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VOLUME 121ISSUE 122
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Despite rivalry many still support Big 12 brethren
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BY SAMANTHA FOSTER
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With the layhawks out of the running for a national title, many KU fans are rooting for the remaining Big 12 teams — even if that means backing purple and white for a while.
Cassidy Egan, a senior from Salina, said she was going to cheer on Kansas State, who advanced to the Elite Eight with a 101-96 double overtime victory over Xavier on Thursday night. While she said cheering for the Wildcats didn't make her any less of a KU fan, she said if Kansas wasn't going to be in the tournament she would support another Kansas team before supporting a team from another state.
"Obviously I'm going to pull for KU before anything else," Egan said. "But if they're not going to be able to be in there, I'm going to have to
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LAWRENCE
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Eric Burkemper, a senior from Oklahoma City, rides his bike down Jayhawk Blvd. The Lawrence Bicycle Advisory Committee applied for a grant to help educate the community about bicycle safety and hope to improve bike lanes in Lawrence.
Committee pushes for safer cycling community
BY MEGAN RUPP editor@kansan.com
During his three years in Lawrence, Eric Burkemper has been struck by a car while riding his bicycle about 10 times. Burkemper has never been seriously injured, but these collisions have become so common to him, he can't count the number of times he's been hit.
"Just the other day a car pulled out in front of me while I was making a legal left hand turn." Burkemper,
a senior from Oklahoma City, said. "Bike lanes in Lawrence drop off in the middle of nowhere, so bikers are forced to ride on the roads. But we're not really accepted by drivers so it can cause awkward or dangerous situations."
The seven members of the Lawrence Bicycle Advisory Committee have heard similar complaints and are working to develop a long-term work plan for change. In February the committee applied for a grant through the city that would pay for a one-day
"Our main goal right now is to inform the city of the necessity of providing connectivity in lacking areas," Erick Struckhoff, county appointee to the Bicycle Advisory Committee, said. "But to do that, we have to get ahead of proposed
workshop to educate members of the Lawrence City Commission on the existing dangers for bicyclists. The advisory committee hopes to hear whether the grant has been approved by next week.
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CAMPUS
University Theatre to show undergraduate productions
BY JENNY TERRELL jterrell@kansan.com
A conversation between Tosin Morohunfola, a senior from Overland Park, and his older brother became the first scene of his play "Bedside."
"I decided to keep talking to him while he was asleep and I started writing down everything I said on my laptop, which I had with me," Morohunfola said. "And that became the first scene of the play."
That conversation took place over spring break two years ago.
Jordan Foote, a senior from Overland Park, left, and J.T. Nagle, a junior from Osawatome, perform during "Bedside," a student-written and produced play. The play, which is part of the University Theatre's undergraduate student series, will play through April 2.
The play, which opened last night, is about the sibling rivalry of two brothers and is produced completely by undergraduate students.
Such a student-produced play is a unique performance at the University Theatre that does not happen every year. Morohunfola said the last time undergraduate student projects were performed was two years ago.
"As a writer you just keep going," Morohunfola said. "You keep pushing and one of these days you will break through the barrier. Being a writer is not about being good, it is about being persistent."
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Undergraduate plays must be proposed to the season selection committee, which determines if they are good enough to be on the schedule. Morohunfola said he proposed a different one-act play two years ago which did not make the cut.
He said the play is unique not
Garrett Kelly, a senior from Tonganoxie, is directing Morohurifola's play. He said he feLT lucky to have been chosen.
"It really cool to see something go from literally scratch, from nothing but blank papers, to the full production." Kelly said.
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UPCOMING UNIVERSITY THEATRE EVENTS
March 26-28 and March 31-April 2: Undergraduate Student Projects "Bedside" and "4.48 Psychosis"
April 23-25 and April 29-May 1: "Anything Goes"
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