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MONDAY, APRIL 15. 2013
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While some students get their apartment designing ideas from Pinterest, these four women take decorating a bit farther.
Sophomore Jamie Wilt lives at the Legends Place Apartments with three other women. The apartment was furnished when they rented it, though they bought chairs and a bookshelf. They did not paint the apartment.
"The majority of stuff in the main room my mom bought us," Wilt said. "She is a crafter and made a lot of stuff."
The women began with a KU theme and followed through with it.
The four girls previously lived on campus together, so their apartment is decorated with a lot of pictures, along with previous items.
"We have a lot of University of Kansas related and basketball decorations," Wilt said. "Our living area is red and blue with lots of pictures."
"Compared to everyone else, we didn't do a lot of decorating," Wilt said. "It all came together."
Senior Emily Boreso lives in a townhouse with one other girl.
"it's pretty fun," Boreses said. "In the beginning we tried to make it cute."
Boresow found a large shower curtain to hang over a wall in their living room to decorate and make their townhouse unique.
"Be creative, think outside the box," Boresow
advised. "Ask your family and friends for decorative items. I went to my mom's basement and got things that she didn't use."
Both senior Korbi Sigler and her roommate used to be design majors, so their apartment is very fun and different.
In Sigler's living room and kitchen, there are picture frames on the walls filled with smaller pictures. The picture frames are Sigler's favorite part of the apartment.
"We combined what we had," Sigler said. "We find unique pieces and bring them back and mix what we have with what we find."
"It's the idea of different picture frames that go together. Each can stand on their own and together as a piece of art," Sigler said.
"Another one of my favorite things about our apartment are the pillows on the couches." Sigler said. "No two are the same because we pick a new one up every couple of months, but they all go together. We love how they can mix and match and add pizzazz to the room."
Since Sigler and her roommate both have backgrounds in design, they have embraced the challenge of decorating.
Sigler recommends not buying already made things for apartments, but looking for cheaper and more unique items.
"Think about how you can change it and put yourself in it," Sigler said.
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BRITTANY THEISING/KANSAN
BATTLE TREINING/KARANSI Decorating with posters is a way to personalize your apartment and make it feel more like a home. Hanging sports posters is also a good way to show support for your favorite team.
game. Neither Heaps nor McCay have proven themselves.
But why not make the comparison?
The past three years have seen a saster for the Kansas quarterback-receiver duos. Last year, it was Crist and Kale Pick, and no wide receiver caught a touchdown. The year before that was Jordan Webb and Pick, which resulted in two touchdowns. In 2010, the duo was Webb and Daymond Patterson.
Junior quarterback Jake Heaps passes the ball during the second half of the Spring Game Saturday afternoon. Kansas' 2013 season will begin on Sept. 7 against South Dakota.
The big-time combination has been drastically missing since Reeing and Briscoe, but that might soon change.
Heaps doesn't have the mobility like Reeing, but he certainly has the arm. McCay is lacking in speed, but he has a similar frame and athleticism as Briscoe.
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
Look, it's a long stretch, but the possibility is there and has time to develop with both being juniors.
We'll just have to wait and see it develop in the fall.
—Edited by Allison Hammond
media voted Heaps co-offensive MVP for the game.
Kansas coach Charlie Weis said there were a couple of plays that Heaps could have executed better, but for the most part, the BYU transfer lived up to Weis' expectations.
"You've got to be encouraged when you watch him play." Weis said. "Strong arm, accurate, and knows how to read coverages."
Heaps' biggest target in Saturday's spring game was junior wide receiver Justin McCay, who shared the offensive MVP title with Heaps. McCay's eightceptions helped produce 99 yards and a touchdown for the Blue squad.
Heaps and McCay spent a lot of time this offseason working together and carried it over to Saturday for fans to see. McCay sat out last year, but will be an essential part of the Layhawks' offense in 2013.
"What we need is a dynamic football player to go down and stretch the defense and make plays down field," Heaps said. "With him
McCay played in three games as a redshirt freshman at the University of Oklahoma in 2011, including one against Kansas. As a Sooner, McCay did not accumulate any statistics and still awaits his first catch in a college football game.
Although McCay has yet to make a name for himself, he is already a key player as Heaps continues to be the leader for Kansas. The quarterback-wide receiver duo showed a lot of potential for this season in the spring game.
ing their kennenlirie, or journey and learning as much as they could before stepping into their shoes.
"It's a lot of fun to see him go out there and perform and play as well as he did." Heaps said. "Now we're going to expect that from him every single day."
Weis opted out of coaching in the spring game and scouted the team from the press box. He liked what he saw in the duo.
"I think one of the reasons why jake had a big day is because Justin
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had a big day, and vice versa," Weis said. "One of the reasons Justin had a big day is because Jake knows where to throw and where he's going to be."
McCay said after the game that Heaps "amazes" him in practices as the two have built a lot of chemistry and camaraderie this year.
Like Heaps, he sees the new opportunity to go from being a quiet football player to being a big
contributor under Weis' offense.
"It definitely humbles you, McCay said." It makes you more hungry when you get on the field. I'm just trying to compete."
On Monday, the players will visit doctors and trainers to check up on injuries. Later in the week, the players will watch the spring game and receive offseason evaluations from the coaching staff. The players will have meetings with their
position coaches on Wednesday and Thursday.
The players will soon begin summer conditioning. The team will report for fall camp in August to prepare for its season opener at home against the University of South Dakota on Sept. 7.
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Edited by Tara Bryant