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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.116 ISSUE 41
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APARTMENT FIRE
Residents describe suspect
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17.2005
BY STEVE LYNN
slynn@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Coworkers, acquaintances and classmates describe Jason Allen Rose as either quiet, genuinely nice or creepy.
"I want to see more evidence. I was surprised that he was taken by police," Diaz said. "He was a shy guy, he kept to himself."
Raul Diaz, Los Angeles graduate student, said he lived on the third floor of Boardwalk Apartments and Rose lived on the first floor.
He said he talked to Rose when he saw him outside a few times a week.
Diaz said he saw Rose with another man at Wal-Mart, 3300 Iowa St., after the fire the morning of Oct. 7. Diaz told Rose he was glad Rose was OK, but Rose didn't say much and seemed calm and himself, he said.
Diaz said Rose's companion didn't speak during the encounter.
"I talked to Jason but this other guy was like a stone," he said.
Rose was charged with three counts of first-degree felony murder and one count of aggravated arson in connection with the fire at the Boardwalk Apartments on Wednesday in the 500 block of Fireside Road.
Two people are confirmed dead, one of them is Nicole Bingham, Wichita senior. Another man, Jose Gonzalez, 50, is missing and presumed dead.
Ginny Weatherman, Bucyrus senior and University Daily Kansan photographer, said she spoke with Rose three to four times per week for a month.
Rose previously lived in a group home, The Villages, 1149 E. 1200 Road, and recently moved to the Boardwalk Apartments.
Robert Kidder, an employee at
The Villages, refused to comment.
Weatherman described Diaz as her best friend. She said Rosewould sit outside the building and smoke cigarettes when she and her dogs would visit Diaz at his apartment.
SEE ROSE ON PAGE 3A
Jason Allen Rose, 20, of Lawrence, center, makes his first court appearance from the Douglas County Jail via video conference, Wednesday in Lawrence. He was charged Wednesday with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault.
Richard Gwin/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Police charge suspect with murder
BY JOHN JORDAN
jordan@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Jason Allen Rose, who was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated arson, will
appear in court again next Monday.
Rose, 20-year-old Lawrence resident, made his first appearance in an orange jumpsuit Wednesday via closed circuit television from the Douglas County Jail.
The charges came less than one week after the Oct. 7 fire that destroyed the Boardwalk Apartments in the 500 block of Fireside Drive. The apartment fire killed Nicole Bingham, Wichita senior, and 33-year-old Yolanda Riddle, and may have killed 50-
year-old Jose Gonzalez.
"It's pretty rare that you get a decision this quickly on a case like this," District Attorney Charles Branson said in a press conference Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
SEE SUSPECT ON PAGE 3A
Renovated fieldhouse debuts new format, not-so-late night
Rvlan Howe/KANSAN
The new video scoreboard hangs above the court in Allen Fieldhouse. Other changes made to the fieldhouse include a new court, the new Jayhawk logo at center court, freshly painted seats and video boards above each entrance.
Improvements finally done; student response lukewarm
The crews finished just in time for Late Night in the Phog, the traditional basketball season kick-off.
The first basketball practice of the season Friday night gave a fresh start to the men's and women's teams and their aging homecourt.
BY RVAN SCHNEIDER
rschneider@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
last week cleaning up the dust and debris from renovations to the interior of Allen Fieldhouse.
Freshmen lead practice
Rvlan Howe/KANSAN
by MIRANDA LENNING
mlenning@kansan.com
KANSAN SENIOR SPORTSWITER
Freshman forward Julian Wright performs a step show with freshman guard Micah Downs and the men's basketball team during Late Night in the Phog on Friday at Allen Fieldhouse. After the step show, the men's basketball team scrimmaged for 20 minutes. Micah Downs led all scorers with 12 points.
Everything about Late Night was new, from the format, to the players to Allen Fieldhouse.
Construction crews spent
A new-look Allen Fieldhouse was nearly packed by 15,750 fans. It was the new video board and lighting system that received the most attention before the men's players took the court. Fans watched as a video of Kansas players in the NBA blasted over the new board and got wild when a highlight video of KU basketball history played.
For the first time in the 21-year history of Late Night, the festivities started at 6:30 p.m. instead of about 9 p.m. A new NCAA rule that went into effect this year allows teams to start their scrimmages the evening before the first official day of practice.
"We needed something new, to be honest, to re-energize us after the way last season ended. Allen and the new recruiting class and the addition of Brandon, all those things have definitely pumped some adrenaline into us," KU men's basketball coach Bill Self said.
Perhaps most of the newness, however, came when the current Jayhawks took the court about 8 p.m. Dressed in toxedos and Adidas tennis shoes, the players formed a line and swayed to the Rock Chalk chant that sounded from a saxophone at center court. Next, the players formed three lines and performed a rhythmic sequence.
"We needed something new to be honest with you," Self said. The team then inducted its freshmen with a jump rope.
As opposed to each class performing an individual skit, the team topled to perform team skits.
"I think the thought was that we wanted to have one good one instead of four average ones," senior guard Stephen Vinson said.
The men's festivities, which were broadcast live on ESPN2 and ESPNU, were highlighted by a dunk contest and a 20-minute scrimmage. Dunks by freshmen Julian Wright and Micah Downs and sophomore Rodrick Stewart were among the highlights. On one play, Stewart put the ball between his legs while he was in the air and then brought the ball back up over his head before slamming it home.
SCRIMMAGE STATISTICS
At Late Night on Friday, the Red Team defeated the Blue team 48-30. Freshman guard Micah Downs led all scorers with 12 points. Sophomore guard Russell Robinson led all rebounds with six rebounds, five defensive and one offensive.
SEE PRACTICE ON PAGE 3A
Red Team
Red Team
♦ Darnell Jackson
♦ C.J. Giles
♦ Russell Robinson
♦ Stephen Vinson
♦ Micah Downs
♦ Mario Chalmers
♦ Matt Kleinmann
For complete coverage of th
women's team, check out 11
Blue Team
For complete coverage of the women's team, check out 12A
♦ Sasha Kaun
♦ Julian Wright
♦ Christian Moody
♦ Jeff Hawkins
♦ Jeremy Case
♦ Rodrick Stewart
♦ Brandon Rush
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
Students juggle children and classes In addition to classes, homework and jobs, some KU students are raising families as well. It takes time management and planning to succeed. PAGE 2A
Kansas loses momentum in second game The Kansas soccer team shut out Texas Tech before losing to Colorado in Boulder, Colo., this weekend. Kansas coach Ray Bechard said his team played well but "ran out of gas." PAGE 11A
Punchless
For the ninth-straight quarter, the Kansas offense failed to score a touchdown. Kansas lost to Oklahoma 19-3 Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium. Quarterback Brian Luke had three interceptions. PAGE 12A
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Sports. ... 12A
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