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support BY MARK DENT include any Jayhawks on the first team disap- [email protected] pointed Self, but he wasn’t surprised because of Kansas’ balanced scoring. Brandon Rush found out early Monday “If I’m a voter and somebody asked me women’s who the best player on our team was,” Self morning that he’d been selected to the coach- es All-Big 12 First Team for the third straight said, “I’d probably change my vote from week season. Only former Texas Tech player Andre to week, too.” leadership Emmett has matched the feat. The coaches’ other first team selections Exciting? Well, uh… included Kansas State forward Michael The changing roles of women as “I didn’t smile at all,” Rush, junior guard, Beasley, Texas guard D.J. Augustin, Baylor leaders in the military will be the topic said. “This is my third time getting it. It’s guard Curtis Jerrells and Oklahoma forward of a panel discussion today. nothing special.” Blake Griffin. Beasley won Player of the Year The event, sponsored by the Emily Coaches also named sophomore forward honors. Taylor Women’s Resource Center, will Darrell Arthur to the All-Big 12 First Team. He won the same distinction from the AP focus on the roles of women in the They put junior forward Mario Chalmers on and was joined on the first team by Augustin, armed services as part of a three- the second team and senior forward Darnell Jerrells, Griffin and Nebraska center Aleks part series on women’s leadership this Jackson on the third team. The Associated Maric. semester. Press didn’t select any Jayhawks for its All- OTher hOnOrs ull story page 3a Big 12 First Team, but Arthur, Rush and The Big 12 coaches gave the Jayhawks a Chalmers were second team picks, while few other awards. Sophomore guard Sherron Jackson made the third team. Collins won Sixth Man of the Year, and » Campus Despite Rush’s lack of positive emotion Chalmers and senior guard Russell Robinson about his selection, Kansas coach Bill Self were named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team. Ji in/KaNsaN was impressed with his players achieve- sChnellbaCher dies D ah, hm wd, h against Discussion to ment. All season, Self talked about how Rush Former Kansas athlete Otto Schnellbacher Kevin Rogers, Baylor forward, Feb. 9. Arthur was voted to became a better player after suffering an ACL passed away at 84-years-old on Monday the All-Big 12 First Team and was a second team pick for injury last May. Rush, who was also named a morning. Self said Schnellbacher had cancer. the Associated Press. finalist for the Wooden Award on Monday, revolve around Schnellbacher played football and basketball played one season in the NBA. Mind rick/KaNsaN has played inconsistently for stretches but at Kansas in the late 1940s. As a wide receiver, “He did so much for KU in so many Jni d Bndn rh fh to pass the ball during led the Jayhawks in scoring during confer- he caught 58 receptions for 1,069 yards in his ways that didn’t garner recognition with the the Kansas-Texas A&M game on Saturday. Rush was named ence play at 13.5 points a game. career and played in the 1947 Orange Bowl. Topeka Jayhawk Club,” Self said. “He was a questionable All-Big 12 First Team for the third straight season, only one Arthur was second on the team in scoring He was a four-time all-conference selection Jayhawk through and through.” other player has matched that feat former Texas Tech player and led the team in rebounding. This is his in basketball. After college, Schnellbacher, Andre Emmett. first selection to an All-Big 12 First Team. a Sublette native, played in the NFL for the — Edited by Daniel Reyes hip-hop lyrics The Associated Press’ choice to not football Yankees and the Giants. He also
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University students will lobby in Topeka 14 today against a bill allowing controversial coal plant construction in western Kansas. d ni h Amended House Bill 327 — a bill concern- ing energy production in Kansas — passed db n Thursday, but Governor Kathleen Sebelius td, Mch 25 is expected to veto it. The bill will fail if the House does not have enough votes to over- ride the veto. Johannes Feddema, professor of geogra- sbmi qin phy, said the energy produced by the coal plants will be sold to other states, and only h ciin 10 to 15 percent of the energy will be used in Kansas. cndid www. James Roberts and Bridey Maidhof, Overland Park seniors and volunteers for b.cm/ the Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy, will attend the protest to show legislators KnnDCm. Jn gin/KaNsaN that young people are concerned about this Jm rb nd Bid Midh, ovnd pk ni, n on traveling to Topeka today to express their concern about energy production in Kansas. The two estimated several decision. hundred protesters from around Kansas would show up to protest the constuction of a coal plant in western Kansas. “As a young person, this is not an issue wh to just sit back and watch,” Roberts said. context. headed. He said investment in wind created “Legislators are making decisions at the “They are taking an annual number and cpl Cpl secure jobs and a healthy future. expense of our future health, environment ignoring the fact that the plant plans to miti- Sloan said he supported wind farm con- 63 40 and economy.” gate those emmissions,” Sloan said. Wt/W: struction, but that it needed to be anchored Lobby Event at the Capitol Building Sunny State Representative Tom Sloan voted for The power plant proposed for Holcolm by other forms of energy to meet the coun- — weather.com the bill last week. He said he felt honor bound will emit 25 percent less carbon dioxide per try’s demand for power. to vote for the revised version after add- To coo: Wednesday Thursday day than the Lawrence plant, Sloan said. “At the end of the day, the lights need to ing provisions that addressed Kansas’ public Roberts said he was concerned that the bill Meet GPACE volunteers come on,” Sloan said. 67 40 60 38 health, environment and energy needs. was pushed through too fast without proper 9:30 a.m. today Students Maidhof and Roberts want stu- Sunny Mostly Cloudy The decision makers are influenced by discussion of both natural and coal produced Holcolm Park dents to participate in Tuesday’s event and financial pressures, Feddema said, and won’t energy possibilities. $5 donation for gas call their legislators. live to see the long-term damage of their “What we want is for the government to “A call is worth at least five petition signa- indx vote. have real talks about real solutions,” Roberts Fo o fo: www.GPACE.org tures,” Maidhof said. “It shows that you are a Classifieds...... 2B “It is the young people, the students and said. “By pushing this bill through, they are real person.” their children, that will have to deal with the doing the state a great disservice.” Crossword...... 4A Maidhof said. “The water supply is only going impact of these decisions,” Feddema said. Sloan said legislators spent three days lis- — Edited by Matt Hirschfeld to last 50 years, and then no more water.” Horoscopes...... 4A Feddema said he was concerned with the tening to people speak against the bill and Sloan said the coal plant had to retire 40 amount carbon dioxide that will be released then took four-and-a-half hours to discuss Opinion...... 5A percent of the water in the Olagalla aquifer, each year. and amend it. but that didn’t mean the resources would Sports...... 1B “Eleven million tons of carbon dioxide “We spent far more time on this bill than over the next 50 years, which is the average be used up. The plant would still have to Sudoku...... 4A most,” Sloan said. @ life-span of one of these plants,” Feddema comply with the Kansas Division of Water Maidhof said that over time, the plants will n Want all the news all said about the amount of emissions the plant Resources. drain the water supply and Kansas agriculture the time? Subscribe to All contents, unless stated otherwise, would release. “You do the math.” Roberts said windmill farms, not coal © 2008 The University Daily Kansan will suffer. Kansan.com’s RSS feed for Sloan said that number was taken out of plants, were where the future of energy was “No one is looking at the long run,” your reading pleasure.