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volume 123 issue 136 mens basketball

Senate attracts more voters

By ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON
amcnaughton@kansan.com

election support

A little more than 20 percent of the student body participated in the Student Senate elections last week. This is an increase of 8.9 percentage points from the previous year, with some professional schools recording their highest number of voters. But this by no means represents the highest voter turnout for elections. In the 2009 elections, 23.4 percent of the student body participated. Some attribute the high turnout that year to the contentiousness of the four coalitions that were running. A few procedural changes may have contributed to the turnout. Multiple polling stations on campus provided easier access and more options for student voters where, historically, only one poll-

ing station was available at the Kansas Union. Michael Fee, the elections commission chairman, said at one point last Thursday at the Wescoe Beach polling station, students were cramming in line to cast their votes before the deadline. The application of social media networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter also increased with this election season. Justin Hitt, Renew KUs campaign manager, said he found that social media was the most efficient way to reach out to student voters. Fee, a senior from Hiawatha, said the commission also used those networks to tweet about the multiple polling locations and even to create a Facebook event urging students to vote. Another first for the Senate elections was the reminder to vote that appeared anytime someone logged

onto a campus computer. There was a link on the Universitys homepage that allowed students to directly access the online voting site. But while Fee said the commission did a little bit by tweeting and with the link, he said most of the credit goes to the coalitions and their campaign efforts. I think this year they stepped it up and it was really competitive, Fee said. Hitt, a junior from Shawnee, said Renew KUs campaign efforts included tabling, chalking, and engaging students in dialogues. He said it was a good competition and when one coalition thought the other was more engaging, they would step it up a notch. Senate has a long way to go to reach Hitts goal for voter turnout, which at a minimum would be 25 percent, but he said this is a great start.

Alex Rippberger, a junior from Olathe and KUnited coalition member, said KUnited really made an effort to talk with every single student who passed by. He said it was about wanting to hear from the students and getting to know them and what they want to see at the University rather than pushing information about KUnited. Echoing Hitts sentiments regarding the competition, Rippberger said he always tried to get just one more vote. Libby Johnson, a senior from Lawrence and the student body president-elect, described the process as word-of-mouth campaigning. Everyone knew a unique group of students to appeal to because we had a huge coalition with a ton of people involved, Johnson said. Johnson said she views the turnout as a huge success, but said the

percent of student body voters:

2008: 16.5 percent at 4,207 votes 2009: 23.4 percent at 5,921 votes 2010: 12.09 percent at 3,063 votes 2011: 21 percent at 5,192 votes

Thomas Robinson cited for battery

tdwyer@kansan.com Kansas forward Thomas Robinson, who is expected to be the focal point of next years team, was cited for misdemeanor battery for an April 10 incident outside of The Cave, 1200 Oread Ave. We are aware of this situation due to the fact that Thomas notified me immediately following his being interviewed by the police that morning, at approximately 2 a.m., about an incident that occurred just prior, coach Bill Self said. Thomas is fully cooperating and we will not have any further comment Robinson about this situation as the investigation plays out. Robinson, according to witnesses, was one of several basketball players there the Morris twins, Conner Teahan, Mario Little and Brady Morningstar were also there but at 20 he was the only underage team member at the 21-and-up club. According to the police report, though, Robinson was not under the influence of alcohol at the time. We just saw some pushing from the front of the crowd, said Matt Rissien, a senior from Overland Park, who said he witnessed the incident. And then The Cave security were yelling with the players at the front. Things got really heated and the players and security guys were yelling at each other, until eventually what seemed like 10 cop cars pulled up, and the players and their group were separated across the street, with The Cave employees on the other side of the street near The Cave. Rissien said the police then questioned bystanders about what happened. It all happened really fast, he said. The police report lists two victims, both employees of The Cave, and states that neither of them were injured. Robinson is a sophomore and announced earlier this month that he would be returning to Kansas for his junior season after speculation that he would enter the NBA draft. He is the second basketball player to be cited with misdemeanor battery over the course of this school year. Senior Mario Little was arrested for a Dec. 16 incident in which he pushed his girlfriend into a sink and got into an altercation with Alex DeLeon, a catcher for the Kansas baseball team. Edited by Amanda Sorell

By TIM DWyER

important thing is that the numbers continue to go up. The important thing is to continue to make sure students know how relevant it is to their lives, Johnson said. Edited by Sarah Gregory

astronomy

Plutos story includes Project uplifts LGBT youth KU alum who found it
By ADAM STRUNK
astrunk@kansan.com Newt Gingrichs marriages, marijuana legalization and Biblical hypocrisy. There was nothing too sacred or controversial for author and sex advice columnist Dan Savage to discuss in his speech to the 500 students who packed Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union Tuesday night. Yet it was possibly the least controversial subject, the It Gets Better project, which Savage created, which garnered the majority of the crowds attention. The project, which Savage began in response to last years string of LGBT teen suicides, features more than 10,000 online videos of people telling lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender youth about their experiences and ensuring the watchers that It Gets Better. The videos have more than 40 million views. We clearly werent the only people who had heard these stories about these queer kids and ached inside, Savage said. During his speech, Savage said that the goal of the program was simple: Reach these kids with the message that it gets better before these kids hurt themselves. Mission fucking accomplished. Savage said that he received numerous emails from people saying that the project had changed or saved their lives. He said it was important for LGBT kids dealing with problems such as bullying to hear from LGBT adults who had gone through the same experiences. But in order to reach the kids and save lives, Savage said the project first had to have a way to make the message accessible to those who needed it most. The kids who most need to hear from us are in the churches, schools and homes where we would least

campus

be invited, he said. It wasnt until Youtube that we were able to kick down the doors. While many have lauded Savages It Gets Better project as a great way of reaching out to LGBT youth who are going through hard times, others expressed concerns with the projects overall message. Rachel Gadd-Nelson, the educational outreach coordinator of KU Queers and Allies, which cosponsored Savages talk, expressed concerns that the It Gets Better project did not work to solve current issues, but instead encouraged LGBT youth to tough it out. Its telling queer youth that theres nothing that can be done about their situation right now, Gadd-Nelson said. Its saying that its completely out of your control, bullies will be bullies and youll just have to get used to it.

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Michael Byers presents his book Percivals Planet. The novel was inspired by the true story of KU alum and astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto in 1930. icummings@kansan.com Clyde Tombaugh couldnt have known how heavily the odds were stacked against him. In 1928, he finished high school in Burdett, Kan., but had no career prospects or money for college. He spent his time building telescopes, grinding the mirrors by hand in a basement for hours. He couldnt know that the stock market crash and the dust bowl years would soon bring ruin across the plains. Tombaugh sent a letter to an observatory in Flagstaff, N.M., hoping for a job. Two years later, Tombaugh discovered the planet Pluto. Author Michael Byers tells the story in his novel, Percivals Planet, which he discussed Tuesday at the Kansas Union. It was originally scheduled in February to fall among the Kansas statehood sesquicentennial, Tombaughs birthday and the anniversary of Plutos discovery, but was delayed by this winters ice storms. Byers was introduced Tuesday by Steven Hawley, physics and astronomy professor at the University of Kansas, who participated as an astronaut in the Hubble Telescope missions that produced many of the space photographs on display at the discussion. The department of physics and astronomy opened the event with a guided tour of Tombaugh

By IAN CUMMINGS

memorabilia and modern science exhibits. Dan Dutcher, a junior from Wichita, volunteered to help out even though he no longer studied astronomy. He said he had enjoyed astonomy ever since he first observed the stars on camping trips as a young boy. I probably always will, he said. The search for Pluto was driven by Percival Lowell, a wealthy Bostonian who threw his fortune behind the search for what he called Planet X. Lowell predicted the location of the planet based on calculations that showed the planet Uranus wobbling in response to some objects gravitational pull. It was Lowells observatory that Tombaugh wrote to in 1928, and the astronomers gave him the job of searching the sky for Planet X. The work was tedious, and done in the dark and cold of an observatory at night. Tombaugh spent hours and months staring at photographic plates that contained thousands of stars and other objects, searching for one dot that would appear out of place. Ive done this; it is soul-crushing, said Bruce Twarog, physics and astronomy professor at the University. You just sit there with this piece of equipment for hours on end. In February 1930, Tombaugh did find a dot out of place - Pluto. The discovery instantly made him a renowned astronomer and opened

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other upcoming events for gaypril

andrea gibson: Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Hashinger Auditorium. mia mingus: April 26, 8 p.m. and April 27, 7 p.m., Jayhawk Room. brown bag drag: April 29, 12 p.m., Kansas Union. pride parade: April 30, 11 a.m., South Park. pride prom: April 30, 10 p.m., Wildes Chateau.

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Jayhawks participate in marathon

The Boston Marathon featured Kansas students who finished with a memorable experience.

a hardknock childhood
Reese Hoffa is a highranked shot putter who competed in the Olympics, but his childhood tells a different story.

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Forecasts by KU students. For a complete detailed forecast for the week, see page 2A.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY

patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. John Quincy Adams

Weather forecast
WEDNESDAY partly cloudy with a high of 56. northwest winds at 5-10 mph. WEDNESDAY NIGHT:from the North-northeast at 5-10 mph. THURSDAY:
Partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy with a low of 40. Winds

cloudy skies with a high of 55. winds from the southeast at 10-15 mph.
Cloudy skies (thunderstorms) with a low of 50. Winds from the southeast at 10-15 mph. Chance of rain is 80 percent.

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John Quincy Adams and Herbert Hoover both had pet alligators. cnn.com

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chance of thunderstorms is 50 percent. High of 67, low of 50.

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Whats going on?

THURSDAY
April 21
n The center of latin American studies is hosting a free movie watching of paraiso Travel as part of the latin American Film Festival. The movie will begin at 7 p.m. in 330 strong Hall and is open to all kU students.

FRIDAY
April 22
n As an earth day celebration, there will be an earth dance which will incorporate environmental, primitive and native American-influenced choreography at the outside area between the Art and design Building and lindley Hall. The dance begins at 1:45 p.m. and is free.

SATURDAY
April 23
nmutatis mutandis explores the perception of time and its relationship to changes in glaciers in an art installation at spooner Hall. Visitors will experience the movement of glaciers through sound and visual imagery between 7 and 9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY
April 20
n All kU students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in a free runners clinic at watkins memorial Health center. participants can be evaluated on strength, flexibility and running or walking form. The clinic is from 1 to 4 p.m.

SUNDAY
April 24
n Free cosmic bowling at the kansas Union Jaybowl from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

MONDAY
April 25
n There will be a carillon recital from 5 to 5:30 p.m. at the campanile.

TUESDAY
April 26
n provost Jeff Vitter will hold a discussion about the role of staff members at the University from noon to 1 p.m. at the Alderson Auditorium in the kansas Union on level four.

New dean for business school Supreme Court says EPA should regulate pollution
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ON THE RECORD
on April 17, someone stole a bicycle from outside an apartment at stouffer place for a loss of $50.

BY IAN CUMMINGS

Some say you cant go home again. Neeli Bendapudi says, Yes, you can. Bendapudi, a marketing professor at Ohio State University, will take over as dean of the School of Business on Aug. 1. The new dean is no stranger to the Lawrence campus because Bendapudi she earned her doctorate here in 1994. Bendapudi said she had a strong connection with the University, where she and family members have completed a total of seven degrees. I remember this campus and this University as being a great place to be a champion, Bendapudi said. Our core purpose will be to make it a great place to learn. She said she had already reconnected with several members of the schools faculty and staff and was looking forward to being among them again.

William Fuerst, the current dean, will step down after an 11-year tenure and take up a faculty position in the school. The new dean was chosen from a pool of 165 candidates by a search committee led by James Guthrie, the William and Judy Docking professor of business, and Mike Michaelis, president and chairman of the board of Emprise Bank. Guthrie said Bendapudi was a person of high energy with experience in private industry and academics. He said the search committee was looking for someone with the capability to strengthen both the undergraduate and graduate programs of the business school as well as represent the school in partnerships with other institutions. At Ohio States Fisher College of Business, Bendapudi founded and served as the executive director of the Initiative for Managing Services, a center that represents businesses in partnerships with the university. Neeli Bendapudi hits on all cylinders, Guthrie said. She understands the needs of business and how business operates. Bendapudi completed her

BY MCClAtChY- trIBUNe
WASHINGTON In a setback for environmentalists, the Supreme Court justices signaled they will throw out a huge global warming lawsuit brought by California and five other states that seeks limits on carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants in the South and Midwest. Encouraged by the Obama administrations top courtroom lawyer, the justices said the problem of regulating greenhouses gas should be left to the Environmental Protection Agency. It is too complex and unwieldy to be handled by a single federal judge acting on a public nuisance lawsuit, some of them said. A defeat for the lawsuit would put more pressure on the administration and the EPA to enforce limits on carbon pollution in the face of strong opposition from congressional Republicans, environmental advocates said. The stakes will be very high. The question is whether they can deliver, said David Doniger, a

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undergraduate work and masters of business administration at Andhra University in India in 1985. She was a marketing professor at Texas A&M University before moving to Ohio and worked as a consultant for companies like Cessna, Deloitte & Touche, Procter & Gamble and Yellow Roadways. Bendapudi also worked at Huntington National Bank as a consultant, chief customer officer and executive vice president. Edited by Caroline Bledowski

climate change expert for the Natural Resources Defense Council. The issue debated before the high court Tuesday was not whether greenhouse gases are causing global climate change, but who should regulate these gases. In their comments and questions, it became clear that the justices liberals and conservatives alike were also dubious of allowing a single judge to decide on the regulation of greenhouse gases. This sounds to me a lot like what the EPA does, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told a New York state lawyer who was defending the lawsuit. A judge cannot be a super EPA who sets and enforce detailed regulations, she said. Four years ago, the justices cleared the way for the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Since then, the government has adopted stricter standards for new motor vehicles, which take effect next year. But regulation of power plants has stalled. The agency says it will propose new rules in July.

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NASA
Pluto and its moon, Charon, photographed in 2006 by the Hubble Telescope.

From the edge of the galaxy

Clyde Tombaugh pushed the bounds of the known solar system
clyde Tombaugh, who discovered pluto, was born in Streator, Ill., in 1906. His family then moved to Burdett in 1922. plutos name comes from the Roman god of the underworld. An English schoolgirl suggested the name because pluto was far away from the sun in a dark world much like the Roman underworld.

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Savage addressed this concern during and after the speech. There are some kids out there who waiting it out is their only option. They are in dire circumstances because theres no support. What do we tell those kids? he asked. There are certain kids that we have to recognize that there arent any situations they are in where they can make it better. I dont think the campaign promotes complacency. During the speech, Savage did express regrets that the first video he and his husband, Terry Miller, posted was too passive, but said that the video wasnt meant to stand alone. Savage added that many other people posted videos about actions they took to improve their lives and change their situations. The It Gets Better campaign is one of the reasons that Student Union Activities brought Savage to Campus. During these four years, its a very stressful environment with a lot of pressures, Kris Velasco, SUAs social issues coordinator, said. The message that he has really speaks to KU. We have a very accepting culture, but I think that it can go even further. SUA opted to help take the It Gets Better message further by having KU students submit their own It Gets Better videos to the projects Website. Velasco said that the video series received positive feedback and even messages from people wanting to transfer to the University because of the accepting environment the videos presented. Savage also fielded questions after the speech. Reactions from the audience throughout the speech varied from laughter to applause. Savage only received boos one time when he poked fun at the Jayhawk. I just saw this chicken out of the corner of my eye, he said. After the boos, he apologized. I am sorry, a hawk. According to Velasco, Savage received $18,300 from the University to speak. Queers and Allies will be holding a Brown Bag Lunch from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Multicultural Resource Center called Does it get better?: Dan Savage Brown Bag Discussion. Edited by Amanda Sorell

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Tuesday, February 18, 1930

while working as a researcher at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., Clyde Tombaugh discovered the (former) ninth planet in the solar system, ending the search for the mysterious Planet X.

After Pluto, Tombaugh went on to discover hundreds of asteroids, stars and galaxy clusters.
the way for him to complete a bachelors and masters degrees at the University before beginning a long career as an astronomer at New Mexico State University. Byers showed several photographs of the astronomer later in his life, and said he thought Tombaugh invariably appeared happy. The author also said that Tombaugh, studying plates in New Mexico in 1930, had no way of knowing how apparently futile his task was. No one discovered until later that Lowells calculations were incorrect. There was no tell-tale wobble in Uranus movements, and the astronomers had no reason to expect to find anything in that section of the sky. The discovery was a pure coincidence. It never should have happened, Byers said. Its ridiculous. Its amazing. The International Astronomical Union demoted Pluto to the status of a dwarf planet in 2006. But many still consider Pluto a planet because of its historical significance. Tombaugh died in Las Cruces, N.M., in 1997. But in a sense, Tombaugh may now get closer to Pluto than he ever expected. The New Horizons, an unmanned spacecraft launched by NASA in 2006, is carrying one ounce of Tomboughs ashes on its way to Pluto and beyond. It is currently halfway there and expected to reach the dwarf planet in 2015. Edited by Caroline Bledowski Graphic by Ben Sullivan Sources: Kansas Historical Society, American Academy of Achievement

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1932 1938

Tombaugh actually discovered Pluto before studying astronomy at the University of Kansas. He enrolled in 1932 and graduated with his bachelors degree in 1936 and masters in 1938. He worked at Lowell Observatory during the summers.

September 13, 2006

Pluto was reclassified in 2006 as a dwarf planet, reducing the solar system to eight classical planets and a group of transNeptunian dwarf planets.

Jayhawks participate in Boston Marathon

BY LAURA NIGHTENGALE
lnightengale@kansan.com A cool, sunny and breezy morning greeted Sarah Bergkamp, Garden Plain junior, as she headed to Hopkinton, Mass., along with thousands of other athletes to start the Boston Marathon on April 18. The weather was really nice. It was a little windy but other than that it was good running weather, Bergkamp said. The Boston Marathon started in 1897 and is the worlds oldest annual race, attracting runners from around the world. Sundays race started in Hopkinton and ended in downtown Boston, covering 26.2 miles of roadway and passing through a total of eight cities. Every town was really cool because it had its own personality. They had like the whole town out there cheering the runners on, so it was definitely the best running atmosphere Ive ever been in, Diego Ladron, a junior from Shawnee, said. Ladron posted a finish time of three hours, two minutes, 19 seconds, while Bergkamp completed the race in 3:34:10. Ladron and Bergkamp were able to team up with other Jayhawks to help them through the race. Ladron made the trip with a former KU cross country teammate Levi Huseman, and Ladron said he also met other alumni competing in the race. Ladron said that spectators seemed to notice the athletes wearing crimson and blue. During the race I definitely heard every minute or so, Rock Chalk! or Go Jayhawks! or Go Kansas! Ladron said. Bergkamp teamed up with current KU law student Lisa McDermott after the pair met at the athletes village before the race began and worked together for the first half of the race. McDermott completed the course in 3:41:49. Now that the competitors have completed the race, both Ladron and Bergkamp said they will take some time to recover before they begin another training regimen. Ladron said his next undertaking will be the ING Marathon held in New York City in November before he returns to Boston for the 2012 marathon. While Bergkamp is unsure when her next marathon will be, she plans to return to competition with halfmarathons and encourages others to consider giving the marathon a try. I think everyone should at least attempt a marathon at some point in their life, Bergkamp said. Edited by Dave Boyd

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Sustainability center holds office supply swap

BY JONATHAN SHORMAN
jshorman@kansan.com Ever wonder how much the University spent on office supplies last year? $920,000. Its a number the Center for Sustainability wants to decrease. On Tuesday, the center held its first Spring Cleaning and Supply Swap in the Kansas Union for departments to swap office supplies. Jeff Severin, center director, said the swap was intended to help save money and make better use of office supplies. Its a good time to clean out the supply closet and get rid of what you know you wont be using and restock the things you are going to need, Severin said. The swap came as many departments face a procurement deadline, Severin said. The more supplies these departments could acquire through the swap for free, the fewer they would have to order. In late March and early April, offices were invited to donate unneeded supplies. On Tuesday, those supplies, from mail envelopes to ink cartridges, were laid out on several tables for other departments to choose from. Caylin Kusmin, an intern at the center who helped oversee the event, said that more than 40 individuals representing offices across the University showed up to take supplies. So far, people who have participated are really glad theyve had the opportunity to clean out their supply closets and help some other departments out, Severin said. I think theres a good sense on campus that we need to be thinking about working together more. The swap is part of the Green Office program conducted by the center. In exchange for adopting certain sustainability practices, like using environmentally-friendly ink, offices are recognized and are allowed to use a green office emblem outside their entrances and in communications. It gives them an opportunity to share what it is their office is focusing on to reduce their overall impacts, Severin said. Edited by Sarah Gregory

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During the week of the Student Senate elections, I was approached by one of the candidates while walking down Jayhawk Boulevard. After introducing herself, this woman asked me if I had finished all of my general education requirements yet. After telling her that I had, she moved on and told me about some of her coalitions platforms. I remained confused about the first question through our whole conversation. When she left, I read the handbill she handed me earlier. The first bullet point on the piece of paper mentioned a plan to reduce the number of general education courses required for students. I wondered why we would do that. Im willing to believe there are some good reasons to require less general education courses. I feel it would be inappropriate of me to argue against a democratically elected senate when I didnt even bother to look at the issues the two sides were debating until the week of the election. This reminds me of a complaint Ive heard numerous times from friends and classmates: When am I going to use this in the real world? Ignore the fact that nearly a quarter of a persons lifespan doesnt take place in reality. The biggest problem with this complaint is the assumption that a person knows how his or her future is going to unfold. The purpose of a rhetorical question is to make your audience draw the same conclusions as you without telling them to do it. It loses part of its strength when you dont actually know the answer to the question yourself. A professor once told a class I was in that people use 10 percent of what they prepare for, but they never know which 10 percent it is going to be. Maybe Im nave to believe the future will hold some surprises, but this strikes me as a much better mantra than, When am I going to use this? Its foolish to avoid information just because you didnt choose to learn it yourself, and it leads me into a rhetorical question of my own. If youre only interested in learning job skills, why did you choose a university over a trade school? I thought the defining difference between the two was that you learned subjects outside your professional field at a university. I also believe that students will probably use their general education at some point in their future. Math gives students a chance to exercise their problem-solving and pattern-recognition skills. Science offers students a framework for questioning the world and instills a distaste for taking facts at face value. Social studies is a record of what human beings are capable of accomplishing and as such defines the standards we will be held to for the rest of our lives. English is probably the most important of all, as it teaches both the concepts of presenting ideas with the audience in mind and of following arbitrary rules, both of which will definitely be needed at some point in life. Argue that less general education courses should be required, but please dont tell me theres no value in practicing some of these important skills as a professional. Ben Holladay is a senior in journalism from Mulvane.

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Medical marijuana helps patients and the state
Within the last two legislative sessions, I introduced two comprehensive medical marijuana bills to the Kansas House of Representatives to assist Kansans with debilitating medical conditions and severe pain like cancer, AIDS, Crohns disease, multiple sclerosis and hepatitis C. The latest Cannabis Compassionate Care Act bill would legalize the use of medical marijuana for certain debilitating medication conditions, provide registration of patients and strong regulation of a compassion centers, allow a defendant to assert the medical purpose for using marijuana as a defense and decrease the number of criminal prosecutions relating to marijuana. Finally, it would provide a very conservative $1 million increase in net tax revenues to our state coffers to help reduce our severe budget deficits. As of this date, I continue to receive a tremendous amount of emails, calls and support from all over the state. Fifty-eight percent of adults in Kansas support the legalization of medical marijuana, according to a poll conducted last year by SurveyUSA. Communication from constituents is one of the most decisive factors for your legislator when considering an issue. I encourage you to Take Action this Wednesday, April 20, by visiting www.kannabisproject.com, www.kannabisproject.com and by contacting your legislator to voice your support.

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There are plenty of reasons to love chain restaurants. The quirky assortment of memorabilia on the walls gives you something new and interesting to look at whenever you want to avoid talking to your family. The colorful picture menus help give you an idea of what your mozzarella sticks will look like before they arrive. And the friendly, down-home atmosphere created by the passionate teenaged staff always keeps you coming back for more. But an unfortunate trend that has swept through America in recent weeks threatens to destroy the very fabric of chain restaurant culture. It is an ever-growing menace to the sterling reputation of chain restaurants everywhere. And if it continues, people might be forced to eat local, or worse eat at home. Im talking, of course, about drunk babies. I dont mean that babies are sitting at home, getting wasted on Wild Turkey, then deciding to get together and lay siege to their local of make a good point. The concept of a drunk baby is pretty hilarious. Imagine something as cute as a baby, which is already dumb and nonsensical, becoming even more dumb and nonsensical by drinking a margarita out of, say, a formula bottle. Funny, right? Unfortunately, its not nearly as humorous in practice as it is in theory. As it turns out, real drunk babies require immediate medical attention. (Maybe it would work better as a cartoon?) The parents of the accidental lil drunkard in Michigan have already sued Applebees for emotional distress and medical expenses, according to the Associated Press. In all three cases, the mixed drink mix-ups resulted in headaches for the parents and hangovers for the kids. Many restaurants have already maneuvered to change where and how they make and serve drinks, but I think greater efforts should be made to educate workers (who are surely eager to learn how to better serve the customer) on alcohol policy. When I interviewed for a job at Applebees back in high school, I was asked literally hundreds of questions, including tricky ones like, Do you approve of employee theft? This was a great way of weeding out people who did approve of employee theft. The same should be done with alcohol. Restaurants should ask applicants whether they consider it appropriate to serve alcohol in sippy cups, and they should be tested on their ability to differentiate between grown adults and alcohol-seeking babies wearing fake mustaches. (Fake mustache technology is incredible these days.) Whatever they do, it needs to be done well. I couldnt bear to see these restaurants go out of business. If they did, Id have to spend a bunch of money buying random crap to tack on the walls of my unused dining room. Its a comfort thing. Nichols is a senior from Stilwell in creative writing.

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Softball team basks in the role of Big 12 underdog

By HannaH Wise
hwise@kansan.com Ten consecutive conference games. Nine losses. One victory. The softball team has been competing in arguably the most difficult conference in the nation. There are seven Big 12 teams ranked in the top 25: No. 5 Texas, No. 13 Missouri, No. 14 Nebraska, No. 15 Oklahoma, No. 16 Baylor, No. 18 Oklahoma State and No. 19 Texas A&M. Texas Tech is right outside the Top 25, recieving 24 votes. I feel like being the underdog is actually what we want to do, freshman Kendra Cullum said. It is definitely a privilege to be playing on the same field as those teams. The Jayhawks played and have lost to each of these ranked opponents except Texas A&M, whom they will face at the end of the month. Kansas earned its only conference victory when it beat Texas Tech on April 13. Today, the Jayhawks are playing Tulsa, a non-conference opponent. Even so, Tulsa is a very competitive team, boasting a 33-11 record. Freshman pitcher Aimee Creger holds a 1.03 ERA with a 15-2 record. She has potential to shut down the Jayhawk offense. This is good for us, coach Megan Smith said. It is going to be very similar to what we see in conference. The offense has been performing extremely well at times, but other times opposing pitchers have completely shut it down. Kansas has faced some of the top pitchers in the nation, including Texas Blaire Luna. The offense has found ways in the past to fight back, but in the big picture has not been successful. We need to focus on each individual pitch and not be overwhelmed by the seven innings, Smith said. The team thinks that by refocusing on individual aspects of the game it will be successful against Tulsa. The Jayhawks are battling injuries, forcing them into lineup changes. That could be affecting the communication on the field. Even with many changes in the past several weeks, the team has not stopped thriving as underdogs and that will not change today against Tulsa. Anything can happen on any given day, Cullum said. A number is just a number. Softball is just a game and you have to play well to win it. First pitches are scheduled for 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. at Arrocha Ballpark.

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Sophomore pinch-hitter Taylor Hart steals home off of a passed ball Tuesday at Hoglund Ballpark. Kansas defeated Saint Mary 11-5.

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Jayhawks get glimpse of potential future stars

BY ALEC TILSON
atilson@kansan.com The Kansas baseball team is young. Its been said since practices started, back when snow covered the then-pristine turf at Hoglund Ballpark in late January. Well, last night the youth showed. In a good way. The mid-week make-up game against the St. Mary Spires, an NAIA program, provided a chance for the underclassmen and backup players to take the field in a game without conference chips on the table before a tough Thursday matchup with No. 4 Texas. Theres nothing more pleasing as a coach when you get the opportunity to play your backup guys, coach Ritch Price said. I think its important in their development. Seventeen position players took the field for defense or got in the game for at least one at-bat. For some it was likely the last time this season they will have that shot, but it was still a chance to showcase how theyve improved. And nothing can substitute for live, in-game experience. Its good for them to get the experience and get the at-bats, said sophomore catcher Alex DeLeon. In a game like this you should be ready to go in and a lot of them were. Some of them had some good at bats. Perhaps the game showed a peek of what Kansas baseball might look like in the years to come. Freshman outfielder Jordan Brown, a Blue Springs High School product, got significant playing time for the first time since struggling in early season non-conference games. Brown struck out twice, but its unsurprising that coaches project him as an everyday player. He came in as a high profile player and he has really good upside, Price said. Hes just going through some of those freshmen adjustments kids have to make in order to be a good player down the road. Freshman pitcher Tyler Smith pitched for the first time since facing Baylor on April 3. The Spires scored two earned runs off Smith, who coach Price said has talent and a good arm. No doubt, its a small sample and nothing to get too high or too low about. For young players in backup roles, the real opportunity to begin building their college resum comes in the summer. In June and July, in the humidity and mostly out of sight, players get the chance to play almost every night and work on holes in their game with the focus on Smith and Brown. The summer will be important for both guys, Price said. Theyll get to play 50 games and I think theyll learn through the adversity theyve faced this season. Sophomore outfielder Taylor Hart and freshman catcher Thomas Hougland both pinch hit late in the game for their second at-bat of the season. Hart drew a walk and Hougland struck out looking. As for the freshmen who consistently get playing time, namely second baseman Kaiana Eldredge and relief pitcher Frank Duncan, they got the night off. Well, Duncan almost had the night off. He filled in as bat boy, or was urged to anyway. The senior pitchers probably put him there, senior right fielder Casey Lytle said. They saw he did well over the weekend so they thought theyd reward him by putting him on the bucket and picking up the bats today. Edited by Corey Thibodeaux

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Key inning
The third The Jayhawks were able to extend a 3-2 lead to 6-2 after three hits scored three runs in the third inning. Senior outfielder Jimmy Waters scored from second off of a Jake marasco single, followed by a casey Lytle home run.

Game to Remember
Sophomore catcher Alex DeLeon DeLeon had the first multi-homerun game for kansas since may 8th of 2010. DeLeon finished the day going two-for-three with five RBIs and two runs scored.
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Game to Forget
Freshman pitcher Tyler Smith The talented kansas freshman allowed two runs off of two hits in the seventh inning. Smith was unable to get out of the inning, and coach Ritch Price attributed Smiths struggles to his lack of command.
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Sophomroe third baseman Jordan Dreiling fires the ball to first base for an out Tuesday against Saint Mary. The next game for the Jayhawks is this Thursday against Texas.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

Basketball can serve as a metaphor for ultimate cooperation. it is a sport where success ... requires that the dictates of community prevail over selfish impulses. Bill Bradley

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ave you been infected with it too? Its seemingly gotten hold of all of Lawrence. I have to deal with it during class, when Im eating, hanging with my bros and even when Im trying to go to sleep. Its driving me crazy. It is professional sports and playoff fever and everyone seems to have caught the disease. Everyone, that is, except for me. Because of Lawrences unique location, sports fans from all over the country, particularly the Midwest, are currently able to celebrate and optimistically enjoy watching their beloved teams. I, on the other hand, do not get to have the pleasure of watching, with any optimism whatsoever, any of my favorite sports teams. I am from Houston and I am a Rockets, Astros and Texans fan. Thanks for your condolences. Dont get me wrong; the Astros have potential the potential to be one of the worst teams in the history of major league baseball. Their owner is selling the team, and their attendance is the worst its been since the opening of Minute Maid Ballpark in 2000. Hey, its all right. The Rockets had a really good year; they just barely missed the playoffs with a roster that had no business even sniffing the postseason. They overachieved, and their record was better than it should have been, so credit should go to their coach Rick Adleman. Nope, he was fired this past Monday afternoon, for reasons I cant explain. The Texans next year is our year. My mlavieri@kansan.com face turns green every time I hear those words. Ive never been a part of an NFL playoff run, and those choice words are getting harder to believe every time I hear them. The Texans opened last season looking like a team on a mission. Then DeMeco Ryans got hurt, the defense fell apart in a historic way and Houston was left on the outside looking in yet again. While I am currently less than thrilled with my hometown heroes, the good guys, everyone else seems to be in sports-fan heaven. Lawrence can feel like Chicago West at times, and they have had two immensely entertaining teams playing with everything on the line these past couple of weeks. The Blackhawks managed to sneak into the NHL playoffs, giving Blackhawks fans an extra shot at ecstasy. Those fans can also turn their heads and join the rest of Chicago, which is currently in basketball frenzy. With the freshly budding superstar Derrick Rose leading the way, Da Bulls are back, and almost as big as ever. There are plenty of Coloradoans in Lawrence as well, and their Nuggets have

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wilt Chamberlain ran the 100yard dash in 10.9 seconds when he competed for the Kansas track and field team from 1957 to 1958. kuathletics.com

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had quite the headline-filled season. Carmelo Anthony demanded to be traded and after he got his wish, the Nuggets seemingly got a breath of fresh air. They managed to put together a 50-win season and are currently in an entertaining playoff battle with Oklahoma City. The Thunder of Oklahoma City seems to be the adopted team of choice for Kansas City residents. The Thunder is an exciting team filled with young stars. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Cole Aldrich are all appealing to watch for Kansas City natives. It may be too early to get excited about the Royals, but with Mission 2012 beginning to bloom, Royals fans are beginning to come out of hiding for the first time in 20 years. So for those of you fans who have a team in an exciting position right now, enjoy it it may not last forever. And for me, I guess it could be worse; I could be a Cleveland sports fan. Edited by Dave Boyd baseball vs. Texas 6 p.m. lawrence Track Kansas relays All day lawrence

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Jets. Bledsoe left the game with moderate internal bleeding. Brady took over and led the patriots to a 11-5 record. allsportstrivia.com

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Barnes foregoes NBA draft to return to Tar Heels

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RALEIGH, N.C. Saying he is in the early stages of my life journey, North Carolina freshman Harrison Barnes announced Monday he wants to continue that journey in college, not the NBA and with a focused destination. As a team, were preparing for a special season, Barnes said in a statement released by the school. My off-season plans are to diligently work on honing my basketball skills in all areas with one team-goal in mind to bring the 2012 national championship home to UNC. The ACC rookie of the years choice to push back his NBA career for at least a year makes that a distinct possibility. Barnes, who had been projected as a top-five choice by some online NBA mock drafts, is the third Tar Heel to announce he is coming back, along with starting forwards Tyler Zeller and John Henson. UNC loses only one player, graduate student reserve Justin Knox, while adding a class that includes five-star recruits P.J. Hairston and James McAdoo. Barnes, the teams co-leader in scoring at 15.7 points per game, had said from the beginning of the season that he wasnt necessarily a one-and-done player, but as his play improved throughout the season 40 points in UNCs ACC tournament win over Clemson, 21 points per game in four NCAA tournament outings fans had to wonder if the lure of the NBA might change his mind. In his statement, Barnes said he does have the dream of playing pro ball. But with a possible NBA lockout looming and the chance at a national title, his path pointed him back to Chapel Hill. Opportunities, both beneficial and life-changing, can seem to make the next phase of my journey an easy decision, he said in the statement. But I am a student-athlete at the University of North Carolina. Im here to experience college life, grow as a person, receive a quality education, and be part of the greatest basketball family in college sports.

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wednesday, april 20, 2011 By GEOffREy CalVERt
gcalvert@kansan.com Very few things can measure up to what Reese Hoffa has already been through. Hoffa competes tonight against seven shot putters ranked in the top 25 in the world, but then again, hes ranked No. 2. No matter how stacked the shot put field will be for tonights shot put invitational, which is held on Eighth Street between Massachusetts and New Hampshire streets, tonight will not be the most difficult for Hoffa. His mother was 13 years old when she gave birth to Reeses brother Lamont and 16 years old when Reese was born. Reese was only three years old when he and Lamont accidentally burned their house down. My brother was playing with a lighter, putting the flame out on the curtains, Hoffa said. He ran out of water, so he put the lighter on the bed and went to refill the cup of water. I got a flame going. By the time his brother was back, the entire curtain was ablaze. The boys summoned their mother, but it was too late. The room went up in flames, leaving Hoffas family to bounce around apartments. One day, his mother decided she couldnt raise Lamont and Reese anymore. Their mother took them to an orphanage. She gives me a hug, goes downstairs and leaves, Hoffa said. Reese said he didnt understand that his mom gave her two boys up for adoption because she was too young to raise them. Instead, Reese thought she didnt want him because he burned their house down. It was traumatizing, Hoffa said. I just sat in a chair. I was numb. I was asking, Why am I here? Hoffa was adopted by a family in Georgia, where he spent the rest of his childhood. The family didnt adopt his brother Lamont, though. Reese took up the shot put at the suggestion of a high school coach.

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Reese Hoffa will compete against high-ranking shot putters at the shot put invitational tonight at Eigth Street. Hoffa had to live through many childhood struggles before he succeeded as a shot putter. He won the Georgia state championship and received a scholarship from the University of Georgia. Hoffa was able to find his mom and still keeps contact with her. He rarely talks to his brother. Three years after graduating from Georgia, Hoffa competed for the U.S. Olympic team in Athens, Greece. He wasnt used to the intimate street environment in most European countries, and he admits he didnt throw well. With experience, he said competing in the street has gotten much easier. Now, he is excited for himself and for fans about the shot put being held in the streets for the first time in the United States. I want them to be loud and be excited, Hoffa said. Weve got a great crew of guys that can throw far. I love this environment. The Kansas Relays will run today through Saturday. Multiple athletes who competed in the Olympics are scheduled to compete, including Lauryn Williams in the womens 100 meters, Veronica CampbellBrown in the womens 200 meters and Bershawn Batman Jackson in the mens 400-meter hurdles. Edited by Caroline Bledowski

DeLeons two homers help beat St. Mary

mvernon@kansan.com Seventeen batters and five pitchers saw playing time at Hoglund Ballpark for Kansas in Tuesday evenings 11-5 victory against its NAIA opponent, Saint Mary. Not only are the Jayhawks above .500 for the first time in more than a month, but it was a chance for the younger players to see significant time on the field. I was pleased that everyone who is a position player got a chance to get into the game and

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get an at-bat today, coach Ritch Price said. Those guys grind every day and dont get the reward of having their name on the lineup card as much as theyd like. The Jayhawks came into Tuesdays game rolling after winning three consecutive Big 12 series, and kept things moving along smoothly against the Spires. I just hope that it keeps you at game speed, and helps your rhythm as you prepare to play again Thursday, Price said. But the game didnt open how

the Jayhawks had planned it. Starting pitcher Wally Marciel walked the leadoff batter of the game, and third basemen Devin Hupp followed with a home run to left field. The Jayhawks responded in the bottom of the first by getting runners on first and second base with two outs. The inning was killed after Brandon Macias was thrown out trying to steal third base. After the first inning hiccups, the Jayhawks settled and took control of the game in the second. Marciel went through the top hal-

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Sophomore catcher Alex Deleon connects for a two-run home run Tuesday at Hoglund Ballpark. DeLeon went 2-3 with five RBIs.

fof the inning without giving up a impression on the coaching staff hit, and the bats responded with that he wanted. In 2/3 innings on three hits for three runs to take the mound, Smith gave up two a 3-2 lead. hits for two runs. Once the Jayhawks grasped He struggled with his comhold of the lead, they had little mand, Price said. Hes got to get trouble extendout there relax, ing it. The and focus on Jayhawks duplithe catchI was pleased that evcated their big ers glove and eryone who is a position second inning throw to the in the third, glove. player got a chance to get with three hits With a 9-5 into the game. for three runs lead heading to extend their into the sevRitch PRice lead to 6-2. enth, Price coach After Kansas decided it was jumped out to time to see its comfortwhat some of able lead, it brought in senior his more bench-ridden players Nolan Mansfield to pitch and could do. Sophomore Taylor Hart sophomore Jordan Dreiling to walked in his third at-bat of the play third. year, and scored off of a wild pitch Things continued to go after making it to third base off of smoothly for Kansas in the fifth a single. inning, when two hits led to three Sohomore pitchers, Jordan more Kansas runs. Sophomore Jakubov and Matt Kohorst closed catcher Alex DeLeon hit his sec- out the final two innings, only ond home run of the game, hit- giving up one hit to the Spires. ting the Jayhawks first multiEven though, Hart was the home run game since May 8 of only Kansas batter off the bench last season. to get on base, senior outfielder My first at-bat was a 3-1 Casey Lytle said he thought it count, I was sitting fastball and was a good experience for all of I got one, sophomore catcher the young batters who got action Alex DeLeon said. The other Tuesday. You always look forward to home run was a 2-1 count, and I was looking fastball again and getting your at-bats, and sometimes theyre rare to come by for I got it. Freshman pitcher Tyler Smith freshman, Lytle said. You love took the mound in the seventh the opportunity every time you inning. He had only pitched two get it. innings all season coming into Edited by Corey Thibodeaux the game. Smith didnt leave the

eginning with a loss to a DI-AA team and ending with a blowout in the Border Showdown, the 2010 Kansas football season was nothing short of a disappointment. Other losses included a 55-7 defeat at Baylor (a Baylor school record), a 59-7 drubbing by Kansas State and a 45-10 loss to Texas A&M. Kansas quarterback play was inconsistent at best, the coaches were trying to implement their own system and many players were holdovers from the Mark Mangino era. You could go on if you were so inclined, but dont. There were so many factors working against Kansas football in 2010 that anything more than five wins was going to be a pleasant surprise. Thats not to excuse the poor performances in those blowouts, but rather to offer a glimmer of hope for 2011. This glimmer needs an explanation, though. The 2011 football schedule is going to be brutal. There will be games on the road at Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State and Texas, as well as a home game against Oklahoma and the annual contest with Missouri in Kansas City. Much like 2010, the victories might not pile up this fall. But while success may not show up in the wins columns, blowout losses against teams like Baylor and Kansas State arent going to happen in 2011. Theres too much talent this year for that to happen. The talent is young, which might not translate into victories right away, especially with that schedule. But with potentially explosive playmakers on both sides of the ball, another Georgia Tech type of upset is very possible. The offensive line will be more experienced this season. James Sims will return as the leading rusher and hell be teamed with four-star recruit Darrian Miller, whos been praised by coach Turner Gill multiple times throughout spring practices. The safety tandem of Keeston Terry and Bradley McDougald will excite fans as well. Then theres the big question: quarterback. Without looking, I cant think of many freshmen who left big marks at a BCS conference school. Jordan Webb was no different. He struggled, much like the other quarterbacks on the Kansas roster. However, the jump from freshman to sophomore is big at any position in any sport. And as a quarterback in a major conference? Its astronomical. Nobody is predicting Webb to become Payton Manning. But with a year of game experience and more than a year of acclimating himself with the new offensive scheme, Webb could have a breakout year in 2011. So while the results may not be there this fall, fans should be patient. Things are slowly improving over at the Anderson Family Football Complex. Edited by Amanda Sorell