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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2005
VOL. 115 ISSUE 99
MEN'S BASKETBALL: 63-61
Cyclones dust 'Hawks in OT
BY MIRANDA LENNING
mlenning@kansan.com
KANSAN SENIOR SPORTWRITER
But not angrv.
Angry isn't the word to describe the Kansas players and Bill Self after the Jayhawks' 63-61 overtime loss to the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday. Frustrated, confused, dejected — all were apparent on the faces of seniors Keith Langford, Aaron Miles and their coach.
Derek Klaus, Wichita junior, Sarah Connelly, Leavenworth junior and member of the Kansan advertising staff, and Justin LaBerge, Lawrence grad student, are nervous and upset about the close score before the KU men's basketball game went into overtime. Kansas ended up losing by two points.
It wasn't the same kind of anger that was evident after the double-overtime loss against Texas Tech, when the Jayhawks thought they got ripped off on a no-call foul on Miles.
This time they were frustrated because back-to-back losses have turned the Jayhawk's two-game lead in the Big 12 Conference into a first-place tie with Oklahoma State.
They were confused because Kansas had no answer for Iowa State's tricky match-up zone that kept them out of sync for the entire game.
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They were dejected because the four seniors had never lost a conference game at Allen Fieldhouse.
"That was our worst performance of the season," Langford said. "Combine that with the fact that they were tough, and that is how you lose."
But nobody pointed fingers at Langford for missing two free throws in overtime with the game tied 61-61. It would have been easy to blame sophomore guard J.R. Giddens, who went 5-16 from the field, for missing wide-open looks in the game's critical minutes, but no one did.
The Jahawks just didn't do what they needed to do to win, and the Cyclones did.
Kansas didn't get the ball to its best player;
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HOUSING
Rachel Seymour/KANSAN
Renegade Howard, left, Olympia, Wash., freshman, talks with James Heaney Jr., Topea freshman, and Jacob McCullah, Topea freshman, while having a cigarette outside of Hashinger Hall yesterday afternoon. All three plan to reside in apartments next year while the hall undergoes renovation. Howard said she would like to see the plans for the improved hall before moving back.
Hashinger to close for renovations
BY ERIN WILEY
correspondent@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
Next year Daisy Hill will seem a little different from years past. Hashinger Hall will be closed during the 2005-2006 academic year for renovations. This will take away about 230 spots from returning students and incoming freshmen who wish to live on campus.
The Department of Student Housing is planning on issuing about 350 housing contracts to those students who wish to return to campus housing next
The department estimates that there will be about 3,000 freshmen enrolling next year. These incoming freshmen will have on-campus housing priority, said Diana Robertson associate director for residence life. This means she must prepare to house any number of those 3,000.
year. The department has to work with the KU Office of Admissions to make sure there will be enough housing for enrolled students.
The closing of Hashinger Hall
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POLITICS
Dean rally sells out
BY JASON SHAAD
jshaad@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Even though he will not visit until Friday, Howard Dean drew a crowd yesterday outside of Liberty Hall.
About 100 people waited in line to buy tickets for a Kansas Democratic Party rally where the recently elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee will speak.
Ticket sales began a little before noon and half of the 900 tickets available to the public were sold within the first 40 minutes, said Rob Fitzgerald, manager of Liberty Hall Cinema.642 Massachusetts St.
By 2:30 p.m. all the tickets were gone.
The crowd was expected, Fitzgerald said, and a lot of people had called during the weekend to try to buy tickets.
Val Chermok, Omaha, Neb.
junior, said she hadn't expected
the crowd or Dean's visit.
"I was surprised he was coming because it's a red state, and I didn't think he would come to the Midwest right away," Chermok said.
Chermok said she was eager to see Dean strengthen the Democratic party and thought he would speak about his agenda for the party.
Dean will speak at a leadership conference at Washburn University in Topeka on Thursday. He will attend a private fundraiser in Lawrence on Friday before speaking at 5 p.m. in Liberty Hall.
Lawrence Gates, chairman of the Kansas Democratic Party, asked Dean to visit Kansas to speak about grassroots activism.
Lawrence is the perfect place to do that because of its strong political activism, said Mark Simpson, executive director of the Kansas Democratic Party.
"It shows he is willing to
outld the Democratic Party everywhere," Simpson said. "He sees that there is a lot of potential for Democrats in Kansas."
Dean has attracted both Democrats and Republicans to his speech. Nathan Loukedes, Lawrence sophomore, waited in line for about 40 minutes to buy a ticket. Loukedes said he supported President Bush, but wanted to hear Dean talk about how he was going to unify the Democratic Party.
Dean's visit will also reinvigorate local politics during the postelection time period, said Kathy Greenlee, chairwoman of the Douglas County Democratic Part.
"For anybody involved in politics, it's the hardest time to engage in an off-election year," Greenlee said. "But it's also the best time to do a lot of party building, and that is what he will do here."
— Edited by Laura Francoviglia
Rylan Howe/KANSAN
A crowd of approximately 100 people lines the block at Seventh and Massachusetts streets yesterday afternoon to purchase tickets to see Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The box office opened at noon and the tickets were sold out by 2:30 p.m. Dean will speak at Liberty Hall Friday.
RECREATION CENTER
Senate will not fund pool
By JOHN JORDAN
correspondent@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
As the KU swim team prepares to contend for the Big 12 title later this month, coach Clark Campbell is still upset about Student Senate's decision not to build a new aquatic center on campus.
Although Student Senate wanted to fund a new pool, it decided to build new courts at the Student Recreation Fitness Center instead. Building a new
pool would arguably benefit athletics more than students because demand is higher for courts than use of Robinson's existing pool, said Steve
Campbell
Munchen, student body president.
facility, I just don't think that it should come at the expense of the student body." Munch said.
"We certainly did not mean to sleight the swimming program. I agree that they deserve a better
Campbell said a new swimming facility would be a benefit to the entire University and could help achieve Chancellor Robert Hemenway's goal of becoming a top-25 university. The facility would also help his swimming team recruit and train to be a conference champion, he said.
Many top-25 public universities have aquatic centers, Campbell said. The new pool
Campbell said adding a new pool would improve the KU swim team as well as the entire University.
would have impressed potential students, attracted club teams on campus and been a way for the University to raise money by selling pool time to the city and other civic groups, Campbell said.
"We would become a top-20 program without a doubt," Campbell said about the possi-
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Baseball beatdown
KU Greens loses activists
Kansas baseball swept a doubleheader against South Dakota State. Senior Andy Scholl completed his first home run of the season. The Jayhawks take on Northern Colorado at 3 p.m. Friday. PAGE2B
Black Student Union
The KU Greens, which promotes the Green Party, is losing membership. Former members are moving forward with other political interests. PAGE 2A
About 30 members of the Black Student Union attended a conference this weekend to improve leadership skills and meet minorities from other universities. PAGE 2A
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Basketball blowout
The Kansas women's basketball team outperformed the Nebraska Cornhuskers yesterday in a blowout victory. Junior guard Erica Hallman led the Jayhawks with 22 points. PAGE 1B
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