BB = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN MASS TUESDAY,APRIL8,2003 Mass Street enthusiastic despite defeat Brandon Baker/Kansan After the Jayhawks lost to Syracuse Monday night people continued to cruise down Massachusetts Street in the back of slow moving vehicles. Mass CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B "I don't want to cause destruction, but I don't want to be good either. I'm left in a paradox." Yet for the most part, students limited their activities to drinking and lamenting another championship opportunity slipping away. Students talked on their cell phones, more than one crying into the telephone. Beer only slightly edged tears for the most common liquid spilled last night. Brandon Baker/Monsan Braving the cold, thousands of students poured onto Massachusetts Street after the game, most yelling and screaming their hate for Syracuse. "I'm never drinking orange juice again," yelled one student as he ran down the street. "It reminds me of those punks." "It's melancholy," said Miles Kim, Olathe sophomore. "I think most of us are just drinking our sorrows away tonight." Cars, much like after Saturday night's victory against Marquette were backed up to 14th street on Massachusetts Street. But instead of the constant parade of fans Saturday night, most eventually headed for home. Emma Stone, Des Moines. Iowa, freshman, said the outcome of the game didn't affect her support of the Jayhawks. "I'm just a little disappointed, but they played hard through it all. It looks like everyone handled it pretty well," she said. The loyalty of Jayhawk fans Eric Braem/Kansar proved to be more important than the loss of the NCAA Championship. Up and down Massachusetts Street, echoes of cheers both supportive to the 'Hawks and deriding to the Orangemen could be clearly heard. A window of a parked car was cracked after Kansas' loss to Syracuse. The car was located near Kinko's Copies, 911 Massachusetts St. Fans gather outside it's Brothers Bar & Grill, 1105 Massachusetts St., for an opportunity to get into the bar before the game. One KU student, who wanted to be identified as "Daws,"ran up and down the street in front of Fatso's weaving in and out of cars, screaming the anti-Syracuse chant at passing drivers and reaching out a hand for a high-fives. "We played hard and gave it our all, but we missed our free throws and were insane bastards," he said. tarts. He said. Horns honked and people exchanged high-fives, but police restrained zealous fans from marching down the middle of the street as they had on Saturday. The atmosphere seemed to be one of resigned celebration. The biting cold of the night didn't keep any KU fans from driving or walking downtown to share the mixed feelings of disappointment and celebration. Lines for student favorites such as It's Brothers and Louise's Downtown wrapped around the corner of their respective blocks, while even watering holes less favored by students, such as Harbor Lights had long lines. Worries about drunken belligerence caused Quinton's to stop admitting entrance at 12:30 a.m., nearly an hour and a half before the bars typical last call time. "Students are more calm than I thought," said Taylor Vaughn, Chicago junior and a bouncer at Quinton's, who had to explain to several people the bar had reached its capacity. "People are starting to get into fights, so we've got to keep it calm." Police, many recruited from neighboring towns such as Ottawa, were stationed in groups of two or three throughout downtown. Most stood back and watched the scenes unfold, occa- ply with open container laws. "Most people are upset by the loss and they're letting of some steam with some verbal stuff, but most people are well behaved," said Lawrence police Sgt. Rick Nickle. "So far, so good." David Hall, Wichita junior, rode in the back of a pickup truck down Massachusetts Street to celebrate Kansas' progress to the championship game. "If not for our free throws, we would've won," Hall said. A passenger in the back of another truck echoed Earl Kansas's thoughts, saying that Kansas was Kan., freshman at Johnson County Community College who will attend KU next year, said, "It was a great game, a hard-fought game. They're still my team, still my University." Students were intent on celebrating Kansas' journey to the championship game despite its loss of the NCAA title and were pleased with the Jayhawks' performance and effort. Ribneck looked to next year to make another run at the title. 'Keep the faith,' he said. Edited by Leah Shaffer KU Psychology Club Wednesday,April 9th Fraser 537 at 6PM Career Workshop: What can you do with a degree in Psychology,and how can you build your resumeto do it? All are welcome! 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