Virgil Barnard, Topeka senior, leads half of his 10-man squad at Fort Riley, Kan. during an ROTC training exercise Saturday April 12th.

Photo by Marla Keown

ROTC Cadet Baxter takes care of a wounded civilian during training exercises at Fort Riley, Kan.

Photo by Marla Keown

Photo by Weston White

St. Marys junior Shane Thomas (far right) directs his platoon during line ups.

Photo by Weston White

Maj. Abel (left) chooses different knots listed on laminated cards for 1st Lt. Josh Urban to administer to the cadets.

Photo by Weston White

Leavenworth freshman Michael Inch (left) covers the target for freshman Matt Nikiel (right) during the grenade toss exercise.

Photo by Weston White

Photo by Weston White

Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Masarik (left) gives instructions to Kansas City, Mo. freshman Chase Olson on tying a knot.

Photo by Lisa Lipovac

Kansas City, Mo. senior Ryan Rowan (right) stabalizes the stretcher with Leavenworth freshman Daniel McElroy.

Photo by Weston White

Cadet Batallion Commander Mark Anderson, Mission Hills senior, gives tips to the cadets about how to disassemble the M16 quicker.

Photo by Lisa Lipovac

Nik Krstic, Manhattan sophomore, keeps watch while his team is assigned a mission during their Thursday ROTC lab on West Campus.

Photo by Lisa Lipovac

Troops march into the woods on west campus to begin their weekly ROTC lab exercises.

Photo by Lisa Lipovac

Kieran Chapman, Leavenworth sophomore, outlines the team mission to Jacob Thomson, Broomfield, Co. freshman, on March 13.

Photo by Lisa Lipovac

Photo by Lisa Lipovac

Michelle Dick, Leavenworth junior, navigates her way through the woods on West Campus after finishing the objective in a weekly ROTC lab.

Photo by Lisa Lipovac

Photo by Lisa Lipovac

Squad leader, Michelle Dick, Leavenworth junior, assesses the situation during an ROTC exercise on March.

Photo by Lisa Lipovac

Chris and his father in third grade.

Lisa Loeb

Photo by Brenna Hawley

Grant Huang, St. Louis senior and a native of Taiwan, holds his certificate of naturalization. The document is issued by the U.S. government, and certifies that Huang obtained citizenship legally.

Photo by Mindy Ricketts

Students soak up knowledge in one of Wescoe’s large auditoriums.

Junior pitcher Nick Czyz throws a pitch against Texas A&M Saturday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. Czyz finished with five strikeouts in five innings, giving up three runs. The Jayhawks lost to the Aggies 9-6 in extra innings Saturday.

Photo by Weston White

Junior pitcher Nick Czyz turns quickly to first attempting to pick off a Texas Tech base runner. Czyz faced 26 Red Raiders Friday afternoon, striking out seven batters in Kansas' 9-5 victory.

Photo by Weston White

Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr. speaks at the Lied Center on Wednesday, April 30, 2008.

Photo by Rachel Seymour

Sophomore pitcher Schaeffer Hall celebrates after closing out the bottom of the seventh. Hall pitched seven innings, giving up no runs on five hits.

Photo by Jon Goering

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Senior shortstop Erik Morrison turns a double-play during Tuesday night's game against Missouri at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The defense and pitching of the Jayhawks shut the Tigers out. Kansas defeated Missouri 3-0.

Photo by Jon Goering

Senior outfielder Ryne Price celebrates with senior shortstop Erik Morrison after hitting a solo homerun in the top of the second inning. Price's homerun was the only run scored in the game until the top of the eighth.

Photo by Jon Goering

Francesca Chambers spent Saturday night riding along with KU police officers.

Photo by Rachel Seymour

Junior pitcher Paul Smyth delivers a pitch after coming in to relieve sophomore pitcher Shaeffer Hall. Smyth pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit. Smyth and Hall combined to give up six hits total and shutout the Tigers in the game.

Photo by Jon Goering

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden, left, and 2008 first-round draft pick Aqib Talib hold up a jersey during a news conference Monday morning April 28, 2008 in Tampa, Fla. Talib played cornerback at Kansas.

Courtesy of Chris O'Meara

Senior outfielder John Allman dives under a tag at first on a pickoff attempt from Missouri catcher Trevor Coleman. Allman made it back safely, but was later picked off to end the inning. Allman hit 3-for-4 in the game, driving in both Kansas runs in the top of the eighth.

Photo by Jon Goering

Kansas catcher Buck Afenir waits to grab a dribbler until it crosses the foul line. Kansas improved to 26-22 on the season with the victory. The Tigers dropped to 29-15.

Photo by Jon Goering