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Double overtime nail-biter ends with first Kansas conference loss
BY KELLI ROBINETT
krobinett@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRIETER
LUBBOCK, Texas — While watching thousands of Texas Tech fans rush onto the court last night, one fact became clear. This wasn't a good year for Kansas to play Texas Tech.
Not only did the Red Raiders (16-6, 8-3 Big 12) hand the Jayhawks (20-2, 10-1) their first conference loss of the season, but last September the Jayhawk football team blew a 25-point lead against the Red Raiders.
Scott McClurg/Lawrence Journal-World Aaron Miles dishes the ball back out after driving the lane in the second half of the game last night. Miles made two three-point shots at the end of regulation and helped the Jayhawks come back from a seven-point deficit.
Just like in the football game, Texas Tech claimed victory with some last-second heroics. Texas Tech sophomore forward Darryl Dora nailed a three-point shot over a leaping freshman forward Sasha Kaun with 3.7 seconds remaining in double overtime to lift Bob Knight's team to an 80-79 victory.
"It's my fault because I didn't tell the guys 'whatever you do don't let them shoot a three," Self said.
Kansas led by two points before Dora's shot, but on the previous play senior guard Aaron Miles received a questionable traveling call, giving Texas Tech another chance.
In an attempt to save the game in the last seconds, Miles took the ball up past half-court and put up a desperation shot that bounded off the backboard.
By the time the ball fell back to the earth, what seemed like the entire Texas Tech student body was on the court celebrating its team's biggest victory of the season.
"You don't want to sound like a whiner so we're not going to," coach Bill Self said. "You can see Aaron's face. It's unfortunate that it came down to that one call."
"It's nice that we won in spectacular fashion with a three-pointer to end the game," Knight said. "No one dislikes the three-point shot more than me, but I told the guys if they had an open three with time winding down to take it."
The victory was up for grabs the entire way through the game. Texas Tech held a seven-point lead, the biggest of the game during the first half. Kansas was up by five, its biggest lead, in double overtime.
Doras' three-pointer spoiled two critical plays from Jayhawk players.
Late in regulation play, senior guard Keith Langford ran down the court and hit a driving layup with 4.1 seconds remaining to force overtune. Junior forward
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Wayne Simien tries to raise the enthusiasm for the Jayhawks in the second half of last night's game. The Jayhawks were defeated by the Red Raiders 79-80 following a double overtime rally.
Scott McClurg/Lawrence Journal-World
HEALTH
No more doctors' notes at Watkins
Excuses may become less common with new policy
BY TY BEAVER
tbeaver@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Watkins Memorial Health Center may stop issuing doctors' notes beginning in the Fall 2005 semester, said Patricia Denning, chief of staff at Watkins.
The staff has not decided on an official policy yet. It will consult students and faculty in small groups later this semester before making a decision, Denning said. But a new policy is likely to pass.
Students who miss class because of illnesses for less than three days will have to work one-on-one with instructors to excuse absences.
Much of the physicians' time at Watkins, east of Robinson Center, is spent dealing with students who want absences from a class, she said.
The change is meant to give students faster medical attention and reduce bookkeeping, Denning said.
Denning doesn't see a need for Watkins to be involved between professors and students.
"We're trying to excuse ourselves from this triangle where they want us to be the policemen." she said.
The University of Kansas is the only school in the Big 12 Conference that uses this system. Denning said.
Professors have required doctors' notes as evidence of illness for at least 15 years, she said.
The new policy will make it harder to excuse students, said
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CRIME
KU Med Center police use deadly force for first time
BY JOHSUA BICKEL
jbickel@kansan.com
KANSAST WORK WRITER
A man shot by a KU Medical Center police officer late last Thursday night is still in critical condition, said Elaine Moore, Kansas City, Kansas Police Department officer.
A University police officer shot the man after he ran toward him with a large knife, according to a statement released by the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department.
The University of Kansas Medical Center Police Department had never used deadly force until the incident, said Bob Hallinan, senior media
relations coordinator for the Med Center.
"It's a first," Hallinan said. "They've never had to shoot anyone in the line of duty before."
The officer was investigating a car that had reportedly driven through a fence surrounding a parking lot near the Med Center. Police said the man then ran at the officer with a knife.
The officer shot the man,
ending the assault at 11:45 p.m.
The man was then transported to a Kansas City, Mo., hospital.
The name of the suspect has not been released.
Officials at the Med Center's police department could not comment on the shooting because it is under investigation.
But both the Med Center police department and the KU Public Safety Office have a similar policy regarding its officers' use of deadly force.
The two departments are separate entities that are managed by the chancellor's office.
KU Public Safety officers may only use deadly force when the officer's life or the life of another person is in danger, or to stop a dangerous fleeing felon Capt. Schuyler Bailey said.
Bailey added that during his time with the KU Public Safety Office, no officer had ever drawn his weapon and fired on a suspect.
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Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker Both Kansas and Texas Tech gave their all in last night's double-overtime game in Lubbock, Texas. But in the end, Red Raider forward Darryl Dora came through with the game-winning three-point shot. PAGE 1B
Mortar Board fundraiser
What a mess
The Mortar Board honor society is offering one student a chance to spend a day with Kansas Athletic Director Lew Perkins. PAGE 2A
The Campus Christians spent nine and a half hours cleaning Allen Fieldhouse after Saturday's game against Colorado. The group earned $2,000 for its mission. PAGE 1B
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