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MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2014
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RECYCLING
Start your Earth Day resolution early and recycle
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JULIA JOHNSON
Earth Day is just around the corner, but why just be environmentally conscious only one day out of the year? As going green becomes more popular, some students are realizing the importance of recycling.
"As a conservationist I find it necessary to keep what little natural resources we have intact," said Emma Donachie, a senior from Dallas. "Being a wilderness ranger helped me understand the true beauty of America's resources. Yes, recycling is energy demanding. However, I envision a world that reuses, reduces and recycles our existing resources so we can begin to rehabilitate our planet."
The City of Lawrence provides residents with 13 recycling drop-off locations in Lawrence. For a list of these locations, visit the City of Lawrence's website. The Solid Waste Task Force and the City Commission will implement curbside recycling in Lawrence in October. But until the establishment of the curbside residential recycling program, students are struggling to recycle.
"I would love to recycle, but between juggling classes and work I don't have much time to sort and drop off my recycling," said Meghan Paulson, a senior from Colorado Springs, Colo.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States generated 243 million tons of trash in 2009. Kappa Delta is jumping on the go-green bandwagon and has created a recycling system for the house.
"Pick one item and really focus on it," Donachie said. "Try plastic bottles. Become an expert on that one resource and then move on to the next one."
"We will have recycling bins inside the house for paper and outside of the house for other recyclable items," said Halle Mccourt, a sophomore from Olathe. "I'm really excited about this because when 80 girls are living in one house, a lot of waste is created. I hope that with recycling bins we will be able to implement a more sustainable way of living within the chapter."
Curious on how to start recycling? Donachie says the first step is to start small.
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GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
Students can drop off their recyclables to key locations in Lawrence such as On the Rocks on Massachusetts Street.
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Junior pitcher Robert Kahana pitched a complete game during Kansas' first game of their double-header against TCU on Saturday. Kahana allowed three runs off nine hits.
"The leaders were just getting on everybody in the locker room," Stowers said. "The twos looked better than the ones out there."
By the time the Blue Team took the field for the third quarter, everything about them seemed different. Their pride was on the line and, if they weren't careful, their starting roles could be, too.
"You're getting season-like situations," Stowers said. "That's a damn good rhythm to get into."
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That's what Weis wanted to create by flipping the score. But the Blue Team forced the comeback on their own, emerging with a 20-10 victory, with the score every bit as important as how the Blue Team achieved it.
And in the moments when the top players needed to make plays, they found a way to get it done, whether it was Montell Cozart or Tony Pierson or Stowers.
Jayhawks avoid the sweep against TCU
SHANE JACKSON sports@kansan.com
Coming off their disappointing series sweep against Iowa in their midweek two-game set, the Jayhawks were set to play the hottest team in the Big 12. Kansas (22-15) welcomed the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University (22-13) in a three-game series at Hoglund Ballpark this past weekend. The Horned Frogs came into the conference matchup riding a five-game winning streak, having not lost in the month of April.
The jayhawks dropped the first two games 5-2 and 3-1 in tightly contested pitching duels. They salvaged the series by avoiding the sweep and winning game three. With the
In game one on Friday night the Jayhawks saw the best pitcher in the country, left-handed pitcher Brandon Finnegan, a first-round draft prospect who allowed a mere 35 base hits coming into game one. Kansas scored two runs off nine hits, eight of which came off Finnegan in the 5-2 loss.
5-1 victory in the nightcap of the doubleheader on Saturday, the Jayhawks moved to 6-6 in conference play to keep their season alive.
"I thought we played well all three games," said coach Ritch Price. "Luckily we played well enough in the final game to salvage the series; they came in red hot, playing their best baseball."
has settled into his new role as the Friday night starter. After getting beat up in his first start against Kansas State, he tossed the most innings of his Jayhawk career with six, allowing four runs off 10 hits.
Game two was another battle of the arms as the Horned Frogs tossed out their crafty right-handed pitcher Preston Morrison. Kansas struggled to get contact off his off-speed stuff as they managed only four hits, and their lone run coming from a solo shot over the left field wall by junior outfielder Connor McKay in the seventh.
"It's coming back to me," Piché said. "It's a different mindset; I don't like giving up hits and as a starter you are going to give up hits."
"Morrison is real good with his sinker and slider," McKay said. "He kept us off balance with his fastball. Hats off to him for pitching a phenomenal game."
Junior right-handed pitcher Robert Kahana pitched a complete game in a losing effort for Kansas. He allowed three runs off nine hits for his second complete game of the season, to avoid using the bullpen in the first of a doubleheader on Saturday.
Senior pitcher Jordan Piché
After scoring a combined three runs in the first two games, the Jayhawks got their offense going in game three. Junior outfielder Dakota Smith, who didn't start in game one of the doubleheader, had three runs batted in, including a sliding triple in
the sixth to score two.
McKay added home runs eight and nine on the year, with two more solo shots over the left field wall. He now leads the conference in runs batted in with 38.
Kansas' senior right-handed pitcher Frank Duncan tossed a beauty in game three, as he went 8.1 innings deep, allowing one run off five hits, striking out seven in his fourth win on the year.
Kansas will look to keep its season alive with a crucial midweek home series against non-conference opponent Grand Canyon. Game one of the two-game series will be Tuesday, April 16, at 6 p.m.
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