Kansas takes on Dartmouth tonight at Allen Fieldhouse after a successful showing in the Las Vegas Invitational last week.
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The Jayhawks' game tonight will be translated into Mandarin Chinese and broadcast in China and at the Kansas Union for those closer to campus.
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ENROLLMENT
Changes made to registration
New format confusing for students
BY KIM LYNCH
Some KU students who thought they enrolled last month are now finding out their class requests may not have been confirmed.
Tracy Schwartz, Lenexa senior,
is one of those students.
"I thought I was enrolled but didn't go through steps two and three" she said.
She now has to take a class at 8 a.m. instead of 9:30 a.m. in order to graduate.
Schwartz said the new set-up threw her off and that she "just didn't read the directions well."
"I'm going
If she had not checked her enrollment status, Quillian said she would have showed up to the first day of class not realizing she wasn't enrolled.
"My initial reaction was to cry," she said. "All of a sudden my world turned upside down, not knowing if I would be able to graduate on time."
Quillian was able to get into different classes and was able to enroll in an internship in political science she originally wanted to take instead of taking the classes she thought she had enrolled in.
"All of a sudden my world turned upside down,not knowing if I would be able to graduate on time."
KELSEY QUILLIAN
Oklahoma City junior
I'm going to focus on what I'm doing and I'm definitely going to click on "View My Schedule' to make sure I'm enrolled," she said about enrolling next semester.
Next time
Kelsey Quillian, Oklahoma City junior, had the same problem but didn't realize she wasn't enrolled in her classes until a month later.
By that time, almost all of the classes Quillian needed to stay on track to graduate in four years were full.
she enrolls, Quillian said she would pay more attention and make sure the classes showed up on her schedule.
Cindy Derritt, University registrar, said that she hadn't specifically asked her staff about students not getting enrolled completely and that her staff hadn't mentioned any student complaints.
She said if students didn't enroll
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ENTERTAINMENT
Reality show holds local casting call
BY ANNA FALTERMEIER
TOPEKA — Erin Willard enjoys watching sports, dancing and going to the theater.
With those hobbies, the Topea senior hopes to find a husband on the reality show "The Bachelor." Willard attended a casting call for the show's 10th season Monday night at Pigskins Sports Bar in Topea.
Willard said a friend with whom she often watched the show emailed her the application form and she decided to try out.
in the interviews, which were conducted by representatives from KTKA Channel 49, an ABC affiliate. Several women waited in the loft of the bar, sipping beer and talking before being called for the videotaped interview.
Women hoping to be selected filled out an application, had digital photos taken of them and participated in a videotaped interview.
"It's a unique opportunity for local viewers to be involved."
"I've lived
RUDY GUZMAN
KTKA promotions manager
Application questions included: Are you genuinely looking to get married? Do you have any children? What are your hobbies? Are you willing to relo-
in Topeka and Lawrence my whole life and I'm somewhat limited in my options". Willard said. "This is a good way for me to broaden my horizons."
About 25 women participated
Caught in the rain
can be selected by the bachelor The bachelor for the upcoming spring season has not been announced.
cate if selected by the Bachelor?
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Students walk through the rain Monday afternoon near Wescoe Hall. Showers are predicted to begin again Wednesday afternoon and frigid temperatures and snow are predicted for Thursday according to The Weather Channel.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Wright rakes in awards for Vegas performance
BY SHAWN SHROYER
Las Vegas Invitational MVP wasn't enough for Julian Wright.
On Monday, Wright received two more honors: Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week and ESPN Player of the Week.
Riding a four-game winning streak and coming off an upset victory against then-No. 1 Florida, Kansas jumped from No. 10 to No. 5 in the nation, thanks to Wright's outstanding play during the Las Vegas Invitational.
Wright averaged 14.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in three Invitational games last week.
The sophomore forward's athleticism was something that Florida coach Billy Donovan was aware of, but also something Donovan's team
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give him driving angles and you allow him to get angles to the basket, he's very, very effective."
Wright
had never seen before.
"He's a very, very hard ball-flaff guy and I didn't think our big guys did a very good job tonight staying down," Donovan said. "When you
Wright was nearly averaging a double-double this season, at a rate of 13 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
ESPN college basketball analyst Andy Katz was in Las Vegas for the tournament and came away impressed with Wright, dubbing him ESPN Player of the Week.
Katz noted how Wright had asserted himself as Kansas" money player" and wrote that Wright "clearly was the star for Kansas in one of the most anticipated and enjoyable games in recent memory"
ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas chimed in later in the
article that Wright was "turning into one of the best players in the country."
The recent run of awards added to the preseason accolades Wright received.
He was named preseason Big 12 Co-Player of the Year with Kansas sophomore guard Brandon Rush. He was also named one of the Preseason Top 50 Candidates for the John R. Wooden Award.
Kansan sportswriter Shawn Shroyer can be contacted at sshroyer@ kansan.com.
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Festival of Trees donates to needy
COMMUNITY
BY DARLA SLIPKE
Auction to give proceeds back to local emergency relief shelter for children
More than fifty unconventional and ornately decorated Christmas trees are on display through Thursday at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St., during the 20th annual Festival of Trees.
The trees, which were designed, decorated and donated by local businesses, groups and individuals, will be sold in an auction Wednesday night to raise money for The Shelter, Inc., 105 W. 11th St., a local shelter that provides emergency relief services to children.
Gail Vick, president of the shelter, said the auction raised more than $45,000 last year. In the past, the trees sold for between $150 and $1,500, but Vick said students could help the cause by viewing the exhibit for a $2 donation.
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Maura Shire of Lawrence, 3, admires "On the Gossamer Wings of Butterflies," donated by the Welcome Club of Lawrence at the 20th annual Festival of Trees on Monday afternoon at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St. The tree was one of more than 50 that will be on display through Thursday; a $2 donation is suggested for adults.
Lorrie Belcher, event co-chair, said some of the trees were very traditional, while others had a modern twist.
"It varies based on what people's ideas of Christmas are," she said.
Belcher said in the past there were usually KU and K-State trees. One of her favorite trees in the past was a tree made of tennis shoes donated by a group of runners.
The trees are made from a variety of materials, ranging from feathers to window screens to iron, and represent a myriad of themes that include beloved children's books, fly-fishing and the University of Kansas.
Diane Guthrie, event co-chair, said it was fun to see the diversity of craftsmanship.
Among the trees on display this year is a tree donated by Free State Fly Fishers that is decorated with fishing lures inside glass bulbs. Another tree on display, "A Very Hungry Tree," is modeled after Eric Carle's book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." Preschool children decorated it by recreating their favorite elements of the book. A white tree by two local artists resembles both a lamp and a tree, and could be used as either.
"People always come up with different ways to interpret the trees," Vick said.
In addition to the trees, nine wreaths will be sold in a silent auction to take place throughout the week.
The public can view the trees from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday
Amanda Warren, 1996 alumna,
donated 25 hand-made ornaments.
She spent more than 50 hours making them. Each one is a different fruit or vegetable, cut from wood and layered with paint and paper menghention. They will sell for $25.
and Thursday and from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Wednesday. The tree auction
and a gala party are scheduled for
8 p.m. Wednesday and cost $25 to
attend.
Kansan staff writer Daria Slipke can be contacted at dslipke@kansan.com.
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