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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday. March 3,1998
ALL-BIG 12 WOMEN
*Allica Thompson*, 6-1, senior, forward, Texas Tech
*Anna DeForge*, 5-11, senior, guard, Nebraska
*Phylesha Whaley*, 5-10, sophomore, forward, Oklahoma
*Lynn Pride*, 6-2, sophomore, forward, Kansas
*Stacy Frese*, 5-8, sophomore, guard, Iowa State
Second Team
First Team
Angela Jackson, 6-4, senior, center, Texas
Lara Webb, 5-10, junior, guard, Baylor
Jayme Olson, 6-1, senior, forward, Iowa State
Kacmyff Mottie, 6-4, junior, center, Baylor
Angie Brazilel, 6-3, junior, center, Texas Tech
Third Team
■ Julie Helm, 5-11, sophomore, forward, Missouri
■ Janel Grimm, 6-1, senior, forward, Iowa State
■ Prissy Sharpe, 6-1, sophomore, forward, Texas A&M
■ Rene Hanehunt, 5-8, junior, guard, Texas Tech
■ Nicole Kubik, 5-10, sophomore, guard, Nebraska
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mentions
Toya Ellis, Baylor, LaShena Graham, Colorado; Edwina Brown, Texas; Cheri Edwards, Oklahoma State; Megan Taylor, Iowa State;
Suzi Raymant, Kansas; Jacob Johnson, Kansas State; Renee Roberts, Oklahoma State; Kesha Bonds, Missouri; Jennifer Crow, Oklahoma State; Julie Lake, Texas Tech; Angie Finkes, Kansas State; Amy Yates, Texas Tech.
Oouch of the Year: Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech
Newcomer of the Year: Stacy Frese, Iowa State
freshman of the Year: Megan Taylor, Iowa State
Board discusses controversial field house sign
Athletics department talks of policy raises questions about free speech
By Eric Weslander
Kansan sports editor
People disagree about whether the Kansas Athletics Department has the right to remove questionable signs from Allen Field House.
But one thing is sure: When men's basketball coach Roy Williams talks, fans in the Allen Field House student section listen.
So if Williams were to discourage derogatory signs such as, "I'm blind, I'm deaf, I wanna be a ref," it is likely that students
would pay attention, a member of the Kansas University Athletic Corporation Board said yesterday.
"I would bet the ranch that all of that stops when the coach says so," said Jan Kozma, professor of French and Italian and a faculty representative to the board.
At a meeting yesterday, the KUAC board discussed these and other aspects of the Athletics Department's policy on signs deemed inappropriate or offensive. A subcommittee headed by David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, will look into
the policy's details and how the policy is enforced.
Yesterday's discussion was in response to an incident earlier in the semester in which a field house usher tore up a student's sign that read, "I'm blind, I'm deaf. I wanna be a ref."
During the Feb.23 game against Oklahoma, many students held smaller versions of the sign, and the signs were not confiscated.
Athletics director Bob Frederick began the discussion by saying that the department was standing by its policy.
"We feel that our legal position is solid, based on what we have written on the back of tickets," he said. "When people come into the field house, we have the right to police those things that we feel
are out of line."
David Katzman, professor of American Studies and a faculty representative to the board, replied that many faculty members had expressed concern about the policy's First Amendment implications.
Frederick: Sticks with department's decision.
"It's a symbolic issue for the faculty in terms of free speech," he said. "Given the concern of the faculty, I hoped the board would have a chance to visit this issue."
Some board members expressed concern that the sign in question may have been offensive to people with disabilities. Tom Mullinazzi, associate dean of the School of Engineering, said high schools across the state were likely to mirror any offensive or unsportsmanlike conduct at the University.
"Athletics are a part of the University," he said. "And if we don't have free speech, we may as well shut the University down."
The thorny issue is that there is no objective way to determine what is offensive. Katzman said after the meeting. And if a sign is deemed insensitive or even harmful to the University's image, it still deserves some kind of protection, he said.
Creighton next on deck for Kansas
By John Blakely Wilson Kansan sportswriter
Despite frigid temperatures better suited for ice hockey than baseball, Kansas plays a mid-week game against Creighton at 3 p.m. today.
The Jayhawks return to Hoglund-Maupin Stadium after winning one of three games against Oklahoma State (7-6) last weekend in Stillwater, Okla. Coach Bobby Randall said his team had gained valuable experience against the Cowboys.
the performances of two freshmen were key to Sunday's 10-inning victory. Shortstop John Nelson hit a triple and scored in the top of the 10th inning, and pitcher Peter Smart got his first save after striking out two Cowboys in the bottom of the inning.
Pitching also was important in Sunday's victory. Les Walrond, Chris Williams and Smart combined to slow the Cowboys' hitting.
"Our pitchers really did a great job," Nelson said. "We knew we could compete with this team. This gives us a confidence boost early in the season."
Randall said Creighton (4-5) had played a difficult schedule, including a series last weekend at New Mexico State.
"Even though they aren't 'Oklahoma or Oklahoma State, we won't take them lightly.' Randall said. "They're a talented Division I team, and it will take the same kind of effort to heat them as it did last weekend."
Randall said he had seen several players improve throughout the weekend in Stillwater.
"Clint Wyrick made a game-saving defensive play on Sunday, and Randy Case hit two home runs on Saturday," Randall said.
During the upcoming weeks, he said, more of the team members will be able to contribute at this level of competition.
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