THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, JULY 21,
SECTION U
Group hopes to reclaim s.
BEN CARROLL sports@kansan.com
Days after Athletics announced section U's shift from student to donor seating, Christopher Arpin, a fifth-year senior from Salina, created a Facebook group called "Give the Seats Back to the Students - KU Basketball." The group is currently at 986 likes as of Sunday but is still growing and could continue to do so until students arrive back on campus for the start of the fall semester.
Arpin's ultimate goal with the Facebook page is to get the seats back, but he said by the time students return to campus in late August it may be too late if donors have claimed the 120 section U seats. He said right now it's about creating awareness in a student
population spread throughout the globe.
"I put a lot of time into the student section, and it's become a big part of my life," Arpin said. "The emotional part of me took over and I needed to get the word out, especially because it's summer, too. I'm sure there are still a lot of people who have no idea."
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Arpin has been the leader or coleader of a camping group every season while enrolled at the University. Arpin said he's upset about the news because he and thousands of other fans put a lot of effort in making the student section as lively as possible for every home game.
Arpin said his camping group prefers section U to other sections in the student section because of its close proximity to the Kansas bench and
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