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KANSAN.COM/SPORTS | THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
After 8 Kansas Relays, Bakers run last races
SHAUN GOODWIN
@ShaunGoodwinUDK
After racing in the Kansas Relays for eight consecutive years, twin sisters Nashia and Malika Baker found it difficult to turn their backs on the track for the last time.
"It feels very surreal," Malka said, with a sad tone to her voice.
Nashia and Malika, who originally lived in Fort Benning, Georgia, moved to Lansing at a young age and attended Lansing High School for all four years. Living just
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JAYHAWKS TALK SEX MISCONCEPTIONS
▶ TANNER HASSELL
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If you ever asked your parents the age-old question, "where do babies come from?" you likely didn't get a straight answer. In an attempt to shield their children from the "unholy truth" about sex, parents give a response involving storks or marriage. With no formal explanation, the young mind is left to fill the blanks.
As babies grow up (and learn to use the internet), the reality of sex becomes clearer, and the real picture is never the same as the one painted by parents, religions, television or even the internet. Misconceptions about sex are embarrassing to look back on, but a few Jayhawks offered up their personal accounts of growing up, learning about sex in the Midwest and beyond.
David Wolf, a freshman from Kearney, Missouri, said growing up in a small town shaped his early views of sex and marriage.
"It was never really a hot-button topic," Wolf said. "I just never asked my parents about it. In school, they taught us about abstinence and stuff like that. A very much 'Christian' view of it, even though I went to public school."
Freshman Amber Draper from Topeka said growing up with conservative parents and a conservative community limited her knowledge of sex.
Wolf said the University's attitude on the subject
"My parents basically told me, well mostly my dad, said it should be between a male and a female. So I didn't really understand it until middle school and I started talking to friends about it," Draper said.
"Things are much more open here," Wolf said. "Not in the sense that you talk about it often, but it's more of a normal subject."
Nick Hellman, a junior economics major, gave a
is more laid back.
Josh Rauch, a senior from Overland Park, said his biggest misconception was a perceived need for love in order to have sex.
very similar story to others raised in the Midwest.
"The biggest thing I had a problem with was the idea that 'you can't have sex unless you love somebody.' I know that's how a lot lot of people view it, and that's how I looked at it growing up," Rauch said.
"I grew up in a semi-rural part of Colorado, and a lot of the sex ed there was about abstinence." Hellman said. "Pretty much saying only married people are having sex, which is obviously not true. My parents finally decided I was old enough and told me about it in middle school. They basically told me, 'it's not just married people, it's everyone,' and to be safe."
Freshman journalism major Chihiro Kai, an international student from Japan, said the attitude towards sex at the University
is vastly different from her upbringing in Japan.
“At first I thought it was a little strange, but now I find it nice that women and men can talk about the sexual intercourse they've had," Kai said. "For some people, it's recreational; for others, it might be talking about something they do with their boyfriends. Whether you think it's 'TMI' or not, it's an option and maybe not as frowned upon."
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ply because they were better and more athletic.
But, of course, once that happened, the older kids would change a small rule to either give them a slight advantage or to hinder the play of my overly athletic friends.
I think about my days on the blacktop whenever I hear any analyst or even casual fan gripe about the "Hack-a-Shaq" rule, which more realistically has become "Hack-a-DeAndre" or "Hack-a-Roberson."
Ridiculous, right? Just because the older kids were not as good at something they would change the rules.
player who is getting fouled (imagine you're Andre Roberson and you see the Houston Rockets bench laughing at your back-to-back missed free throws in the playoffs, ouch), and it's utilized by fantastic coaches like Gregg Popovich and Terry Stotts.
Every time I hear Jeff Van Gundy whine and moan about this "hacking" rule, I cringe. Don't get me wrong, I don't like watching it, it slows down the game like crazy, but in the playoffs when winning is the only thing that matters, I'd love to see my team use it.
But, to say that they should change the rule is
It is your job as an NBA basketball player, and it's the second easiest shot behind the layup. I don't want to hear the "my hands are too big" excuse or the "he's great in practice, but it's different in a game."
happening to you? Get better at free throws.
It's not different; it's one repetitive motion that you have all day every single day to work on. Don't change the rule, get better.
In this case, absolutely hate the player (the one that's garbage at free throws that is, not the smart one fouling them), not the game.
ing ball magnet.
Other than the two free bases he was awarded, Karre also laced a single to center field that plated two additional runs, giving him a total of four RBIs in the game.
Another player who made the trip home was right-handed starting pitcher Sean Rackoski, who claims Chandler, Arizona, as his hometown.
The 6-foot-7 hurler pitched five strong innings while allowing one' earned run, although two additional runs crossed the plate as a result of Kansas errors. Rackoski was credited with the win, his fourth of the year.
Kansas coach
Sophomore left fielder Devin Foyle and senior first baseman Marcus Wheeler were the other Kansas players with hometown fans in the bleachers. Foyle, from Fountain Hills, and Wheeler, from Phoenix, combined for
Sophomore right-hander Blake Goldsberry entered in relief to begin the sixth inning, and he locked down the Antelopes for the remainder of the game. He allowed just one run on two hits, but, perhaps more importantly, he saved Price from having to dig deep into his bullpen for a midweek matchup.
to blow the game wide open and just left too many guys on base."
As of late, Kansas has been on a tear, as it has taken down both Big 12 and non-conference opponents with ease in the month of April. The Jayhawks began the month with a series win over the Texas Longhorns, and have been hot ever since. Currently, Kansas has won 10 of its last 15 games, including two consecutive Big 12 series wins.
The Jayhawks continue their two-game midweek series against Grand Canyon on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
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