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February 9, 1998
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Vol. 108 No. 96
Vol. 108·No.96
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The Kansas men's swimming team lost to Iowa State in Ames. The women, however, left with a victory.
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
This weekend more than 250 former players, coaches and managers, like the 1988 National Championship team pictured above, descended on Lawrence to celebrate 100 years of Kansas basketball. In the history of Kansas basketball it will forever be remembered as...
(USPS 650-640)
A Legendary Return
By Tommy Gallaher
The 1952 championship team, *Buck*
Harp. Photo by Jay Shepard/KANSAN
Harp.
Kansas guard C.B. McGrath was awestruck Saturday afternoon.
A Topeka native, he always had watched Kansas basketball. He had dreamed about playing for the Jayhawks. And he was every bit the fan as the Jayhawks celebrated 100 years of basketball last weekend.
"I've looked forward to this weekend all season," McGrath said. "This is special because we have a storied tradition. This is the 100th year, and I'm a senior from Kansas. It's weird seeing all these players that I watched as a kid."
Dean Smith, half jokingly, called McGrath the best player ever to come from Topeka. John Calipari talked of days as an unpaid assistant for former coach Larry Brown, who received a warm welcome after a peculiar exit from Kansas to the NBA.
The weekend rang with familiar names and included a warm reunion of Kansas 'past and present coaches, players and manthe legends game.
Full coverae inside
Former guard Jerod Haase, less than one year removed from his collegiate career, played in the Legends Game Saturday night. Allen Field House was filled to capacity of 16,300 spectators for
Breakdown of the Kansas-Missouri game. Page 1B
Photo spreads. Pages 8A and 2B.
Danny Manning returns. Page 3B
Women kick off weekend with a win. Page 1B
Though he just had graduated. Haase did not consider himself a legend in Kansas basketball lore.
"I think that I was involved because I'm still capable of playing." Haase said. "But it was the legends who really laid down the foundation for this tradition."
"It was the legends who really laid down the foundation for this tradition."
Jerod Haase former kansas basketball player
Coach Roy Williams said that he felt more a part of Kansas' tradition now than at the last reunion five years ago.
"I remember getting up at the banquet that night, saying I didn't really know why i was up there because I wasn't really a part of it," Williams said. "I felt I was just managing the store. Now I do feel a lot more part of it than I did even five years ago."
Former center Greg Dreiling said Brown required players to learn about past players who had helped build Kansas' history and tradition.
"Coach Brown made sure we had an appreciation for those who came before us," Dreiling said. "I'm sure that Coach Williams does the same with his players. But to be here this weekend, realizing all these people contributed to 100 years of basketball, I feel like a small speck."
Counsel decides student election spending limits unconstitutional
By Melissa Ngomngo@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Student Senate campaign spending limits are unconstitutional, Victoria Thomas, University of Kansas general counsel, announced Thursday in a letter to the Elections Commission.
The same opinion was issued in 1989, said David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs.
"I agree with her opinion in terms of apply-
court decisions to it. But I also agree with
what the Elections Commission is trying to do," Amber said. "Trying to put some limits on how much students spend for a student me."
and for a student election is reasonable to me."
Scott Kaiser, Nunemaker senator, said he did not think that spending limits would have a positive effect on this year's elections. Kaiser had proposed eliminating spending limits at the Elections Commission hearing last week
"I think it'll be positive for the elections, because candidates will be able to campaign freely and educate the people about issues instead of turning into popularity contest," Kaiser said. "It costs money to print up informational filers. I'm glad my wallet's not clamped."
Jason Fizell, Liberal Arts and Science senator who has supported spending limits, said the ruling did not reflect a universal opinion toward spending limits.
Seth Hoffman, All-Scholarship Hall Council senator, said that unlimited spending should not replace person-to-person cammaiming.
"Right now the message is being sent that with enough money, anyone can compete," he said. "When a coalition feels it needs to spend a bunch of money to get their name out, it hasn't done enough. Instead of working hard to talk to people, you are just going the easier route, and I don't think that's how elections should be run."
Mike Walden, student body vice president, said he didn't think that unlimited spending would have a big effect on this year's elections.
"I don't think that candidates can effectively buy the vote." Walden said. "Candidates should be able to spend what they see fit to educate the constituents."
COMMISSION MEETING
When: tomorrow at 4 pm
Where: Oread Room, which can only hold 12 people, at the Kansas Union
What? discussion on how to respond to the general counsel's opinion stating that Student Senate campaign spending limits are unconstitutional
Dining spots scarce for day of love
Kansan staff writer
By Jeremy M. Doherty
idoherty@kansan.com
If students have not made reservations for a Valentine's Day dinner with their sweeties, they had better do it quickly.
Last year, Julie Silver, Carbondale junior, said she had hoped to spend an evening at the Olive Garden in Topeka. The Italian restaurant was not taking reservations.
University of Kansas students who try to get into a restaurant on the Day of Love without calling ahead stand a good chance of enduring a two to three-hour wait, said managers of some local eateries.
Like. right this minute.
"We waited for two hours," Silver said.
"Then we began to realize that people who had come in after us were going ahead of us. It turned out that the hostess had crossed our name off."
Silver said by 9 p.m. the couple did not see the point in looking for a different restaurant. Restaurant managers say it is never too soon to reserve a table.
"We started taking reservations last month," said Sherly Moore, assistant manager of Pachamama's, 2161 Quail Creek Drive. "We're offering three-quarter of our tables for reservation space, and we're almost completely booked right now."
"The best time for a walk-in is somewhere around 6 or 6:30." Moore said. "You'll have a chance, but there's no guarantee that you can get a seat quickly."
If the restaurant's walk-in tables are already filled, customers sometimes can make a quasi-reservation.
Not every restaurant takes reservations, and many customers are left waiting
"You can give us a call within 30 minutes of your arrival," said Jason Bishop, general manager of Paisano's Ristorante, 2112 W. 25th
St. "That's the best advice I can give. Then, you might only have to wait about an hour and a half."
Ryan Sciara, manager of Teller's, 746 Massachusetts, said Valentine's Day was one of the busiest days of the year, next to New Year's Eve and Mother's Day.
VALENTINE'S DAY TIPS
Tips for getting a table on Saturday:
Make reservations at least two to three weeks in advance.
Call at least 30 minutes ahead to be placed on a waiting list.
Dine before the evening rush hits at 6 p.m.
Templin to house visitor center
Visitors to the University of Kansas soon will be able to walk in through an official front door.
The University is constructing a new visitor center in the old cafeteria and kitchen space of Templein Hall, said Alan Cerveny, director of admissions.
The project, budgeted for about $1 million, should be completed near Aug. 15. The funds will be taken from University officers tagged for maintenance and waste
By Gerry Doyle
Kansan staff writer
The center will include a mini-museum about the University, displays about current KU events, an information desk, offices and a 100-seat auditorium. Cerveny said. A 100-space parking lot also will be constructed to the west of Templin, and shuttles will ferry visitors up the Hill.
"It brings a nice focal point," Cerveny said. "I think it will shrink the campus for future visitors. New students can be a bit overwhelmed at first contact. This will let us roll out the red carpet for them."
The project is just entering the construction phase, said Warren Corman, University architect. About $100,000 had been spent removing asbestos from the area, and workers are removing all the old fixtures, Corman said.
The University is working with Gould Evans Associates, an architecture firm, on the project, he said. The location and architects were a perfect fit for the work, he said.
"Gould Evans has a lot of experience with renovations, and did the renovations on Templin, so they're very familiar with the building," he said. "When Mrs. E's was built, the cafeteria space was empty. It just happens to be at a good, busy corner. It will be a nice lobby for a first-time visitor."