Volume 124 Issue 98
kansan.com
Thursday, February 16, 2012
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--offense. There is no reason why the Jayhawks can't throw lob passes to Johnson and take advantage of his athleticism.
Johnson has tremendous upside and talent. Now that the front court is playing up to its potential, the back court needs to follow suit.
Even though Johnson has attempted more shots this season, because he has played more minutes, his field goal and three-point percentages last season were better.
Taylor is playing as good as any guard in the country, and he is finally living up to the expectations that fans have bestowed on him.
It's time for Johnson to snap out of his offensive woes and play like the player that he is capable of being. Kansas fans saw what he could do in the Jayhawks victory over the UCLA Bruins, scoring 23 points and shooting 62 percent from the court.
Johnson's offensive production could play a big hand in deciding how far the Jayhawks can advance in the NCAA Tournament.
PHOTOS BY MELANIE LAFORGE Residents of the Ad Astra house.
abriela Toledo sits in the front room, a long narrow space at the entrance of a 33-bedroom house. Her hands rest on her
The questions are much different than those on the survey Toledo filled out to be matched with roommates in her current residence, the Connection at Lawrence. Instead of being asked things such as, "What kind of music do you like?" they ask her, "Why do you want to live here?
Toledo, a graduate student from Havana, Cuba, tucks her long black hair behind her ear as she answers. She says she and her three current roommates never fight, but they also never talk. The four have a financial obligation to the apartment complex. However, they never agreed to the amount of time and respect they would give one another.
lap; her boots are crossed; a slight smile plays in her lips and eyes. A man rings a bell, calling residents from the kitchen to the dish soap-green room in which Toledo sits. About 15 people stroll into the room; in PIs and wrinkled clothes from the day before, they are as comfortable and mismatched as the couches they sit on. Toledo's housing application is passed around as the interview begins.
Toledo says she wants to live in the Sunflower house because the residents have not only agreed to live in the vicinity of one another, but with one another as an intentional community. The Sunflower residents react by snapping their fingers, explaining to Toledo that sapping during house meetings means understanding or agreement.
"It feels like I'm living alone." Toledo says.
— Edited by Jeff Karr
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ing narcotics on Wednesday morning.
The arrests came after a sixmonth investigation by the Fort Worth police.
Texas Christian University defensive end D. J. Yendrey (94) watches the ball fumbled by Boise State running back Drew Wright, bottom left, in the fourth quarter of an NCAA football game, in Boise, Ind. Authorities arrested 17 students, three of which were on the football team, in a sweeping drug sting at TCU on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012.
"There are days people want to be a head football coach, but today is not one of those days. As I heard the news this morning, I was first shocked, then hurt and now I'm mad," TCU football coach Gary Patterson said in a statement released to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Texas Christian University linebacker Tanner Brock (35) tackles BYU wide receiver O Neill Chambers during an NCAA college football game in Fort Worth, Texas. Brock was one of three arrested in connection to the drug bust.
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The four players arrested are linebacker Tanner Brown, offensive tackle Tyler Horn, safety Devin Johnson, and defensive lineman D.J. Yendry.
Brock led the Horned Frogs in tackles in their 13-0 2010 season that concluded in a 21-19 Rose Bowl victory against Wisconsin. He missed most of the 2011 season due to injury.
Yendry tied for second on the team in 2011 with three sacks, while Johnson was second on the team recording eight tackles for a loss.
"Under my watch, drugs and drug use by TCU's student-athletes will not be tolerated by me or any member of my coaching staff. Period. Our program is respected nationally for its strong ethics and for that reason the players arrested today were separated from TCU by the University. I believe strongly that young peoples' lives are more important than wins or losses." Patterson said in the release to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
According to Fort Worth Police chief Steve McGee, the drugs distributed included marijuana, cocaine, molly (a powdered form
"There is no doubt all of these individuals are drug dealers," McGee said in a press conference Wednesday morning. "These individuals engaged in hand-tohand delivery, for money, with undercover narcotic agents."
The four football players are no longer listed on the roster on the Horned Frogs' football website and have been separated from the University and are not attending classes.
of ecstasy), ecstasy pills, acid and prescription drugs.
The arrests come the day after the Big 12 released its football schedule for next season. TCU
Brock was expected to be a leader on the Horned Frogs'
defense as they entered their first season as a member of the Big 12 football conference.
will open its conference schedule at Kansas on Sept. 15.
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