Saturday: Skies clearing with a low of 32 and a high of 62.
Weekend weather
Sunday:
Mostly sunny and mild with a low of 35 and a high of 65.
The University Daily Kansan
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Weekend Edition
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2000
(USPS 650-640) • VOL.110 NO.109
WWW.KANSAN.COM
Traffic court suspended to evaluate appeal process
By BriAnne Hess
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Pleading with the traffic court to get out of a parking ticket will not be an option for at least a couple of days.
Traffic court was suspended until the University Senate Executive Committee meets Tuesday to assess the traffic codes and the traffic court system, said Donna Hultine, assistant parking director.
She said that the parking department still would accept appeals but that all pending in-house appeals would be rescheduled. She said that anyone who had turned in a written appeal still would be considered, but she did not know when they would be ruled on.
"We're kind of checking our p's and q's," Hultine said. "SenEx needs to be assured that the code is being followed."
Aaron Breitenbach, Hutchinson law student, is chief justice of the appellate traffic court. He said his position was one of the ad hoc elements that had been added since the traffic court was created during the 1970s.
"It's a mutual deal," Breitenbach said. "We agreed to be suspended until we meet with SenEx."
Hultine said that the traffic codes were out of date, as well.
He said the main purpose of the suspension was to streamline the policies and procedures of the appeal process.
"Over the years things evolve, and one thing leads to another," she said. "We just want to be in sync with the code and the law students."
Hultine said that the Senate might reinstate the traffic court and form a subcommittee to look at changing the codes.
The University traffic court is composed of law school students who rule on written and in-house traffic appeals.
Tonight:
EVENTS CALENDAR
Son Venezuela, 8 p.m. at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. $6, 18-20: $ 2 and older.
Ladies Night with DJ Kilby, 10 p.m. at the Brown Bear Brewing Co., 729 Massachusetts St.. Ladies free: men $2.
Ladies night at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St., Ladies free; men 18-20, $7; men 21 and older, $5.
Shaking Tree at the Jazzhaus, 9261/2
Massachusetts St., $4, 21 and older.
Tomorrow:
Natalie Cox, 7:30 p.m. at Bambino's Italian Cafe, 1801 Massachusetts St. Free.
The Deal, 8 p.m. at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. $5, 18-20; $4, 21 and older.
Suga Daddies, 10 p.m. at The Jazzhaus,
926-12-Massachusetts St. $4. 21 and older.
JazzTrain Festival at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Free.
1:30 p.m. A Great Day in Harlem, The Benny Goodman Story
7:30 p.m. Jammin' the Blues 'Round Midnight
The Dillinger Escape Plan, Cephalic Carnage, Drowningman , Origin and NWBD. 7 p.m. at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St. $7, 18 and older.
Sunday:
Index
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News ...3A
Nation ...9A
Jazz Festival ...6A
Feature ...10A
Sports ...1B
Horoscopes ...2B
Poster ...4B-5B
Movie Listings ...5A
Tennis ...10B
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Hatred fuels border rivalry
Schools' duel runs deeper than politics
By Matt James writer@kansan.com Associate sports editor
The father of Ewing, a Columbia, Mo. junior, didn't move to Cuba instead of Lawrence or anything that extreme, but on Nov. 19, 1988, he cheered for the Soviet Union to beat the Jayhawks in an exhibition basketball game. Ewing's parents, who he said weren't big sports fans, were both University of Missouri alumni.
John Ewing still can't believe his dad chose community instead of Kansas.
And those all-important bragging rights are up for grabs again when Kansas and Missouri face off on the court at 1:05 p.m. Sunday in Allen Fieldhouse. Missouri claimed the first contest of the season with an 81-59 victory on Jan. 22 in Columbia.
Nine years later, their son did the unthinkable - he enrolled at the University of Kansas.
Rooting for a communist state may seem extreme to an outsider. But that, in a nutshell, is the Kansas-Missouri rivalry: where age, race, religion and politics don't mean a thing. What matters to these fans is beating the other school.
But Kansas fans are eager for a rematch. And even in this age of political correctness, fans of both teams say hate isn't too strong a word.
"it's fun to hate Kansas," said Missouri senior Carin Huffman. "Everybody's got
"It's fun to hate Kansas. Everybody's got their rival, and they're ours. When we play them, thats when school spirit is at its peak."
Carin Huffman Missouri senior
Then, in February 1999, former Kansas basketball player and Missouri native Ryan Robertson had Missouri fans gritting their teeth when he spit on the "State of Missouri" logo on the Hearnes Center floor after a Kansas win.
their rival, and they're ours. When we play them, that's when school spirit is at its peak. You do things you wouldn't normally do. You say things you don't mean." What kinds of things?
In 1997, enraged Kansas students pelted a Missouri student with hot dogs and Cokes as he ran through their section waving a yellow Tigers flag at Memorial Stadium.
And in 1988, Kansas band members said Missouri fans lobbed various objects, including at least one whiskey bottle, at them during the annual football game in Columbia. Mo.
See KANSAS on page 2A
Bring on the Cyclones
The Jayhawks (9-4) head today into a three-game series with the cellardwelling Iowa State Cyclones (3-10).
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See page 1B
An unfulfilled mission
KU on Wheels purchased bike racks for four of its buses last year in hopes that bike riders would use the buses. But a year later, the racks are still empty.
See page 3A
Big 12 play comes to Lawrence
The conference season begins for the Kansas women's tennis team this weekend when it battles Texas Tech at Alvamar Golf and Country Club.
See page 10B
An online police upgrade
The KU Public Safety office has enhanced its
Web site. Among the features are a daily crime log and a campus lost and found.
See page 6A
Fear of the Dark
Excessive science-fiction gore is a liability for Pitch Black, a Kansan reviewer says.
See page 10A