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NCAA
2005
FINAL
FOUR
St. Louis
NCAA Tournament field set
Illinois, North Carolina, Duke and Washington claimed No.1 seeds. The Jayhawks will be the third seed in the Syracuse region when the tournament begins on Thursday. See what obstacles they will face on the road to St. Louis and their 138 Final Four. Complete tournament bracket on Pages 4B and 5B.
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--term planning and short-term goals, such as establishing rates. It was the commission's second meeting regarding permit price increases.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2005
VOL.115 ISSUE 114
PARKING COMMISSION
Price of parking
Maintenance, new lot likely to cause increase
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BY JOSHUA BICKEL
jbickel@kansan.com
KANANST WORK WRITER
Sometime after spring break, the University of Kansas' parking commission will decide how much more it will cost to park a car at the University next fall.
Last Friday the parking commission met again to discuss the future of parking at the University, including both longterm planning and short-term goals, such as establishing rates. It was the commission's second meeting regarding permit price increases.
Revenue generated from a possible parking-rate increase would help finance maintenance of existing lots and construction of a new Park and Ride lot.
A Park and Ride iot would take a lot of pressure off of the main campus and would help keep permit oversell down, Donna Hultine, director of the Parking Department, said.
mutton, Tom Mulinazzi, head of the parking commission, said during the meeting March 4. The lot would take about a year or two to build, he said.
A new 1,500-space Park and Ridot lot would cost close to $7
The commission's first priority is setting parking rates for
next fall and was the main topic of discussion during Friday's meeting.
Members of the commission suggested solutions such as raising parking rates a certain percentage for all permits or only raising rates on certain permits.
Tom Mulinazzi, head of the parking commission, said he would like to see a wider range
SEE PARKING ON PAGE 3A
BIG 12 PARKING COMPARISON
A listing of yearly parking permit prices for this school year at all Big 12 schools.
School Reserved Permit Type Faculty/Staff Student
Baylor n/a $175 $175
Colorado $474 $396 $315
Iowa State $370 $104 $87
Kansas State $685 $100 $75
Kansas $180 $135 $85
Missouri $300 $180 $164
Nebraska $912 $420 $349
Oklahoma State n/a $54 $44
Oklahoma $820 $205 $162
Texas $420 $120 $100
Texas A&M $309 $155 $155
Texas Tech $401 $139 $139
Source: Chance Management Advisors
NCAA TOURNAMENT
No.3 seeding sprouts tough run for Kansas
BY MIRANDA LENNING
mlenning@kansan.com
KANSAN SENIOR SPORTSWITER
The. Kansas basketball players trickled into the eighth-floor press box in Memorial Stadium at about 4:45 p.m. yesterday. Greeted by media members and Kansas administrators, the players headed back to athletics director Lew Perkins' suite to watch the NCAA selection show and eat some barbeque.
After two weeks of ups and downs on the court, the Jayhawks knew their seed could go up and down as well.
"I really didn't know what to expect," senior guard Mike Lee said. "But it's not about seeding, it's about match-ups."
But none of them appeared surprised after the selection committee gave them a No. 3 seed in the Syracuse regional. They didn't really seem to care.
That is where things get interesting for the Jayhawks. CBS analyst Billy Packer said the Jayhawks' bracket — which includes North Carolina, Wisconsin, Florida and defending national champion Connecticut — was one of the most difficult in NCAA history. Additionally, the possibility of a match-up with North Carolina and former Kansas coach Roy Williams was on everyone's mind.
"That would be incredible," senior guard Keith Langford said. "I'd be lying to myself if I said that there weren't story lines behind the way the brackets were set up."
Before they can even think about a potential Elite Eight match-up with the Tar Heels, the Jayhawks have to get past their first round game against No. 14 seed Bucknell.
The Jayhawks will face the 22-9 Bison Friday at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, a location that Kansas coach Bill Self had hoped the Jayhawks would play.
PAST SEEDS
During the past eight years, the Jayhawks have never lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and have always been seeded No. 8 or higher in their region.
"I'm happy we're playing in
Year Seed Exit round
1997 1 Sweet Sixteen
1998 1 Second Round
1999 6 Second Round
2000 8 Second Round
2001 4 Sweet Sixteen
2002 1 Final Four
2003 2 Championship Game
2004 4 Elite Eight
2005 3 TBD
Source: CBSsportsline.com
Oklahoma City." Self said. "I hope it's not a distraction, but I am really happy we will be going there."
If the Jayhawks can defeat the Bison on Friday, they would advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and play on Sunday. They would hook up with the winner of Wisconsin vs. Northern Iowa, a fairly difficult match-up for a second round game.
Bucknell received an automatic tournament bid by winning the Patriot League Tournament. However, it put themselves on the national radar on Jan. 2, when they beat then-ranked No. 7 Pittsburgh at home.
After the Oklahoma State loss on Saturday, Self said he thought the team would receive a No. 2 seed. However, numerous conference tournament
"It's not disappointing that we're a No. 3," Self said. "But certainly the committee didn't do this three any favors when it comes to match-ups."
That would be a reflection of the Jayhawks No. 3 seed and the difficulty of their bracket.
DOLE INSTITUTE
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Volunteer Steve Nelson examines a photo from the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics archive Wednesday afternoon. Nelson worked for Congress for 30 years in Washington, D.C., and is able to recognize in old photos faces he has seen or met. Nelson is able to remember certain jaw structures and facial features, which enables him to tell who someone is in a photo.
Guess Who?
BY JASON SHAAD
jshaad@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Volunteer identifies D.C. elite with his photographic memory
Steve Nelson stares at an old black and white photograph. He pauses for a second, tapping a cotton-gloved finger against the picture's edge. Tap. Tap. Tap.
Then everything clinks. One by one Nelson names the eight politicians standing in the photograph. It takes him less than a minute,
Nelson, 57, is an expert at identifying unknown politicians in photographs. Every Wednesday he sits at a table in the basement of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics and identifies people who no one else can.
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"He is our most valuable resource when it comes to the thousands of photos that we don't know who the people are." Jean Bischoff, senior archivist at the Dole Institute, said. "He has a fantastic memory
Steve Nelson stands with a young Robert Dole cutout in the basement of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
for faces and events." The Dole Institute has a collection of about 25,000 photographs. Thousands of these contain unidentified people and events, Bischoff said.
That is where Nelson comes in. "It's like a picture puzzle for small chili-
dren," Nelson said. "You figure out what belongs and what doesn't."
Examining facial structure is the easiest way to identify a person, Nelson said. He said he looked at the shape of a person's face or the way they smiled to identify them.
"I don't even know I do it until I look at pictures later and say, 'This can't be him. He parted his hair on the other side,'" Nelson said.
The master identifier knows his gift is strange. "I guess even the most bizarre trivia is useful," he said.
Nelson's expertise comes from working for Congress for 30 years in Washington, D.C. before retiring and returning to Lawrence.
He worked as an adviser on both the House of Representatives foreign affairs committee and permanent select committee on intelligence. During his tenure he spent
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Variety show
More samba, please
Variety show The Rock Chalk Revue performed its 56th annual variety show during the weekend. More than 3,500 people came to see the show and ticket sales raised about $18,000 for the United Way of Douglas County. PAGE 4A
Vaulting up and over
Hundreds of people filled Abe & Jake's Landing on Saturday for the Brazilian Student Association's second annual Carnaval party. PAGE 8A
Senior pole vaulter Amy Linnen won the national championship this weekend and at the same time, set a record for the University. This is Linnen's second national championship title. PAGE 1B
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Ballard's ballad
Frank Tankard profiles former Kansas basketball player Brett Ballard, who is now a Jayhawk administrative assistant. He brings his enthusiasm and work ethic to the men's basketball team. PAGE 1B