Volume 124 Issue 93
kansan.com
Thursday, February 9, 2012
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
{ From the Editor }
ayplay has gone edgy! Within these pages you'll see a diverse mix of KU student lifestyles and interests like
student lifestyles and interests, like thrill-seeking BMX riders, an erratic yet resilient rock n' roller, spicy Valentine's Day sex positions, and young people using their techno-savviness for... online dating? Yep. It's not just for TV dinner-eating, 50-somethings anymore.
Plus, there's your two extroverted, edgy editors who ooze sarcasm and love colorful speech. Who knows, by next week you might be reading about how I got a tattoo (again) and eloped in Vegas over
the weekend, and Nadia had a change of heart and moved to Spain to be a painter and sent her editor's note from Barcelona on a canvas with acrylics.
Okay, so I'm exaggerating. But we're still really excited about the new look and tone of Jayplay this semester and hope that these changes have intrigued you, our readers, too. I firmly believe that taking risks and challenging myself is the only way to truly grow and improve, and that goes for Jayplay too.
Check out page 9 for Chris Neal's feature "A Two Wheeled World: The Life of A BMXer" to read about riders who take huge risks and challenge the laws of gravity. Sometimes they pull off jaw-dropping stunts, and sometimes, well, they don't. Jayplay is going for big air this spring too, and sometimes we might biff it. But I guarantee we'll always get back on the bike.
LINDSEY DEITER | ASSOCIATE EDITOR
PHOTO BY BRENT DISNEY
All in the family
EDITOR **** NADIA IMAFIDON
EDITOR **** NADIA IMPIDON
ASSOCIATE EDITOR *** LINDSEY DEITER
DESIGNERS *** EMILY GRIGONE, ALLIE WELCH
LOVE *** SASHA LUND, ALIZA CHUDNOW, RACHEL SCHWARTZ
SCHOOL *** ALLISON BOND, MEGAN HINMAN
CAMPUS + TOWN *** KELSEA EOKENROTH, JOHN GARFIELD, BRITTNEY HAYNES
ENTERTAINMENT *** KELSEY CIPOLLA, RACHEL SCHULTZ, ALEX TRETBAR
PLAY *** SARA SNEATH, RACHLE CHEON, LAUREN SHELLY
CONTRIBUTORS *** MICHLLE MACBAIN, LANDON MCDONALD, LIZZIE MARX
CREATIVE CONSULTANT *** CAROL STOLEST
THURSDAY FEB. 9
WHAT: BOB MARLEY TRIBUTE
WHEN: 10 PM
WHERE: JAZZHAUS, 926 MASSACHUSETTS ST.
WHY YOU CARE: BECAUSE THEY BE JAMMIN.
FRIDAY FEB. 10
WHAT: LOVE/HATE STORY SLAM
WHEN: 7 PM
SATURDAY FEB.11
**WHERE:** LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER, 940 NEW HAMPSHIRE
**WHY YOU CARE:** TELLING YOUR STORY ABOUT LOVE OR
HATE TO A ROOM OF STRANGERS COULD BE THE CATHARTIC
RELEASE YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.
WHAT: MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. OKLAHOMA ST.
WHEN: 3 PM
WHERE: ALLEN FIELDHOUSE
WHY YOU CARE: YOU'RE A JAYHAWK, AND THIS IS WHAT WE DO.
SUNDAY FEB.12
WHAT: MOE.
WHEN: 7 PM
WHERE: LIBERTY HALL, 644 MASSACHUSETTS ST.
WHY YOU CARE? THIS PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND HAS ALREADY PRODUCED 17 ALBUMS. CHECK EM' OUT.
MONDAY FEB.13
**WHAT:** CHAMBER ENSEMBLE OF THE SHANGHAI CHINESE ORCHESTRA
**WHEN:** 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
**WHERE:** LIED CENTER
**WHY YOU CARE:** CHINESE FOLK MUSIC HAS A NICE RING TO IT, DOESN'T IT?
TUESDAY FEB.14
WHAT: MAMMA MIA!
WHEN: 7.30 PM - 10 PM
WHERE: UED CENTER
WHY YOU CARE: HERE THEY AGAIN, MY, MY.
WEDNESDAY FEB. 15
WHAT: DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT
WHEN: 7 PM - 9 PM
WHERE: AMBLER STUDENT RECREATION CENTER
WHY YOU CARE: BECAUSE COLLEGE STUDENTS NEED INCENTIVES AND THERE ARE CHANCES TO WIN GIFT CARDS OR OVER $200 FOR YOUR STUDENT ORGANIZATION.
the starters only further revealed the depth issues on this Kansas squad.
Only five Kansas players scored Wednesday, including junior guard Travis Releford, who finished with just one point. Backup forwards Kevin Young and Justin Wesley looked completely lost at times, combining for zero points and three turnovers.
When Withey and Taylor were on their game, the Jayhawks looked like the best team in the country, and that was with Robinson on the bench. But concerns over reoccurring problems with the beginning and end of games and the team's overall death should replace the feeling of euphoria when the Jayhawks return to practice.
Robinson finished with 15 points, his third-lowest total in Big 12 play, and 11 rebounds. He was picked up by junior center Jeff Withey's career-high 25 points, but consistency has been an issue for him.
Junior guard Angel Goodrich plans her execution during the first half of Wednesday's game against Texas. Goodrich had a record breaking 16 assists. Kansas defeated Texas with a final score of 85-61.
She sa courtside and watched no future point guard find open players and pass the ball with ease. So Henrickson was not surprised when Goodrich, a junior guard from Tahlequah, Okla., broke the Allen Fieldhouse single-game assist record last night in Kansas' victory against Texas.
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"It's exciting." Goodrich said. "I'm not much of a numbers person, but having 16 assists means that my teammates were ready to shoot."
Goodrich had nine assists in the first half on the way to 16, breaking her previous record.
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Kansas entered the game looking for a Big 12 victory to get them back on track. The team faced Texas, the team they defeated to kick off conference play. The game was similar with scoring fluctuations, but most importantly, the jayhawks won again.
The jayhawks pulled together and defeated the Longhorns in a much needed 85-61 victory at home
play.
"Coming off that losing streak this is a great win and gives us the confidence to go out and win another game," senior forward Aishah Sutherland said.
Kansas shot 57.6 percent from the field and had 20 assists on 34 baskets. Sutherland, who finished with a game-high 24 points and 10 of 15 shots from the field, was one of the main recipients of Goodrich's historic assists.
"It is not even a communication, if you say something or make a cut she will see you and get the ball to you," Sutherland said.
Sutherland looked dominant in stretches scoring on multiple possessions in a row. She scored the first six and then finished with a game-high 24 points with 12 rebounds, four blocks and four steals.
"I thought she was really good today, got us off to a good start and hit some tough shots to start it," Henrickson said.
Goodrich matched her 16 assists with 16 points and freshman guard Asia Boyd added some surprising support.
Boyd got a chance for more court time with sophomore guard CeCe Harper on the bench with a concussion. She made the most of it with a career-high 11 points and two steals in 24 minutes.
After trading baskets for the first
couple possessions the Jayhawks jumped out to a 22-9 lead midway through the first half. They built the lead to 17 points before allowing the Longhorns to cut it to four in the second half. Angel Goodrich tipped of an 18-6 run to put the Jayhawks up 20 with under eight minutes to play.
"I thought she controlled the game from the tip and once we
made our comeback she just said, 'no more,' and kind of took things into her own hands, literally, and put the game back out of reach," Texas coach Gail Goostenkens said
Kansas will travel to Manhattan for a rematch with Kansas State at noon on Sunday.
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