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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
Sunday: More rain and freezing rain.
Kansan Weekend Edition
HIGH 48
LOW 28
Friday
March 6,1998
Section:
A
Vol.108No.115 Saturday &Sunday
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
WWW.KANSAN.COM
Wandering the Web
It's March Madness, baby! Conference tournaments wrap up this weekend and the long road to the Final Four is getting shorter. Follow your favorite teams and place your legal bracket wagers:
http://www.cbssportline.com Delve into the network that will bring you all of the NCAA Tournament games. Let's all hope that Jim Nantz is back from Nagano, Japan, by then.
http://www.ESPN.SportsZone.com
Dick Vitale can't call any of the Tournament games, but he can still have Web input and SportsCenter commentary.
http://www.gobig12.com
Direct from Dallas, read all about the Big 12 Conference Tournament's Kansas City, Mo. site. Texas may have the conference headquarters, but the Big 12 North remains the basketball headquarters.
http://www.ncaa.org
These people play host to the NCAA Tournament.
concertcalendar
Tonight:
The Bottleneck: Acoustic Hooka and Dr. Jones
Bambino's Italian Cafe: Mark Montgomery and Melvin Litton
Brown Bear Brewing Co.: Simplexity
Free State Brewery: Free State Jazz Quartet
Hi-Jinx: Swing 39
- Hanna Swings
- Jazzhaus: Sky Bob Fly
Milton's Coffee and Wine:
Bill Crahan and Scott
Tichenor
Tomorrow:
Bambino's Italian Cafe:
Mark Montgomery and Melvin Litton
The Bottleneck: Kristi and the Starlight Rounders
■ Jazzhaus: Zo and the Moor's
■ Hi-Jinx: Paladins and the
Crown Electrics
Jazzhaus: Robbie Laws' Electric Blues Band
Sunday:
Granada: Dr. Zhivegas
Grandada, D. Zinvegas
Hi-Jinx: Paladins and the
Crown Electrics
Milton's Coffee and Wine:
Key West Jazz Quartet
Index
News ...2A
NCAA Tournament ..2B
Nightlife ...8A
Music reviews ...5A
Sports ...1B
Feature ...8A
Coupons ...3A,5A
Movie Listings ..6B,7B
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Classroom conflict
While the Jayhawks play today at noon, professors may find their classes a little less crowded as students head for a TV
By Tamara Miller
tmiller@kanson.com
Kansas staff writer
David Fredrikss, Dallas freshman, would like to take this time to extend a warning to all University instructors.
Your classrooms may be a little emptier today, he said.
At noon today, the Big 12 Conference Tournament will roll on the Kansas men's basketball team challenges Kansas State. Although University classes are in session, many students plan to watch the game instead.
Fredriks said he planned to miss his communications class so he could watch the game.
"If I had a test, I wouldn't skip," he said. "But you can't miss out on KU basketball."
However, the University shouldn't cancel class for the Big 12 Tournament, Fredriks said.
"Only if we make the Final Four, there should be no class," he said.
Katie Peters, Wichita junior,
said she was going to Henry
T's Bar & Grill, 3520 W. Sixth
"It has a big screen, big table,
good beer and good food," she said.
"You can't beat that."
St., to watch the game.
Joel Suarez, Topea freshman, said he would miss his math class and watch the game at The Crossing, 618 W 12th St. Suarez said most of his math class was planning to meet at the bar, too. His instructor would not penalize students who do not attend today, he said.
Other bars are opening early today for the game. Bryan Hart, manager of Harbour Lights, 1031 Massachusetts St., said the bar was opening at noon.
"The teacher didn't expect many people to be there because of the game," he said. "He told us to go ahead and go."
"We normally open at 2:30," he said. "We'll probably get the regulars at lunch time and the students at night."
Suarez said he was going to The Crossing because it opens at 11 a.m.
The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St., will open early for the game. The doors will open at
noon and the game will be on the big screen, said Josh Martin, manager of the Granada.
"We'll have free popcorn and drink specials," he said. "We will be really busy at the end of the tournament because we have the biggest screen in town."
Luther Pololom, executive chef at Sports Page Brewery, 3512 Clinton Parkway, said the restaurant was not opening earlier but had scheduled a breakfast special in honor of the game. The restaurant opens at 11:00 a.m., and food and alcohol will be served.
"We are expecting a little more than we usually get," Pololom said.
Cory Johnson, Emporia senior, said he did not have class scheduled during the game. He said he had classes later in the afternoon and
was planning to go to them.
M. D. Bradshaw/KANSAN
Regents chairman opposes new plan
By Brandon Copple
bcopple@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Most universities aren't crazy about it, the governor keeps badmouthing it and the Board of Regents hates it, but the House committee is through tinkering with it, and the plan to reform higher education in Kansas is headed to the House floor.
The House Select Committee on Higher Education put the finishing touches on the plan last night after hearing public comment from higher-education officials.
Bob Talkington,Board of Regents Chairman, opened the comment session by telling the committee the Regents could not support the plan so long as it called for their own abolition.
The plan would replace the Board of Regents with a Council on Higher Education to govern the state's universities and coordinate operations among all institutions of higher education.
Talkington noted that a provision in the plan said the Council would be essentially a continuation of the Board of Regents.
"Well, if you want a continuation of the Board of Regents, then don't abolish it," he said. "We can get coordination and do it within the framework we have now for a lot less money than is proposed here."
The plan proposes about $140 million for property tax relief and enhancements at the universities. In the first two years, the bulk of the funds would go to community colleges in order to reduce their
See FUTURE on page 3A
Cool carvings
Rob Saia, Lawrence resident and Executive Chef for Free State Brewery, saws out an ice sculpture of the letters KU. Yesterday's ice sculpting was part of the celebration for the 60th birthday of SUA . Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
Showdown III
Kansas will attempt a three-game sweep of the Wildcats at noon today in the Big 12 Tournament
See page 1B
...
Tournament news:
Your source for all of the Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship happenings
See page 2B
Womenwin!
The Jayhawks upset No.22 Iowa State yesterday. They take on No.6 Texas Tech for the Tournament title tomorrow
See page 1B
A new final four
The English Alternative Theater presents its own Final Four this weekend with a play competition See page 8A
Jayhawks go West
The Kansas softball team will find tough competition at the Bulldog Invite in Fresno, Calif. See page 6B