Volume 124 Issue 88
kansan.com
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Wear this... Fitness Fashion
It is almost a month into the new year so the time has come to check up on your resolutions for 2012. Stick to your goal of working out and getting fit by wearing these fashionable finds to your next trip to the gym.
When the New Year arrives, many people make working out one of their top priorities, which may be why the student recreation center has been so crowded these past few weeks.
//LIZZIE MARX
Unfortunately, after a couple of weeks of heart pumping workouts, many fall off the treadmill and quit their resolutions. In order to not let that happen to you, update your workout apparel with some of these great items.
With this unusual spring-like weather, this Nike sky-blue pullover ($41) will be a perfect piece of outerwear when paired with the breezy running shorts ($45) for your next
outdoor jog.
If you are hitting the Rec before class, sport these Nike leggings ($65) with a vibrant orange long-sleeved top ($30) to fashionably transition from working your body to your brain.
Don't forget the most important item, the socks. Thorlo socks($15) not only wick away moisture and provide extra comfort, but they add the perfect pop of color to any workout ensemble. With one of these pairs of electric-colored neon socks, it really will look like you are running lightning fast.
All of these workout essentials can be purchased at Gary Gribbles Running Sports located at 839 Massachusetts St.
It is easy to forget about your resolutions after a month, but with these fresh additions to your workout wardrobe, you will have some extra motivation to get to the gym.
PHOTO BY LIZZIE MARX
Do this.. Swing Dancing
The dance lesson starts in five minutes, but everyone appears comfortable sitting in the plastic chairs pushed to the outskirts of the wooden floor. Shortly after I sit down, a baby-faced woman with long brown hair reaches over an empty seat next to me and introduces herself. "Is this your first time?" asks Katie Scrivio, a sophomore at Johnson County Community College. She began attending the Tuesday night swing dance lesson when a friend invited her over winter break.
At 8 p.m., class begins. Men are told to line up on one side of the room, women the other. There are about 30 women and 25 men. The KU Swing Society president, Brad Anderson, and treasurer, Maureen Mulvihill, introduce the Lindy Hop, an 8-count dance performed with bent knees and relaxed partner connection. There is no music; our feet drum the beat on the floor.
The rhythm is retained until turns and quicksteps are added, at which point Mulvihill, a senior from Perry, says, "There are no mistakes in swing dancing, only variations."
After we learn our individual steps, leads and follows are paired. The pressure builds when I partner with Igor Zheldakov, a postdoctoral student from St. Petersburg, Russia. Zheldakov has attended multiple lessons, which is helpful when the dance becomes more complex.
The class can be likened to speed dating; within 20 minutes I dance with eight partners. By 9 p.m., I've met a dozen people and can perform all eight counts of the Lindy Hop with
//SARA SNEATH
a partner.
The only drawback I find comes from Rachel Brown, a sophomore from Lenexa with a background in dancing. The lessons are great for beginners, she says, but there is a limit to how much the lessons teach. Brown says if you are a more seasoned dancer it is best to come after 9 p.m., when the class ends and the floor is available for open dance. The entire event is free and lasts from 8 to 11 p.m.
perimeter. Drawing more aerenters to guard the paint allows a slash to the basket.
PHOTO BY CHRIS BRONSON
Saturday's game against rival Missouri is one that must be won in the paint and on the boards. Because Missouri is a guard-oriented team that counts on one big man, Ricardo Ratliffe, Kansas cannot abandon its front-court offense. The Jayhawks have the height advantage against the Tigers. Ratliffe will pose problems, but Withey and Robinson have no excuse to get into foul trouble. They must be the aggressors like they were against Oklahoma and attack Missouri's big men, especially Ratliffe, and get Missouri into foul trouble.
Both Robinson and Withey cannot have off nights because the front-court bench players, Justin Wesley and Kevin Young, are unreliable. The Jayhawks will go as far as where their front-court offense takes them. Kansas has no business launching ill-advised three-pointers when they can work their offense through a 7-footer and an All-American candidate.
TOUR AND EXCURSION.
"You look at all three of them and it has been gut-wrenching" coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "In this league you have got to be able to take care of your home court and we have not done that."
Kansas looked like it had the game decided midway through the second half with a series of stunning offense and stiffing defense. Up seven, the Jayhawks started to slide again and needed a three-pointer to send it into overtime. Junior guard Angel Goodrich and junior guard Monica Engelman hit clutch shots to keep the Jayhawks in the game and turnovers and defensive breakdowns helped lead to the swift demise of No. 25.
Halfway through league play, Kansas is fighting to defend a .500 record. Going into Wednesday's game, Kansas was ranked No. 25 by the ESPN/ USA Today Coaches poll, but that excitement was lost in the overtime loss.
Edited by Amanda Gaze
"I really believe if Kansas would have won this ball game it would have punched their ticket even this early to the tournament." Texas A&M coach Gary Blair said.
Two short weeks ago when Kansas hosted Texas A&M it was in a completely different position coming off three road wins and in sole possession of second place in the conference.
kings are currently among the Associated Press poll and another three are receiving votes including Kansas. But as the jayhawks reach for their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2000, they are left with no guaranteed victories in this talented league.
To reach that goal the layhawks need at least 20 wins and around nine or 10 in expanded conference play. The layhawks start the second wind of their round robin conference schedule this weekend. They will face three of the four teams they lost to on the road and host No.1 Baylor
After Texas A&M this weekend, Kansas will return home to host Texas before hitting the road again with stops at Kansas State and Iowa State.
Personnel wise, the Jahawks have struggled. Sophomore guard Keena Mays and freshman guard Donielle Breaux left the team earlier in the season leaving Kansas with 10 women on the roster. Even with the downsizing, freshman guard Asia Boyd who entered the program as the No. 37 recruit is playing minimal minutes.
Angel Goodrich who leads the nation in assists and junior forward Carolyn Davis who leads in shooting percentage. The team as a whole ranks sixth in the nation in overall shooting percentage, but in the last two games that hasn't translated. The Jayhawks shot just 38.2 percent from the field, well under their average of 47.9.
Edited by Amanda Gage
Coach Bonne Hennickson looks concerned down the court during Tuesday's game against Oklahoma where Kansas was defeated in overtime 68-72. Kansas is now 16-5 for the season and 5-4 in Big 12 play.
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