Volume 124 Issue 100
kansan.com
Monday, February 20, 2012
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Ultimately, Zenger's decision will come down to what he expects from the second team in Allen Fieldhouse.
If he's satisfied with WNIT runs and just-under-.500 conference records, he knows he can get that with Henrickson.
February has arrived and the time has come for many to make a commitment. This commitment is not one associated with Valentine's day, though it does entail a bit of love and devotion.
For those who currently live in an apartment or townhome it's time to start thinking about whether or not you will renew your lease or begin to search for a new place. Or if you currently live in the dorms, its time to start thinking about what you want from a place to live.
This decision can often be stressful and time consuming. There are several factors that must be considered: price, location, square footage, and pet restrictions to name a few. Although these details cannot be overlooked, it is important to remember they all come second to the granddaddy of leased living, the roommate. Your choice in roommate will undoubtedly influence a large part of your lifestyle for the rest of your year.
A good decision may lead to friendship and another year of cohabitation, while a bad selection can end in a castle of dishes and a great sum of debt.
The injury to Davis put. Kansas to the test. The Jayhawks haven't responded and now need to win some tough games to have a shot at making the Big Dance.
To those of you who have been there before, and for those of you who live alone, you will find humor in the stories that follow. For those of you in the process of selecting a roommate for the first time, read carefully and choose wisely.
If Zenger wants to make Kansas women's basketball a perennial NCAA Tournament team, one that can compete for a conference title every once in a while, he might be watching these last few games of the season with a careful eye.
Alexa Bergmeier, a freshman from Fort Collins, Colo., began her first semester here with a randomly assigned room in McCollum Hall with a roommate that she had never met before. She, like many other dorm dwellers, had decided to go potluck.
"We were talking and I just didn't think that it would work out," Bergmeier said.
To Elliot Wood, a sophomore from Denver Colo., a good roommate is "someone who works with you to get things done in the house. They'll pay for groceries, they'll help cook, they'll help clean and they'll take care of themselves and their own space."
Unfortunately, this semester Wood has found himself living with a bad roommate. After living together in a house last year, Wood and two of his four roommates decided to live together again, this time in a three bedroom townhome.
With this realization she made the decision to get out. Bergmeier called the housing department and requested a change. She was then transferred to Corbin where, by coincidence, she was assigned to a room with a girl that she knew from high school. Bergmeier now lives with two roommates whom she considers to be very good. For Alexa, a good roommate is a clean person who communicates well and is very considerate of others.
"He spends most of his time with his girlfriend, but when he's at the house he complains about everything." Wood said. "Earlier in the semester he took the TV and the cable box into his room and expected us to pay for it."
It didn't take long for Wood to realize that he didn't know one of his roomies as well as he thought he did.
Kansas has all the resources to compete on a national scale in women's basketball. We'll soon see if Zenger thinks Henrickson is capable of taking the program to another level.
THE BAD
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Finally we come to the story of Laurie Winkel, a senior from Topeka. Winkel's ex-roommate is the type of roommate that should be avoided. After abandoning his pregnant cat, Winkel's roommate disappeared from the house, returning only once to complete a one night stand before sneaking off again the next morning. When her roommates' cat gave birth to four kittens he was nowhere to be found.
"I sold off his DVDs for cat food and litter, then tried to find them new homes, but 3 of the 4 kittens died," Winkel said. "My roommate never asked about them, or returned to the apartment. Depressing."
Edited by Katie James
-Edited by Max Rothman
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CHRIS BRONSON/KANSAN Junior guard Angel Goodrich covers her face with her jersey after the Kansas 70-65 loss against Missouri on Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse. Goodrich scored 13 points and nine assists.
Kansas gave up an 11-2 Missouri run and trailed 15 points at halftime. In the second half, the Jayhawks gained momentum and brought the game within three points with under one minute left. But Missouri's Christine Flores hit two free throws to capture the Tigers' first conference victory of the season.
"We were just trying to stay as a team and stay positive with everything that has happened," sophomore forward Tania Jackson said.
Harper in for junior guard Monica Engelman. Engelman was benched for the second time this season for a lack of productivity, according to Henrickson. The Jayhawks were out of rhythm and quickly fell behind 8-0 after two Missouri three pointers.
Kansas worked in practice on defending perimeter shooters, but gave up open looks to the Missouri guards, who hit seven of 12 shots from three point range and six of eight in the first
Junior guard Angel Goodrich finished with 13 points and nine assists, but was disappointed with seven turnovers.
"You can lose, but you have to go out there and give it your all" Goodrich said. "The second half, yes, but the first half we didn't do any of it. That dug us a hole."
Senior forward Aishah Sutherland led the Jayhawks with 23 points. After starting just two of seven from the field in the first half, Sutherland hit eight of 10 shots in the second half to rally the Jayhawks. Defensively, she took on Flores, the biggest challenge, who finished the game with 24 points.
Kansas has four games left in the season and they need three victories to end their 12-season NCAA Tournament drought.
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"This is going to hurt us a lot," Goodrich said. "I feel like we can still finish strong and the only ones who can stop us are ourselves."
Edited by Max Rothman
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