Lawrence Journal-World 03-01-13

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POSTSEASON ALTERNATE UNIFORMS First seen: Thursday on the @AdidasHoops Twitter account. Where they’ll be seen: In at least one game of the Big 12 tournament. Fashion influences: Camouflage, loungewear, ‘90s Zubaz animal-print pants, kids’ PJs. Who else is doing it: Several other teams have also agreed to wear variations on this fashion theme. What players say about the style: Senior guard Travis Releford: “I’ve seen a few pictures of them. I think they’re all right.” Senior guard Elijah Johnson: “I don’t think much of them. … It’s about the game and not how we look out there.” What the coach says:

Bill Self says he prefers the traditional white home jerseys but understands Adidas’ need to market alternate uniforms. “Sometimes you’ve got to be a team player,” Self said, “but it’s not going to go any further past the Big 12 tournament.” What fans think: A petition started on whitehouse. gov to protest the uniforms got about 1,000 signatures before being removed Thursday afternoon for violating the site’s rules. It could be worse: The Baylor, UCLA and Louisville versions have T-shirt tops rather than traditional sleeveless jerseys.

jersey; baggy gray and white camouflage shorts with a blue stripe on the side. Road version: Blue jersey; baggy blue and white camo shorts with a red stripe. Furnished by adidas: KU officials said no money was involved in the Jayhawks’ decision to wear the uniforms. Note: KU is likely to wear this white version of the uniform as the home team.

CLOTHING DETAILS: Home version: White

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Sequester could cost KU millions of dollars By Matt Erickson merickson@ljworld.com

As morning dawns today, it might seem like just another day on the Kansas University campus. But behind the scenes, millions of dollars that flow to workers, students and research will suddenly be in jeopardy. Barring a last-minute agreement in Washington,

D.C., today is the day that across-theboard cuts will slice into federal governKANSAS ment spending UNIVERSITY — including the pipeline of federal research funds that flows to KU this year. Officials refer to the cuts as “sequestration,” or simply “the sequester.”

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Midnight deadline The $85 billion in automatic spending cuts set to kick in today will be put off until as close to midnight as possible. President Barack Obama will meet with congressional leaders of both parties today, but no one is expecting action before the sequester takes effect.

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And two months after a similar deadline loomed but was temporarily averted, it’s here again. Whatever you want to call them, the cuts will likely have an immediate effect at KU. Officials can’t be sure exactly what it will be, but odds are the cuts will touch jobs, student assistantships

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The envelope didn’t come with a little gold Oscar statuette, but word of a new award at Lawrence Memorial Hospital is creating similar enthusiasm. Hospital officials announced on Thursday that LMH had been selected as one of the top 100 hospitals in the country by the industry’s leading health care information company. “We just got an envelope from UPS with a letter congratulating us for being named to the list,” said Gene Meyer, LMH president and CEO. “I think it does vali- Meyer date what we have tried to accomplish for a long time. “We felt that quality and patient safety provided a foundation we could build upon. We feel like, in many respects, those building blocks were put in place and good things have followed.” Truven Health Analytics released its Top 100 Hospitals list in the recent edition of

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Officer who died in accident had blood-alcohol 3 times legal limit By Shaun Hittle sdhittle@ljworld.com

An off-duty Lawrence police officer who died in a single-vehicle accident Jan. 2 at the intersection of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive had a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit, according to a report released Thursday by the Kansas Highway Patrol. Matthew E. Klock, 29, died from injuries sustained when his 2012 Nissan Altima was headed east on Klock Sixth Street and struck a metal traffic pole in the median at Wakarusa Drive. The accident occurred about 2 a.m., and Klock, who was not wearing a seatbelt, Please see OFFICER, page 2A

Drug testing bill OK’d

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The Senate approves a bill requiring drug testing for recipients of welfare and unemployment benefits — and even legislators — who are suspected of drug use. Page 3A

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