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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
WEDNESDAY MARCH 13,2002
ISSUE 112 VOLUME 112
Task Force plans ahead anticipates Championship
By Sarah Hill Kansan staff writer
A committee at the University of Kansas prevents March from becoming Madness over the NCAA basketball tournament.
The Celebration Task Force is a campus-wide committee that plans celebrations for the men's basketball team during the NCAA tournament.
"After the 1988 win, there were 35,000 to 40,000 people between Strong and Wescoe," Weinberg said. "It became clear that the University needed a serious plan for an event that size."
Weinberg said the committee started meeting in February and formulated plans in the event the basketball team wins the national championship title.
Fans who were upset when the team exited the tournament early in previous years caused significant damage to trees, buildings and cars on the campus in previous years. Weinberg said.
"That shows why it's important to have some focus to the celebration," he said.
The task force has a number of options for a celebration, which include welcoming the players home and having a parade in downtown Lawrence.
Ann Eversole, associate dean of students and committee member, said the committee included representatives from the Athletic Department, the Kansas Union, the provost's and chancellor's offices, the parking department, facility operations, public safety, University Relations, Watkins Health Center and students.
"Any entity that would be involved meets to develop and coordinate a University response." she said.
Todd Cohen, assistant director of University Relations and committee member, said the committee was mainly concerned with the safety of a possible crowd of 60,000 fans.
"You have a lot of people in a small place where emotions are running high," he said. "We're encouraging students to celebrate, but celebrate safely."
The committee is in charge of planning an appropriate celebration, Cohen said.
In 1988 when the Jayhawks went to the Final Four, Chancellor Gene Budig canceled school for the celebration. Cohen said the decision to cancel school would be up to the Chancellor and the provost, not the committee.
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Neither the chancellor nor the provost were available for comment
The Jayhawks start tournament play at 6:50 p.m., Thursday, in St. Louis against Holy Cross.
The Legislature isn't convinced that the University of Kansas needs more funding because "the whole KU family hasn't told its story well enough," Provost David Shulenburger told about 40 students who visited his office after a protest at Wescoe Beach.
Contact Hill at shil@kansan.com. This story was edited by Justin Hennong.
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Brian Baltzell, Prairie Village senior, voices his opinion that the proposed tuition increases would make attending the University of Kansas nearly impossible for some people. About 200 students expressed their concerns about higher tuition at an open-microphone session yesterday at Wescoe Beach.
Students join forces protest tuition increase
By Sarah Hill and Rachel Keeese
Kansas staff writers
A crowd of more than 200 students gathered yesterday afternoon in front of Wescoe Hall to voice their concerns about tuition increases, standing before a sign that read, "Is the Jayhawk only for the wealthy?"
The students discussed issues related to tuition, such as financial aid, working several jobs to pay for school, siblings who would not be able to afford more tuition and the lack of more state funding. The crowd eventually moved to the chancellor's and the provost's offices.
Megan Johnson, Troy freshman, stated her opposition to the proposed increase.
"So, the state of Kansas is in a budget crisis? The students of KU are in a budget crisis," she said. "We can't pay for more tuition."
The University wants to raise tuition in response to a projected $680 million Kansas state budget shortfall for fiscal year 2003.
The ad hoc committee on University funding, a group of students, faculty and administration, voted yesterday on a proposal for a $50 million tuition increase. The committee will send the proposal to the chancellor, who will present the University's final plan on tuition increases to the Board of Regents in April.
Dallas Rakestraw, student member
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of the committee, voted for the $50 million tuition increase proposal at Monday's committee meeting. He was the only one of the three students on the committee who voted for the increase.
When Rakesstraw stood up at yesterday's rally to speak about the committee's decision, students yelled questions to him and asked why he was not willing to listen to their concerns.
Rakestraw said the committee would not have voted for any proposal that would financially exclude any students from the University.
Jenny Davidson, Russell freshman, said she hoped that the administration and the state would hear what students had to say.
"I think it's interesting and exciting that students want to get up and talk about how tuition will affect them," she said.
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, attended the rally.
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New treatment may help solve cellulite woes
By Summer Lewis Kansan staff writer
For those people wanting an easy way to reduce cellulite, a new herbal cream could be the answer.
face of the skin.
A study revealed March I that a new treatment decreased thigh circumference, which reduced cellulite. Ann Chapman, nutritionist at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said that cellulite was body fat that took on a rippled appearance because it was located so close to the sur-
Mitchel Goldman, associate clinical professor of dermatology at the University of California, developed the treatment that involves slathering on a gel, then a cream — both herbal formulations — before slipping into knee-length pants that generate heat to improve absorption.
The cream contains herbs that stimulate blood flow and hormone balancing. The gel
HOWITWORKS
Apply a gel that consists of aloe vera, asparagus extract, ivy extract and rosemary oil.
Apply a cream that contains herbs, such as black pepper extracts, cinnamon, ginger, green tea, mandarin, wild yam, linoleic acids and casium.
Wear a pair of special knee-length pants for at least six hours.
The treatment was shown to reduce cellulite and cause skin to feel smoother.
Source: WebMD at www.webmd.com
is a blend of aloe vera, asparagus extract, ivy extract and rosemary oil. The pant's heating mechanism allows the cream to penetrate the dermis, which is the top layer of the skin.
The treatment was tested on women, randomly treating the right or the left thigh. For three weeks, the women applied the gel every night, then the cream, then put on the pants. Each night, they wore the garment for at least six hours.
At the end of the three weeks, Goldman measured the thigh circumference in the upper and lower thigh, finding that 80 percent of the women had smaller thighs.
Myra Strother, chief of staff at Watkins, said that most herbal wraps, such as this treatment, or pants worked in the same way.
"They sweat the fluid out of the area," Strother said. "You can lose inches, but as soon as you drink a glass of water and walk around it comes back."
She said that no solution applied topically had been shown to decrease cellulite, but this treatment was different.
"Applying the massage cream each night may help cellulite appearance," she said.
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March Madness disease strikes campus
By Jessica Tims Kansan staff reporter
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An illness is sweeping the nation and it has hit the University of Kansas. The sickness: March Madness, which is commonly found among fans of basketball teams chosen to participate in the NCAA tournament.
Symptoms of March Madness may include:
Sitting in silence with muscles tight and clenched.
sitting on the edge of your chair with your eyes fixed on a television.
- Sudden eruptions of screaming and yelling.
Jumping up and down, high-fiving
Erik Johnson, Bloomington, Minn., sophomore, said he and four of his fraternity brothers from Sigma Phi Epsilon suffered from March Madness.
friends and, in the worst cases, chest bumping.
Johnson said he contracted a rare form of March Madness in which his symptoms only occurred during KU games. Another symptom that accompanies the Jayhawker form of March Madness is a deep hatred for the Duke Blue Devils, he said.
"I skip class to watch games," he said.
"But it's only one month out of the year."
Ryan Grant, a first year law student from Derby, said he did not skip class to watch games, but found it hard concentrate while the Jayhawks were playing.
"A symptom is not being able to focus on anything except basketball," he said. "I couldn't think about anything. I just want to watch the game. It's like you lose yourself in it and you can't wait for game time."
The twelve hours of non-stop college hoops per day during March and the possibility of each game being a team's last is what makes the NCAA tournament most exciting. Grant said.
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Grant also eats an Atomic Fireball before each game even though he doesn't like them.
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With the Jayhawks competing in the NCAA Tournament, KU students have caught March Madness.
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