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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2005
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KULTURE: A different look
What would campus look
like if Wescoe was more
than 20 stories tall? If
architects hadnt scaled
down the original blue-
prints for buildings on
campus, many would
have radically different
appearances. PAGE 8A
Todays weather
All contents, unless stated otherwise,
2005 The University Daily Kansan
Kansan sponsors crossword puzzle contest
Opportunities to win movie passes and gift certifi-
cates were incentives for students to compete in the
Kansans crossword competition yesterday. PAGE 2A
kansan
.com
exclusive
Gone fishin
Missouri rivers have a plethora of fish and offer a
fun option for novice or seasoned fly fisherman.
Tour guides can lead you to finding the perfect fish
you can fillet right on the river. PAGE 1B
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Tomorrow
Showers
Friday
Clouds moving out
67 46
Chance of rain
Darin Brunin, KUJH-TV Weather
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Permits and fees
of parking to rise
The Parking Commission voted
yesterday to raise all parking permit
prices a total of 40 percent during the
next two years.
If Chancellor Robert Hemenway
and Provost David Shulenburger
approve the plan, prices will increase
20 percent next fall, followed by
another 20 percent for the 2006-2007
academic year.
We want to get these rates set so
that people can see what its going to
cost, Donna Hultine, director of the
Parking Department, said.
Tom Mulinazzi, chairman of the
Parking Commission, said that the
chancellor and provost will likely
approve the commissions plan.
An increase in parking meter fines
and event parking was also suggested
during yesterdays meeting. The com-
mission plans to raise meter fines
from $5 to $10.
Increased revenue for parking per-
mits will help fund a new 1,500-space
Park and Ride lot and maintenance
costs of existing parking lots.
A Park and Ride lot, which the
location of has not yet been decided,
will cost about $7 million to build and
the Parking Department has about
$700,000 in maintenance costs per
year.
Maintenance work may begin as
early as this summer.
If we are allowed to develop a list
of lots that need improvement, people
will begin to see them being
improved, Hultine said.
The Parking Commission consid-
ered different options, including rais-
ing the rates 40 percent in one year.
Some members of the commission
expressed concern that lower-income
staff would not be able to afford an
increase all at once.
I think what they decided was the
most conscientious for the people
buying the permits, Hultine said.
But not all members of the commis-
sion agreed with the decision.
Mulinazzi said he rather the
increase come together because the
plan could be thrown out by next
years commission members. The
present commission has no control
about what the next Parking
Commission will decide to do in the
future, he said.
Another increase in permit rates is
likely if the University decides to
develop a campus transit system in
the next two or three years, Mulinazzi
said. Right now, transit isnt a main
concern for the Parking Department,
Hultine said.
Jeff Dunlap, student body vice pres-
ident, was concerned about the lack
of an adequate transportation system,
especially for the new Park and Ride
lot. The student transportation fee
will have to increase in order to cover
expenses for the new lot, Dunlap said.
I think students are getting the
short end of the stick out of this, he
said. Not only will they pay for an
increase in permits, but also for an
increase in the fee.
Edited by Nikola Rowe
BY JOSHUA BICKEL
jbickel@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Graphic by Cameron Monken
* Park and Ride pass price may increase because of the fact that bus pass prices are not
controlled by the Parking Department.
Source: KU Parking Department
Screening of
CSA tonight
Kevin Willmott, assistant pro-
fessor of theater and film, opens
CSA: The Confederate States
of America with a quote from
playwright George Bernard
Shaw: If youre going to tell the
people the truth, you better
make them laugh. Otherwise
theyll kill you.
The writer and director then
pulls the audience into a
wickedly satirical alternate real-
ity in which the South won the
Civil War. Imagine that the
miniseries Roots was directed
by Michael Moore and youll
have a good idea of what
Willmotts film looks like.
Using the style developed by
documentary filmmaker Ken
Burns, Willmott, who also pro-
vides the voice of Frederick
Douglass, assembles archival
photographs, live cinematogra-
phy and interviews with histori-
ans to construct a dizzying col-
lage of revisionist history.
CSA purports to be a
British documentary airing on
Confederate television, com-
plete with commercial interrup-
tions. It takes us right up to the
present day, when slavery still
exists in America. We see how
Gen. Robert E. Lee won the
War Between the States, how
Confederate President Jefferson
Davis took over the White
House and how Dishonest
Abe fled only to be caught
later and convicted of war
crimes.
SEE CSA ON PAGE 4A
MOVIES
PARKING
SPEAKER
By Stephen Shupe
The Student Union Activities Committee
is sponsoring a special advanced screen-
ing of CSA: The Confederate States of
America at 7 tonight in the Kansas
Union. The movie was written and
directed by Kevin Willmott, assistant
professor of theater and film
A bashing good time
After several people continued to hag-
gle her during her speech last night in the
Lied Center, Ann Coulter made a call for
help.
Im not going to keep talking if peo-
ple keep yelling, said Coulter, a conser-
vative political commentator and best-
selling author. If you see someone
yelling, I want the College Republicans
to get up and kick them out.
A crowd of people in the front rows
got up, walked up the aisles, and tried to
get a few of the people yelling to leave.
Lied Center personnel and security
stepped in and told the students who
were yelling that they needed to leave or
quietly wait until the end of the speech to
ask questions.
About 1,800 people attended Coulters
speech, which was part of the Vickers
Memorial Lecture Series.
Coulter criticized Democrats and lib-
erals throughout her speech, joking that
Democrats exaggerated trivial matters.
I think the Democrats should make
SpongeBob the mascot of their party,
Coulter said. They were offended that a
cartoon character was being slandered,
while Bush was being criticized about
the war.
Coulter said Democrats complained
too much about the presidential election,
the war in Iraq and 9/11.
Liberals are always complaining
about being repressed, Coulter said.
I say lets do it. Lets repress them. We
can burn their books and repress their
ideas and damage the ozone at the same
time, she joked.
All night Coulter spoke over muffled
yells from the audience.
Sometimes the yells were stifled by
applause from other members of the
audience. Other times Coulter just spoke
over the hagglers.
One woman kept shouting questions
from the back of the auditorium. After
refusing to be quiet, a crowd official
removed the person. The audience burst
into applause at her removal.
Students had mixed responses to
Coulters speech.
BY JASON SHAAD
jshaad@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Controversial speaker criticizes liberals
amidst yelling from Lied Center crowd
Stephanie Farley/KANSAN
Ann Coulter, right-wing commentator, gestures
during her speech last night at the Lied Center.
Coulter spoke to a crowd of almost 2,000 people
about the world according to Ann Coulter. At one
point during her speech she threatened to stop
because the crowd was out of control.
A group of
protesters
hold up a
quote by Ann
Coulter outside
the Lied Center
last night
before she
spoke as part
of the Vickers
Memorial
Lecture Series.
The controver-
sial conserva-
tive criticized
Democrats and
liberals, but
spoke most of
the evening
amidst yelling
from a crowd
of about
1,800.
Kelly Hutsell/KANSAN
I thought she was catty and nitpicky, said
Marta Buechler, St. Louis sophomore. And that
is what she accuses liberals of doing anyway.
SEE BASHING ON PAGE 4A
Courtesy CSA Web site
The Confederate
States of America
***
Unrated, 88 mins.
(out of 4) /
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The Confederate
States of America
***
Unrated, 88 mins.
(out of 4) /
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news 2a the university daily kansan wednesday, march 30, 2005
Crossword puzzle event
poses wordy challenge
University of Kansas students had
20 minutes to answer 128 questions
yesterday on Wescoe Beach.
No notes, no books pencils only.
Students sat quietly at two tables tap-
ping their feet and scratching their
heads as they filled in answers. Even
though it looks like an exam, its The
University Daily Kansans crossword
contest.
We knew from research that the
crossword was one of the most popular
entertainment aspects of the Kansan,
said Ashley Bolton, Wichita junior and
Kansan promotions manager. We
thought we would make it come to life.
Gift certificates to local restaurants
and movie passes will be given to the
winner, said Chris Pumpelly, Wichita
junior and assistant promotions man-
ager for the Kansan.
Participants received a Sound
Check Volume II compilation CD
after their time expired with the cross-
word.
The contest featured a crossword
that hadnt been featured in the
Kansan to keep people from doing it
beforehand and cheating, Bolton said.
The crossword used is from
www.thinks.com.
A different crossword made it hard-
er to fill out because the clues are dif-
ferent from the usual crossword,
Lindsey Price, Shawnee junior, said.
I usually finish it in 20 to 30 min-
utes, Price, who does the Kansan
crossword every day, said.
Joe Sibinski, Tonganoxie junior,
didnt finish the crossword, although
he usually finishes one in 15 to 20
minutes.
It used a lot of proper nouns and I
suck with names, Sibinski said.
Especially ones I never heard of.
Bolton estimated that 50 to 60 peo-
ple participated in the contest.
Depending on how many entries
have to be examined, the winners pic-
ture will be in either Thursdays or
Fridays Kansan, Bolton said.
The person who had the most
answers correct will be chosen as the
winner, Pumpelly said.
Were planning on doing the con-
test every semester, said John
Morgan, Overland Park junior and
Kansan promotion and marketing
manager. We want to do it as an
insert and with a sponsor.
Edited by John Scheirman
BY NEIL MULKA
nmulka@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The Parking Commission agreed to raise the price of permits 20 percent for next fall
and another 20 percent for the 2006-07 academic year. The commission also suggest-
ed in a meeting yesterday that parking fees should increase. PAGE 1A
insidenews
Parking permit rates to increase 40 percent
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The never shy conservative political commentator
and author spoke to a crowd of about 1,800 last
night in the Lied Center. She made fun of and criti-
cized Democrats, liberals and even some members of
the audience. Those who opposed her returned the
favor, yelling throughout her entire speech. PAGE 1A
Ann Coulter slams liberals, audience
The Student Union Activities Committee is sponsoring an advanced screening of "CSA:
The Confederate States of America" at 7 tonight at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas
Union. The film, written and director by a KU assistant professor, depicts the state of
America if the South had won the Civil War. PAGE 1A
Students have one last opportunity for screening of 'CSA'
More than 50 people took part in a crossword puzzle contest on Wescoe Beach yester-
day. The contest, sponsored by The University Daily Kansan, called for students to
answer 128 questions. The winner will be named later this week. PAGE 2A
Crossword contest challenges word skills
The death of Teri Lea Mathis Zenner has brought about a group to give safety instruc-
tions to social workers helping the mentally unstable. The committee has received
$24,000 from the state to fund the project. PAGE 3A
Graduate students death prompts advisory committee
Matt Zenner, the widower of a KU social welfare graduate student, is lobbying to
increase the safety standards for those who make in-house visits such as social workers,
nurses and teachers. He wants each worker to have a panic button. PAGE 3A
Widower continues fight for social worker safety
Mindy Osborne explains how and why students get in debt in their college years. She
also gives helpful advice for minimizing debt. PAGE 7A
Column: College student debts grow with the trend
Bob Johnson tells why its time for seniors to live it up for the next two months before
graduation. After that, the real world of cubicles and water coolers will set in. PAGE 7A
Column: Seniors shouldnt waste time taking life too seriously
The University of Kansas has some myths floating around
about its architecture. Some have truth to them and
some are completely false, such as an urban legend
about an architect committing suicide about the back-
wards nature of Strong Hall. Find out the real story
behind Wescoe Hall, the design of campus and Strong
Hall. PAGE 8A
Campus myths proven and debunked
Theres no need to head West to find
good fishing. Just go southeast into
Missouri where trout abounds in rivers
and streams, such as the Eleven Point
River and Crane Creek in Alton, Mo.
PAGE 1B
Fishing is fly in Missouri
Kansas mens basketball coach Bill Self is losing four
seniors, but looks forward to working with next year's
lineup. Three outstanding new players recruited by
Self will be joining the team, and this years freshmen
will have opportunities to assume more responsibility.
PAGE 1B
Coach Self assesses next year's team
With alligators and plenty of rocks and generous folk, this southern state caters to
spring break adventurers, Frank Tankard explains. PAGE 1B
Column: Arkansas, where have you been all my life?
Kelly Hutsell/KANSAN
Justin Hume,
Lawrence senior,
concentrates on
his crossword as
part of the first
crossword contest
put on by the
Kansan. The
event took place
yesterday after-
noon on Wescoe
Beach. The win-
ner of the contest
will have a picture
in the paper and
receive gift certifi-
cates from several
local businesses.
Will Byers, 3,
balances
against a tree
while playing
near Potter
Lake yesterday.
Will and his
family decided
to have a pic-
nic by the lake
during his
father's lunch
break. Doug
Byers, Will's
father, is a
budget and
accounts
administrator
and works in
Strong Hall.
Testing the waters
Erin Droste/KANSAN
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ON CAMPUS
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will
sponsor a University Forum featuring
Richard Gwin of the Lawrence Journal-
World, who will share stories and photos
of Cuba beginning at 12:30 p.m. tomor-
row. Call 843-4933 for more information.
The Multicultural Resource Center will
hold a dedication for its new site just
north of the Kansas Union at 3:30 p.m.
tomorrow. For more information, con-
tact the MRC at 864-4350.
Student Union Activities will screen the
film CSA: Confederate States of Ameri-
ca by KU professor Kevin Willmott at 7
tonight at Woodruff Auditorium in the
Kansas Union. Call 864-SHOW for more
information.
The Center of Latin American Studies
will sponsor a Merienda Brown Bag lec-
ture by Gerard Behague of the Universi-
ty of Texas-Austin on Afro-Brazilian
Religious Music: The Feast of Iemanja,
Goddess of the Sea at noon on Thurs-
day at room 318 in Bailey Hall. Call 864-
4213 for more information.
The KU Memorial Unions will sponsor a
lecture by U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun from
12:30 to 1 p.m. Thursday at Alderson
Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Call
864-4651 for more information.
Student Union Activities will sponsor a
screening of the film Oceans Twelve
at 7 and 9:30 on Thursday and Friday
nights at Woodruff Auditorium in the
Kansas Union. Tickets are $2 or free with
SUA Movie Card. Call 864-SHOW for
more information.
New safety advisory group to meet
Mental health agencies have spear-
headed a statewide safety advisory com-
mittee that will meet with a consultant
for the first time next Thursday, follow-
ing the death of social worker Teri Lea
Mathis Zenner last August.
David Wiebe, director of the Johnson
County Mental Health Center, which
employed Zenner at the time of her
death, said he wished he could have pre-
vented her death on August 17. But
nothing about Zenners client suggested
dangerous behavior.
We couldnt have foreseen it, he
said. We dont know what we couldve
done to have a different outcome.
Zenner, a graduate student at the
University of Kansas, was killed during a
scheduled client visit at a clients home.
The client, 17-year-old Andrew
Ellmaker, has been charged with
Zenners murder.
The Johnson County Mental Health
Center, along with the Wyandotte Center
for Behavioral Health
Care, brought the
committee together.
Seven months later,
the advisory commit-
tee received $24,000
from the state to fund
the project, Wiebe
said.
Laurie Curtis, a
consultant from
Vermont, was hired to
assist the development resource materi-
als for a supervisors safety tool kit,
Wiebe said.
Curtis, who developed a similar safety
manual for the state of Illinois, will have
her first meeting with the advisory com-
mittee next Thursday.
The safety tool kit would cover safety
issues and provide resource materials
and discussion guides to the states 29
mental health centers.
The kit would allow social workers to
have 15 to 30 minute discussions per day
or per week with team leaders, Wiebe
said.
Rather than focus on one-time train-
ing, we really want to set the stage with
dealing with safety issues, he said.
The Johnson County Mental Health
Center created an internal safety commit-
tee that will identify issues and develop
strategies that pertain to the center.
The committee has developed several
self-defense courses, client risk factors
and photo ID badges, Wiebe said.
This was be the first committee at the
center with sole responsibilities of safety,
Wiebe said.
The team leaders from the 15 teams
that work in the community will then
decide what will be taught to prevent
specific incidents, Wiebe said.
The groups are broken into two areas:
adult clients with severe illness and chil-
dren with severe emotional disturbance.
The center has considered the buddy
system approach to safety, but accompa-
nying a worker in every situation would
be near impossible, Wiebe said.
There are about 150 case managers
who help perform the 1,000 community
outreaches per week at various loca-
tions.
To help alleviate any further con-
frontations, the center has also offered
self-defense training classes and cell
phones to its workers, Wiebe said.
Matt Zenner, Teris widower, said he
appreciated the center spending seven
months developing its plan rather than
rushing through the procedures.
This is not a problem they can fix in
a day, he said. It will take a while.
He said self defense was important for
social workers to know, but that didnt
mean using martial arts to beat some-
body up.
Zenner wanted to enforce the impor-
tance of recognizing little objects around
the house that could be used effectively.
Teri Zenners death was not common
at the center, but safety issues are becom-
ing popular in todays culture, Wiebe
said.
Bottom line is we have changed
in terms of the culture and how we
pay attention to and address the safe-
ty, he said. Its something that will
always be a part of our culture and
our organization.
Edited by Jennifer Voldness
BY NATE KARLIN
nkarlin@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Zenner
Widower lobbies for safer standards
In-home workers need panic buttons after murder of student during visit
Matt Zenner doesnt take credit for
anything he has accomplished for
social workers during the past seven
months.
He directs praise to his wife, Teri
Lea Mathis Zenner, a KU graduate stu-
dent in social welfare who was mur-
dered while on a visit to a clients
house in August.
Zenner has worked since August to
protect not just social workers, but all
professionals who make in-home vis-
its, including nurses and teachers.
I dont want another person to live
through what Ive been through, he
said.
After seven months, the presence of
his accomplishments has spread as far
as a mental health center in
Pennsylvania. Zenner said newspapers
in 40 states had recognized his efforts.
Earlier this year Zenner traveled to
Washington, D.C., with Dennis
Moore, (D-Kan.), to lobby for nation-
wide safety changes.
Since August, he has requested a
review of the states safety policies, a cre-
ation of a statewide safety manual and to
equip all personnel who work in home
environments with a panic button.
He said he believed all three goals
would be met.
Though Zenner has made positive
strides in the field of social work fol-
lowing the tragedy, Teris death still
affects him.
Each time he walks into the
Johnson County District courtroom
and sees the man who murdered his
wife, a minor at the time of the murder,
he relives the painful memories of that
tragic Aug. 17 afternoon.
For the past seven months, Zenner
and his daughter, Alayna, have man-
aged to cope on a day-to-day basis.
I have yet, to this date, found any-
one who has had this happen to
them, Zenner said. Thats the tough-
est part.
Zenner has been counting down the
days until the jury decides the killers
sentence. On that day, Alayna will
accompany him to the courtroom for
the first time, he said.
Until that day comes, he and Alayna
will be unable to completely put the
tragedy to rest.
Like most children, Alayna has
healed quickly, but Zenner doesnt
think she has grasped the full picture,
he said.
She understands that Teri will not
come back, but memories and wishes
for her return emerge in conversation
on a daily basis, Zenner said.
Despite his emotional suffering,
Zenner returned to work after several
months off. He said it was the only
way to keep his mind off the situation.
Even after the sentencing, Zenner
will not give up on trying to prevent a
similar occurrence.
As far he has come since Aug. 17,
Zenner said his plan was only halfway
finished.
He said he would spend the rest of
his life keeping other social workers
safe despite the pain each day brought.
This is something that I pushed on
a routine basis. Im not going to let it
go away, he said. This is something
that will never end.
Edited by Austin Caster
BY NATE KARLIN
nkarlin@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
SOCIAL WELFARE
NATION
Rev. Jesse Jackson prays
with Schiavo family
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. As Terri
Schiavo entered her 12th full day with-
out food or water, the Rev. Jesse
Jackson prayed with her parents yester-
day and joined conservatives in calling
for state lawmakers to order her feeding
tube reinserted.
The former Democratic presidential
candidate was invited by Schiavos par-
ents to meet with activists outside
Schiavos hospice.
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news 4a the university daily kansan monday, march 30, 2005
CAMPUS
Man assaults female student
in Oliver Hall parking lot
The KU Public Safety Office is investigating a
battery that occurred Monday afternoon in Lot
112, outside Oliver Hall, said Capt. Schuyler
Bailey, KU Public Safety Office.
At 5:45 p.m. Monday, a 19-year-old KU female
student was approaching her car in the lot when
she noticed a man hunched over her car.
The woman confronted the man, who stood
up, turned around and hit her once under her
right eye, according to a KU Public Safety Office
report.
The man then ran toward 19th Street, accord-
ing to the report.
The vehicle had no damage and no entry was
made inside, according to the report.
The man is described as an 18-year-old his-
panic male, about 5-foot-5 weighing between
140 and 150 pounds. He has dark brown hair,
dark eyes and a medium build, according to the
report.
Joshua Bickel
Hemenway, others to speak
at building dedication today
The Multicultural Resource
Center will have a dedication
ceremony today for its new
building scheduled to be com-
pleted by August 2006.
The ceremony is scheduled
for 3:30 p.m. in the Kansas
Union.
The ceremony will also have
remarks given by Chancellor
Robert Hemenway, Robert
Page, director of the OMA and
Marlesa Roney, vice provost of Student Success.
A reception in the Mallot room of the Kansas
Union will follow the ceremony.
The 7,000 square foot building will be built on
the north end of the Kansas Union, according to
a Feb. 25 University Relations press release.
The Sabatini Family Foundation donated $1
million to build the new center. The family immi-
grated to the United States. Full funding for the
new facility reached $2.7 million., according to
University Relations.
The OMA created the MRC in 1995 as a place
where all students could gather and learn about
each other.
Currently, the MRC is located in the old
Military Science annex behind the Military
Science building.
The University is expected to break ground on
the center in either September or August this year.
Kansan staff report
Erin Droste/KANSAN
Students walk past the cool waters of the Chi Omega Fountain at the intersection of
Jayhawk Boulevard and West Campus Road yesterday afternoon. The temperature rose
past 70 degrees early in the day.
The fountain of collegiate youth
Hemenway
Willmotts screenplay subtly alters the
historical record to reveal disturbing
hidden truths. He captures chilling
images, such as a Confederate flag flying
over the White House.
In the commercial breaks, we see his
satirical humor in advertisements for
products with racist brand names and
previews of Confederate television
shows, such as a Cops-style series that
depicts policemen tracking down run-
away slaves. Original music, graphics
and even traditional animation lend the
commercials a distinctive comic edge.
In a great scene, the director and his
cinematographer, assistant professor of
theatre and film Matt Jacobson, recreate
the aesthetic of 1950s science fiction
movies as a man confesses his abolition-
ist politics to his horrified wife. Its a
thought-provoking parody of the anxi-
eties of the Atomic Age.
Willmott also pokes fun at President
Bush. John Ambrose Fauntroy V, played
by Larry Peterson, is a good old boy in a
cowboy hat running for president on a
platform of family values. Be sure to stay
through the end credits for his hilarious
theme song, Fauntroy is the Man!
Id rank CSA alongside Martin
Scorseses Gangs of New York. Both
tell controversial stories in potent, enter-
taining ways that serve to deepen our
understanding of American history.
The film was shot entirely in the
Lawrence area, with the help of stu-
dents in the department of theatre and
film. IFC Films picked up the film at the
Sundance Film Festival one year ago,
and Willmott has spent the interval
touring the festival circuit in Europe.
IFC will reportedly release CSA
nationally in July.
CSA
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A
Heard on the Hill
I disagree with
almost all of her
political beliefs.
It is almost
spiteful toward
the other side.
She is
e x t r e m e l y
ant agoni st i c,
even conde-
scending. Im
prepared to be entertained
more than anything.
Nick Yaghmour
Schaumburg, Ill., junior
I love Ann
Coulter. I think
she is one of the
three most
b e a u t i f u l
women in poli-
tics. I think she
is gorgeous.
Tyler Robinson
North Platte, Neb., senior
I love her. I
think she is
funny as hell.
She tells it like it
is and doesnt
hold anything
back.
Heather Shinogle
Olathe senior
I hate her. I
dont agree with
her at all. I read
her book and I
didnt agree
with her idea of
converting the
Middle East to
Christianity. I
came for a good
laugh.
Sean Wake
St. Charles, Ill., freshman
What do you think of Ann Coulter?
Bianca Babcock, Lawrence
freshman, said she agreed with
everything Coulter said.
She was really good,
Babcock said. She is not afraid
to say anything and she has got
the sharpest tongue ever.
Coulter did not save her biting
wit for her speech only.
When one student interrupt-
ed her speech with a question,
What about weapons of mass
destruction?, Coulter
responded, Im Ann Coulter,
not President Bush. Youre
even stupider than I thought.
Coulters comments drew
laughs from much of the crowd,
but they werent a hit with every-
one. Even some people who
respected her had mixed feelings.
Buechler said she didnt
have any ideas about Coulter
before the speech. She thought
people didnt have to agree to
respect each others opinions.
But she was cutting people
off, Buechler said. She wasnt
even letting people clarify their
questions.
Others thought the people
shouting questions disrupted
the event.
If they were so distraught
about what she was saying,
they could get up and leave,
said Sara Garlick, Sanford,
Maine, junior.
At the end of her speech,
Coulter received a standing
ovation.
She received $25,000 for her
appearance. The money came
from the Vickers endowment
fund, said Toni Dixon, director
of communications for the
School of Business.
Edited by Ross Fitch
Bashing
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A
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Cochran dies from brain tumor
LOS ANGELES Johnnie
L. Cochran Jr., who became a
legal superstar after helping
clear O.J. Simpson during a sen-
sational murder trial in which
he uttered the famous quote If
it doesnt fit, you must acquit,
died yesterday. He was 67.
Cochran died of a brain
tumor at his home in Los
Angeles, his family said.
Certainly, Johnnies career
will be noted as one marked by
celebrity cases and clientele,
his family said in a statement.
But he and his family were
most proud of the work he did
on behalf of those in the com-
munity.
With his colorful suits and
ties, his gift for courtroom ora-
tory and a knack for coining
memorable phrases, Cochran
was a vivid addition to the pan-
theon of best-known American
barristers.
The if it doesnt fit phrase
would be quoted and parodied
for years afterward. It derived
from a dramatic moment during
which Simpson tried on a pair
of bloodstained murder gloves
to show jurors they did not fit.
Some legal experts called it the
turning point in the trial.
Soon after, jurors found the
Hall of Fame football star not
guilty of the 1994 slayings of his
ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson
and her friend Ronald
Goldman.
For Cochran, Simpsons
acquittal was the crowning
achievement in a career notable
for victories, often in cases with
racial themes. He was a black
man known for championing
the causes of black defendants.
Some of them, like Simpson,
were famous, but more often
than not they were unknowns.
The clients Ive cared about
the most are the No Js, the ones
who nobody knows, said
Cochran, who proudly dis-
played copies in his office of the
multimillion-dollar checks he
won for ordinary citizens who
said they were abused by police.
People in New York and Los
Angeles, especially mothers in
the African-American commu-
nity, are more afraid of the
police injuring or killing their
children than they are of mug-
gers on the corner, he once
said.
By the time Simpson called,
the byword in the black com-
munity for defendants facing
serious charges was: Get
Johnnie.
Over the years, Cochran rep-
resented football great Jim
Brown on rape and assault
charges, actor Todd Bridges on
attempted murder charges, rap-
per Tupac Shakur on a weapons
charge and rapper Snoop Dogg
on a murder charge.
He also represented former
Black Panther Elmer
Geronimo Pratt, who spent 27
years in prison for a murder he
didnt commit. When Cochran
helped Pratt win his freedom in
1997 he called the moment the
happiest day of my life practic-
ing law.
BY LINDA DEUTSCH
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OBITUARY
The main entrance to the
University was at the corner of
11th and Mississippi streets with a
football stadium on the right and
the proposed gymnasium on the
left. Then a main axial boulevard
drove straight up the hill terminat-
ing at a massive administration
building. A semi-circular cross
avenue, Jayhawk Boulevard,
would provide access to all build-
ings along the horseshoe shaped
ridge. The existing green hollows
were left untouched to beautify the
entrance to new University build-
ings yet to be built.
The scope of this project was
monumental. But logistically
acquiring the land proposed a
problem because it was segment-
ed and owned by several differ-
ent people.
Behind closed doors, friends
of University officials planned to
buy these disparate plots and sell
them back at cost with the
exception of the largest piece of
land encompassing 51.2 acres.
That piece belonged to a woman
who deeded it to her nephew
Frank B. Lawrence who refused
to give it to the University.
Lawrence proposed to let the
University use an immediately
adjacent 10 acres, if they paid
him 6 percent on $10,000 for the
remainder of his life.
Lawrence died in March of
1907, relinquishing the land to
the University after the decision
was made to change the design.
Later, the location for the gym-
nasium became centralized where
Wescoe Hall sits today, and there
was even a proposal to move the
football stadium to the south to
facilitate further growth.
And thats the truth.
Myth #3: The architect of Strong Hall
committed suicide after realizing it
was built backwards
Fact: This story has no grasp
on reality, and that may explain
why it is the most common myth
regarding campus buildings. The
truth behind this story begins
shortly after Kesslers plan of
1904 was released.
The plan called for a massive
structure located at the top of the
hill, which Strong envisioned as
one of the largest and most beau-
tiful buildings in the state.
St. Louis architect Montrose
Pallen McArdle was asked to
lecture at the University while
working on the design. After a
year of drawing, the design was
presented to the Board of
Regents. The design was based
off of Kesslers plan, but
McArdle developed a scheme of
monumental proportion.
The cost was estimated at
$500,000, and it featured a promi-
nent 4-story rotunda with a 60-
foot diameter rotunda lighted by a
large flat dome. Massive columns
lined the north entrance, facing
present day Memorial Stadium.
Once this initial design was
completed and presented, a mas-
sive plaster-of-paris model was
constructed, and the project was
handed off to the state architect
Charles E. Chandler. It was at this
point that design changes began
to be made, where in 1909 the
large north entrance was scaled
down, and the entire building was
moved to the north side of
Jayhawk Boulevard. In 1909 the
east wing was under way, and it
was completed in 1911.
The structure was scaled
down yet again, and in 1912, the
central portion and west wing
were excavated only to be put on
hold for five years. It seemed as
though the east wing was the
extent of the building to most
students unaware of the final
vision.
But once the building
resumed in 1917, the west wing
was completed in a year, and in
1921, the plans changed again
reducing the north wing to sim-
ply a grand four-way staircase.
The completed building wasnt
finished until 1924, 15 years after
its inception. By that time, the
original architect was no longer at
the University, and the campus
master plan reflected a move to
the south. The north grand stair-
case, however, remained the main
access to what was later to be
named Strong Hall.
No architect ever committed
suicide over the apparent back-
wards nature of the building
because the south entrance only
became the main entrance after
1940 when the deteriorating
north staircase was removed.
Clifford S. Griffin in his book
The University of Kansas: A
History describes the resulting
building in comparison to
McArdles design: Although the
building had the general form that
McArdle had proposed, it lacked
everything that gave proportion
and beauty to the original plan:
the dome, the pillars, [and] the
impressive north faade.
And thats the truth.
Ferrari is a Wilmette, Ill.,
senior in architecture. Edited
by Laura Francoviglia.
Fact
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8A
An artists rendering from the late 1960s shows a birds-eye view of
campus with an architects vision for a humanities building tower. The
tower was never built. Scaled-down plans resulted in Wescoe Hall as
students know it today.
Chuck Burton/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Attorney Johnnie Cochran relaxes before speaking to students at
Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday,
April 15, 1999. Cochran, who became a legal superstar after helping
clear O.J. Simpson during a sensational murder trial in which he
uttered the famous quote If it doesnt fit, you must acquit, died yes-
terday. He was 67.
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AS I SEE IT
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Nick Sterner would be smart to follow his own
advice.
We are elected to represent students,
Sterner, KUnited presidential candidate said in a
Mar. 17 The University Daily Kansan article.
Unfortunately his actions show that he is
doing anything but that. The passing of this res-
olution calling on University of Kansas students
to vote against the ban on gay marriage is an
attempt by Student Senate to get students to
represent the Senate.
Democracy works best when ideas and poli-
cies develop from the substratum upwards. It is
a clear violation of this principle when the gov-
ernment tries to influence the votes of its con-
stituents.
Can one ever imagine the chaos that would
result if the United States Senate started passing
resolutions recommending which presidential
candidate one should vote for? It is absolutely
absurd and citizens would just not stand for it.
And yet, it is not all that different from what the
Student Senate just did.
One must wonder how this resolution cannot
be about personal ideology. Sterners contention
that it would violate students rights is plainly
disproven by the simple fact that it would not
violate anyones rights that they do not already
have. It is really a pretty transparent move to
make a strong, yet mostly likely futile point
before the upcoming Senate presidential elec-
tion.
All in all, I doubt that this resolution will affect
the April 5 vote much. And I seriously doubt that
this will set an unfortunate precedent for any
other governing body. But all the same, Student
Senate did overstep its bounds this time and
regardless of how much money they spend on
sidewalk chalk, I for one will not be voting for
Sterner for president.
Andrew Soukup
Lakin sophomore
Linguistics
Student Sentates resolution
on marriage ban oversteps bounds
The latest trend for col-
lege students isnt a pair of
Crocs or quoting from
Napoleon Dynamite. Its
getting into debt.
A study published last year
by the State Public Interest
Research Group suggested
that increasing tuition rates,
higher borrowing limits on
government loans and a new surge of low-income
students have pushed college graduates debt bur-
den higher as they borrow more to subsidize their
undergraduate educations. The study also said that
while the rising cost of college education grew by
40 percent, the median family income increased by
only 12 percent.
Maybe that is also why its not just less-fortu-
nate students who need to take out loans now. By
2000, 46 percent of students from the top income
bracket reported borrowing money to help pay for
college which is a sharp increase from 1992, when
only 24 percent in this bracket borrowed money,
according to government figures. In all brackets,
the percentage borrowing at least $25,000 rose
from seven to 26 percent.
But even when borrowing from the government,
students need to be knowledgeable. Recently, there
has been an increase in the number of unsubsidized,
as opposed to subsidized, loans offered by the feder-
al government. In the former, interest accumulates
while the student is still enrolled in a university and
is then capitalized or added to the total upon
graduation. In the previously more common subsi-
dized loan, the state pays the interest on the students
behalf while he or she is attending school. When the
student finishes their studies, the graduate is only
responsible for the initial amount borrowed.
Whats more, the situation does not look bright
for anyone taking out a government loan. Currently
interest rates are set at 2.75 percent. Just recently,
Alan Greenspan issued a statement indicating the
governments willingness to further step up rate
increases. Previously the increases came in quarter
increments but now fearing inflation, they warn
that steeper increases could be coming ahead.
Higher tuition rates and fewer scholarships can be
seen at the University of Kansan just like any
other university in the country.
During the 2002-2003 school year, University
students have received more than 10,800 scholar-
ships but during the 2003-2004 school year, only
7,650 scholarships were allotted. Now the 2004-
2005 school year has seen an increase of $318 per
semester for resident undergraduate students tak-
ing 15 hours. Non-residents taking 15 hours a
semester had a $557.25 increase. And, thanks to a
last-minute save by Student Sentate, we averted
another tuition hike intended for the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Therefore, when govern-
ment loans and scholarships
arent enough, students turn to
credit cards as an alternate
source of spending power. But,
this can prove just as detri-
mental if not handled properly.
Part of the problem is that
credit card companies see col-
lege students as a prime target.
That is because they are most likely not going to be
able to pay off their balances every month and
therefore, incur interest. So these companies hawk
their wares at basketball games or in the Union,
they offer cards but students dont understand
exactly what they are getting into.
The average undergraduate has $2,200 in credit
card debt, according to Nellie Mae, the nations
largest student creditor. This is a result of all the
charges and fees that come with a lot of the credit
cards offered to students. For example, a finance
charge is an interest charge, which can be as high as
20 percent, on the unpaid portion of your bill each
month or an annual fee, where some companies
charge yearly membership fees of anywhere from
$20 to $100. Therefore, the longer students wait to
pay the cards off, the worse it gets. By sticking to
minimum payments it would take a student more
than 12 years and $1,115 in interest to pay off a
$1,000 bill on a card with an 18 percent annual rate.
The University has taken some measures to pro-
tect us from ourselves. In 2003, Provost David E.
Shulenburger issued a press release that adopted a
policy on credit card solicitation where none
could take place on campus the week before and
the two weeks following the first day of each
semester. Educational material on the use of cred-
it shall be included in the orientation programs for
incoming studentsthe issuer shall provide to
students information on the responsible use of
credit cards and the risks of credit card use.
Perhaps college students have gotten into this
mess because they have no formal education in
financial matters. While 37 states have policies that
encourage or require students to receive instruction
in consumer education, only 14 mandate financial
literacy training in high school. Essentially we are
expected to learn from our parents or trial by fire.
It is important to keep a few things in mind
when dealing with credit cards and loans. Read all
application materials carefully, especially the fine
print, in order to be familiar with the terms of the
agreement. Also consider using a debit card instead
of a credit card. Money is deducted directly from
your checking account, so you cant spend more
than you actually have. And lastly, pay bills to keep
finance and other charges to a minimum.
Osborne is a Dunlap, Ill., junior in journalism
and international studies.
MINDY OSBORNE
mosborne@kansan.com
Now what? What hap-
pens next? Where do we go
from here?
For you, near-graduate, it
seems that all you have are
questions. Yes, with the close
of spring break so ends the
fantasy. The denial that you
lived in through February and
March has come back to slap
you in the face: No job, no money and only the fog-
giest and most distant of possibilities lined up for
post-graduation. My dads friends brother works for
a pharmaceutical company, and I think they are
looking for people.
The day we always knew would come has final-
ly arrived on the doorstep. The real world stares
us dead in the eye, seniors, beckoning us to come
hither with its bony finger like the grim reaper
sent from our uncertain future.
With May comes the end of our lives as we have
known them so fondly for the last four years. The
clock is ticking, and with every second we grow
closer to a time when all of our freedoms will be
stripped away and replaced by cubicle walls and
water coolers. Something must be done to delay
this Armageddon, to decelerate the onset of cell
phones attached to our belts and assigned parking
spaces. Who really wants to recap last nights
Survivor episode with his co-workers while
waiting for the budget meeting to start? Not I, my
friends, and I suspect not many of you.
So, seniors, what is left for us?
Saddest of all, basketball is over. Those senior
players did not deserve to go out like that, in the
first round to a school that none of us had even
heard of until Selection Sunday. For those of us
who came to this hallowed institution nearly four
years ago alongside Keith, Wayne, Aaron and
Mike, this tournaments loss was not only the end
of a basketball season, it was the end of an era and
the anticlimactic culmination of our college
careers.
But we cannot let this unfortunate fact deter us
from our duty as the under-
graduate elderly to slack off
in our conventional commit-
ments and enjoy life. We
must embrace our senioritis
and let its charms dictate our
actions in these precious
days.
Senioritis is a deadly dis-
ease for which there is no
vaccination. Even the most dedicated students fall
victim to the lures of laziness when a college
degree is on the horizon. Suddenly the president
of this or the treasurer of that shivers at the sight
of a library, but can recall with flawless clarity
which Seinfeld reruns ran on TBS last week.
Traditional early risers have turned nocturnal,
refusing to skip a night out for fear of what they
might miss. I am here to say that these things are
all OK. Let us channel what others label as sloth
into the most memorable two months of our col-
lege careers. As the sun comes out and The
Crossing fills up, let us bask in our lack of respon-
sibilities and soak in the sunlight of our free
hours. It is true that life will never again be the
same, for better or for worse.
That is precisely why it is time to take advantage
of every opportunity that comes along to relax and
enjoy being a Jayhawk for these spare moments we
have left. This is a call to arms, ladies and gentle-
men, a sounding of the bugle from atop Mt. Oread.
As seniors, we owe it to ourselves to leave our
mark on this University as one of the greatest
classes to ever swagger down the hill. This is not
a defined movement with one clear purpose;
rather, it is individualistic in nature, but ultimate-
ly glorious in its celebration of all that it means to
be a senior at the greatest school in the land.
Make it your personal mission to enjoy your last
days to their fullest extent. You are making every
one of your fellow classmen proud. Stand tall and
party hard, senior. Its not over yet.
Johnson is a Edmond, Okla., senior in journalism.
BOB JOHNSON
bjohnson@kansan.com
Fact or Fiction
The truth behind KU architectural myths
KULTURE
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2005 8A
I
f you have ever told someone about how the
architect of Strong Hall committed suicide after
realizing that he designed it backwards, you
have contributed to the urban legends that sur-
round the University of Kansas, which is steeped in
tradition and history. With the help of exaggeration,
assumptions and simple fabrications, the truth has
been lost and several University stories have devel-
oped infamy and notoriety. The University history
has been extensively recorded and documented
throughout the years. With the help of Spencer
Research Library, I have set out to confirm and dis-
prove those myths that pervade campus life. So if
you have ever wondered about the origins of certain
campus buildings or why the University looks the
way it does, here is a brief history of our most
famous campus myths.
Myth #1: Wescoe Hall was meant to be a parking garage
for a 20-story office tower
Fact: This story is partly true but mostly misun-
derstood. The origins of the Humanities Building
later named Wescoe Hall begin in the mid 60s with
a severe shortage of faculty and staff offices and
classrooms for students.
On the site of Wescoe Hall once sat Robinson
Gymnasium, the University gymnasium where bas-
ketball was played and significant speeches were
given. This deteriorating structure sat in the heart of
Jayhawk Boulevard until University administrators
decided to design a 25-story humanities building on
the centrally located site.
Two KU alumni, Art Woodman and Claude Van
Doren of Wichita, submitted their proposal to mixed
reviews for what would become the tallest structure
in Kansas in 1967. Their intention was to create a
monumental addition that would complement the
existing buildings, especially considering its posi-
tion on the hill.
The 270,000 square foot structure was to be com-
pleted in 1970 at a cost of $5.8 million. The funding
could not be achieved with money available from
the state, so University administrators decided to
reduce the scale and bring it down to 15 stories in
1968. Even that compromise could not save the
tower, and after excavation, the entire design was
scrapped. The site lay dormant becoming known as
the pit.
Finally in 1970, another architecture firm pro-
duced a new design resembling the current brutalist
appearance of Wescoe Hall, which included a ves-
tige of the former tower to house offices for faculty
and using the bottom two levels for parking. Once
again money became the determining design con-
straint, and the tower was lost forever with offices
now occupying the parking levels.
Therefore, the bottom two levels of Wescoe Hall
were once intended to be parking, but it was
switched to offices before it was ever constructed.
And thats the truth.
Myth #2: The center of campus was originally planned to
be a park
Fact: This legend, while lesser known, is com-
pletely true.
In J. Howard Comptons thesis from 1932 titled,
The Building of the University of Kansas, the
chronology of this development is explicitly spelled
out. The chancellor at the time, Frank Strong, was
bringing about rapid change at the University. The
growth under Strong was the fastest of any previous
chancellor. He asked the legislature in the early
1900s for two new buildings to meet the need for
extra classrooms and a gymnasium.
This brought up the need for a master plan for a
future planning precedent.
George E. Kessler, a landscape architecture from
Kansas City, Mo., was asked to design the Law
Building, present day Lippincott Hall. He also
decided to develop drawings for the entire campus.
Kesslers campus plan was unveiled in 1904 and
attempted to create a truly unique environment for
the University. His design adapted to the natural
contours of the land, revealing its symmetry.
By Adam Ferrari correspondent@kansan.com
Campus myth #849: Do you believe the
bronze Jayhawk in front of Strong Hall will
fly away if a girl graduates from the
University a virgin?
From now on, the weekly kansan.com poll will ask its questions
a week in advance, so the results of each KULTURE page poll
will correspond to the published story. The following question
ties into next weeks KULTURE page story, a behind-the scenes
look at Student Union Activities.
How many SUA-sponsored events have you attended in your
time at the University?
None whats SUA?
Probably some, but Im not sure
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6-10
More than 10 Im a fanatic
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The 275,000 square
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classrooms and 11
undergraduate study
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The tower topped out at 332
feet on the south side and
302 feet on the Jayhawk
Boulevard side. The south
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tallest building in Kansas.
The Humanities
Building would have
had an 80-by-80 foot
floor plan with 487 fac-
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71 graduate study
rooms.
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Sports Sports
Trot for trout in Mo.
Editors note: This is a regular
series that profiles recreational
activities in which students take
part. If you hunt, fish, climb rocks,
go canoeing or are an expert spe-
lunker, The University Daily Kansan
would like to share your story.
Please contact Caleb Regan by
calling the Kansan sports desk at
864-4858 or by e-mailing him at
cregan@kansan.com
ALTON, Mo. In Kansas, fly
fishermen lack the luxury of having
access to rivers with native trout
habitation.
Kansas rivers and streams accom-
modate plenty of catfish and flat-
head, but no trout. Rivers in
Missouri are different.
In the southern part of Missouri,
there is a plethora of rivers and
streams that are deliberately stocked
and maintained with conservation
of the trout population in mind.
Roaring River, near Cassville, and
Northfork River are two such water-
ways.
But even more unique is the pres-
ence of native trout in rivers like
Eleven Point River and Crane
Creek. The latter of the two possess-
es the oldest population of wild
trout in Missouri.
Brian Sloss, co-owner of Eleven
Point Canoe Rental and fishing
guide in Alton, Mo., has lived in
Missouri and fished these rivers all
of his life. He has also ventured to
Wyoming, Montana and Idaho in
pursuit of trout. Still, he said,
Missouri trout fishing was different
and incomparable with fishing in the
West.
BY CALEB REGAN
cregan@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRITER
RECREATIONAL SPORTS IN THE WOODS
FRANK TANKARD
ftankard@kansan.com
Arkansas
hidden
treasures
The creek was cold and still and a polluted
green-blue. I stood on its bank and took a deep
breath of the creek and my gray smoky sweatshirt.
It was a cold, sunny morning, and it was spring
break. It was the first full day in Arkansas.
My story was cut short.
Why would you go to Arkansas? she asked.
It was Saturday and I was telling my friends about
the dirty creek and Arkansas alligators.
Why wouldnt you go to Arkansas? I said.
In a three-day trip, I saw the Arkansas Alligator
Farm and Petting Zoo, the home of the Possum
Queen contest, mounds of quartz crystals and the
nicest old lady youd ever meet.
We left in five cars from the Overland Park
home of junior David Hover, the organizer of the
trip, the morning after The Depressing and
Horrible Loss. We had a large camping group of
17 people.
After seven hours on the road, we passed a sign
off Highway 270: Welcome to Mount Ida, quartz
crystal capital of the world. Below that it said
Home of Possums Unlimited.
We set up camp in nearby Ouachita National
Forest. The next day when we stopped for milk-
shakes at the old-fashioned Dairyette in town, I
asked the girl behind the counter, What the heck
is Possums Unlimited?
She walked to the back of the Dairyette,
came back and slapped down a magnet adver-
tising the annual Montgomery County Possum
Queen contest, sponsored by a group called
Possums Unlimited. She looked at me and
shrugged.
That night, eight of the guys packed up and left
for Galveston, Texas, in search of beaches and
babes. I guess some people arent cut out for life
in the wilderness.
On the third day of the trip, the nine of us that
didnt go to Texas drove to Hot Springs. After vis-
iting Bath House Row and eating at Grannys
Kitchen, we went to the Arkansas Alligator Farm
and Petting Zoo.
We ventured into the dimly lit alligator shed
where there were 200 alligators crammed on top
of each other in four pits that were each about 20
feet long. The sign above one of the pits said,
This size alligator best suited for the making of
purses, billfolds and shoes.
The strangest part was that none of the alliga-
tors moved. I thought they were fake. Then the
guy who worked there walked in and stepped
right through the alligators, which hissed and
crawled over each other to the other end of the
pit.
Theyre more scared of me than I am of them,
he said.
On the way back to camp we passed 16 rock
shops. We stopped at one called Jays Bonanza.
Rocks for $2 a pound! They also had buckets of
dirt set up next to a sifter where you could pan
your own gold.
We left a day early because of the rain. Taylor
Lenon, Hiawatha junior, called his grandmother
in Rogers, Ark., and asked if we could spend the
night.
This was my favorite part. After driving through
a storm for three hours, we arrived at her house.
She was short and round with white hair and big
glasses.
Last year some of us had camped in Arkansas
and had stopped by her house on the way home.
She had asked us to do some chores around the
house and took us out for barbecue with her twin
sister, who lives next door.
This time she had warm chocolate chip cookies
waiting and enough beds and couches for all of
us. She was wearing the same purple jump suit
she had on when I saw her last year.
On the wall was a picture of her and her twin
sister when they were three months old in their
mothers arms in their childhood home, a hillbilly
Arkansas shack. As we walked through the door
she shook all our hands, Hi, Im Lydia Collins,
she said.
When I woke up at 8:30 the next day she was
cooking pancakes, sausage and biscuits for us.
Nicest old lady youd ever meet.
She waved goodbye as we walked out the door,
and we drove off and said goodbye to her and to
Arkansas. Until next year.
Tankard is an Overland Park sophomore in
journalism.
BY FRANK TANKARD
ftankard@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRITER
Self-made team to emerge
If experience defined the 2004-05 Kansas mens
basketball team, then inexperience would
describe next years.
Next years Jayhawk team will have 11 players
who are freshmen and sophomores.
With that amount of youth, Kansas coach Bill
Self will have the opportunity to put his coaching
mark on the team.
Next years Kansas team can start fresh.
Self is clearly excited. His energy comes across
in his voice whenever he talks about it.
We will be so young and green, Self said. We
wont know what we are doing. But we will be fast
and athletic and that is fun to think about.
Self has proven that he can recruit. At Illinois
he brought in a trio of guards who have led
Illinois to the Final Four Dee Brown, Luther
Head and Deron Williams.
This year at Kansas he signed the 10th, 12th
and 14th ranked players, according to
Rivals.com, in Julian Wright, Mario Chalmers
and Micah Downs.
Add that to this years freshman class, which
will have the summer to work on improving and
getting stronger, and Kansas fans are looking at an
entirely new face of Jayhawk basketball.
Now Self can coach his team.
He has thought a great deal about next years
team. He said they would lose some games. He
said there would be ups and downs. He said it
would be fun.
Just thinking about it is exciting, Self said.
How do you replace 20 and 11, that will certain-
ly be difficult. But we feel like we will be good
players but we will just be very very young.
Losing the contributions of the four seniors will
leave large deficits to fill in the frontcourt and the
backcourt.
Wayne Simiens 20 points and 11 rebounds per
game is the most gaping of those deficits. But Aaron
Miles assists and ability to take care of the ball,
Keith Langfords penetration and Mike Lees lead-
ership are all areas in the Jayhawks game that will
have to be filled by young guys.
When he is healthy, freshman C.J. Giles has the
athleticism to put up big numbers on the boards.
First he has to get some repetitions and become
comfortable in the system.
Freshmen Russell Robinson and Chalmers will
compete at the point guard position. Robinson
has proven that he can dish the ball this year, but
he has been prone to turnovers.
Self said the incoming freshmen could add new
elements to the Jayhawks game that they didnt
have this year.
Julian does a lot of everything because he does
a lot of everything, Self said. Micah can really
shoot. And Mario is about as athletic a young guy
as youre going to get.
Self knows there is potential for next years team.
But he knows the brand of basketball will be differ-
ent and the faces will be new. He said the current
freshmen must get stronger and more experienced.
All the guys will be good players, but they
have a chance to be great players, Self said of the
current freshmen. We have a chance to have one
or two develop into all-league type performers.
The guys coming in can develop into all-league
type performers, and if that happens you find
yourself with a pretty good team.
Edited by John Scheirman
BY MIRANDA LENNING
mlenning@kansan.com
KANSAN SENIOR SPORTSWRITER
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2005
SEE TROUT ON PAGE 6B
Caleb Regan/KANSAN
Junior Josh Regan fishes a stone-fly on the edge of a tail-out on the Eleven
Point River in Alton, Mo. He caught four fish above the 15-inch minimum and
later filleted them on the shore.
MENS BASKETBALL
Kansan file photo
C.J. Giles, freshman forward, defends Curtis Stinson, Iowa State sophomore guard, during the game
on Jan. 12. Giles sat out some games during the regular season because of a bruised foot and saw limited
action after recovering from the injury.
sports 2B the university daily kansan wednesday, march 30, 2005
SOCCER
Kansas soccer team warms up
with spring exhibition games
The Kansas soccer team will start the trek
toward its second Big 12 Conference regular sea-
son title this Saturday.
After winning a school-record 18 games last
season, the Jayhawks will begin a five-game
exhibition schedule as part of an offseason tune-
up
Kansas is slated to face Minnesota on
Saturday at home, before heading to Indiana for
a game against Purdue April 23 in Indianapolis
and Indiana April 24 in Bloomington, Ind.
All three schools are part of the Big Ten
Conference.
To wrap up the exhibition season, the Kansas
women will face two boys club teams from the
area. The Jayhawks will face the under-15 Blue
Valley Stars on April 28 and under-15 KCFC on
May 5. Both games will be held at the Jayhawk
Soccer Complex.
Kansan staff report
MLS
Today
Softball vs. Nebraska, 3 p.m., Arrocha Ballpark
Tomorrow
Softball vs. Wichita State, 3 p.m., Wichita
Softball vs. Wichita State, 5 p.m., Wichita
Friday
Baseball vs. Texas A&M, 7 p.m., College
Station, Texas
Saturday
Tennis vs. Baylor, 1 p.m., Waco, Texas
Softball vs. Texas A&M, 2 p.m., Arrocha
Ballpark
Baseball vs. Texas A&M, 7 p.m., College
Station, Texas
Womens rowing vs. Drake, Tulsa, all day,
Lawrence
Soccer vs. Minnesota, 11 a.m., Jayhawk
Soccer Complex
Sunday
Tennis vs. Texas Tech, 11 a.m., Lubbock, Texas
Softball vs. Texas A&M, 1 p.m., Arrocha
Ballpark
Baseball vs. Texas A&M, 1 p.m., College
Station, Texas
Athletics calendar
GOLF
Golfers take second place
after tournament rained out
It is difficult to play a round of golf in the
pouring rain.
Santa Cruz, Calif., saw plenty of rain yester-
day, leading to the cancelation of the final round
of the 59th Western Intercollegiate. The
Jayhawks finished the tournament in second
place without the opportunity to make a run in
the final round.
The team standings after the first two rounds
of the tournament ended up being the final
standings of the tournament, leaving no chance
for any team to make a move on the first- and
second-round leader.
We were very disappointed that we were
rained out today, coach Ross Randall said.
Second place is a very good finish here, but we
would have liked to have the chance to take first
in this event.
The Oregon Ducks took home the champi-
onship after shooting a two-round total of 582.
Matt Ma led the way for Oregon with a total
score of 141 and a tie for third in the tournament.
The Jayhawks finished the tournament two
strokes behind Oregon with a score of 584.
Senior Kevin Ward finished the tournament in
a tie for third place with a two-round total of 141.
Sophomore Gary Woodland finished in a tie for
16th with 146. Sophomore Tyler Docking shot a
total score of 151, while junior Luke Trammell
and junior Pete Krsnich both fired total scores of
152.
The mens golf team will next play on April 8,
when the team travels to Holly Springs, N.C., to
play in the Courtyard by Marriot Intercollegiate.
Tim Hall
NFL
Jury still unselected
for Rams players trial
CLAYTON, Mo. The jury selec-
tion process will enter its third day
today for St. Louis Rams defensive
end Leonard Little, who was
accused of drunken driving and
speeding last year.
Prospective jurors were ques-
tioned individually Monday and
yesterday in St. Louis County
Circuit Court. They were asked if
they could be impartial in the trial
of the 30-year-old sports figure.
Judge Emmett OBrien, prosecu-
tors and defense attorneys must
whittle down the jury from a pool
of 80 people.
Little was arrested April 24 on
Interstate 64 in the St. Louis suburb
of Ladue and charged with speed-
ing and driving while intoxicated.
Police said he failed three field
sobriety tests. No one was injured.
He pleaded not guilty to both
charges.
Little was charged as a persistent
offender because he pleaded guilty
to involuntary manslaughter in a
1998 drunken-driving accident in
downtown St. Louis that killed
Susan Gutweiler of St. Louis
County.
Little served three months in jail,
four years of probation and com-
munity service for the earlier crime.
He was also suspended without pay
for the first half of the 1999 season.
The Associated Press
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Mizzou player to
undergo knee surgery
COLUMBIA, Mo. Missouri
wide receiver William Franklin is
scheduled to undergo surgery
tomorrow to repair torn cartilage in
his knee.
Franklin, a sophomore, is expect-
ed to miss a week of spring prac-
tice. He was injured March 17.
An MRI showed no structural
damage to the knee, coach Gary
Pinkel said yesterday.
Franklin, a likely starter at wide
receiver this fall, is the second
offensive starter to miss time
because of a knee injury. Tailback
Marcus Woods sprained a ligament
in his left knee March 15 but did not
require surgery.
Franklin caught six passes for
174 yards and one touchdown last
season. His 29 yards per catch aver-
age led the team.
The Associated Press
NFL
Pro Bowl long-snapper
signs one-year contract
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The
Kansas City Chiefs yesterday signed
tight end and long snapper Kendall
Gammon to a one-year contract.
Terms of Gammons contract
were not released.
In 13 seasons, Gammon has
become one of the leagues best
long-snappers and was selected to
last years Pro Bowl in that position.
He has played in 208 consecutive
games, the longest active streak in
the league for non-kickers.
Gammon, 6-foot-4, 255 pounds,
has spent five seasons with the
Chiefs after spending four seasons
with both Pittsburgh and New
Orleans. The Steelers chose him in
the 11th round in the 1992 draft,
after he spent his collegiate career
at Pittsburg State.
The Associated Press
MLB
Former Boston pitcher
returns to team
ST. LOUIS The St. Louis
Cardinals traded left-handed reliev-
er Mike Myers to the Boston Red
Sox yesterday.
The Cardinals and Red Sox were
still discussing what St. Louis
would get in return, Cardinals
spokesman Brian Bartow said.
Myers, 35, was competing for a
spot in the bullpen, along with fel-
low left-handers Bill Pulsipher and
Randy Flores. Ray King is expect-
ed to be the teams setup left-
handed reliever since Steve Kline
was not re-signed. The Cardinals
have not said whether theyll keep
three left-handers in the bullpen or
just two.
Myers returns to the Red Sox
after failing to re-sign with the team
following the 2004 season.
Boston obtained Myers in an
August trade with Seattle. He was
1-0 with a 1.47 ERA in 25 appear-
ances for the Red Sox, and 5-1 with
a 4.64 ERA overall. He appeared in
six post-season games.
The Associated Press
MLS works to copy world leagues
Theres a funky new look to the
Major League Soccer standings this
year, at least to the sports uninitiat-
ed. FC Dallas? Chivas USA? Real
Salt Lake? Whats that all about? Is
there a Fake Salt Lake somewhere?
But, to soccer fans, its a warm
familiar look another sign the ado-
lescent league has stopped trying to
Americanize the beautiful game and is
more determined than ever to march
in step with the rest of the world as it
begins its 10th season Saturday.
Its part of the strategy, commis-
sioner Don Garber said. These are
soccer teams. And if theyre trying to
look like the type of club the soccer
fan is used to seeing, then more than
likely those teams arent called the
Clash. That could be the name of a
lacrosse team. That could be the
name of a rock band and was.
For that matter, Burn was a baf-
fling moniker to some. Now, the
name Dallas Burn has been put to
rest, replaced this season by FC
Dallas, a timely change as team pre-
pares to move into a new soccer-spe-
cific stadium in August.
FC stands for Football Club, a com-
mon prefix or suffix used by storied
clubs such as FC Barcelona (Spain),
FC Porto (Portugal) and seemingly
half the teams in the Netherlands.
Fulham FC of England will be the
international opponent for the MLS
All-Star game on July 30 at Columbus.
Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake
are this years expansion teams, wel-
come additions for a league that had
to shut down franchises in Miami
and Tampa Bay in 2002. MLS still
operates very much in the red, but it
is a 12-team league again.
Chivas USA will help change the
financial outlook by tapping further
into the Mexican community in the
United States. Chivas USA full
name Club Deportivo Chivas USA
is being launched as a sister club of
CD Guadalajara, one of Mexicos
most popular teams. Chivas, or
Goats, is CD Guadalajaras nickname.
Chivas USA will play at the Home
Depot Center in Carson, Calif., shar-
ing the facility with the Los Angeles
Galaxy and giving two MLS teams to
an area not represented in the NFL.
Chivas USA is going to be from
the start just like Chivas in Mexico,
said Jorge Vergara, who owns both
clubs, a team of excellence and an
open door for Spanish speakers.
Thats the kind of talk Garber
wants to hear. If Mexicans across the
country flock to stadiums when
Chivas USA is in town, the teams
draw will be comparable to the
impact made by 14-year-old Freddy
Adu of D.C. United last season.
United averaged 23,686 fans on the
road last year, more than 6,000 bet-
ter than any other team.
Theres a buzz happening in the
Hispanic community about this
team, Garber said, referring to
Chivas. They could be the Freddy
Factor of 2005.
As for Real Salt Lake, the first
word is pronounced RAY-al and
means royal in Spanish, as any fan of
mega-popular Real Madrid would
quickly attest.
The name has met with mixed
results from fans who think its a
stretch for a startup team in Utah to
associate itself with such a legendary
club and from others who mis-
pronounce it without a clue as to its
origin. Others see it as a classy
name, although one that will be hard
to live up to.
Were trying to have these teams
look, feel, taste, smell like a soccer
team, just like the same soccer team
that exists in a local market in other
countries, Garber said. Now that
being said, you cant change the
name and expect to have everything
else work for you. You have to act
that way, and were working with
our teams and had some success,
though we need more success, in not
just looking like a soccer team but
behaving like one.
MLS has been evolving its game
toward the world standard since
2000, when the league ditched the
dreaded sudden-death shootout and
the backward-running clock two
failed gimmicks that were supposed
to attract the typical American
sports fan and instead alienated soc-
cer purists. MLS has since stopped
trying to convert Joe NASCAR and
concentrated more on nurturing its
loyal supporters. Attendance has
been steady in recent years; the aver-
age was 15,559 last season.
Meanwhile, the league continues
to hinge its financial future on new,
soccer-only stadiums that put teams
in a position to break even and
perhaps turn a profit. Its worked in
Columbus and Los Angeles, and
Dallas this year will unveil the
20,000-seat Frisco Soccer and
Entertainment Center, host of this
years MLS Cup.
BY JOSEPH WHITE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Douglas C. Pizac/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber, right, and team owner Dave Checketts announce the creation of
the MLS expansion team Real Salt Lake last year. MLS officials are hoping that changes made to help the American league
resemble world leagues, such as having similar names, will help boost soccer fans interest.
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