Wednesday, June 16, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Danny Manning visited the campers at the Roy Williams Basketball Camp on Monday. Campers get to work with players and coaches to develop their fundamentals. Photo by Aaron Lindenberg/KANSAN
Camp focuses on fundamentals, fun
Jerod Haase, former KU basketball player, works with campers at the Roy Williams Basketball Camp. Players develop and work on fundamentals during the camp. Photo by Aaron Lind-bera/KANSAN
By Jason McKee Special to the Kansan
More than 500 8- to 18-year-old boys descended upon the University of Kansas this week to take part in the Roy Williams Basketball camp.
The camp, which runs June 13-17, is designed to not only teach basketball skills but to give kids a good camp experience.
"We want to teach them to work hard and to give 100 percent," Coach Joe Hollday said. "We want them to learn about things other than basketball."
The camp also lets kids learn a little about college life. They are staying in University residence halls; for many, it is their first time away from home.
Coaches also scout for young talent. Several former campers have gone on to play for the University's team, including Ryan Roberston, St. Charles, Mo. senior. Jaron Rush, who plays for the UCLA Bruins, also attended the camp. Holladay said, however, that recruiting was not a major focus of the camp.
"Most of these kids aren't going to play college basketball anyway," he said.
"The main thing we want to do is teach them to become better players."
Players come from all over the United States and even from abroad to attend the camp. Although the majority of the kids come from Missouri and Kansas. Coach Holladay said that in the 10 years Coach Williams had been doing this camp, he has seen people come from all 50 states.
The coaches also come from all over. While there are KU coaches instructing at the camp, most coaches are recruited from high schools and colleges.
The campers also got to hear from current and former University greats. Danny Manning, who led Kansas to the 1988 NCAA men's basketball title and plays for the Phoenix Suns, joined KU basketball player Nick Bradford, Fayetteville, Ark. junior, gave guest lectures at the camp.
Manning told them that working on the little things and being a leader were ways to become a better, more valuable players. But he emphasized that practice was the most important thing, especially skills such as rebounding and dribbling.
Bradford demonstrated drills to help them improve certain aspects of their
game, and focused on things off the court. He told them to set goals they could achieve so would gradually improve.
"Setting goals is the main reason I'm a KU," he said. "The coaches saw me play in high school, and they saw me getting better every night."
Remembering his own summers spen at basketball camp, he told them that they should work hard but also have fun. Coach Holladay agreed.
"The coaches really enjoy it, and I hope the kids do, too," he said.
Edited by Mike Miller
Beatriz Ibarra knows when most people are going to pay her a visit. The Love Garden sales associate expects them right around bill time.
Used goods bring bucks
The people visiting Ibarra aren't in the music store to buy anything, though. They're there because they need cash.
By Liz Pepperdine Kansan staff writer
"Right around the end of the month is when people start trying to sell back more of their music to get some fast cash," Ibarra said.
The Love Garden, 936/1/2 Massachusetts St., is one of several Lawrence businesses that buy and sell CDs and records. Selling music back to stores is a quick way a person can earn some money, but for those who can't part with their music, there are other options to get cash in a snap.
Carrie Neighbors, owner of Yellow House, 1904 Massachusetts St., said she will buy about anything. Yellow House is a variety store that buys and sells jeans, video games, electronics, bicycles and musical instruments.
"Usually if you need money you can come up with something to sell us because we're pretty open." Neighbors said.
Behind the cash register at Yellow House is a wall of wigs. Wigs are another item bought and sold at the store.
"We get some pretty weird stuff in here," Neighbors said.
Another option for getting cash is to go to Nabi Biomedical, 816 W. 24th St. Blood plasma donors there can earn up to $100. It takes four visits to get the full $100, and each visit
requires about 90 minutes.
But some people do not like the thought of donating plasma. For instance, when Ibarra needs money fast, she said she prefers to sell some of her clothes to the Arizona Trading Co., 734 Massachusetts St., or Sugartown Traders, 918 Massachusetts St.
"I like to hold on to my music, so I usually sell clothes because that doesn't mean as much to me." Ibarra said.
Lawrence resident David Ray, 25, sold some of his clothes to Arizona last month for some extra cash.
"I cleaned out my closet," Ray said. "I had stuff I'd never wear again. I'm usually like a pack rat and hold onto things."
Arizona is selective about what it buys this time of year, according to sales associate Suzie Lechtenberg. She said that the store was buying for summer now.
Ray sold about 10 articles of clothing and said he was paid nearly $80. Arizona and Sugartown both pay 40 percent of the value of clothes.
"We're buying kind of lightweight, casual clothes," Lechtenberg said. "But it just depends on the style and the condition of the clothing."
If people want more money in their pockets, they will have to sell their more valuable items. Ibarra said.
"Of course some records are worth more than others, and the same with CDs," Ibarra said. "We'll give more money for something that's rare."
- Edited by Chad Bettes
New lawsuit alleges sexism
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department members and the chancellor about the details of Annett's tenure evaluation.
Annett claimed sex discrimination after the department denied her tenure.
Pierotti, a Native American and Annett's husband, claimed race discrimination after he lost his lab space — which he said was used by eight to 11 minority students — and his position as head of the department's minority affairs committee.
Annett and Pierotti filed jointly because they believe that each of their actions within the department may have caused retaliation against the other. Annett said.
"Discrimination comes in when people are willing to believe the stories and the gossip they hear about you," Annett said. "If it fits their perceptions of how the world runs, then they're more likely to believe it."
A suit filed by Mike Cuenca, assistant professor of journalism, is also about to enter the discovery phase. Cuenca's suit alleges that he has been consistently denied positions within the journalism school because he is Asian-American.
Cuenca filed suit before his tenure review, which will begin this month, and was reluctant to comment on the case.
"The system is too subjective, which leaves open the possibility for discrimination against individuals. I think the feeling is that this is the way we've been doing it, so this is the way it should be done." Cuenca said, regarding the tenure process.
Victoria Thomas, the University's general counsel, said that the University's policy was not to comment on pending litigation.
In addition to potential monetary compensation, the careers of most of the plaintiffs hang in the balance as their lawsuits proceed. Only Pierrotti has a secured position at the University.
The Kansas University Sexism and Racism Victims Coalition's web site contains links to the faculty members' lawsuits at www.seekpeace.com/KUSRVC.
The University's faculty handbook, which contains explanations of tenure and promotion processes, can be found at www.ukans.edu/history/umigov/facabc.html#C.2.c.
Edited by Chad Bettes
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