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Volume 128 Issue 86
Monday, March 2, 2015
Kansan.com
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The student voice since 1904
Police seek public's help finding shooting suspects
KELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordingley
The Lawrence Police Department is asking for assistance in finding Rachael Ann Hampton, a student at the University, and Robert Alan Long, two of the three suspects involved in the Feb. 8 shooting near the University's campus, according to a press release from the department.
The suspects are wanted
Department at 785-832-7509 or Douglas County CrimeStoppers at 785-843-TIPS(8477). Calls made to CrimeStoppers may be made anonymously and callers providing information that leads to an arrest may qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.
The suspects allegedly shot and wounded three individuals Feb. 8, two of which are University students. All victims have since been
Rachael Ann Hampton
COACHES EMBRACE THE TRADITION OF ALLEN FIELDHOUSE
KYLE PAPPAS
@KYLEPAP
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This story previously ran on Oct.28,2014.
All four of Kansas basketball's living coaches gathered inside Allen Fieldhouse on Monday night to celebrate the 60th anniversary of basketball inside the Phog. It was the first time ever that the four have reunited publicly.
With 50 of the Phog's
readily on display.
"Most of the years I coached, it was a dirt floor, and it was elevated above," former coach Ted Owens said. "The real problem was, for some reason, they didn't put the floor in until the day before we started practice."
Owens said that before the floor was installed, his players were forced to hold workouts at nearby Robinson Gymnasium. Recruits? They were treated with what Owens described as "a big ol' barn" during
BEN LIPOWITZ/KRANSAN Current men's basketball coach Bill Self chats with former coaches Larry Brown. Roy Williams and Ted Owens at Allen Fieldhouse's 60th anniversary celebration Oct. 27, 2014.
technology has improved, the game has evolved, and tens of millions of dollars are annually pumped into college basketball programs. With these changes has come a challenge: finding a way to maintain the unparalleled history of Allen Fieldhouse while still equipping it with the modernity required to woo recruits and fans alike.
"What we've done, and what a lot of bright minds have done, is taken a very historic place, a treasure,
BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
"But you know, the fact that after all these years nothing's really changed - it's all about the basketball court and the people that are in it."
LARRY BROWN, FORMER KANSAS BASKETBALL COACH
last 60 years accounted for in the four coaches, the progression of college basketball's most historic venue had never been more
their offseason visits to Lawrence.
and added all the modern amenities that the new arenas have across America," current coach Bill Self said. Kansas' newly renovated
Since Owens' tenure at Kansas concluded in 1983, much has changed —
locker room and the pending completion of the DeBrue Center are two prime examples of these modern additions. The Jayhawks' new-look locker room puts some NBA prepping areas to shame - Self says it's "impressive to anyone that is able to step inside the halls and take a tour of it". The 32,000-square-foot DeBruce will be an $18 million extension to the Fieldhouse and is set to be completed in 2015.
Yes, the renovations and additions have been plentiful as of late, but Self is still committed to keeping "the integrity of the way the building was originally meant to be built." While other programs have abandoned their old facilities in favor of newer, more aesthetically pleasing ones, Kansas has embraced its home, its tradition, and its story.
trying to plow one field and put one up before the next one gets up beside it," former coach Roy Williams said.
"60 years in one building and everybody's in an arms race in college athletics
The Phog has come a long way from the "big ol' barn" that Owens spoke of, and the tradition and history that has graced the building since 1955 hasn't gone anywhere. While some things have undeniably changed, more
has stayed the same.
"To see what's been done to it since I left, you know, I've been fortunate enough, Bill [Self]'s kept me in the loop and brought me back numerous times," said former coach Larry Brown. "But you know, the fact that after all these years nothing's really changed — it's all about the basketball court and the people that are in it."
foresight."
GABBY OLIVAREZ Senior from Oathe
The man, who is no longer a student at the University, is set to stand trial in May for aggravated sexual battery and criminal restraint in connection with a Nov. 10 incident.
in the music school in some capacity without being affected by it."
Frish said she hopes the campus can take this incident and factor it into a larger conversation that needs to happen, but she doesn't know exactly what that conversation will look like. One thing Frish noted was the difficulty of determining what's going to be a bad situation, especially when they involve people you know.
"There's a general sense of 'don't be stupid'; if you weren't"
more.
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There was a very informal men's team on campus at this time as well, and the site said the two teams would often play together. According to the men's team's Facebook page, its name, the Horror Zontals, came about in 1980
in 1986 and went on to win the National Collegiate Women's Championship the following year, becoming the first women's college champions, according to the Betty's official website.
"Ultimate has a ton of cultural history and it's not super well known yet, so at KU there's a really tight knit community of the Bettys and the Horror Zontals," Corcoran said. "That has given me a family at KU."
Betty's to Captain favorite part of Ultimate is the people in the community and how welcoming they are.
WOMEN'S TEAM - THE BETTYS The Bettys are in the midst
that hadn't happened in a very long time, sophomore player Mimi Mechache from Hopkins, Minn said.
"We had a really great season last year," Mechacha said. "It was really exciting and was a change for the women's Ultimate Frisbee program here at Kansas."
This year's team of 27 players, including 13 first-year players, practices twice a week and competes in
in january, a tournament the Bettys walked away from as the winners.
If the Bettys can pull through again and make it to nationals for a second time, its season will continue into late May, when the championship tournament will be held in Milwaukee.
Corcoran's goal for the team is to continue to build and get
PUZZLES 6
SPORTS 7
OPINION 4
A&F 5
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Index
CLASSIFIEDS 5
THE DAILY BREW 8
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