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Apparel brand provides ethical wages and working conditions for employees
elegault@kansan.com In a campaign to raise awareness about workers rights and factory conditions around the world, United Students Against Sweatshops has partnered with the KU Bookstore to introduce a new line of clothing to be available later in April. Alta Gracia is a union-made apparel brand started in 2010 that is currently available at more than 450 college and university bookstores around the country. Based in a town in the Dominican Republic, Alta Gracia strives to provide ethical wages and conditions for its workers while providing high-quality, affordable collegiate apparel. After visiting the factory and Gragg living with an Alta Gracia host family over winter break, Jaden Gragg, a sophomore from Shawnee, wanted to share the brands story. Gragg founded the KU chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) at the beginning of this semester. In January, USAS contacted the KU Bookstore to discuss bringing Alta Gracia to KU. Gragg believes ordering the clothing is the first step in raising consumer awareness. Usually when you buy something, you dont know where its made, she said. Usually you know the country, but you dont know the story behind it. Its hard to realize that its actually another human being on the other side of the world making your apparel, and a lot of times thats in really terrible conditions. Alta Gracia carries a line of 13 products, including crew neck and V-neck shirts, a crew neck sweatshirt and hoodies. Currently, there are no children, performance wear or pant-type products. The price is slightly higher than similar merchandise, but the brand is designed to be budget-friendly for the variety of the bookstore customers. If theyre going to buy KU apparel anyway, purchasing KU apparel that is at a similar price point that has some kind of altruistic message that is providing a better life for a worker, its a great opportunity to be able to support a cause, said Estella McCollum, director of the KU Bookstore. McCollum met with an Alta Gracia brand manager on March 8 to discuss the best strategy to order merchandise reasonably and responsibly to benefit both the brand and the bookstore. The key is growing demand and awareness that turn into sales, she said. And its key to make sure were purchasing the appropriate amount at first without causing damage to Alta Gracia by requesting that it grow too quickly. To promote the Alta Gracia campaign and to raise awareness, the bookstore launched a Facebook page for the brand and is distributing flyers with discounts. Were really trying to put a face to the name of Alta Gracia for our community, for our shoppers, and allow them an opportunity to understand what Alta Gracia is and why they would want to support it, McCollum said. By creating a coalition of other campus and community groups, USAS hopes to continue to address the larger issue of ending university affiliation with brands based in sweatshops. Thats a first step to a larger issue of combating sweatshop factory conditions around the world, said Sultana Brian Sultana, a senior USAS member from Manhattan. [Students] can put pressure on companies to stop perpetuating these abuses when workers are not paid. Edited by Paige Lytle

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Kansas House passes restrictive abortion bill

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mjohnson@kansan.com The Kansas House passed an anti-abortion bill Wednesday that would prevent state funds from being used to promote or provide abortion services. The House also overwhelmingly rejected a proposed amendment that would have allowed exemptions for incest and rape victims. House Bill 2253 was referred to the Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare on Thursday. The committee made no changes and advanced it Friday. The bill, which was approved 92-31 in the House, is now in the Senate, which vowed to consider the bill quickly. A similar bill was rejected by the Senate in May 2012 because of a provision that affected the KU School of Medicines ability to accredit OB/GYN students. A section of the bill states, Except to the extent required by federal law: No moneys appropriated from the state general fund or from any special revenue fund shall be expended for any abortion. This includes tax credits, tax deductions on sales to clinics that offer abortion services and health care services offered by any state agency. The bill also prohibits public schools from providing abortion services or allowing an employee, agent or volunteer of an abortion services provider to speak to students about sexuality or distribute materials about sexuality. Amanda Schulze, president of the University chapter of the Commission on the Status of Women, a student organization that works toward social and political equality, and student correspondent for Choice USA, explained how she thinks this bill might affect University students. If a student is working for an organizationsuch as Planned Parenthoodthat either provides abortions or is affiliated with an organization that provides abortions, he or she wont be allowed to volunteer at public schools, Schulze said. Along with provisions that disallow abortion providers from receiving tax exemptions, the bill also prevents women from claiming tax deductions for the medical expenses incurred by having an abortion. Instead of making the abortion illegal, theyre trying to destroy the institutions financially so its not even feasible to offer abortions, Schulze said. The bill also creates a personhood trigger, so if Roe v. Wade is overturned, it would make all abortions in Kansas illegal. The bill requires abortion clinics to provide controversial information to the pregnant woman about the medical risks associated with each procedure, including risk of premature birth in future pregnancies, risk of breast cancer, risks to the womans reproductive health and the medical risks associated with carrying an unborn child to term. According to the National Cancer Institute, early studies examining the link between abortions and breast cancer were flawed in a number of ways and provided inconsistent results. Newer studies have consistently shown that there is no correlation between abortions and increased risk of breast cancer. Nobody wants to be lied to by their doctors, Schulze said of the requirement. The information doctors are forced to provide is being determined by policy makers and not by medical professionals. The bill also requires doctors to provide information describing abortion procedures and the characteristics of the fetus at two-week gestational increments from fertilization to full term. Edited by Madison Schultz

About the bill

The 72-page anti-abortion bill was passed by a 92-31 vote in the Kansas House. It prevents abortion providers from being tax exempt. It prohibits women from claiming tax deductions for medical expenses incurred by having an abortion. It disallows anyone whos affiliated with an abortion provider from speaking to public school students about sexuality. If passed, doctors would be required to share information with patients, such as the increased chance of breast cancer after receiving an abortion.

Student senate offers two voting stations, online ballot option

Voting for student senate elections will take place on April 10 and 11, and results will be announced on April 17. Brandon Woodard, a senior from Topeka, is KUniteds 2013 presidential candidate and Blaine Bengtson, a junior from Salina, is KUniteds 2013 vice-presidential candidate. Marcus Tetwiler, a junior from Paola, is Ad Astras 2013 presidential candidate and Emma Halling, a junior from Elkhart, Ind., is running as Ad Astras 2013 vice president. Voting stations will be located on Wescoe Beach and Mrs. Es Dining Hall. Students are also able to vote online. If any student is unable to vote at either location or online, they must contact the Student Senate Elections Commission by 5 p.m. tomorrow at commission@ku.edu.
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More info about Kansas abortion laws

Kansas has imposed stricter regulations on late-term abortions over the past two years. Arkansas recently passed a similar bill, but it included an exception for incidences of rape and incest. The Kansas bill currently does not. Kansas already bans most abortions starting in the 22nd week of pregnancy.

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Cryptoquips 5 Opinion 4

Sports 10 Sudoku 5

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Wednesday, March 27
WHAT: Sandra Fluke: Making Our Voices Heard WHERE: Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. ABOUT: Womens rights activist Sandra Fluke will discuss her experience testifying to a 2012 House panel on providing access to contraception. WHAT: KU School of Music Visiting Artist Series: Borromeo String Quartet WHERE: Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. ABOUT: Enjoy the sweet sounds of string at this free concert featuring the Borromeo String Quartet.

Thursday, March 28
WHAT: Tea at Three WHERE: Kansas Union, Level 4 lobby WHEN: 3 to 4 p.m. ABOUT: Grab your free tea and sweet treats at this weekly SUA event. WHAT: Veggie Lunch WHERE: Ecumenical Campus Ministries WHEN: 11:30 a.m. ABOUT: Snag a free vegetarian meal at the ECMs weekly veggie lunch. The event is open to everyone, but donations are encouraged.

Friday, March 29
WHAT: Final Friday WHERE: Downtown Lawrence WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. ABOUT: This months Final Friday events include the Lawrence Arts Center Benefit Art Auction Exhibition, featuring more than 150 works of art. WHAT: Summer and fall continuing student enrollment begins WHERE: Strong Hall, 121 WHEN: All day ABOUT: This is the first day to sign up for fall and summer semester classes.

WHAT: Genius of Women auditions WHERE: St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center Social Hall WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. ABOUT: All University students and the Lawrence community are welcome to try out for this annual variety show celebrating the many gifts of women. WHAT: Empowering and Sustaining Malawi: Africa Windmill Project WHERE: Dole Institute of Politics WHEN: 7:30 p.m. ABOUT: Hear the story of the Africa Windmill Project from John Drake, who helped provide farmers with healthy drinking water to sustain agriculture in Malawi.

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Law students are optimistic despite job market

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mschmidt@kansan.com Law students at the University are not concerned about finding a job upon graduation, despite reports of a tight job market by The New York Times. Actively pursuing job prospects, keeping law school debt low and pursuing a practical law education are all ways prospective University law students plan to make a career in a seemingly tight job market. While Zak Beasley, a second year law student from Parkville, Mo., acknowledges a scarce job market, he already has a job waiting for him after graduating Beasley as an officer in the US Marine Corps. That takes a lot of pressure off of class work, not having to compete with your classmates for jobs, Beasley said. The job market isnt what it used to be. For next years incoming law school class, the School of Law plans to reduce the size to 120, compared to this years 141 first-year students, said Steven Freedman, the School of Laws assistant dean for admissions. The lower class size is a reflection of the legal market, Freedman said. Thats one way we are helping our students in the job market: by graduating fewer students. Freedman said the school is more actively pursuing possible applicants and awarding more scholarships to keep the actual cost of attendance for students low. And University law graduates are enjoying a rate of employment at 86 percent, the highest since 2008, Freedman said. This high rate of job placement is why Aubrey Wilson, a second-

year law student from Shawnee, is not concerned about finding work after she graduates. Part of her strategy is staying in-state to reduce tuition costs while still attending a respected law school. I knew that if I kept my debt down, Id have more options when

The lower class size is a reflection of the legal market.

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it came to my career choices down the road, Wilson said. This May, Wilson will begin interning at the Johnson County DAs office, which she hopes will turn into a full-time career.

Before taking out student debt to attend a seemingly prestigious law school, Preston Nicholson, pre-law advisor for the University, always encourages students to first consider what they plan to do with their law degree. And with low student applications, Nicholson said admission to law school is a buyers market. You can go to law school today easily without taking out debt, Nicholson said. As for selecting schools based on the rankings by US News and World Report, Nicholson said students should instead consider the programs strengths, geography and overall cost. Tyler Childress, a junior from Coffeeville, took these factors into consideration as he applied to attend law schools next fall at Northwestern University, University of Chicago, NYU and a few others. If the job market in the law

sector is rather dismal, even if it improves in the next few years, Ill still be weighing whether I think my job prospects after law school warrant high levels of debt, Childress said. Quin Ried, a junior from Bartlesville, Okla., has a positive view Wilson on the tightening job market as he prepares to apply to law schools. Because I know I still want to attend law school, it increases my admissions chances for top schools and hopefully more opportunities for top jobs as well, Ried said. Edited by Paige Lytle

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Veteran amputee participates in war training videos

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SAN DIEGO The sailor had been back from war for just over a year when friends invited him to watch an unusually emotional training exercise for troops preparing to deploy. The drill happened not on a military base but at a film studio, where Marine and Navy medics role-played wartime rescue missions with actors who had, in reallife, lost limbs in motorcycle or car accidents or to ailments such as cancer. Those on hand werent sure how Joel Booth would react. The 24-year-old had been attached to a Marine battalion in Afghanistan as a naval combat medic until he stepped on an explosive and doctors, two years ago, amputated his right leg below the knee. Since returning home hed had to learn to adapt while also coping with the post-traumatic stress. But Booth was transfixed as fake bombs exploded and medics practiced the type of rescue missions hed once been on, saving the amputee actors as he, in the end, had to be saved. Then the young veteran did something unexpected: He asked for an audition. Perhaps, he thought, this injury that had forever altered his life could help save someone elses. What he didnt know was how much reliving the horrors of war would help him, too. In society, amputees are seen by people on a large scale as having a disability, being weaker. But ... even someone who doesnt have a hand can still operate a weapon to be able to defend themselves, he said. Its the same thing for me. Im not afraid of it just because something bad happened. For people who havent been in combat, its hard to understand. Producer Stu Segall, best known for the TV show Silk Stalkings, started Strategic Operations more than a decade ago to offer the military what it calls hyper-realistic training by using movie-making special effects and actors. The group has since trained hundreds of thousands of troops in recreated scenes from Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and other hotspots. The creators strive to make the re-enactments as jarring as possible so troops experience war first in a controlled environment, and learn not to be rattled by it. Marine 2nd Lt. Duane Blank, a commander who has gone through similar training, said amputee actors add a degree of realism that no one else can. The visual effect is invaluable because its something you dont encounter every day, said Blank, an Iraq war veteran. There is no

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, photo, actors playing the roles of U.S. military personnel are wounded by a improvised explosive device during a training session at Strategic Operations where reality based training is used in working with U.S. military personnel in San Diego. way to recreate that aspect of real combat, seeing a brother hurt in that sort of way. Since the inception of Strategic Operations, the groups founders had made a concerted effort not to use veterans who lost limbs in combat. We felt it was one of those things: Why would you ask somebody who has gone through this experience to relive it? And we had plenty of amputee actors, said executive vice president Kit Lavell. Lavell flew 243 missions in Vietnam as a naval aviator. He knows how hearing screams and explosions even on a studio lot in San Diego can quickly bring back the stress of battle for even the most hardened soldiers. But Booth convinced Lavell to let him join the group. He was so well-prepared as a corpsman, Lavell said. We felt: Hes the perfect one to do this. Booth first joined the Navy, at the age of 21, because he wanted to see combat and help save lives. The job of corpsman was perfect for him; as field medics in charge of providing emergency care to battleground troops, corpsmen often are caught in the thick of the action. Almost a year after enlisting, he was deployed with the Marines to the Taliban stronghold of Sangin, Afghanistan. On July 21, 2011, while out on patrol, he and a Marine volunteered to return to base to get supplies. As they were walking, an explosion catapulted Booth onto his back. He calmly told the Marine

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to check behind them for more IEDs. Then he looked down at his leg. There was no blood but the pain was excruciating and Booth couldnt stand up. His ankle bones had been crushed. Two days later he was back in the U.S., where he underwent surgery after surgery. But Booth didnt want to be a patient. Frustrated with each failed operation and a growing infection, he pushed his doctors to amputate. As a medic, Booth knew what his life would be like without a limb, and he wasnt afraid. He had seen fellow service members adapt relatively quickly to using a prosthetic. He figured he could return quickly to an active lifestyle, doing the things he enjoyed, like riding motorcycles.

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Required donation results in lawsuit for Met

years, though some who choose to pay less than the full price pull out NEW YORK Before visitors a $10 or $5 bill. Some fork over a to the Metropolitan Museum of buck or loose change. Those who Art can stroll past the Picassos, balk at paying anything at all are Renoirs, Rembrandts and other told they wont be allowed in unless priceless works, they must first deal they pay something, even a penny. with the ticket line, the posted $25 I just asked for one adult genadult admission and the meaning eral admissions and he just said, of the word in smaller type just be- $25, says Richard Johns, a high neath it: recommended. school math teacher from Little Many people, especially foreign Rock, Ark., who paid the full price tourists, dont see it, dont under- at the museum this past week. It stand it or dont question it. If they should be made clear that it is a ask, they are told the fee is merely donation you are required to make. a suggested donation: You can pay Especially for foreign tourists who what you wish, but you must pay dont understand. Most people something. dont know it. Confusion over M e t Associated press whats required s p o k e s m a n In this Tuesday, March 19, 2013 photo, visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York congregate in the main lobby. to enter one of Harold Holz...The museum has been the worlds great er denied any regard to their financial circum- even though the public is already ral History and the Brooklyn Muconverted into an elite museums, which deception and stances, said Arnold Weiss, one of entitled to free admission. seum. Its also a model thats been draws more than tourist attraction. said a policy of two attorneys who filed the lawsuit replicated in other cities. New York Citys Department of 6 million visitors a requiring visi- on behalf of three museum-goers, a Cultural Affairs agreed to the muA random sampling of visitors year, is at the heart Arnold weiss tors to pay at New Yorker and two tourists from seums request in 1970 for a general leaving the museum found that Attorney of a class-action least some- the Czech Republic. But instead, admission as long as the amount there was a general awareness that lawsuit this month thing has been the museum has been converted was left up to individuals and that recommended implied you could accusing the Met in place for into an elite tourist attraction. the signage reflected that. Similar pay less than the posted price. of scheming to demore than four decades. We are Among the allegations are that arrangements are in place for other fraud the public into believing the confident that the courts will see third-party websites do not men- cultural institutions that operate on fees are required. through this insupportable nui- tion the recommended fee, and that city-owned land and property and The suit seeks compensation for sance lawsuit, he said. the museum sells memberships that receive support from the city, such museum members and visitors who The museum was designed paid by credit card over the past few to be open to everyone, without carry the benefit of free admission, as the American Museum of Natu-

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ed yesterday on the 1800 block of Iowa Street under suspicion of no valid drivers license and no insurance. A $200 bond was paid. 22-year-old male was arrested yesterday on the 900 block of Alabama Street under suspicion of driving while intoxicated, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of controlled substance. A $1,500 bond was paid. 27-year-old male was arrested yesterday on the 900 block of Iowa Street under suspicion of disorderly conduct. A $100 bond was paid. Emily Donovan

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Officials bust local dog-fighting ring

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Federal authorities in Kansas said Monday that they broke up a dogfighting operation that included training pit bulls to fight in Kansas, Missouri and Texas by chaining the dogs to treadmills for hours at a time and using live chickens as bait. Pete Davis Jr. and Melvin L. Robinson were charged in a federal complaint in the U.S. District Court for Kansas with one count of transporting animals for participation in an animal fighting venture in interstate commerce, according to a federal complaint unsealed Monday. The charge carries up to five years in federal prison and a possible fine of up to $250,000. The criminal complaint and other online court records did not list lawyers or hometowns for either defendant. Attempts to reach Davis and Robinson at phone listings under their names in Kansas were not successful Monday. Jim Cross, spokesman for Kansas U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, declined to comment on the case Monday. Grissom has a news conference scheduled for later Monday about a significant criminal investigation that involves the FBI and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Cross would not say if the charges against Davis and Robinson were the subject of that news conference. The ASPCA, which said it removed nearly 100 dogs involved in the investigation, also helped law enforcement with a major dogfighting investigation in 2009 that led to charges against about two dozen people and the rescue of more than 400 dogs in Missouri, Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Mississippi. Tim Rickey, vice president of the ASPCA, said dogfighting remains a major problem. The situation has not changed, he said Monday. We do not feel like there has been any decline in animal fights. There is better awareness, but there continues to be a lack of enforcement because theyre very difficult to investigate. Dogfighting, a federal felony, has come under renewed scrutiny since NFL star Michael Vick was convicted and served prison time for running a dogfighting ring. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has been working with the Humane Society of the United States to stop organized animal fighting. In the complaint unsealed Monday in Kansas, an FBI special agent said two sources approached a Missouri law enforcement officer and the FBI about Davis and his dog fighting ring. According to the complaint, Davis and Robinson owned the dogs, most of which were pit bulls, and trained them for weekly dogfights in Harrison County, Mo., and fights in April in the Kansas City area and Dallas. Robinson used a home in Kansas City, Kan., as a training site for the dogs, who were chained to treadmills for several hours at a time, the complaint said one of the sources told the FBI. The dogs also had weights on to strengthen it, and caged live chickens were placed in front of each treadmill as bait, the complaint said. The complaint said the bodies of three dead dogs were found on the farm the men used in Harrison County two by one of the FBI informants and one by a Missouri law enforcement officer. Davis and Robinson discussed betting $20,000 to $30,000 on the dog they were training for the Dallas fight, the complaint said. The FBI paid one of the sources $1,900 and the other source $100, according to the complaint. One of the sources had no previous convictions, but the other had prior convictions, including for felony theft and transportation of a woman for prostitution.

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In this Oct. 1, 2012 photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, a U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Sgt. Donna R. Johnson of Raeford, N.C., at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Johnson was assigned to the 514th Military Police Company, 60th Troop Command, Winterville. N.C. When Johnson was killed in Afghanistan, her wife, North Carolina National Guardswoman Tracy Dice Johnson, heard about it from her sister-in-law.

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Same-sex couples denied survivor benefits

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The death certificate read single, even though the fallen soldier was married. When it came time to inform the next of kin, casualty officers did not go to the widows door in North Carolina, nor did she receive the flag that draped the casket of her beloved, a 29-year-old National Guard member killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. Because federal law defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman, the military did not recognize the relationship of Army Sgt. Donna R. Johnson and Tracy Dice Johnson at all, rendering Johnson ineligible for the most basic survivor benefits, from return of the wedding ring recovered from the body to a monthly indemnity payment of $1,215. You cannot imagine the pain, to actually be shut out, said Dice Johnson, an Army staff sergeant who survived five bomb explosions during a 15-month tour in Iraq. Not only is one of their soldiers being disrespected. Two of them are being disrespected. As the Supreme Court prepares to consider the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, gay marriage advocates are focusing attention on the way they say the law dishonors gay service members and their spouses, who are denied survivor payments, plots in veterans cemeteries, base housing and a host of other benefits that have been available to opposite-sex military couples for generations. If the high court strikes down the DOMA, the ruling could bring sweeping changes to the way the military treats widows and widowers such as Dice Johnson, the first person to lose a same-sex spouse to war since dont ask, dont tell was lifted in 2011. Although they can now serve openly, gay and lesbian service members are anything but equal, tain benefits not precluded by the highest-ranking officer ever elected and its the DOMA that is really DOMA, including ID cards giving to Congress, said such inequities whats standing in the way, said them access to on-base services and have implications for national seAllyson Robinson, a West Point visitation rights at military hospi- curity. Many financial protections graduate who serves as executive tals. Some of those measures would and support services are offered director of OutServe-SLDN, an have eased Dice Johnsons grief, if to military families not just out of advocacy group for gay, lesbian, they had been in place earlier. gratitude, but so service members In the future, for example, same- can focus on their jobs during danbisexual and transgender service members and veterans that filed sex survivors of service members gerous deployments, Sestak said. a brief urging the court to strike will be eligible to receive a deceased When you step back and all of partners personal effects and to be a sudden realize that a law would down the law. On the other side stands the presented with the folded flag at the actually prevent, today, the spouse Chaplain Alliance funeral. But of somebody in our military (befor Religious Libmany of the ing) notified first that that solider erty, an association acknowledge- or that sailor has been harmed or You cannot imagine the of faith groups that ments avail- killed ... you sit back there and say, pain, to actually be shut screen chaplains for able to mili- Whats going on? he said. military service. It Dice Johnson does not fault the tary spouses out. has asked justices to in opposite- Army. From the casualty officer to uphold the DOMA tracy dice johnson sex marriages National Guard commanders, evWidow remain out of eryone did the best they could, on the grounds that pastors and service she said. In some instances, she was reach. members from reThe widows even surprised at her support. The ligions that oppose homosexual- of the two men who lost their lives condolence letter she received from ity would find their voices silenced alongside Johnson on Oct. 1 heard President Barack Obama acknowland their opportunities for ad- the news from an Army casualty of- edged Johnson as her wife. vancement limited. My biggest thing, honestly, is to ficer. But Dice Johnson, 43, found The military has no tolerance out from her sister-in-law. Johnson get her death certificate changed to for racists, so service members who could not list her as primary next- married, she said. That will be my are openly racist are not service of-kin since the government did victory. members for long, the alliances not recognize their marriage. brief states. And if the traditional Former Rep. Joe Sestak, a rereligious views on marriage and tired Navy admiral who was the family become the constitutional equivalent of racism, the many service members whose traditional religious beliefs shape their lives will be forced out of the military. Retired Col. Ron Crews, the groups executive director, said "THE SERVICE YOU DESERVE" Congress could find ways to honor war widows such as Dice Johnson without striking down the DOMA, which he said had served as a wall protecting military personnel with strong religious beliefs since the up to 5 quarts with stock filters ban on openly gay service members was eliminated. Before he left office in February, 612 N. 2nd St. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Lawrence, KS 66044 ordered the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines to extend to same-sex 785-842-6794 partners of military personnel cer-

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Time is precious. Waste it wisely. I miss Joe College. KUs so good, they make gingers cry! #marchwaahness Can we get Extreme Makeover to come to Wescoe?! Im so broke I cant even afford to thrift shop. At this point, winter is like my drunk Uncle Greg. He looks fun at first, so you invite him in, but then you spend the next six months trying to make him leave. After being home for a week I went to drink the milk from my bowl and then remembered that it is not proper; it was a sad day. Three words that will cause you to cry or jump for joy... seven more weeks! Why dont you take the season off, Spring. It seems you have the cold. Travis flash!!! The underground needs more microwaves. I might starve from impatience. Baritones? Drummers? Id date a trumpet player, hands down. So how was your Spring Break, editor? Editors note: I went to SXSW. It was awesome. You? No shave march madness (until Kansas doesnt win), I did it last year, and look what happened then. Anytime I write Kentucky in my phone, it automatically assumes the next word I will write is NIT. Smartphone? YES! Forget the cell phone charging stations... Where are all the napping stations?! Come on, KU! People need recharged too! Spring has slowly rolled out of bed and fallen on its face. College is just a never-ending sleepover. Editors note: Never-ending? Are you going to graduate? You know, if you really think about it, strawberry-flavored things dont actually taste anything like strawberries. Riiiiiiiiight. We believe that you really want to know what size SHOES Jeff Withey has... It was really depressing reading the pre-spring break FFAs about the warm weather. Excuse me, my midterm grades are STILL NOT POSTED! People turn into gas stations when they fail midterms? Although I didnt fill out a bracket this year, I could truthfully say I wouldve picked all those teams to make it to the sweet 16. Will the lobotomized Jayhawk in front of the student union ever be repaired? I feel like Im in a KU snowglobe.

elieve it or not, there used to be a time when if you wanted to make an indirect, passive-aggressive comment that you wanted someone to hear, your only choice was to actually say it. You know, like out loud in a conversation. Weird, huh? Let me go all Grandpa Barbosa on you and remind you, as if you need it, that things are a lot different now thanks to technology. Youve heard it before, the same old diatribe about how we dont truly communicate with each other or how you cant really get a message across through texts and tweets and Snapchats and so on. Some argue that emoticons and Emojis can suffice, but as you know, some people are stupid, too. Our methods of communication have gradually evolved with technology. Texting in caps lock implies youre yelling, responding with K. means youre peeved, etc., etc. Now, theres a clear-cut way to

indicate your passive aggression on Twitter. Its called subliminal tweeting or subtweeting. This innovation is a godsend for overly-emotional-and-expressive-yet-still-too-scared-to-beconfrontational types. At first, the protocol for subtweeting required you to end your message with the hashtag, #subtweet, inviting everyone to immediately begin speculating as to who youre complaining about. Were at the tail end of breakup season, and when relationships go awry, thats when you see the most subtweets. You know the scene in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, when Jason Segels character gets a room adjacent to his ex-girlfriend and he starts having really loud, fake sex with Mila Kunis to make her jealous? Yeah, thats kind of like the reallife equivalent of subtweeting. But heres what many fail to realize: people friggin hate subtweets. Were not celebrities; most of us only have 300-400 followers, and most of those are our real-life

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friends and acquaintances. You personally know most of the people who show up on your timeline you know their friends, you know who theyre dating, you know what theyre doing in life. Most people go into some kind of shell-shocked tunnel vision after their relationships fall apart and become focused on either getting under their exs skin or hiding behind that Im doing fine without you faade. Things get especially awkward when two people break up and start subtweeting about each other, and youre friends with both of them. When two of my friends break up, I always try to avoid choosing a side because

that almost always makes things weird. Weird is bad. Im not the one who just went through a messy break-up; I have no interest in listening to you trash talk each other or fight over who did, or didnt do, what. But, when I get home on a Saturday night and start reading your sloppy, drunken subtweets, its as if Im stuck in a room while youre fighting with your ex. That makes things weird, and again, weird is bad. Even though the fundamental allure of Twitter is the ability to tell people what youre doing, there are still some things that no one cares about nor wants to hear you share. For me, oversharing is one of the things that killed my appreciation of Facebook: Too many people started posting too many things that were too personal, and frankly, too weird. If subtweeting gets more popular, theres a good chance itll end up killing off everyones appreciation for Twitter, too. With subtweeting, the feigned ambiguity isnt the problem everyone knows

who youre talking about. The problem is that youre dragging your friends and followers into a weird situation that they probably want nothing to do with. When that becomes a habit, your friendships will start breaking up, too. So please, cut it out. If not, people will get sick of you, and theyll start subtweeting. And then their friends will start subtweeting about them, and the cycle will begin forever churning on until everyone on Twitter is subtweeting, and no one wants that. And yes, I know that this was a column complaining about certain people whom I didnt explicitly name, just like a subtweet. But hey, people cant understand unless you speak their language. Barbosa is a junior majoring in journalism from Leawood. For more hilarity, follow him on Twitter @AJBARBROSA

Actors personalities are the real reason we tune in

By Emily Brown
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Childhood friends can last forever

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s a nerd who spends a majority of her time geeking over TV shows and fictional characters, I have my fair share of favorite actors. Some, I just love to look at. Jensen Ackles, anyone? Some I just want to marry. Benedict Cumberbatch, obviously. And others I just want to cry because they are so talented. If Leonardo DiCaprio doesnt get an Oscar in the next decade, something is going to burn. But others, I just want to be best friends with. Here are a few of my favorite actors, based entirely off their fantastic personalities. I willingly admit to being a minion of The Supreme Overlord, aka Misha Collins. Collins currently plays the angel Castiel on CWs Supernatural, but he has also had recurring roles on ER and 24. But as talented as he is, its his personality that makes him a special snowflake. His fast wit and bizarre (but hilarious) tweets made me fall in nerdy love. He is, to put it simply, one of the most ridiculous human beings on this planet. He built his house and most of the furniture inside, interned for Bill Clinton when he was in the White House, is a published writer, renewed his wedding vows in drag, calls his Twitter followers minions and founded the charity Random Acts, where he called upon his minions and raised $30,000 for earthquake

And they both know how to wear a suit. While he is not the most humble of men, he does have a good sense of humor. His interviews are hilarious and keep you laughing. Tony Sta I mean Robert Downey Jr. is the guy Id party with. A rising star, Tom Hiddleston is known for his recent roles in The Avengers, War Horse, Thor, and Midnight in Paris. But to me, he is the epitome of a gentleman. He oozes humility and manners, but isnt afraid to have a good laugh. I think I fell in love with him when I watched a video of him showing up on a red carpet with a thermos of hot tomato soup for a freezing interviewer whod tweeted him a few hours before. He is just as painstakingly polite to his fans, which has earned him an army of fangirls and guys. In January, he traveled to Guinea for a UNICEF UK fundraising trip. He met with families and children in need and wrote a numerous blogs on UNICEFs website about his trip. His twitter account is chock-full of UNICEF information, and it warms my heart to see a celebrity so passionate about a charitable cause. His kind smiles and chipper English accent have earned him a spot in my heart for eternity. Brown is a freshman majoring in journalism from Overland Park

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relief in Haiti. He really doesnt care what people think. He wears funny hats and occasionally dresses in drag. But most of all, he is humble, as his recent tweet illustrates: I hope this question doesnt sound weird: When youre watching yourself on TV do u occasionally get off the sofa & make out with the screen? If you dont know this man, I have no clue why you are reading this column. He has starred and I mean starred most recently in Iron Man, The Avengers and Sherlock Holmes. He is an acting beast, and somewhere (probably his bathroom mirror), there is a long list of awards and honors from his decades-old acting career. Downey doesnt hope for awards; he expects them. The man has swag so much so that he often forgets who he is. Tumblr users like to joke that they can no longer tell the difference between his character, Tony Stark, and the actor. They both have money, confidence, and arrogance aplenty.

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ome of the best memories I have were made with my childhood friends. When I look back in my memories, the best ones were when I was much younger. I can still taste the chocolate cake with ice cream my friends mom would make, the smell of the playground sand, the beauty of my Barbie house and the sound of the laughter I had with my friends in first grade after our teachers wig moved to the side. These moments, despite the years, have remained very fresh in my head. The person I have become is nowhere near the girl that made fights with Power Rangers and Barbies. Things have changed a lot. What has not changed is the feelings I have for those friends I made when I was a child. Those friends are the purest thing I have. They saw me when I was innocent and nave, and I saw them the same way. Our discussions did not involve politics or basketball. The most debated discussions were about who the strongest Pokmon was and if indeed Santa Claus was or was not real. We did not show our friendship in Facebook wall posts or profile pictures, we showed our friendship by agreeing to share our candy or by inviting them over to our house. Things were decided on races to the park. Dares were made on tasting glue. Toys were shared and we tried our best to include everyone. These were friends that really knew me. They saw me in my most real form. These friends came before the time we learned we had to be a certain way to please people, look a certain way to fit in. These friends saw me when I had no shame for the music I listened, no filter to the things I thought and complete confidence in who I was. Today many of these friends are finishing college, working, some are even married. They live in different parts of the

By Patricia Siqueiros
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world, and contact is mostly made by the nostalgic person that decides to post that kindergarten picture and tag everyone. Most have completely changed. Some gained weight, some became alternative and some became successful. A couple of few went on sad paths and one or two passed away. All these friends go in different directions. With college and the maturing that comes with the years, it is difficult to keep these precious friends. Fortunately, I have managed to stay in touch with four of my childhood friends. We sometimes spend months without any contact whatsoever, but when we see each other, the friendship goes back where it was last time. Time and distance do not seem to make a difference. It is important to keep at least a couple of these childhood friendships. These are people that saw you at your best and worst. These friends saw you go through different hair styles, fashion styles, crushes, bad and good grades, and the smile you had before you knew so much information. Keeping these friends is a way of keeping that piece of you. You can never really lie to these friends because they know you better than anyone, and when you forget about these moments, they are there to remind you. Even when you graduate and move on to a real adult life, do not forget about these friends or how they shaped you. Siqueiros is a senior majoring in global and international studies from Overland Park

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The Strokes fifth album ends contract with RCA

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lhavens@kansan.com Either youre noticed or left out, sings The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas in the song Ill Try Anything Once. Casablancas has surely pursued these lyrics in all aspects of his musical career, propelling The Strokes to reach more than a decade of acclaim and success. Since their start in 1998, members Nick Valensi (guitar), Albert Hammond, Jr. (guitar), Nikolai Fraiture (bass) and Fabrizio Moretti (drums), in addition to Casablancas, have done their part to remain on the cutting edge of the industry. From reviving rock n roll to spawning hipster fashion, they have strived to stand out from the rest. Today, The Strokes continue to get noticed as they release their fifth studio album, Comedown Machine. Considering the press hiatus the band has taken concerning the album, it has still managed to reach a high level of anticipation. With the completion of the album comes the completion of an era: This album signifies the end of the five-album contract the band had with its label, RCA Records. The carefully chosen album cover pays homage to this fact. The label appears as the largest and most prominent text on the red background, above even the band and album name. With the termination of the contract in mind, the future of the band remains unpleasantly uncertain. Since its inception, the band has experienced its ups and downs. However, on this album, the members seem to have gotten it together possibly to go out on a high note. On the last album, Angles, Casablancas mailed in his vocals separately from working with the other members. This time, he was physically present in the New York recording studio. Casablancas freely experiments with falsetto on this album, as can be heard

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Viewing own Facebook profile reduces defensive response

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That time youre spending on Facebook may not be wasted productivity, after all. At least, thats what yet another Facebook-based study has found. You may remember Stuart Smiley, the fey self-affirmation addict portrayed on Saturday Night Live by now-Sen. Al Franken. He stares into the mirror and declares, Im good enough, Im smart enough and, dog gone it, people like me. Thats what Facebook does, according to a study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Think of your Facebook page as Stuart Smileys mirror: It contains a lot of your core beliefs and preferences, and it puts your network of friends and family at your reach. In psychologist language, it can satisfy fundamental ego needs regarding desired selfimages. You cant directly measure any Facebook bump in self-esteem or any bump generated other ways. But you can measure defensive behavior to criticism. Its been shown that the self-affirmation experiences similar to those spoofed by Stuart Smiley reduce defensive responses that are naturally elicited by ego threats. Psychologists have tested this repeatedly. Usually they ask a participant to list strongly held beliefs and write an essay about the top one. After that, the participant invariably reacts better to a blow against the ego. The essay acts as self-affirmation. The participant who chooses to write about a lower-ranked value but about how others may think its important generally is more defensive. The essay had no selfaffirming effect. Turns out, looking at your own Facebook page is the social network equivalent of that first essay. Looking at another persons page is the non-affirming experience. Catalina Toma, at the University of Wisconsin, and Jeffrey Hancock, at Cornell, study communication and social networks. They devised two experiments. In the first, some students got to look at their own Facebook page, while others looked at a strangers page (it turned out to be another study participants page). Some wrote the self-affirming essay, while others wrote the more neutral one. Now the ruse: Participants were told they were there to evaluate a distance-learning public speaking course. Each was to write a short speech on the legality of abortion and deliver it to a camera, then get feedback and rate the feedback by various aspects. The trick: Participants wound up with the same negative feedback. What happened? Results were as expected: less defensive response from people exposed to self-affirmation activity; more from those who did not get that experience. And it turned out that the proportion between those two responses was the same for those who wrote the essays as for those who viewed Facebook pages. Facebook has just as big an effect on self-esteem as traditional tools, Hancock said. But would someone who gets a negative feedback actively seek solace in Facebook? The second experiment tested that. They used a similar cover story: testing a public speaking program. But this time feedback was randomly negative or neutral. After the feedback, participants were allowed to choose an activity: looking at their own Facebook page, watching YouTube videos, listening to online music, reading online news or playing online video games. After receiving neutral feedback, participants were equally likely to choose any of those activities. About 30 percent chose Facebook. But nearly twice as many chose Facebook after negative feedback. Well, maybe more people prefer Facebook over the other activities, right? Researchers took that into account. Facebooks rank among the activity choices (tested before the experiment) for those who got negative feedback was lower than the average rating of the other activities. Why would any of this be important? Well, it gives experimenters a new tool to use instead of the essay, and there are about a billion people who use Facebook in any given month. Thats a gigantic laboratory. But Facebook might one day be part of therapies that use selfaffirmation, such as programs to quit smoking or to change other habits. Anything you need to be stronger at, self-affirmation is good for you, Hancock said.

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Kansas 75, south carolina 69

Seniors carry team to Sweet 16

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mgoodwin@kansan.com Pure joy, Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson said with a perfectly simple way to describe the emotion for Kansas after a 75-69 victory over South Carolina in the second round of the NCAA tournament. With 13.6 seconds remaining in the game and the Jayhawks leading the Gamecocks, 74-69, senior guard Angel Goodrich jumped into the passing lane of South Carolina guard Ieasia Walkers inbound pass from the half-court side line for a steal. Goodrich was fouled immediately by Walker and emerged with a smile of delight. The play cemented the win for the Jayhawks after Goodrich made one of two free throws, earning Kansas the first No. 12 seed to advance to the Sweet 16 of an NCAA tournament since 1996, and only the second No. 12 seed ever to make it that far. Kansas may have won without that steal from the 54 senior point guard, but it was a symbolic way to finish the heroic effort by the trio of senior Jayhawks. Monica Engelman, Angel Goodrich and Carolyn Davis willed Kansas to a victory once again by leading their teammates in every way. Guard Monica Engelman scored a career-high of 27 points. Engelman forced her way into the paint and made shots at the rim. She drained several of her signature mid-range jumpers. And she went 2-for-4 from behind the arc, where she has been on fire through the two Big 12 tournament games and two NCAA games for the Jayhawks. Engelman ended the first half with 18 points. She received help from Goodrich, who dished eight assists and scored 15 second-half points. With forwards Carolyn Davis and Chelsea Gardner in foul trouble, Goodrich was fouled as she launched a 3-point shot from the left-wing and drained it. She went to the foul line and converted the four point play. Forward Carolyn Davis battled through apparent pain after banging her left knee on her fourth foul of the game in the late stages. Davis fell to the ground with a grimace and grabbed the brace on her knee that had been surgically repaired a year ago. Minutes later, with 3:50 left on the game clock, Davis returned to the game with four fouls. At 2:28 with the score tied, 69-69, Davis caught the ball deep in the post and scored while being fouled. Davis let out a yell of emotion. She would miss the free throw, but from that point, Kansas did not allow another South Carolina score. Junior guards Cece Harper and Marksiha Hawkins made their plays on defense to help extend the season. They each finished with two steals a piece, and Hawkins added a block. Gardner did her part on the boards, collecting 12 rebounds.

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Kansas South Carolina Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Points Rebounds Assists

42| 33 75 41 | 28 69

Kansas scored 75 points on the South Carolina defense that entered the game, allowing an average of 49 points per game this season (fifth in the nation). The Jayhawks played at the pace they wanted, scoring baskets in offensive transition and ending the first half with 42 points. Before the game, the one clear advantage for Kansas was size in the post, but it was guards Goodrich and Engelman who provided the majority of the offensive production. After the game, it appeared the one true advantage that Kansas had was the playmaking ability of seniors and drive to delay the end of the season. Kansas will play the winner of the match-up between Notre Dame and Iowa on Tuesday night. Edited by Jordan Wisdom

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Player Carolyn Davis Chelsea Gardner Angel Goodrich Monica Engelman Markisha Hawkins CeCe Harper Asia Boyd Bunny Williams Team Totals Pts 12 5 20 27 5 4 0 2 75 FG-FGA 6-11 1-6 7-15 10-18 2-4 2-4 0-1 1-4 29-63 Rebs 5 12 3 5 2 3 0 6 36 A 1 0 8 3 1 0 0 1 14 TOs 5 0 1 4 0 4 0 1 15

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Player Ashley Bruner Aleighsa Welch Ieasia Walker Sancheon White Tiffany Mitchell Elem Ibiam Khadijah Sessions Wilka Montout Totals South Carolina forward Ashley Bruner (21) shoots around Kansas forward Chelsea Gardner (15) during the second half of a second-round game in the womens NCAA college basketball tournament in Boulder. Colo. Pts 16 16 11 3 7 12 4 0 69 FG-FGA 8-21 6-14 4-14 1-4 2-8 5-8 1-3 0-0 27-72 Rebs 12 11 1 4 6 10 0 0 44 A 2 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 9 TOs 2 3 4 0 3 1 0 0 13

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Game to remember
Monica Engelman, senior guard
Engelman had her best game as a Jayhawks when it mattered most. She scored a career-high 27 points to propel the upset of No. 4 South Carolina.

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Game to forget
Jayhawks Bench
The Kansas bench isnt known for putting up high points, but the trio of Asia Boyd, Bunny Williams and CeCe Harper combined to score just six points on 3-of-9 shooting.

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They willed themselves to win.
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley on Kansas unlikely upset

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Key stats

South Carolina guard Tiffany Mitchell (25), forward Ashley Bruner, center, and Kansas guard Angel Goodrich, bottom, fight for possession of the basketball during the second half.

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South Carolina gave up a season-high 42 points in the first half. Kansas held USC to under 27 percent shooting in the second half. Number of 12-seeded teams to reach the Sweet 16.

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Quote of the day

We dont take ourselves too seriously. We try to have fun, get serious when we have to. Our goal was to make history ,and we did. Andy Enfield Florida Gulf Coast Coach Associated Press

A preview of the Sweet 16 tournament

THE MORNING BREW

Fact of the day

Of the past eight No. 2 seeds, three have lost in the first round to a No. 15 seed. ESPN.com

t has certainly been a wild week of March Madness. The upsets and Cinderellas have been unpredictable, but hey, its March; anything can happen. With the Sweet 16 beginning on Thursday, there are some very intriguing matchups to watch.

Trivia of the day

Q: How many years has Florida Gulf Coast been an eligible Division 1 school?

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This is probably one of the most unpredictable matchups the tournament has seen in recent years, but dont underestimate the skill level of these teams. Wichita State has two good big men in Cleanthony Early and Carl Hall. The two forwards work well with together, and both have the ability to go off for a double-double on any given night. LaSalle is becoming Americas sweetheart because of its Cinderella status. It comes from a very good Atlantic 10 Conference, averages 72 points a game and defeated Butler and VCU earlier in the year. Although Wichita State is the

No. 13 LaSalle vs. No. 9 Wichita State

By Ryan Levine
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Deshaun Thomas. Craft is a great on-ball defender. Lyons penetrates well, but can also shoot the three, too. Both Hill and Thomas can do it all. They can post up, they can drive and they can shoot. I love this Arizona team; however, there is a reason why the Big 10 is the best conference in nation. Ohio State will move on.

canes will storm to the next round.

higher seed, Id like to see the A-10 conference advance to the Elite 8.

I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am for this game. Two extremely talented teams with rich traditions, PAC 12 vs. Big 10... What more could you ask for? To me, the keys to this game are going to be the matchups between Arizona guard Mark Lyons vs. Ohio State guard Aaron Craft and Arizona forward Solomon Hill vs. Ohio State forward

No. 6 Arizona vs. No. 2 Ohio State

Miami has been a great story to follow this season, and Coach Jim Larranaga has done an exceptional job putting this program on the map again. This athletic team is exciting to watch and is led by a great group of seniors, mainly guard Shane Larkin. As for Marquette, you can never go wrong choosing a team coached by Buzz Williams to go this far... but that is about it. Williams has only been to the Elite Eight once, and that was in 2008 (he lost to Kansas). I think Miami has too many weapons on its side, as the hurri-

No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 2 Miami

Wow. That is really all I have to say about this game. First, kudos to Hoosiers coach Tom Crean, who brought Indiana back as a national powerhouse, making the team relevant again. Now, Syracuses 2-3 zone is one of the most suffocating defenses in the country and is a nightmare for any player to face. However, the way you beat a zone is to rebound offensively and run a fast break, two things Indiana does as well as any other team in the country. The athleticism and balanced talent level of Indiana will be too much for Syracuse to handle. The Hoosier tradition will continue to the Elite 8. Edited by Taylor Lewis

No. 4 Syracuse vs. No. 1 Indiana

This week in athletics

Wednesday
Track Texas Relays All Day Austin, Texas

Thursday
Softball Texas 5:00 p.m. Lawrence Baseball Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. Norman, Okla. Track Texas Relays All Day Austin, Texas

Friday
Softball Texas 5:00 p.m. Lawrence, Kan. Baseball Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. Norman, Okla. Mens Basketball Michigan 6:37 p.m. Arlington, Texas Track Texas Relays All Day Austin, Texas

Saturday
Softball Texas 11:00 a.m. Lawrence Women's Tennis Kansas State 1:00 p.m. Lawrence Baseball Oklahoma 2:00 p.m. Norman, Okla. Women's Soccer FC Kansas City 7:30 p.m. Overland Park Women's Rowing Kansas State Sunflower Showdown All Day Kansas City, Kan.

Sunday
No events are scheduled.

Monday
No events are scheduled.

baseball

One-series match canceled due to snow

Kansas baseball officials announced yesterday morning that the

one-series match between Kansas and Missouri State in Springfield, Mo., has been canceled for Tuesday night because of snow. Kansas and Missouri State were

scheduled to meet for the second time on Tuesday. However, because of the cancellation, the two teams will not play each other this season after their last scheduled match on Feb. 26 in

Lawrence was also snowed out. Kansas went 1-2 this past weekend at Brigham Young and hold a 14-8 record on the season. The Jayhawks will resume play on Thursday when

they visit No. 14 Oklahoma for a threegame conference series. The first match of the series will take place Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

Ye olde ode to March Madness

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Volume 125 Issue 91

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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Womens basketball welcomes a victory, advancing to the Sweet 16

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eware the Ides of March, For thats when the craving sets in And the fan develops a parch, Just thirsting for their team to win. But as the tournament unfurls And hopes begin to rise, Fans lust for pearls Will soon be their demise. The journey has been wild, Filled with victory and sorrow. Leaving the fan base riled, And anticipating tomorrow. But as hopes begin soar And fans start to believe, They should not ignore And start to be naive. As Western Kentucky dropped And North Carolina was nixed, Its impossible to stop The fan-wide hope for title six. Oh yes, there is a chance, For this team to play in April And continue to dance, Making quite the thrill. Yes, Lawrence could swoon In an incredible rush And it would be so soon, From 2012s slush. But its not that simple, As Kansas fans know, The tournament can quickly turn a dimple Into a low. Beware the Ides of March This season may or may not be the one Like Bill has said, enjoy the ride And just have some fun. Edited by Jordan Wisdom

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elevate their game. Its a great league, and there are great teamsyou have to come every night, ready to play, Goodrich said. And I felt like last year, we had fun, and we enjoyed the experience, and I think this year, that helped us be more hungry. We wanted that experience again. Kansas is now not only supporting the flag of the underdog, but wearing it on its chest. Many expected the Jayhawks to falter against the home team in Colorado in round one, and once they defeated the Buffaloes, many expected the Jayhawks to falter against the Gamecocks. But the will to win and to prove people wrong propelled the Jayhawks to one of the biggest upsets in NCAA history, at least tournament wise. Helped by the senior guards, the Jayhawks were just the fifth team to post more than 60 points against the Gamecocks. What do those teams have in common? They all won, but none are bigger than the Jayhawks victory to send them to Norfolk, Va. We wanted to catch them offbalance, catch them where they werent ready and let them set up, because when they are set up they are really good, Goodrich said of beating the defensiveminded Gamecocks. We just wanted to catch them off guard, get easy buckets and finish at the rim. No one saw the Jayhawks advancing through the tournament, especially since they lost seven of their last 11 games of the regular season. But now, they come out of the Boulder region to move on to Norfolk to face either No. 1 Notre Dame or No. 9 Iowa next Sunday. These tournaments are all about survive and advance, and these three seniors and the rest of the team, we were hungry, and we wanted to do everything possible, individually and collectively, to advance, Engelman said. Edited by Taylor Lewis

kansas 75, south carolina 69

By Mike Vernon

nfordyce@kansan.com For just the second time in the NCAA womens bracket history, a 12th-seeded team reaches the Sweet 16. The Kansas Jayhawks once again surprised the basketball world when they knocked off the No. 4 seeded South Carolina Gamecocks 75-69. Kansas joined the 1996 San Francisco Lady Dons as the only No. 12 seeds to be among the final 16 teams in the country. No. 12 seeds are now 2-15 in the second round, thanks to the Jayhawks victory. Even as the Jayhawks went down in the history books, Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson said she had no idea what exactly the victory meant. Were just excited to win and have the chance to play again, Henrickson said. As a coach, one of the most special things is just sit back and watch them just pure joy in the locker room. Not that it doesnt mean anything, but Im more of an in-the-moment kind of person. It means more to me that they look like they do in the locker room right now. It was pondered whether or not the Jayhawks warranted an invite to the field of 64 when they began. Now, they have knocked off a No. 5 and a No. 4 seed on their way to back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances and their fourth all-time appearance. Kansas was fueled by senior guard Monica Engelmans career-high 27 points and an added 20 points and eight assists from senior guard Angel Goodrich to get past the rugged, defensive Gamecocks. She was hot, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said of Engelmans career day. When a player gets going like that, its hard to stop. Last year, the Jayhawks knocked off a No. 4 No. 3 seed on their way to first Sweet 16 appearance. Welcome dj vu. Goodrich said playing in the Big 12 really helped the Jayhawks

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Kansas guard Monica Engelman (13) puts up a shot as South Carolina forward Ashley Bruner (21) and South Carolina guard Sancheon White (20) defend during the second half of a second-round game in the womens NCAA college basketball tournament in Boulder. Colo.

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Offense picks up second half

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gcalvert@kansan.com The shine returned to the Kansas offense during the second half of Sundays game against North Carolina. Transition dunks, 3-pointers on the secondary break and dominant post-play from their big men helped the Jayhawks outscore the Tar Heels 49-28 in the deciding half, including a 33-10 run during the half s first 11 minutes. Senior guard Travis Releford paced Kansas with 22 points on 9-13 shooting, three steals and eight rebounds. S ophomore Releford guard Naadir Tharpe made three of his four 3-point attempts, including a stepback 3-pointer as the shot clock wound down with a little more than five minutes remaining in the game. Despite hitting only a single 3-pointer and missing his other five attempts, senior guard Elijah Johnson delivered four assists and a steal against only one turnover. But one big name did very little against the Tar Heels freshman guard Ben McLemore. He had a rough weekend, coach Bill Self said. Hes got to see the ball go in the hole. The thing about it is with kids and a freshman thats never experienced any of it, theres different pressures. McLemore had opportunities to score against the North Carolina, but he just couldnt convert. He opened the second half against the Tar Heels with a chance to flush an alley-oop. But it looked like his chemistry with Johnson was slightly askew on the pass, and he had to lay the ball in instead of slam it through the net. Except the shot missed. He had some pretty good looks today, but it wasnt his day, Self said. When we run the lob play for his the second half, uncontested, miss-times it or fumbles it. It wasnt his day. He knows that. McLemore continued to seek his shot, getting nine attempts against North Carolina, including six 3-point attempts. However, he missed every single shot he took. He only played six minutes in the second half because his offense was struggling, and Tharpe found his groove offensively on his way to 12 points. My confidence is there, McLemore said. As far as shooting these last couple games really havent been my shooting night. Ive just got to get back in the gym and shoot more. McLemore also struggled against Western Kentucky on Friday night, but that wasnt as concerning as his offensive woes Sunday. Most of the Jayhawks guards looked lethargic against the Hilltoppers. McLemore, Johnson and Tharpe combined to shoot 3-14 Friday night, and Kansas failed to convert any of its six 3-point attempts. The Jayhawks guards combined to score 14 points from the field. Only Releford, who finished with 11 points on 4-6 shooting, could create any sort of offensive efficiency. From the entire weekend, only one play stood out for McLemore. On an inbounds play against the Hilltoppers underneath Kansas basket, Johnson found McLemore for the alley-oop, giving Kansas a brief 14-12 lead. McLemore said he is focusing on defense and believes his shot will start to fall soon. He said he isnt focused on trying to be the top scorer on the court, but instead wants to do the best job he can to help his team win. While the Jayhawks will likely need McLemore to find his shot when Kansas faces Michigan on Friday at 6:37 p.m. with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line, Self said its reassuring to know that his team can win a pressure-filled game when McLemore is invisible offensively. I think its exciting for our team to know that you can win a game like this and have your leading scorer not make a basket, Self said. I dont think that will happen again. Edited by Jordan Wisdom

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Freshman guard Ben McLemore passes the ball to senior center Jeff Withey during the second half of the match against No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels Sunday night, March 24, at the Sprint Center.

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