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a fight outside
Naismith Hall began
Thor Nystroms
year-long journey into
the depths of the
mental health system
To hell and back
By Thor NysTrom
[email protected]
Editors note: Kansan reporter Thor Nystrom was diagnosed with
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder his senior year of high
school in Minnesota and prescribed the drug Adderall. When he
developed anxiety, a side effect of Adderall, he was prescribed
Paxil. The two drugs, mixed with the beer he consumed as a KU
freshman, led to behavior that culminated in a fight in a Lawrence
parking lot, his arrest and his entry into the mental health system.
Using his own medical records, police records, his own diaries,
interviews with family and his own recollections, he wrote this
account of what he calls his descent into the depths of hell, a
journey with an ending that neither he nor his parents saw com-
ing. This is his graduation story.
Seven and a half months before the day I should have died
I am in the parking lot of Naismith Hall. I am a 19-year-old
freshman. I have just gotten a ride home from the bar, and I am
drunk. I have again ignored the red sticker on my orange bottle
of Paxil warning against drinking alcohol with the medication.
My head throbs, and my thoughts race.
A group of students across the parking lot yell and swear. I
walk over and tell them to shut up. They curse me. I curse back.
I take a swing at the tall one, and I miss wildly. His friend lands a
blow to the left side of my forehead that knocks me to my knees.
I rise and put my hands behind my back and tell them to take
their best shot.
A tall guy with dark hair hits a glancing shot across my jaw,
and I stagger. I scream: HIT ME. HIT ME. They close in.
His friend lands a shot directly into my right eye socket, and
I drop heavily. I stay on the ground. They laugh and they kick.
One lands in my diaphragm. My wind is gone, and it feels like I
am breathing out of a straw. Im drooling blood that pools with
dirt on the concrete near my face.
Soon I hear the sirens. An officer puts me in handcuffs and
drives me to the hospital. Were at the counter, and I am disori-
ented and sad and as drunk as I have ever been. I nod toward his
holstered gun and ask him to kill me.
Shoot me in the head. No one has to know.
The officer puts his hands on my shoulder and looks me in
the eye.
Were going to get you help, OK?
Im transported to Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center in
Topeka via squad car in the early morning hours of October 10,
2003.
I meet with the psychiatrist on a Sunday morning. We are
alone in a sparsely decorated room. I take the empty chair across
the table from him.
Why did you ask the police officer to kill you?
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Veteran accepts
award on behalf
of Sen. Bob Dole
campus
The University of Kansas televi-
sion station, KUJH, won five first-place
awards from the Kansas Association of
Broadcasters this year. Kansas won the
best station, even though it didnt win the
most awards overall. Students discuss the
difficulties and inspiration behind their
award-winning stories.
Army Sergeant Matt Lammers, an Iraq
War veteran from Olathe accepted an
award on behalf of Senator Bob Dole. The
award was presented by the Department
of Special Education as a part of its 50th
anniversary celebrations. Dole was unable
to attend because of scheduling conflicts.
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KUJH wins
broadcast
awards
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Want to know what people
are talking about? Heres a list
of the weekends fve most
e-mailed stories:
1. A question of identity
2. Kansas player visits
Ethiopia
3. Simmermon: Its a bad
day when you have to buy
mace
4. Collection shows Kansas
culture
5. Student stars in Sunsilk
commercial
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of identity, was missing a
byline. It was written by Darla
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[email protected].
odd news
Couple plead guilty
after wedding brawl
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. A
New York bride and groom ar-
rested at their wedding recep-
tion after the bride trashed a set
of conga drums in a spat with
the band have pleaded guilty to
disorderly conduct.
The bride was also accused
of breaking a speaker in a
dispute over the music at the
April 5 reception. Fabiana Reyes
has been sentenced in Village
Court to the six days she already
spent in jail. The 41-year-old
also paid the band $1,500 for
the damage.
Her 42-year-old husband
and their 21-year-old daughter
were accused of interfering
with Reyes arrest. Elmo and
Helen Fernandez pleaded guilty
Thursday. Police used stun guns
on both during the fracas.
Pipe smokers pleas
extinguished by new law
ST. CHARLES, Ill. There will
be no indoor smoking at a large
convention for pipe smokers in
Illinois.
A new Illinois law bans
smoking in public places. Thats
taken some of the steam out
of this weekends Chicagoland
International Pipe & Tobacciana
Show in St. Charles.
The event draws 4,000 pipe
collectors from more than 60
countries. Organizers tried to
get around the new law by
arguing their gathering was a
private club meeting. Police and
health ofcials said no.
Instead, a large smoking tent
has been set up 15 feet away
from the Pheasant Run conven-
tion center.
Horse fnds way home
after tossing rider
NEW YORK Police say a
patrol horse found his own way
back through Manhattan streets
to his stable after throwing his
rider.
The ofcer was treated for
minor injuries after trafc noise
spooked Aldo on Friday. The
8-year-old took of about eight
blocks to the stable.
New York police spokesman
Paul Browne says the horse
knows his turf.
Associated Press
Furry fanatic
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A dog wearing Boca Juniors soccer teamcolors sits outside La Bombonera stadiumbefore an Argentine frst league soccer match with River Plate in Buenos Aires, Sunday.
odd news
Man petitions for holier-
than-thou name change
ZION, Ill. Steve Kreuscher
wants a judge to allow him to le-
gally change his name. He wants
to be known as In God We Trust.
Kreuscher (CROY-shir) says
the new name would symbolize
the help God gave him through
tough times.
The 57-year-old man also told
the (Arlington Heights) Daily
Herald hes worried that atheists
may succeed in removing the
phrase In God We Trust from U.S.
currency.
The school bus driver and
amateur artist in the northern
Chicago suburb says he has fled
a petition to change his name in
Lake County Circuit Court.
Associated Press
news 3A Monday, May 5, 2008
By Jessica Wicks
[email protected]
The University of Kansas television
station, KUJH, won five first-place
awards from the Kansas Association
of Broadcasters this year.
It received awards for best com-
plete newscast, station Web site and
three enterprise news packages.
Dick Nelson, station manager, said
that compared with previous years,
the station did rather poorly. He said
this was the least amount of awards
that he remembered the station get-
ting.
Our individual winners may
deserve more than the usual credit,
Nelson said.
Sam Knowlton, Lawrence senior,
who won first place for his enterprise
story on biodiesel, credited Nelson
and Rick Musser, journalism profes-
sor, for providing guidance along the
way.
It was a collaborative product,
Knowlton said. They are committed
to doing the best they can to help turn
out the best product.
He said the hardest part was hav-
ing to reschedule.
That was kind of tedious, but
it really wasnt a difficult story,
Knowlton said. I tend to want to
do my best at stuff like that. I was
not doing it for KAB, I was doing it
for us.
Alex Wiebel, Allen, Texas senior,
who put together the Web portion of
the video, said it took a lot of polish-
ing to make it worthy to submit, but
he was proud of how it turned out.
He said what he was learning in
the School of Journalism had helped
him with his skills in new media as
it evolved.
It feels pretty good, Wiebel said.
It is a good way to end my career
at KU.
Wiebel also won a KAB award for
radio his freshman year.
Heather Brummitt, alum, first-
place winner of the complete news
feature, said it was just the daily rou-
tine of excellence in the school that
led to the awards.
It was the repetition of having to
go out every week and find a story,
Brummitt said. Striving for some-
thing unique and different and going
off campus to find story ideas.
She said that she did the video
that won near the end of the semester
when they kept cancelling classes.
That made it difficult for her, but
things fell into place, she said.
Its an honor to have someone
else recognize and compliment your
work.
The University won first-place
awards in nearly a third of the cat-
egories. Although Pittsburg State
University had the most awards over-
all, Kansas still won best station.
EditedbyJessicaSain-Baird
2008 KU winners of KAB awards
Undergraduate television
Complete Newscast, First Place:
KUJH-TV News, May 10, 2007,
Producer: Tracy Perlman
Station Web Site, First Place:
tv.ku.edu, KUJH-TV staf
Enterprise News Package, First
Place (tie): Biodiesel, Sam
Knowlton, Stephen Peteritas, Jyl
Unruh, Alex Wiebel
Complete News Feature: Honor-
able Mention, Lady Bugs, Lisa
Allen
Graduate television
Enterprise News Package, First
Place: Library Porn, Uyanga
Bazaa
Complete News Feature, First
Place: Animal Therapy, Heather
Brummitt
Complete News Feature, Sec-
ond Place: German Contest,
Christopher Brott
TELEVISION
KUJH, students win awards
By aNDReW WieBe
[email protected]
Today thousands of Americans
will celebrate Cinco de Mayo with
Mexican food and drinks, such as
Coronas, margaritas and enchila-
das. What they may not know is
that Cinco de Mayo didnt even
originate in Mexico.
According to a paper published
by the UCLA Center for the Study
of Latino Health and Culture in
2007, Cinco de Mayo was first cel-
ebrated in California in 1863, one
year after Mexican troops defeated
the invading French at the Battle
of Puebla. Cinco de Mayo isnt
even a federal holiday in Mexico.
Banks and government offices
remain open, and the holiday is
widely only celebrated near the
site of the battle in Puebla. Charles
Stansifer, professor emeritus of
history, taught Mexican history at
the University of Kansas for about
20 years. He said Cinco de Mayo
received more attention in the
United States because celebrations,
parades and events were wide-
spread unlike in Mexico.
Stansifer said the holiday wasnt
necessarily focused on Mexican
nationalism in the U.S., but that
it represented a day to celebrate
Mexican heritage and culture in
the U.S. He said although most
celebrations in Mexico centered on
the Mexican Independence Day of
September 16, the Battle of Puebla
was just as significant, if not more
so, during the fight for indepen-
dence.
If you
compare the
two events,
Cinco de
Mayo marked
a greater step
toward what
I would call
national inde-
pendence and
pride in being
Me x i c a n ,
Stansifer said.
Although the Hispanic
American Leadership Organization
has sponsored Cinco de Mayo cel-
ebrations on campus in the past,
David Gonzalez, Inglewood, Cali.,
junior, and HALO president, said
the group didnt have any large-
scale plans this year.
Members will be in front of
Smith Hall this morning from 8
to 10 selling breakfast burritos
to raise funds for the organiza-
tion. Gonzalez said although the
day was intended to commemo-
rate a turning point in the battle
for Mexican independence, many
people used the day as an excuse
to party, something that hasnt
escaped the attention of companies
across the country.
I think its just a way for big
companies to make money,
Gonzalez said.
Not to
be left out,
L a w r e n c e
businesses are
poised to reap
the rewards of
todays festivi-
ties. Bars, res-
taurants and
liquor stores
are all prepar-
ing for addi-
tional business
as customers look to celebrate with
Mexican beer, tequila and food.
Rick Pinne, weekend manager
at Cork & Barrel Wine & Spirits,
2000 W 23rd St., said the store
expected an increase in sales of
Mexican beers such as Corona,
Dos Equis and Tecate and tequila
today as people prepare their own
festivities.
Clerks at Rays Liquor
Warehouse, 1215 W 6th St., said
sales in Mexican beer and tequila
had already climbed above their
average sales on Sunday, and the
store expected even more sales
today.
Edited by Matt Hirschfeld
cELEbraTION
Mexican roots of holiday get lost in U.S. celebration
southeast asia
Cyclone kills more than
350 people in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar A pow-
erful cyclone killed more than 350
people and destroyed thousands
of homes, state-run media said
Sunday. Some dissident groups
worried that the military junta
running Myanmar would be reluc-
tant to ask for international help.
Tropical Cyclone Nargis hit at
a delicate time for the junta, less
than a week ahead of a crucial
referendum on a new constitu-
tion. Should the junta be seen as
failing disaster victims, voters who
already blame the regime for ruin-
ing the economy and squashing
democracy could take out their
frustrations at the ballot box.
Some in Yangon complained
the 400,000-strong military was
doing little to help victims after
Saturdays storm.
Where are all those uniformed
people who are always ready
to beat civilians? said a trishaw
driver who refused to be identi-
fed for fear of retribution. They
should come out in full force
and help clean up the areas and
restore electricity.
Myanmar, also known as Bur-
ma, has been under military rule
since 1962. Its government has
been widely criticized for human
rights abuses and suppression of
pro-democracy parties such as
the one led by Nobel Peace Prize
laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who
has been under house arrest for
almost 12 of the past 18 years.
Last September, at least 31
people were killed and thou-
sands more were detained when
the military cracked down on
peaceful protests led by Buddhist
monks and democracy advocates.
The Forum for Democracy
in Burma and other dissident
groups outside of Myanmar
urged the military junta Sunday
to allow aid groups to operate
freely in the wake of the cyclone
something it has been reluc-
tant to do in the past.
It would be difcult for other
countries to help unless they re-
ceived a request from Myanmars
military rulers.
International expertise in
dealing with natural disasters is
urgently required. The military
regime is ill-prepared to deal with
the aftermath of the cyclone, said
Naing Aung, secretary general of
the Thailand-based forum.
At least 351 people were killed,
including 162 who lived on Haing
Gyi island of the countrys south-
west coast, military-run Myaddy
television station reported. Many
of the others died in the low-lying
Irrawaddy delta.
Associated Press
I think its just a way for big
companies to make money.
DAVID GONZALEZ
Hispanic American Leadership
Organization president
Cinco de Mayo: under the infuence
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My mind was kind of racing.
I guess it is just what I felt at the
time. It was like a voice inside my
head was telling me to say that.
Telling me I should die; that I
deserved to die; that I should hurt
myself.
Did you want to die?
At that moment, yes.
What about right now?
No.
You mentioned voices. Do you
often hear voices in your head tell-
ing you to do stuff?
Its hard to explain. I feel like I
have two tracks of thought. Like,
you know how you see people with
an angel and a devil on their shoul-
der in movies?
So one of the voices sounds like
the devil?
I guess in a matter of speak-
ing, yes.
The young doctors brow is fur-
rowed as he scribbles notes.
What youare describingsounds
to me like schizophrenia. Have you
heard of it?
Nod.
The auditory hallucinations
you have been experiencing are
symptoms of schizophrenia. This
may have changed your sense of
reality, and it explains the delusions
and suspiciousness. You have a
chemical imbalance in your brain,
and I can prescribe you medication
that will make you better.
There isnt much time to discuss
the diagnosis. This on-call psy-
chiatrist had other patients to see.
He rises and shakes my hand. Ive
given him the right answers to get
me discharged.
I had no way of knowing then
that this doctors diagnosis would
start a year-long journey into the
mental health system and the
depths of hell. It would feature
seven different diagnoses, 13 dif-
ferent mind-altering drugs, more
than a dozen psychiatrists and psy-
chologists, hundreds of hours of
therapy, drug overdoses, self-muti-
lation, a suicide attempt, a weight
gain of 140 pounds and being com-
mitted by the state of Minnesota
for four months into three separate
mental institutions.
It will end with one last-ditch
attempt at a self-imposed cure.
* * * * *
I return to my roomin Naismith
Sunday eveningwith a blackeye and
a handful of prescription bottles.
With the drugs coursing through
my body the rest of the semester,
I am sluggish and lazy. My mind is
cloudy and my thoughts come in
fragments. I am profoundly sad. I
brood when I have the dorm room
to myself and I cry. The anxiety
that caused me to be put on Paxil
just before I left for college is a
distant memory. Now I cant stand
being awake, which is a jail inside
cloudy and hateful thoughts.
I become despondent over the
failure of the new medication. I
begin to drink more. Sometimes
when my roommate leaves, I turn
off the lights, flick on the TV with-
out the volume, sit on the futon
and drink beer by myself in the
dim gray light.
I go home for Thanksgiving. I
am miserable. I am withdrawn and
depressed. I dont want to interact
with my family. They act like every-
thing is fine, but Im different, and
we all know it. My mom notices
that I am constantly twitching. My
legs and arms sporadically spasm.
My head twitches to each side. My
face is expressionless, but I am in a
constant state of agitation. Although
I often feel tired, I am at the same
time restless, and I lie awake in bed
staring at the ceiling until exhaus-
tion finally takes me away.
When my mom takes me back
to the airport to return to school, I
can only talk about Her. I shouldnt
have broken up with Her. I should
get back with Her. I cant stop
thinking about Her. The negative
thoughts have found an unlikely
resting place, a former girlfriend.
It is the last time I remember true
happiness, and I latch onto it.
I finish the semester and move
back in with my family in Baxter,
Minn. My friends are away at col-
lege, and I have no one to hang out
with. I sleep 15 hours a day, but I
have stopped dreaming; I havent
had one in months. I tack a beach
towel over my window to block
sunlight entering my bedroom.
I have difficulty keeping grasp
of my thoughts-my mind is in a
perpetual haze. I sign up for classes
at the local community college, but
I have lost my capacity to think
creatively. I hire a friend to write
the assigned papers for me; it helps
me pass the course.
I dont work out. I inhale junk
food, and my medication lives up
to its warning label by slowing my
metabolism. Im growing fat. I go
outside only when I have to. I hole
up in the base-
ment. I dont
care about my
appearance. I
dont brush my
teeth, shower or
wear deodorant.
I stink.
In March,
Bryce, my best
friend, visits
and drives me
15 miles to a
cabin party. I
drink until I vomit in the snow.
I rinse out my mouth and start
drinking again.
I ask Bryce to drive me home.
He laughs as he talks. I think he is
making fun of me.
I throw punches before I know
what I am doing. He hides behind
his arms to block the onslaught. I
dont stop until I ampulled off him
by three guys. I am laughing.
I lose many friends that night.
At home, I take out the sleeping
pills. Half the bottle is left, and I
swallow themall. I tell my 18-year-
old sister, Quinn, what I have done,
and she tells my mom, who helps
me to the bathroom. I vomit for the
second time that night, heaving out
the small white pills. They float in
the toilet bowl.
The next day, I call Bryce. He
refuses my apology. I dont blame
him. I hate me, too.
I become increasingly testy and
combative around the house. One
day, my 12-year-old brother, Will,
wont clean up after the dog, and I
push him into the wall. Sometimes
I ignore my stay-at-home mom
and pharmacist father. Other times
I yell and argue.
I have more free time than I
have ever had. I have no job, and I
dont do my schoolwork. The time I
spend awake I think about the past.
I think of Her. Obsessively. Blonde
and smiling. She is still in town,
a year younger than me, going to
high school. I want Her to save
me. I call Her. Shes dating some-
one else, and
she doesnt
want to talk.
It infuriates
me. I become
enraged when
she hangs up.
I throw my
phone and
smash my fist
into the wall.
I have lost
faith in the
therapy, which
I suffer through twice weekly.
They remain convinced that I have
schizophrenia. I am convinced. I
say I have many voices in my head,
including Satans. I descend further
into darkness when they increase
the doses of my medication. I no
longer remember the person I was
just six months ago, going off to
Kansas. I am a miserable schizo-
phrenic, and I am convinced I do
not deserve to live.
Every night I pray: God, take
me tonight.
I will find out later that one side
effect of the Geodon Imnow taking
is depression, suicidal thoughts.
In the not-yet-developed mind of
a teenager, especially one who has
become an abuser of alcohol, these
side effects are exacerbated.
One day my psychiatrist changes
the diagnoses. Now I have Bipolar
Disorder. I am put on Risperdal
and the antidepressant Prozac. I
will find out later that Prozac has
a warning stating: Before using
this medication tell your doctor
or pharmacist of any prescription
drug (such as Risperdal) that is
specially removed from your body
by certain liver enzymes. The psy-
chiatrist doesnt heed this warning.
There is only so much the liver can
handle, and the excess goes back
into the bloodstream, effectively
multiplying the stated dose. I am
also on Trazodone, an antidepres-
sant used to induce sleep.
I dont understand the clinical
jargon, but I take every medica-
tion they prescribe and go to every
therapy session they require. How
could I not? As the son of a phar-
macist, it is only natural to accept
the diagnosis of medical profes-
sionals and believe the prescribed
medications will make me better.
My behavior becomes increas-
ingly irrational. I start shoplifting.
It gives me a much-needed thrill.
I steal sports trading cards from
Target and Wal-Mart. One day, at
a Target in St. Cloud, I carry two
boxes past the security guard into
the bathroom. I lock a stall and put
the seat down. I open the packages
and drop the cards onto the floor.
The security guard comes in,
and the cops are called. I amarrest-
ed.
* * * * *
Late May arrives, the night of
my sisters high school graduation
and just when I should be finishing
up my freshman year at KU. I tell
my momgoodnight, but not good-
bye. She will tell me later through
tears that this hurt her deeply.
As she walks down the hall-
way to her bedroom, she has no
idea that her oldest son is about
to ingest 10 times the maximum
recommended dose of prescription
sleeping pills. She has no idea that
he decided earlier in the evening
that things would never get better.
She has no idea that a suicide note
has been typed onto a downstairs
laptop. It begins and ends Im
sorry.
I walk to the garage and place
the rags in the exhaust pipe of the
Jeep. I seal it with layers of duct
tape.
I start the Jeep then walk back
around to check that the tape has
held.
I climb into the back, curl into
a ball on the leather seat and pull
the hood of my sweatshirt over
my head.
I lie alone on the cool grey
leather in the dark garage. I shut
my eyes tightly. I concentrate on
my slowing heart beat. thump..
thump. thump.thump.
I am content. Ive made a deci-
sion for myself, and I find it hard
not to respect that.
Quinn, my sister, finds me in
the garage at 5:15 a.m., groggy but
alive, the car still running. The
high school held a Grad Blast for
all seniors, and they were released
at five. Sometime during the night
the tape broke. The rags dislodged.
Quinn remains convinced that
her presence in the garage that
morning was a miracle from God.
* * * * *
An emergency session is sched-
uled with the psychiatrist. It takes
an odd twist when she turns on
my parents. She is outraged they
didnt call an ambulance and have
me hospitalized. She threatens to
report them to social services if it
happens again. She offers me two
choices: be hospitalized or attend
an out-patient programfor depres-
sion at a hospital in St. Cloud,
four days a week. She insists on
an extensive neuropsychological
evaluation.
The neuropsychological testing
also takes place in St. Cloud. I am
administered an extensive two-day
battery of tests. They give me a
questionnaire. It has hundreds of
yes/no questions. I resent it, but I
am honest.
I am depressed.
Yes.
I blame my problems on others.
No.
I hate myself.
Yes.
I think others are out to get me.
No.
I have frequent suicidal ide-
ations.
Yes.
I feel like I am alone.
Yes.
After I am done, the middle-
aged doctor talks to me. He speaks
very slowly. I show himthe cuts on
my wrist. I show him the scab on
my left hand from where I recently
put out a lit cigarette. I tell him I
am returning to the University of
Kansas in the fall.
The doctor shares his results with
my parents and me one week later.
Thor will look very much like a
social introvert, have high levels of
anxiety, and probably has a social
anxiety or social phobia. His scores
on the MCMI-III would strongly
suggest a borderline personal-
ity disorder with tendencies to be
dependent, avoidant, depressed
and self-centered.
I am smirking. I won the Class
Clown award in high school.
I recommend that Thor not
return to a highly competitive
university, which will overwhelm
him emotionally and subsequently
affect his ability to function cog-
nitively. He will tend to lose touch
with reality when placed under
periods of stress. My results show
that Thors academic skills were
generally average, but he has a
slowed processing speed.
Now I am livid.
My mom looks puzzled. I was
editor of my high school newspa-
per, always had respectable grades
and did well on the ACT.
Assume that your mind is like a
meat grinder, the doctor says. For
Thor, it does grind, but it comes
out a little slower. The way he pro-
cesses information is just slower.
The rage builds up in me. I ball
my hands into fists. My face is red.
My heart is pounding, and I can
hear it.
I stand and snarl, Youre
wrong. Im out the door, and it
slams behind me.
* * *
Three weeks
later, on a
bright sunny
day in early July,
we have a fam-
ily session with
the psychiatrist.
On this day,
like most, I am
agitated. I dont
want to be here.
Thor, if you have suicid-
al thoughts, will you alert your
father? she asks.
I stare at her and dont respond.
If you have suicidal thoughts,
will you tell your father?
No.
Then I have no choice; you
must be hospitalized.
Like hell I do, I think, as I run
from the room and then the build-
ing. It is the last act of freedom I
will have for four months.
My dad catches me down the
road. He urges me to go back, but I
refuse. As we talk, a squad car pulls
up beside us, and two armed offi-
cers jump out. One grabs my arm
and puts me in the back of the car.
I see my mom staring at me as we
drive past the psychiatrists office.
Because there are no beds avail-
able in Brainerd, the town next to
my hometown, I am transported
via a police van to St. Cloud.
I am put in a white, tiled room
with two beds. The beds have metal
bars on the side. I refuse to talk to
anyone that day. All doors going
out are locked.
When momcomes the next day,
I dont acknowledge her presence.
We sit in silence.
Im leaving, she says and
stands.
Then I start talking, but I am
still seething. Im furious at the
psychiatrist, furious at my parents.
On day three, I get a room-
mate. Jonathan is in his 30s and
has spent time in prison. He holds
eye contact incessantly. He has a
look in his eye I have never seen
before; I will come to know it is the
look a man gets when he no longer
has any connection with reality.
Jonathan occupies his own world,
stars in his own daily movie. He
scares me.
Do you smoke? he asks. Eye
contact.
I look away. Some.
Eye contact. I have something
to show you.
OK.
He breaks eye contact to pull a
cigarette from his pocket.
Snuck it in. In my armpit. They
never look there.
Gotcha.
He produces a paper clip and a
foil gum wrapper.
Come here. He is at the electri-
cal outlet between the beds.
He hands me the cigarette.
Now just hold this until I say
so.
He jams the paper clip into the
outlet and jerks it around. I cant
believe what I am seeing. He has a
spark. The foil wrapper smolders
with embers on one side.
Cigarette, he says hurriedly.
I hand it to him. To my amaze-
ment, he gets it lit. He offers me a
puff, but I decline. He hasnt taken
four or five puffs before we hear
footsteps. Jonathan puts the ciga-
rette out on his tongue. It sizzles.
He rushes to the closet and puts
the butt beneath a stack of shirts.
Two attendants walk in. They pull
Jonathan from the room.
When it is time for bed an hour
later, I cant fall asleep. Jonathan is
in the bed next to me, and I cant
bear the thought of closing my
eyes. He falls asleep as I lie in the
darkness. His snores are throaty
and loud. I grab my pillow and
blanket and head to the front desk.
I cant sleep in there. He snores.
The attendant tells me I can
sleep in the seclusion room. It is
just like the moviesa white pad-
ded room.
Thisll be fine.
* * * * *
After a week, a bed opens up
in Brainerd, and I am transferred
back. The dozen low-slung brick
buildings strewn across green
manicured lawns were built in the
l960s; a self-contained city for the
damaged. The thousands of resi-
dents, insane, addicted, indigent
and retarded, have moved to small-
er group homes. The state had
decided that institutionalization
was not the best formof treatment.
Just a few buildings are still open.
The mentally ill in Building No. 6
are among the last residents in this
ghost town that would shut down
completely soon after my release.
I join them in the middle of July
when the grass is just beginning
to brown.
Although I insist to the hospi-
tal psychiatrist
that I have no
suicidal ideas,
he puts me
in the suicide
watch unit.
They take my
shoelaces and
belt. I wear
slippers, a T-
shirt and flan-
nel pants.
The bathroom stays locked, and
I must ask for permission to go.
Once inside, the attendant waits
outside the door. Suicide watch
patients must be observed taking
a shower. I have no intention of
letting a stranger see my naked
body, anyway, because I have
gained almost 100 pounds in a
year. Fat hangs over my waist band.
My torso is streaked with stretch
marks.
We have no planned activities.
We read old magazines and fight
for control of the TV all day. After
a week, I graduate to the next unit
on the other side of the building.
The bathrooms are not locked, and
I am grateful.
I can also receive visitors. My
family is diligent. I receive multiple
visitors a day. Mom, Dad, Quinn,
Will, aunts, uncles, grandparents
from both sides. The few friends
who have stuck with me come, too.
This is a major inconvenience for
the staff, because they must check
each one in and out after locking
up keys and wallets. Their ideal
resident is utterly alone and under
complete control.
For the first week, I refuse to
go the mandatory group therapy
session. Instead I read books in my
bed. My routine: wake up, break-
fast, take pills, return to bed and
read, lunch, read in bed, dinner,
read, watch TV, meds, bed. Repeat.
One day I read One Flew over
the Cuckoos Nest. It gives me an
amusing perspective on my situ-
ation. I begin referring to a con-
descending and tyrannical staffer
who wears too much eyeliner as
Nurse Ratched. I meet a giant
Native American with a long pony-
tail who has frequent seizures and
anger problems. I call himChief to
everyone but not to his face. I am
told to get out of bed and attend
groups or my visitor privileges will
be revoked. From then on, I just
carry the books with me.
Unlike my three previous stops,
I make an attempt to get to know
people. My roommate, Paul, is col-
lege-aged. He is nice, but he always
talks about the evils of sex and says
he has too much respect to do it.
He talks in his sleep, but he doesnt
snore.
Archie is in his mid-20s. I like
him until one day in the com-
mon room he is sitting next to me
and shouts: Imgonna fucking kill
myself, man! I CANT TAKE THIS
SHIT ANYMORE. I dont want to
live anymore. His eyes roll back in
his head, and he shouts words that
are not words. One staffer runs to
the med room and returns with a
syringe while another locks Archie
in a bear hug. When they inject
him in the arm, the words taper
off, his eyelids droop, and his body
goes limp.
I enjoy talking to an older
woman. She has white hair and
wears cardigan sweaters. I call her
Grandma. She is delusional and
talks down to everyone. She fre-
quently tells a story about how
she once got offered $100 for sex
from a black man but declined.
Whenever a new person is admit-
ted, I tell her to go tell them the
story, and she does. She frequent-
ly states, This place is evil, and
This place makes you sicker than
you are. I dont disagree.
Sheena is a 19-year-old meth
and coke addict. Her fianc is in
prison. She cheats on him often
and brags about it. She says her
mom hired the neighbor to tape
her having sex in the family truck.
After it was done, Sheena beat her
mommas ass. She says she will
have sex with me for $800.
How could I possibly get that
kind of money, Sheena?
Your parents.
I say Ill think about it, but I
dont.
With the closing of the facility
now planned and the job elimina-
tions that followed, it was clear the
staff had one foot out the door. We
were supervised, and so long as we
didnt act up, we were ignored. If
we caused a problem, they con-
fined us and took privileges.
While I see other patients
allowed to go outside, inside a
fenced area, I am never on the list.
I spend six consecutive weeks in
the dark, tiled, sterile, flickering
fluorescent-lit building before my
mom complains.
He could have gone outside,
but he never requested it, shes
told. This is a lie.
I am rebellious. I mouth off to
staffers, especially Nurse Ratched.
I dont clean my portion of the
room. I leave books, magazines
and newspapers on the floor. I
get into confrontations with fellow
patients. One night, I instigate a
confrontation with David, a homo-
phobic patient in his 40s, after he
angers me. I use Grandma as my
go-between to send messages to
him about how we should kiss
and make up. Then I wink at him.
David is on his feet ready to whip
my ass when staffers are upon us
and send us to our rooms.
The next day, Im called to a
meeting with the psychologist.
I cant remember in my history
a patient who managed to alienate
an entire unit. You do know what I
amtalking about, correct? Is some-
thing the matter?
No, I feel fine.
I have just gotten done talking
to a group of about, oh, 15 patients
outside, all of whom have serious
qualms with your behavior.
I cant imagine about what.
Well to name a few, I was told
you have been antagonizing several
patients, almost instigated fisticuffs
last evening, inappropriately call
one patient Grandma, whipped a
patient with your towel, snuck a cell
phone with a camera onto the unit,
and have made several lewd com-
ments to the staff. Mr. Nystrom, is
this how you act at home?
I stop acting up when Im told
that good behavior will allow me
to receive night passes. My mom
picks me up on my birthday, Aug.
28. As we drive into town, she
says I am acting like an alien from
another planet. I see a McDonalds.
We could pull over and eat if we
wanted. There is a movie store.
We could pick out a movie if we
wanted. We are in a car, and we
could drive anywhere. The idea
of freedom is much better than
the cake and presents I will soon
receive. But those are good, too.
* * * * *
While in therapy, the psychia-
trist changes my diagnosis. I am
so used to this that I dont even
pay attention to the new illness.
This doctor says I dont have
schizophrenia or Schizoeffective
Disorder, or Bipolar Disorder or
any other psychotic illness. Now
I have Borderline Personality
Disorder, an emotional dysregula-
tion featuring extreme sensitivity
and a short fuse.
The doctor says most people
with BPD were abused. Were you
abused?
I already told you. No.
The doctor says the diagnosis is
unusual for a young man and calls
me unique. By way of explanation,
he tells me I have built an invali-
dated environment where I have
not learned to care for myself emo-
tionally. Then he drones on about
my emotions.
OK.
He is mildly surprised that I
have no interest in his pontifica-
tions on my illness and his percep-
tions on my life. Im done humor-
ing these people. I want to go back
to my room and read.
A few days later, I have a court
date for a commitment hearing.
They give me an attorney. I tell
him Ill do the talking. Inside the
courtroom, in the basement of a
campus building, I tell the judge: I
understand I was put here because
people thought I was a danger to
myself. I dont dispute this. But
I am no longer. Id really like to
get on with my life. I dont see
how anyone is served by me being
locked up out here.
The judge tells me I have articu-
lated myself better than any patient
in his history of coming to the insti-
tution. He commits me anyway,
citing the strong recommendations
to do so from my psychiatrists.
They send me to the Regional
Treatment Center in Willmar,
Minn. They treat BPD with
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or
DBT.
When I first get to Willmar, I
hate it. The campus looks much
like Brainerds, with brick build-
ings, tiled floors and fluorescent
lights. My unit, for those diagnosed
with BPD, is full of middle-aged
women. They are all emotionally
fragile and can be easily set off. I
try to be nice and not cause prob-
lems, because when they get upset,
they burst into tears and talk about
their sad lives. For the first week
I rebel and refuse to go to group
while requesting a transfer back to
Brainerd.
In the second week, they tell
me if I complete the eight-week
program, I can leave. They say they
cannot force me to go to groups,
but when I do, the clock will start
ticking. This is all I need to hear.
Willmar has structure. We are
required to go to DBT groups.
The leaders in group speak of
Interpersonal Effectiveness
and Emotional Regulation and
using our Wise Mind. Some of
it is bunk, some makes sense. The
group leaders seem to care about
us, the older women and me. I
amno longer taking anti-psychotic
meds, and they have lowered the
doses of my anti-depression pills. I
start to feel better. The fog is lifting
from my brain, and I think more
clearly.
They allow me a cell phone
and an iPod. They give me free
time to play PlayStation. They give
me weekend passes to go home.
We have nightly group outings to
McDonalds or Burger King. I savor
being out.
The patients are starkly different
from my previous stops. Everyone
is friendly. No one yells or has sei-
zures or talks about killing them-
selves or has vacant looks in their
eyes. Many come fromabuse and do
not open up, but they still want to
talk. Because
I am the
anomaly, the
20-year-old
male who
talks quickly
and doesnt
get eas-
ily offended,
some gravi-
tate to me. I
enjoy their presence. They know
I am a sports fanatic, and they let
me have control of the TV when
the World Series starts in October,
even though they hate baseball.
The weeks go by much quicker
than in Brainerd. They release me
in early November. I walk hurried-
ly from the building to the car and
lock the doors once inside. I am
afraid they will call me back in.
* * * * *
Upon returning home, I inform
my parents I will be returning to
Kansas. They call it a terrible, ter-
rible decision. I have enrolled in
spring classes at Johnson County
Community College, and I have
agreed to sublease a place from a
student in Lawrence. They attempt
to talk me out of it.
This is what Ive decided to
do, I say. There is a conviction in
my voice that I havent felt in more
than a year.
They agree to support me finan-
cially only if I continue taking my
medications and seeing a therapist.
I agree.
I leave for Kansas at the end of
December. A few days after I arrive,
I amsitting in my bedroom. It is the
newyear. I amlooking at the orange
containers that hold my antidepres-
sants and ADHD pills. I pick them
up and throw themin the garbage.
I am done with pills. Done with
crutches. Done with other people
telling me how to live my life.
Done with psychiatrists telling me
about chemical imbalances in my
brain. Fuck them. Fuck them all. I
have been warned about the fatal
consequences of abruptly stopping
the medication. But I am no lon-
ger willing to live by Their rules
and under the influence of Their
medication and Their ideas. This is
Freedom. Sweet Freedom.
I call my dad the pharmacist
the next day. I tell him I am done
with the pills. He tries to talk me
out of it.
Im done with them. My voice
is strong, and my resolve is abso-
lute.
If you feel that strongly about
it, we have to support you, he says.
As a pharmacist though, I amhesi-
tant. I think it is a big mistake.
I understand.
Youre going to need a refill of
your Adderall, he says. It is my
ADHD medication.
Im done with them, I repeat.
Thor, you have to at least be
on that. Youve been on it for five
years.
Dad, Im done with the pills.
All of them. End of discussion.
He is taken off guard. But he
sees a son who is finally taking
back control.
The clouds lift
in the next few
weeks. I see the
sun. I have friends
again. I am smil-
ing. Smiling.
I see the psy-
chiatrist in late
January. I tell him
I am great. I tell
him I am done
with the pills. I threw them out.
I grin.
I would not suggest that, he
says. But whatever you are doing
is obviously working.
I am intoxicated with free-
dom. Sometimes I drive around
Lawrence when I dont have any-
where to be. Sometimes I decide to
skip class. Sometimes I do home-
work. Sometimes I play poker.
Sometimes I go out. Sometimes I
stay in. Sometimes I go to IHOP at
2:30 in the morning by myself for
pancakes. This practice is not good
for my already obese physique, and
I weigh 330 pounds by the end of
the semester.
I am deeply embarrassed by my
appearance and the fat I gained
during my chemically-induced
ordeal. While I have the freedomto
do whatever I please, I amnot actu-
ally free. People dont pay attention
to my opinion. I am stared at. One
time at IHOP, when I am with
friends, a drunken man throws
a sausage at me and yells, Eat it,
Tubby. Eat it. I seethe. Girls are out
of the question.
On June 1, 2005, I quit some-
thing else cold turkey: carbohy-
drates. I start working out. I will
not stop until I have all of my life
back. In the next year, I lose 100
pounds. I apply to KU again, and
I am accepted. I decide to study
abroad in Costa Rica that summer.
I never learn much Spanish, but
I zip line through the rain forest
and drink Corona and sit with new
friends in the darkness and watch
volcanoes erupt. I see poverty. I
see wealth. I am an American, and
I am free.
When I return to the States and
the University, I restart my diet. I
dont stop until I weigh 180, 150
pounds less than my peak. I go
to the recreation center everyday.
Before exiting my car, I remove
from my wallet the old drivers
license that lists me at 325 pounds. I
study the picture. I walk in driven.
I always leave the rec bone-tired.
As I trudge out, I see Naismith Hall
to my left. I look into the parking
lot and remember a boy bleeding
on the pavement. I can see his hurt.
I feel it in my heart. I want to talk to
him. I want to tell him to chill out,
that it will all get better. Sometimes
I walk to my car and tears come.
Then I remember that if the boy
hadnt asked for death that night,
he would never have been reborn.
He wouldnt have this understand-
ing of life and death and friendship
and courage and loyalty and family.
Sometimes I want to turn around
and walk right back into the gym
and work myself until I collapse.
But I always return home to get
ready for the next dayone step
closer to where I want to be.
I began scribbling L2BA on
school papers, daily planners, cal-
endars and notebooks. I get it laser-
inscribed on the back of my iPod.
It means Lucky to Be Alive. And I
dont want to forget it. I amplaying
with the houses money for the rest
of my life. A man who should be
dead shouldnt have problems tak-
ing chances and forgiving his own
faults. He should be thankful every
day knowing that for whatever rea-
son, he was meant to be here.
I am.
I will graduate on May 18. The
diplomas text will read: Thor
Reabe Nystrom, The University
of Kansas, Major Emphasis in
Journalism, Minor Emphasis in
English. But thats not everything
it will say. That piece of paper will
say: Determination. Resolve. Fight.
Conviction. Purpose. Willpower.
Persistence. Success. Failure.
Happiness. Sadness. Life. Death.
Blood. Sweat. Tears.
A broken man will accept it. He
will look at it and he will whisper
to himself that he doesnt deserve
it; to never, ever think that he does.
But there will be another voice in
his head telling him that he has
never deserved anything more in
his entire life.
Edited by Dianne Smith
NEWS 4A monday, may 5, 2008 NEWS 5A monday, may 5, 2008
Left: Nystromgot a newdrivers license in May 2005. His appearance had changed so much that casino ofcials had rejected his ID.
Above: The picture for Nystroms KUID was taken at the beginning of his freshman year in August 2003, before his weight gain.
Photos contributed by Thor Nystrom
Above: Nystromsits with his brother, Will;
his sister, Quinn; and his father, Bob, during a
spring break trip to Hawaii in 2007. By then he
had given up the meds, lost 150 pounds and
returned to the University of Kansas.
Left: Nystrom, right, poses withWill,
Quinn, his father and his mother, Rachel, for
a family photo in Baxter, Minn., in December
2004. The previous month, Nystromhad
been released fromthe mental institution in
Willmar, Minn., after spending four months in
three diferent mental institutions.
Rachel Anne Seymour/KANSAN
Early on October 10, 2003, Thor Nystrominitated a fght in the Naismith parking lot that would lead to his lengthy struggle through the mental health system. Years later, when Nystromwould walk fromthe recreation center to his car after a workout, he would look at Naismith and remember
NySTROm (continued from 1A)
As the son of a pharmacist, it
is only natural to accept the
diagnosis of medical profession-
als and believe the prescribed
medications will make me
better.

one time at iHoP, when i am
with friends, a drunken man
throws a sausage at me and
yells, eat it, tubby. eat it.

the mentally ill in Building no. 6
are among the last residents in
this ghost town that would shut
down completely soon after my
release.

By DERRIK J. LANG
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES Lindsay
Lohan is not exactly toasting her
latest public appearance.
A mugshot of the 21-year-old
actress, who has been in and out
of rehab after two arrests last year
on drunken driving and cocaine
charges, was prominently featured
Friday in an advertisement attack-
ing legislation for devices that
measure a drivers blood alcohol
level before their vehicle can start.
The full-page black-and-white
ad appeared in USA Today on
Friday and was paid for by the
American Beverage Institute,
a trade group that supports the
interests of the alcohol industry.
The ad reads Ignition interlocks
are a good idea for above Lohans
mug shot from her July 24, 2007
arrest and But a bad idea for us
above smaller photos of people
drinking.
The reason that we used
Lindsay Lohan is because shes
had multiple DUIs that have been
high profile, American Beverage
Institute managing director Sarah
Longwell told The Associated
Press. We needed to create the
distinction for the public what
someone with multiple DUIs
looked like versus a low blood-
alcohol-level first-time offender.
Lawmakers in several states
have passed bills that would require
drunken driving offenders to pay
for and install an ignition interlock
system. Under many such laws, the
interlock requirement extends to
first-time offenders driving while
highly intoxicated or with a
blood alcohol level of 0.15 percent
or higher.
The ad suggested that ignition
interlocks were fine for hard-
core drunk drivers, but suggested
they would bring an end to cham-
pagne toasts at weddings, wine at
dinner and ballgame beers.
USA Today is idiotic to run
such an irresponsible advertise-
ment suggesting that drinking and
driving is some kind of American
tradition we should protect,
Lohans lawyer Blair Berk said in
a statement. Not identifying that
this ad was paid for by the liquor
and restaurant industries is pro-
foundly reckless.
Drunk white businessmen,
drunk housewives out for girls
night out and drunk wedding par-
ties should be kept off the roads
of America, Berk continued.
Lindsay Lohan fully endorses
ignition interlock devices, which
have been well-proven to save
lives.
The American Beverage
Institute stood by its use of Lohans
image.
entertainment 6a MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008
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most challenging.
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CHICKEN STRIP
Charlie Hoogner
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
Great abundance can be yours
if you play by the rules. Do the
job youve taken on, even if its
tough. You can, and youll earn
a ton of respect, as well as a lot
of cash.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 10
You are so cute, you could
charm the paint of the walls.
Ask for what you want and
youre apt to get it. You can
have more than three wishes.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 5
Restraint is still advised. By now
you should be used to it. This is
good. Self-discipline is required
in this phase to achieve success.
In other words, tough it out.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 9
If youre judged by the friends
you keep, youre doing very
well. Your friends are solid, de-
pendable, practical and loving.
They respect and admire you.
Good work.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 5
Provide comfort to a partner
whose dreams dont quite
come true. Looks like theres
still some basic groundwork
that hasnt been done. Ofer
your assistance.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 10
Projects launched now will
succeed enormously. They
wont turn out exactly as
imagined, however. Team
efort is required, so collect an
enthusiastic group.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 5
Youll have the patience now
to get your fnances into order.
Youll be richly rewarded for
your eforts. While youre at
it, organize the household
fnances, too.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
It might be hard to fnd the
right words, but thats not nec-
essary. You and your partner
know what you want to do,
and its time to take action.
Make the commitment.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
Theres plenty of work and the
pays pretty good. Take advan-
tage of this situation. Provide
good service, and lots of it. You
will be generously rewarded.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 10
Compromises youve been
seeking fnally fall into place.
Its almost as if the two of you
have never disagreed. Cel-
ebrate by going to a restaurant
you both like.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 5
Slow and easy does it. You cant
make what you want happen
as quickly as youd like, under
these conditions. You can make
progress, however.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
You wont want to be bothered
by any distractions. But friends
call and loved ones need your
attention. Dont worry, you can
still complete the assignment.
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Bill Self deserving
of his own street?
Tyler Doehring
Local radio station Lazer 105.9 is promoting an online petition intended to rename the
section of 19th Street between Iowa and Lousiana Streets to Bill Self Boulevard.Ac-
cording to the Web site, Bill Self exemplifes a strong leader by exercising high integrity
and consistently putting others before himself. His generosity in giving back to the
community, players, and fans sets a fne example for what we should strive to emulate.
The petition is online at ipetitions.com and currently has 1,138 digital signatures.
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corbAn Goble AnGelique mcnGAuGhton
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jenny hArtz
jAke lermAn
In light of recent events such
as the troubled economy and
the continuing struggle in Iraq,
there has been renewed interest
among the general populous in
politics.
Its a shame that this interest
had not been there all along,
but it is never a bad time to start
having a critical eye on those
running the country and ulti-
mately our everyday lives.
Perhaps the most interest-
ing thing about elections is that
when people are really pressed
to make a decision and actu-
ally go out and vote, incredible
leaders can emerge.
In the past four years, our
country has been run by noth-
ing more than a band of buf-
foons whose only interests lie
in raping the pockets of the
general American citizen.
Unfortunately for them,
though, is that their theft of the
American Dream will actually
come full circle to bite them
in the rear if things are not
changed as soon as possible.
Just this past week, President
Bush said that government sub-
sidies for farmers are luxu-
ries, when subsidies for farm-
ers actually benefit the general
population by ensuring farmers
are not forced to plant profit-
able crops that destroy the food
market for years to come.
When asked by local govern-
ments of border towns what
Bush was going to do about the
strain that illegal immigrants
are putting on the governments
of these towns, Bush responded
by saying that it is not the feder-
al governments responsibility.
The argument for going into
Iraq was that American lives
would be saved as a result, but
more than 4,000 Americans
have been killed in the fighting,
and the whole world is ticked
off at us now.
I have a lot of friends I know
are good people but align them-
selves as Republicans.
The Republican Partys
stance on issues like family val-
ues is incredibly attractive and
even overriding to many people
who would otherwise vote for
Democratic candidates.
But if we continue to prance
around the world like a bully,
injecting ourselves in business
that is not ours, we can expect
a prison-style gang-up with
WMDs instead of shanks being
used against us.
If our government continues
to implement stupid, reverse-
logic domestic policy that
undermines the whole purpose
of our democracy, then we can
be sure our political infrastruc-
ture will collapse like a house
made of cards.
So please now more than
ever put aside petty differ-
ences. We need to think about
the survival of the greatest
nation in the world and all who
encompass it.
When the clock rolls around
to the second Tuesday in
November, make sure you get
up and vote for a candidate
who believes the American
government should be both for
and by the people. Please vote
Democrat.
Love,
America
Ryan Shaffer,
Omaha, Neb. senior
Concerned citizens
should vote Democrat
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Yeah, sure, you can trust the
government. Just ask the Na-
tive Americans.
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You know what? I lied to you
too. I cheated on you many
times when I was abroad.
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The eagle landed. The eagle
symbolized freedom.
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Free For All, tell the blonde
girl who sits next to me in
Spanish 216 that I will call
back.
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I just saw two gay guys kiss.
Oh wait, one was an emo girl.
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Free For All, what am I going
to do in the summer without
you?
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around for your commenting
pleasure in the summer Kansan
and at Kansan.com.
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To the guy who was picking
his nose and almost hit me
with his car: I hope you picked
a good one.
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When you make it into Free
For All, nothing can get you
down.
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I cant wait to get out of the
dorms. Im tired of looking at
ugly guys.
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I need to stop calling Free For
All in bed and get up and do
something.
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Did anyone else smell BS
when Chief Justice John
Roberts said that being a
judge meant putting aside
personal opinions for the sake
of upholding the law?
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Oh, Ill give you an opinion,
Free For All. Whos ready to
make this vulgar again?
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Socks and sandals? Sasha
Kaun, you rock.
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Free For All needs an Italian
dictionary.
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Im wondering if the person
driving the Parking Deptart-
ment truck outside of Watkins
Friday morning gave him or
herself a ticket for not having
money in the parking meter.
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Why are there fve McCollum
buses for every Naismith-Oli-
ver bus? Just because I dont
live on the hill doesnt mean
Im not a person.
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I just saw a white Taurus with
fames on the side. Makes me
think that I could do that to
my Taurus.
Bill Self Boulevard. Sounds
catchy, but Im not sure that the
street name change is a neces-
sary homage to a great coach.
Honestly, I wouldnt care one
way or the other; it would just
be another street I pass by or
drive along.
I acknowledge that Self has
done great things over the past
five years: Big 12 championship
titles, winning seasons, not to
mention that little title he gave
our boys this year: champions!
Self said hed stick around and
as much as we would all like to
believe it, we never know.
When the time is right to
honor Self as one of the greats,
we will have a better suggestion
as to how to do it. Instead of tak-
ing someone elses name off of a
building or renaming a street,
we should honor Self in a way
that only his legacy could be tied
to the unique tribute.
Anyone who has been reading
my columns knows that I havent
minced words about my love for
our national championship-win-
ning basketball team. So when the
question of whether a street bear-
ing Bill Self s name should exist,
another question pops into my
mindis that enough?
Lawrence has been a great name
for this city, but a more deserv-
ing moniker has emerged. Im
open to any kind of variation, but
I suggest Bill Self, Selfsville, or
Championship Peak at Bill Self
Town.
As Ive told many of my peers,
this years cataclysmic, epic, tear-
inducing national champion-
ship was the greatest thing thats
ever happened. Why not com-
memorate that event with a much-
deserved name change of a 150-
year-old city? Why not go larger?
Ive always thought that the name
United States of America has
Never have I felt so proud of a
town or an institution. The only
reservation Ive been wrangling
with is the root of this pride. Its
indescribable to me at this point in
time. I cant imagine how a person
who cares for basketball felt that
night of triumph. I know it will stay
with me long beyond my time here
at the University.
I consider myself lucky for
attending here concurrently with
a championship. We won, though,
not out of luck, but because of the
leadership of Bill Self.
I dont think renaming a street
is the right route to go, but some-
thing needs to be established in
Self s name for future students and
alumn to look up to, walk across or
drive through when they come to
or come back to the University.
There was a time when basket-
ball fans in this town thought as
much of Roy Williams as they now
think of Bill Self. Few feel that way
now. Naming a street after some-
one is something best left until he
or she at least retires.
College athletics is a fickle busi-
ness, and no one can say what the
future holds for Self and KU. He
might spend the rest of his career
here, or he might be successful for
the next few years and leave for
something more challenging and
rewarding, or he might stumble
and be forced out or fired.
Johnny Depp once got a tattoo
that read Winona Forever, but
when his relationship with Winona
Ryder ended, he either had to find
another woman named Winona
to love or get his tattoo changed.
Imagine the limited size of the
coaching pool from which KU
would have to select Self s replace-
ment if he had to be named Bill
Self. Wait until Self retires to name
a street after him. Old people love
that kind of crap, anyway.
Our University is a huge part of
Lawrence, but theres more to this
city than just KU athletics. If we
were to name a street after Bill Self
we would be ignoring the impor-
tance of many of Larry Towns very
own that deserve street sign rec-
ognition as much as our beloved
coach.
One who jumps to mind is
William S. Burroughs, the beat
generation genius behind the books
Naked Lunch and Junkie. He
surely has had great enough impact
on our city as well as the nation to
warrant his own avenue, or at least
a cul-de-sac.
Heat waves off Mass Street
hoards can distort and make us
forget our citys famed children
from ages past; so before immor-
talizing the heroes of today, bear
in mind the great Lawrencians of
yesteryear.
Should we re-name 19th Street
to be Bill Self Boulevard?
Of course!
But why stop there? After all,
he won us a national champion-
ship in basketball, which is, after
all, the real reason why were here
at the University of Kansas, pay-
ing thousands of dollars to ensure
our sports ratings are higher than
our GPAs. In fact, this feat is so
great we should rename the city
of Lawrence to be Billsville or Self
City. No, wait! Why not the world?
Or the universe? With valuable
taxpayer dollars we can send up a
sign into space: Bill Self Universe.
In all seriousness, if we are
going to rename anything on or
off campus after a person, that
person should have done some-
thing that has impacted human-
ity for the greater good. And all
the championship has done is
increased alcohol and T-shirt sales
and inflated our egos.

Why stop at just a street?
Who cares?
Renaming a street doesnt feel right
what do you think?
Is Bill Self deserving of his own street? Comment online at
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NEWS 8A Monday, May 5, 2008
By Jessica Wicks
[email protected]
Army Sergeant Matt Lammers,
an Iraq War veteran from Olathe
who lost three of his four limbs in
Iraq last June, accepted an award
on behalf of Bob Dole Friday night
at the Robert J. Dole Institute of
Politics.
The department of special edu-
cation named the award after Dole
for his lifetime work for people
with disabilities as part of its 50th
anniversary celebrations.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway
said, I cant think of a better way
to celebrate special education than
we have been able to do it tonight.
Dole, who could not be there
because of scheduling conflicts,
personally requested that Lammers
accept the award for him.
I am just another soldier,
Lammers said. I am not greater or
better than anyone else.
It has not even been a year since
Lammers lost both of his legs and
his right arm in an explosion, and
he is already standing, walking and
joking about how his new arm can
rotate 360 degrees.
I picked my arm up off the
ground, Lammers said, remem-
bering the day of the explosion,
and I was more worried that I had
messed up my tattoo than anything
else. I paid $100 for that thing.
Gary Lammers, Matts father,
said that he never knew where
Matts life would take him next.
Matt has always wanted to be of
service in a large way, Gary said,
and while we would have chosen
different ways, we have still been
supportive of that.
I always joked about getting
blown up, Lammers said. I guess
you should be careful what you
joke about.
The KU department of special
education is number one in the
United States according to a US
News and World report. Chriss
Walther-Thomas, department
chair, said the need for people in
special education was high, but
the school was making strides on
a national level to benefit people
with disabilities.
She said that after 50 years, it
was a good time to stop and reflect
on all the work they had done.
Each person here represents
thousands of people that we could
have invited who have been touched
by special education at KU.
Walthers-Thomas said that Dole
was a fabulous role model for the
department on its 50th anniversary
and Lammers was the perfect person
to accept the award.
Lammers said Dole befriended
him. He said Dole and his wife,
Elizabeth, picked deserving war
veterans to help instead of giving
each other birthday and anniver-
sary gifts. He said they found him
when he was at the hospital.
Lammers said the worst part of
the whole thing was at the hospital.
I hate making women cry,
Lammers said, and when I got
back, one of the nurses told me that
I made them all cry.
But the hospital wasnt all bad.
When I woke up, I had all
these beautiful women around me,
Lammers said. I thought I must be
in heaven.
Lammers never remembered
losing consciousness during the
aftermath of the explosion, and
he even recalled telling another
soldier he was sorry for getting his
uniform bloody.
But he said it was OK,
Lammers said.
Lammers has two daughters
who look up to him.
I love them to death, and I just
want to get better so I can take them
to the playground and do all the
things a good daddy is supposed to.
The department of special edu-
cation will name the Dole award
annually to a deserving Kansan
who has helped advance the field
of special education.
Edited by Daniel Reyes
campus
Veteran receives award on behalf of Bob Dole
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ed Meyen, chair of the 50th anniversary
committee for the department of special
education, hands Sergeant Matt Lammers
an award on behalf of Bob Dole.
china
More than 4,500 children
infected with virus
A common illness that typically
causes little more than a fever
and rash has killed 24 children
in China, and health ofcials fear
the worst may be yet to come as
outbreaks occur in neighboring
countries.
Chinas Health Ministry issued
a nationwide alert over the week-
end after the enterovirus 71 virus,
or EV-71, which causes hand, foot
and mouth disease, infected more
than 4,500 children in central
Anhui province.
The outbreak in China comes
as the country gears up for the
Olympic Games. But Hans Troeds-
son, The World Health Organiza-
tions country representative for
China, said the disease should not
disrupt the Beijing games, which
start Aug. 8.
Hand, foot and mouth disease
is a childhood illness found
worldwide that spreads through
contact with saliva, feces, fuid
secreted from blisters or mucus
from the nose and throat. Symp-
toms typically include fever, skin
rashes and sores inside the mouth
and on fngers and toes.
There is no vaccine or specifc
treatment, but most children
afected by the disease typically
recover quickly without problems.
However, EV-71 can result in a
more serious form of the illness
that can lead to paralysis, brain
swelling or death. Many of the
severe cases in China did not
exhibit typical symptoms, and
the children eventually died from
respiratory problems, which kept
Chinese experts puzzled about
the cause of the outbreak, Troeds-
son said.
He told reporters Sunday that
while more cases are expected,
he is confdent the outbreak does
not pose a serious threat.
A major enterovirus outbreak
hit Taiwan in 1998, infecting up to
300,000 children with hand, foot
and mouth disease and killing at
least 55, according to WHO.
Associated Press
Congratulations Class of 2008!
GRAD GRILL
5:30 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 8
Adams Alumni Center
Join us for your first official alumni event at
the Adams Alumni Center sponsored by
the Student Alumni Association. Dont miss
out on great door prizes, free food and
drinks. This is your chance to pick up infor-
mation about alumni activities and services.
Campus offices will be on hand to share
information about their services to you
a proud KU graduate!
Please RSVP to [email protected] by May 7.
COMMENCEMENT LUNCH
11 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 18
The Outlook, Chancellors Residence
Before you walk down the Hill, celebrate at the
Chancellors residence. Robert and Leah Hemenway
will provide free box lunches for graduates and their
guests. The KU Alumni Association will welcome you
into alumni status, and the Senior Class officers will
announce the class gift and banner.
To attend, send in your registration card and pick up
your tickets on the third floor of the Adams Alumni
Center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays,
May 1-16.
You've made it!
Finally the all-nighters and daily treks up the
Hill have paid off. As you prepare for
Commencement, use the Grad Guide at
www.kualumni.org/classof2008 for information
about our graduation events, how to stay
connected and life after KU.
Our graduation gift to you
In partnership with KU Endowment we are
giving you, upon graduation, a one-year, free
membership in the KU Alumni Association! Youll
receive the Kansas Alumni magazine, a 2009 KU
campus calendar, access to the online directory,
special discounts and so much more.
In addition to the year of free membership,
youre eligible for the new grad yearly dues rate
of $25 for the next four years. Plus, if you join
the KU Alumni Association during Grad Grill on
May 8, youll receive a special KU Class of 2008
pint glass at the event.
For more details about Commencement, go to
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Everything we do stengthens KU. Since 1883, the
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Dont miss these great graduation events!
Questions? Call the Alumni Association at 864-4760, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.kualumni.org.
By Kelly BrecKunitch
[email protected]
The University of Kansas softball team
ended the regular season with another
series split, this time against the Iowa State
Cyclones. The Jayhawks started off the
series a little shaky with a 2-1 loss in the first
game but came back to finish the weekend
with a 6-2 victory in the second game.
The team had a rough time from the
offensive side in the first game. Freshman
right fielder Liz Kocon had two of the three
hits in the game, while sophomore first
baseman Amanda Jobe added the third.
Junior pitcher Valerie George did as much
as she could to limit the Iowa State offense,
but big hits helped earn the Cyclones a vic-
tory. Sophomore catcher Alex Johnson hit
a home run for the Cyclones and sopho-
more Amanda Bradberry drove in the only
other run of the game. George did force
Iowa State to strand seven runners on base,
but the offense could not give her enough
run support to get the victory.
Coach Tracy Bunge said senior day was
a very big deal going into the second game
of the series. The team really wanted to
get one today for them, Bunge said.
The second game was a lot different for
the Jayhawks. The team compiled five hits
and got on base with five walks. Freshman
catcher Brittany Hile kick-started the offense
with a solo home run in the second inning
and junior third baseman Val Chapple fol-
lowed that with a three-run home run in the
third inning. Freshman pitcher Allie Clark
was able to minimize the damage from Iowa
States offense. Clark gave up two solo home
runs in the game, but she forced Iowa State
to strand eight runners on base. She also
struck out six Cyclones. Junior center fielder
Dougie McCaulley and Kocon added some
insurance runs in the sixth inning to cushion
the teams lead. George relieved Clark in the
sixth inning and finished out the game to get
the save.
Bunge said Hiles home run was a big
hit but Chapples home run may have been
even bigger. That was obviously a big hit
for us with two outs right there and two
runners on base and gave us a little bit of
breathing room, Bunge said.
Bunge said a lot of the team had been
battling the flu bug, and the performance
from a thin pitching staff and a retooled
lineup was great.
Those kids, you know, they fought
hard, and they gave us a lot, and today was
a little bit about a gut check for a lot of
kids, Bunge said.
The team finished the regular season
with a 37-18 record, the most wins for a
KU team since Bunges first year as coach
at Kansas. The Jayhawks now prepare for
the conference tournament where they will
be the seventh seed. Bunge and a lot of her
players wont be worried, though, because
they said through the season that they
enjoyed being the underdog.
Edited by Katherine Loeck
SportS
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Kansas sets team record for
runs scored in big 12 series
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horse euthanized
after fall at derby
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By Shawn Shroyer
[email protected]
How many times does it seem to happen
that a player starts a rally after making a
gold glove play in the field? Well, it hap-
pened in the seventh for Kansas.
With two outs, a runner on second and
the score 5-4 in Kansas favor, sophomore
second baseman Robby Price made a div-
ing catch on a laser up the middle to end
the inning.
That was a great play. That takes the
tying run off the board, and theyre not
still hitting, and who knows what would
have happened with the next guy in their
lineup, Kansas coach Ritch Price said.
Robby Price then led off the bottom of
the inning with a bunt single. One bat-
ter later he touched home on a double
by senior left fielder John Allman. Junior
catcher Buck Afenir capped off the inning
with a two-run home run to left field to
stretch Kansas lead to 8-4.
The clutch inning sparked by Price
helped clinch the weekend sweep for
Kansas (29-22, 8-13) against Oklahoma
(29-20-1, 6-14-1) as the Jayhawks won by
a final score of 9-4 Sunday at Hoglund
Ballpark. The victory moved Kansas within
a half-game of sixth place in the Big 12.
You always start to get hot late in the
season, and Ive been here long enough to
see trends like that, Allman said. Every
year it seems like we get rolling about this
time once the weather starts to perk up,
we start swinging the bats better and the
pitchers start feeling it a little better and
were just getting that synergy back as a
team.
While Robby stole the show in the
seventh, his brother, senior right fielder
Ryne Price, struck first in the bottom of
the second with his 11th home run of the
season. It just wouldnt have been fitting
for the first run of the game not to come
via the long ball.
Not until the top of the fourth did
Oklahoma scratch its first run off Kansas
right-hander T.J. Walz (4-0).
Center fielder Aljay Davis was the cata-
lyst in the inning, hitting a leadoff double
to left. Back-to-back fly balls advanced
him to third and then home to make the
score 3-1.
Ryne Price earned a walk, stole two
bases and scored in the bottom of the
inning, though, to negate Oklahomas run.
Oklahoma right-hander Ryan Duke (5-
4) exited the game in the inning, having
allowed four runs in 3 2/3 innings on five
hits and two walks.
But Walz outing wasnt much easier as
the Sooners continued to chip away in the
fifth. After allowing a one-out single, Walz
gave up a two-run home run to shortstop
Matt Harughty. The home run ball took off
Allmans glove as he reached over the fence
to catch it. It also brought Oklahoma to
within one, 4-3.
I thought I got up to it, but my wrist
kind of broke on the fence, and I lost my
glove, Allman said.
The teeter-tottering of runs continued
in the bottom of the inning. Robby Price
led off the inning with a single and scored
three batters later on a throwing error by
Harughty as he tried to turn a double play.
However, Walz ended the scoring streak
in the top of the sixth.
After getting two quick outs to start the
inning, Walz allowed back-to-back hits and
found himself with two runners in scor-
ing position. Kansas pitching coach Ryan
Graves came to the mound to talk to Walz,
but he stayed in the game and induced a
foul pop out to get out of the jam.
He just asked me if I had any more in
me, and I said, Yeah, Walz said.
But the Sooners inched back in the top
of the seventh, ending Walz afternoon.
Harughty led the inning off with an
infield single and went from first to third
on a base hit. Harughty scored on a sacri-
fice fly from Davis. With that, Walz called
it a day and was relieved by junior left-
hander Sam Freeman.
Thats when Robby Price came to the
rescue with his diving nab.
Kansas carried the momentum into the
bottom of the inning to put the game out of
reach and added a run in the bottom of the
eighth. Junior reliever Paul Smyth came in
for his 10th save of the season.
In 6 2/3 innings, Walz allowed four runs
on nine hits and a walk, and he struck out
two in the winning effort. With all the runs
Kansas was scoring in the series 39 in all;
the most in a Big 12 series for Kansas Walz
felt at ease on the mound.
You feel like you have a lot more
breathing room, and you dont feel like you
have to be perfect, Walz said.
By luKe MorriS
[email protected]
TOPEKA The state Capitol turned
into the hall of champions when mem-
bers of the national champion basketball
and debate teams and the Orange Bowl
champion football team came to receive
honors Friday.
The championship tour of the state-
house began in Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
office. Sebelius, who
earned her masters
degree from the
University of Kansas,
posed for pictures
with each team.
Sophomore quarter-
back Kerry Meier said
the governor con-
gratulated the teams
and gave them pins to
commemorate their
accomplishments.
The players then visited the state
Senate and House of Representatives.
Legislators, particularly the ones from
Douglas and Johnson counties, sang
praises of the teams and the University.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway,
Athletics Director Lew Perkins, other
Kansas athletics staff and many coaches
walked through the halls with the play-
ers.
Fans followed the teams everywhere
they went, asking for pictures and auto-
graphs, and the players were happy to
oblige.
I didnt know what I was getting into
coming here, but its great that everyone
came out to celebrate, Meier said.
Laura Bricks, Topeka resident, said
it was a great time meeting the players.
As she followed the team around, she
gathered plenty of autographs on the
back of her basketball national cham-
pions shirt.
Ive never got to meet these guys that
I love so much before, so this is a blast
for me, Bricks said.
Nate Johnson,
debate team mem-
ber and Manhattan
senior, said the
experience was like
nothing else.
Its been pretty
awesome sitting
next to tradition-
ally great teams, the
basketball and foot-
ball teams, Johnson
said. It was great to
be included in this.
It was pretty surreal because we
dont get press conferences or parades
after winning a big tournament, so this
is pretty phenomenal.
Chances are not much work got done
in the Capitol Friday. Just like the leg-
islators, janitors and other staff took
some time off to celebrate the teams
achievements.
Our boss understands, said janitor
Dee Johns. Were all big Jayhawk fans,
so were going to have our fun, too.
Edited by Matt Hirschfeld
baseball
Kansas routs Oklahoma, 9-4
Weston White/KANSAN
Sophomore second baseman Robby Price puts a tag on oklahoma base runner aaron baker for an out. Price was assisted on the play by junior catcher buck afenir after baker attempted to steal second.
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Jayhawks
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Championship teams
receive praise in Topeka
It was pretty surreal because
we dont get press conferences
or parades after winning a big
tournament .
Nate JohNsoN
KU debate team member
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Jayhawks hit season-ending split
Weston White/KANSAN
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state. Kocon advanced to third on a wild pitch and later stole home for Kansas lone run in a 2-1 loss against the
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Theres something about this
clubhouse and this uniform. We
walk out on the feld and expect
to win. I know other teams walk
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By TIM DAHLBERG
ASSOCIATED PRESS
There wont be a dramatic fight
for life this time around. No nation-
al day of mourning for a brave horse
who wouldnt give up.
Schoolchildren wont be sending
cards.
The people who cried for Eight
Belles got it out of the way at the
track. They had no choice, because
the business of racing goes on.
She ran with the big boys in the
race of her life. She ended up paying
for it with her life.
One moment she was flying down
the stretch at Churchill Downs rac-
ing against all odds to become the
first filly to win the Kentucky Derby
in 20 years. The next she was thrash-
ing in the dirt, trying desperately to
get up before the decision was made
to spare both her and us any further
misery.
Two years ago we were trans-
fixed by the fight to save Barbaro,
who became a national icon as he
struggled to recover from injuries
that eventually cost him his life.
Two weeks from now theyll run
the Preakness, and Eight Belles will
barely get a mention.
Racing is a brutal business
because it has to be. If we mourned
every horse that lost its life early on
the track or in the barn, wed have
no time left to cheer on those who
can still run.
Barbaro was the exception, a
horse and a story that allowed us to
get all warm and fuzzy and forget for
a time that these 1,000-pound beasts
are bred and raised for maximum
speed, not maximum life spans.
The cool efficiency that marked
the end of Eight Belles was more the
norm, a cruel reminder on the big-
gest of all stages that racing can be a
deadly sport.
Say what you will about the sport
of kings, but dont say they arent
prepared. Theyve done it enough
to know the drill, and they per-
formed it quickly enough so that
the untimely demise of Eight Belles
didnt interfere with Big Browns vic-
tory ceremony or the hawking of
tacos and fried chicken on national
television.
The equine ambulance came out,
and screens were thrown up to spare
the crowd from watching. The track
veterinarian reached for the needle
that is always nearby.
After all, they dont shoot horses
anymore, do they?
The animal activists, of course,
will raise an outcry over it all. They
will call for a ban on the sport, and
compare the fate of Eight Belles with
that of the dogs Michael Vick and
his cohorts euthanized in their own
special ways.
Those in the industry, mean-
while, will debate what it all means,
a process that had already begun
Sunday morning in the stables at the
famed track. Trainers talked how
horses are bred too fragile these days
for the stress that running around a
track at 45 mph with someone cling-
ing to your back causes, and how
synthetic tracks might or might not
help save some of them.
Most came to the same conclu-
sion: Breakdowns and deaths have
always been and will always be a
part of the sport.
No matter what happens, youre
always going to see horses break
down on the track. That is part of
this game. Its a very sad part of the
game, but you have to go through it,
said Big Brown trainer Rick Dutrow
Jr., who should have been spend-
ing the day celebrating his horses
big win. For people coming out to
the track and seeing that, its got to
make them think, Man, why would
I want to go out there and see that
happen to a horse? Its got to be
very disappointing to anyone who
loves horses.
Fellow trainer Nick Zito was just
as philosophical.
It was a very unfortunate thing
yesterday, but again, in sports it
happens a lot at high levels, Zito
said. People get hurt, people lose
their careers.
People do, and sometimes they
die, too. They are killed crashing
cars into each other on the racetrack,
or trading punches in the ring.
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Torch travels through
China with no protests
MACAU Runners carried
the Olympic torch past glitzy Las
Vegas-style casinos and pastel
colored colonial buildings on
Saturday in the Chinese city of Ma-
cau the worlds most lucrative
gambling center.
Spectators waved fags,
cheered wildly and chanted Go
China! as the fame toured the
former Portuguese enclave that
returned to Chinese rule in 1999
and is the only place in the coun-
try where casino gambling is legal.
Protests are relatively rare
in Macau, a tiny city on Chinas
southern coast, and the relay went
smoothly with no disruptions as
two columns of police in blue
shorts jogged on each side of the
torch bearers.
The torch arrived from Hong
Kong, where it completed a relay
Friday that also was not disrupted
by protesters a contrast from
many other stops during the
torchs 20-nation tour. In several
cities, the torch run was marred
by pro-Tibet protesters and others
demonstrating against Chinas
human rights record.
The torch parade here often
seemed to be more about Chinese
pride than the Olympics. One
group of students from mainland
China wore white T-shirts that
said, I love China. Others posed
with the Chinese fag in front of
colonial-style buildings.
Another group held a banner
that said, Love the Chinese race.
Build up our countrys reputation.
sports 3b monday, may 5, 2008
BY TYLER PASSMORE
[email protected]
The Jayhawks bats came alive this
weekend and with their combined
39 runs in three games, swept the
Sooners. The 39 runs the Jayhawks
scored in the series set a record as the
most runs scored for the Jayhawks
in a Big 12 series. Throughout the
series, both teams managed to score
runs in bunches, and the two teams
combined for
68 runs over
the three game
series. For fans,
the Jayhawks
offense pro-
vided excite-
ment early and
often. During
the course of
the weekend,
eight different
Kansas players
hit home runs,
and the team combined for 45 hits.
As far as individual performanc-
es go, the Jayhawks had a great
output from their lineup from top
to bottom. Freshman third baseman
Tony Thompson got back on track,
going 6-10 with three RBI and a
home run in the series.
I was see-
ing the ball
real well this
w e e k e n d ,
T h o m p s o n
said. I was
just trying to
take a middle
approach and
get some balls
elevated and it
just happened
to work out for
me.
Fellow freshman, designated hit-
ter Jimmy Waters put up impressive
numbers going 5-10 with a five
RBI game. The two freshmen are
starting to come on strong and are
making strides against tougher Big
12 opponents.
I think both of us are start-
ing to get comfortable up there
and trying to do whatever we can
to help this team out and help us
win, Thompson said. Both of
us (Waters) coming through this
weekend was big for us, and we are
going to try and do whatever we can
to keep it going.
Alongside the freshman duo, a
number of upperclassmen reaped the
benefits of the Sooners pitching staff.
Senior center fielder Casey Larson
went 6-14 over the series and racked
up four RBI.
Senior right
fielder Ryne
Price continued
to go deep this
weekend and
acc umul at e d
another home
run, bringing his
total to 11 this
year. Already
holding the
career home run
record at Kansas,
Price also stole
two bases in the series finale Sunday,
setting a personal single-season high
with nine on the season.
The Jayhawks launched a number
of balls over the Hoglund Ballpark
fence throughout the series and
senior shortstop Erik Morrison
accounted for two of those. Morrison
went 6-13 over
the series, and
his two home
runs brought
his season
total to seven.
Mo r r i s o n s
big weekend
brought his sea-
son average to
.296 and gave
him a four-
game hitting
streak.
The Jayhawks offensive produc-
tion should give them confidence
as they jockey for Big 12 position
down the stretch. The Jayhawks
have one mid-week tune up against
Oral Roberts Wednesday, before the
Border Showdown this weekend
against Missouri.
R H E
Oklahoma 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 - 4 1 0 1
Kansas 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 1 X - 9 1 3 0
box score
basEball
Kansas slugs 39 runs
against Oklahoma
I was seeing the ball real well
this weekend.
TOny ThOmpsOn
Freshman third basemen
Both of us (Waters) coming
through this weekend was big
for us, and we are trying to
do whatever we can to keep it
going.
TOny ThOmpsOn
Freshman third basemen
Freshman duo locked in at the plate
Weston White/KANSAN
Sophomore second baseman Robby Price makes a throwto frst for an out. Price contrib-
uted two runs and drove in three RBI in a 13-10 victory over the University of Oklahoma Saturday
afternoon.
Weston White/KANSAN
Senior center felder Casey Larson slides into a tag at second base for the third out in the
bottomof the second inning. Larson drove in one run on the hit during the extra base attempt.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DENVER Aaron Cook doesnt
consider himself a stopper, but hes
certainly pitching like one.
Cook gave the Rockies the strong
outing they needed, Matt Holliday
had two hits and two RBI and
the Colorado Rockies beat the Los
Angeles Dodgers 7-2 on Sunday to
end a four-game losing streak.
It was the fifth time Cook (5-1)
stopped a Rockies losing streak,
and for the third straight start he
ended a four-game losing streak.
The Rockies are 6-1 when Cook
starts and 6-18 in other games.
Thats a title you guys gave me
and Ill never put it on myself,
Cook said of the stopper label. Im
just trying to be consistent.
Since giving up four earned
runs in losing his first start of
the season, Cook has been stingy.
Hes given up 13 earned runs and
averaged seven innings in his last
six starts all of them Colorado
victories. He hasnt walked a batter
in his last two starts.
He has a real good balance
on the mound right now, Rockies
manager Clint Hurdle said. He has
good command of his pitches and
hes attacking the strike zone.
Taylor Buchholz pitched a per-
fect final 1 2-3 innings to pick up
his first save of
the season.
A n d r e
Ethier hom-
ered for the
Dodgers, who
had their eight-
game winning
streak snapped.
Derek Lowe
(2-2) took the
loss.
Cook mixed
his sinker and
fastball to record 17 groundouts.
He scattered nine hits and struck
out two. He left after giving up
Juan Pierres RBI single that made
it 6-2.
He kept us on our heels by stay-
ing aggressive, Dodgers manager
Joe Torre said. We couldnt mount
anything. When we did get baser-
unners, he always made the pitch
and got outs.
Cook retired the first 10 batters
and 13 of the first 14. He gave up
a one-out solo homer to Ethier
and a single to Blake DeWitt in
the fifth, but he got Chin-lung Hu
to hit into an
inning-ending
double play.
C o o k i e
has been our
best pitcher
so far, and
anytime your
best pitcher is
on the mound
you feel pretty
good about it,
Holliday said.
Pinch-hit-
ter Delwyn Young led off the sixth
with a single, but Cook got hot-hit-
ting Rafael Furcal to ground into a
double play.
He had it going today, first
baseman Todd Helton said.
The Rockies jumped on Lowe
early. Omar Quintanilla doubled
home Scott
Po ds e dni k ,
Holliday sin-
gled home
Qui nt ani l l a,
and then Lowe
walked two to
load the bases
with no outs.
He had already
thrown more
than 40 pitches
by the time he
got his first
out, but he minimized the damage
by allowing only one more run in
the first. It took him 51 pitches to
get out of the first inning.
Ive never thrown 41 pitches
before the first out of the game,
Lowe said. That was a first and
it set the tone for a slower-paced
game. I was fortunate to get out of
the first inning
with 51 pitches
and only three
runs.
Lowe set-
tled down
after that, and
he retired 11
straight at one
stretch before
Cook singled
to lead off the
fifth. He gave
up RBI singles
to Holliday and Garrett Atkins and
left after the fifth inning.
The Rockies cushioned their
lead in the sixth when Podsednik
singled to drive in Chris Iannetta
to make it 6-1.
mlb
Rockies Cook halts losing streak
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Colorado Rockie Omar Quintanilla, slides safely into second base with a double as Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal turns to
apply the tag in the frst inning in Denver on Sunday.
Colorado breaks four-game skid; Dodgers win-streak ends at eight
Cookie has been our best
pitcher so far, and anytime your
best pitcher is on the mound
you feel pretty good about it.
maTT hOlliday
Colorado Rockies left felder
We couldnt mount anything.
When we did get baserunners,
he always made the pitch and
got outs.
JOe TORRe
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Hedo Turkoglus uncontested
dunk early in the second half
gave the Orlando Magic their first
lead. Less than a minute later, the
Detroit Pistons took over.
Chauncey Billups had 19 points,
seven assists and played a key role
in the decisive run of the game,
leading Detroit to a 91-72 win
over Orlando on Saturday night
in Game 1 of the second-round
series.
Dwight Howard had a relatively
quiet night with 12 points, eight
rebounds and three blocks after
being the first player since Wilt
Chamberlain to score 20 points
and grab 20 rebounds in three play-
off games since Wilt Chamberlain
did it in 1972.
Howard played for much of the
second half with blue tape wrapped
around his left hand, seemingly to
protect his thumb he injured after
trying to grab a rebound.
After the Magic took their last
lead with 10:08 left in the third
quarter, Billups layup capped an
8-0 run as Detroit started a 21-3
burst to take a 64-49 lead.
Orlando rallied to trail by just
seven points entering the fourth
despite making only 1-of-10 3-
pointers and 7-of-16 free throws.
Jason Maxiell squashed any
comeback hopes the Magic had.
Detroits power forward, start-
ing again for Antonio McDyess,
scored 10 of his 12 points in
the fourth quarter with surpris-
ing touch on jumpers and free
throws.
The Pistons will play host to
Game 2 Monday night.
Hornets 101, spurs 82
NEW ORLEANS David
West scored a career playoff-high
30 points to lead the Hornets to
a victory over the Spurs in Game
1 of their second-round playoff
series.
Chris Paul added 17 points, 13
assists and four steals for New
Orleans, which trailed by as much
as 11 in the first half but stormed
into the lead for good in the third
quarter.
Tim Duncan had a rare terrible
night, going 1-of-9 from the field
for a career playoff-low five points
and only three rebounds.
The Hornets swarmed Duncan
with double teams throughout the
game, forcing San Antonio to look
for points from outside.
Tony Parker led the Spurs with
23 points and Manu Ginobili had
19. Bruce Bowen added 17 points
and Michael Finley 13, but San
Antonio needed more help inside
from Duncan and Kurt Thomas,
who had only two points and two
rebounds.
nBA
Pistons defeat Magic in Game 1
Chauncey Billups scores 19 points in Detroits 91-72 victory
MLB BRIEFS
Royals pitcher breaks
hand after punching door
CLEVELAND Kansas City Roy-
als left-hander John Bale, already
on the disabled list due to a tight
shoulder, broke his pitching hand
punching a door at the teams
hotel Friday night.
A club spokesman said Bale
informed team ofcials he had
pain in his hand after arriving at
Progressive Field for Saturday
nights game against Cleveland. X-
rays were taken during the game,
revealing the fracture on the side
of his hand.
Bale returned to Kansas City
Sunday morning. He will be exam-
ined by team doctors, possibly as
early as Monday.
Ironically, Bale was making
progress with his shoulder prob-
lem and it was hoped he would
come of the DL in the next few
days. He threw a simulated game
Friday and was due to throw live
batting practice early in the week.
Following Fridays throwing ses-
sion, manager Trey Hillman was
optimistic Bale was close to being
activated.
St. Louis Cardinals demote
pitcher Anthony Reyes
ST. LOUIS The St. Louis Cardi-
nals optioned sputtering reliever
Anthony Reyes, who has a 5.27
ERA in nine appearances, to Triple-
A Memphis on Sunday.
The 26-year-old Reyes was
considered one of the teams top
pitching prospects after beating
the Tigers in the 2006 World Series
opener. But he was 2-14 with a
6.04 ERA last year and lost out for
rotation spot in spring training. He
began the year as a long man in
the bullpen.
Reyes has been a starter
throughout his career, making two
relief appearances last season and
three in 2006 when he frst came
up. He has a 1-1 record and has
been scored upon in his last three
outings, surrendering six runs and
10 hits in seven innings.
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Group moving/yard sale 9th and Hilltop
Drive. Saturday, May 10th only. Lots of
great stuff at dirt cheap prices! Email ks-
[email protected] for more information/list of
items. hawkchalk.com/1585
A fun place to work! Stepping Stones is
hiring teachers aids for summer positions.
Hours: week days 8 -1 or 1- 6 in infant,
toddler and preschool classrooms. Ele-
mentry Summer Camp teacher position
10 - 6 Mon - Fri also available. Apply in
person at 1100 Wakarusa
ATTENTION COLLEGE STUDENTS
$15 base-appt, FT/PT summer work,
customer sales/svc, no exp necessary
conditions apply, all ages 17+ Call Today
913-403-9995 For Location Nearest You.
Apply online at www.workforstudents.
com
Camp Counselors needed for great
overnight camps in NE Pennsylvania.
Gain valuable experience while working
with children in the outdoors. Teach/assist
with waterfront, outdoor recreation, ropes
course, gymnastics, A&C, athletics, and
much more. Offce & Nanny positions also
available. Please apply on-line at
www.pineforestcamp.com
Busy Jo. Co. liquor store. Great pay
for the right energetic person. PT.
Close to hwy 10. Excel & statistics
experience a plus. Call 816-204-0802.
BARTENDING. UP TO $300/DAY. NO
EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. TRAINING
PROVIDED. 800-965-6520 EXT 108
Earn $800-$3200 a month to drive brand
new cars with ads placed on them.
www.AdCarClub.com
Full or part-time teachers for summer
school-age program needed. Apply at
Childrens Learning Center 205 N Michi-
gan or email [email protected].
Full-time salaried writing position, 25K -
35K, plus paid travel to major US cities,
see www.kccondo.info
Full-time and part-time positions available
at a busy wellness center. Will train the
right candidate for either marketing or clini-
cal duties. Call Dr. Brady at 785-766-1045
or email Laura at [email protected]
com.
Help Wanted for custom harvesting. Com-
bine operators and truck drivers. Guaran-
teed pay. Good summer wages. Call 970-
483-7490 evenings.
Homeland Monitoring is seeking 50 apt
setters, hourly pay from $8-$12/hr.
Call Nate (785) 856-3122 for an inter-
view.
GREAT SUMMER JOB & THE EXPERI-
ENCE OF A LIFETIME! Trails End Camp
& Chestnut Lake Camp in PA are looking
for male and female Specialist Coun-
selors - baseball, lacrosse, gymnastics,
golf, cheerleading, tennis, hockey, out-
door adventure, mountain biking, dance,
waterfront and web design. Male Bunk
Counselors also available; June 17th - Au-
gust 17th APPLY ONLINE AT www.-
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OF OUR TWO PREMIER SUMMER
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Police Ofcer
The City of Topeka is accepting registration for
the Police Ofcer entry-level examination to be
conducted on Saturday, June 9, 2007.
examinations to
be be conducted on Friday, May 30th & Saturday,
y
For full details and to register for the test, please
visit the Citys website at www.topeka.org and
click on Employment.
The City of Topeka is an Equal Opportunity Employer
May 31st.
Tutors Wanted
Te Academic Achievement and Access Center is hiring more
tutors for the Fall Semester (visit the Tutoring Services website
for a list of courses where tutors are needed). Tutors must have
excellent communication skills and have received a B or better in
the courses that they wish to tutor (or in higher-level courses in
the same discipline). If you meet these qualications, go to
www.tutoring.ku.edu or stop by 22 Strong Hall for more
information about the application process. Two references required.
Call 864-4064 with questions. EO/AA
Meet fabulous people,
discover a kicked up atmosphere, and
have insane times with Dave and Busters.
INTERVIEWING NOW!
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who make creating a culture of fun a priority.
Please apply in person Monday-Friday,
11:30 am - 6:00 pm, at the following location:
DAVE AND BUSTERS
Legends Mall
1843 Village West Parkway
Kansas City, Kansas 66111
913-981-6815
EOE
UPS Store is accepting applications for a
PT position. Flexible schedule avail., ex-
cellent customer service and computer
skills req. Exp. w/ publisher preferred. Ap-
ply at UPS store, 31st & Iowa. 856-7860
Wakarusa Festival paid positions avail; se-
curiy, loaders and more. Apply at Gran-
ada.
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BEST DEAL!
Nice, quiet, well kept 2 BR apartment.
Appliances, CA, low bills and more! No
pets, no smoking. $405/mo. 841-6868
Available August 1st. 2BR apt between
campus/downtown. Close to GSP/Corbin.
$375 each + utilities. No pets, Call 785-
550-5012.
4BR 2 1/2 BA. Double garage. W/D
hookup, D/W, large bedrooms, 2729 Harri-
son Pl. $1050/mo. Call 766-9012.
4BR 3BA recently remodeled downtown
location. C/A, W/D, D/W, wood foors.
Avail Aug 1. $1550/mo. Call 979-9120
5/6 bedroom, great shape, back deck, off-
street parking, all amenities, available Au-
gust, $2250, 785-842-6618.
5BR 3BA house at 1326 Raintree Place.
$2000/mo. W/D, D/W, C/A. Please call
913-302-7209.
7BR 3BA 1005 Kentucky, 6BR 3BA 839
Miss St. will split each for 2 groups, fully
renovated homes, no pets.
785-423-6912.
Attention seniors & grad students!
Real nice, quiet 1 & 2 BR apts/houses.
Avail. 6/1 & 8/1. Hard wood foors. Lots of
windows. No pets or smoking. 331-5209.
3-6 BR nice apts & houses for Aug. 1.
Most close to KU, wd frs, free W/D use,
parking. $610-2250/mo. Call 841-3633.
3BR 1BA apt in Victorian house, 2 blocks
N of KU at 1100 Louisana St. 3-car drive-
way, water pd, low gas bills. $1200/mo,
Aug 1st. No pets. 785-766-0476.
3BR 1BA hardwood foors, full basement,
W/D hookups, diswasher, large trees.
$800. Avail. Aug 1 Please Call 749-3193
3BR 2.5BA avail. Aug. 1 @ Williams
Pointe Townhomes $1050 cable & inter-
net paid, gym, rec room, no pets, call 312-
7942
4 BR 3BA avail. June 1 & Aug 1 @
LeannaMar Townhomes, Open House
WThF 3-7 & Sat 11-2, internet & cable
paid, W/D, new appliances, freshly
remodeled. Move-In Specials $1160 no
pets, call 312-7942
3BR 2BA apartment. 5th & Colorado.
Close to campus, W/D. $760/mo. Patio,
Small pets ok. Call 785-832-2258.
3BR Townhome special, Lorimar Town-
homes. For August. $270/month/person.
($810/month) 785-841-7849
3BR/2BA. $850. 1 BLOCK TO KU @ Col-
lege Hill Condos. W/D Hookups. WATER
PAID! Avail 8/1. 785.218-3788 or www.-
midwestestates.com.
4 bedroom, 2 bath $840-850. Pool, large
closets, KU bus, pets OK. Please call
785-843-0011. www.holiday-apts.com
4 BR 2 BA, Sweet house, big backyard.
$1400 a month. 3rd and Minnesota. Call
John at (816) 589-2577.
4BR 2BA at 613 Maine. W/D,
covered parking. $1200/mo.
Please Call 550-6414
7BR lg country home (5Ksq/ft) 5 mi west
of Lawrence. No smoking or pets. All ap-
pliances. $1950/mo + utils. Call
843-7892
Avail. 8/1/08. Large 2 BR apt in quiet 3-
story home near KU. Stove, fridge, W/D,
upgraded elec/plumb/heat/cool; wood
foors, ceiling fans, covered front porch
w/swing; off-street park; no smoking/pets.
Tom @ 785-766-6667
Available August 1st. 2BR 1BA, W/D
hookups, D/W, C/A, ceramic tile, carpet.
Pets allowed w/additional deposit & addi-
tional $25/mo rent. $595/mo. 842-2569.
Beautiful 2, 3 & 4 BR homes.
Available immediately. We love pets.
Call for details. 816-729-7513
2 BR Flat $700/mo and 3 BR 1 1/2 BA
Townhome $1000/mo Available at
Delaware St. Commons. 785-550-0163
2, 3 and 4 BR duplexes and houses avail.
for June & Aug. Call Jill 785-393-7368.
www.rentinglawrence.com.
2406 Alabama. 3 BR, 2 BA townhouse on
KU bus route. D/W, W/D, FP, gar., C/A.
Nice place w/large rooms. Cats consid-
ered. $900/mo. Call 312-9605
2BR 2BA townhome. W/D, freplace,
clean, well-kept, appliances, ga-
rage. Available August 1. Please call
785-760-2896.
2BR, 1BA 1310 Kentucky. Close to KU
and Downtown. CA, DW, Parking. Avail-
able NOW. $500/mo 785-842-7644
2 BR 1 bath available. Pool, patio/bal-
cony, quiet setting $520-535. Pets OK,
KU bus. 785-843-0011.
www.holiday-apts.com
1701-17 Ohio, 2 bedroom apartments, 1
bath, w/d, d/w, central air. Close to KU.
No pets $635.00 749-6084 eresrental.
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2 and 3 BRs, avail. now and in Aug. For
more info, visit www.lawrencepm.com or
call (785) 832-8728.
1 BR 1 bath plus den/offce. Pool, quiet
setting, patio/balcony. $520-535. Pets
OK, KU bus. Please call 785-843-0011.
1 BR May June or Aug. Quiet, spacious,
remodeled, CA balconies. 9th and
Emery. No Smoking, no pets. Starting
$370 + util. 841-3192
1 BR apts in houses avail Aug. 1. Near
KU. Some have wood foors, etc. $330-
465. Call 785-841-3633.
1 BR avail. Aug. 1st, $400/mo. 2 BR
house, 433 Wis. avail. 6/1, W/D, C/A, no
pets, no smoking, $680/mo. Also, 3 BR
1320 Mass. avail. 8/1. $960/mo.
331-7597.
1-4 BRs, W/D, DW, pets possible.
$450-$1600. Owner-managed, downtown
and campus locations. 785-842-8473
1131 - 35 Ohio, 3 bedroom apartments,
1.5 bath, w/d, cental air, Close to KU. No
pets. $915.00. 749-6084. eresrental.com
1 BR, 1 BA, plus sun room/offce, 1411
Westbrooke, avail. Aug. 1st, close to KU,
D/W, W/D, C/A, freplace. 728 sq. ft., cov-
ered parking, pool, $600/mo. plus util. Call
785-841-4935.
2 HOUSES DOWNTOWN: 3 BR, 2 BA,
study loft, wd frs, $1175/mo,1047 Rhode
Island. Also 3 BR, 1 BA, carpeting,
$1050/mo., 117 E. 11th St. Both have
W/D, D/W, on bus route, available Au-
gust, shown by appt. only: 785-841-2040
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Human Resources Of fi ce,
3rd Fl oor, Kansas Uni on,
1301 Jay hawk Bl vd.,
La wr ence, KS. EOE.
Painters needed for busy residential re-
paint company. Starts at $8/hr. See
starlightpainting.com for details
Paid Internships Available at Northwest-
ern Mutual. Marketing and Advertising Ex-
perience Preferred. 785.856.2136
PLAY SPORTS! HAVE FUN! SAVE
MONEY! Maine camp needs fun loving
counselors to teach All land, adventure &
water sports.? Great summer!
Call 888-844-8080, apply: campcedar.
com
Personal care attendant summer job
avail. $8.75/hr. 20-30 hrs/wk plus nights.
Flexible schedule, no exp. needed. For
more info, call 785-218-0753.
Raintree Montessori School. 4601 Clinton
Parkway located on 14 acres with pools, a
pond, and a land tortoise named Sally has
an opening for two late afternoon assis-
tants to work with children ages 3-6. 7-9
hrs and child related course work and ex-
perience working with children required,
but Montessori certifcation is not. A
sense of humor however is. (M-F, $9.25-
/hr) Positions begin June 2. 843-6800.
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Fully-equipped Kitchen
Vaulted ceilings available
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Stone Meadows South
Town homes
Adam Avenue
3 bdrm
2 baths
1700 sq. ft.
Stone Meadows West
Brighton Circle
3 bdrm
2 1/2 baths
1650 sq. ft.
$950
Lakepointe Villas
3-4 bdrm houses
$1000
$1200 - $1400
Now leasing
For Summer
and Fall!
* Pets okay with deposit!
* NO application fee!
SERVICES Female summer sublease wanted
$308/month. 12th & Kentucky loft.
Close to campus! Call Haley at 913-238-
2903 hawkchalk.com/1579
Search for three house mates nice large
home located near Lawrence High
School. Individual rooms, all utilities in-
cluded, garage, washer and dryer for
$400.00 per month. Please call Dennis at
651-308-0712.
Seeking 2 females roommates for incom-
ing handicap freshman. Lewis Hall, room
compensation and pay. call Carmen
Thomas 913-764-7452 hawkchalk.-
com/1570
Great 1BR/1BA apt close to campus. Spa-
cious, bright, reasonable rent, pets al-
lowed. Need summer sublease. (C) 913-
904-8497, [email protected] - Andrew
hawkchalk.com/1562
June and July sublease. One roommate
in a 3 BD/2 BA apartment. Washer and
dryer included. Rent 260 + 1/3 utilities.
hawkchalk.com/1556
June/July sublet needed for 1 room in 4
room house. $350/mo.Next to stadium,
great roommates, W/D, large kitchen, spa-
cious room, private parking. Call Leah
(913)908-8205 hawkchalk.com/1575
looking for male/female roomate for aug
08.2BR/1BA.$320+utilites. loves sports,-
easy to get along with. email me if inter-
ested on hawkchalk.com/1574
M/F Roommate needed 4 Aug 1 lease:
1st sem. only or all year. Lrg duplex
FULLY furnished. Very clean.$320+utils.
5-10 min from campus. Call 620-926-
Need Roomate. Rent $300 plus utilites.
Call Brandon 620-382- 0394. hawkchalk.-
com/1578
New Roomie ASAP-Room for summer
rent,large apt. Rent $383+$50 utilities.
Two females w/extra room, no pets. W/D
and parking included, all electric
[email protected] hawkchalk.-
com/1561
Parkway commons 2 bdr apartment for 1
bdr rent ($660). Availiable for sublease im-
mediatly. (785) 230-2440. w/d, pool, hot-
tub, cont. breakfast. hawkchalk.
com/1576
Room available in town home. Garage
space available. Pets allowed, small
fenced in yard. Includes washer/dryer.
contact Amanda at 913-909-7199
hawkchalk.com/1563
Roommate needed, 10 minute walk from
campus, 5 BR, 3 BA, large kitchen,
garage, front porch & back deck, W/D,
$375/mo + ut. Call Brandon (913)593-
Roommates needed for 4 bedroom house
2 miles from campus on the KU bus route.
Fully furnished with W/D, wireless internet
and garage. Questions? email me at
[email protected] hawkchalk.com/1560
Sublease ASAP! $295/mo. Reserves.
Own bedroom and bath. Three other fe-
male roommates. Covered parking space
included. Call 925-575-4957. hawkchalk.-
com/1572
Sublet-$312, need roomie-girl
sum/fall; Nice,clean,sweet roomie, close
to campus, peaceful place. :)
Interested? 620-428-1106 Alison :)
hawkchalk.com/1577
Summer Sub-lease
3 roommates needed for 4 bdrm house,-
1/4 block from FB
stadium,asking $900 for summer.
call 585-259-8516 hawkchalk.com/1567
Summer Sublease $270/mo., close to
campus, willing to negotiate terms and
move in date, call 913-558-0975 for more
info. hawkchalk.com/1602
Summer sublease@ The Reserve.Fully
furnished,carport,WD in apt,private bath,
pool,workout room,on KU bus route.
$335/mo+1/3 electric bill.Contact Emily
at [email protected]
hawkchalk.com/1573
Two Summer Sublets needed for apart-
ment on 11th and Louisiana. $660 + utili-
ties, but we willing to help out with rent!
913 220 9948 hawkchalk.com/1587
2-3 roommates to share 4 BR 2 BA town-
home close to KU & bus system. $450/mo
includes util. W/D, DW, CA, patio & 2 car
garage. 816-807-9493 or 785-979-4740.
1210 Ohio St. Roomate Needed. Amazing
house remodled two years ago. Every-
thing you could need or want AC, W/D,
Big back deck, Private parking Call 847-
347-9501 hawkchalk.com/1554
FEMALE NEEDED FOR SUMMER SUB-
LET-Parkway Commons Apartment.
RENT & MOVE-IN DATE NEGOTIABLE,
ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED. For info:
[email protected] or Jan at (913) 226-
0258. hawkchalk.com/1597
DONT MISS-1BR/1Bath summer sub-
lease! NEW bathroom fxtures. Includes
W/D, bar in kitchen, garage, natural light!
Close to trails & groceries. ACT NOW for
special offer! hawkchalk.com/1564
3bd house with 2 rooms to fll. Close to
campus. Great backyard for entertaining!
$350/mo + 1/4 utilities. For more info
please call 316-641-2543 and leave a
message. hawkchalk.com/1565
1BR in 4x4 at The Reserve on W 31st. 12
mo lease, start 8/15/08 end 7/31/09. Fur-
nished, cable, internet, pool, ftness cen-
ter, $344/mo. Please call 972-832-6272 or
972-338-7662
ROOMMATE/SUBLEASE
ROOMMATE/SUBLEASE
Nice 3 BR or 4 BR townhomes each w 2
BA and W/D. Only $230-300/person. Call
Sharron 550-5979 after 5pm or week-
ends.
Nice big house on Tennessee!
7BR 5BA, W/D, $2800/mo
Available August. 785-550-6414
Brand new 10 BR house ready for Aug
lease. Other houses available for May.
Close to Downtown/KU Campus. Call
816.686.8868 for more info.
Briarstone Apts.
1010 Emery Rd.
One Bedroom Units $530
785.749.7744
Close to KU, 3BR + Study renter. 1 & 1/2
BA . Covered patio, large backyard, pets
ok, avail June 1. $900/mo. 766-9032.
Enjoy a panoramic view of Lawrence from
your well maintained, spacious, 3 bed-
room and 2 bath condo. Rent is only
$885.00 with water and trash paid. Featur-
ing a fully equipped kitchen, washer/dryer,
on the KU bus route, or enjoy a short 5
minute walk to class or downtown. For a
showing call 842-6264 or 865-8741
evenings & weekends.
Great 2 level townhome. 2 BD 1, 1/2 BA.
Fully equipped kitchen, brand new appli-
ances, patio fenced in. 2 parking stalls.
Contact Hedges Management at
865-1320
Huge 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath Townhome
available for August. Please call
785-766-6302.
Louisiana Place Apartments. 1136
Louisiana Street. 2 Blocks from campus.
2BR 1BA. $610/mo. $300 security de-
posit. Available in August. 785-841-1155
Sunfower House Co-Op: 1406 Ten-
nessee. Rooms range from $250-$310,
utilities included. Call 785-749-0871 for in-
formation.
Tuckaway Management now leasing for
spring and fall. Call 785-838-3377 or
check us out online at www.tuck-
awaymgmt.com for coupon.
Very nice condo, 3 BR, 2 BA, W/D in-
cluded. Close to campus, only $279/per-
son. Call Sharon 550-5979
Nicely furnished room in old west
Lawrence. Lots of windows on south side,
private bath, kitchen and laundry privi-
leges, 4 blocks from downtown and walk-
ing distance to KU. $350 and partial utili-
ties. Avail. May 1st. 424-0767 or
331-2114
Perfect for college students! 2BR in 4-
plex. 928 Alabama. Close to stadium.
W/D included. $500/mo. Call Edie 842-
1822
Responsible family is seeking house
sitting opportunity 6,12,18 months
will pay all utilities. 785-218-2123 or
785-979-8866
Rooms for responsible fem, possible rent
reduction for labor. Near KU. Also 3 BR
house; Residencial offce space
841-6254
Seniors and grads: 1 BR apts close to KU
& downtown. Upstairs or down, tile, car-
pet, or hrdwd, $410-425/mo+util. No smok-
ing/pets. Avail. 5/15 and 8/1.
Call Big Blue Property 785-842-3175
Studio & 1BR Apts at 1127 Ohio.
$475-$625/mo. Water & gas paid. W/D in
facility. Avail. May/Aug. 785-842-6618.
3 bedroom, 2 bath. $690 - 710. Pool, walk-
in closets, peaceful setting, pets allowed,
KU bus. Please call 785-843-0011.
2BR country home. 10 miles N of
Lawrence.,25 min to KU, $600/mo +
utilites. Ref required, outdoor pets al-
lowed, wood stove heat. Call 785-214-
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
BROKEN ARROW, Okla.
Paula Creamer made two long
birdie putts to pull away from the
field Saturday in the SemGroup
Championship, only to drop two
shots on the closing holes for the
third straight day to give her chal-
lengers a chance.
But that small group chas-
ing her doesnt include the player
everyone expected to see. Lorena
Ochoa, going for her record-tying
fifth straight LPGA Tour victory,
lost momentum with back-to-back
bogeys and wound up eight shots
behind, needing the best comeback
of her career.
It doesnt look likely, even with
Creamer still trying to figure out
how to stop making bogeys with
the finish line in sights. A three-
putt on the 16th and a bogey from
the bunker on the 18th gave her a
2-under 69 and a two-shot lead over
Juli Inkster.
Inkster, a 47 year old with two
daughters and seven majors, turned
in a tournament-best 67 in more
blustery conditions, ending her solid
round with a 20-foot par putt on the
18th hole after trouble in the trees.
Creamer was at three-under 210
and will play in the final pairing
Sunday with Inkster, at 212 the only
other player under par.
Brittany Lang, who tied for sec-
ond at the 2005 U.S. Womens Open
while still an amateur, had a 71 to
finish at 1-over 214, with Angela
Stanford (71) and Leta Lindley (72)
another shot behind.
Ochoa closed with six pars for an
even-par 71 and was at 5-over 218,
putting her in unfamiliar territory.
She has won five of her six tourna-
ments this year by a combined 37
shots.
Wachovia
championship
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Anthony
Kim closed in on his first PGA
Tour victory, shooting a 6-under
66 in the Wachovia Championship
to take a four-shot lead over Jason
Bohn and Heath Slocum after the
third round.
Kim, a month shy of his 23rd
birthday, had a 13-under 203 total
on the Quail Hollow Club course.
Bohn recovered from a poor day of
putting with a chip-in for par on the
18th for a 72 and a second-place tie
with Slocum (68).
Stewart Cink (65) and Dudley
Hart (70) were 8 under, and Geoff
Ogilvy (69) and Jim Furyk (71) fol-
lowed at 7 under.
Fedex KinKos classic
LAKEWAY, Texas Nick Price
moved a step closer to his first
Champions Tour victory, shooting a
5-under 67 to take a two-stroke lead
into the final round of the FedEx
Kinkos Classic.
Price had a tournament-record
12-under 132 total on The Hills
Country Club course.
Scott Simpson and Loren Roberts,
who teamed together last week in
the Legends of Golf tournament,
were tied for second after match-
ing 66s.
Tim Simpson (69) and Denis
Watson (70) were five strokes back
at 7 under.
spanish open
SEVILLE, Spain Spains Ignacio
Garrido shot an even-par 72 to take
a three-stroke lead into the final
round of the Spanish Open.
Garrido had a 15-under 201
total.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paula Creamer waves to the crowd after putting for birdie on the third green in the fnal round
of the LPGAs SemGroup Championship golf tournament at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken
Arrow, Okla., Sunday.
pga & lpga
Golfers land unexpected victories
Creamer wins SemGroup Championship; Kim takes first PGA Tour victory
By JENNA FRyER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
RICHMOND, Va. Richard
Childress always tells his drivers
that luck occurs when preparation
meets opportunity.
Clint Bowyer proved the boss
right on Saturday night.
Bowyer was a surprise winner at
Richmond International Raceway,
stealing a win that first seemed
destined for Denny Hamlin, then
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Neither made it
to Victory Lane, though, because of
a wild ending that saw three drivers
denied the trip Bowyer made to
Victory Lane.
He was prepared tonight,
and the opportunity was there,
Childress said after Bowyers first
win of the season.
Hamlin, the hometown favor-
ite, ran away with the race and
led a record 381 of the 400 laps
in search of his first cup victory
at Richmond. Nobody came close
to challenging him until a leaking
right front tire allowed Earnhardt
and Kyle Busch to catch him.
The two drivers split Hamlin
as they moved past him, with
Earnhardt emerging as the leader
with 18 laps to go. Hamlins tire
finally failed with eight to go, and
NASCAR accused him of inten-
tionally bringing out the caution
that regrouped the field and gave
Busch a chance to race Earnhardt
for the win.
The two staged a strong battle
for the lead when the race resumed,
but contact between the two cars in
turn three sent Earnhardt into the
wall.
Everybody probably is racing
around the race track scared to
death of wrecking Dale Earnhardt
Jr., so why wouldnt I be any differ-
ent? Busch said. But that was just
a product of good hard racing and
I apologize that it happened and I
hate it that it did. If I wanted to do
it deliberately I would have waited
until the last lap where I probably
still could have won the race.
Without seeing a replay,
Earnhardt guessed that it wasnt
deliberate. But as his winless streak
reached 72 races on the two-year
anniversary of his last victory, he
wondered if Busch would need
security help exiting the track
amidst the angry Earnhardt fans.
Bowyer used the opportunity
to slide past both Earnhardt and
Busch and into the front for the
first time all night. Bowyer then
held off Busch on a final restart
to score his first cup victory of the
season, second of his career.
They were putting on a show
for a while, they were racing hard
and thats what racing at Richmond
is all about it just didnt work
out, Bowyer said. I told the cops
when they were escorting me
(after), I told them they better get
over there and escort Kyle Busch
out of here.
NASCAR
Clint Bowyer wins Crown Royal 400 Sprint Cup
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dale Earnhardt Jr., (88) leads Kyle Busch (18) to the start fnish line in the closing moments of the NASCAR Crown Royal 400 Sprint Cup auto race
at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday. The two got tangled in turn three later in the same lap.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Clint Bowyer holds the winners trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Crown Royal
400 Sprint Cup auto race at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday.
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