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Monday, October 24, 2011
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Junior forward Carolyn Davis drives on sophomore forward Tania Jackson during Late Night in the Phog Friday evening at Allen Fieldhouse. Davis led the team with seven points, four rebounds, a steal, and a blocked shot.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Players focus on improving team defense
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RYAN MCCARTHY
rmccarthy@kansan.com
For fans, Late Night in the Phoq last Friday was the season inauguration. For Kansas women's basketball players it's a break from the already rigorous practice schedule.
A couple of years ago the NCAA made a rule that players can begin practicing with their coaches 40 days before their first game as long as they get 10 days off during that time period.
This leads to some irregularities in timing at the beginning of the year, but now as the team moves into its normal schedule it's are more prepared for their upcoming games.
"It's good because consistency for the players is important," Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "We've been able to challenge them and get after them and they've responded."
The players spent a short period of time with the coaches over the summer when they traveled to Italy with the coaching staff in August. Then, after a month break, practice officially started on Oct. 6. Bringing the coaches back into the mix after a short break has helped refocus the team.
tion and competitiveness. I think it's been amped up to a different degree," junior guard Monica Angelman said. "Everyone is hungry. So I think the atmosphere is definitely different."
"It's definitely different, but it's better for us though," junior forward Carolyn Davis said. "It's better for us to get different opinions on things, they see more things on the court so it's all better to have them all there."
With the coaches in place, the level of intensity also goes up with practice.
"I can feel the level of competi-
Consistent defense have been the buzzwords for Kansas thus far and the players have heard that message loud and clear.
To focus that message throughout the early portion of the season, the Jayhawks have implemented drills that work on help defense.
be an old routine, but they know it is necessary to better their position in the conference this year.
For some of the players it might
The Jayhawks were ranked eighth in the Big 12 in scoring defense. They realize the only way to get an improvement on that ranking is mastering the basics.
One of the other players focused on stressing defense in practice is junior guard Angel Goodrich.
Early in the season Goodrich said she's had a chance to work one-on-one with freshman guards Asia Boyd, Donielle Breaux, and
"I get to see what they're struggling with and what they can improve on," Goodrich said.
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- Edited by Josh Kantor
The Jayhawks still have a little more than a week before their season begins. They are scheduled to play Emporia State on Monday, Oct. 31, at 7 p.m. for their first exhibition game.
BASKETBALL
Coaches, players and peers impressed with Davis skills
Junior forward Carolyn Davis is considered one of the best post players in the conference and by some, one of the best in the country. This summer, she had an opportunity to test her skills against
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players across the nation for a spot on the World University Games team.
Though she did not make the final cut, Davis impressed other athletes during tryouts. Sophomore guard Odyssey
Sims of Baylor spoke highly of Davies at Big 12 Women's Basketball Media Day in Kansas City, Ms., on Wednesday.
"It was good to see that our conference is bringing in so many great players," Davis said. "To actually be out there and play with them, it makes you kind of a little more comfortable I guess."
"She works hard. She is a great player." Sims said. "There is nothing I would take from her game. She wants to get better."
Sims, who was named the National Freshman of the Year, was the only player from the Big 12 Conference to make the team of the five who went through trials.
Davis said the familiarity was beneficial as she recognizes the other players more.
Coach Bonnie Henrickson said she believes that her duo in Davis and junior guard Angel Goodrich is one of the most talented two sisters she has coached. She said Davis is one of the best post players in the nation with Goodrich's help.
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"I know they are great players because I see them play so much, and to all be in that experience together was really great," Davis said.
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In the last 10 months, there have been four public censures of University of Kansas faculty. The first of the recent public notices occurred in December of 2010,
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censured for plagiarism in October along with Gerald Lushington, a courtesy associate professor in the department of medicinal chemistry.
"The events that precipitated the censures are rare occurrences that simply happened to occur within a short time frame," said Mary Lee Hummert, University vice provost.
Hummert said the University's public censures have always been published in the University's newsletter. All four censures were an-
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Office gives legal advice
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Whether it's the threat of eviction from an apartment or securing a copyright for a work of art, the office of Legal Services for Students offers critical advice, representation and education for many legal challenges students may encounter while at the University.
"We try to do preventative education, and when something does occur, we are here to help students make good choices," said Jo Hardesty, a managing attorney and the office's director since 1987.
The office began in 1979 as a campaign promise by then student body president Steve Leben, who now serves as a judge on the state's
Court of Appeals.
"I came and talked to one of the attorneys here, and he showed me how I can hold the landlord accountable for sub-standard conditions," Boone said. "He gave me an objective perspective about the legal context of what I was going
"A lot of people don't know what landlords are required to provide," Hardesty said. The office sees cases in which students are living with perpetual health and safety code violations, such as electrical problems and malfunctioning fire extinguishers, that go unattended by landlords. The office helps students report any violations to the city and represents them in court if needed. Oftentimes these issues
Punched through a student fee of less than $11 per person, the office does not charge additional fees for its services, which are provided by attorneys and law students under attorney supervision. The office assists many students in settling disputes with their landlords.
Alyssa Boone, a third-year law student from Wichita, works as an intern in the office and has first-hand experience with the advice that the office gives. Two years ago, an apartment leak caused property damage and she disputed the lease she had signed.
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create security deposit refund disputes between tenant and landlord, which the office also deals with.
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