The student voice since 1904 Preparing for the Gill era A HIGH RISK JURY ing Re IN FOWav looks at new train The ent torn ACLs methods to prev The football team looks toward a new year with a new coach. THE WAVE| INSIDE JAYHAWKS D LOOK AHEA Kansas er Gill and the Head coach Turn are for next season football team prep VOLUME 1 ISSUE 25 THE UNIVERSIT Y DAILY KANSAN Greek housing turns competitive to promote recycling. RECYCLING | 6A www.kansan.com APRIL 28, 2010 wednesday, april 28, 2010 PRESENTED BY Finals week goes green checking it twice volume 121 issue 145 Lawrence Valeri Skubal/KANSAN FILE PHOTO Tickets pile up because of an unpaid meter on Massachusetts Street. City commissions voted to put in four 15-minute meters in each block of downtown. Business owners who supported the ordinance said they hoped it would allow easier access for in-and-out shoppers. New meters will allow easy access BY ALEESE KOPF akopf@kansan.com Students can expect to see new 15-minute parking meters in downtown Lawrence in the coming months. At Tuesday’s city commission meeting, commissioners approved an ordinance that will place four 15-minute meters in the middle of each block downtown. The ordinance was generated after a request by several downtown business owners, including Meritrust Credit Union Branch Manager Chris Lowery, who said that 15-minute meters would increase turnover and make it easier for the public to have quick access to stores on Massachusetts Street. City commissioner Robert Chestnut said it was a good thing to experiment with and that it was something the commission had wanted to try to for the convenience of quick shoppers. Although the majority of the commissioners supported the advantages in convenience with the new meters, others, such as Mayor Mike Amyx, expressed some concern. Amyx voted against the ordinance. “I think that one of the things that is concerning to me is to make sure we’re not actually taking away parking,” he said. Amyx said adding 15-minute meters may just take away from already limited parking spots because any of the twohour meters could be used as short-term meters anyway. Serene Hakin, a junior from Overland Park, said she visited downtown several times a week and usually stayed down there for more than 15 minutes. She said that most of the time if she needed to just run into a store or grab something quickly, she wouldn’t even put money into a meter. If she did, it was usually only a nickel. The new 15-minute meters will cost $0.25 for 15 minutes, while the regular two-hour meters provide 30 minutes at the same cost. “I don’t think 15 minute meters are what we need because I think people don’t want to stay in a spot for only 15 minutes,” Hakin said. see Meter on page 3A student senate Daniel Johnson/KANSAN Mike Watkins, senior plumber for Facilities Operations, takes meter readings for Anshutz Library Monday. In 2009 the University spent about $10.3 million on steam, natural gas and electrical energy. Campus energy audit Facilities Operations monitor meters for energy consumption BY BRENNA LONG blong@kansan.com For an entire day each month, Josh Hackathorn, instrumentation technician with Facilities Operations at the University, treks to every building on campus to read its meter. He jots down the line of numbers — sometimes as many as seven numbers — that represents how much steam power index the building sucked up for the month. “We have the meters in an order that we do them,” Hackathorn said. No map exists that shows where the meters are located, but after five years of experience Hackathorn has a mental map of the meters’ locations on campus. The 12 men who work in this sector of Facilities Operations play an important role in the way energy is used on campus, yet often they go unnoticed. Energy consumption, including the steam power the meters measure, costs millions of dollars for the University every year, so the job of tracking it is vital. In 2009, the Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5A Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B Horoscopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A Sudoku. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A All contents, unless stated otherwise, © 2010 The University Daily Kansan University spent about $10.3 million on energy, said Scott McVey, energy conservation and utility manager at the University. That energy consumption also spans electrical and natural gas used campus-wide. “Every penny the cost of electricity goes up, that means more than a million dollars for the University,” McVey said. Changes in the numbers on the meters signal a red flag that something is awry. This gives Facilities Operations a chance to fix the problem before it burns through more energy. The workers who read the meters can sometimes tell when the numbers aren’t right, but it’s the job of steam shop supervisor Vernon Haid to conduct a line-by-line audit of the numbers. “Meter reading is a pretty hohum job,” said Haid, who has been plant supervisor for the past 20 years. “But I think it is an important thing because then we know where we are at and how much steam we are using.” After Haid has a complete list of the meter readings for the month he double checks any discrepancies or “dyslexia” as he calls it, and he sends the paperwork to McVey who then has the job of tracking all the energy used. see energy on page 3A Texas governor shoots coyote to protect his dog Gov. Rick Perry was carrying his firearm while going for a jog. NAtional | 6A Taking a look back at platform promises by Annie Vangsnes anniev@kansan.com As new senators with new platform issues move into office tonight, here’s a look at United Students’ progress on its campaign platforms for its 20092010 term. student services Student Body President Mason Heilman said one of the biggest successes was the coalition’s platform to create a financial planning center. The center will open on the third floor of the Kansas Union next school year. Heilman said students would be able to stop in to get advice on personal finances such as credit cards, loans and bank options. “There are a lot of students who get out of high school and have never balanced a check book before,” Heilman said. The center will have a fulltime director, student employees and possibly volunteers. He said United Students h a d n ’ t f i g u r e d out all the employment specifics yet. Student ticket prices Heilman United Students also proposed to lower the allsports combo ticket price Davis by eliminating winter break games from the pass because many students couldn’t see Platforms on page 3a weather today thursday Partly cloudy/wind Partly cloudy/wind friday 74 58 81 64 72 49 Scattered t-storms — weather.com 2A / NEWS / wednesday, april 28, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kansan.com QUOTE OF THE DAY — Wednesday, April 28, 2010 “Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and 50 cents for your soul.” Lawrence police try to curb underage drinking Bike rodeo held to raise safety awareness — Marilyn Monroe FACT OF THE DAY The KU Bookstore annual sidewalk sale is tomorrow and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of the Kansas Union. Featured videos kansan.com G-rated family films earn more money than any other rating. Yet only 4 percent of Hollywood’s output is G-rated. — www.mentalfloss.com Video by Mark Arehart/KUJH-TV Video by Kiernan Markey/KUJH-TV Lawrence police recently instituted a new program called Fake ID 101. The program s part of an effort to prevent underage drinking. More than 500 kids under the age of 15 attended the second annual helmet fair and bike rodeo. The event happened on the University’s campus. ThursDAY What’s going on today? n Pianist Daniel Cunha will perform from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall as part of the KU School of Music’s Student Recital Series. n Tenor Michael Davidson will perform from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall as part of the KU School of Music’s Student Recital Series. If you would like to submit an event to be included on our weekly calendar, send us an e-mail at news@kansan.com with the subject “Calendar.” n The KU Bookstore will hold a sidewalk sale outside the Kansas Union from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale will be held in the fourth floor lobby. Students looking for internships abroad will have an opportunity to unite their professional interests with sports tonight at the Spencer Museum of Art. The Association Internationale des Etudiants After about six years of planning, searching and trying to get approval from the city, the Lawrence Community Shelter, 214 W 10th St., will be getting a new home. The Lawrence City Commission approved the final reading of the special use permit n Elif Andac, assistant professor of sociology, will present the lecture, “Understanding the Dynamics of Assimilation and Diversity in Nation-Building: A Case from Southeastern Turkey,” at noon in 706 Fraser. n Delta Epsilon Iota will host a round robin sand volleyball tournament from 1 to 5 p.m. on the courts outside Robinson Center. Registration for teams of eight costs $45. All proceeds will benefit the local Boys and Girls Club. n The Spencer Museum of Art Student Advisory Board will host its annual Spring Arts and Culture Festival from 1 to 4 p.m. MondAY tuesday May 2 May 3 May 4 n The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host “Make it Funky” from 2 to 4 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium of the Kansas Union. The event is a multi-dimensional exploration of the origins, evolution and interdisciplinary nature of African-American music and writing. n Composer Tim Patterson will perform from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall as part of the KU School of Music’s Student Recital Series. n The following musicians will perform in Murphy Hall as part of the KU School of Music Student Recital Series: Pianist Ben Barthell, 4:30 p.m., Room 130; Pianist Nicholaus Sprague, 4:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall; Pianist Kezia Schrag, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall. n Elizabeth Berghout, associate professor of music, will play the bells at 5 p.m. at the World War II Memorial Campanile and Carillon. n Organist Michael Bauer will perform from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Bales Organ Recital Hall as part of the KU School of Music’s Student Recital Series. n The KU School of Music will present Bales Chorale from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Bales Organ Recital Hall. Lawrence en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales, more commonly known as AIESEC, is holding an event called AIECup from 6 to 8 p.m. that features internships in the countries competing in the World Cup. “We’re representing 15 countries, and all of them have internships as soon as this summer or next semester,” Ashley Meyer, a sophomore from Shawnee and vice president of AIESEC Kansas, said. “We thought it would be cool to have an event about countries that are involved in the World Cup.” allowing the shelter to move by a vote of 5 to 0 Tuesday. The vote passed more quietly than during the first reading, when more than 50 citizens spent three hours speaking to the city commission before it openly discussed the proposal for another hour. The shelter will move to what is now a warehouse at 3701 Franklin Park Cir. once enough funds have been raised and the warehouse has been retrofitted for habitation. Loring Henderson, director of the Lawrence Community Shelter, said he expected it would be between 12 and 18 months before the new move. — Alison Cumbow lawrence Commission votes to relocate shelter n Student Union Activities will host its Tunes at Noon music performance series at noon in front of the Kansas Union. SundAY Lawrence Event highlights internships abroad May 1 April 30 n The University Career Center will hold its “Just in Time” Career Fair from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Kansas Union. Employers with open internships and full-time jobs will be present. n The KU School of Music will present the Bass Studio Recital from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 118 of Murphy Hall. SaturdAY FriDAY April 29 — Zach Getz Commission allows late night hot dogs Two University students petitioning to have a hot dog cart downtown open until 2:30 a.m. finally got the Lawrence City Commission’s approval Tuesday. At the meeting Jason Mandel and Justin Sharkan, sophomores from Wilmete, Ill., addressed concerns of security, rent and time restrictions standing in the way of initiating “Last Stop Snack Shop.” “The extension of time for me is simply serving a niche and they’ve certainly done a good job,” Commissioner Mike Dever said. The stand will be located at the corner of Tenth and Mas- sachusetts Streets. Mandel and Sharkan said that the stand would be open by August at the latest, but that they would like to do a trial run on Stop Day next week. “We’ve got everything set up,” Mandel said. “This was the last thing we had to do.” ing against an Xcel Energy pole. Witnesses told officers they saw a man leaving the area and walking a beagle. The 18-year-old, who does not have insurance or a Minnesota driver’s license, called police about four hours later to confess. The man told police he was driving when his dog started “throwing up all over him.” Deputy Police Chief Tom Williams said the story checked out — police found vomit in the car. The pole had only minor damage. The man was cited for driving without insurance or a license. —Anna Archibald odd news This time, blaming the dog checks out WINONA, Minn. — A man has a pretty good excuse for why he crashed his car into a utility pole in Winona: His dog puked on him. The Winona Daily News reported police found the car unattended last Thursday morn- — Associated Press MEDIA PARTNERS Check out Kansan.com or KUJH-TV on Sunflower Broadband Channel 31 in Lawrence for more on what you’ve read in today’s Kansan and other news. The studentproduced news airs at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 10 p.m., 11 p.m. every Monday through Friday. Also see KUJH’s website at tv.ku.edu. KJHK is the student voice in radio. Each day there is news, music, sports, talk shows and other content made for students, by students. 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Kansan newsroom 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall 1435 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, KS 66045 (785) 864-4810 KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / Wednesday, april 28, 2010 / NEWS / 3A Energy (continued from 1A) From his closet-sized office at Facilities Operations, which is located to the west of Watson Library and behind Stauffer-Flint Hall, McVey can see all the energy figures in charts and Excel spreadsheets on his computer. But looking out his lone office window he sees the greatest energy hog on main campus: Malott Hall. Science buildings require extensive ventilation and lab equipment, which have to be in place for safety, McVey said. In 2009, Malott consumed about 57 million kilo British thermal units or kBtu. For perspective, McVey said in a year Malott uses as much energy as 606 average U.S. homes and costs the University more than $1 million or about 10 percent of the University’s entire energy budget. In the opposite direction of McVey’s window view sits Smith Hall, which uses the least amount of energy of all the classroom buildings on campus. Using about 785,000 kBtu in a year and costing the University only $15,050, Smith consumes as much energy as only eight average U.S. homes. Regardless of whether McVey can see the building or not, as a KU alumnus he is familiar with campus. Just like the meter readers, experience gives him an advantage when examining the statistics. “It definitely helps to know where all the buildings are that I monitor,” McVey said. Those figures can show him anything he needs to know. In general, campus is broken down into different electrical categories. Lighting and ventilation take the most energy, and after that cooling, computer use and water heating are the big ones. As improvements occur across Meters (Continued from 1a) But Josh Weltha, a junior from Reading, said he spends less than 15 minutes when he goes downtown. Weltha said he thought the new meters would be more convenient and wouldn’t take away Daniel Johnson/KANSAN Malott Hall consumes the most energy of all buildings on campus or about the same amount as 606 average U.S. homes. Smith Hall consumes the least at about the same as eight U.S. homes. campus, Haid, the plant supervisor, said he noticed the changes. Two years ago new insulation was installed in buildings and the numbers immediately reflected that. More energy efforts including changes in lighting, insulation and plumbing will continue to lower energy consumption as part of a new contract with Energy Solutions Professionals in Overland Park, McVey said. The annual savings should add up to $2 million. “Every Btu we save on steam, the better off we are,” Haid said. “We keep trying around here to go the extra mile to make everything more efficient. The energy budget is astronomical.” Even with millions spent on energy, compared to other Big 12 schools the University is on the lower end. The University pays $2.17 a year per square foot, while other schools such as Texas and Colorado spend more than $4. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the only Big 12 school to have the University beat — by 18 cents. The University’s energy costs per student is $442. Colorado has the highest cost per student among Big 12 schools at $1,231 per year. Haid said he thought more could be done. He and his crew are always looking for ways to save energy. Just the little things such as turning off the lights and lowering the temperature could make amazing differences, he said. “Don’t say ‘Oh well. They will see it eventually.’ If you see something wasting energy, tell us,” Haid said. from parking because the garages were always available. “There would definitely be more turnover in parking,” Weltha said. “It would be easier for people to get down there to do things.” According to information organized by city staff, the meters will cost $3,400 to paint and to change the time mechanisms. It will cost another $5,640 to add meters to the two-hour lots because of the added cost to install poles. Additional pavement markings and signs will cost even more. The meters will be painted yellow, and the words “15 minute” — Edited by Kirsten Hudson Daniel Johnson/KANSAN Mike Watkins, senior plumber for Facilities Operations, enters a tunnel under the Art and Design Building. He took a monthly energy reading Monday. might be painted near the rear of each stall to help distinguish them. The $3 overtime fines will remain the same. The ordinance was open for public input at Tuesday’s meeting as well as a previous public meeting. Fewer than five members of the public spoke at the meeting ered by the additional meters. “I don’t think it will make much of a difference at the end of the day,” Hakin said. Tuesday night. Commissioners voted 4-1, with Mayor Amyx as the only one to vote against it. “It will an education process,” Amyx said. The meters could have a greater relevance for some businesses than others, but Hakin said she probably wouldn’t be too both- — Edited by Megan Heacock platforms (continued from 1a) attend games while out of town. Had the proposal gone through, it would have lowered the overall price of the pass by $15. The coalition also wanted to increase student seats for big games. The coalition’s plan didn’t make it through, but Heilman said Athletics sold tickets for $10 during winter break to community members and students who didn’t buy the all-sports combo pass. “That’s a huge part of being in this position, being able to compromise,” Heilman said. He said there were about three or four games at which there were more student seats available. for them to start looking into the new system, which they’ve wanted to do, but just needed the student backing,” Heilman said. Ian McGonigle, chair of the recreation advisory board, said the board had also proposed a biometric finger reader system that would go into effect by fall break 2010. He said that between fall break and winter break students will be able to bring in their KU ID and have their finger scanned. After that scan they will not need to bring an ID and will simply scan their finger to enter. Recreation center requirements United Students wanted to extend the full refund date for textbooks at KU Bookstores from 30 days to two months. It also wanted to allow students to return opened prepackaged books for a partial refund. Heilman said that the plan did not go through, but that he had offered the stores advice on how they promoted themselves, performed refunds and bought back books. He said he didn’t know if his advice was taken into consideration, but said he had the oppor- The Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center put in place the coalition’s proposed three-allowance policy in January. The policy allows students to enter the recreation center if they forget their student ID up to three times, as long as they have some other form of identification. Heilman said the student recreation advisory board played a major role in implementing the system. “They were really the impetus Textbook negotiations tunity to give KU Bookstores feedback from a student’s perspective. tuition refunds Another platform United Students proposed was a class “shopping week” in which students would receive a full refund for courses dropped during the first week of classes. After the first week, the refund scale would be gradual. Vice President May Davis said in an e-mail that she and Heilman offered the Registrar’s Office about five different scenarios to improve the refund policy. Heilman said the registrar was hesitant to follow through with the plans in a time of budget crunches. “To me that’s not a concern I share because I think that’s not money they should have anyway,” Heilman said. “But that did provide them with enough justification to not move forward.” Heilman said that now the registrar had some options and maybe in a better financial climate it would focus on that. “Overall I think it’s been a successful year,” Heilman said. Congratulations Class of 2010! You’re invited to Grad Grill PMs4HURSDAY-AYs!DAMS!LUMNI#ENTER Join us for your first alumni event. Don’t miss out on all the great prizes, music and free food! No RSVP needed. Check out www.kualumni.org/classof2010 for more details. Questions? Call 864-4760 or e-mail kualumni@kualumni.org — Edited by Katie Blankenau Please recycle this newspaper www.kualumni.org 4A / ENTERTAINMENT / WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kansan.com Horoscopes 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7 Happy day! You have choices: You can revise and edit to refine your message, or you can simply state the obvious, with just a teeny bit of sugarcoating. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7 More power to you! Your awareness of changes in the people around you provides a powerful opportunity to transform fear into joy. Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 7 Who knew that you could feel so good when you got exactly what you deserve? Your heart and mind thank you for aiming so high. CHICKEN STRIP: 2010 Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 5 Creative projects will move forward brilliantly if everyone’s on the same page. 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You need them to cut through the team’s petty disagreements. Resist the temptation to flee. It all works out. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 5 Point your feelings in any direction you choose. You’re bound to get good results when you keep moving forward steadily. Nicholas Sambaluk Please recycle this newspaper Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7 Career opportunities cause you to consider more than one life direction. You could choose greater security or follow your creative talents for later success. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is an 8 Walk with authority. If you look like you know what you’re up to, others will get out of your way. Share the details after the job is done. All puzzles © King Features music Country chart-topper unveils Hollywood star McClatchy-Tribune LOS ANGELES — Alan Jackson topped the country charts in 1994 with a song that poked gentle fun at all the urban types who, caught up in the country music explosion of that time, had “Gone Country.” On April 16, the other boot dropped as Jackson went Hollywood, getting his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a personal milestone he celebrated immediately after unveiling the star with a small-scale performance for several dozen fans just down the street at the Hotel Cafe. He said he could count on the fingers of one hand, with enough left over to hold a guitar pick, the number of times in recent years he’d played a club as intimate as the Hotel Cafe. But bar gigs being a big part of his dues-paying years, he seemed to light up before the small but boisterous crowd. In his relaxed Southern drawl, Jackson peppered the freewheeling 80-minute set with references to Hollywood and California but never let go of the engaging small-town honesty that’s helped endear him to fans over the last two decades. Red Lyon Tavern A touch of Irish in downtown Lawrence 944 Mass. 832-8228 Opinion THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN www.kansan.com WEDNESDAY, april 28, 2010 International editorial board To contribute to Free For All, visit Kansan.com, call 785-864-0500 or try our Facebook App. n n n I have $17.29 in my bank account. Yay for getting paid on the first! n n n So, pretty much I am missing having no drama in my life. I liked it better when my life was boring. n n n What’s the best excuse to get out of an exam? Family emergency, illness or funeral? n n n Just show up at your professor’s office and start crying about how stressed out you are. n n Hospital benefits support gay rights Friendship should be a P resident Obama took a step toward justice when he mandated that hospitals allow visitation rights to partners of gay women and men earlier this month. Allowing patients to decide who makes their medical decisions and who can be with them in the hospital, is a right many people take for granted. This right isn’t something normally associated with the rights that come with marriage. However, there are many more just like it. The United States General Accounting Office, in response to the Defense of Marriage Act, identified 1,138 “federal statutory provisions classified to the United States Code in which marital status is a factor in determining or receiving benefits, rights, and privileges.” Here are just a few benefits from the extensive list: 1. Joint parental rights of children and joint adoption 2. Decisions about automatic inheritance and disposal of remains 3. Domestic violence protection 4. Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid 5. Joint insurance plans 6. Spousal veteran’s benefits 7. Immigration and residency for partners from other countries 8. Property tax exemptions and income tax deductions 9. Preferential hiring for spouses in University or government jobs 10. Joint tax filing All of these contractual benefits that come with the status of marriage indicate Obama’s mandate is progress, but there are many more rights on the list to check off. This could potentially be a step toward legalizing same-sex marriage, but should not be used as an excuse to sidestep the issue. Being aware of these rights is the first step toward overcoming the Defense of Marriage Act, and to living in a society that values all families. This is one of the greatest civil rights issues facing our generation, and we can’t be placated before justice is carried out. — Caitlin Thornbrugh for the Kansan Editorial Board. To read all 1,138 provisions visit: www.gao.gov editorial cartoon n Damn you, online class, for not having deadlines and being so unmotivating. n n n Assignment one finally complete ... n n n I can’t see without glasses. n n n I saw the most heinous fake tan and bad makeup combo tonight. Thank God I at least own a mirror. n n n n n I am officially following Mrs. Butterworth on Twitter. And I now officially need more of a social life. n n n To the guy whose Cramster account I’ve been using this whole semester: Thank you! n n n My chemistry professor informed us he synthesized cocaine and ecstasy when he was an undergrad for work. I want that job. n n n I think I’m going to stick to college textbooks because they are much easier to understand than women. n n n Women would be much less exciting if you understood them. n n n Be afraid, world. Be very afraid. n n n Looks like Mother Nature is on her period again. n n n Guy on the bus this morning: You are cute and I like your shoes. n n n I guess I should stop getting so massively drunk all the time so I can, you know, graduate. n n AROOJ KHALID n Getting e-mails from the porn website I visit makes me feel guilty. n PAGE 5A Relationships The vicious cycle of love and love lost L ast month, I asked readers a heavy range of emotions the way question that, at the time, I we should, we too often cling to didn’t realize was very conrebound relationships and eventuTexts in the troversial: What happened to chivally end up inflicting our own pain City alry in college? on someone else. This, naturally, I received a wide variety of makes the victim of our pain relafeedback, mostly from men. These tionship-bitter. The cycle continues responses included answers rangand strengthens as the person ing from total denial of chivalry’s searches for a rebound and inflicts By MAndy Matney absence — complete with lists the same pain on someone else. mmatney@kansan.com of daily actions they said were I’m not saying that every heartexamples of chivalry — to hostile break and break-up will contribute seemingly going nowhere.” answers, such as “Nice guys finish to the cycle. Sometimes people That statement really hits the last.” change. If the end of a relationship nail on the head. 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Why, go around suffering in silence. But, We are a generation that grew then, does this endless cycle seem how about, instead of seeking a up spending more time with to be taking a greater toll on our rebound-romance, we find support Nickelodeon and MTV and less generation? through family and friends? Maybe time with our families. When we then romance will actually stand a Time Magazine answered value recognition and indulgence chance at survival. this question when it described more than a job well done, we fail Generation Y as, “The new breed of to recognize the long-term effects young people who won’t — or can’t Matney is a sophomore from of our actions. — settle down ... (They) hop from Shawnee in journalism. Instead of coping at the end of date to date, having fun and are a relationship and dealing with the how to submit A LETTER TO THE EDITOR Letter Guidelines Send letters to opinion@kansan.com. Write LETTER TO THE EDITOR in the e-mail subject line. Length: 300 words The submission should include the author’s name, grade and hometown. Find our full letter to the editor policy online at kansan.com/ letters. long, flowing stream I n conversations with friends who are also studying abroad, we often seem to have experienced the same problem. We feel as though we’re losing contact with old friends and we have trouble finding friends in our new environments. I think this obstacle can be tied back to one thing: People are losing faith in relationships. In high school, we built solid friendships based on pure character. Often we had grown up with the same people in close-knit communities. Communication was natural. However, in college, we associate our peers simply as classmates. In workplaces, we see each other as colleagues and competitors. Worst of all, society seems to encourage this kind of behavior. Office workers grumble that the office is like a battlefield and the losers are those who naively trust their colleagues. A good friend of mine, who is studying in Las Vegas, told me about his hardship in searching for a close friend. “Las Vegas is a sleepless town and I can find all sorts of entertainment. But I still search for a true friend,” he said. “People always have masks up. I don’t feel comfortable to open up to them.” He described to me that he thought he had found a good group of friends. Only after a while did he realize these “friends” were more interested in material goods than real friendship. The last time my friend and I got together, we couldn’t stop teasing each other about the follies of the youth. We shared a long sigh at the end of the conversation, tacitly agreeing that once we stepped out of our childhood playgrounds, pure and innocent friendship became more difficult to attain. Without mutual childhood experiences and similar upbringings, it’s relatively tough to click with newcomers to our lives. Instead of focusing on continually expanding a social network, some people choose to reconnect with old friends. But even this strategy can lead to disappointment. Another friend of mine isn’t Life in a Kaleidoscope By Josie Ho jho@kansan.com surprised by this issue. “No one can stick with the same group of friends forever. We said as we grow up and our needs and wants change, so do our friends. We move on.” This friend is an extremely gregarious person who claimed to know almost two-thirds of passers-by walking on Massachusetts Street. “I cannot live without being with friends,” he said. “Honestly, I know most of them are fairweather friends, but who cares? As long as we both have fun together, that’s the basic function of a friend.” I find the views of both of my friends to be quite extreme. In my dictionary, a “friend” can be defined as broadly as an acquaintance or as uniquely as a soulmate. I strive to keep in contact with old friends. I also don’t refuse to make new friends, because I know things don’t always stay the same. Recently, I asked two of my good friends if they would fly from Taiwan to attend my wedding in Macau one day. They both answered, “Why not?” Although I know we will go our own directions after graduation, I am comforted by the idea of this potential future reunion. As for now, I am glad to treasure our happy moments and attach my faith to our friendship. Whether they will really attend my wedding is still unknown, but I look forward to sitting with them some day, talking about our new lives and teasing each other with our stupid old jokes. Ho is a from Macua, China, in journalism. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Immigration issue fueled by drugs Although the recent legislation signed into law in Arizona that requires any person to show proof of citizenship does nothing to solve the immigration issue, it’s not surprising that the state would seek a solution to the problems caused by illegal aliens. However, the dilemma caused by undocumented residents comes from the inaction of the federal and state governments. Congress has been unable to pass significant legislation in regards to immigration policy for years, and the country is seeing the result of this inaction through large numbers of illegal immigrants all over the U.S. Aside from a small number of immigration visas and a handful of worker visas, there are few opportunities for Latino immigrants to come to the U.S. legally. There should be documentation and legal obligations that an immigrant must fulfill, but the government should also pursue a policy that will allow an increase in the number of immigrants to the U.S., as well as a path to citizenship for those already here. Our country has a long history of allowing large waves of immigration, and most citizens owe their own nationality to ancestors of only a few generations past who immigrated to America. We must look at why there are such a large number of immigrants entering through the southern borders. Many Mexicans fleeing their country are looking for freedom of fear from drug lords, a problem that would not exist if there were not such a large drug demand from the north. The U.S. has a drug addiction that is aggravating the already terrible violence among drug cartels in northern Mexico. The drug laws that exist in the U.S. need to be more strictly enforced to help curb addiction that our country has to drugs. The growing acceptance of an illegal drug, such as marijuana, leads to an increase in its demand, furthering conflict between drug cartels. Americans cannot pretend that drug use within their own borders does not have effects beyond them. Therefore, politicians in Washington need to start working on immigration reform, while local governments and law enforcement across the country need to strictly enforce already existing drug laws. — Kevin Neslage is a junior from Wichita. contact us Stephen Montemayor, editor in chief 864-4810 or smontemayor@kansan.com Cassie Gerken, business manager 864-4358 or cgerken@kansan.com Brianne Pfannenstiel, managing editor 864-4810 or bpfannenstiel@kansan.com Carolyn Battle, sales manager 864-4477 or cbattle@kansan.com Jennifer Torline, managing editor 864-4810 or jtorline@kansan.com Malcolm Gibson, general manager and news adviser 864-7667 or mgibson@kansan.com Lauren Cunningham, kansan.com managing editor 864-4810 or lcunningham@kansan.com Vicky Lu, KUJH-TV managing editor 864-4810 or vlu@kansan.com Emily McCoy, opinion editor 864-4924 or emccoy@kansan.com Kate Larrabee, editorial editor 864-4924 or klarrabee@kansan.com Jon Schlitt, sales and marketing adviser 864-7666 or jschlitt@kansan.com The editorial board Members of The Kansan Editorial Board are Stephen Montemayor, Brianne Pfannenstiel, Jennifer Torline, Lauren Cunningham, Vicky Lu, Emily McCoy, Kate Larrabee, Stefanie Penn, James Castle, Michael Holtz, Caitlin Thornbrugh and Andrew Hammond. 6A / NEWS / wednesday, april 28, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kansan.com greek life Finals week turns competitive to promote recycling BY BRENNA LONG blong@kansan.com Greeks Going Green is focusing its efforts on making finals week a week of competitive recyling. The organization will pass out recycling bins to fraternities and sororities at its meeting Sunday to promote recycling in greek housing during finals, Brisa Izaguirre, co-coordinator of Greeks Going Green and a junior from Overland Park, said. “We all know that after a final is over the best feeling of relief is to just get rid of all that unneeded paperwork,” Izaguirre said. All of the recycled materials a tracking system for the points collected during finals week will that is based on the amount of be gathered and recycling and recorded so the the number of greek commitgreen activities “Every chapter is compettee can get an in which the ing for their house across idea of who houses particithe country...” wants to participate. pate in Greeks Izaguirre ben morgan Going Green, said the group Co-coordinator of Greeks Going Izaguirre said. was going Green All the housto talk to the es participating greek awards in this activity committee to will also earn points for next year. try to incorporate a green award The group has been working next year for the greenest fraterwith Jeff Severin, director for the nity or sorority. Center of Sustainability, to make “Every chapter is competing for National Texas governor shoots a coyote to protect his puppy ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas — Pistol-packing Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a message for wily coyotes out there: Don’t mess with my dog. Perry told The Associated Press Tuesday that he needed just one shot from the laser-sighted pistol he sometimes carries while jogging to take down a coyote that menaced his puppy during a February run in an undeveloped area near Austin. Perry said he would carry his .380 Ruger pistol — loaded with hollow-point bullets — when jogging on trails because he was afraid of snakes. He’d also seen coyotes in the area. When one came out of the brush toward his daughter’s Labrador retriever, Perry charged. “Don’t attack my dog or you might get shot — if you’re a coyote,” he said Tuesday. Perry, a Republican running for a third full term against Democrat Bill White, is living in a private house in a hilly area southwest of downtown Austin while the Governor’s Mansion is being repaired after a their house across the country, so this would give them one more thing to put on their list,” Ben Morgan, co-coordinator of Greeks Going Green and a senior from Lenexa, said. Another way houses could earn points was by turning off the lights and participating in a Black Out event last week. For an hour on Earth Day, nine houses turned off all the lights to conserve energy and raise awareness. Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Delta Upsilon, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Sigma, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Chi, Sigma Delta Tau and Sigma Kappa all participated. Morgan said the Black Out was the first tangible thing Greeks Going Green had done so far since the group started two years ago. “The Black Out was successful here,” Mike Lucy, the Delta Upsilon representative and a junior from Leawood, said. “There were very few complaints.” Aside from the planned events, the representatives started recycling initiatives in their own houses. Lucy and Elliott Lockwood, the Kappa Sigma representative and a sophomore from Houston, talked to members of their houses and have added more recycling bins. Lockwood placed a box next to the printer for paper and bins for cans and bottles around the Kappa Sigma house. During the course of two weeks, the house collected 60 pounds in cans and earned $23 by selling its recyclables. “I feel like it is worthwhile to promote and helps the houses save some money,” Lockwood said. “I’m not sure if we have had an effect on other houses, but I hope we have.” — Edited by Drew Anderson Gnarly move 2008 fire. A concealed handgun nent danger. I did the appropriate permit holder, Perry carries the gun thing and sent it to where coyotes in a belt. go,” he said. “I knew Perry said the there were a l a s e r- p o i nt e r “Don’t attack my dog or lot of predators helped make a out there. You’ll quick, clean kill. you might get shot — if hear a pack of “It was not in you’re a coyote.” coyotes. People a lot of pain,” he are losing small said. “It pretty Rick Perry cats and dogs much went Texas Governor all the time out down at that there in that particular juncc om mu n it y,” ture.” Perry said. Texas state “They’re very wily creatures.” law allows people to shoot coyotes On this particular morning, if they are threatening livestock Perry said, he had been jogging or domestic animals. The coyote without his security detail shortly never reached the dog, which was after sunrise. unharmed, Perry said. “I’m enjoying the run when Perry’s security detail was not something catches my eye and it’s required to file a report on the this coyote. I know he knows I’m governor discharging a weapon, there. He never looks at me, he said Department of Public Safety is laser-locked on that dog,” Perry spokeswoman Tela Mange. said. “People shoot coyotes all the “I holler and the coyote stopped. time, snakes all the time,” Mange I holler again. By this time I had said. “We don’t write reports.” taken my weapon out and charged As for the coyote, Perry left it it. It is now staring dead at me. where it fell. Either me or the dog are in immi“He became mulch,” Perry said. 6U-/19U, Howard Ting/KANSAN Will Taylor, a sophomore from Lawrence, leaps off a drop behind Wescoe Hall Tuesday night. Taylor and friend Nick Kidwell, a senior from Lawrence, often tackle drops around the University on their mountain bikes after school hours. National Malcolm X’s assassin on parole from prison Associated Press ,ÊÌiÀiÌÊUÊ-Ü}Ê*ÊUÊ"Ê1ÊÕÃÊ,ÕÌiÊ ÛiÊ/ i>ÌÀiÊUÊ1Ìi`Êi>Ê*>ÊUÊÊ,ÊT>}Êi` Ê`Û`Õ>Êi>ÃiÃÊUÊ7iiÞÊÕÃiii«}Ê-iÀÛVià Ê,Ê/ÕÌÀ}Ê-iÀÛViÊUÊ>iÊ,ÊUÊ «ÕÌiÀÊ>LÊ ,} ÌÊiÌÜiiÊÌ iÊ,iVÊ iÌiÀÊEÊ/ iÊi` ÕÃi www.livenaismith.com 785.843.8559 NEW YORK — The only man ever to admit involvement in the assassination of Malcolm X was freed on parole Tuesday, 45 years after he helped gun down the civil rights leader. Thomas Hagan was the last man still serving time in the 1965 killing, part of the string of violence that wound through the cultural and political upheaval of the 1960s. He was freed from a Manhattan prison where he spent two days a week under a work-release program. Hagan, 69, has repeatedly expressed sorrow for being one of the gunmen who fired on Malcolm X, killing one of the civil rights era’s most polarizing and compelling figures. One of the groups dedicated to Malcolm X’s memory condemned Hagan’s parole. Hagan declined to comment after his release. “I really haven’t had any time to gather my thoughts on anything,” he told The Associated Press by telephone. Hagan acknowledged that he was one of three men who shot Malcolm X in front of a crowd of hundreds — including several of his young children — as the civil rights leader began a speech at Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom on Feb. 21, 1965. Two other accomplices created a distraction in the audience, Hagan said. But he said the two men convicted with him were not involved. They, too, maintained their innocence and were paroled in the 1980s. No one else has ever been charged, a fact that has perpetuated debate and theories surrounding the slaying. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office, which prosecuted Hagan and his co-defendants, declined to comment on Hagan’s release or his account of the killing. Hagan tried 17 times before being approved last month for parole. He had been sentenced to up to life in prison for what he described in a 2008 court filing as the deed of a young man who “acted out of rage on impulse and loyalty” to religious leaders. The assassins gunned down Malcolm X out of anger at his split with the leadership of the Nation of Islam, the black Muslim movement for which he had once served as a prominent spokesman, said Hagan. Malcolm X was 39 years old when he was killed. Sports Softball hopes to rebound Inconsistent play led to Kansas' 12 recent losses. SOFTBALL | 8B Frisbee team sees rivals THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Wednesday, April 28, 2010 The HorrorZontals face strong competition this weekend . FRISBEE | 2B www.kansan.com PAGE 1B Tough Game Commentary Memorial Stadium hopes an upgrade By nicolas roesler nroesler@kansan.com T he new and much larger video board in Memorial Stadium is an impressive sight. And it's sure to add excitement to the upcoming football season. But seeing the expansion of our previously miniature video screen just creates an obvious need for the further expansion of Memorial Stadium. The expansion of the video screen is like putting a Band-Aid over a cut deserving stitches. Memorial Stadium needs expansion, and it needs it soon, especially if coach Turner Gill and the new face of Kansas football is to become recognizable nationwide. The new video screen, which is about three times bigger than the previous screen, is 28 feet high and 85 feet wide. It fits within the structure of the pre-existing display that held advertisements. It is something to behold. No descriptions can really do the clarity of the picture justice. If anybody saw the screen’s debut at the Kansas Relays or the spring football game, you understand the gratifying visuals. While sitting in the horseshoe across from the screen, your eyes can’t help but wander to the left and right of the screen to the absence of an equally impressive stadium. How many visiting players and coaches have come to Lawrence for a football game and said it was one of the hardest places to play in the country? None. That is precisely why Memorial Stadium needs a formidable expansion. Currently, the stadium is limited as a home-field advantage because it’s too small. Memorial Stadium holds a little more than 50,000 people. Texas’ stadium holds 100,000. Nebraska’s stadium has a single-game attendance record of 86,000. Memorial Stadium doesn't even breach the top 70 capacity football stadiums for college football venues. Although I understand there is a lack of funding for the proposed Gridiron Club expansion, further expansion needs to be considered. I propose removing the track circling Kivisto Field and lowering the field so that the stands can be expanded down into the ground about 15 feet. This would allow the stands to reach field level. It wouldn’t really create an effect of playing football in a prairie dog’s den. In fact, I think it would hardly be noticeable. The famous hill would simply roll on a few more feet into a new Memorial Stadium that could potentially hold 5 to 10 thousand more fans. I would also go ahead with the Gridiron Club expansion when the funds become available. This necessary expansion would finally be able to compare with some of the Big 12 rivals’ stadiums. The new video screen ranks as the 21st largest screen in the country. Combined with the twoyear-old Anderson Family Football Complex, Kansas football facilities are finally making a name for themselves. Expansion to Memorial Stadium would finally add it to the list of intimidating venues in the Big 12. — Edited by Megan Heacock Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN Sophomore pitcher Matt Kohorst throws against Wichita State in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday. The Jayhawks lost to the Shockers 22-7. Coach Price said this was probably because of the short rest period for pitchers since this weekend. Jayhawks fall to Shockers KU's tired pitching is no match against WSU's offense By Ben Ward bward@kansan.com twitter.com/bm_dub WICHITA — The same scene continually played out on the field at Eck Stadium. A row of dejected Jayhawks sat in their dugout along the third base line, while across the infield an ecstatic bunch of Shockers rallied outside their dugout, while being showered with candy from a loyal fan. The scoreboard wasn’t necessary to determine who had emerged victorious, only to tally how bad the damage was. Kansas’ (25-17-1, 6-8-1) pitching staff got pounded for the third straight game, and the team fell to Wichita State 22-7. The lopsided defeat marked the first time since 1985 that the Jayhawks surrendered 20 or more runs in consecutive games. “These kinds of games happen,” junior shortstop Brandon Macias said. “It sucks that it has happened the last two games, but we’ve just got to let it go.” After getting hammered for 22 runs on 24 hits in Sunday’s series who was on the mound for the finale against Texas Tech, coach Jayhawks or who was batting for Ritch Price was confident his the Shockers. The results were the same. Wichita pitching staff State pounded would quickly “It sucks that it has 21 hits in the correct the ball game, and mistakes that happened the last two twice recorded led to a seasongames, but we've just got a nine-run inhigh in runs ning. to let it go.” allowed. Coach Price And on paBrandon Macias said the inefper, his claim Junior shortstop fective pitching seemed well was mostly a founded. The result of a taxRed Raiders are at or near the top of the Big 12 ing weekend against Texas Tech, in nearly every offensive category, in which many of his pitchers were whereas the Shockers hit only .289 overworked. Coupled with the extensive weekend of work, many of as a club. But Tuesday, it didn’t matter those same pitchers were forced to pitch again Tuesday after only a short rest. “We need to find a way to flush it, and get a couple of days off and let their arms bounce back, get in and get some rehab treatments and get their minds right,” he said. The game started inauspiciously enough, as freshman Thomas Taylor cruised through the first two innings and was spotted with a 1-0 lead on an RBI single by Macias. He was touched up a bit in the third though, as the Shockers capitalized on an error by Macias and struck for four hits to take a 3-1 lead. But the troublesome third see Pitching on page 4B academics Bonds honored with three awards at banquet Distance runner says classes have always come first for her By COREY THIBODEAUX cthibodeaux@kansan.com twitter.com/c_thibodeaux Being a student-athlete certainly comes with its perks — adoring fans, playing in front of large crowds, bundles of gear. But the ability to be a successful student in the classroom doesn’t seem like one of them. Many times with popular society emphasizing onfield success, the classroom falls into the backs of people’s minds. On Monday night, though, Fieldhouse in front of more than athletes were honored as stu- 900 people. dents at the annual Senior and “Every year someone asks me Scholar Athlete Banquet. No what is the best event during the athlete received more recogni- year — a home football game, a tion than cross home basketcountry and ball game — “School has always been track and field and every time athlete Lauren I tell them it is more important to me Bonds. Bonds the Jayhawk because it's going to has been one of Senior and determine what kind of the Jayhawks’ S c h o l a r top distance B a n q u e t ,” job I can get..." runners durAthletics ing her Kansas Director Lew lauren bonds tenure. On Perkins said at Senior runner Monday she the ceremony. earned three Bonds and awards for her quarterback non-athletic achievements. Todd Reesing were named the The event took place in Allen Robert Frederick Senior Scholar Athletes of the Year. Bonds also received one of the Senior Athletes of the Year award and earned one of the Dr. Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarships. Bonds said she applied the lessons she learned from athletics to the classroom and vice versa. “I think they were able to compliment each other,” she said. “The more focused I was on the track or the more focused I was in the classroom, it kind of helped the other area.” Bonds, a seven-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member, owns the school record in four indoor track events. She is set to graduate with a 3.93 GPA this May. For a list of student athletes who won awards at the banquet, check out PAGE 7B. No matter what she accomplished in running, Bonds said classwork took top priority. “School has always been more important to me,” Bonds said, “because it’s going to determine what kind of job I can get and give me skills I’m going to need long term.” see banquet on page 7b 2B / SPORTS / wednesday, april 28, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kansan.com QUOTE OF THE DAY “I don’t think the discus will ever attract any interest until they let us start throwing them at each other.” — Al Oerter, four time Olympic champion in the discus throw FACT OF THE DAY Freshman thrower Mason Finley was named the Co-Male Big 12 Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. Source: Kansas Athletics TRIVIA OF THE DAY Q: Where does Finley’s seasonbest discus throw rank among the NCAA? A: Third. He threw a season-best 59.84 meters to finish second among collegiate athletes at the Triton Invitational. — Kansas Athletics SCORES NBA Basketball: Boston 96, Miami 86 Boston wins series 4-1 NHL jerseys light up Liberia H ockey holds a different meaning in Liberia. This poor, sub-Saharan African country is without ice and in many circles, water. There are no hockey sticks, rinks, pads or Zambonis. Most civilians know nothing about the sport at all. But they’ve got jerseys. The exchange of used clothing from North America has created an underground market in Western Africa. Liberia still suffers from the aftermath of its second civil war, which ended in 2003 and claimed 150,000 casualties. So Americans and Canadians donate their unworn or under-appreciated threads to a cause that they see on television or read in magazines. Then the giant blocks of clothing are shipped off on a boat and unloaded to coastline towns in Africa. Liberia happily rakes in the goods and hockey jerseys are its hottest commodity. A National Post photo gallery captures the meaning of the hockey jerseys in Ganta, a small town in Liberia. One boy stops for a picture while transporting chopped watermelon on top of his head. In the picture he wears a turquoise San Jose Sharks jersey that matches his similarly colored shorts. In another picture, a vendor sits NHL Hockey: Detroit 6, Phoenix 1 Series tied at 3-3 MLB Baseball: Kansas City, Seattle mlb Dallas 103, San Antonio 81 San Antonio leads 3-1 Oklahoma City, LA Lakers, late Series tied at 2-2 Baltimore 5, New York (AL) 4 Minnesota 2, Detroit 0 Boston 2, Toronto 1 San Diego 4, Florida 1 Tampa Bay 8, Oakland 6 Texas 4, Chicago (AL) 2 Washington 3, Chicago (NL) 1 Cincinnati 6, Houston 2 Pittsburgh 7, Milwaukee 3 St. Louis 5, Atlanta 4 Colorado 12, Arizona 1 Cleveland, Los Angeles (AL), late Philadelphia, San Francisco, late BY NICOLAS ROESLER The KU men’s ultimate frisbee team, The HorrorZontals, will be traveling to Austin, Texas, this weekend for the Ultimate Players Association South Regionals Championship. The HorrorZontals are TORONTO — Clay Buchholz pitched eight strong innings, pinch-hitter Mike Lowell drove in the go-ahead run with a bases loaded walk and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 Tuesday night. It was Boston’s fifth straight victory in Toronto, and their fifth consecutive one-run game. The Red Sox are 4-1 in those games. One night after the teams combined for 25 runs and 34 hits in battering 13 pitchers, starters Buchholz and Shaun Marcum gave the bullpens a break. Buchholz (2-2) allowed one run and seven hits to win for the first time in three starts. He walked two, struck out four and Today Softball vs. Wichita State, 5 p.m., 7 p.m. Tennis at Big 12 Championships, all day By MAX ROTHMAN friday mrothman@kansan.com behind his pineapples and wears a white Toronto Maple Leafs jersey. Never mind that these long sleeved sweaters only worsen the effects of the humid tropical temperatures. Many Liberians, such as the pineapple vendor, treasure the fine materials and sleek color arrangements of these jerseys enough to disregard the heat. In perhaps the most powerful photo of the gallery, a slight man blankly stares into the audience’s eyes. The emaciated villager wears a bright red Chicago Blackhawks jersey, whose logo is an overtly racist depiction of a Native American (feathers, war-paint, etc.). The man does not know the rules of hockey, nor the implications of his jersey’s logo. To him, he is simply a part of a rarity — a classy fad in a near wasteland. Western culture has taught us to treasure material goods such as clothing. American sports fans love nothing more than rocking their favorite team’s jersey. But for a sport that sits far from the forefront of our nation’s attention, hockey’s merchandise often means something else. Our ability to distance ourselves from an already produced jersey provides someone in Liberia with possibly the finest article of clothing of his or her life. Don’t allow that old jersey to grow gray hairs in your closet. Instead, donate it and illuminate the pineapple vendor. If it’s a good enough stitch, he won’t mind the heat. Baseball at Oklahoma State, 6:30 p.m. Tennis at Big 12 Championships, all day Track at Arkansas Twilight, Fayetteville, Ark., all day SATURday Baseball at Oklahoma State, 2 p.m. Softball at Oklahoma, 2 p.m. — Edited by Taylor Bern Tennis at Big 12 Championships, all day Rowing at Big 12 Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla., TBA mlb entering the weekend’s competition as a number two seed after placing in Sectionals April 3rd and 4th. Their first game will be Saturday at 9 a.m., and the championship game will be Sunday at noon. Notable competitors in the HorrorZontals bracket include Missouri and Arkansas, whom the ’Zontals could face in the third round. The ’Zontals defeated both teams earlier this season. — Edited by Kate Larrabee Red Sox run win streak to five ASSOCIATED PRESS THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS thursday CAMPUS ORNER Cleveland 96, Chicago 94 Cleveland leads 3-1 Morning Brew lowered his ERA to 2.19. With closer Jonathan Papelbon getting a day off after working in three of the past four games, right-hander Ramon Ramirez worked the ninth for his first save. Marcum allowed one run and four hits in seven innings and has four no-decisions in five starts this season. He walked three and struck out five. Scott Downs (0-3) replaced Marcum in the eighth inning and struck out the first batter, then gave up consecutive singles to Dustin Pedroia and Victor Martinez. Pedroia took third when Kevin Youkilis flied to right and Downs left after walking J.D. Drew to load the bases. Kevin Gregg came on to face Lowell, who batted for explaining the facebook pics of you and a goat, hard. getting your vitamins, easy. introducing... connect (caffeine + 8 key nutrients) spark (vitamin e + choline) ©2010 glacéau, glacéau®, vitaminwater®, bottle design and label are registered trademarks of glacéau. David Ortiz, and walked him on four pitches, his first walk this season. Adrian Beltre ended the rally with a liner back to the mound. Toronto opened the scoring in the first when Fred Lewis singled, took second on a grounder and scored on a two-out double by Vernon Wells. Boston tied it with a two-out rally in the second. Ortiz walked, went to second on Beltre’s single and scored on a base hit by Jeremy Hermida. Toronto put runners at first and second with two outs in the fourth and fifth but failed to score each time. Drew doubled to begin the seventh and Beltre drew a oneout walk but Marcum fanned Hermida and got Darnell McDonald to pop out. Wells reached second on Beltre’s throwing error in the eighth but Lyle Overbay struck out looking and Alex Gonzalez flied out. Burrell buries A’s; Rays own best record ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pat Burrell and Reid Brignac homered Tuesday night, helping the Tampa Bay Rays match a club record for wins in April with an 8-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics. The AL East leaders improved baseball’s best record to 15-5. The victory total equals the number they had in the opening month two years ago, when they made a surprising run to the World Series. Burrell’s three-run homer off Ben Sheets (1-2) snapped a 4-4 tie in the third inning. Brignac’s solo shot leading off the bottom of the fourth gave right-hander Wade Davis (2-1) an 8-4 lead. The Rays have won 12 of 14 and are off to the best start in the team’s 13-season history. Nevertheless, attendance for the opener of a two-game series against another first-place team drew an announced crowd of 10,825 to Tropicana Field. Davis weathered a shaky five innings to win his second straight decision. Sunday Softball at Oklahoma, 12 p.m. Baseball at Oklahoma State, 1 p.m. Tennis at Big 12 Championships, all day mlb Twins dizzy Detroit, win 2-0 with Liriano DETROIT — Francisco Liriano pitched eight scoreless innings, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers Tuesday. Liriano (3-0) struck out 10 and gave up the first of four hits in the fifth and walked only one. Jon Rauch closed the game for his seventh save. Justin Verlander (1-2) gave up an unearned run and struck out a season-high seven over five 2-3 innings. Left fielder Ryan Raburn dropped what would’ve been the third out of the sixth to let Jim Thome score from first after he walked. Second baseman Scott Sizemore made a wide throw on what should’ve been the final out of the seventh, allowing Michael Cuddyer to score. Minnesota played the Tigers for the first time since beating them in the 163rd game last year. — Associated Press KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / wednesday, april 28, 2010 / SPORTS / 3B obituary Former K-State quarterback remembered as a passionate adventurer Associated Press PITTSBURG — Former Kansas State quarterback Dylan Meier was a tough competitor who spent his time off the field living life to the fullest and befriending those around him, according to speakers at Meier’s funeral. Meier was laid to rest Monday after services attended by more than 1,000 people in Pittsburg. The 26-year-old was hiking in Arkansas last week when he fell to his death at Whitaker Point, also known as Hawksbill Crag. His brother Kerry, a former Kansas wide receiver, was with him in Arkansas. On Saturday the production in New Zealand. He Atlanta Falcons drafted Kerry in was planning to move to South the fifth round of the NFL draft. Korea to teach English where he Kansas State died. coach Bill Snyder “He was said Meier tackm a t u r e “He lived more than most led football and b e yond of us will throughout life with exuberhis years,” ance and curiosS n y d e r extended lives.” ity, the Pittsburg said. “He bill snyder Morning-Sun relived more Kansas State coach ported. than most Meier’s life was of us will peppered with throughout adventures and extended experiences such as running with lives. He was adventuresome, in the bulls in Spain, visiting Russia such a positive, positive way.” and learning about organic food Pittsburg High School football coach Merle Clark remembered was a gifted writer. He read from Meier’s toughness, recalling how Meier’s e-mails about a trip to he led Pittsburg against Salina New Zealand. The journal ended South with an with Meier injury that later saying he required sur“He had such a passion for hoped to gery. Another from life. Man ... what a zest for hear time, he got everyone life he had.” stitches on the soon. sideline and reW h e n merle clark turned to play Knoll urged Pittsburg High coach after missing the audience just one series. to let Meier “He had such hear from a passion for them, people life,” Clark recalled. “Man ... what responded with a loud standing a zest for life he had.” ovation. A friend, J.T. Knoll, said Meier Speakers also said Meier was close to his family and made friends into an extended family wherever he went. “We have a family environment at Kansas State,” Snyder said. “And Dylan was the consummate family member. I admire Dylan. He was an easy friend, a quick friend.” Snyder said Meier genuinely cared about people he met and had a gift for making everyone feel important. He urged the crowd to celebrate Meier’s life, rather than mourn his death. “Nothing ever took Dylan down,” Snyder said. “Dylan always lifted people up.” KANSANCLASSIFIEDS FOR SALE Small TV stand for sale. 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Wichita State tallied only four hits in the inning, but capitalized on six walks, two hit batsmen and an error. ahammond@kansan.com WICHITA — During the fourth inning of Kansas’ game against Wichita State Tuesday, 43 minutes proved to be too much for Kansas to overcome. In a stretch that put the game away, Wichita State put together a season-high nine-run inning before cruising past Kansas 22-7. “This one hurts,” shortstop Brandon Macias said. “It’s tough. Our pitchers are trying out there and it’s hard to stay on your toes when stuff like that happens.” Starting pitcher Thomas Taylor exited in the third inning, giving way to the Kansas bullpen, a group that delighted the proWichita State crowd by walking batters, giving up hits and hitting the Shockers. Three pitchers were used in a fourth inning that saw nine runs cross the plate, two batters hit and two errors. Coming into the game, the bullpen had given up a collective eight runs in relief against Texas Tech. Wichita State not only got nine in the fourth, but scored nine in the sixth inning as well. “I told our guys after the game that our pitching had been strong all season,” coach Ritch Price said. “Things got out of hand for us in the second game against Texas Tech and we struggled coming back from one day’s rest, game to remember Redshirt freshman Jake Marasco The Wichita native didn’t enjoy an ideal homecoming, but had a standout evening at the plate. Marasco went 2-for-2, with two doubles, while drawing a walk and getting hit by a pitch. He also scored three of the Jayhawks’ seven runs. game to forget Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN Freshman pitcher Thomas Taylor rifles the ball in the first inning Tuesday. Taylor had only one earned run against him in 2.2 innings and recieved the loss. as you guys saw.” Indeed, Kansas’ bullpen has struggled since the second game in the Texas Tech series. The group has now given up a staggering total of 30 runs in the last three games. With the loss of closer Brett Bochy, who had season-ending Tommy John surgery, the bullpen hit a rough patch. But with strong outings against Creighton, Nebraska and Missouri after Bochy’s injury, things were looking up, or at least they appeared to be. Not only did the bullpen have a bad night, but the defense did not help either. There were times in the fourth when the Jayhawks seemed to recover, but errors only worsened the situation. A key moment occurred when Thompson failed to throw out a runner at home. The play was ruled an error. Then a ground ball bounced off Brandon Macias’ glove, extending the inning. The Jayhawks created their highest error total since last Friday’s game against Texas Tech by committing three errors. Coming up next for the Jayhawks is Oklahoma State, which averages 7.7 runs per game. “We have to find a way to get this out of our memory and get ready for Stillwater and Oklahoma State,” third baseman Tony Thompson said. Game to forget: Kansas’ pitching staff Jayhawk pitchers made it easy on the Shockers offense, which didn’t need the additional help. Kansas’ pitchers continually fell behind in the count, issued walks and hit batters. All five Jayhawk pitchers were ineffective, and at times made simply recording an out appear a laborious task. stat of the night Forty three minutes . That’s how long it took Kansas to get off the field in the fourth. Three Jayhawk pitchers were needed in the inning, which was by far the longest half inning this season. in perspective Tuesday’s lopsided defeat was the third straight game in which the Jayhawks have surrendered 10 or more runs. Many members of Kansas’ bullpen were tired from a lengthy weekend series against Texas Tech, but that was ultimately no excuse for the pitching Tuesday. This defeat wasn’t merely a blip on the radar; it’s further evidence that pitching is now a major concern for the Jayhawks going forward. — Ben Ward —Edited by Katie Blankenau Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN pitching (continued from 1B) because of Jayhawk miscues: six walks, two hit batters and two errors. Surely, that had to be the ugliest that things would get for the Jayhawks, right? Wrong. After scoring a single run in the fifth inning, Wichita State exploded for nine more runs in the sixth. Two more Jayhawk pitchers were subject to the second barrage of offense by the Shockers, which included a towering grand slam to straight-away center field. “It’s not often you see a nine-spot put up, and it’s not often you see it Wieners for Seniors done to you twice in a game,” coach Price said. Even in the wake of a secondstraight crushing defeat, the sentiment from Kansas’ players was a confidence in their pitching staff. “Like I said, they’ve been good all season so they’re going to snap out Publication of it,” junior third baseman Tony Thompson said. THE DAILY KANSAN 2 And aside from steadfast support THA – SF inning was only a preview to the Jayhawks’ full-blown meltdown in the fourth. Wichita State sent 15 batters to the plate in the inning and scored nine runs – extending its lead to 12-1 despite only tallying four hits in the frame. The rest were reached Junior shortstop Brandon Macias misses the ball for a tag Tuesday at Eck Stadium against Wichita State. Coach Price said the pitchers were still tired from playing the Red Raiders during the weekend. for their teammates, the message for the Jayhawks was simple: Put this latest setback behind them and continue to fight through adversity. “We’ve got a lot of games left,” Macias said. “A lot of games.” Size x 10 Date(s) — Edited by MeganRun Heacock WEDNESDAY 4.28 Initial Time 2 x 10 CALLING ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS! Check out the “Cliffhanger Edition” of Free hot dogs and prizes for graduating students Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN Junior shortstop Brandon Macias rolls over after missing a backhand Tuesday. The Jayhawks were plagued by multiple errors and overpowered by the Shockers' offense. 11 a.m.–1 p.m. , Wed., April 28 Adams Alumni Center VOTED TOP OF THE HILL PAY NO FEES AND RENT STARTING AT $324 PER INSTALLMENT Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN Garrett Bayliff of Wichita State crushes a ball down the left field line for a double Tuesday. 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Wilson (2-1) gave up two runs over six innings, striking out Donny Lucy to end the sixth with the bases loaded after going to a 3-0 count and then having Lucy foul off three full-count pitches before finally swinging and missing. Francisco lost his closer job after blowing two save chances the first week of the season. Hard-throwing Neftali Feliz, who took over as the closer, was unavailable after pitching the previous two games, and giving up back-to-back homers in the ninth inning of a loss to Detroit Monday. White Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle (2-3) lost his third straight start, allowing four runs over seven innings. Treanor put the Rangers ahead to stay with a solo homer in the second, the ball just clearing the 14-foot wall in left field. Treanor, the husband of two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Misty May-Treanor, was acquired by the Rangers from Milwaukee during spring training. It was the sixth start in nine games for Treanor, who played for Florida from 2004-08 and started four games for Detroit last season. The Rangers activated Saltalamacchia from the disabled list Tuesday and optioned him to Oklahoma City, where he had already appeared in six games on a rehabilitation assignment. Teagarden was hitting only .037 (1 for 27) with 17 strikeouts in 10 games. BOSTON — The Boston Celtics are heading to the second round of the NBA playoffs and a potential matchup with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ray Allen scored 24 points, making five 3-pointers in the second half, to help Boston beat Miami 96-86 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series Tuesday and eliminate the Heat. With Heat star Dwyane Wade due to become a free agent — along with James — it could be an eventful summer in Miami. Boston advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals thanks to 16 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists from Rajon Rondo. Paul Pierce scored 21 for the Celtics, who will play either Cleveland or Chicago; the Cavaliers took a 3-1 lead into Game 5 of their firstround series later Tuesday. Wade scored 31 points — far short of the franchise postseasonrecord 46 he scored Sunday in Game 4 in Miami to help the Heat stave off elimination. The Celtics led by as many as 21 points in the third quarter before Miami scored 16 of the next 18 points to make it 69-62. Wade scored 13 in what turned into a 24-6 run that cut the deficit to 73-70 on his three-point play with 10:14 left in the game. Wade scored 20 in the second half in all; he also finished with 10 assists and eight rebounds. But he was just 10-for-24 shooting and 2 for 7 from 3-point range in the game. He missed all three of his 3-point tries in the fourth quarter as the Heat tried to eat away at the remainder of the Celtics’ big lead. Wade, who averaged just under 34 points in the series, now has a chance to test one of the hottest free agent markets in memory. James will be the big prize, of course, but Wade is right behind him and several teams could make a run at both superstars to build a potential contender for years to come. The Celtics beat the Bulls last year in an overtime-laden, sevengame series in the first round. Boston hooked up with James and the Cavaliers for seven games in the conference semis in 2008 on the way to the Celtics’ NBArecord 17th championship. “We just have to come out with a defensive mindset, keep LeBron from getting on fire,” Celtics center Kendrick Perkins said in the on-court, postgame scoreboard interview while the Cavaliers and Bulls were early in the third quarter. It was the second straight night a Boston team clinched a playoff series at the TD Garden. On Monday, the Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres in Game 6 to advance to the NHL’s Eastern Conference semifinals and a matchup with either the Montreal Canadiens or Pittsburgh Penguins. The Celtics led by eight points after one quarter and 10 at halftime, when Wade had 11 points, six assists and five rebounds but the Heat were shooting just 35 percent as a team — 0 for 8 from 3-point range. Pierce had 13, and Rondo had 12 points and eight assists to help Boston to the 48-38 halftime lead. The Celtics made four 3-pointers in the first 4:37 of the third quarter and took a 67-46 lead with 7 minutes left. But Mario Chalmers hit back-to-back 3 pointers and Wade followed soon after with a pair of free throws and a pair of 3-pointers to make it 69-62 with 2:18 left in the third. Miami cut it to three before Allen drove and drew a foul and goaltending call on Joel Anthony. 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Albrecht said she had about six student-athletes per semester and marveled at how some of them, such as Bonds, sustained such high GPAs. “It takes a certain amount of discipline to be an athlete and a scholar at the same time, so it’s impressive,” Albrecht said. Albrecht said she never worried that a student-athlete in her class wouldn’t do the work every other student did. “I never get athletes in my class with the idea that they’re not going to be doing the work,” she said. “I think that’s a stereotype that really doesn’t fit for the athletes in my classes.” Bonds fits that mold. She said the best part about being a student-athlete was the distraction from the typical college lifestyle. “There’s an expectation that we do well in school,” she said. “It’s not just ‘stay eligible.’ Not in my sport anyway.” — Edited by Taylor Bern Senior Athlete Award Winners Men’s Sherron Collins Collins’ historic career as a Jayhawk drew to a close as he was named the men’s basketball senior athlete of the year. Collins is the winningest player in the program’s storied history with 130 victories to his name. He’s also in the top-10 all-time in points (fifth), three pointers (fourth) and assists (seventh). Eric Fattig Fattig was named the recipient of the Dr. Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship. Fattig participates in the horizontal jumps (long jump, triple jump) for Kansas track and field and is majoring in engineering. Kerry Meier Meier wrapped up the 2010 season with 226 catches in his career, 102 on the year and 16 in one game against Iowa State — all school records. He shared the football senior athlete of the year award with safety Darrell Stuckey, both of whom were selected Saturday in the NFL Draft. Meier went in the fifth round to the Atlanta Falcons. Darrell Stuckey Stuckey’s perfect week just got better. After getting engaged to longtime girlfriend Lacie Reed, Stuckey was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. Then he shared the senior athlete of the year award with Meier. Stuckey started 42 of 45 games in his Kansas career and led the team with 93 tackles in 2010. Robby Price Price, son of coach Ritch Price, has emerged as one of the top offensive threats in the Big 12 in his senior season at Kansas and was named senior athlete of the year for baseball. He is one of 12 Jayhawks in the history of the program to play more than 200 games and is in the midst of a career year for the Jayhawks, leading the team with 45 runs scored. Todd Reesing Reesing capped a career that saw his name etched into Kansas’ passing record books with being named the male recipient of the Robert Frederick Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year award. Reesing is the Big 12’s fifth-leading passer in history with 11,194 yards. Women’s Lauren Bonds Bonds won three awards — the women’s cross country and track and field senior athlete of the year, the women’s Robert Frederick Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year and the Dr. Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship. Bonds is one of the most decorated track athletes in Kansas history and was a 2010 Indoor All-American as part of Kansas’ distance medley relay squad. Estelle Johnson Johnson, following a senior season that saw her garner her second AllBig 12 selection and third academic all-conference nod, was named the women’s soccer senior athlete of the year. Johnson is the first Jayhawk to be selected in the Women’s Professional Soccer League draft and will play for the Philadelphia Independence next season. Lindsey Lawrence Lawrence has been a mainstay on Kansas’ first varsity eight through her entire four-year career as a Jayhawk en route to being named rowing’s senior athlete of the year. Lawrence was part of a school record performance in the 2,000 meters at the South-Central Regional Regatta. Danielle McCray An injury ended her senior season prematurely but McCray, the women’s basketball senior athlete of the year, was still one of the most decorated players in school history. McCray ranked in the top 10 of nine career stat categories and was drafted No. 7 overall by the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA draft. Emily Powers Powers, a two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, was named the women’s golf senior athlete of the year. She has played her way into a top 10 finish 14 times in her career. Powers was named All-Big 12 as a sophomore and was one of 26 amateurs to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship in 2008. Also that year, Powers won an individual title at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational. Meg Proehl Proehl saved her best performance for last as a Jayhawk, earning personal bests at three levels (one meter, three meter and platform) in the conference championships in her senior year. Proehl is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 selection and was named the swimming and diving senior athlete of the year. — Tim Dwyer MLB Royals pitcher throws seven scoreless innings ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zack Greinke ended April winless in five starts after the Kansas City Royals’ bullpen blew another lead in a 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners Tuesday. Greinke threw seven scoreless innings and left his third start with a lead only to watch the bullpen give it away. Greinke, who’s 0-2, allowed six hits, five singles, walked none and struck out five, throwing 119 pitches, before exiting with a 2-0 lead. The Mariners batted around in a three-run eighth off Kansas City relievers Josh Rupe (0-1), Robinson Tejeda and Bruce Chen. Shawn Kelley (1-0) earned the win with 1 2-3 perfect innings, while David Aardsma worked the ninth for his seventh save in eight chances. Ichiro Suzuki’s one-out bunt single started the Mariners’ rally in the eighth. Suzuki went 2 for 5 for his seventh consecutive multihit game at Kauffman Stadium, which matches a career high for an opposing batter. The inning included Franklin Gutierrez’s RBI single, Jose Lopez’s two-run double, which was a high chopper off Tejeda’s glove that deflected into right-center, and Chen walking Milton Bradley with the bases loaded. Tejeda, who allowed both inherited runners to score and did not retire a batter, was charged with his second blown save in as many opportunities. Greinke was 5-0 with a 0.50 ERA in five April starts last season, but was 0-2 with a 2.56 ERA in five starts this year. DIVE INTO A SUMMER JOB Water Safety Instructor Courses Fundamentals of Instructor Training Pre-Course: May 18th, 8:30am - 12:30pm Pre-Course Water Skills: May 26th, 4-5:30pm at Carl Knox Natatorium, LHS Class: May 27th - 30th, 8am-5pm at Carl Knox Natatorium, LHS *Pre-Registration and Payment are Required Congratulations to the Class of 2010! 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Call 785.842.1390 for details mike@thegranada.com TICKETS AVAILABLE AT BOX OFFICE www.kualumni.org 785-843-3550 www.thegranada.com 8B / SPORTS / wednesday, april 28, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kansan.com softball Kansas attempts to rebound The power of practice BY ZACH GETZ zgetz@kansan.com The Kansas softball team is trying to get back on track after losing 12 of its last 14 games. Kansas (16-29) will have another chance tonight when it plays host to Wichita State (16-27) at 5 p.m. for a non-conference doubleheader. The Shockers have had an up and down season, much like the Jayhawks, coach Megan Smith said. Wichita State has lost four of the last five and is 10-15 in non-conference games. Smith said inconsistency had been a big problem all season for the Jayhawks. Kansas will have one aspect of its game shine while the others don’t perform, senior pitcher Sarah Vertelka said. Tonight’s doubleheader will be the second to last series Kansas seniors will play at home. Kansas will play the next four on the road before coming back to Arrocha Ballpark and closing out the season against Iowa State. Kansas will return to conference play this weekend when it travels to Norman, Okla. for a two-game Jerry Wang/KANSAN FILE PHOTO series against No. 10 Oklahoma. Right-hander Sarah Vertelka pitches during game one in a doubleheader against Texas Tech Sunday. Kansas fell 4-2 in game one and 4-1 in game two giving it 12 losses in its last 14 games. — Edited by Kirsten Hudson mlb Mets defeat Dogers 4-0 Jason Bay finally steps up with his first home run for New York associated press NEW YORK — Jason Bay hit his first home run for the Mets to back another stingy outing by Johan Santana, and New York beat the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 in the opener of a doubleheader Tuesday for its fifth straight victory. Santana (3-1) worked his way around early traffic on the bases, tossing six innings of four-hit ball to extend a run of splendid starts by the Mets’ surprising rotation. Luis Castillo hit a two-run single and New York pitched its second consecutive shutout, following Mike Pelfrey’s 1-0 win Sunday night over Atlanta in a game that was called in the sixth inning because of rain. More wet weather Monday night led to Tuesday’s old-fashioned, single-admission, twinight doubleheader — but few fans made it to blustery Citi Field in time for the first pitch at 4:10 p.m. There were still plenty of empty sections of dark green seats down low by the time David Wright dived headfirst to score on a second-inning wild pitch by Hiroki Kuroda (2-1). A sparse crowd began filing in as the game wore on, but it was far from a full house as New York (119) improved to 7-1 on its 10-game homestand. Pitching has been the key: Mets starters are 5-1 with a 1.17 ERA in the last 12 games, leading the club to a 9-3 record during that span. As white napkins whipped around the outfield in the wind, Fernando Nieve worked two score- Mia Iverson/KANSAN John Matthew, Overland Park graduate student, practices Tai Kwan Do forms Tuesday afternoon at the Ambler Student Recreation Center. Matthew practices three to four days a week. less innings and Pedro Feliciano finished the five-hitter. With its fourth shutout of the season, New York tied San Francisco for the major league lead. Oliver Perez was set to start for the Mets against knuckleballer Charlie Haeger in the nightcap, a matchup of winless pitchers. Missing injured slugger Manny Ramirez, the Dodgers lost for the fourth time in five games. They have scored only five runs in their last four. Wright drew a one-out walk in the second, went to third on Ike Davis’ double and scored when Kuroda threw a wild pitch with the bases loaded. Bay connected leading off the fourth, driving a 1-0 pitch over the 384-foot sign in left-center for his first home run since signing a $66 million, four-year contract with the Mets. New York had been waiting for Bay to break out the power bat that produced 36 home runs and 119 RBIs for the Boston Red Sox last season. Castillo made it 4-0 in the seventh with a two-run single off Ramon Troncoso after fellow reliever Jon Link had loaded the bases. NOTES: Dodgers manager Joe Torre said injured RHP Vicente Padilla won’t throw for at least a week to 10 days and there is no timetable for his return. Padilla, who went on the disabled list Saturday, was diagnosed Monday with irritation of the radial nerve in his forearm, a condition the team said is very rare for pitchers. 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