2A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005
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Swimming
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Amy Gruber, senior swimmer, practices the butterfly stroke in the pool at the Robinson Center. Gruber competes in butterfly and freestyle events and is team captain.
Senior provides direction
BY KELLY REYNOLDS
kreynolds@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWINTER
In her final season as a Jayhawk, senior captain Amy Gruber will leave a legacy of positive leadership for the swimming and diving program.
She's a leader, a motivator and a hard worker who guides the team to success. With senior captains Becca Zarazan and Miranda Isaac by her side, there is nothing, she thinks, the team can't overcome.
Gruber is from Bigelow, Ark., but her family has moved to North Carolina She began swimming in a summer club when she was just five years old. When she was six, her mother introduced her to year-round swimming.
"I was like, 'Swimming all year? All right!'" Gruber said. "The team and competition have kept me going."
Swimming is arguably one of the most individual team sports. Each swimmer must compete individually in races, and each diver must compete individually in the diving rounds. The points combine for a team score.
So how does a captain and leader bring team camaraderie to such an individual sport?
"By keeping a positive attitude," Gruber said. "We're designated leaders."
"It's not role play. We're role models, especially for the incoming freshmen."
Leaders are often inspired by idols that they've always admired, but not Gruber.
"I look up to girls on the team who might not be as fast but show up every day, put the same commitment in and don't necessarily see the results of their hard work," she said.
Gruber first visited Kansas in December of her senior year of high school, when Cathy Burgess was the swimming coach. She immediately knew she wanted to come to Kansas.
"You just know where you belong.' said Gruber.
- Gruber was the Jayhawks' only representative at the NCAA championships last March. She swam the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle, along with the 100-yard butterfly. She was also a member of the 2004 Summer National Team that competed in Palo Alto, Calif., at Stanford University. Captains Becca Zarazan and Miranda Isaac were also on that team.
Gruber specializes in the freestyle and butterfly events. Against Truman State last Friday, she clocked in at 1:53.32 in the 200-yard freestyle, taking first place and collecting nine points. She added 18 more points with victories in the 50 and 100-yd freestyle.
Gruber's not all business, though.
She's a fan of the "Harry Potter" books and the "Shrek" movies, and she's also a music fan.
"My favorite song right now is 'Beautiful Soul' by Jesse McCartney," Gruber said.
Like Gruber, the team leaves time for fun in the locker room before meets.
"At home meets, there's so much energy." Gruber said. "We have the music on, and everyone is singing and being silly."
The light atmosphere takes the pressure off, but the team becomes focused when it leaves the locker room, Gruber said. In upcoming meets, Gruber and the team are looking forward to challenging Drury and Arkansas.
"Just like Truman State, Drury is a Division II school and we've never swam them before." Gruber said. "They all want to beat KU, so they'll be out for us."
She's also looking forward to returning to her home state of Arkansas for a good match-up and to see a few of her friends from high school.
"I have a few friends that go to Arkansas, and they beat us two years ago." Gruber said.
Kansas competes against Drury on Jan. 28 and Arkansas on Jan. 29.
— Edited by Kendall Dix
VICTIMS: More events are planned
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effort to raise money and bring awareness to the tsunami victims. Elena Larson, Lindsborg freshman, braved the cold to attend last night's event.
"It was meaningful for those who were here to show our support," she said. Since classes have started, the "KU Campaign for Tsunami Relief" has planned fundraisers, speakers and a dinner to raise relief money. They have collected money in front of Wesco Hall and inside the Kansas Union lobby. Volunteers for the campaign also attended the Kansas basketball games last week in Allen Fieldhouse.
"We have raised nearly $500 with our on-campus efforts," Jennifer Donnally, Lawrence junior, said. "It's so amazing, the students' generosity. It has been an uplifting process."
Donnally said that she and Rashida Banjee, doctoral student and president of KU UNICEF, were happy with yesterday's turnout despite the cold weather.
Before last night's vigil, Donnally had asked Don Steeples, professor of geology and vice provost for scholarly support, to repeat a lecture that he gave earlier this month.
Steeples said he knew there would be a lot of lives lost following the magnitude 9.0 earthquake. The earthquake that hit Southeast Asia was the fourth largest earthquake in the last hundred years.
"I knew that the numbers from Indonesia were going to be huge because that's where the shaking would have been greatest, that's where the tsunami would have been greatest." he said.
of the Lied Center, 10 days after the tsunami hit. He said he received many e-mails and phone calls urging him to talk about it. Steeples essentially compressed three lectures from his Earthquakes and Natural Disasters class.
Steeples first gave the lecture to a standing-room only crowd in the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, west
"I've taught this stuff for many years," he said. "There was a lot of misleading stuff floating around in the news media."
For last night's lecture, Steeples removed pictures and video focusing on the damage and added a three-minute clip that demonstrated how an earthquake occurs underground and added a section that explained the lack of dead animals among the devastation.
KU UNICEF has fundraising planned until Feb. 4 with an international dinner planned for early February.
- Edited by John Scheirman
CORRECTIONS
Yesterday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. In the article, "Colored bracelet craze continues." Polli Kenn's name was misspelled.
Yesterday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. The article, "Officers keep eye on hall's vent," stated a homeless person was believed to have been sleeping inside an exhaust pipe. The person was believed to have been sleeping near the exhaust pipe to keep warm.
- Yesterday's University Daily Kansas contained an error. In article, "Hawks pounce on Buffs errors," the starting time of the Kansas women's basketball team's next game was misstated. The correct time is 7:05 p.m. Saturday.
ON THE RECORD
A 21-year-old KU student reported a CD player, a CD case and other property stolen sometime between 6 p.m. Jan. 20 and 8 a.m. Jan. 21. The CD player is valued at $230, the CD case is valued at $5 and the other property is valued at $100.
A 20-year-old KU student reported $40 stolen from her sometime between 2:30 p.m. and 5:40 p.m. on Jan. 21 in Wescoe Hall.
A 69-year-old KU faculty member reported his wallet stolen between 12:25 p.m. and 1:40 p.m. on Jan. 25 from Robinson Center. The wallet and other items are valued at $55.
■ Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor a Veggie Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Sarah Dees at 812-1051.
The Dole Institute of Politics will hold a reception for the first Dole Institute Fellows Steven Jacques and Adam Taff from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Dole Institute.Call 864-4900 for more information.
ON CAMPUS
The Sexuality Education Committee will sponsor a noncredit version of Dr. Dennis Dailey's Human Sexuality in Everyday Life from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. The cost is $35 for students, with a late enrollment fee of $5 after today. Call 843-4933 for more information.
Student Union Activities will show "The Incredibles" at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union. Event is free with an SUA Movie Card or $2 without. Call 864-SHOW for more information.
KU UNICEF will hold an organizational meeting at 8:00 p.m. tonight at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union. Contact Hadley Ruggles at 856-4127.
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