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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.116 ISSUE 55
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4,2005
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A walk to remember
Rachel Seymour/KANSAN
Jennifer Kennedy, Arkansas City senior, walks past Lippincott Hall on Jayhawk Boulevard Thursday morning on her way to her class about the Great Depression. Kennedy said she loved the autumn weather. Even with winter fast approaching, "it's still fall to me," Kennedy said.
SAFETY
Police to protect fans, not posts
KU fans run onto the field and tore down the field goal posts last saturday afternoon in celebration of defeating Missouri. KU beat MU 13-3.
Megan True/KANSAN
BY STEVE LYNN
slynn@kansan.com
KANSAN SCHrift WRITER
For years, the KU Public Safety Office has allowed students to rush the field and tear down the goal posts, and this Saturday won't be any different if Kansas beats Nebraska.
Ralph Oliver, chief of the KU Public Safety Office, said he realized the goal posts would be carried to Potter Lake if Kansas wins.
Police officers would not try to prevent a large number of students from rushing the field, he said. Officers would instead try to mitigate injuries to students by responding to people who have fallen or become injured in the celebration. Oliver said.
"The Public Safety Office is not going to hurt people to prevent them from hurting themselves." Oliver said.
The University can affect a student's academic standing as a result of actions on the field.
Danny Kaiser, assistant dean of students, said he could not speculate on the range of punishments given. He also said the Office of Student Success would have to receive a complaint from the Athletics Department that would identify the student involved in the incident. The complaint would also have to provide evidence, he said.
The office would send a notice to the student to appear in front of a panel composed of one student, one staff member and one faculty member, Kaiser said. The panel would decide
whether it would take disciplinary action, he said. The panel meeting pertains to incidents that occur on campus, he said. Kaiser said he could not recollect whether the office had punished any students for incidents involving celebrations on the field of Memorial Stadium.
Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director, said the Athletics Department could use cameras to help identify students, but he would not comment on whether the department has ever used the cameras for that purpose.
"I would think the only way to do that is to grab somebody off the goal post and find out who they are," Marchiony said.
Marchiony does not blame police for failing to apprehend students.
"Everybody's talking about whose responsibility this is," Marchiony said. "If something
bad happens, it's because students behaved irresponsibly — period."
Lauren Pierson was dragged under a fallen goal post on Saturday before KU Public Safety Officers helped her to her feet. The Prairie Village junior was one of several people carrying the goal post across the field at Memorial Stadium after Kansas beat Missouri last weekend, she said.
"I won't be going to the game because I can't stand," Pierson said. "I would never rush the field again. If I did, I'd stay away from the goal posts."
HOUSING
Oliver would like students to wait until the Athletics Department takes down the goal posts before students storm the field, he said. Then students could carry them to Potter Lake, but no farther, he said.
Edited by Jayme Wiley
Seniors find perks of on-campus life
BY LOUS MORA
lmora@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
During his senior year, Elliott Hoffman won't worry about cooking, paying the rent or finding a parking spot before class.
That's because Hoffman, Stillwell senior, is one of 38 seniors living in the residence halls. He is a live-in resident assistant in McCollum Hall. Although the environment differs from living off campus, seniors who have remained say the benefits are worth staving for.
Hoffman has lived in the residence hall all four years of his college career. He said he stuck around for the perks of free room and board and food.
Diana Robertson, associate director for student housing, said the seniors living in the residence halls mostly served as resident assistants or other student leaders.
She said seniors were welcome to live in the residence halls, but students often decided after their freshmen year to move on.
"As they spend more time in school, they are looking for greater freedoms and an opportunity to live independently off campus," she said.
CLASS BREAKDOWN
Breakdown of classes in the residence halls
She said that was why more
Breakdown of classes in the residence halls
Freshmen: 2,877
Sophomores: 339
Juniors: 116
Seniors: 38
Source: Department of Student Housing
students stayed longer in the Jayhawker Towers and the scholarship halls; they offer more privacy and freedom.
Cory Xenos, Louisburg senior, has lived in the residence halls all four years and now serves as desk manager for GSP-Corbin Hall.
She said she had thought about living off campus but was never convinced of the benefits.
As an only child, finding people to play with was hard, she said. But living in the residence halls helped her meet lots of people.
"It's really about the people that you meet and possibly help change someone's future." she said.
Hoffman said that following the rules for quiet hours and other restrictions could be inconvenient at times when he wanted to have friends over.
MULTICULTURALISM
SEE ON-CAMPUS ON PAGE 4A
Club to celebrate Indian festival of lights
BY MALINDA OSBORNE
mosborne@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Two of India's most renowned exports, classical Indian dancing and Indian food, will be displayed Saturday night on campus.
Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights, which is similar to Hanukkah and Christmas, is coming to the University of Kansas and the KU Cultural India Club invites everyone to join its celebration.
The free event, called Diya, will feature classical Indian dance, a play about Hindu mythology and Bollywood-style entertainment.
Bollywood is a popular Mumbai-based film industry in India. Diya will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. this Saturday at the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
Dinesh Datla, Andhra Pradesh, India, second year graduate student, is the public relations officer for KU Cultural India Club. He said he expected 250 to 300 people to attend.
Dipin Shah performs a folk dance along with Nandini Mehta for last year's Diya. Both were dressed in traditional North Indian folk dress.
In India, revelers wake up early and take an oil bath. They sit in prayer, afterward taking
Diwali is perhaps the most popular of all Indian festivals. It is traditionally a Hindu celebration that marks the victory of good over the evil and is dedicated to the Goddess of Wealth, Lakshmi.
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The free event, called Diya, will feature classical Indian dance, a play about Hindu mythology and Bollywood-style entertainment. It takes place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. this Saturday at the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
Patrick Suzeau, professor of dance, and Anjali Tata, a Kansas City, Mo., Indian dance instructor, will start off the evening with two professional classical dances.
blessings from elders and donning new clothes. Homes are decorated, sweets are distributed, fireworks are set off and thousands of special lamps, called diyas, are lit in honor of the holiday.
gral part of the Hindu religion and Indian culture in general. It serves as an important form of communication that expresses emotion and at the same time depicts the cultural aspects of Indian civilization.
Before the dancers begin, tradition dictates they must pray to the god of the earth to get permission to pound on the ground during the performances.
Classical dance is an intec
SEE INDIA ON PAGE 4A
Today's weather
The Elite 8
Seniors voted on their favorite professors, and they will receive the HOPE Award at Saturday's game. PAGE 2A
Cross country team has brawn and brains Fourteen members of the KU cross country teams have been honored for academic excellence.The honors come at the same time as the teams move up in performance rankings. PAGE 11A
Kansas vs. Nebraska The Jayhawk offense came through against Missouri last Saturday. Can it continue the momentum and end a 37-year losing streak against the Cornhuskers tomorrow? PAGE 12A
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