THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2002
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Students just want to go home
C. J. Jackson Kansan correspondent
Spring break is a chance to leave the windy sidewalks of the University of Kansas, and head off for fun in the sun. Breaking waves, funky colored drinks with little umbrellas and beach volleyball are awaiting students who head off to exotic locales like Cancun, Mexico; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; or South Padre, Texas.
But not everybody wants to go to these places.
For students whose homes are far away from school, spring break is one of the few chances they get to go home during the school year.
"Spring break is one of maybe three opportunities I have during the year that I can go home," Chad Clarke, San Diego, Calif., freshman said.
That kind of time commitment isn't always conducive to jetting home to get laundry done; it's less than other students face in a commute home.
"It takes me twelve hours to drive home," Jason Stewart, Mayfield, Ky., sophomore, said. "It can be a bear."
Still, some students who have a relatively short trip home face difficulties getting home other than on breaks.
Travis Trader. St. Louis, sophomore said it was hard for him to get home because he lived more than three hours away and didn't have a car.
"Breaks are about the only time I can justify having my parents come and get me," he said.
Despite the difficulties students face with getting home, they have many reasons to justify their efforts.
"I haven't been back since
Christmas," Heather Keylon, Albuquerque, N.M. freshman, said. "I'm looking forward to seeing my friends and family. I miss the mountains and the weather, and just the familiarity and comfort of being home." she said.
Trader said his friends and family were a driving force in going home for spring break.
"I want to see my girlfriend, and my family," he said. "I'll get to go visit some of my friends at school too."
Stewart said he had another reason for going home for spring break.
"Home is probably just about the best place in the entire world to relax and get away from the worries of school," he said.
Contact Jackson at
jaypley@kansan.com. This story was edited by Jeremy Clarkson
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Forget the beautiful beaches of Jamaica. Some University of Kansas students are planning their spring break according to where the men's basketball team will be playing.
"I went to Panama City last year, and it rained a lot. This will be better because nothing matches the excitement of the NCAA tournament," Scott Newell, Topeka junior, said. "Plus I think we are definitely going to the Elite Eight with high hopes of the Final Four."
Newell said he planned to leave next Thursday and travel by car with a group of friends to St. Louis.
Leslie Putnam, Oakland Iowa, senior, said her reason for following the team during break
was because she had gone to tropical places in the past.
"I had a really good time when I went to Jamaica, but I would much rather be on the road with friends watching amazing college basketball." Putnam said.
During the last week of January, students could pick up applications for tickets to see the men's team play in St. Louis, Madison, Wis., and/or Atlanta, depending on where the team goes. Students could check the venues they wanted to attend on the application.
After the application deadline, which was 5 p.m. on FEB. 8, the tickets were assigned to students who checked in Allen Fieldhouse to see if they got their preferred destination tickets.
Ticket prices for the first round of the tournament in St. Louis are $150. For Round two in Madison
the ticket prices went down to $110. Tickets for the Final Four in Atlanta, were $160, $140 or $120, depending on how many tickets the University acquires.
Newell and Putnam, who are traveling with the same group, said this would be a cheap spring break. Including the cost of tickets, they estimated spending around $500 each.
If the Jayhawks make it past the Big 12 Tournament this weekend, they will then most likely play on Thursday, March 14, and Saturday, March 16, in St. Louis. The team's next destination would be Madison, for the Sweet 16, and the Elite Eight and then to the Final Four in Atlanta.
Contact Carr at mcarr@kansan.com. This story was edited by Angela Cox.
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