THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.115 ISSUE 94
WWW.KANSAN.COM
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2005
▼ VALENTINE'S DAY
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Russell Rogers, the holiday help for Englewood Florist, 1101 Massachusetts St. arranges a bouquet of a dozen yellow roses in the basement of the shop Saturday afternoon. Greek community volunteers will deliver the Valentine's Day flowers today.
Valentine's flower sales bloom
BY ERIK SORRENTINO
esorrentino@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Even on Valentine's Day it can be better to give than receive. Delivery drivers will bring more than smiles to the faces of Lawrence residents today.
Lawrence residents began ordering Valentine's Day gifts from Englewood Florist, 1101 Massachusetts St., before Christmas, Susan Engle, owner of the florist shop, said.
"Unlike a pizza delivery, you expected the pizza guy because you ordered it," Engle said. "The flowers and gifts are probably going to be a surprise for about 98 percent of the people."
Engle said the florist shop started to deliver the 500 gifts to Lawrence residents earlier this weekend.
She said this year the shop would carry out four times as many deliveries than it did last year. The floral shop will deliver the majority of its gifts today, but surprised Lawrence residents with gifts all weekend.
Engle said her delivery staff for Valentine's Day comprised 30 to 40 people.
"What makes a good worker for us is a huge block of time and that's tough with classes going on." Engle said.
The shop recruited campus organizations to help it deliver such as Young Life, the Rock Chalk Board and Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity. Eighteen to 20 students will help deliver gifts.
SEE BLOOM ON PAGE 6A
▼ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
Scalping continues
New policies, enforcement haven't stopped scalpers
BY JOSHUA BICKEL
jbickel@kansan.com
KANSAST WORK WRITER
Heavier enforcement of the University's ticket resale policy didn't deter scalpers from trying to sell tickets at the men's basketball game against Colorado on Saturday.
Department officials now walk around before games to keep scalpers from soliciting on University property, but ticket scalpers don't expect the policy to stop ticket resale at all.
James, a scalper working near Naismith Hall at Saturday's game who refused to give his last name, said he wasn't doing anything illegal. For some fans, he said, he was the only way to get a ticket to the game.
"I'm providing a service," he said.
"The marketplace comes to me."
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Ticket scalper
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part of every game at Allen Fieldhouse and wondered why the department waited until now to do something about it.
Another ticket scalper on Saturday asked fans if they had tickets to sell on the southeast corner of the fieldhouse lawn.
Even though ticket scalpers were looking to buy and sell tickets on campus before Saturday's game against Colorado, the KU Public Safety Office didn't have to remove
anyone from campus for scalping tickets, said Sgt. Robert Linzer, KU Public Safety Office.
Recently the Athletics Department began strict enforcement of its policy that prohibited solicitation on campus, including the resale of tickets at athletic events. Those caught selling tickets on campus could be charged with criminal trespass.
But in order for ticket scalping to stop completely, the Athletics Department would have to enforce its policy to its fullest extent. Becca Goldberg, Plano, Texas, sophomore, said.
"Scalping is always going to happen," Goldberg said. "People are going to do anything to get into the game no matter what."
Waiting in the rain, Drew Williams,
Topeka freshman, holds up a finger
to indicate he wants a ticket. Williams
said he had waited approximately 30
minutes before he found a ticket.
SEE SCALPING ON PAGE 6A
Pat Knobloch, Topeka senior, Dayton Segard, Wichita senior, and Laura Nolle, Naperville, Ill., junior, listen to Dale Slusser (left, with glasses), KU Endowment Association director and tea ceremony expert, as he explains the subtleties of a formal Japanese tea ceremony.
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SISTER CITY
Jayhawks sip on ceremony
Students learn about Japanese culture for their visit to Lawrence's sister city
BY JASON SHAAD
jshaad@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Kneeling on the floor, Patrick Knobloch tried to understand the rituals of the Japanese tea ceremony taking place in front of him. Attention to detail is a must, but Knobloch couldn't ignore the pain in his knees. Neither could the seven other students huddled next to him in an elevated tea room above a garage on Ohio Street.
When instructed that the hour-long ceremony was finished and that they could stand, a sigh of relief filled the small room.
"It killed my knees," Knobloch said. "I used to be a catcher in high school, but that was nothing compared to sitting like that."
Knobloch, St. Louis senior, is one of nine students who spent yesterday learning about formal Japanese tea ceremonies. The students are preparing to travel to Japan this summer as part of the Kansas/Asia Scholars program and the Center for East Asian Studies.
The tea ceremony was one of several meetings they will attend this semester to learn about Japanese culture and Lawrence history.
"We think it's important that they consider themselves ambassadors of the city and of KU."
Pat Graham Professor, Center for East Asian Studies
"We think it's important that they consider themselves ambassadors of the city and of KU." said Pat Graham, professor at the Center for East Asian Studies and director of the program.
That means several crash courses in Japanese food, conduct and dress, Graham said.
The tea ceremony was the students' first real immersion in Japanese culture, said Dale Slusser, a local instructor of the Urasenke school of tea. Slusser said he was helping the
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
SEE CEREMONY ON PAGE 6A
Women honored at fieldhouse
BY PAUL BRAND
pbrand@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRIVER
While the women's basketball team celebrated a victory against Colorado, the Athletics Department held a celebration of its own to honor girls and women in sports.
For yesterday's 19th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day, current and former Kansas female student-athletes were recognized at Allen Fieldhouse during the game. Fifty former letter winners as well as current Jayhawks from nine of 11 teams were presented
to the crowd of 2,265 during television timeouts at the game.
The ceremony was part of NGWSD, which was chartered by Congress in 1986 to give recognition to female athletes and stress the importance of their participation in sports and physical fitness.
After the game, current Kansas student-athletes signed autographs for fans in the field-house.
"It was exciting," former Kansas tennis player and 1985 graduate Steffanie Keefer said. "It's always good to recognize women's sports."
"Hats off to the marketing and
"I It was exciting. It's always good to recognize women's
sports.'
Steffanie Keefer
Former Kansas tennis player and
1985 graduate
promotions department for recognizing National Girls and Women in Sports Day." coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "There were a lot of former and current
athletes that hopefully enjoyed the afternoon and got some love and recognition from the crowd."
NGWSD is celebrated in every state. Ceremonies honoring girls and women in sports take place all over the country during February. This year's theme, "More Than a Game," looks to continually increase national acknowledgment of women's sports throughout recent history.
Originally, the event was organized to recognize Flo Hyman, an Olympic silver medalist in volleyball.
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CRIME
KU police officer shoots knife-wielding man at Med Center
A man was shot late Thursday night in a parking lot near the University of Kansas Medical Center. He is still in critical condition, according to an e-mail sent by Ed Phillips, vice chancellor for administration for the Med Center.
About 11:45 p.m. that night a Med Center police officer responded to a report that a car had driven through a fence surrounding Lot 95, near Booth Street. The officer located a man he believed to be the driver and
began to approach him.
The police officer shot the man after he produced a large knife and ran toward the officer, according to the e-mail.
The man was then transported to an area hospital. The officer was not injured.
The officer involved is currently on administrative leave while the Kansas City, Kan., police and the Med Center police jointly investigate the incident.
— Joshua Bickel
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Javhawks win
After a seven-point halftime lead, Kansas blew Colorado away with an 89-60 victory Saturday. Senior forward Wayne Simien led the Jayhawks with 25 points in the game against the Buffaloes. PAGE 1B
Journalism honor
Last minute shoppers
The School of Journalism presented its William Allan White Award on Friday. Past winners have included Walter Cronkite and Cokie Roberts. PAGE 2A
Still looking for that perfect gift for your sweetheart? Valentine's Day Gift Guides are still available! Pick yours up today at the Kansan business office, 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall. PAGE 5A
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Record pace
Junior runner Benson Chesang and senior pole vaulter Amy Linnen both set school records this weekend at the John McDonnell-Tyson Invitational. PAGE1B
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