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vshanker@kansan.com Known for whistling, singing and cheering up students while driving the Route 43 Campus Red bus at the University for four years, Dan Morelan earned campus celebrity status as Dan the bus driver. But he has since acquired a different set of wheels in Lawrence. He still whistles and sings to the radio. He laughs with passengers and cracks jokes. He helps with your groceries. Hes the same guy, but in a taxi. Morelan is now Dan the Taxi Man. Morelan, a 55-year-old Lawrence resident, started driving buses for the University-contracted company MV Transportation in 2008. His positive attitude and friendliness both on the bus and off campus inspired students to create a Facebook fan page, customize Dan our favorite bus driver T-shirts and mention him in many Free For All submissions on the

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Kansans opinion page. He would give you the shirt off his back, said Skyler Richardson, a senior from Salina and creator of the Facebook fan page. If youve got something going on, hes always willing to help you. Despite his popularity with students, Morelan was fired in September by MV Transportation for singing on the bus with passengers. Morelan felt the company was always out to get him. The other drivers, I got along with most of my co-workers, Morelan said. But some of them resent the fact that when a student gets in and sits down and says, I should have gone on Dans bus. His firing led to a petition, which reached 3,342 signatures, demanding the University rehire him. Morelan filed a grievance with the bus drivers union; however union representatives told Morelan nothing could be done. Bryan Sorenson, the owner of Ground Transportation Services (GTS) in Lawrence, wanted to expand the reach of his taxis to include more students. He met Morelan through a mutual friend who was also applying to be a driver for the company. Dan had put an application in before, Sorenson said. I came back and looked his application over, looked him up on Facebook. Not only is he a good driver, but the customer base that he brings with him would be unconditional. After he was fired from MV Transportation, Morelan took a job working with Aero Stage Lines, a charter bus company, but he couldnt interact with students like he had as a University bus driver. I just love the kids here, Morelan said about students at the University. He quit that job and started driving taxis for GTS on Jan. 7. Most of Morelans customers are Lawrence regulars who need to run errands like getting groceries or going to the post office, but he has driven some students. Ive picked up a few whove recognized me, Morelan said. Theres a warm, fuzzy feeling that

Allen Fieldhouse legend dies at 80

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rmccarthy@kansan.com One of the great players whose jersey number hangs in Allen Fieldhouse has passed away. Former Kansas mens basketball legend B.H. Born died on Sunday, Feb. 2, in Peoria, Ill. He was 80 years old. David Born, B.H.s son, informed Kansas Athletics of the news on Monday. We heard this morning about the passing of B.H. Born, Kansas coach Bill Self said Monday in a statement. Hes one of the very few people that have been the most outstanding player of the Final Four on the team that did not win a national championship. Born was born in Osawatomie on June 6, 1932. His family moved to Medicine Lodge when he was in fourth grade, which is where he began his ascent to basketball stardom in Kansas. While in high school, Born was named to the All-State team as senior at Medicine Lodge High, where he averaged 25.1 ppg. He also set the 1A state tournament scoring record with 111 points in 1950, according to a recent Kansas-sports.com feature.

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you actually have meant something to these people. Sorenson said that in the future, Morelan may also drive for a new van service that would pick up groups from Massachusetts Street on weekend nights after the Lawrence bus service ends. Its a good job for him, said Daniel Palen, a senior from Denver. Hell get to see the students he liked so much again. I would definitely just go ride around with him. Morelan currently drives taxis from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Saturday. Call (785) 842-8294 to request a ride with him. GTS taxis take you anywhere in Lawrence for $9. edited by emma mcelhaney

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Nicknamed the beanpole, Borns astonishing statistics brought him some national attention and college scholarship offers from around the country. He decided to stay at home and went to Kansas, where he was coached by legendary coach Phog Allen from 1952-54. During that time, the Jayhawks won three conference titles and had a 63-14 combined record. In his sophomore year, Kansas won the 1952 NCAA National Championship. That season, the Jayhawks had a 28-3 overall record. Born only attempted 46 shots and averaged 1.7 ppg according to College Hoopedia. In 1953, he established himself as one of the nations best centers. He was named to the AllAmerican team and first-team All-Big Seven that season. Later that year, Born won the most outstanding player award in the NCAA Tournament. He was the first player to win the award from a non-championship team. Kansas lost to Indiana, 69-68, in the 1953 NCAA title game. Born had 26 points, 15 rebounds and 13 blocked shots, which is

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elegault@kansan.com On the far west corner of the Park and Ride lot on Becker Drive, the tall, wooden pillars emerging out of the slab of concrete signify construction to those passing by. However, the 20 students and one professor working in the 20-degree temperature are braving the cold with a vision that extends beyond the skeleton framework. By this May, the Universitys Studio 804 capstone architectural designbuild class hopes to have completed its latest project: a new teaching facility to house the EcoHawks program. Founded in 2008, EcoHawks is a School of Engineering group project program focused on sustainable energy and transportation. Students have the opportunity to take ideas from existing vehicles and incorporate them into new hybrid and electric models, as well as explore where vehicles will go in the future. The program, headed by assistant professor Chris Depcik, is run as a design project and part volunteer group. The groups current
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location is a barn that lacks heating and air conditioning as well as windows and a bathroom. Each year, the students enrolled in Studio 804 design and construct, in a nine-month period, a fully functional and energy-sustainable building as a culmination of the Architectural Masters degree program. Depcik said the similar missions of each program made the partnership a perfect match. The flux of both sustainable building practices and a sustainable transportation and energy program . . . it made sense to link the
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two programs and come up consumes. The building with this vision of what we will have an array of suscould see in the future, tainable features, such as vehicle charging stations Depcik said. Last fall, Depcik and the and 10 kilowatts of solar EcoHawks met with the panels on the roof. Depcik Studio 804 students to start said the goal is to be able to the design process, incor- charge a battery electric car porating the needs of the using the solar panels durEcoHawks program with ing the day and to use the the abilities and ideas of stored energy to run the Studio 804. Construction electricity in the building began in November, and at night. Mandy Moore, a Studio with concrete poured in December, the site work is 804 graduate student from San Antonio, said what well underway. The facility is designed Depcik wants to accomto be a net-zero building, plish with solar energy and which means it will pro- the integration with vehiduce more energy than it actually see enerGy PaGe 3

studio 804 architecture class is building a new facility on West Campus for the ecohawks program. ecohawks is a project started by the school of engineering that focuses on sustainable energy.

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WHat: Spring Study Abroad Fair WHere: Kansas Union WHeN: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. abOut: Explore your study abroad options and meet with program coordinators and past participants. WHat: Faith Forum: Rooted in Faith, Working for the Earth WHere: Ecumenical Campus Ministries WHeN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. abOut: Rachel Myslivy, program director of the Climate and Energy Project, discusses how faith and being good to the Earth intertwine. People of all faiths welcome.

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WHat: Free HIV Testing WHere: Kansas Union WHeN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. abOut: The Douglas County AIDS Project will host free HIV testing in honor of National Black HIV Awareness Day. All community members are encouraged to attend. WHat: Tea at Three WHere: Kansas Union WHeN: 3 to 4 p.m. abOut: Enjoy some free tea and cookies. Extra points if you can speak with a British accent.

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WHat: Frank Deford honored with William Allen White Award WHere: Stauffer-Flint Hall WHeN: 10:30 a.m. abOut: The famed Sports Illustrated writer will receive the 2013 William Allen White Foundation National Citation. WHat: Campus Movie Series: Argo WHere: Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium WHeN: 8 to 10 p.m. abOut: See the seven-time Academy Award nominee at the Union before you watch the Oscars later this month. Tickets are two $2 with KU ID.

WHat: Casbah Video Gamer Night WHere: Burger Stand at the Casbah WHeN: 8 p.m. abOut: If youre feeling nostalgic for your old school gamer days, come play classic video games on Nintendo 64, Super NES and Sega Genesis. WHat: Inspiring MLK: The Mentorship of Benjamin Elijah Mays WHere: Dole Institute of Politics WHeN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. abOut: In honor of Black History Month, Prof. Randal Maurice Jelks will discuss the importance of Benjamin Elijah Mays in the civil rights movement.

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Donating to charity inspires the philanthropist in all of us. Whether its giving the spare change in the couch cushions or attending a charity dinner for an organization, there are many ways to help out in a com-

munity. Tonight, tipping your waiter is all you have to do to benefit a good cause. Members of the Sigma Pi fraternity are hosting an benefit for StopGap, Inc. at 23rd Street Brewery from 5 to 10 p.m. Andrew Martin, Sigma Pis committee head of philanthropy, expects a

large student turnout for the event. I love this event for college students, Martin said. All they have to do is come out, eat food and drink beer for charity. Members of Sigma Pi will be servers for the evening. All tips benefit StopGap, Inc., a local organization that provides programs for youth in

Douglas County who have become too old for foster care. Founded in 2008 by company CEO Justine Burton, StopGap is looking to build a more concrete base in Lawrence and Douglas County and expand its range of programs for local youth. The fundraiser will help with con-

tinued awareness of our organization, getting more community participation and involvement and more donations that will help us move toward making the transitional living program a reality, Burton said. Hannah Pierangelo

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A person holds a freshly rolled marijuana joint just after midnight at the Space Needle in Seattle. A political generation ago, the West signaled the nations rightward swing -- from the emergence of Ronald Reagan to the success of tax limitation ballot measures in California and Colorado. But now the fabled expanse of jagged peaks, arid deserts and emerald coastlines is trending in a different direction.

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SEATTLE An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a federal pot tax. While passage this year could be a longshot, lawmakers from both parties have been quietly working on several bills, the first of which Democratic Reps. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Jared Polis of Colorado plan to introduce Tuesday, Blumenauer told The Associated Press. Polis measure would regulate marijuana the way the federal government handles alcohol: In states that legalize pot, growers would have to obtain a federal permit. Oversight of marijuana would be removed from the Drug Enforcement Administration and given to the newly renamed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana and Firearms, and it would remain illegal to bring marijuana from a state where its legal to one where it isnt. The bill is based on a legalization measure previously pushed by former Reps. Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Ron Paul of Texas. Blumenauers bill would create a federal marijuana excise tax. Last falls votes in Colorado and Washington state to legalize recreational marijuana should push Congress to end the 75year federal pot prohibition, Blumenauer said. You folks in Washington and my friends in Colorado really upset the apple cart, Blumenauer said. Were still arresting two-thirds of a million people for use of a substance that a majority feel should be legal. ... Its past time for us to step in and try to sort this stuff out. Advocates who are working with the lawmakers acknowledge it could take years for any changes to get through Congress, but theyre encouraged by recent developments. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell last week came out in support of efforts to legalize hemp in his home state of Kentucky, and U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., is expected to introduce legislation allowing states to set their own policy on marijuana. Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has indicated he plans to hold a hearing on the conflict between state and federal marijuana laws and has urged an end to federal mandatory minimum sentences that lead to long prison stints for drug crimes. Were seeing enormous political momentum to undo the drug war failings of the past 40 years, said Bill Piper, director of national affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance, who has been working with lawmakers on marijuana-related bills. For the first time, the wind is behind our back. The Justice Department hasnt said how it plans to respond to the votes in Washington and Colorado. It could sue to block the states from issuing licenses to marijuana growers, processors and retail stores, on the grounds that doing so would conflict with federal drug law. Blumenauer and Polis are due to release a paper this week urging Congress to make a number of changes, including altering tax codes to let marijuana dispensaries deduct business expenses on federal taxes, and making it easier for marijuanarelated businesses to get bank accounts. Many operate on a cash basis because federally insured banks wont work with them, they noted. Blumenauer said he expects to introduce the tax-code legislation as well as a bill that would reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, allowing states to enact medical marijuana laws without fear that federal authorities will continue raiding dispensaries or prosecuting providers. It makes no sense that marijuana is a Schedule I drug, in the same category as heroin and a more restrictive category than cocaine, Blumenauer said. The measures have little chance of passing, said Kevin Sabet, a former White House drug policy adviser. These are really extreme solutions to the marijuana problem we have in this country, Sabet said. The marijuana problem we have is a problem of addiction among kids, and stigma of people who have a criminal record for marijuana crimes. There are a lot more people in Congress who think that marijuana should be illegal but treated as a public health problem, than think it should be legal. Project SAM suggests people shouldnt get criminal records for small-time marijuana offenses, but instead could face probation or treatment.

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cles is a major undertaking in the sustainable energy field. Thats really new technology, she said. No ones really touched that, so were kind of giving him a space for him to find that out and see if thats actually possible. The building will be enclosed with used aircraft aluminum and glass allowing a high degree of visibility for spectators to see ongoing projects. Depcik believes this will highlight the building as well as the vehicles, and positively affect recruitment for EcoHawks. He said interested students can be taken to the Ecohawks building to see the program in a showroom type of setting. Kevin Helton, the vice president of EcoHawks and a senior from Detroit, said the bigger facility will help to expand the program, further their research efforts in vehicle-to-building energy usage and storage as well as smart-grid technology. The new building will allow the EcoHawks to evolve into one of the best research institutes in electrified vehicles, alternative energy and the energy infrastructure, Helton said. Both Moore and Hunter Hanahan, a graduate student from Seneca, S.C. were drawn to the

Studio 804 program because of its non-traditional approach and fast pace. Here, were allowed to control so many more aspects, and kind of design on the fly as well. When we run into an issue on site, you have to design right there and then figure out how youre going to solve that problem, Moore said. I just really like the fact that I get out from behind a desk, and I get to work with my hands. You apply what youve learned in the real physical world, and to me, thats really appealing. Theres no other program that touches this, Hanahan said. There are other programs that are design-build, but the end product of this program, you cant touch it. Its a high-caliber, professionally recognized building. Moore hopes the cooperative relationship of Studio 804 and Depciks EcoHawks will have a lasting effect. While we tend to build sustainably and with all of this energy consumption in mind, a lot of times, the end user doesnt really pay attention to that, whereas here with the EcoHawks facility we know thats one of their main goals, she said. Were actually going to be able to physically measure how our building is performing. Edited by Paige Lytle mid-1950s. Borns jersey was retired to the rafters on Feb. 15, 1992 in a ceremony honoring the 1952 NCAA title team. He is a member of the KU Athletics Hall of Fame, the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame and the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame. He was certainly a gentleman and a great ambassador for KU through the years, Self said in his statement. Our sympathies certainly go out to his family as they go through this difficult time. Im sure our KU family is saddened today but also very proud of the legacy that he left as a faithful Jayhawk. Edited by Taylor Lewis

Obama stands by gun control proposal while in Murderapolis

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MINNEAPOLIS President Barack Obama declared Monday on his first trip outside Washington to promote gun control that a consensus is emerging for universal background checks for purchasers, though he conceded a tough road lay ahead to pass an assault weapons ban over formidable opposition in Congress. We should restore the ban on military-style assault weapons and a 10-round limit for magazines, Obama said in a brief speech, standing firm on his full package on gun-control measures despite long odds. Such a ban deserves a vote in Congress because weapons of war have no place on our streets or in our schools or threatening our law enforcement officers. The president spoke from a special police operations center in a city once known to some as Murderapolis but where gun violence has dropped amid a push to address it from city leaders. Officers stood behind him, dressed in crisp uniforms of blue, white and brown. The site conveyed Obamas message that a reduction in violence can be achieved nationally, even if Americans have sharp disagreements over gun control. That includes among members of his own party in Washington. Suggesting he wont get all hes proposing, he said, We dont have to agree on everything to agree its time to do something. The president unveiled his guncontrol plans last month after the shootings at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school. But many of the proposals face tough opposition from some in Congress and from the National Rifle Association. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said he wants to give the bans on as-

It has been just over 100 years since the campus power plant steam whistle began marking time on campus. Early on, it was used as a 7:45 a.m. wake-up call and a nightly announcer of curfew.

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A 19-year-old male was arrested yesterday on the 1600 block of 23rd street under suspicion of violating his drivers license restrictions and driving while intoxicated. A $275 bond was paid. A 23-year-old female was arrested yesterday on 2000 block of 9th street under suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence. A $500 bond was paid. A 20-year-old male was arrested yesterday on the 1900 block of Naismith Drive under suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence. A $500 bond was paid. A 22-year-old female was arrested sunday on the 3400 block of 6th street under suspicion of forgery and possession of drug paraphernalia. A $3,000 bond was paid.
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president Barack obama gestures as he speaks about his gun violence proposals yesterday at the minneapolis police Departments special operations center in minneapolis, where he outlined his plan before law enforcement personnel. sault weapons and high-capacity magazines a vote. But he will not say whether he will support either, and advocates and opponents alike predict they are unlikely to pass. Putting the controversial measures up for a vote could put some Democratic senators in a tough spot. That includes some from conservative-leaning states who are up for re-election next year and face the prospect of voting against either fervent gun-rights supporters or Obama and guncontrol supporters in the partys base. Reid came in for criticism for declining to stand with the president by Minneapolis Democratic mayor, R.T. Rybak, who accompanied Obama while he was in town. Hes dancing around this issue and people are dying in this country, Rybak said of Reid on MSNBC. Democratic lawmakers and aides, as well as lobbyists, say an assault weapons ban has the least chance of being approved by the

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believed to be the Jayhawks first ever triple-double, although it is unofficial. In his senior season, Born was once again named to the first-team All-Big Seven team and represented the United States in its gold medal-winning performance at the 1954 World Championships. During his last two years at Kansas, he led the team in scoring with an average of 18.9 ppg in 1953 and 19.0 ppg in 1954. Following his time in Lawrence, he was selected with the 22nd overall pick in the third round of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons. He did not join the team. Instead, he played in the Amateur Athletic Union in Peoria in the

Senate Judiciary Committee that is working up the legislation. They say a ban on high-capacity magazines is viewed as the next least likely proposal to survive, though some compromise version of it might, allowing more than the 10-round maximum that Obama favors. Likeliest to be included are universal background checks and prohibitions against gun trafficking, they say. One lobbyist said other possible terms include steps to improve record keeping on resales of guns and perhaps provisions that would make it harder for mentally ill people from obtaining firearms. Asked last week what was likely to be in his committees bill, committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said he didnt yet know but I dont know how anybody can be opposed to universal background checks. He added, I think gun trafficking, youve got to be able to close that. I dont know how anybody, anybody can object to that.

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Student wins nationwide global health contest

When it comes to global health issues, Kirsten Devin has a unique passion for the work. Devin, a first-year medical student from omaha, Neb., was recently announced as the winner of the second take A trip With timmy contest sponsored by med plus Advantage for the timmy Global Health organization. the nationwide contest was for pre-med and medical students who had an interest in

global health and wanted the opportunity to participate in traveling and providing health care to underserved nations. the contest was split into two portions. the first portion was an essay, which Devin submitted in November. After she received notice in December that she was one of 10 finalists, Devin had two weeks to make a video for the next portion. I think there were two main purposes: to promote the interests of the organization, thus gaining exposure, and to

encourage medical students interested in international medicine to pursue it as a passion, she said. Devin officially found out she had won on Jan. 31 via a call on skype. After I found out, I was both surprised and relieved, she said. When I submitted the essay back in November, I never saw myself making it this far, but its made me very proud to be representing my school.
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Jodi Arias listens to testimony in maricopa county superior court, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 in phoenix. Attorneys for Arias portray the victim as a liar and cheat who repeatedly deceived his girlfriends, friends and family members.

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Woman accused of murder recounts childhood abuse

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PHOENIX A woman charged in the savage stabbing and shooting death of her lover told jurors Monday how she endured an abusive childhood at the hands of her parents and planned to commit suicide after she killed her on-again, off-again boyfriend. Jodi Arias testimony was a surprise move by defense attorneys in a sensational murder trial in Phoenix that has become a daily fixture on cable news with its lurid stories of sex, lies, religion, betrayal and violence. Arias, 32, could become just the fourth woman on Arizonas death row if convicted. Arias testimony aimed to portray her as a childhood abuse victim and naive teenager who stayed with boyfriends even after they cheated on her and became violent at times. Defense attorneys claim it was a similar scenario throughout her relationship with Travis Alexander, a successful businessman and motivational speaker, who Arias killed in June 2008, she says, in self-defense. She is charged with killing the 30-year-old man in what prosecutors describe as a fit of jealous rage after she found out hed planned to take a trip to Mexico with another woman. Authorities say she stabbed and slashed him 27 times, slit his throat from ear to ear and shot him in the forehead, leaving his bloody body in the bathroom of his suburban Phoenix home to be found five days later by friends. Arias claims it was self-defense as Alexander attacked her after inviting her to his home for sex on the day of the killing. Her trial began in early January with a series of salacious details about a torrid romance between Arias and Alexander after they met at a Las Vegas conference in late 2006. She claims they dated for about five months, then broke up but continued to see each other for sex up until the day of his death. She initially told police she knew nothing of the killing, then later blamed it on masked intruders. She finally admitted her involvement, but claimed selfdefense kill or be killed by the enraged man. She testified Monday that she lied early in the investigation about not being at the scene of the crime because she planned to commit suicide so there would never be a trial. In a soft-spoken voice, Arias calmly described how an idyllic childhood in California turned abusive when she was about 7 years old. She said her parents beat her with belts and wooden spoons, and the abuse later escalated into shoving her into furniture and slapping her in the face for misdeeds such as sneaking out of the house. Arias then went on to recount other stories from her youth that sometimes turned bizarre. She described meeting a high school boyfriend at a carnival when she was 15 and he was 18. Arias said the two dated for a while, but she broke it off because he had all kinds of wild ideas. Throughout the trial, defense attorneys have tried to depict Alexander as a liar and cheat who told Arias and other girlfriends he was a devout Mormon saving sex for marriage, while in reality he was having sex with multiple women, cheating on some with others. Prosecutors have portrayed Arias as a jealous ex-girlfriend who couldnt let go of Alexander and stalked him for months after their breakup until finally snapping and killing him.

Fearless Felix breaks sound barrier, new report confirms

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pressurized suit and jumped from a capsule hoisted by a giant helium balloon over New Mexico. Baumgartner was supersonic for a half-minute quite remarkable, according to Brian Utley, the official record-keeping official who was present for the Oct. 14 feat. His heart rate remained below 185 beats a minute, and his breathing was fairly steady. The leap was from an altitude of 127,852 feet. Thats 248 feet lower than original estimates. He jumped from a little bit lower, but he actually went a little bit faster, which was pretty exciting, said Art Thompson, technical project director for the Red Bull-sponsored project. Its fun for us to see reaching Mach speeds and proving out a lot of the safety systems, Thompson said in a phone interview from his aerospace company in Lancaster, Calif. Thompson said everything pretty much unfolded as anticipated, with no surprises in the final report. The updated records were provided by Utley, official observer for the National Aeronautic Associations contest and records board. Utley was in Roswell, N.M., for Baumgartners grand finale jump.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Supersonic skydiver Felix Baumgartner was faster than he or anyone else thought when he jumped from 24 miles up. The Austrian parachutist known as Fearless Felix reached 843.6 mph, according to the official numbers released Monday. Thats equivalent to Mach 1.25, or 1.25 times the speed of sound. His top speed initially was estimated last October at 834 mph, or Mach 1.24. Either way, he became the first human to break the sound barrier with only his body. He wore a

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its a known fact that if you change the channel away from the Super Bowl, the universe ends. BEYonc Won ThE SupErBoWl!!! if any of these FFas arent about Beyonc, something is wrong. Go home, Superdome. Youre drunk. if youre going to mock the Greek system, be a little more original, please. To the person who used like nine times trying to insult the frat guys, not funny. Just plain unintelligent. You know you play too much Xbox when you make it to class barely on time and hear the achievement unlocked noise sound off in your head. To the guy walking up 14th drinking out of a red solo cup at 8 a.m. on a Monday.. its a little early, dont you think? For those of you that dont know: the Blackboard app works terribly. can i please go back to math classes that actually have numbers? i miss numbers. have you ever seen a Kansas athlete not wearing red or blue? really miss Tamagotchis sometimes, ya know? i wonder who writes the calendar for the Kansan. They must be really cool and clever. To the person who questioned why we freak out when seeing someone like Kevin Young. You disgrace Jayhawk nation... smh. in other news, at least our football team has never lost in allen Fieldhouse! Guys, Beyonc did have a wardrobe malfunction. it was subtle and quick, but it happened. Kudos to those who caught it. hey girl, i like your shoelaces. instead of freaking out about athletes, you should be worried about how unathletic you are. i lET ThE doGS ouT. The exact words in a text to my mother this morning: i sold my soul for a calculator. dear hipsters: i like vintage style as much as the next person. But i think trying to bring back fur-lined denim jackets may be a step too far. Sincerely, normal people. Evidently, one of your 99 problems is grammar. This girl just walked through the Fieldhouse with a K-STaTE sweatshirt on. uhhhh... What are you doing here? To whoever saw Tyler Self and didnt freak out: Thank you. im not alone. From the restroom: Texting = oK, Facebook = oK, Snapchat = awkward, instagram = *Test in progress* dear Squirrels of Ku Guy, how can i find you?

am encouraging a discussion on education, right here, right now. Over winter break, I spent a week in Chicago visiting schools as a member of KU Alternative Breaks Teach For America group. Teach For America sent most of us to charter schools created in response to the lack of confidence and ability of the Chicago Public School system to teach students the necessary material for them to succeed in education. I visited UNO Soccer Academy, one of the newest additions to the UNO Charter School Network. To be honest, I was surprised to find it similar to my own public elementary school. UNO Soccer Academy named its classrooms after countries that have hosted, or will host, the World Cup. The classroom assigned to my partner and I was the 8th grade mathematics, science and social studies room. I expected to meet students who misbehaved, did not listen in class and caused trouble with others. However, the school was extremely structured and was not much different from my own public school experience in the Shawnee Mission School District.

Are public schools teaching enough?

The school has only been open for two years, and many of the students are catching up to the required benchmarks necessary for them to hit before moving on to high school next year. The main difference I found from my experience was the requirement for the students to apply to five high schools, including public schools, instead of simply matriculating to the next level in the network. I could not stop questioning whether charter schools were that much better than public schools. I understand my experience in the suburban area of Kansas City was more affluent than the southside Chicago neighborhood I was visiting, but how could public schools be so terrible to warrant parents putting their children in charter schools. Is the public education system that bad? For decades, presidential candidates mention the need to reform or enhance the education system in the United States, yet it seems very little has been done. In May of 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced a program to serve low-income children to help them succeed in school known as Project Head

By Jordan Warren
jwarren@kansan.com

Start. In addition, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act first passed during the Johnson administration and later developed into the legislation known as No Child Left Behind in 2001 under President George W. Bush. Recently, President Obama campaigned on the platform that education is necessary for the recovery process of the United States. President Obamas Plan For A 2nd Term states his first agenda is to Make education & training a national priority, according to his website. The issue I have found in researching this topic and the actions taken toward American education is the lack of funding and implementation. The concept for No Child Left Behind was brilliant: make schools respon-

sible for the students. Obama changed the focus to making educators responsible for student success, and I back it up wholeheartedly. However, when participating in some of the testing required for the legislation, all I wanted to do was scream. I disliked standardized testing because I was in certain advanced courses that caused me to step back from material I was learning so I could pass the same exam given to me the previous year. I am fortunate to have grown up in a loving family who liked to read books, talk about issues and learn about interesting subjects. According to education. com, research by two University of Kansas professors found that children possibly heard and recognized about 30,000 words by the time they were 3-years-old, and that may have helped them in school. This research may have helped my personal education. In kindergarten, I remember my teacher offering the first competition to us asking us to read as many books as possible by the end of the year. I won the competition with 444 books read, but many of them were repeat bedtime stories. By the time my

sister went to school, she won her competition with more than 800 books read. My education experience is different from the students I worked with in Chicago. There, students want to learn and be better than the stereotypes placed on them by society. It was an enlightening experience that I brought back to school here in Lawrence. On Jan. 11, a three-judge panel ruled that due to negation of a 2005 state Supreme Court ruling promising to increase funding, the Kansas Legislature should raise funding for public schools to $4,492 per student. In response to this ruling, Kansas legislators are proposing a change of power for the state judicial branch in mandating the amount of money allocated to education. This raises the question: Do government officials want to help education, or do they say they want to help and then not follow through? Is Kansas education in trouble? What could help? Im all ears, and hopefully, so are the politicians. Warren is a junior majoring in journalism from Overland Park.

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Be careful when you live together before marriage

By Rachel Keith
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ow that its February, the search for next years apartment has begun for several students. But if youre looking for an apartment with your significant other, be careful. For years, research has suggested that premarital cohabitation increases the odds of divorce for couples who want to tie the knot, leaving partners searching for different living spaces year after year. However, newer research out of Bowling Green State University has debunked it. The study was co-written by National Center for Family and Marriage Research co-founder Wendy Manning. The study found that in contrast to others who have suggested throughout the years that premarital cohabitation can be detrimental, 82 percent of women who lived with their future spouses were still married by their five-year anniversary, which is also true of women who chose not to live together before saying, I do. Leslie Mann (no, not Judd Apatows wife, a different Leslie) of the Chicago Tribune said the study also revealed that those numbers for men were nearly identical, coming in at a close 83 percent. Participants in the study live nationwide, totaling 2,003 women and 1,483 men. In the wake of older studies warning us that shacking up with our significant others before

exchanging vows can cause harm, this study is important because it offers some peace of mind for those of us who wish to share an address before we share a last name. Yale University sociologist Neil Bennett disagrees with Manning and says that if they live with their partners before tying the knot, women were 80 percent more likely to separate and eventually divorce. Also, according to William Axinn of the University of Chicago, people who live together before marriage are more accepting of divorce. However, if I were taking a gamble as large as living with someone and being married quite possibly the biggest one many of us will ever take Id like to make sure I know how the game works before going all in. Signing a lease together is a steep bet in and of itself, but if things go south, at least its easier and not to mention cheaper to get out of a lease than a marriage. After all, were consistently advised to look before we leap. So now, why stop at living together before marriage?

With that said, though, at risk of sounding like a clich counselor, couples should not rush into a living situation together. There is no magic number of months or years that a couple should date exclusively before living together, but if the idea of sharing a space together doesnt feel right, thats because its not. But some of us can meet halfway if we want to test the waters but arent willing to commit to an official living situation. When I was homeless for two weeks in between leases last summer, I lived with my boyfriend, which served as a test round for our moving in together for real in August. It was weird in the beginning because my things were all over his apartment, and I was still happy to have my own space again in the end, but it gave us some sort of an idea of what to expect when we really do move in together. In the end, moving in with your partner before tying the knot (or even just living together without marriage) is your own prerogative. However, its important to keep in mind that being best friends with your significant other is one thing. Being roommates is quite another. Keith is a graduate student in education from Wichita. Follow her on Twitter @Rachel_UDKeith.

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omewhere at Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies in North Korea, a precocious student is questioning whether his late-great leader, Kim Jong-Il, actually scored 11 hole-in-ones in his first ever round of golf. What if he wasnt so great after all, but was actually a manipulative dictator who controlled every word in the newspapers? What if its all a conspiracy? And somewhere, talking a bit too loud on the stoop of Hashinger Hall, or mumbling between muffled bites of freshlydefrosted Mrs. Es pizza, theres a college student wondering if the President staged a fake mass murder in a Connecticut elementary school in an effort to take away our guns and leave us defenseless for a government takeover. He almost fell for the whole dead child, sobbing parent trap that the media tried to pull, but with the help of his own intellect and prophetic insight delivered in the form of a crudely-made WordPress blog by a reliable source (i.e. someone who can use the Internet) he knows the truth. Its all a conspiracy. You guys are gonna make me sound like the worst liberal and worst journalist ever, but chill out on the whole freedom of speech thing and trust the system every once in awhile. We dont live in North Korea. This is America in 2013. No fact is too small to escape the persnickety clutches of the media. For Gods sake, Mitt Romney was heavily scrutinized for putting his dog on the roof of his car; we have a seven-year timeline documenting Obamas fondness for Nicorette. And its not just politicians ask Deadspin what it thinks about Manti Teos girlfriend. So if someone important like, I dont know, the leader of the free world ordered a kidnapping of 20 children and six adults from an elementary school, you better believe there would be an onslaught of user-submitted YouTube videos and sepia-filtered Instagrams of kids climbing into tinted vans plastering the screens of Americas news networks. The age of the conspiracy theory is over. Make no mistake, theyve played an important role in history; we can forever speculate on Jesus marital status or the possible economic motives of a war or, more recently, whether more than one man was involved in the assassination of JFK. Many

Conspiracy theories are dead and gone

By Will Webber
wwebber@kansan.com

of these theories have merit but lack evidence because people of the past were too busy figuring out how to keep the house warm and not die of cholera. They didnt have the resources, the time or the freedom to record every single event. But we do now. So why do people still believe that the world is out to get them? Because its easier than confronting the real problem. Pay attention to the peddlers of conspiracy theories. Theyre mostly college students struggling in class and chained to their student loans, or down-ontheir-luck, low-wage workers. They dont trust the government because its not working for them, so its obviously working against them. While the number is significantly lower than 47 percent, there is undoubtedly a portion of the population that just wants to be the victim and will find an enemy wherever they can. Its a matter of bipartisan idiocy. Some Conservatives want to believe Obama is a Kenyan socialist with his sights set on dismantling the GOP and freedom in general. Some Liberals believe that wealthy businessmen rig every single election and the American Idol voting polls in favor of Republicans. And KU fans blame each loss on the refs undying hatred for the Jayhawks. The truth is out there, and denying it is not a victimless crime. There are still Holocaust survivors who are told that they are lying about watching their family go to the ovens. Parents in Newtown who refuse to talk to reporters, not because theyre hiding anything, but because they cant bear to address a world that doesnt have their child in it. So amidst all this debate over the Second Amendment, try and use your First Amendment rights a little more responsibly as well. Webber is a freshman majoring in journalism and political science from Prairie Village. Follow him on Twitter @wmwebber

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youll get great insights from your dreams. use them to plan your direction, and anticipate some resistance. expand your creativity with wild practicality.

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Voters will determine which piece of from monopoly will be discontinued and which one to keep around. some people feel that some pieces no longer hold value as others.

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Voting determines fate for Monopoly piece

keLsey barrett
kbarrett@kansan.com Monopoly players everywhere can prepare themselves to say goodbye to one classic token for good. Hasbro launched a Facebook application that allows users to vote for their favorite existing game piece by giving them a get out of jail pass. The piece with the lowest amount of votes will then be dismissed from future versions of the board game. It was kind of shocking because the Monopoly pieces have been a staple of the game for such a long time, said Clinton Webb, a freshman from Leawood. Monopoly is a game that many associate as a favorite pastime. Tori Wheeler, a junior from Olathe, remembers playing the game at a young age where it was hard to stay entertained by the long game, and that is when she grew attached to the Scottie dog piece. When it was my turn, I put a leftover piece that no one was using as my place holder and pretended Scottie was my dog and took him on walks around the board, Wheeler said. The Facebook application provides case files for each inmate presented in the form of the prosecution and defense. Users can read pros and cons about all the tokens. Wheeler was disappointed at first by the news, but her opinion changed after visiting the voting poll. I didnt want them to change something from my childhood, Wheeler said. Then, when I actually thought about the different pieces they had, like the wheelbarrow, I remembered that maybe some of them needed to be retired. Jonathan Berkowitz, vice president of marketing for Hasbro Gaming, agrees that some of the pieces are outdated. The tokens that are in the game today represent household items from the 1930s when the game was first introduced, Berkowitz said. We wanted to introduce a new token to the game thats more representative of todays Monopoly players. An online vote seemed the best way to involve Monopoly fans in the process. One of the classic tokens will be retired for good, and a new token will take its place, truly changing the game forever. The vote allows us to give fans a chance to rally behind their favorite token. There is a leaderboard to show the tokens standings. Voters seem to favor the Scottie dog, followed by the race car, while the wheelbarrow and iron struggle for recognition. I feel like the iron and the wheelbarrow are kind of bland, Webb said. I know I never played with them because they werent exactly cool. The new options include a robot, a diamond ring, a cat, a helicopter or a guitar. The cat grabbed Wheelers attention right away. I am a cat person and always wished they had one to balance with the Scottie dog piece, she said. I really hope it wins. Voting closes today, and the results are to be announced the following day. Visit Monopolys Save Your Token on Facebook to keep your favorite token out of jail. edited by Jordan Wisdom

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allow others independence, as you free your own imagination. your thoughts wander a lot these days. you may choose different tactics than planned. take advantage of the moment.

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maintain your finances with savings. a task that strengthens your home strengthens you. evaluate resources. you can borrow or barter for whats needed.

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go with a creative leader. your partner has a lot to say. dont believe everything you learn ... theyre just guidelines. offer encouragement. Controversy arises.

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keep an eye out for whats new in the world of music

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rwright@kansan.com The year 2012 was one of the wildest and most hectic years in music, with artists creating a constant stream of album releases. Not only were people putting out a ton of music, but a lot of it was high quality. 2013 is going to be just as exciting, if not more. Many artists are releasing followups to their debuts, in addition to veterans making their returns. Heres a short list of what to look forward to: Psychedelic rock band MGMT is ready to release its self-titled album. MGMT has a great track record for releasing great albums, so dont expect this one to be any different. Theres no specific release date, but it should be available this year. 19 release date and an awesome single already released (Suit & Tie featuring Jay-Z), JTs return to music will be great. Its been nearly three years since Earl Sweatshirts last fulllength solo project, and he is finally ready to release his followup. Earl is often recognized as Odd Futures greatest lyricist, and theres a lot of anticipation to see what he does next. Doris will feature guest vocals from fellow Odd Future members Tyler, the Creator and Frank Ocean, as well as Pharrell Williams. Look for this one to release sometime later this year. All in all, get ready for another great year for music. edited by alyssa scott

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shop very carefully now. develop necessary processes before proceeding with projects. listening works well over the next month. increase your familys comfort by clearing clutter. youre attracting admiration.

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dont behave is if youre made of money, even if you are. For about three weeks, you really understand people. Conscious and subconscious alignment occurs. listen to intuition.

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sagittarius (nov. 22-dec. 21) today is a 9

you can afford it; set your sights high. youll have a strong nesting instinct; clean, sort and organize. discuss core goals with family members. Not much is known about Mr. Wests upcoming solo effort, but he has teased it saying, Itll be a smarter album than Graduation. Kanyes albums are usually kept a secret right up until the release. Knowing that hes working on new music is exciting, and given his previous efforts, it should be great.

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Friends and lovers may compete for attention. look at it from another perspective. your curiosity is aroused. surprise each other. plan, and provide motivation. youre advancing naturally.

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complex being built where bin Laden died

pesHawar, pakistan pakistani officials say the government plans to build a recreation complex in the town where al-qaida founder osama bin laden was killed by u.s. commandos in 2011. syed aqil shah, sports and tourism minister in khyber pakhtunkhwa province, said monday the project in abbottabad will have a zoo, paragliding club and water sports facilities. it will also have cultural heritage park.

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do the job yourself, or make more money doing something else and hire somebody. Just get it done. Find what you need nearby. you have what others want. minimize distraction.

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youre exceptionally perceptive for the next few weeks. you inspire others, and they tell you so. speak out, and voice your point of view. love flows abundantly. send invoices.

shah said the development is not intended to counter abbottabads negative reputation following bin ladens discovery there. He said its part of a revival of recreational and cultural activities in the province. But Javed iqbal abbasi, a lawmaker from the area, hoped the project will improve abbottabads image. it will cost about $50 million and take five years to build. Construction will begin in a few weeks. associated press

Just when people thought Cudis best music was behind him, he proved everyone wrong. With two excellent singles already released (Just What I Am and King Wizard), Cudis next album is shaping up to be great. The album is slated to have several impressive features that include Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and J.Cole. Look for this album to release in March.

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artist fights world hunger

CALVIN whItNEY
cwhitney@kansan.com An emerging Kansas musician, Of Seed and Soil, is a small bedroom folk project with a big vision: to help fight world hunger. One hundred percent of all sales from his first LP, titled Warm Winter, is donated to the World Food Program. Just two months after its release, Warm Winter helped feed more than 2,000 people. Jace Johnson, the man behind the music, has set his goal to $10,000. And while he understands the type of dedication needed, you cant sense any skepticism from the young artist. You can hear the music, purchase the CD and read more information about Of Seed and Soil at www.ofseedandsoil.com. like Ive really drawn a lot of inspiration from artists like Neil Young and Bob Dylan. When it comes to songwriting, Im not a traditional singer and not that great of a guitar player. What I really excel at is writing lyrics and telling a story. Thats why I mentioned Bob Dylan and Neil Young because they are pretty bad singers, really [laughs]. the best way to instantly advertise my music.

any upcoming neW maTerial?

I am kind of working on two different things right now. I have an album that I have already written, but I need to record. I want it to be a one take, live recording. Something that has a rough sound. At the same time, I am working on re-recording some older material that I have written before Warm Winter. I would like to give them proper recordings.

are your vocals someThing youve been Working on as a developing musician?

Yeah. I think its something that really takes some time. I mean, it sounds clich, but you really have to find your voice. I always used to be really nervous playing in front of people, but being able to hear my voice formally recorded on Warm Winter, I feel like it gave me a lot of confidence as a musician.

do you ever see yourself doing This as a profession?

I eventually want to do this full time. I want to fully commit to music and not have to work a regular job. I dont want a normal job. So if I keep doing it all for charity, that isnt possible. This is actually a recent decision [to pursue music as a career].

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Who is of seed and soil?

My name is Jace Johnson. Im from Frontenac, Kan. Ive lived here my whole life. I started playing music late in high school, and its something Ive really pursued just in the last few years.

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lmcdonald@kansan.com Attention all moviegoers, sit up straight and pick the popcorn out of your teeth. The old school is back in session. The first few weeks of 2013 have been front-loaded with fresh offerings from aging action stars. January brought us Arnold Schwarzeneggers latter-day western The Last Stand, which bombed despite solid reviews and the awesome sight of the ex-Governator mowing down drug dealers using a mini-gun mounted on the back of a school bus. No matter, hell be back as a wily prisoner in this years The Tomb and a corrupt L.A. lawman in 2014s Ten. This past weekend saw the release of Walter Hills bluntly titled Bullet to the Head, featuring an impressively pumped-up Sylvester Stallone jamming to Foreigners Hot Blooded before crossing axes with Khal Drogo and grunting something unintelligible about Vikings. Even Valentines Day isnt safe from these gray-templed Goliaths: Fox has chosen Feb. 14 to unleash the decidedly unromantic A Good Day to Die Hard, the fifth entry in the venerable franchise starring Bruce Willis as John McClane, the everyman cop with an uncanny knack for thwarting international terrorist plots. The film, which finds McClane traveling to Moscow to rescue his gungho mercenary son (Jai Courtney) from a Russian prison, marks the start of a busy year for Willis, whos quickly becoming Hollywoods go-to super-senior. In addition to reprising the McClane character, hes also slated for appearances in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (as a Joe battling high cholesterol) and Red 2, as well as Robert Rodriguez and Frank Millers hotly anticipated Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, whose release date has been pushed back to early 2014. Older folks in general are finding themselves increasingly well-represented onscreen. After decades of catering solely to the prurient interests of 15-year-old boys, studio executives have finally recognized the senior population as a largely untapped market, one with a surfeit of free time and plenty of disposable income to fill it with. One of the biggest box office surprises of 2012 was The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a pleasant travelogue comedy about a destination retirement community in India starring Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey), Tom Wilkinson (Batman Begins) and the irrepressible Judi Dench, who, incidentally, proved her chops as an action heroine during the final act of Skyfall. Marigold ultimately grossed a respectable $46 million thanks to an ad campaign focused on attracting elder couples and retirees. All across the board, the industry is working to court older viewers. 2013 has already seen the release of septuagenarian actor Dustin Hoffmans directorial debut Quartet, also featuring Smith, a romantic farce set in an old folks home for retired musicians. Stand-Up Guys, a gooeyhearted crime comedy starring Al Pacino (in full peacock mode, no less) and Christopher Walken as a pair of geriatric gangsters, aims to appeal to the husbands of all the housewives who supported Marigold. All three films are rife with jokes about estranged grandchildren, the frustrations of newfangled technology and even the indignities associated with erectile dysfunction. So, in the midst of this elder boom, what makes the old man of action unique? For one thing, he may have given birth to this trend in the first place. In 2010, at the height of Americas renewed love affair with Betty White, Mr. Stallone, having closed out both his Rocky and Rambo franchises on relative high notes, set out to craft an epic ensemble piece in the grand tradition of The Dirty Dozen and The Magnificent Seven. His goal: to make a movie for his aging fan-base that would also catch the attention of their children and grandchildren. Instead he came up with The Expendables, a poorly edited muddle of misfired testosterone that nonetheless managed the difficult task of assembling a crossgenerational pantheon of action heroes, including everyone from blockbuster heavyweights Willis and Schwarzenegger to more offbeat choices like Dolph Lundgren (Red Scorpion, Rocky IV), beloved Old Spice spokesman Terry Crews and modern genre stalwart Jason Statham. The movie ended up grossing nearly $275 million worldwide, proving that when it comes to over-the-hill talent, audiences are more than willing to buy in bulk. edited by Taylor lewis

hoW do you feel abouT The relaTionship beTWeen social media and music?
Ive recently been posting a bunch of videos on YouTube, sort of building a repertoire of covers. Its not dedicated, but I try to put one up every week, if I can. I also just recently got into Twitter (@ OfSeedAndSoil) over the last few months. Its kind of crazy because Im getting a decent following because of Twitter. I now have people actually interacting with me from, like, Arizona saying, I love your music, and that feels so good. Its

hoW successful is your projecT going?

I definitely have a lot more to sell [laughs]. Im well below my goal at the moment, but so far, Ive raised an amount that I am proud of. My original goal is $10,000, which is still totally possible. I am learning, though, that it is quite an undertaking. edited by kyle crane

Talk abouT your influences:

My brother played music around me when I was younger. He was in bands throughout high school, and I was, like, the little, middle school kid looking up to him saying, Thats awesome! Thats what I want to do! My dad also has a really great vinyl collection and has a lot of classic stuff in there. I feel

Jace Johnson preforms as Of Seeds and Soil in his home last month. Johnson wants to use the sales of his LP will go to the World Food Program.

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YANGON, Myanmar The latest first for fast-reforming Myanmar its first international literary festival is putting the spotlight on dozens of the countrys authors, a number of whom once spent time in prison for their writings. The Irrawaddy Literary Festival, which runs from Friday through Sunday, comes as Myanmar relaxes its censorship rules, bringing new freedom of expression to the countrys authors, journalists, bloggers and comedians. More than 100 authors from around the world are attending, including Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader who spent the better part of two decades under house arrest before being elected to parliament last year. We still take some care, said Pe Myint, who has written 42 books and numerous short stories. But, he added, for the last two years he has been able to publicly criticize the government, a once unimaginable right. Myanmar was controlled by a military junta for half a century before sweeping political reform brought a rush of business and cultural engagement with the outside world. Myanmar shut its censorship office in August and a week ago officially rebranded the Press Scrutiny board, which was responsible for censoring publications, as the Copyrights and Registration Division. Authors must still submit their books to the government, but it can no longer block their distribution. Some of the old laws used to jail dissident writers remain on the books, but local authors say that for the most part, censors have put down their red pens and they can publish quite freely. Wild Swans author Jung Chang, Indias Vikram Seth, British historian Timothy Garton-Ash and New Delhi-based writer William Dalrymple a force behind Indias hugely successful Jaipur literary festival are scheduled to attend this weekends festival, along with about 80 authors from Myanmar. I feel extremely happy the festival can happen at all, said Jung Chang, whose books are banned in China. Myanmars literature is little known abroad, thanks to decades of isolationist rule and a lack of translation The few authors known overseas like Thant Myint-U, now a government adviser, and Pascal Khoo Thwe, the first Padaung tribesman to graduate from Cambridge University have lived for long periods abroad and wrote in English. They are not seen here as truly local authors. The old government restrictions on publication have also cut off local readers from global authors. The international literature available here has, by and large, been limited to censor-altered versions of Russian and Western classics, by writers like Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, George Orwell and John Steinbeck. Friday morning at the festival, dozens of students crowded around a table with a motley assortment of secondhand books for sale. Its very important for the students of Myanmar because there is contact with foreigners, Arker Kyaw, an 18-year-old student of English, said of the festival. I know only Leo Tolstoy. He didnt recognize any of the foreign authors scheduled to speak and has little guidance through the world of contemporary English letters.

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coach of the Baltimore Ravens, and his brother Jim Harbaugh coaches the San Francisco 49ers. Many stories focus on their parents, Jack and Jackie Harbaugh, who, in my opinion, have been harassed by the media on which side they would choose. Basically, the media is asking them which son they like better. 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been shot into the limelight. After former starting quarterback Alex Smith went down with an injury, Kaepernick came in and led the 49ers to the Super Bowl. Kaepernick is a very versatile, young quarterback who will only get better with time. It is a good story seeing him come off the bench and go all the way to the championship, but a lot of attention and pressure was put on him by the media. Questions arise on whether or not it was stressful for Kaepernick and too much to handle. Its understandable that the big game is about the people involved, but you cant forget the fact that the game being played

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Ray Lewis first-ever tackle in professional football was against Jim Harbaugh, the San Francisco 49ers coach.

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Q: How many Super Bowls have the Ravens and 49ers won combined?

A: Six. The Ravens have only won one, and the 49ers have won five.

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he Super Bowl is considered the biggest sports game of the year in the United States. Fans around the country host parties, regardless of whether their favorite team is in the game. The game is used as an excuse to fire up the grill and get drunk. So whats the problem with Superbowl Sunday? The problem is the media. The media starts covering the Super Bowl literally seconds after both conference championship games are finished and the deciding teams are finalized. For two weeks straight, ESPN spent at least 50 percent of the time covering different stories relating to either team. But what happened to coverage on how each team should prepare for the big game? For this years Super Bowl, the main stories were: 1. Ray Lewis retirement, 2. The Harbaugh brothers and 3. Colin Kaepernick. These three stories have swarmed the media, and we almost never hear about the game of football itself.

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A lot of focus has been on the Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis and his retirement following the game. Although he found himself in legal trouble in the early 2000s, he is considered one of the best defensive players in the past 15 years. He is a leader, and everybody on the Ravens looks up to him. What was also special about this year was the fact that two brothers were coaching opposing teams for the first time in Super Bowl history. John Harbaugh is the

is football. Not only is the sports media losing touch of actually covering the game, but the Super Bowl itself gets way too much coverage. Two weeks is a lot of time to cover just one game. Enough is enough.
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This week in athletics

Wednesday
Womens basketball
vs. Baylor 7 p.m. Waco, Texas

Thursday
Track
Iowa State Classic All Day Ames, Iowa

Friday
Softball
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Womens swimming
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Womens basketball
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Mens basketball
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Softball
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Senior horizontal jumper Andrea Geubelles record-breaking performance over the weekend at the Armory Collegiate Invitational in New York City did not go unnoticed. On Monday, she was named

Senior awarded Division I National Athlete of the Week for long jump

Division I National Athlete of the Week by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). I was pretty excited, Geubelle said. I actually heard from a couple friends through text messages. I didnt really know what it was, I know its the first year theyve done the award. Im honored that they picked me, really excited.

Geubelle, a senior from University Place, Wash., shattered the school record and the Armory meet record when she jumped 6.69 meters (21-11.5 ft.) in the long jump on Friday afternoon. The jump broke the previous school indoor record by 11 inches, and it is also the longest jump in the nation this season. I had a pretty good series that

day, Geubelle said. I just relaxed and wanted to have fun with it. I finally drove my knee if we want to look technically at it. Every once in a while, you just get a pop off. Although pleased with her performance over the weekend in New York, Geubelle is not satisfied yet. She said she is going to continue to work hard in practice and help her team prepare for the upcoming Big

12 and NCAA indoor meets. Ive been really committed to track and field this year, Geubelle said. Win the Big 12, thats my next goal. If I keep doing that, my best results are going to come. And hopefully itll help me win nationals. Geubelle now holds the No. 1 long jump in the nation this season and the No. 2 Division I triple jump.

She holds the school record in both of those categories. Up next for the Kansas women, who are currently ranked No. 2 in the nation according to the USTFCCCA, is a trip to Fayetteville, Ark., for the Tyson Invitational this weekend.
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Jayhawks look to improve after first home-court defeat in two years
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gcalvert@kansan.com standings. But senior center Jeff Withey isnt focused on the opportunities the Jayhawks missed by losing on Saturday. We can spin it into a positive just like we have in the past with losses, Withey said. We thought that we were a lot better than what we were, obviously. Recent history suggests Kansas will learn from the loss as Withey suggested. The last time the Jayhawks lost at the Fieldhouse was against Texas on Jan. 22, 2011, the day after thensophomore forward Thomas Robinsons mother died. Following that loss, Kansas won its next six games and 17 of its final 19 games. The only glitches were a Valentines Day loss at Kansas State and the Elite Eight disappointment against Virginia Commonwealth. However, Self said there is a difference between that team and this years team, and its something that the Jayhawks can accommodate for, but cant completely fix. Ive said all along were never going to be a physically tough team, Self said. We can be a mentally tough team and play more physical. When youre 180 at the 4 and 220 at the 5, thats not exactly a lot of beef. That aint Thomas or the twins out there. Before the 2011 Texas loss, the previous Fieldhouse defeat was Feb. 3, 2007 against Texas A&M. Kansas actually had to respond to a home loss twice that season, and the results were promising both times. Oral Roberts University upset the Jayhawks in Lawrence in the second game of the season. Kansas won 15 of its next 16 games before falling to Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. Two weeks later, Texas A&M knocked off Kansas in the Fieldhouse. But then, the Jayhawks strung 14 consecutive wins together before falling to UCLA in the Elite Eight. As Self noted, that years team featured players like Julian Wright, Brandon Rush, Mario Chalmers, Sherron Collins, Russell Robinson and Darrell Arthur. Although this years team isnt devoid of talent, Self said the team must play to its potential to be successful. We have less margin of error for this team than any team Ive had since Ive been here, Self said. I think as much as anything its a EmILy WIttLER/KANsAN mental approach as it is anything Seniors Travis Releford and Elijah Johnson scramble for the ball during last Satelse. urdays game against Oklahoma State at Allen Fieldhouse, where the Jayhawks were defeated 85-80. This was the first time in 16 games that Releford didnt Edited by Taylor Lewis score double figures.

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n checking the most recent Associated Press top 25 poll, youll find Kansas sliding to fifth. Losing to Oklahoma State on your home court is obviously a bad look to the pollsters, especially when its the first win the Cowboys have had on the road this season. This weekends performance should come as no surprise to those surrounding the Kansas program. The Jayhawks play Saturday mirrored that of the rest of the conference season. Turnovers are the story of this eight-game stretch of putrid offense. Since the start of conference play, the Jayhawks are averaging 13.75 turnovers per contest. Compare that to their opponents 12 turnovers per game in that stretch, and the Jayhawks have a problem. Sure, 1.75 turnovers per game isnt a huge margin, but the number is much more telling than its surface value for a Bill Self squad predicated on creating turnovers and taking advantage of the easy offense those turnovers produce. In a perfect world, that margin would be positive. But the sports world isnt perfect. Even senior point guards dribble the ball off their feet in clutch possessions. Unfortunately for Kansas, this imperfection has been quite prevalent among members of the Jayhawk backcourt. Kansas guards have committed 76 of the Jayhawks 110 turnovers in conference play. Elijah Johnson drew the anger of Kansas fans after dribbling the ball off of his foot in the Jayhawks last offensive possession of Saturdays 85-80 loss to Oklahoma State. For Elijah, the moment encapsulated his recent play. Including the bank shot victory against Iowa State, Johnson has committed 31 turnovers, the most of any Kansas guard. Thats 3.88 turnovers per game and .12 turnovers per minute. To understand the meaning of these numbers, compare them to the remaining members of the Kansas backcourt. Ben McLemore has committed 21 turnovers in conference play. In an average of 33 minutes per contest, McLemore is turning over 2.63 turnovers per game and .08 turnovers per minute. McLemore isnt typically bringing the ball down the floor, but he does spend significant time with the ball. Johnsons backup point guard, Naadir Tharpe, has committed 12 turnovers in conference play. Thats 1.5 turnovers per game and .08 turnovers per minute. Granted, the sophomore isnt playing as many minutes as Johnson, Releford and McLemore, but he is taking care of the ball relatively well according to the per-minute stats. Travis Releford is the backcourts best ball handler by the numbers. Releford has committed 12 turnovers in the conference season. In 36.5 minutes per game Releford is committing 1.5 turnovers per game and .04 turnovers per minute. Turnovers arent the sole cause of the Jayhawks sluggish offense. But for the Jayhawks, its time to clean up the act in the backcourt. Edited by Madison Schultz

Saturdays loss to Oklahoma State was a disappointment but not a shock for many Jayhawk fans, even though it was only Kansas eighth loss at Allen Fieldhouse under coach Bill Self. Self and senior forward Kevin Young both said the Jayhawks were living on borrowed time leading up to the game. Similarly, freshman guard Andrew White III said Young he didnt know when the Jayhawks would lose, but he felt a loss coming. Just performance-wise, we had been walking on that fine line of winning and losing for a long time, so as a team, we feel we were overdue for a loss based off how weve been playing, White said. A chance to be ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll following Michigans loss to Indiana vanished as the sun set on Allen Fieldhouse Saturday evening, as did the opportunity to open up a two-game lead on Kansas State in the Big 12

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Home defeat humbles Hawks

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bschuster@kansan.com Kansas coach Bill Self is not a man who likes to lose. Since arriving in Lawrence, it has only happened on 54 occasions, more than enough for him to become familiar with the sour taste. With that in mind, the man Self nearing 500 victories knew these Jayhawks were due to get knocked around, and if Kansas was going down, he preferred it to be in front of the very people they represent. I think for our team and our mindset, it was good for us to lose at home, Self said on Monday. If I was going to pick to lose on the road or at home, I would pick home. Its more of a humbling experience. Considering the Allen Fieldhouse crowd hit 109 decibels at tipoff and went silent three hours later, theres no question a loss in Lawrence is quite the shock to the system. And since there have only been two losses in the last 103 games at home, its not surprising to see an occasional lackadaisical effort bolstered by zero sense of urgency. We thought we couldnt be touched here, senior guard Elijah Johnson said. We thought at the end of the game, no matter what, wed have more points. Oklahoma State showed us different. Perhaps that notion of invincibility gave Johnson the confidence to attempt an ill-advised juke resulting in a turnover on the final possession of the game. Or maybe it was freshman guard Ben McLemores miracle bank shot a few weeks back against Iowa State that made Johnson believe he could play hero. Either way, the loss gave way to a much-needed conversation between Self and Johnson. I definitely needed one yesterday, and coach gave me it to me, Johnson said of his pep talk with Self. I didnt realize it until I went home thats what I got. Im just trying to grow up right now. The result of the chat? Johnsons role as the starter wasnt in danger, and there was only one stat Self looked at to reach that conclusion: wins and losses. Nineteen against two says Johnson is the starter for the foreseeable future. Im not pleased with how hes played, Self said. Hes not pleased with how hes played. He hasnt played as good as hes capable of playing. But I think in our situation, we should judge our point guard more by their record than their stats. To be fair, Self pointed out Johnsons numbers arent far off from where they were last year when he averaged more playing time. The problem, Self says, is that Johnson is focusing too much on being a shooter instead of a player he went 3-12 from the field in Saturdays loss. Johnsons agrees and knows hell pull himself out of his slump. He also knows how to do it. I dont think Im doing a good job in practice, Johnson said. Im kind of pacing myself, and its coming back to haunt me. I blame that loss on me 100 percent. Just dont worry about the pace of those practices staying the same. When Self was asked if he would emphasize toughness going forward, he flashed a devilish smile and acknowledged it was a word he planned on using. After all, this is a man who does not like to lose. Edited by Taylor Lewis Captain and senior outfielder Maggie Hull speaks with reporters on Friday afternoon about Kansas Softballs upcoming season.

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Team mixes old, new

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jdaugherty@kansan.com The KU softball team is looking to use senior leadership and a talented freshman class to make it to the NCAA tournament. The Jayhawks have recorded back-to-back 30 victory seasons and spent the majority of last season in the top 50 in RPI. The Jayhawks also had victories against two nationally ranked teams: Texas Tech and Baylor. They made school history by having a 20-game winning streak. The Jayhawks have seven players on the 2013 roster that started 30 or more games last season, including three that started all 51 games: senior Maggie Hull, senior Mariah Montgomery and junior Ashley Newman. The Jayhawks will team experience with talented freshmen. Freshmen Chaley Brickman and Kelsey Kessler both earned recognition from ESPN. Brickman was the 22nd ranked prospect in the ESPN 2012 recruiting class while Kessler was added to the ESPN Rises Nine to Watch list. Local freshman Alex Hugo comes in as the reigning Sunflower League Player of The Year. Coach Megan Smith said at the softball media day that the freshmen are prepared for their first game and that the upperclassmen have really stepped up and challenged them to do so. Smith said one of the things they lacked in the past was consistent senior leadership. They want to make their senior year the best year they have ever had, and we want them to do that, too, Smith said. They have taken the responsibility of keeping everyone on track and helping the younger players feel comfortable, and they are really pushing each other, which is good to see. The Jayhawks are coming off of a season where they return 80 percent of their run production and 73 percent of their home runs from a team that hit .288 as a team, which was second best in school history. The team also returns all three of its Big 12 honorees: Hull, First Team; Chanin Naudin and Maddie Stein, Second Team. Hull returns after having a monster year last season. She led the Big 12 in batting average at .409 and hits with 67. Hull said that the energy around the team is really positive and are focused on the first game against NC State. Were very ready to do what it takes to win and do what it takes to get to Regionals, which is our goal, Hull said. The team also returns redshirt junior outfielder/pitcher Alex Jones, who missed last season because of a torn ACL. Jones had started in all 106 of her previous games before the injury. Jones said that the injury completely changed her as a softball player. Just sitting by the coaches and keeping stats for the pitchers, so much more goes into than you think, Jones said. That was a complete learning experience, and I am taking so much more than just the skill of coming back stronger, but its the mentality of the game overall that has really improved. The Jayhawks were picked to finish sixth in the Big 12 preseason coaches poll. The team finished 31-20 last season and are building toward making it to the NCAA tournament this year. With senior leadership and the infusion of talented freshmen, their goal is to make it to the NCAA regionals and beyond. Edited by Jordan Wisdom