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{From the Editor}
remember having peer education groups come into my classroom once or twice a year throughout
elementary school and speak to us about the dangers of smoking. I remember thinking that these students were the coolest kids in the world; all the women in the group had long, beautiful, sophisticated hairstyles, and all of the men were cute jocks. They just seemed to have their lives together. I wanted to be just like them. If they said don't smoke, I wouldn't smoke. It was a clever strategy, really, sending high school students into our class. When you are a kid, every older student seems like a god, a standard to live up to. They taught us to repeat the simple phrase "smoking isn't cool, just say no." The gods spoke. I vowed to never smoke.
Then I went through the obligatory rebellious phase where I just started questioning everything under the sun. I
got my Descartes on, in other words. And yet, smoking was never something I considered. It never came up, even though I had always been armed with my ingenious "I'm not a butt kisser" reason not to smoke that I'd thought of in sixth grade. It's too bad I didn't get to use that one.
Even in high school, none of my friends smoked, and I was never across the street from the school where the "smokers" socialized before class started. They had to stand across the street because our school was a smoke free zone. Call me crazy, but I enjoyed my side of the street getting to know the variety of people whose lungs were clean and didn't leave that ever so pleasant smoky fragrance in my hair.
Even my father smoked cigarettes before I was born, but he quit when my brother (my parents' first child) was born. I am so proud of that fact. In the back of mind, I've always thought if he could give it up for us, I'd never start, for him. Seemed like a fair enough trade to me.
And here I am 20 years old and have never smoked a cigarette. I wonder if saying that makes me lame, or if it makes me one of those gorgeous gods with amazing hair. You've seen my hair. It's definitely the latter.
NADIA IMAFIDON | EDITOR
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All in the family
EDITOR **** NADIA IMAFIDON
ASSOCIATE EDITOR *** LINDSEY DEITER
DESIGNERS *** EMILY GRIGONE, ALLIE WELCH
LOVE *** SASHA LUND, ALIZA CHUDNOW, RACHEL SCHWARTZ
SCHOOL *** ALLISON BOND, MEGAN HINMAN
CAMPUS + TOWN *** KELSEA ECKENROTH, JOHN GARFIELD, BRITTNEY HAYNES
ENTERTAINMENT *** KELSEY CIPOLLA, RACHEL SCHULTZ, ALEX TRETBAR
PLAY *** SARA SNEATH, RACHEL CHEON
CONTRIBUTORS *** MIChelLE MACBAIN, LANDON MCDONALD, LIZZIE MARX
CREATIVE CONSULTANT *** CAROL HOLSTEAD
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THURSDAY MAR.1
WHAT: ROCK CHALK REVUE
WHEN: 7 PM
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WHY YOU CARE: NO ONE CAN TURN DOWN A CAMPUS
VARIETY SHOW
FRIDAY MAR. 2
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WHY YOU CARE: WATCH SOME OF OUR VERY ON
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SATURDAY MAR. 3
WHAT: MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. TEXAS
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WHEN WE OUR BREAKS THEM IS OPERABLE
NIGHTS LKE LAST SATURDAY NIGHT WITH MZZOU.
SUNDAY MAR. 4
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MONDAY MAR. 5
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TUESDAY MAR. 6
WHAT: CIA INFORMATION SESSION
WHERE: VISITOR CENTFP
WHY YOU CARE; BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN YOUR DREAM
TO WORK FOR THE CIA YOU WERE A SMALL CHILD
WEDNESDAY MAR. 7
WHAT: POETRY SLUR
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WHY YOU CANE? TAKE OUT YOUR MID-WEEK FRUSTRATIONS
OM STAGE WITH PERFORMANCE DEFECTS
ON STAGE WITH PERFORMANCE POETRY
college basketsout best players and be in strong consideration to win national player of the year honors after losing three of his closest family members is something to admire.
If you think you're going through hard times because you're struggling with class, you broke up with your partner, you're struggling with your relationships with your family and friends or undergoing financial hardship, just take a good, hard look at what Robinson has endured.
He has responded to his misfortune by committing himself, whether it's by taking care of his younger sister Jayla, or being the best basketball player he can possibly be. He doesn't want people to feel sorry for him. He is a symbol of hope, determination, strength and perseverance.
Losing your mother and grandparents at 19 is something nobody should have to go through.
I know senior day is a day to honor the seniors, but Robinson should be honored as well. If you aren't planning to attend Saturday's game against Texas, I strongly urge you to go because it's probably the last time you'll see Robinson play at Allen Fieldhouse.
- Edited by Jeff Karr
mlush@kansan.com
Coming into the season, the Kansas baseball team knew it would be facing the best pitchers of each team it plays. That's the price that comes with being a member of the Big 12 conference.
The Jayhawks will play in their third preseason tournament, The University of Texas — San Antonio tournament, this weekend in San Antonio, Texas. In each of the three tournaments, Kansas has been one of the marquee teams.
Coach Ritch Price said that a tournament format allows for teams to choose who they want to throw their best arms against. In a normal three-game series format, the teams match up their number one, two and three pitchers.
"I told our team in a short team meeting that the advantage of playing at the University of Kansas is going to a tournament and getting everybody's best guys." Price said. "Those are the guys we're going to see in
This season, the team has focused heavily on being patient against opposing pitchers. In seven games so far, no starting pitcher for the opposing team has made it past the fifth inning against the Jayhawks. Senior infielder Zac Elgie knows that getting starting pitchers out of the game early will lead to success.
"That's one of the big things when we start playing conference series." Elgie said. "If we can use the bullpen the first couple days, that leaves them kind of shorthanded for the weekend. The more you can do that the more you can wear them out and they can't use their best pitchers later on."
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While the Jayhawks have been able to get players on base often, the clutch hit has proved elusive. Kansas has left 63 runners on base already this season, which averages to nine runners left on base a game. Senior catcher James Stanfield said the team needs to lay off sliders down in the strike zone, and look for fastballs.
in play and not say, "to do much," Stanfield said. "A lot of the times in the said those situations you just need a ground ball to the right side or a fly ball to the outfield."
Stanfield said the team has to make sure they stay patient later in the game because that's when the at-bats are the most important.
Price said the team would need to be confident and relaxed at the plate to be successful.
"The hardest part about baseball is that it beats you up mentally, at any level." Price said.
The Jayhawks will look to build off of their 14-1 victory over Mississippi Valley State last Sunday in San Antonio.
Edited by Katie James
"Anytime you're successful offensively, you're successful one-through-nine in the lineup." Price said. "The first couple of weekends we've had two or three of our key guys who are off to a slow start, but all it takes is one good weekend to turn it all around."
BY THE NUMBERS
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5. 0 The most innings an opposing starting pitcher has lasted against Kansas.
63 The number of runners Kansas has left on base in seven games.
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10 The number of runs Kansas scored in the first inning Sunday against Mississippi Valley State.
39 The number of runs Kansas has scored in seven games.
11 The number of runs Kansas has allowed in seven games.
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