones said.
Its exciting to be part of a win-
ning community.
Edited by Jared Duncan
kjhk winners
1st Place Winners:
Best Public Afairs
Program
As Heard from the Hill
- The KJHK News Staf
Best Complete News
Feature
Street Musicians of Law-
rence - Sara Shannon
Best Undergraduate
Documentary
State of the Arts - 3
Pieces - Whit Bones
Best GraduateDocumentary
Pakistan - 2 Pieces
- Denzyl Janneker
Research Paper - Vince
Meserko
Best Promotion Event
2007 Farm Fresh
Sounds - Elise Stawarz,
Hannah Mott and Rachael
Gray
Best Graduate Promotion
Annoucement
All Things African
- Badou Bousso

Honorable Mention:
Entertainment Program
What A Morning - Zach
White and Joe Noh
Enterprise News Package
Todd Snider Interview
- Vince Meserko
Promotion Event/Activity
Jazz in the Park - Miles
Whetsel
Undergraduate Promo-
tion Announcement
Sunglasses Halloween
Spot - Nick Spacek
BroADCAstiNG
KJHK wins 11 awards
at state competition
Winners include seven first-place pieces
Im really impressed with how
much success students have had,
namely in news reporting. They
should be happy someone recog-
nized their professional eforts.
ToM JoHNSoN
KJHK general manager
BY BOB LEWIS
ASSOcIAtEd PRESS
SUFFOLK, Va. Residents
gathered at a school Wednesday,
carrying black garbage bags and
backpacks as they waited to be
taken to their tornado-ravaged
neighborhoods to gather necessi-
ties from their homes.
Several said they were upset
that officials were allowing them
only 10 minutes at their houses.
I understand the need to
make sure more people dont get
hurt but its still frustrating, John
Catania said.
Catania got his first look at his
flattened house Wednesday, and
said it looked like somebody
took a broom and swept the pad
clean.
Worried state officials had
said earlier they didnt know
if residents would encounter
new dangers including dam-
aged power lines and natural
gas mains.
These guys dont know whats
under the debris, but thats the
way it is in these situations: We
like to do these things ourselves,
state emergency management
spokesman Bob Spieldenner said
Tuesday.
Police listed condemned homes
that homeowners wouldnt be
allowed to go into Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the day after tor-
nadoes struck the region, fire-
fighters poked through mounds
of rubble sometimes 6 to 8 feet
high to make sure no one lay
beneath them, and utility crews
worked around the clock to make
sure electricity and gas lines pre-
sented no danger.
In disasters like these,
Spieldenner said, the aftermath
can bring as much danger as the
storm itself.
Thats the way it was with
Hurricane Isabel, in 2003,
the Virginia Department of
Emergency Management spokes-
man said, referring to the last
major natural calamity to hit
Suffolk, a city of 80,000 west of
Norfolk.
There were more people
injured in the cleanup after Isabel
than in the storm itself. We had
people die of carbon monox-
ide (from running generators
indoors), falling off roofs, falling
out of trees, he said.
NAtUrAl DisAstEr
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sufolk resident Barbara Banker, right, hugs a neighbor as they wait to retrieve their pets at a police checkpoint in Sufolk, Va., Tuesday.
Three tornadoes smashed houses, piled cars on each other and injured more than 200 people Monday.
Residents allowed to sif
through tornado rubble
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from involvement in the Army
Reserve and National Guard. Basso
said every cadet had the opportu-
nity to receive a scholarship.
Paying for college was one of the
reasons John Meier, a Leavenworth
senior who will be commissioned
this July, chose ROTC.
Meier, who said he turned down
an opportunity to attend the U.S.
Military Academy at West Point
to come to the University for a
regular college experience, has
a father who is retired from the
Army. Meier said he knew fromhis
childhood that the military always
takes care of its own.
I knew in high school that I
really wanted to be in the Army,
Meier said. A huge part of it was
paying for college.
Even with monetary benefits,
Culbertson said recruiting during
wartime has challenges, especially
when talking with the worried par-
ents of potential cadets.
Thats the big elephant in the
closet, Culbertson said. I tell them
I dont know what were going to be
doing in four years.
the only life i know
Tyler Abel didnt have to per-
suade a worried father to allow him
to join Army ROTC. Service in the
Army and involvement in the KU
Army ROTC is a family tradition.
Tyler was born two weeks after
his father, Wade Abel, was com-
missioned as an Army officer. As
an Army brat, Tyler struggles to
name a hometown, but identifies
Billings, Mont., as home because
its where his grandparents live.
Tyler also lived in Georgia,
Germany, Alaska, Louisiana, New
York and Oklahoma, before the
Abel family moved to Kansas in
2004.
Tyler will graduate in December
from Washburn University, but
he participates in the KU Army
ROTC program, where his father
is an instructor and the battalion
executive officer.
His decision to follow in his
fathers bootsteps wasnt immedi-
ate. He spent a semester on the
Washburn campus, unsure of what
he wanted to do, before a routine
trip to Fort Leavenworth with his
mother to renew his Army ID card
made him feel like the Army cul-
ture was right for him.
I realized this is where I needed
to be, Tyler said. Army life is the
only life I know. It just feels right to
me to do it.
Wade Abel said the transition
from having a father-son relation-
ship to having an officer-subordi-
nate relationship wasnt difficult.
He just did it, Wade Abel said.
When hes here, its sir or Major
Abel.
Not Dad.
Tyler, who lives with his parents
in Lawrence, said that when he
and his father were at home, they
sometimes discussed ROTC, but
they usually didnt talk about his
ROTC classes.
Wade Abel said he wanted to be
sure not to interfere with other fac-
ulty members who taught his son.
Basso, who teaches the senior-
level military science course that
Tyler is in, said it was common for
cadets to come frommilitary fami-
lies, and the father-son relationship
between the Abels wasnt an issue
at school.
Its actually a lot of fun, Basso
said. My hunch is that Major Abel
is tougher on Tyler.
Wade Abel said having his son
in the military during wartime
would be a different experience
from being in the military himself.
As a parent, youre always going
to be worried, he said. You always
know in the back of your head that
when you sign up, odds are youre
going.
everyone thinks
theyre superman
Some cadets have already gone.
One-third of the current Army
ROTC cadets already serve in the
National Guard or Reserves, Basso
said. As part of a Guard or Reserve
unit, these cadets could be asked to
deploy at any time, but as full-time
students and officers-in-training,
they can choose to defer deploy-
ment to continue school.
When Specialist Virgil Barnard
learned his National Guard unit
would deploy to Iraq, he knew he
wanted to go even though he could
get out of it.
Barnard, Topeka senior, is in an
infantry unit of the National Guard
based in Lawrence and will
be commissioned as an officer in
July.
He served overseas for 18
months, 13 of which were spent
in Iraq, but one day in particular
stands out for him May 20,
2006.
Barnard and 18 other U.S. sol-
diers exchanged heavy gunfire with
insurgents for 33 minutes.
Barnard said it was the largest
firefight he participated in. He and
his fellow soldiers shot off 1,800
rounds, and Barnard, team leader
and sawgunner that day, person-
ally fired 200. Barnard said that
nobody in his platoon was hurt,
but that afterwards, they had to
walk through fields looking for
opposition forces who died in the
firefight.
He said that, on this day, they
didnt find any.
Barnard said family history in
the military was one reason he
enlisted, but he ended one family
tradition when he came back alive
from Iraq.
I was the first person from my
family ever to come back from
war, he said.
His paternal grandmothers
brother and his maternal grandfa-
thers brother were members of the
101st Airborne Division and died
on D-Day in France during World
War II.
Barnard said he didnt give
much thought to the possibility of
dying when he was in Iraq.
I was in an infantry unit, and
we all joke around about it, but
everyone thinks theyre Superman,
Barnard said.
Barnard said being shot at in
Iraq made him realize the value of
the training he did in the Army. He
said that leading his squad in the
ROTC training at Fort Riley pro-
vided good practice giving orders
and making life-saving decisions.
When you get to the real situa-
tion, you start to realize that there
was a reason for everything you
were doing and it wasnt as stupid
as it seemed at the time, Barnard
said. ROTC doesnt train people
to be in the Army. Theyre not
going to teach you to clear a room
in a building or anything like that.
What ROTC does is it makes you
make decisions, stand by your deci-
sions and train to be a leader.
Barnard, 25, will graduate from
Washburn in May with a 4.0 GPA
and is one of four candidates for
the Sibberson award, a large mon-
etary gift given to the top student
in Washburns College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences.
Its a feat for anyone, but
Barnard in particular has reason
to be proud. He graduated from
high school with a cumulative GPA
of 2.25.
I was an idiot in high school,
Barnard said.
Barnard said that the structure
and discipline he had received
from his involvement in the mili-
tary made him grow up and set
him up for success in college. He
said he knew he would spend his
whole career in the military and
hoped to earn a graduate degree
along the way.
He also knows his future will
involve another deployment to
Iraq.

unimaginable until
you see it up close
Once cadets graduate, they can
no longer defer deployment.
Nicholas Potter, who graduated
from the KU ROTC program in
May 2006 and was commissioned
the day after graduation, just
returned from serving six months
in Iraq.
He enrolled as a freshman in
2002, before the United States
entered Iraq, but Potter, now a First
Lieutenant in the Armor Branch,
said he knew going to war was a
possibility the whole way through
his ROTC experience.
That possibility came to fruition
in September 2007 when he was
sent to Iraq. Because he served on
a base, Potter said he experienced
little violence, but the experience
impacted him.
Going out and seeing the abso-
lute poverty that the people live
with every day made one of the
biggest impressions on me while I
was there, Potter said. They live
such an impoverished existence
Marla Keown/KANSAN
Virgil Barnard, Topeka senior, leads half of his 10-man squad at Fort Riley during a ROTC training exercise April 12.
Major Wade Abel, executive bat-
talion ofcer, and his son, Tyler Abel,
share a father-son relationship that is
unique to the KU Army ROTC program.
Tyler, who also serves in the National
Guard, said that he tried to learn fromhis
fathers military experiences.
Hes defnitely someone I look up to,
Tyler said.
Wade Abel said he treated his son as he
did other cadets when he andTyler are
at school.
I dont want himthinking Imlooking
over his shoulder,Wade Abel said.
Tyler, who is a senior at Washburn
University, joined the Army ROTC in spring
2005, after his father joined the KU ROTC
faculty.
CAdeTS (continued from 1a)
everyone is a little
bit scared
The cadets feelings about
deploying to a war zone are mixed
some express excitement, some
nervousness, and some a combina-
tion of emotions. They all say that
it will be a learning experience and
they accept it as a result of their
roles as soldiers.
A deployment is in everyones
future, said Jessica Adkison, a St.
Louis senior who will be com-
missioned May 19. Its certainly
something you think about.
Dan Flynn, a St. Louis senior
who will be commissioned with
Adkison, said, If its not Iraq, its
Afghanistan. I dont worry about
what I cant control. Ill go over
there and do my very best and let
whats going to happen, happen.
John AdamKeuhn, Leavenworth
senior, said the opportunity to serve
in Iraq was one of the main reasons
he joined the Army ROTC.
I really want to get deployed,
Keuhn said.
John Meier, who will be com-
missioned in July, said that going
to Iraq would be an opportunity to
learn in a hands-on environment.
Everyone is a little bit scared
to be in a combat situation, Meier
said. The thing that makes me the
most nervous is being in a situation
where my decisions affect peoples
lives.
Basso, who said 49 soldiers in
his brigade were killed during his
second tour in Iraq, said part of
the leadership training of ROTC
involved learning how to handle
death when serving.
You really have to think hard
about what you do to keep your
platoon going, Basso said.
Basso said that KU Army ROTC
tracked its graduates carefully, and
he said he knew of no ROTC grad-
uates who had died in either of the
current conflicts.
The cadets have more training
in front of them. After gradua-
tion and being commissioned,
they go to Basic Officer Leader
Courses, including tactical training
and training specific to the branch
where they will be assigned.
After that, the future for these
81 cadets, and the Army, is uncer-
tain. As presidents and policies in
Iraq and Afghanistan change and
are debated, the lives of these soon-
to-be soldiers will change, too.
The cadets said their ROTC
leadership experience would be
invaluable wherever their military
careers take them.
Its gotten me as far as it can
get me to go to the first unit,
Kuehn said.
Edited by Tara Smith and Jyl Unruh
Marla Keown/KANSAN
Cadet Baxter takes care of a wounded civilian, John AdamKuehn, during training exercises.
that is unimaginable until you see
it up close.
He said his day-to-day routine
was the same each day in Iraq and
he missed the variety of life experi-
ences in the United States.
There was a feeling of being
detached from the things happen-
ing back home, by missing birth-
days, holidays, New Years and
other events, Potter said.
Potter said the ROTC program
was the foundation for all his Army
training, and being in Iraq allowed
him to grow.
Professionally it was a way to
put all my training into practice,
and I continued to learn from the
others over there whod been in the
country longer than me, he said.
He said he valued the unique
experiences he had in college
because of his involvement in the
ROTC.
How many students can say
that over the weekend they went
to Fort Leavenworth and qualified
with an M-16 and caught a ride
back to Lawrence on a Blackhawk
helicopter? Potter said. My
Freshman ROTC class started with
20 to 30 cadets and by senior year,
there were only six of us who stuck
it out all four years.
i never go into
details
Cadets getting ready to be com-
missioned said they valued learn-
ing from those who had been in a
war zone.
Virgil Barnard, who returned to
KU Army ROTC after a deploy-
ment to Iraq, said his military
science professor, Basso, called
on him in class to share his Iraq
experiences, and he said cadets
sometimes approached him with
questions.
I just tell them what my basic
job was, Barnard said. I never go
into details. I guess you just dont
want to think about it.
The cadets can also askquestions
of the instructors, all of whomhave
been to Iraq and some of them,
such as Basso, more than once.
Basso said he recounted his per-
sonal Iraqexperiences in class when
it could help illustrate a point, and
parts of the curriculum included
discussion of the Armys current
situation. He said the cultures of
countries where soldiers may serve
was especially emphasized.
Basso also said classes were
meant to prepare cadets for leader-
ship in all potential situations.
What were trying to avoid is
that we become so focused on Iraq
and Afghanistan that we lose other
cultures, Basso said.
Basso, who acknowledged the
general unpopularity of the Iraq
war in the United States, said he
and the cadets hadnt heard nega-
tive comments on campus from
being associated with the Army.
What were fighting for, Ive
never seen anyone be disrespect-
ful against, Basso said. Its more
interesting to be in a place with
diverse opinions.
Basso said ROTC teaching
jobs were coveted in the military
because officers enjoyed inter-
acting with future soldiers, and
because working on campus pro-
vides a break from the rigor of the
typical military lifestyle.

The KU chapter of Army
ROTC was established in
1918 after World War I. It
was the frst ROTC program
on campus.
In World War II, the
ROTC provided military
leadership and helped
mobilize the Army.
More than 2,000 Army
ofcers have been
commissioned through KU
ROTC.
The University is one of
50 in the nation with all
branches of the military
represented in its ROTC.
Source: KU Army ROTC Web site
Weston White/KANSAN
Major Abel (left) chooses diferent knots listed on laminated cards for 1st Lt. Josh Urban to
administer to the cadets. As executive battalion ofcer, Abel organizes training events for cadets.
Weston White/KANSAN
Mark Anderson, Mission Hills senior, gives tips to the cadets about howto disassemble the
M-16 quickly. Anderson is the cadet battalion commander for the KU Army ROTC program.
Weston White/KANSAN
Weston White/KANSAN
Shane Thomas (far right), a junior who attends the University of Saint Mary, directs his platoon during line ups on April 24.
Weston White/KANSAN
Leavenworth freshman Michael Inch (left) covers the target for freshman Matt Nikiel
(right) during the grenade toss exercise on April 24.
Weston White/KANSAN
Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Masarik (left) gives instructions to Kansas City, Mo., freshman Chase
Olson on tying a knot.
I aman Army Cadet. Soon
I will take an oath and
become an Army Ofcer
committed to defending
the values which make
this nation great. Honor is
my touchstone. I under-
stand mission frst and
people always.
I amthe past the spirit
of those warriors who
have made the fnal sac-
rifce.
I amthe present the
scholar and apprentice
soldier enhancing my
skills in the science of
warfare and the art of
leadership.
But above all, I amthe
future the future war-
rior leader of the United
States Army. May God
give me the compassion
and judgement to lead
and the gallantry in battle
to win.
I will do my duty.
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
Michelle dick, Leavenworth junior,
navigates her way through the woods
onWest Campus after fnishing the objec-
tive in a weekly ROTC lab.
Weston White/KANSAN
Kansas City, Mo., senior Ryan Rowan (right) stabilizes a stretcher with Leavenworth fresh-
man Daniel McElroy. The two were practicing for the Army ROTCs annual Ranger Buddy Competi-
tion, which took place Saturday and involved contests in weapon assembly and knot tying.
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
Above: Kieran Chapman, Leavenworth
sophomore, outlines the teammission to
JacobThomson, Broomfeld, Colo., freshman,
on March 13. ROTC cadets train in simulated
combat missions to prepare for real situations.
Upper left: Troops march into the woods
onWest Campus for weekly ROTC lab exer-
cises. The labs take place eachThursday and
involve combat and leadership training.
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
Michelle dick, Leavenworth junior, acts as a squad leader during an ROTC exercise on March 13. Juniors often play squad leader during combat
simulations to help themprepare for a training camp they attend during the summer before their senior years.
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
Nik Krstic, a Manhattan sophomore who attends Washburn University, keeps watch while his teamis assigned a mission during their Thursday ROTC lab onWest Campus.
By TARA BURGHART
AssociATed PRess
CHICAGO David Blaine took
on a Zen-like appearance in the water
tank as the minutes ticked by during
his attempt to set a new breath-hold-
ing record. Oprah Winfrey, however,
was anything but calm.
She fidgeted in her chair, pursed
her lips, placed her head in her
hands, and kept seeking reassur-
ance from the doctor at her side
about the 35-year-old magicians
persistently high heart rate.
Ill be glad when its over. I dont
like suspense, she told the audi-
ence during a commercial break.
Soon enough, Winfrey and
Blaine could breathe a lot easier.
Submerged in a water-filled
sphere on the stage of The Oprah
Winfrey Show during a live broad-
cast, Blaine held his breath for 17
minutes and 4 seconds. That bested
the previous record of 16 minutes
and 32 seconds, set Feb. 10 by
Switzerlands Peter Colat, accord-
ing to Guinness World Records.
Blaine had a smile on his face
soon after his head rose above the
water and he took several deep
gulps of air. Within about a minute,
he was able to hold a microphone
and tell Winfrey, I feel great, later
adding that breaking the record was
a fulfillment of a lifelong dream.
Before his attempt, Blaine was
allowed to inhale pure oxygen
for up to 30 minutes, although
he inhaled for only 23 minutes. A
Guinness World Records judge was
on hand to certify the feat.
In May 2006 as a finale to a week
spent in an aquarium with an air
mask at New Yorks Lincoln Center,
Blaine tried to set another type
of breath-holding record. Without
breathing pure oxygen beforehand,
he tried to break the existing record
of 8 minutes, 58 seconds for an
attempt of that type.
But he had to be rescued shortly
after 7 minutes when he was uncon-
scious and having convulsions.
Blaine was in much better shape
after Wednesdays attempt. He
walked unassisted down a set of
stairs to join Winfrey for an inter-
view. He told her he had doubted
while in the water whether hed be
able to break the record because of
his high heart rate.
The lower the heart rate, the less
oxygen is consumed.
Blaine had expected his heart
rate to drop perhaps as low as
under 20 beats per minute while
he was in the water. But for most
of the attempt, it was over 100
beats per minute, then started
dropping and fluctuating rapidly
during the last 2 1/2 minutes.
While training, Blaine said he
would meditate to lower his heart
rate. But amid the hubbub of a
live studio audience, and with a
record at stake, Blaine admitted
he had trouble forgetting his sur-
roundings.
entertainment 6a Thursday, May 1, 2008
10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
HOROSCOPES
ARiES (March21-April 19)
Today is a 5
Theres something you ought
to be doing that youd just as
soon avoid. You may actually
have been avoiding it for quite
a while. Guess what? Nows the
time.

TAuRuS (April 20-May 20)
Today is an8
Let your friends in on your secret
hopes and desires. They can
give you a very healthy push in
the right direction. Theyll help
you accomplish something that
looked impossible.

GEMini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 5
Dont be pushed around. Think
carefully before taking action.
This includes going shopping.
Dont let money burn a hole in
your pocket. That means, dont
waste it.
CAnCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is an8
It wont be hard to get people to
go along with your plans. Youll
be able to talk them into almost
anything. Theyre looking for a
bold leader, and you could be it.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 5
If youd like a promotion or other
change in your work assign-
ments, now is the time to ask.
There is a slightly better than
average chance that youll get
through.
ViRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 10
Watch for brilliant insights and
beautiful revelations. Youre
especially lucky now, especially
in love. Defnitely say the sweet
things that have been on your
mind.

LibRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 5
Keep doing whatever works
to make the money come in.
You dont get to spend it now
because you already did. Pay of
at least one bill and youll feel
wonderful. Youll look wonder-
ful, too.
SCORPiO (Oct. 23-nov. 21)
Today is an8
You have a special way of
expressing yourself with the
people you love. You dont have
to say a word; they know exactly
how you feel. Your listening is
very efective now.
SAGiTTARiuS(nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 5
Youve been working not only
hard, but also smart. Youre
acquiring the resources to
improve your comfort level. And
you know just what you want.
Go get it.
CAPRiCORn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 9
Youre smart, creative and lucky
now. If you also have self-disci-
pline, which you probably do,
your success is assured. Not only
that, itll be fun.
AquARiuS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 6
You can aford to get some-
thing really nice for your home.
But, you dont need to spend a
fortune to do it. Use your imagi-
nation and other skills.
PiSCES (Feb. 19-March20)
Today is an8
Your studies and practice are
getting to be much more
enjoyable. Youll absorb material
quickly now, and greatly improve
your skills. Keep at it.
SHORTCHAnGED
KAREN OHMES
nuCLEAR FOREHEAD
JACOB BURGHART
THE SEARCH FOR THE AGGRO CRAG
NICK MCMULLEN
WORKinG TiTLE
SARA MAC
TELEViSiOn
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green.
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I came home last night, and
my roommate was playing
1 vs. 0 beerponging. And he
was losing.
n n n
To the boys who pressed all
the buttons on the elevator
in Summerfeld before get-
ting of: thank you for being
mature.
n n n
Its illegal and immoral to
keep something that has
others name.
n n n
Love is just an excuse to get
hurt. I would like to say love
is an excuse to hurt yourself
and allow some jerk to hurt
you.
n n n
To the girl who stole the
computer I was waiting for in
Anschutz - you suck. I was so
there frst. Too bad I found an
even better computer with a
decent seat! Sucker!
n n n
I predicted I would be in the
Free For All 3 times at the be-
ginning of the week. I was in
FFA 3 times. Move over Miss
Cleo, Im comin for yah!
n n n
Im in Anschutz Library and I
cant take my eyes of of this
beautiful girl who is sitting in
front of me.
n n n
I love you, but you wanna go,
then I let you go.
n n n
13 lawsuits divided by 29,260
students at KU, times $4,000
a lawsuit = $1.78 per student
downloading. I think Ill take
my chances.
n n n
35 degrees, are you kidding?
Try camping in the middle
of winter in snow before you
talk.
n n n
So if you love me, whyd you
let me go?
n n n
If you love me, wont you let
me know?
n n n
Paying for tags blows.
n n n
I keep compulsively checking
for no reason.
n n n
How long does it take you to
read the comments since the
last time you read them?
Fuck you, FFA. Im trying to
sleep.
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To the girl that I talked to at
the bus stop today, give me
your number next time!
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My friends are lame and
instead of drinking they are
doing crosswords.
How did I get this job? What
qualifications do I have? Dont
I have anything better to write
about? From time to time, readers
of the Kansan Opinion page have
questions and post them on the
UDK Web site. I would like to take
this opportunity to answer these
queries posed to me and my fellow
columnists.
hOw did i Get this
JOB?
I wanted it, plain and simple. I
filled out the application, answered
some questions and submitted a
writing sample, which included
two pieces. One about why I love
Meat Loaf and the other about why
Jamie Kennedy needs to find a new
line of work.
My application was reviewed by
0 to 3 people, and I was called for
an interview that ended up never
happening.
At best, three people thought
I was a good writer, which isnt a
ringing endorsement. At worst
they hired me simply because I
wanted the job.
what are My QuaLiFi-
CatiOns?
Someone who goes by the han-
dle vladislav asked my fellow col-
umnist Nick Mangiaracina What
are the qualifications for being a
UDK writer, really?
Nick is far more qualified than I.
Hes a journalism major. Hes also
senior writing for an award win-
ning paper. Chances are good that
he will be employed in this field in
the near future.
My qualifications are almost
nonexistent. Ive taken (and
passed!) several writing courses.
Ive been trained by KUs finest on
sentence structure and word choice.
However, there are no journalism
classes on my transcript.
This is my second foray into the
newspaper world. My first was
last year when I reviewed movies
for the Kansan. As you can see, it
doesnt take much to get my job.
My main qualification: I wanted
the job and took thirty minutes out
of my life to ask for it, even though
being published means my full, real
name runs along with a photo.
dOnt i haVe any-
thinG Better tO write
aBOut?
This has been asked of me and
other columnists. Linguo_the_
grammar_robot specifically asked
me, Do you have anything better
to right [sic] about? in a post
about my plagiarism column. The
answer, plain and simple is no.
I am an opinion columnist and
my task is simple: write about my
opinions, and this is precisely what
I do. The topics I discuss are ones
that my opinions revolve around.
Really, what would be better to
write about in an opinion column
than issues I take stances on? Im
blas about steroids in professional
sports. It would be irresponsible
of me to write about them. Barry
Bonds head could swell to the size
of a watermelon for all I care.
A lot of opinion columns revolve
around politics, and maybe thats
what the readers of the Kansan are
clamoring for. But politics dont
interest me and dont inspire me to
write, so I never addressed them.
Are politics more important than
cover charges and Roy Williams?
Maybe, but politics arent the only
thing going on in the world. I felt
that it was best to leave the elec-
tions to people who are passionate
about them.
These are my honest respons-
es to these questions. Hopefully
theyve been informative. Keep the
comments coming, positive or neg-
ative. They are appreciated. Even
if you just want to say that Im not
qualified to hold an unpaid posi-
tion in a free newspaper, I wont
cry much.
Becoming an opinion columnist
for the Kansan is a low-risk, high-
reward situation. Thirty minutes
for a semester of fame. If you feel
that the other columnists and I are
doing a less than satisfactory job,
then why not pick up an applica-
tion and show us how its done?
Mersmann is a Lawrence
senior in creative writing.
This is in response to Ms.
McNaughtons column last
Thursday
As an immigrant myself, I
also support immigration.
However, as a legal immigrant to
the United States, I stand firm-
ly against illegal immigration.
Another thing I stand firmly
against is misrepresenting an
issue that many people have very
strong feelings about.
The proponents of immi-
gration are quick to cite all the
strife these immigrants endure to
physically reach our country and
the many that die in an attempt to
cross the border. What they fail
to mention is that these people
are illegally trying to cross the
border, hence the dire conditions
and many deaths. If all these peo-
ple were not illegal and breaking
a law, crossing our borders would
not have such a high mortality
rate. This is a point that many
pro-immigrant proponents fail to
mention when presenting their
viewpoint.
I am not for building a wall,
but I am also not for opening our
borders like floodgates. Much
of what pro-immigration pro-
ponents seek by allowing these
illegal immigrants in people
with a strong work ethic, stable
economy, and diversity can be
achieved through legal immigra-
tion. Lets not misconstrue such
an important matter by omitting
illegal from immigrants when
presenting your case.
Jia Yin Feng,
Olathe senior in cell biology
Lawrence seems to be at the
pinnacle of its awesomeness.
It has the best college in the
nation, the University of Kansas,
which was the Mens Basketball
2008 National Champions and
the Orange Bowl Champions. It
is one of the smartest towns in
the nation, and has an excellent
music scene. All of these achieve-
ments bring pride to the town of
Lawrence. It makes me proud
that I live here in Lawrence now
more than ever.
But with all the pride I have
for this town, there are a few
things that stick out like an ugly
sore thumb like its poor excuse
of a movie theater and its pot-
hole ridden streets.
I love movies. Before I moved
to Lawrence, I would go see
movies all the time. But I just
cant bring myself to going see a
movie in Lawrences Southwind
Theater. It makes me want to
wait for the movies to actually
come out on DVD.
The best word I could use
to describe Southwind Theaters
is mediocre. Lawrence deserves
a top-notch movie theater with
comfortable stadium seating and
a surround sound with great
speakers. We are eight years into
the new millennia, so why does
Southwind Theaters look like a
theater that is outdated? Why did
AMC Theaters skip Lawrence?
Anyone who daily drives the
streets of Lawrence can tes-
tify to Lawrences pot holes. Im
glad that we, KU students, are
proud of our schools achieve-
ments and Im also glad we
get to ride in style bumping
around like we all got shocks.
I know I felt really cool on that
glorious Monday night when we
beat Memphis for the champion-
ship and I rode around yelling
Dicky V. could eat his heart
out, that ACC loving slut! while
I appeared to be white water
rafting on Lawrences shoddy
streets. Actually, nothing that
night could have ruined the high
I was on for our school winning
the National Championship, but
the problems still persist.
By participating in the glory
of our victory on Massachusetts
Street, I forever forged a special
bond with KU and Lawrence.
I only wish to exclaim that
Lawrence has no faults in its
awesomeness. I want to tell any-
one that is plenty of fun stuff to
do here in Lawrence, whether
you want to see a good movie
comfortably, see a good band in
one of Lawrences venues, or to
simply root for the Jayhawks in
any of the Lawrences restaurants
and bars.
We got our swagger back,
exclaimed Athletic Director Lew
Perkins at the celebration on
Tuesday following the champion-
ship. He was right, KU did. Now
its time for the rest of Lawrence
to step in line in becoming the
best college town in the nation.
Brown is a Lees Summit,
Mo., junior in journalism.
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Are you there, God? Its me,
global warming.
When I logged on to Facebook
the other day, I was disturbed to
see that my two least favorite things
(organized religion and Yahoo!
Inc.) have friend requested my best
buddy, the Green Movement.
And the Green Movement
accepted their friend request.
In a story posted on Yahoo!
Green (which I had no idea existed
until 12 hours ago), the Catholics
second-in-command declared pol-
lution a sin.
According to the article, the
Pope has made a decent fuss about
environmental problems, enough
so to scare some churches to invest
in eco-palms for this years Palm
Sunday.
As much as I disagree with every-
thing else the Pope stands for, I like
seeing a major religion acknowl-
edge and combat the climate crisis.
In fact, Vatican announced plans
last summer to become the worlds
first carbon-neutral state. Yahoos
article said that photovoltaic cells
have been installed and that the
Church has discussed the conse-
quences of global warming.
Even though pollution is now
one of the seven deadly sins, recent
studies show that fewer Catholics
are attending confession. Its okay,
sinners, the rest of the human race
doesnt want to own up to global
warming yet either.
While Catholics only have a
few new sins to steer clear of, Ive
compiled the Green Movements 10
Greenmandments to make sure
the rest of us can also avoid eternal
damnation.
And Mother Earth did spake:
I: Thou shalt have no other plan-
ets before Me.
II: Thou shalt not exploit
resources in vain.
III: Thou shalt take a break from
electronic devices and unplug them
while not in use.
IV: Thou shalt recycle, even if
thou must driveth to Wal-Mart in
thy carbon dioxide emitting, 10-
miles-per-gallon-getting Hummer.
V: Thou shalt not kill animals
grown in factory farm conditions.
VI: Thou shalt not sleep with
polluters to convert them to thine
side.
VII: Thou shalt not steal, because
then thou art consuming earthly
goods.
VIII: Thou shalt not bear false
witness against thy neighbors
greenhouse gas emissions.
IX: Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbors solar panels, greywater
irrigation system or organic garden
because thou shalt soon have one of
thine own.
X: Thou shalt not key thy neigh-
bors Prius, even if thou would like
to own one or thou knoweth the
truth about its origins.
Hallelujah!
Praise be with the planet.
Keith is a Wichita sophomore
in journalism and environ-
mental studies. She is the
Kansan associate opinion
editor.
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NEWS 8A Thursday, may 1, 2008
economy
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates Wednesday
By JEANNINE AVERSA
ASSocIAtEd pRESS
WASHINGTON Scrambling
to shore up the faltering economy,
the Federal Reserve cut interest
rates to the lowest point in nearly
four years Wednesday as the nation
teetered on the edge of recession.
Wall Street rallied at first but
then pulled back, concerned that
the reduction might be the last for
a while.
In fact, the Feds trim was smaller
than those of recent months amid
indications the central bank might
pause to see if months of powerful
rate-cutting medicine and billions
of dollars in stimulus checks will
be enough to lift the country out of
its slump.
Cha i r ma n
Ben Bernanke
led a divided
Fed, in an 8-2
vote, in slicing
its key rate by
one-quarter per-
centage point to
2 percent.
In turn, the
prime lending
rate for millions
of consumers
and businesses
fell by a corresponding amount, to
5 percent. The prime rate applies
to certain credit cards, home equity
lines of credit and other loans. Both
rates are the lowest since late 2004.
The Federal Reserve, which
has been dropping rates since last
September, turned much more
forceful early this year when hous-
ing, credit and financial problems
worsened. Rate reductions in
January and March alone marked
the most aggressive intervention in
a quarter-century in an effort to re-
energize consumers and businesses.
Enthusiastic Wall Street inves-
tors drove the Dow Jones industrial
average up more than 178 points
lifting it above 13,000 for the first
time since early January right
after the Fed action. Then trad-
ers caution returned, and the index
ended the day 11.81 points below
where it started.
Although the Fed didnt take
another reduction off the table,
a growing number of economists
believe the central bank is wind-
ing down its rate-cutting campaign.
Barring another hit to economic
growth, they believe rates probably
will stay where they are perhaps
through the rest of this year in
part because the Federal Reserve is
concerned that further cuts could
join with galloping energy and food
prices and spread inflation danger-
ously higher.
By all accounts, the countrys
e c o n o m i c
health is frag-
ile.
The econ-
omy crawled
ahead at a
pace of just
0.6 percent
from January
through March
as housing and
credit problems
forced people
and businesses
to hunker down, the Commerce
Department reported hours before
the Feds action. Growth had been
just as feeble in the prior quarter.
Job losses for the first three months
of the year neared the staggering
quarter-million mark, and a govern-
ment report on Friday is expected to
show that employers shed jobs again
in April. The unemployment rate,
now at 5.1 percent, also could creep
higher in April and hit 6 percent early
next year, analysts say.
Recent information indicates
that economic activity remains
weak, the Fed said. Household
and business spending has been
subdued, and labor markets have
softened further. Financial markets
remain under considerable stress,
and tight credit conditions and the
deepening housing contraction are
likely to weigh on economic growth
over the next few quarters.
Two members Charles Plosser,
president of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Philadelphia, and Richard
Fisher, president of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas opposed
cutting rates Wednesday, a crack in
the usually unified front the Fed
often shows the public.
Both men have a reputation for
being especially vigilant about fight-
ing inflation. At the Feds previous
meeting in March, they opposed
cutting rates by a whopping three-
quarters point and preferred a
smaller reduction.
The Fed didnt completely shut
the door on rate cuts but they closed
it part way, said Mark Zandi, chief
economist at Moodys Economy.
com. I think the overall message
was theyve done a lot already to
help the economy and think this
will be enough. But they stand ready
to do more if that is needed.
Bernankes juggling act is getting
harder. Fed policymakers are trying
to bolster economic growth, and
at the same time they are mindful
that they cant let inflation get out
of hand. The very rate reductions
the Fed depends on to energize the
economy can also sow the seeds of
inflation down the road.
At the same time, many econo-
mists believe the economy already
is declining.
Under one rough rule, if the
economy contracts for six straight
months it is considered to be in
recession. However, that didnt hap-
pen in the last recession in 2001.
A panel of experts at the National
Bureau of Economic Research that
determines when U.S. recessions
begin and end uses a broader defi-
nition, taking into account income,
employment and other barometers.
The bureaus finding is usually made
well after the fact.
The Feds previous rate reduc-
tions, which take months to work
their way through the economy,
should help lift growth in the
second half of this year. The gov-
ernments $168 billion economic-
stimulus package including tax
rebates that started flowing to bank
accounts on Monday also should
help energize activity, the Bush
administration, Bernanke and pri-
vate economists have said.
AssociAted PRess
traders and specialists look at a monitor on the trading foor at the NewYork Stock Exchange Wednesday while the Fed announced its decision to
cut a quarter point interest rate, the seventh reduction since September.
Rates cut to lowest point in nearly four years as nation teeters on edge of recession
The Fed didnt completely shut
the door on rate cuts but they
closed it part way.
Mark Zandi
Chief economist at Moodys Economy
By NEdRA pIcKLER
ASSocIAtEd pRESS
WASHINGTON Barack
Obama is closing in on
Democratic presidential rival
Hillary Rodham Clintons
advantage among superdele-
gates, building on his lead in the
primary race even as he faces
troubled times.
Party leaders are encourag-
ing superdelegates to pick a side
by late June to prevent the fight
from going to the national con-
vention in
August, and
it seems some
are listening
as the race
enters its final
five weeks of
voting.
C h e l s e a
Clinton got
a superdel-
egate for her
mom while
campai gni ng
in Puerto Rico on Wednesday,
just as Obama press secretary
Bill Burton sent out a statement
announcing the support of Rep.
Lois Capps. The statement didnt
mention the personal connec-
tion Capps is Burtons moth-
er-in-law.
Clinton had a big jump start
among superdelegates, many of
whom have ties to the Clintons
and backed her candidacy early
on. But most of the superdel-
egates taking sides recently have
gone for Obama, who has won
more state contests.
Obama trails Clinton by just
21 superdelegates, 243-264, cut-
ting her lead in half in less
than two months. This week,
he picked up seven delegates to
her four.
The superdelegate chase
is a key piece of good news
for Obama in what has been
a bad week. The Illinois sena-
tor is coming off a big loss in
Pennsylvania, steeped in contro-
versy surrounding his outspo-
ken former pastor while Clinton
fares better against Republican
likely nominee John McCain in
the latest Associated Press-Ipsos
poll.
But the problems arent stop-
ping his ability to win support
from superdelegates who are
likely to cast the deciding votes
in the Democratic race.
Superdelegates are nearly 800
elected leaders and Democratic
party officials who arent bound
by the outcome of state contests
and can cast their ballot for any
candidate at the national con-
vention. They
are especial-
ly valuable
in this race
since neither
Clinton nor
Obama can
get enough
d e l e g a t e s
to win the
nomi nat i on
through the
primaries and
caucuses held
across the country.
Obama now leads in the del-
egate count overall 1731.5 to
1598.5 for Clinton. A candi-
date needs 2,025 delegates to
win the nomination. About 230
superdelegates remain undecid-
ed, and about 60 more will be
selected at state party conven-
tions and meetings throughout
the spring.
Clinton had stalled in draw-
ing their support as Obama won
more states than she, but Clinton
won Pennsylvania last week and
has been able to announce a new
supporter every day this week
two on Wednesday.
Two of the most important
superdelegates to sign on this
week come from the states that
vote next North Carolina and
Indiana, which hold primaries
on May 6 and are the largest
states left to vote. Obama got
the support of Rep. Baron Hill of
Indiana, while Clinton won the
backing of North Carolina Gov.
Mike Easley even though Obama
is expected to win the state.
election
Democrats continue to
chase superdelegates
About 230 superdelegates
remain undecided, and about
60 more will be selected at state
party conventions and meetings
throughout the spring.
news 9A thursday, may 1, 2008
By MIKE ECKEL
AssoCIAtEd PrEss
MOSCOW For nine decades
after Bolshevik executioners
gunned down Czar Nicholas II and
his family, there were no traces
of the remains of Crown Prince
Alexei, the hemophiliac heir to
Russias throne.
Some said the delicate 13-year-
old had somehow survived and
escaped; others believed his bones
were lost in Russias vastness, buried
in secret amid fear and chaos as the
country lurched into civil war.
Now an official says DNA tests
have solved the mystery by identify-
ing bone shards found in a forest as
those of Alexei and his sister, Grand
Duchess Maria.
The remains of their parents
Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra
and three siblings, including the
czars youngest daughter, Anastasia,
were unearthed in 1991 and rebur-
ied in the imperial resting place
in St. Petersburg. The Russian
Orthodox Church made all seven of
them saints in 2000.
Despite the earlier discoveries
and ceremonies, the absence of
Alexeis and Marias remains gnawed
at descendants of the Romanov
dynasty, history buffs and royalists.
Even if Wednesdays announcement
is confirmed and widely accepted,
many descendants of the royal fam-
ily are unlikely to be fully assuaged;
they seek formal rehabilitation by
the government.
The tragedy of the czars fam-
ily will only end when the fam-
ily is declared victims of political
repression, said German Lukyanov,
a lawyer for royal descendants.
Nicholas abdicated in 1917 as
revolutionary fervor swept Russia,
and he and his family were detained.
They were shot by a firing squad on
July 17, 1918, in the basement of
the Yekaterinburg house where they
were being held.
Rumors persisted that some
of the family had survived and
escaped. Claims by women to be
Anastasia were particularly promi-
nent, although there were also
pretenders to Alexeis and Marias
identities.
It was 99.9 percent clear they
had all been killed; now with
these shards, its 100 percent, said
Nadia Kizenko, a Russian scholar
at the University at Albany, State
University of New York. Those who
regret this news will be those who
liked the royal pretender myth.
Alexei was one of the more com-
pelling of the victims, drawing sym-
pathy because of his hemophilia.
His mothers terror of the disease
and fear that he would not live to
gain the throne were key to her fall-
ing under the thrall of the hypnotic
and sexually ravenous self-declared
holy man Rasputin, who exerted
vast influence on the royal family.
Researchers unearthed the bone
shards last summer in a forest near
Yekaterinburg, where the royal fam-
ily was killed, and enlisted Russian
and U.S. laboratories to conduct
DNA tests.
Eduard Rossel, governor of the
region 900 miles east of Moscow,
said tests done by a U.S. laboratory
had identified the shards as those of
Alexei and Maria.
This has confirmed that indeed
it is the children, he said. We have
now found the entire family.
He did not specify the laboratory,
but a genetic research team working
at the University of Massachusetts
Medical School has been involved
in the process. Evgeny Rogaev, who
headed the team that tested the
remains in Moscow and at the med-
ical school in Worcester, Mass., was
called into the case by the Russian
Federation Prosecutors Office.
He told The Associated Press on
Wednesday that he delivered the
results to Russian authorities, but
said it was up to the prosecutors
office not him or his team to
disclose the findings.
The test results were based on
analysis of mitochondrial DNA,
the genetic material passed down
only from mothers to children. That
DNA is more stable than nuclear
DNA the material inherited from
the fathers side especially when
remains are badly damaged.
In this case, the bone fragments
were so shattered and burned that
Rogaevs team first had to deter-
mine whether enough uncontami-
nated genetic material still existed
for testing.
The delicate work proved that,
indeed, useful DNA could be
extracted from a very small amount
of the material a critical fact,
since they wanted to preserve as
much of the bone fragments as pos-
sible out of respect for the victims.
With the mitochondrial analy-
sis completed, the team is working
on the nuclear DNA analysis and
comparing the samples to paternal
relatives of the czars family.
It was unclear if the Russian
Orthodox Church will recognize
them as genuine. The churchs press
service said no one could comment
on Wednesdays announcement.
It was also unclear whether
the descendents of the royal fam-
ily would accept the identification.
Lukyanov said neither he nor his
clients had received confirmation.
Lukyanovs efforts to get the gov-
ernment to declare the royal family
victims of political repression have
been repeatedly rejected by Russian
courts, which have said the familys
killing was premeditated murder,
not a political reprisal.
history
Remains of last Romanov family members discovered
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Anastasia Girgorenko, a post doctoral student, works with DNA samples in a laboratory at
the Irving and Betty Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute inWorcester, Mass. Remains
found last year were announced to be those of Alexei and Maria Romanov.
White House regrets fying Mission Accomplished banner
nation
By tErENCE HUNt
AssoCIAtEd PrEss
WASHINGTON The White
House said Wednesday that
President Bush has paid a price
for the Mission Accomplished
banner that was flown in triumph
five years ago but later became a
symbol of U.S. misjudgments and
mistakes in the long and costly
war in Iraq.
Thursday is the fifth anniver-
sary of Bushs dramatic landing
in a Navy jet on an aircraft car-
rier homebound from the war.
The USS Abraham Lincoln had
launched thousands of airstrikes
on Iraq.
Major combat operations in
Iraq have ended, Bush said at the
time. The battle of Iraq is one vic-
tory in a war on terror that began
on Sept. 11, 2001, and still goes
on. The Mission Accomplished
banner was prominently displayed
above him a move the White
House came to regret as the dis-
play was mocked and became a
source of controversy.
After shifting explanations, the
White House eventually said the
Mission Accomplished phrase
referred to the carriers crew com-
pleting its 10-month mission, not
the military completing its mis-
sion in Iraq.
President Bush is well aware
that the banner should have
been much more specific and
said mission accomplished for
these sailors who are on this ship
on their mission, White House
press secretary Dana Perino said
Wednesday.
She said what is important
now is how the president would
describe the fight today. Its been a
very tough month in Iraq, but we
are taking the fight to the enemy.
At least 49 U.S. troops died in
Iraq in April, making it the deadli-
est month since September when
65 U.S. troops died.
Now in its sixth year, the war
in Iraq has claimed the lives of at
least 4,061 members of the U.S.
military. Only the Vietnam War
(August 1964 to January 1973), the
war in Afghanistan (October 2001
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Chief Justice John G. Roberts
Jr. used the 205th anniversary of
the Louisiana Purchase to celebrate
Kansas in his speech at the Lied
Center Monday night.
Even the most successful busi-
ness deals come up with some legal
problem, Roberts said.
Roberts said that despite the fact
that the most fertile lands in the
world were part of the deal, dif-
ferent representations of the con-
stitution almost made the deal fall
through. He said if this were the
case, Kansas would be much dif-
ferent today.
Instead of Go Jayhawks,
Roberts said, they would be say-
ing Viva La Jayhawks.
Roberts said the Supreme Court
played a key role in making hard
decisions in constitutional law.
Adam Davis, third-year law stu-
dent, asked Roberts whether he
agreed with
Judge Scalia
that the con-
stitution was
dead.
Roberts said
the constitution
was just a piece
of paper. He
said although it
was one of the
most impor-
tant pieces of
paper in American history, the
founding fathers created a way to
change it.
Joyce McCray Pearson, director
of the Wheat Law Library, said the
lectures design was great because it
allowed students to be interactive
with the chief justice.
It made it engaging, McCray
Pearson said, and the time went
by quick.
Annie Van Allen, Clearwater
junior, asked whether the judge felt
uncomfortable allowing the first
amendment to shield people who
do harm to others.
Roberts said the job came with
some harsh demands to protect
people based on the law and not on
personal opinion.
Were not elected, Roberts said,
so if people dont like what we are
doing, it is kind of too bad.
Roberts said the appointment
process was justified because
someone had to protect citizens
constitutional rights even if they
were unpopular.
Roberts said separating personal
and legal issues was imperative in
the Supreme Court, and many aids
were available, such as past cases
and rules of court, to make sure it
achieved that goal.
He said the Supreme Courts
opinions were just another part
of the decision-making process.
He said they allowed future courts
to understand the reasoning of
Supreme Court verdicts.
If we just
put out a deci-
sion, Roberts
said, we would
not know why
we came to the
result we set-
tled on.
R o b e r t s
said deals like
the Louisiana
Purchase show
the value of
the Supreme Court in building the
United States, including Kansas.
Sara Zafar, a third-year law stu-
dent, said the lecture was not about
processes and legal matters as she
expected.
I heard that it was sold out right
away, but I didnt see all the seats
filled, Zafar said. This is a pretty
big deal for the University.
The sold-out lecture was
streamed lived into an auditorium
in Budig Hall.
Roberts speech was a part of the
annual Vickers Memorial Lecture
Series in memory of J.A. Vickers
Sr., and Robert F. Vickers Sr.
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Tuesday night Shaeffer Hall took the
mound for Kansas, serving as a reminder
of the Jayhawks original 2008 weekend
rotation.
That weekend rotation included Hall,
a sophomore left-hander, and junior left-
hander Sam Freeman. The same weekend
rotation later featured sophomore left-
hander Wally Marciel and was eventually
supposed to be anchored by junior left-
hander Andy Marks, who was recovering
from an injury.
Its the same weekend rotation that
traded those lefties for two right-handers:
senior Andres Esquibel who had previ-
ously been a staple of the Kansas bullpen
and freshman and invited walk-on T.J.
Walz.
Junior closer Paul Smyth was even
slated to start a Sunday game a couple
weeks ago, but a relief appearance earlier
in the weekend nixed that plan.
With so much commotion surrounding
a simple three-man rotation, its easy to
forget the arm thats been there all along
that of junior left-hander Nick Czyz.
Even as tumultuous as Kansas pitching
situation has been a 5.26 team ERA,
for instance its hard to imagine just
how bleak it would be without Czyz as the
cornerstone of the staff.
Every Friday night, Czyz strolls to the
mound, knowing hes matched up with
the opponents ace. Some pitchers arent
mentally tough enough to handle that
responsibility. There was a time when
Czyz himself wasnt. But this year he wel-
comed it and is on the brink of flourishing
as a Friday-night starter.
Its been awesome, Czyz said. You
get to go toe-to-toe with, honestly, some
of the best pitchers in the nation. You
kind of get to see where youre at on a
weekly basis.
After appearing in 17 games his fresh-
man season including a victorious
five and one-third inning effort in the
2006 Big 12 Championship game against
Nebraska Czyz was a frontrunner to
head Kansas pitching rotation as a sopho-
more. He is also the younger brother of
Don Czyz, who was an all-American his
senior year, which increased the hype sur-
rounding Nick. However, the lofty expec-
tations never came to fruition.
Despite a 4.60 ERA and 62 strikeouts
in 72 and one-third innings, which were
all second best on the team, he also had
a 4-8 record, a 1.77:1 strikeout-to-walk
ratio, a 1.58 WHIP and he averaged just
more than five innings per start.
Part of the problem was his throwing
shoulder which wasnt at full strength
most of the season but his maturity was
also a factor. He took losses hard, some-
times declining to talk to media.
A year later, Czyz is hardly the same
pitcher. His velocity has increased from
the 84-86 mph range to 88-91 mph and
hes gained the confidence in his play to
pitch inside to hitters. Not only is his arm
sound, but his mind is too.
It takes incredible maturity to pitch on
Friday night, Kansas coach Ritch Price
said. You know its going to be a 2-1 or
3-2 ballgame, you know youre pitching
against a potential high draft pick and it
takes great maturity and great competi-
tiveness to want to be that guy.
In the past, Price said hes had pitchers
who werent willing to accept the chal-
lenge of being a Friday-night starter, but
Czyz has.
I think its about time I take that
pressure on, Czyz said. Im a little dis-
appointed that it took this long to do it.
SportS
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fastball
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Junior pitcher Nick Czyz throws a pitch against texas a&M saturday afternoon at hoglund ballpark. Coach ritch price said he has seen Czyz mature as a player in Czyzs three years at kansas.
despite changing
line up, nick Czyz
remains strong as
a weekend starter
SEE baseball oN PAGE 4B
BY jOSH BOWE
jbowe@kansan.com
After completing the 2008 Big 12
Tournament this past weekend, sophomore
Emily Powers qualified for the NCAA Golf
West Regional Tournament.
Each regional tournament includes 21
teams and three individuals who have
qualified to compete.
Powers, whos from Quincy, Ill., has
been the Jayhawks top golfer, finishing the
year with a 75.53 scoring average and play-
ing in all 11 events this spring. She was the
top Jayhawk finisher in eight tournaments
this year and was second on the team in the
other three. Powers also has on her rsum
finishing in the top-10 in five tournaments,
with her best being a second place finish at
the Kitahara Inviational in Fresno, Calif.,
in February.
The Jayhawks as a team failed to qualify
for the West Regional. They finished in
10th place at the Big 12 Championship,
dashing all hopes.
Coach Erin ONeil wasnt surprised by
the success of Powers.
I knew coming in that she would be an
impact player, ONeil said.
With a team that lacked seniors, Powers
not only raised her game on the course, but
she raised her leadership skill as well by
leading a young Jayhawk team.
Powers will compete in the West
Regional at Lincoln, Calif., on May 8-10.
To advance to the NCAA Championships
in Albuquerque, N.M., Powers must finish
in the top two of single contenders.
Edited by Mandy Earles
KANSAN FILE PHoTo
Emily Powers is one of three individual players who qualifed to compete in the nCaa Golf West regional in lincoln, Calif., on May 8-10. powers has competed in 11 events
this year, with eight frst place fnishes. if powers qualifes in the West regional, she will advance to the nCaa Championships in albuquerque, n.M.
Jayhawk advances to regional
while team fnishes 10 in Big 12
WOmens GOlf
sports 2B thursday, may 1, 2008
Q: Who is the only player
in NBA history to record back-
to-back games with at least
30 points, 10 assists and three
steals?
A: New Orleans Hornets
point guard Chris Paul, who
started his NBA playof career
this month by accomplishing
the feat. Paul led the Hornets
to a 4-1 series victory against
the Dallas Mavericks.
espn.com
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on tv tonight
Dallas forward Brandon Bass
made 21 straight free throws in
the series against New Orleans.
He hadnt missed a free throw
in the entire season until the
fourth quarter of the fnal game.
nba.com
Were not going to pop
champagne bottles or anything
like that. Were trying to set a
new standard here with our or-
ganization. This isnt like a fairy
tale for us. This is something
that were trying to keep going.
Chris Paul
MLB:
Kansas City at Texas, noon,
FSN
Milwuakee at Chicago
Cubs, 1 p.m., WGN
MLS:
New York at Toronto, 6
p.m., ESPN2
NBA:
Detroit at Philadelphia: NBA
Playofs First Round: Game 6, 7
p.m., TNT
Mens College Volleyball:
Ohio State at PennState, 8
p.m., ESPN2
Long Beach State at Pep-
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Michael Young in the third inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, onTuesday.
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In 2005 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Danica Patrick led 19 laps, a frst for a woman at Indy, and fnished fourth, the best fnish for a
female at the big track. Patrick will be among the favorites to win the Indianapolis 500 when practice for the May 25 race begins Tuesday.
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Danica Patrick will be among
the favorites to win the Indianapolis
500 when practice officially begins
Tuesday for the May 25 race.
Thats not so much because of her
historic first victory two weeks ago
in the IRL IndyCar Series race in
Japan as it is because of her feeling
at home at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway. Its a place where Patrick
has felt welcome and comfortable
since she first arrived there as a 23-
year-old rookie in May 2005.
I like Indy a lot, Patrick said. I
feel very confident there.
But, at the same time, the place
demands a little respect. Its never
easy and you cant take speed for
granted there. You have to really
stay with the car and push it to its
limit.
She became an instant sensation
at the famed Brickyard by doing
just that. And the fans quickly
latched onto the tiny, fearless girl
with the long black hair and the
very fast car.
From the moment she put a
wheel onto the 2.5-mile Indy oval,
Patrick was quick.
Each day in practice, she was at
or near the top of the speed chart
and only a bobble that nearly sent
her into the wall on the first of her
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from winning the pole.
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foot on the gas and qualified fourth,
the best that any woman had done
at the speedway.
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a national reaction that saw her
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Then, in the race, Patrick led 19
laps and survived a collision with
another car to finish fourth.
By JoHN GERoME
ASSocIAtEd pRESS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Mindy
McCready has caught her breath
and gone back to work on a new
album following her admission
of a long-standing relationship
with Roger Clemens, a represen-
tative for the country star said
Wednesday.
The first day was really diffi-
cult for her. She really has caught
her breath, her management
consultant, John Dotson, told The
Associated Press on Wednesday.
She did vocals yesterday and will
do vocals today.
McCready told The New York
Daily News on Monday that
she cannot refute anything in
the newspapers original report
posted Sunday night on its Web
site. The story said Clemens and
McCready met in a Florida kara-
oke bar when she was a 15-year-
old aspiring singer and he was a
28-year-old pitcher for the Boston
Red Sox and a married father of
two.
This is Rogers situation to
deal with and weve come back
to work, Dotson said. We didnt
go looking for this. They called
us. We have a record to make and
are in the middle of negotiating a
deal on a reality show.
Citing anonymous sources,
the newspaper said McCready
went with Clemens to his hotel
room after their first meeting,
but that they did not have sex.
The relationship turned intimate
after she later moved to Nashville
and became a country star, the
paper said.
At no time did Clemens engage
in inappropriate or improper rela-
tionship with her, said Hardin,
who described McCready as a
longtime friend of Clemens and
his family.
Still, the report could under-
mine Clemens reputation, which
is central to a defamation lawsuit
he filed against former personal
trainer Brian McNamee.
McNamee contends Clemens
used performance-enhancing
substances during his major
league career.
The 32-year-old McCready
came to Nashville in 1994 with
tapes of her karaoke vocals and
earned a contract with BNA
Records. Two years later, her song
Guys Do It All the Time hit No.
1 on the country charts.
But her subsequent albums
didnt sell as well, and she lost her
record deal. Attempts to restart
her career tanked.
McCready, whos currently
signed to Denver-based Iconic
Records, has had a string of legal
and personal problems in recent
years and was sentenced last
September for violating probation
from a 2004 drug arrest. She was
released from jail Dec. 30.
The newspaper reported that
Clemens sent cash to McCready
to help her with legal issues and
reached out to her when she was
in jail.
Dotson said McCready will be
meeting with a New York-based
public relations firm this week to
see what to do next.
We want to be sure we dont
inadvertently do something
wrong, he said.
MLB
Country singer admits to
relationship with pitcher
sports 3B thursday, may 1, 2008
T
he Kansas City Chiefs had
a great draft. Thats correct,
you did not misread. The
Kansas City Chiefs, the same team
that drafted busts in Ryan Sims,
Trazelle Jenkins and Junior Siavii
in the past, showed the other teams
how successful a draft weekend
could be.
This was unprecedented. It was
like David Spade winning the Oscar
for Best Actor, MTV coming out
with meaningful television or Mike
Tyson being named humanitarian
of the year. The Chiefs went into
the draft as an aging team with a
questionable future and fans cancel-
ling season tickets, and they left the
draft with renewed optimism and
talks of Super Bowl contention in
three years.
Herm Edwards, Chiefs coach,
and Carl
Peterson,
Chiefs presi-
dent/general
manager and
CEO, began the
draft on thin
ice. Edwards
turned a
high-powered
offense into an
abomination.
He ran down
Larry Johnson
with a 416-carry season, said good-
bye to several veteran offensive
linemen without having designated
replacements and turned an aerial
attack into an offense with the
same entertainment value as an
ant farm. Peterson is 19 years into
a five-year plan to turn the Chiefs
into contenders, and Chiefs fans
have been calling for his head for
years.
That all changed during the
weekend. Suddenly, Edwards was a
shrewd rebuilder, and Peterson was
an unmatched negotiator.
The draft immediately started
with success, with defensive tackle
Glenn Dorsey somehow dropping
to pick No. 5. Dorsey was con-
sidered by many teams to be the
top prospect in the draft. Taking
advantage of the other teams
ill-advised decisions, the Chiefs
found the anchor of their defense
for years to come. The franchise
regarded the 299-pound tackle
from Louisiana State University as
a savior after it witnessed him over-
come injuries
to dominate
at the college
level. He can
not only get to
the quarterback
himself but free
up blockers for
the defensive
ends, which
will be instru-
mental without
the presence of
All-Pro defen-
sive end Jared Allen.
Ten picks later, Peterson saw his
favorite offensive lineman still on
the board. He traded up two spots
with the Detriot Lions, giving up a
fifth rounder and switching spots
in the third, to obtain the 15th pick
and use it on Branden Albert, the
combo guard/tackle from Virginia.
The Chiefs expect him to be the
left tackle on a line that last year
would have had trouble keep-
ing a senior citizen with a cane
from sacking the quarterback. In
many mock drafts, draft experts
thought the Chiefs would pick
Albert at five.
The good fortune did not end
in the first round. At pick 35 in the
second round, they were thrilled
to see that Brandon Flowers was
still on the board. Flowers, a cor-
nerback out of Virginia Tech, was
graded by the Chiefs as a first-
round prospect. The Chiefs let Ty
Law go this offseason after a down
year, and Benny Sapp was signed
by the Vikings, so there was a hole
as big as the Grand Canyon in
their secondary. Jayhawk fans can
remember Flowers as the player
who anchored the Virginia Tech
defense that tested Kansas in the
Orange Bowl. He will immediately
be thrust into the starting role.
After the first day was over,
there was not an analyst anywhere
with negative things to say. Mel
Kiper Jr., a famous draft pundit,
said the Chiefs had the best draft of
any team the first day.
The second day was not a let
down, either. With three picks
in the third round, the Chiefs
added Texas Jamaal Charles as a
backup running back to give Larry
Johnson much-needed relief; Brad
Cottam, a 6-foot-8 tight end out
of Tennessee, to be the understudy
to future Hall-of-Famer Tony
Gonzalez; and DaJuan Morgan, a
safety from North Carolina State
who many had ranked as the sec-
ond best safety in the draft. Charles
ran a 4.32 second 40-yard dash and
could challenge Speedy Gonzalez
in a footrace. Cottam is a towering
red-zone threat and Morgan is a
fierce tackler.
In the next round, they added
Will Franklin, who is familiar to
many Jayhawk fans as a receiver
from the Missouri Tigers. He
should challenge Jeff Webb and
Devard Darling to start opposite
of last years first rounder, Dwayne
Bowe. The rest of the draft con-
sisted of cornerback Brandon Carr,
offensive tackle Barry Richardson,
wide receiver Kevin Robinson,
defensive end Brian Johnston and
tight end Michael Merritt all
players who should be on the roster
come opening day.
The Chiefs should not expect
the playoffs this year, as they have
an inexperienced team that has to
adjust to NFL speed. However, with
the talent amassed over the week-
end, Kansas City should be com-
petitive in all games rather than
resembling a group of confused
Boy Scouts who were thrown onto
a football field. While they may
not experience a winning season
this year, it should be entertain-
ing to watch our talented rookies
develop into potential Pro Bowlers.
It has been a while since Chiefs
fans could say that.
Edited by Katherine Loeck
By Ben ashworth
Bashworth@Kansan.com
commentary
Successful draf could change Chiefs direction
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, Louisiana State University, acknowledges fans after being announced as the ffth overall pick by the Kansas
City Chiefs in the NFL draft Saturday in NewYork.
Mel Kiper Jr., a famous draft
pundit, said the Chiefs had the
best draft of any team the frst
day. The second day was not a
let down, either.
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San Francisco Giants Aaron Rowand, right, is greeted by teammate John Bowker, left,
after hitting a home run of Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez in the second
inningWednesday in San Francisco.
Castillo hits homer ending Giants drought
mlb
By Josh DUBow
assocIateD Press
SAN FRANCISCO Jose
Castillo ended a 450 at-bat homer-
less drought with a tiebreaking
shot to lead off the seventh inning
and Fred Lewis preserved the lead
with a diving catch in the eighth
that sent the San Francisco Giants
to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado
Rockies on Wednesday.
Castillos homer to left field off
Ryan Speier (0-1) was his first since
Aug. 14, 2006, for Pittsburgh against
Milwaukee. It gave the Giants a 3-2
lead they struggled to hold onto.
With a runner on second base
and two outs in the eighth inning,
Willy Tavares hit a sinking line
drive off Tyler Walker to left field.
Lewis charged and made a head-
long dive to make the catch, pop-
ping up and pumping his fist after
the play. Walker was also excited
with an exaggerated fist pump on
the mound and pointing out at
Lewis in appreciation.
Aaron Roward also homered for
the Giants, who finished their home-
stand with a 3-3 record. Merkin
Valdez (1-0) pitched 1 1-3 hitless
innings to earn his first career win
and Brian Wilson got three outs for
his ninth save in 10 chances.
Ryan Spilborghs hit an RBI dou-
ble and Garrett Atkins also drove
in a run for the defending NL
champion Rockies, who have lost
nine of 11 and are in need of a day
off Thursday. Colorado has played
for 16 straight days, going 6-10,
and could be without reigning NL
Rookie of the Year Troy Tulowitzki
for a while.
Tulowitzki returned to Denver
on Wednesday to have an MRI on
his left leg. Tulowitzki injured him-
self fielding a ball in the first inning
Tuesday and could be headed to
the disabled list.
The Rockies got both of their
runs in the fifth inning against
Jonathan Sanchez with help from
a rare bunt single by Todd Helton.
After Tavares walked to lead off
the frame, Helton laid a bunt down
the third-base line. Catcher Steve
Holm fielded the ball but his throw
to first was too late to get Helton.
Tavarez scored on Atkins one-
out sacrifice fly and Spilborghs fol-
lowed with an RBI double that gave
Colorado a 2-1 lead. The Rockies
loaded the bases but Sanchez
avoided further damage by getting
Jonathan Herrera on a groundout.
The Giants tied the game at 2
on Randy Winns RBI single that
knocked Ubaldo Jimenez out of
the game with one out in the sixth
inning. Jimenez allowed two runs
and three hits in 5 1-3 innings.
Sanchez allowed two runs,
five hits and five walks in 5 2-3
innings.
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Im finally feeling comfortable. If
I can just continue to step up my
performance, then hopefully I can
be the guy who can start doing
something special.
The first step in Czyz develop-
ment this season was to trust his
fastball enough
to use it inside
against hitters.
Since making
that adjustment
to his approach
on the mound,
the results have
been apparent.
On March
9, he struck
out 11 batters
against North
Dakota State in
six innings. For the season, he has
50 strikeouts in 50-1/3 innings
and six starts with at least five
strikeouts.
Its a huge confidence thing,
knowing that you can throw your
fastball inside and guys arent get-
ting good swings on it, Czyz said.
It sets up your whole outlook of
the game and the way you pitch
different hitters because it sets up
all of your off-speed pitches.
However, his strikeout numbers
hid a second step that he had yet
to take in his development until
recently. In
his first seven
starts of the
season, Czyz
only had one
start of at least
six innings
because he
often worked
counts to get
s t r i k e o u t s ,
rather than
pitch to con-
tact and get
quick outs.
His April 4 start against Baylor
lasted just four and one-third
innings. While hed struck out six
and allowed just one run, hed
also thrown 98 pitches. Since then,
though, Czyz has been noticeably
more economical with his pitches,
reaching the seventh inning in his
last three starts.
Now, the last step for Czyz is to
make his stat line more pleasing
to the eye.
In 10 starts this year, Czyz has
a 2-5 record, a 5.72 ERA, a 1.72:1
strikeout-to-walk ratio and a 1.65
WHIP. However, these numbers
are exaggerated by three poor starts
for Czyz. In his first two starts of
the season, against Hawaii-Hilo
and a ranked Vanderbilt club, and
one against Northwestern, Czyz
allowed 17 earned runs on 21 hits
and seven walks in 10 and two-
thirds innings.
But with at least three starts
left in the season, Czyz is poised
to take his final step to have his
statistics reflect the strides hes
taken.
It just sucks for me because
I had a rough start, had a couple
really bad outings where it blew
up my statistics, Czyz said, but
Im looking to get that down.
Edited by Madeline Hyden
baseball (continued from 1B)
Weston White/KaNsaN
Junior pitcher Nick Czyz turns quickly to frst attempting to pick of a Texas Tech base runner. Czyz faced 26 Red Raiders Friday afternoon, striking
out seven batters in Kansas 9-5 victory.
its a huge confdence thing,
knowing that you can throw
your fastball inside and guys
arent getting good swings on
it.
Nick czyz
Pitcher
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Beautiful 2, 3 & 4 BR homes.
Available immediately. We love pets.
Call for details. 816-729-7513
4 bedroom, 2 bath $840-850. Pool, large
closets, KU bus, pets OK. Please call
785-843-0011. www.holiday-apts.com
4 BR 2 BA large duplex, 3928 Overland
Dr. 2 car garage, all appliances, avail.
Aug. 1. $995/month. Call 785-766-9823.
4 BR 2 BA, Sweet house, big backyard.
$1400 a month. 3rd and Minnesota. Call
John at (816) 589-2577.
4 BR 3BA avail. June 1 & Aug 1 @
LeannaMar Townhomes, Open House
WThF 3-7 & Sat 11-2, internet & cable
paid, W/D, new appliances, freshly
remodeled. Move-In Specials $1160 no
pets, call 312-7942
4BR 2BA at 613 Maine. W/D,
covered parking. $1200/mo.
Please Call 550-6414
4BR 2 1/2 BA. Double garage. W/D
hookup, D/W, large bedrooms, 2729 Harri-
son Pl. $1050/mo. Call 766-9012.
4BR 3 1/2BA house for rent. Fenced
backyard. W/D. Central heat and air. Very
spacious. Close to campus. $1375/mo.
Please Call Chris 913-205-8774
4BR 3BA recently remodeled downtown
location. C/A, W/D, D/W, wood foors.
Avail Aug 1. $1550/mo. Call 979-9120
3 BR 1 BA apt in renovated house 934
Mississippi $1050, 785-841-1074. avail
Aug, cats ok, W/D, DW, high effciency
furnace, CA, car port, wood foors
3 bedroom, 2 bath. $690 - 710. Pool, walk-
in closets, peaceful setting, pets allowed,
KU bus. Please call 785-843-0011.
www.holiday-apts.com
3 BR 1 1/2 BA house, 1537 New Hamp-
shire $999, avail Aug. 785-841-1074, De-
clawed cats & dogs < 15 lbs & over 2 yrs
ok, W/D, DW, high effciency furnace, CA,
ceiling fans, off street parking, wood
foors, large closets
3 BR available now. Includes W/D.
Ask about our 2 person special.
Call Lindsey @ (785) 842-4455.
3BR 2.5BA avail. Aug. 1 @ Williams
Pointe Townhomes $1050 cable & inter-
net paid, gym, rec room, no pets, call 312-
7942
3-4BR 2BA house. Just south of campus.
1644 20th Terr. Two drive-ways. Must
see! W/D. $350/per BR 785-760-0144
3-6 BR nice apts & houses for Aug. 1.
Most close to KU, wd frs, free W/D use,
parking. $610-2250/mo. Call 841-3633.
3BR 1BA apt in Victorian house, 2 blocks
N of KU at 1100 Louisana St. 3-car drive-
way, water pd, low gas bills. $1200/mo,
Aug 1st. No pets. 785-766-0476.
3BR 1BA hardwood foors, full basement,
W/D hookups, diswasher, large trees.
$800. Avail. Aug 1 Please Call 749-3193
3BR 2BA apartment. 5th & Colorado.
Close to campus, W/D. $760/mo. Patio,
Small pets ok. Call 785-832-2258.
3BR Townhome special, Lorimar Town-
homes. For August. $270/month/person.
($810/month) 785-841-7849
3BR/2BA. $850. 1 BLOCK TO KU @ Col-
lege Hill Condos. W/D Hookups. WATER
PAID! Avail 8/1. 785.218-3788 or www.-
midwestestates.com.
Summer internships available in market-
ing, copy writing, public relations, web de-
velopment, and pre-production design.
Get real world experience in a great work
environment. Visit www.pilgrimpage.-
com/jobs to apply.
UPS Store is accepting applications for a
PT position. Flexible schedule avail., ex-
cellent customer service and computer
skills req. Exp. w/ publisher preferred. Ap-
ply at UPS store, 31st & Iowa. 856-7860
1 BR 1 bath plus den/offce. Pool, quiet
setting, patio/balcony. $520-535. Pets
OK, KU bus. Please call 785-843-0011.
www.holiday-apts.com
1-4 BRs, W/D, DW, pets possible.
$450-$1600. Owner-managed, downtown
and campus locations. 785-842-8473
1 BR apts in houses avail Aug. 1. Near
KU. Some have wood foors, etc. $330-
465. Call 785-841-3633.
1 BR avail. Aug. 1st, $400/mo. 2 BR
house, 433 Wis. avail. 6/1, W/D, C/A, no
pets, no smoking, $680/mo. Also, 3 BR
1320 Mass. avail. 8/1. $960/mo.
331-7597.
1 BR May June or Aug. Quiet, spacious,
remodeled, CA balconies. 9th and
Emery. No Smoking, no pets. Starting
$370 + util. 841-3192
1 BR, 1 BA, plus sun room/offce, 1411
Westbrooke, avail. Aug. 1st, close to KU,
D/W, W/D, C/A, freplace. 728 sq. ft., cov-
ered parking, pool, $600/mo. plus util. Call
785-841-4935.
1701-17 Ohio, 2 bedroom apartments, 1
bath, w/d, d/w, central air. Close to KU.
No pets $635.00 749-6084 eresrental.
com
1131 - 35 Ohio, 3 bedroom apartments,
1.5 bath, w/d, cental air, Close to KU. No
pets. $915.00. 749-6084. eresrental.com
2 BR apt in renovated old house, $549,
932 Mississippi 785-841-1074, window
A/C, DW, wood foors, off strett parking,
and declawed cats ok.
2 BR Flat $700/mo and 3 BR 1 1/2 BA
Townhome $1000/mo Available at
Delaware St. Commons. 785-550-0163
2 HOUSES DOWNTOWN: 3 BR, 2 BA,
study loft, wd frs, $1175/mo,1047
Rhode Island. Also 3 BR, 1 BA,
carpeting, $1050/mo., 117 E. 11th St.
Both have W/D, D/W, on bus route,
available August, shown by appt. only:
785-841-2040
2, 3 and 4 BR duplexes and houses avail.
for June & Aug. Call Jill 785-393-7368.
www.rentinglawrence.com.
2406 Alabama. 3 BR, 2 BA townhouse on
KU bus route. D/W, W/D, FP, gar., C/A.
Nice place w/large rooms. Cats consid-
ered. $900/mo. Call 312-9605
2BR 2BA townhome. W/D, freplace,
clean, well-kept, appliances, ga-
rage. Available August 1. Please call
785-760-2896.
2 BR 1 BA apt in renovated house,
1321 Vermont, $720, call 785-841-1074,
avail Aug, dogs < 15 lbs & cats ok, W/D,
DW, CA, fenced yard, off street parking
2 BR 1 bath available. Pool, patio/bal-
cony, quiet setting $520-535. Pets OK,
KU bus. 785-843-0011.
www.holiday-apts.com
2 and 3 BRs, avail. now and in Aug. For
more info, visit www.lawrencepm.com or
call (785) 832-8728.
Personal care attendant summer job
avail. $8.75/hr. 20-30 hrs/wk plus nights.
Flexible schedule, no exp. needed. For
more info, call 785-218-0753.
PLAY SPORTS! HAVE FUN! SAVE
MONEY! Maine camp needs fun loving
counselors to teach All land, adventure
& water sports.? Great summer! Call
888-844-8080, apply: campcedar.com
Raintree Montessori School. 4601 Clinton
Parkway located on 14 acres with pools, a
pond, and a land tortoise named Sally has
an opening for two late afternoon assis-
tants to work with children ages 3-6. 7-9
hrs and child related course work and ex-
perience working with children required,
but Montessori certifcation is not. A
sense of humor however is. (M-F, $9.25-
/hr) Positions begin June 2. 843-6800.
Student Summer Help Wanted:
General Field Work growing Flowers,
Fruit, Vegetables and Turf at K-State
Research and Extension Center South
of Desoto. Must have own Transporta-
tion to site at 35230 W. 135 Street
Olathe Kansas 66061. $8/hr 40 hrs/wk.
May- 15/Aug-15. For Application Call Jill
913-856-2335 Ext 101.
FOR RENT
FOOD SERVICE
Pizza Cook
Ekdahl Dining
We d. - Sa t .
10: 30 A M - 9: 30 P M
$8. 96 - $10. 04
F ul l t i m e e mpl o y e es a l s o
r e c ei v e 2 FREE Me a l s
($9.00) p e r d a y.
F ul l j o b d e scr i p t i o ns
a v a il a bl e o nl i n e a t
w w w. u ni o n. k u. e du / hr.
Appli ca ti ons avail a bl e i n t he
Human Resources Of fi ce,
3rd Fl oor, Kansas Uni on,
1301 Jayhawk Bl vd.,
La wr ence, KS. EOE.
FOR RENT FOR RENT FOR RENT
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Paid Internships Available at Northwest-
ern Mutual. Marketing and Advertising Ex-
perience Preferred. 785.856.2136
BARTENDING. UP TO $300/DAY. NO
EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. TRAINING
PROVIDED. 800-965-6520 EXT 108
Camp Counselors needed for great
overnight camps in NE Pennsylvania.
Gain valuable experience while working
with children in the outdoors. Teach/assist
with waterfront, outdoor recreation, ropes
course, gymnastics, A&C, athletics, and
much more. Offce & Nanny positions also
available. Please apply on-line at
www.pineforestcamp.com
Full or part-time teachers for summer
school-age program needed. Apply at
Childrens Learning Center 205 N Michi-
gan or email clc5@sunfower.com.
Full-time and part-time positions available
at a busy wellness center. Will train the
right candidate for either marketing or clini-
cal duties. Call Dr. Brady at 785-766-1045
or email Laura at laurabrady@sunfower.-
com.
GREAT SUMMER JOB & THE EXPERI-
ENCE OF A LIFETIME! Trails End Camp
& Chestnut Lake Camp in PA are looking
for male and female Specialist Coun-
selors - baseball, lacrosse, gymnastics,
golf, cheerleading, tennis, hockey, out-
door adventure, mountain biking, dance,
waterfront and web design. Male Bunk
Counselors also available; June 17th - Au-
gust 17th APPLY ONLINE AT www.-
trailsendcampjobs.com AND BE CON-
SIDERED FOR A POSITION AT EITHER
OF OUR TWO PREMIER SUMMER
CAMPS!! Call Ryan Peters with ques-
tions 1-800-408-1404

JOBS JOBS
2002 Subaru AWD legacy L sedan, auto,
immaculate condition, brand new
Goodrich tires, hunter green, 83k highway
miles, $6,800. Call 838-3885, Lawrence.
1987 BMW 325iS White, 2 Door, Stan-
dard Shift, Sunroof, 200,000+ miles, Good
condition. $1500 hawkchalk.com/1531
Immediate opening for seasonal full/part
time hourly leasing, cleaning, painting, &
maintenance. If you are organized, cheer-
ful, have a positive attitude, a fast learner,
and willing to work the hours needed, we
have the right position and possible ca-
reer in real estate investment manage-
ment for you with a growing family owned
company. Call 785.842.1455 anytime. Re-
sumes may be faxed to 785.842.5977. Ap-
plications being accepted at 2401 W 25th
#9A-3.
Want to buy reliable small car for
around $2000 or less. Small dents ok.
Rick at SheridenRD@gmail.com
2 - Boston Acoustics Rally Series (RS8)
8 subs. These have amazingly deep,
solid bass. 4 ohm, 300W peak input
power. Asking $45 each or $80 for pair.
kevin 913-707-5225
hawkchalk.com/1533
One of a kind 1918 KU Basketball trophy
goblet for sale - serious inquiries only.
Please call 816-808-6470
Silver iPod mini for sale. Zero scratches
and a long lasting battery. Flexible price
($75), can include earplugs and USB if
you need them. 785-383-5880 hawkchalk.-
com/1527
AUTO
STUFF
Tutors Wanted
Te Academic Achievement and Access Center is hiring more
tutors for the Fall Semester (visit the Tutoring Services website
for a list of courses where tutors are needed). Tutors must have
excellent communication skills and have received a B or better in
the courses that they wish to tutor (or in higher-level courses in
the same discipline). If you meet these qualications, go to
www.tutoring.ku.edu or stop by 22 Strong Hall for more
information about the application process. Two references required.
Call 864-4064 with questions. EO/AA
Full-time salaried writing position, 25K -
35K, plus paid travel to major US cities,
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1BR in 4x4 at The Reserve on W 31st. 12
mo lease, start 8/15/08 end 7/31/09. Fur-
nished, cable, internet, pool, ftness cen-
ter, $344/mo. Please call 972-832-6272 or
972-338-7662
2-3 roommates to share 4 BR 2 BA town-
home close to KU & bus system. $450/mo
includes util. W/D, DW, CA, patio & 2 car
garage. 816-807-9493 or 785-979-4740.
3 BR 2 BA condo-close to campus(927
Emery Rd). W/D in apt. Water/Trash
paid. No gas bill. Avail July 1, 2008.
Kevin 913-707-5225
hawkchalk.com/1532
5BR SUMMER SUBLEASE, RENT IS
NEGOTIABLE,WILL LOWER COST!
SENIORS MOVING OUT OF SPA-
CIOUS HOME W/HUGE PORCH.NEAR
CAMPUS AND MASS ST!
hawkchalk.com/1524
Female roommate. 3BR, 1.5BA. Flexible
dates, summer/fall. $400/mo, inc util, cbl,
int, ph. W/D, DW, CA, parking, near KU
bus route. 785-856-8245. hawkchalk.-
com/1519
Great Summer Sublease! 2bdr, 1.5bath
Townhome. Avail May 21-July 31.
$570/mo. All inquiries for 2406 Alabama
#2D, please call 785.841.5797, M-F be-
fore 5pm hawkchalk.com/1511
House is located two blocks from 6th
street Hy-Vee. 5 bdrm, 2 bath. $350/ per-
son or $1750/ group of people a month.
Call Meg: 785.252.7566 hawkchalk.-
com/1520
Roommate needed for 2BR, 2BA, 2CG
townhome. Includes C/A, FP, W/D, DW.
Rent $400, utilities ~$70 ea (gas, elec, wa-
ter). Flex avail. starts mid-May. Drew 816-
812-2785 hawkchalk.com/1503
Search for three house mates nice large
home located near Lawrence High
School. Individual rooms, all utilities in-
cluded, garage, washer and dryer for
$400.00 per month. Please call Dennis at
651-308-0712.
Sublease ASAP Apt. 2BR, 1 BH,
$445/mo. WTR, TRSH, CBL PAID. Less
than 3 M from KU. On city and KU bus
routes. Incl. some furniture 785-979-1475
or usauaeusa@hotmail.com
Third female roommate needed for
May/June/July in townhome. $285/mo.
Wireless Internet, cable TV, laundry room
and kitchen appliances. Please contact
(785) 249-5874. hawkchalk.com/1502
1 BR 1.5 BA for SUMMER in renovated
house 1125 Vermont. $300 per month +
util.Fully renovated. DW, washer, dryer, ac.
173 st ft. (913) 961-7209. GREAT LOCA-
TION. hawkchalk.com/1535
1BR avail in Aug, 4BR 1 Bath house,
W/D, DW, cable, high speed wireless,
large deck & yard, no pets, close to KU,
$300/mo + utilities, female roommate
needed 785-224-1286
hawkchalk.com/1534
$250 + 1/2 Util. 2be/1ba. Walking dis-
tance to KU Available from May through
July. Female wanted. Furniture provided.
kmlee420@ku.edu or 213-568-5180.
hawkchalk.com/1518
ROOMMATE/SUBLEASE
Responsible family is seeking house
sitting opportunity 6,12,18 months will
pay all utilities.
785-218-2123 or 785-979-8866
Avail. 8/1/08. Large 2 BR apt in quiet 3-
story home near KU. Stove, fridge, W/D,
upgraded elec/plumb/heat/cool; wood
foors, ceiling fans, covered front porch
w/swing; off-street park; no smoking/pets.
Tom @ 785-766-6667
Available August 1st. 2BR apt between
campus/downtown. Close to GSP/Corbin.
$375 each + utilities. No pets, Call 785-
550-5012.
BEST DEAL!
Nice, quiet, well kept 2 BR apartment.
Appliances, CA, low bills and more! No
pets, no smoking. $405/mo. 841-6868
Brand new 10 BR house ready for Aug
lease. Other houses available for May.
Close to Downtown/KU Campus. Call
816.686.8868 for more info.
Briarstone Apts.
1010 Emery Rd.
One Bedroom Units $530
785.749.7744
Very nice condo, 3 BR, 2 BA, W/D in-
cluded. Close to campus, only $279/per-
son. Call Sharon 550-5979
Studio & 1BR Apts at 1127 Ohio.
$475-$625/mo. Water & gas paid. W/D in
facility. Avail. May/Aug. 785-842-6618.
Sunfower House Co-Op: 1406 Ten-
nessee. Rooms range from $250-$310,
utilities included. Call 785-749-0871 for in-
formation.
Tuckaway Management now leasing for
spring and fall. Call 785-838-3377 or
check us out online at www.tuck-
awaymgmt.com for coupon.
Close to KU, 3BR + Study renter. 1 & 1/2
BA . Covered patio, large backyard, pets
ok, avail June 1. $900/mo. 766-9032.
Rooms for responsible fem, possible
rent reduction for labor. Near KU. Also
3 BR house; Residencial offce space
841-6254
Seniors and grads: 1 BR apts close to KU
& downtown. Upstairs or down, tile, car-
pet, or hrdwd, $410-425/mo+util. No smok-
ing/pets. Avail. 5/15 and 8/1.
Call Big Blue Property 785-842-3175
Spacious 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA, double garage,
fre place, dishwasher, washer/dryer
hookup, $895/mo. Avail now. 766-9032
Enjoy a panoramic view of Lawrence from
your well maintained, spacious, 3 bed-
room and 2 bath condo. Rent is only
$885.00 with water and trash paid. Featur-
ing a fully equipped kitchen, washer/dryer,
on the KU bus route, or enjoy a short 5
minute walk to class or downtown. For a
showing call 842-6264 or 865-8741
evenings & weekends.
Great 2 level townhome. 2 BD 1, 1/2
BA. Fully equipped kitchen, brand new
appliances, patio fenced in. 2 parking
stalls. Contact Hedges Management at
865-1320
NEWER CONSTRUCTION!
Close to campus. 1-4 BRs available.
Call 785.841.5444.
Nice 3 BR or 4 BR townhomes each w 2
BA and W/D. Only $230-300/person. Call
Sharron 550-5979 after 5pm or week-
ends.
Nice big house on Tennessee!
7BR 5BA, W/D, $2800/mo
Available August. 785-550-6414
Nicely furnished room in old west
Lawrence. Lots of windows on south side,
private bath, kitchen and laundry privi-
leges, 4 blocks from downtown and walk-
ing distance to KU. $350 and partial utili-
ties. Avail. May 1st. 424-0767 or
331-2114
Perfect for college students! 2BR in 4-
plex. 928 Alabama. Close to stadium.
W/D included. $500/mo. Call Edie 842-
1822
785-841-4935
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Credit Cards Accepted
On KU Bus Route
New Appliances
Gated Community
Wireless Internet
Fitness Center
Tanning Booth
DVD Rental
Business Center
Brand New Interiors
New Wood Laminate Flooring
Walking Distance To Campus
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Stone Meadows South
Town homes
Adam Avenue
3 bdrm
2 baths
1700 sq. ft.
Stone Meadows West
Brighton Circle
3 bdrm
2 1/2 baths
1650 sq. ft.
$950
Lakepointe Villas
3-4 bdrm houses
$1000
$1200 - $1400
Now leasing
For Summer
and Fall!
* Pets okay with deposit!
* NO application fee!
FOR RENT
4BR, 2BA Available for August. 2 car
garage. $315/person. Includes W/D,
D/W, patio, big yard.
Please call 785-766-6302.
Available August 1st. 2BR 1BA, W/D
hookups, D/W, C/A, ceramic tile, carpet.
Pets allowed w/additional deposit & addi-
tional $25/mo rent. $595/mo. 842-2569.
5/6 bedroom, great shape, back deck, off-
street parking, all amenities, available Au-
gust, $2250, 785-842-6618.
5BR 3BA house at 1326 Raintree Place.
$2000/mo. W/D, D/W, C/A. Please call
913-302-7209.
7BR 3BA 1005 Kentucky, 6BR 3BA 839
Miss St. will split each for 2 groups, fully
renovated homes, no pets.
785-423-6912.
7BR lg country home (5Ksq/ft) 5 mi
west of Lawrence. No smoking or pets.
All appliances. $1950/mo + utils.
Call 843-7892
Attention seniors & grad students!
Real nice, quiet 1 & 2 BR apts/houses.
Avail. 6/1 & 8/1. Hard wood foors. Lots of
windows. No pets or smoking. 331-5209.
2BR, 1BA 1310 Kentucky. Close to KU
and Downtown. CA, DW, Parking. Avail-
able NOW. $500/mo 785-842-7644
3 BD 2 BA condo close to campus. On
bus route, wood frs, updated painting
and dcor. W/D, microwave included.
Off- street parking, $865/mo. Landlord
pays water and garbage.
Please call 979-2778.
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By PAUL LOGOTHETIS
ASSOcIATEd PrESS
MADRID, Spain McLarens
pursuit of F1 leader Ferrari is
suddenly not just about matching
the Italian team in the technology
department. A violent crash at
the Spanish Grand Prix has cre-
ated an emotional hurdle, too.
Kimi Raikkonen led Ferrari to
its third straight win at Barcelona
and moved the Italian team into
the lead in the drivers and con-
structors standings. Raikkonen
has 29 points. McLaren driver
Lewis Hamilton has 20 points
after finishing third.
Felipe Massa, Raikkonens
Ferrari teammate who was com-
ing off a victory at Bahrain, was
second 3.228 seconds behind.
Hamiltons showing after two
poor races would normally be
cause for celebration at McLaren,
but was muted by teammate
Heikki Kovalainen undergoing
head scans
after his car
ran into a tire
wall at about
80 mph.
Finn was
k n o c k e d
unc ons c i ous
and does not
remember the
accident. He
escaped with
scrapes and a
minor concus-
sion and is already looking to
return to the drivers seat for the
Turkish GP on May 11.
My focus is on getting bet-
ter as soon as possible so I can
pass the FIA medical inspection
required to allow me to race in
Turkey, said Kovalainen, who
was discharged from the hospital
on Monday.
Kovalainen will rest while
McLaren investigates the crash,
which the team believes occurred
when a wheel rim failed.
Its another obstacle for
McLaren in a bid for its first title
since 1999.
Dr. Steve Olvey, a founding
member of the FIA institute for
motor sport
safety, said on
Tuesday that
Koval ai nen
was lucky to
be alive.
Not really
that long ago,
that could
easily have
been a very
devast at i ng
crash, even a
fatal crash,
said Olvey, who first worked as a
track physician at Indianapolis in
1966. Its just a testament to all
thats been done in the last several
years to make the cars safer and
the race tracks and barriers they
run into safer.
The tire wall destroyed half
of Kovalainens car and left the
driver out of sight. It took race
stewards nearly 10 minutes to
pry his mangled car out, with
his exposed feet sticking out of
its front.
Olvey expects the FIA to inves-
tigate how it can remove uncon-
scious drivers more quickly. He
also wont be surprised to see
Kovalainen driving at Istanbul.
Before we would just have
to guess and go on kind of how
the driver felt and length of time
from the crash. Now we have a
scientific way to determine when
to go back, Olvey said.
Hamilton said he had full
confidence about slipping into
the McLaren again despite the
mechanical failure.
If you let those things get
to your mind then you are in
trouble, Hamilton said after the
Barcelona race. Our car should
be strong in Turkey ... where
hopefully Heikki will be back in
his usual fine form.
Hell need to be if he does
return.
Ferrari will be confident going
into Istanbul. Massa won there for
the past two years and Raikkonen
won there in 2005 while driving
for McLaren.
sports 7b thursday, may 1, 2008
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Finnish McLaren-Mercedes Formula One driver Heikki Kovalainen crashes Sunday
during the Spanish Grand Prix at the Catalonian racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain.
McLarens pursuit of Formula One leader Ferrari is suddenly not just about matching the Italian
teamin technology. Heikki Kovalainens violent crash at the Spanish Grand Prix has created an
emotional hurdle, too.
Racer survives violent crash
McLarens driver Kovalainen hits tire wall at 80 mph
formula 1
Its just a testament to all thats
been done in the last several
years to make the cars safer and
the race tracks and barriers they
run into safer.
Steve olvey
Founding member of FIA
horse racing
By rIcHArd rOSENBLATT
ASSOcIATEd PrESS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. At least
two trainers with a chance to win
the Kentucky Derby on Saturday
have been wearing New York
Yankees caps this week Eoin
Harty and Bill Mott.
I work for Steinbrenner, so I
got mine for free, Mott boasted
the other morning at Churchill
Downs, the blue cap fitting snugly
on his head. Its unfortunate his
horse didnt make it to the Derby
this year.
Yankees boss George
Steinbrenners Majestic Warrior
wont be around Derby day, but
two other Mott-trained 3-year-
old colts will Court Vision
and Z Humor. Harty, who trains
Colonel John but does not have
horses with
Steinbrenner,
said he bought
his Yankees
cap.
For Mott,
two Derby
horses is heady
stuff. The Hall
of Famer with
more wins
at Churchill
Downs than
any other trainer has never won
the Derby, never been close on
the rare occasions he had a horse
in the race.
For nearly 30 years, Mott has
watched hundreds of Derby hors-
es parade past his barn on a path
leading to the track, calling it a
great scene and nice to be part of
in the years youre able to.
Mott has been able to join
in just three times, with poor
results. His best finish was eighth
by Favorite Trick, the second bet-
ting choice in the field.
Its a slightly empty feeling if
youre not in it, the 54-year-old
Mott said. I suppose you have to
wait your turn.
This could be the year, though.
Court Vision, winner of the
Hopeful Stakes as a 2-year-old,
has been a solid performer this
year.
The son of Gulch finished
third in the Fountain of Youth
Stakes and the Wood Memorial in
his two preps, and will be ridden
by Garrett Gomez, the nations
leading rider last year.
Theres a lot to like about
Court Vision, said fellow Hall
of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
First, youve got Bill Mott and
second youve got the best rider
in the country on him. Neither
one has a Derby, and maybe if
they hold hands and do it togeth-
er it might come to pass.
Z Humor comes into the Derby
off a third-
place finish
in the Illinois
Derby. Rene
Douglas has
the mount.
I feel pret-
ty good about
both horses,
Mott said.
They both
have pedigree
that say they
should get the trip (of 1 miles),
and Court Visions running style
certainly indicates he can.
Mott is not the most emo-
tional trainer in the game, with
a wry smile about the best reac-
tion youll get out of him after
he wins. And hes won a lot,
more than 3,700 times, includ-
ing 584 at Churchill. He says
hes passionate about winning,
and a Derby triumph would be
a thrill.
I care, he said. I dont like to
lose. Winning and losing sort of
determines your whole mood.
Whatever happens in the
Derby, Mott will always have
Cigar, who won 16 consecutive
races in the mid 1990s and was
voted Horse of the Year in 1995
and 1996. Cigar didnt run in the
Derby.
Ive already been lucky
enough to maybe train the best
horse Ill ever train, he said,
but that doesnt mean that were
going to stop looking and hop-
ing and try to get something as
equally good. I was very lucky to
have Cigar.
Mott, who lives in Saratoga
Springs, N.Y., with his wife and
four children, grew up around
horses in South Dakota. His father
was a veterinarian, and Mott
owned and trained his first horse,
a $320 mare named My Assets,
when he was 15. He opened a
public stable in 1978.
For years, Mott has trained
some of the top older horses, win-
ning the Breeders Cup Turf with
Theatrical in 1987 and Fraise in
1992, and the BC Distaff with
Ajina in 1997 and Escena in
1998.
Last year, he was back in the 2-
year-old business for the first time
in years. Besides Steinbrenners
Kinsman Farm sending him juve-
niles, Zayat Stables sent him Z
Humor and WinStar Farm sent
him Court Vision, co-owned by
IEAH Stable. He nominated 10
juveniles to the Triple Crown
races, following a summer
in which he won the Saratoga
training title with 27 victories
11 by his 2-year-olds capped
by Majestic Humors win in the
Hopeful Stakes.
Im excited about the Derby,
but I try to be realistic about the
whole thing, he said. Weve been
here before and well try. And if
we dont succeed this year, well
be back next year and hopefully
try again.
Trainer takes two to Derby
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Exercise rider Keith Allen, left, watches Kentucky Derby hopeful Z Humors trainer Bill Mott pat his Derby entry on the head during morning
workouts for the 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs onWednesday in Louisville, Ky.
Bill Mott is optimistic about his chances in Kentucky
Im excited about the Derby,
but I try to be realistic about the
whole thing.
bIll mott
trainer
kENTUcky dErBy
Horses match up for an
exciting run Saturday
loUISvIlle, Ky. big browns
all in and so is the flly eight belles,
a perfect combination for an
intriguing 134th Kentucky Derby.
Unbeaten in three career starts,
Florida Derby winner big brown
was stamped the 3-1 favorite for
Saturdays 1-mile Derby after
drawing the far outside No. 20
post position. eight belles, taking
on the boys for the frst time, drew
the No. 5 post and was 20-1 on
the morning line set by Churchill
Downs oddsmaker mike battaglia.
I feel that if we run our race,
and he breaks clean, I dont see a
horse as of yet that can beat big
brown, trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. said
Wednesday. I just dont see it. I
dont want to see it, either.
the only Derby winner from the
No. 20 post was Clyde van Dusen
in 1929.
We prefer just to break on the
outside, Dutrow said.
Colonel John, the best 3-year-
old in the West, was the second
betting choice at 4-1. Pyro, a one-
time Derby favorite, was next at
6-1 in the full 20-horse feld. every
other horse in the feld was 15-1
or higher.
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Minor league BaseBall
Former Cardinals pitcher
struggles in rehab start
MEMPHIS, Tenn. St. Louis
Cardinals left-hander Mark Mul-
der gave up nine runs in three
2-3 innings Wednesday in his
fourth rehab start, an indication
hes far from ready to return from
September shoulder surgery.
Salt Lake City hit three home
runs of Mulder, who allowed
nine hits while taking the loss for
Triple-A Memphis. Seven of the
runs were earned.
Manager Tony La Russa said
after Wednesdays victory against
the Reds that he had seen the
numbers but had not heard from
club representatives who were
watching the game.
Ive been saying theres no hurry
for him,La Russa said. He doesnt
need to come back until hes ready.
Mulder allowed four runs in
fve innings in his previous rehab
start while pitching for Double-
A Springfeld, but he had been
optimistic while attributing three
frst-inning walks to getting ac-
customed to a higher arm angle
than he was able to reach in
previous starts.
Mulder has been limited to 20
major-league starts the last two
seasons because of shoulder woes.
He made only three starts last year,
going 0-3 with a 12.27 ERA.
Associated Press
By Ben Feller
associated Press
WASHINGTON Add this
to the lore of championship cer-
emonies at the White House:
President Bush believes in the
Jessica Simpson jinx.
Bush, a Texas guy, lauded the
New York Giants on Wednesday
for winning the Super Bowl.
Any football championship is
big to the team and its fans,
but this one was all the sweet-
er because it required a riv-
eting, comeback effort against
the New England Patriots, who
were heavily favored and had
not lost all year.
The president noted that
along the way the Giants van-
quished a team from his home
state the Dallas Cowboys.
Many Dallas fans pinned their
teams surprise playoff loss not
on the Giants, but on Simpson.
Seems the singer-actress was
accused of being a distraction
to her boyfriend, Dallas quar-
terback Tony Romo.
Apparently, Bush bought in.
Im a good sport, Bush said
at the South Lawn ceremony.
Were going to send Jessica
Simpson to the Democrat
National Convention.
Everything
is political.
The Giants
beat t he
Patriots, 17-
14, in what
was consid-
ered one of the
biggest upsets
in pro-football
history.
Even Bush,
an early-to-
bed leader,
stayed up late that February
night to watch the Giants pull
ahead and hang on.
He didnt skimp on the super-
latives. It turned out to be real-
ly one of the great, legendary
football games in our nations
history, he said Wednesday.
With players and coaches
gathered behind him on a com-
fortable spring day, Bush praised
the team for
its resilience.
The presi-
dent gave
a detailed
recap of the
Giants sea-
son, from
the shaky
start to the
road victo-
ries to the
final game
of the regu-
lar season, when the Giants lost
to the Patriots but gained con-
fidence.
You won the gratitude of
your fans. The New York Giants
fans love these Giants, Bush
said, drawing a burst of cheers
from fans in Giant blue.
Behind Bush was Giants
quarterback Eli Manning, who
endured enormous scrutiny in
New York and emerged as the
Super Bowls Most Valuable
Player.
The president, as usual, also
thanked the players for their
off-the-field volunteer work.
The team visited wounded
troops at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center earlier in the
day. Some star players said that
experience moved them even
more than hanging out with the
president at the White House.
To see their spirit, and the
way they reacted to us, was just
very special, said center Shaun
OHara. Thats going to stick
with me.
sports 8B thursday, may 1, 2008
auto racing
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scott Speed greets fellowdriver Dario Franchitti during qualifying for the ARCA RE/MAX Series 250 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in
Talladega, Ala., on Oct. 4, 2007. These days, Scott Speed has to be content in his down time playing video games in his motor coach or hanging out
with other drivers. And thats just fne with the former Formula One driver.
Former driver back on track
Scott Speed stretches racing legs at Kansas Speedway
By MiKe Harris
associated Press
No more hanging out at the
casino in Monte Carlo or attend-
ing parties hosted by a prince in
Dubai.
These days, Scott Speed spends
down time playing video games
in his motor coach or hang-
ing out with other drivers. And
thats just fine
with the former
Formula One
driver.
Im having
a lot of fun,
Speed said last
Friday, just
hours before
going out and
getti ng his
first ARCA
stock car vic-
tory at Kansas
Speedway.
Even outside the racing, just
being back in America in gen-
eral has been super easy, he said.
Everyones been very friendly.
Its been great.
This is Stock Car Racing 101
for Speed, who was fired midway
through last season by the Toro
Rosso (Red Bull) Formula One
team. But Red Bull, which helped
him get to F1 as part of its driver
development program, has stuck
with the 25-year-old Californian,
giving him the opportunity to
work his way up to NASCARs
Sprint Cup series.
Its certainly a different route
than that taken by Juan Pablo
Montoya, another former Formula
One driver, and Dario Franchitti
and Sam Hornish Jr., open-wheel
stars in America, who all went
straight to NASCARs top two
series, Nationwide and Cup.
(Red Bull) have been so sup-
portive that its given me the
opportunity to take my time and
figure out what I have to do to
get to Cup, Speed said. Im
not worried about winning and
impressing people right now, Im
just worried about learning.
Its actually helping me a lot.
Im learning quicker, I would say,
than I have in my past when I
really had to get results, you had
to win, you had to keep moving
up. So its been great.
Jay Frye, Red Bull Racings new
general manager, is impressed
with what he has seen from
Speed, and thats why the origi-
nal plan to have Speed run only
the full ARCA schedule this sea-
son has been amended to include
11 NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series races in a Bill Davis Racing
Toyota.
He cer-
tainly has
exceeded our
expectations,
so weve
accel er at e d
the process
based on his
performance
to date, Frye
said Tuesday
in a phone
interview.
He said the team was par-
ticularly impressed by a situation
that came up in the truck race in
March at Atlanta.
Right off the bat in the truck
race he had a tire going down,
Frye said. He immediately pit-
ted and it was the right call. The
tire wasnt going down, the wheel
was loose.
He has an
u nd e r s t a nd -
ing and feel for
tires and for
the car and the
truck. Hes very,
very far along
in that. ... His
ability to com-
municate to the
team what he is
feeling is really,
really good.
Speed has
raced in five ARCA events since
late last year and three truck
races so far this season, finishing
10th and eighth in the last two.
The most recent of those came
Saturday night in Kansas, where
he learned some NASCAR les-
sons.
He was given back-to-back
drive-through penalties, the first
for passing on the wrong (left)
side on a restart and the second
for speeding upon entering the
pit on the first drive-through.
Thats OK with Speed, though,
because this is all a big learning
process.
We certainly had a top-10
truck, and even with all the pen-
alties, we still ended up coming
back in that same spot, Speed
said. It was a lot of good prac-
tice passing trucks out there and
running with the guys at the top
end of the field.
Beyond the less glamorous
surroundings, the biggest dif-
ference for Speed is driving the
bulky cars and trucks, compared
to the small, agile F1 cars.
I think to drive the car fast
is quite a bit easier and less
stressful because the cars react
a lot slower and it brings back
a lot of driver feel, Speed said.
You know, theres no on-board
computer here. The only deci-
sions being made on the car are
based on what you feel. And
you feel a lot because the car
moves around a lot. ... Its very
old school.
But the racings really good
and I love it. I fell in love with
it right away because its really
close, you move, hit some peo-
ple right away, you rub on them
and (its) just good quality rac-
ing.
Al t hough
he says the
other F1
drivers were
cool, Speed
has been
i mp r e s s e d
with how
much help
he has got-
ten from the
drivers on
the Red Bull
team.
Driver wise, Mike Skinner
and Brian Vickers have been
really helpful, he said. I mean,
over the top. They dont hold
anything back. They give me
everything I need.
If Speed continues his prog-
ress, Frye said he could make at
least a couple of Cup starts in
2009. But Speed insists he isnt
on a strict timetable. Hes just
happy to be racing.
nFL
Bush applauds Giants
ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Bush takes a hand of fromthe Super Bowl XLII most valuable player, NewYork
Giants quarterback Eli Manning, on the South Lawn of the White House inWashington on
Wednesday. The president honored the Super Bowl champion NewYork Giants football team.
White House ceremony thanks Super Bowl winners
Im a good sport. Were going
to send Jessica Simpson to the
Democrat National Convention.
PRESIDEnT BuSH

He has an understanding and
feel for tires and for the car and
the truck.
JAy FRyE
Red Bull Racings general manager
Im not worried about winning
and impressing people right
now, Im just worried about
learning.
SCoTT SPEED
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Dont
By IRA PODELL
ASSOcIAtED PRESS
NEW YORK If the New York
Rangers are going to pull off one
of sports biggest comebacks, they
will have to do it without premier
motor mouth Sean Avery.
The agitating forward will
spend the next few days in the
hospital after lacerating his spleen
during Tuesday nights loss to the
Pittsburgh Penguins.
News of Averys hospitalization
created quite a stir Wednesday, fol-
lowing a report that the 28-year-
old had suffered a cardiac arrest
and was not breathing when he
arrived at the hospital.
The first time I saw the news,
it was really concerning, said
Detroit Red Wings captain Nicklas
Lidstrom, Averys former team-
mate. I heard cardiac arrest. We
got [to practice] and heard rup-
tured spleen. Its still a severe inju-
ry, but sounded a lot worse.
Still, New York will be without
Avery as the Rangers try to stave
off elimination Thursday night at
Madison Square Garden, stuck in a
3-0 series hole against Pittsburgh.
Avery was injured during
Tuesday nights 5-3 loss from a
hit, possibly in the first period,
but played throughout the game
despite worsening pain.
He took seven shifts in the first
period, five in the second and seven
in the third. He spent 4 minutes,
58 seconds on the ice in the final
frame only 10 seconds fewer
than the first.
Rangers spokesman John
Rosasco said Avery was evaluated
at the arena, then rode in a car with
team physician Andrew Feldman
to St. Vincents Medical Center and
walked in shortly after the game.
A CT scan revealed the lacer-
ated spleen, the team said, and
it didnt require surgery. Rosasco
said Avery is expected to make a
full recovery.
The spleen is an organ about
the size of a fist on the left side of
the body, behind the stomach. It
helps the body fight infection and
filters the blood. A person can live
without a spleen, although they
lose some of their ability to fight
infections.
He was never in a life-threaten-
ing situation, Rosasco said.
The Daily News first reported
Avery had been hospitalized, quot-
ing sources who said he was rushed
to St. Vincents Medical Center in
cardiac arrest and not breathing
around 3 a.m.
Not true, Rangers coach Tom
Renney said after practice. Our
medical people were quick to react
to that and did a great job. On my
way home I knew that he was on
his way to the hospital, and I got
home before 3 a.m.
Averys mother, Marlene, told
the Toronto Sun that Averys spleen
had not ruptured, but he had
internal bleeding. Michael Fagan,
spokesman for St. Vincents, said
the forward was in stable condi-
tion.
Although the Rangers know they
will be without Avery as they try to
extend their season, the status of
centers Chris Drury and Blair Betts
was unclear. Renney said Betts
might have facial fractures after he
was struck while blocking a shot in
the second period.
Drury was hampered by a torso
injury that also occurred in the
middle frame.
Well see how theyre doing
[Thursday] morning as to wheth-
er or not they can participate,
Renney said.
Only two teams in NHL history
have won a series after trailing 3-0
the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs
in the finals versus Detroit, and
the 1975 New York Islanders in the
second round against Pittsburgh.
The Boston Red Sox won the
2004 AL championship series
after falling behind the New York
Yankees 3-0 in baseballs greatest
postseason comeback. No NBA
team has accomplished the feat.
Outside this room I dont think
there is many people who think we
can turn it around, Rangers cap-
tain Jaromir Jagr said. But whats
important is that I think we do. I
think because we have nothing to
lose, it makes us a very dangerous
team.
Avery will be missed by the
Rangers, 33-14-10 with him this
season and 9-13-3 when he was out
with injuries. He was acquired from
the Los Angeles Kings in February
2007 and sparked the teams playoff
run in which the Rangers went 17-
6-6 in games he played.
Its a tough loss to lose him,
but weve got a lot of guys in here.
Guys have to step up, and we have
to concentrate on the next game,
forward Ryan Callahan said
Avery had an assist on the
Rangers second goal Tuesday.
Hes an important part of our
team, obviously, forward Brandon
Dubinsky said. At the same time,
we have a job to do, and it starts
[Thursday] night. We cant sit here
feeling sorry for ourselves and
being sad and having the poor me
thought because one of our players
is out.
Avery, set to be an unrestrict-
ed free agent after this season, is
known for pushing the envelope on
the ice and off it.
In the Rangers first-round vic-
tory against New Jersey, Avery
frustrated Devils goalie Martin
Brodeur. The highlight came in
game three when Avery planted
himself in the crease with his back
to the action and faceguarded the
goalie.
The NHL moved the next day
to forbid the activity with the so-
called Avery Rule.
Nonetheless, Brodeur was so
incensed by Averys crease crashing
and trash talking that he refused to
shake his hand after the Rangers
clinching victory in game five.
Avery tied for the team lead with
three goals in the series.
sports 9b thursday, may 1, 2008
NHL
Rangers move on without Avery, hope for comeback
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NewYork Rangers Sean Avery, right, battles for position against Pittsburgh Penguins Hal
Gill in the second period during game 3 of an NHL Eastern Conference semifnal hockey playof
game onTuesday, at Madison Square Garden in NewYork. Avery has been hospitalized after
lacerating his spleen during a playof loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. In a statement Wednesday,
the teamsaid the noted agitator was taken to St. Vincents hospital after NewYorks 5-3 loss
Tuesday night.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NewYork Rangers Sean Avery fghts for the puck in the frst period against Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Gonchar of Russia, during game 3 of an
NHL hockey Eastern Conference semifnal playof series Tuesday, in NewYork. Avery is expected to make a full recovery, but he will be out the rest of
the season.
Congratulations Class of 2008!
GRAD GRILL
5:30 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 8
Adams Alumni Center
Join us for your first official alumni event at
the Adams Alumni Center sponsored by
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Please RSVP to saa@ku.edu by May 7.
COMMENCEMENT LUNCH
11 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 18
The Outlook, Chancellors Residence
Before you walk down the Hill, celebrate at the
Chancellors residence. Robert and Leah Hemenway
will provide free box lunches for graduates and their
guests. The KU Alumni Association will welcome you
into alumni status, and the Senior Class officers will
announce the class gift and banner.
To attend, send in your registration card and pick up
your tickets on the third floor of the Adams Alumni
Center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays,
May 1-16.
You've made it!
Finally the all-nighters and daily treks up the
Hill have paid off. As you prepare for
Commencement, use the Grad Guide at
www.kualumni.org/classof2008 for information
about our graduation events, how to stay
connected and life after KU.
Our graduation gift to you
In partnership with KU Endowment we are
giving you, upon graduation, a one-year, free
membership in the KU Alumni Association! Youll
receive the Kansas Alumni magazine, a 2009 KU
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In addition to the year of free membership,
youre eligible for the new grad yearly dues rate
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May 8, youll receive a special KU Class of 2008
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For more details about Commencement, go to
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By R.B. FALLSTROM
ASSOciATed pReSS
ST. LOUIS Braden Looper
worked six solid innings and
Rick Ankiel had three hits and
two RBIs, helping the St. Louis
Cardinals hand Aaron Harang
another tough luck loss with a 5-2
victory over the Cincinnati Reds
on Wednesday.
Aaron Miles had a pair of RBI
singles and Jason Isringhausen
earned his ninth save in 11 chanc-
es for the surprising Cardinals,
who won a franchise-record 18
games the first month of the sea-
son. Last years team needed 43
games to win No. 18, and the
total surpassed the previous best
set in 2000 and 2006.
A heavy early home schedule
helped the Cardinals, who are 12-
6 at 3-year-old Busch Stadium.
They took two of three from the
Reds and have won four of five
overall.
The opening month also has
been a good one for Looper (4-1),
who allowed two runs and seven
hits in six innings while throwing
a career-high 114 pitches. Looper,
who moved to the rotation last
year after a long career as a closer
and setup man, is 7-2 with a 2.88
in 11 career first-month starts.
Ankiel was 8-for-13 with a
homer and five RBIs in the series
and has the go-ahead RBI in six
of St. Louis victories.
Harang (1-4) has worked at
least six innings in each of his
seven starts and has little to show
for his 2.98 ERA because the
Reds have totaled 23 runs in his
outings. He allowed three runs
on seven hits in six innings.
Edwin Encarnacion hit his
team-leading seventh home run
for the Reds, who are 3-5 since
Walt Jocketty was named gen-
eral manager. Jocketty was the
Cardinals GM for 13 seasons
prior to this year.
Encarnacion homered for the
first time in seven games lead-
ing off the second. Left fielder
Chris Duncan just missed a leap-
ing attempt in the corner as the
ball went slightly under his glove
and bounced off the top of the
wall. Joey Votto followed with a
double and scored on Ryan Freels
two-out infield hit.
The Cardinals needed a wild
pitch by Harang to score a run
in the second on three hits and
a walk, then took a 3-2 lead in
the third with four straight hits,
including RBI singles by Miles
and Ankiel. Skip Schumaker was
safe on a close play at the plate
on Miles single, ducking under
catcher David Ross sweeping tag
as he slid.
RBI singles by Miles and
Ankiel off Kent Mercker made it
5-2 in the seventh.
sports 10B thursday, may 1, 2008
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his is the greatest time of
year for all of you baseball
fans out there who spend
hours each night watching your
hometown team on www.mlb.tv.
College basketball season is over,
the weather is starting to warm up
and baseball season is fully under-
way. The Major League Baseball
season is barely a month old, but
there have been several surprises
so far in 2008. Heres a look at
some of them.
The BAD
Detroit Tigers On paper, the
Tigers looked like they were going
to walk into the World Series as
the best team in baseball. But a
2-10 start, including a three-game
sweep by the Royals to start the
season, has the Tigers trying to
figure out whats going wrong.
They are playing better of late
but still sit in last place in the
American League Central stand-
ings. The Tigers pitching staff,
which added ace Dontrelle Willis
from the Marlins in the off-season,
has an ERA of 4.99, which ranks
28th out of 30 teams.
Barry Zito After signing a seven
year, $126-million contract before
the 2007 season, Zito has turned
into one of the worst pitchers in
baseball. Zito is 0-5 with a 7.53
ERA this season and has been
sent to the bullpen with a fastball
that is barely hitting 84 miles per
hour. Most of his contract was
back-loaded so the Giants still
owe Zito $116 million over the
next five and a half years. Thats
a large chunk of change for a Cy
Young Award winner but for
a relief pitcher? General manager
Billy Beane sure knows what he is
doing in Oakland.
The GOOD
Tampa Bay Rays For a franchise
that has never had a winning season,
a winning April may be the sign
of things to come for the now just
Tampa Bay Rays. The Devil is gone
from the name and the Rays are
playing like a team who might stay
in the race for most of the season.
After being bad for so many years,
the Rays top draft picks are finally
starting to make an impact on the
big league club. Evan Longoria, BJ
Upton, Carl Crawford and last years
comeback player of the year Carlos
Pena lead a young team that has fans
including season ticket holder Dick
Vitale excited about the upcoming
summer of Rays baseball. And the
teams best pitcher, Scott Kazmir,
comes off the disabled list to make
his first start of the season on Sunday.
St. Louis Cardinals After losing
Scott Rolen, Jim Edmonds and David
Eckstein to trades and free agency,
most thought the Cardinals would
be one of the worst teams in the
national league. But with the third
best ERA in baseball, the Cardinals
are perched atop the NL Central
standings with a starting staff that
nobody has heard of including Todd
Wellemeyer, Braden Looper, Kyle
Loshe and Joel Piniero, who make up
four-fifths of the Cardinals starting
rotation. But when you have Albert
Pujols, the best player in baseball,
you always have a chance to win no
matter who you have on your team.
Edited by Samuel Lamb
By B.j. RAinS
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cOmmenTAry
MLB brings surprises, good and bad
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Detroit Tigers Kenny Rogers delivers a pitch against the NewYork Yankees in the ffth inning
of a baseball game Tuesday at Yankee Stadiumin NewYork. The Tigers looked like all-stars at the
beginning of the season, but have not lived up to that potential.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tampa Bay Rays Evan Longoria, right, is congratulated by teammate Eric Hinske after his
seventh inning home run in a 3-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Rays may pull together a winning season.
After barely a month, the
major leagues are in full swing
mLB
Cardinals surge past
Reds with 5-2 victory
ASSOCIATED PRESS
St. Louis Cardinals Skip Schumaker, left, scores on a single by teammate Aaron Miles
as Cincinnati Reds catcher David Ross, right, attempts the tag during the third inning of a
baseball game Wednesday in St. Louis. Schumaker was called safe by home plate umpire Jim
Wolf, center.
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