Tomorrow's weather THE UNIVERSITY DAILY Rainy day Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Kansan HIGH 63 Inside today Wednesday December 1, 1999 Section: A LOW 47 Since its construction in 1910, Potter Lake has been the site of swimming, bathing, fishing, ice skating, starryeyed lovers, pranks and even death. SEE PAGE 7A Vol. 110 No.71 Sports today Depth has been the buzz word for the Kansas men's basketball team, but Coach Roy Williams has had plenty of deep teams in his tenure. SEE PAGE 8A Contact the Kansan WWW.KANSAN.COM THE STUDENT-NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS News: (785) 864-4810 Advertising: (785) 864-4358 Fax: (785) 864-0391 Opinion e-mail: opinionekansan.com Sports e-mail: sports@kansan.com Editor e-mail: editorekansan.com Worldwide AIDS epidemic hits close to home (USPS 650-640) Disease touches lives of many students By Amber Stuever writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer To Tionna Pitner AIDS isn't a distant dis ease she read about in a biology book. To Pitner, the AIDS epidemic has been real and personally devastating. HIV infected her father's body, and AIDS complications caused her to watch him take his last breath. Today is the 12th annual World AIDS Day, an event established to create a spirit of social tolerance and a greater exchange of information about HIV and AIDS. "It can happen to anyone, and it can touch you in ways you wouldn't imagine," said Pitner. Atwood sohomore. The silence that surrounds AIDS is very real to Pitner, who volunteers for the Douglas County AIDS Project. The theme of today's World AIDS Day, "AIDS — End the Silence (Listen, Learn, Live!)" aims to open communication about HIV and AIDS in efforts to dispel myths and reduce stigmas that surround HIV and AIDS. See WORLD on page 3A X World AIDS Day events X Douglas County AIDS Project will have an information booth from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kansas Union today. DCAP will hold a World AIDS Day program and reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at the Spencer Museum of Art. The Lawrence High School Chorale will perform and the DCAP AIDS quilt, which will continue to be on display through Dec. 12, will be showcased. Watkins Memorial Health Center will have information booths from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Kansas Union and on Wesco Beach. Health educators and volunteers will hand out packets with ribbons, HIV testing information and condoms. X X TheCampanile and five area churches will toll their bells 1.9 times at 1 p.m. today to represent the number of years AIDS has been a worldwide epidemic. X The First Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St., is offering an interfaith Service on Rememberance candelight vigil at 7:45 p.m. today. PRONES Jason Williams/KANSAN Scott Schwartz, Chicago senior, holds his bicycle over his head in jubilation after completing a 500-mile course, stretching from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Schwartz rode with the course with 2,000 others to raise money for people with AIDS. Next year, Schwartz plans to ride again to raise money for AIDS patients, this time riding from Minneapolis to Chicago. Contributed photo DAVID DEAN EDINGER Hartwig Kramer 1974-1984 DAVID DEAN EDINGER DICK AMOS DENHIS K. HELM 1946-1992 KANSAS ARTIST HARTWIG KRAMER 1994 FRANK The Names Project AIDS quilt is on display at Spencer Museum of Art. The quilt is part of the University's participation in the 12th annual World AIDS Day. This year's theme is AIDS End the Silence (Listen, Learn, Livel); participants are encouraging the world to discuss topics concerning HIV/AIDS. Photo by Joseph Griffin/KANSAN. Student goes the distance for patients Bv Amber Stuever writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Scott Schwartz, Chicago senior, rode his bicycle more than 500 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles the summer of 1998. In seven days he rode through small towns, cities and finally through a finish line. He was embraced and cheered by thousands of people in support of him and his cause — care for AIDS patients. Schwartz and 2,000 other bikers each raised $2,500 that summer in the California AIDS Ride, one of five Tanqueray's American AIDS rides held nationwide. Tanqueray is a national distributor of gin liquor. "It's just an amazing group of people and a great work for humanity," Schwartz said. "Across the nation in all five rides, we are spreading awareness of the battle and of acceptance." This summer, Schwartz will ride again, this time from Minneapolis to Chicago in the Twin City Ride, another Tanqueray's American AIDS ride. His goal is to again raise $2,500 for the 500-mile, six-day ride. The money is raised through personal and commercial donations to each rider. Schwartz's roommate, Tah Lambeck, Overland Park senior, will be riding with him this time. "I did it for personal reasons, to participate in something as noble as it is," Lambeck said. "It looked like something that would be really special, something to walk away with and feel a lot of pride." The money raised from the rides will go to care clinics, where HIV-positive patients receive housing, counseling, prescriptions and more. Schwartz was inspired to participate in the AIDS rides by his friend, Susan Silverman of San Diego. Silverman was training for the California ride when she was hit by a drunken driver, which caused "The government gives a lot of money to AIDS, but it all goes to research," Schwartz said. "There are care clinics around the country that need to support HIV-positive people in their community." "Whether one's gay, straight HIV positive or negative everybody will have to battle it at some point in their life." Scott Schwartz Chicago senior Schwartz said the cause also had motivated him. her left leg to be amputated from the knee down. However, even with a prosthetic foot. she completed the ride a year later. "It's our generation's biggest battle, and I feel closely related to many people battling it," he said. "Whether one's gay, straight, HIV positive or negative, everybody will have to battle it at some point in their life." To donate money to Schwartz's cause, you can e-mail him at scotts@eagle.cc.ukans.edu. Edited by Jamie Knodel Faculty salaries vary, but fairly equal By Nathan Willis writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer In other words, the study's results don't mean salary discrimination doesn't happen on an individual basis. A study of faculty salaries that the University of Kansas will give to the Board of Regents today has concluded that institutional discrimination in pay does not exist at the University. The Regents ordered the six Regents universities to conduct studies and report their results by today. Shulenburger said he had seen reports from Kansas State University and Wichita State University and that the results there were similar. "What this shows is that there is no systematic salary discrimination at the University," said Provost David Shulenburger. "Of course, the key word there is systematic." "We still want to look at individual references, just as we have been doing very carefully every year." Shulenburger said. The study found no deviations that were statistically significant when it was controlled for gender, age and race and ethnicity, says the report, which was put together for the provost by the Office of Institutional Research and Planning. Meanwhile, the Regents have faced their own gender equity complaint. Christine Crenshaw, associate director of fiscal affairs in the Regents office, filed a complaint with the Kansas human rights commission during the summer alleging pay discrimination based on gender. Her complaint is still in mediation. "With the large number of faculty members included in the study, the statistical tests of significance are quite powerful and should detect even small differences between groups," the report says. However, the University doesn't yet have any data on other potential measures of discrimination, said Susan Twomby, professor of teaching and leadership and chairwoman of the Equity Study Committee. The committee plans to distribute a survey in late January to faculty and staff members in order to measure whether minority faculty feel discriminated against in areas outside of salary.
SchoolMenWomenwhiteMinority
%Avg. Salary%Avg. Salary%Avg. Salary%Avg. Salary
Architecture100$65,4980083.3$66,28916.7$61,539
Business100101,5150076.996,34723.1118,740
Education80.666,41910.461,62710064,49200
Engineering10086,3050079.584,79720.592,150
Fine Arts81.158,46118.953,86186.557,33713.559,212
Journalism66.761,92333.364,88010062,90800
CLAS84.270,06215.868,79292.369,6357.772,585
Law82.6108,13617.486,6795.7106,9154.388,767
Pharmacy9085,5251081,40310086,11300
Social Welfare8064,5612072,3118064,5612072,311
KU Yet none were found. "Our committee is going to be looking at quality of life issues." a breakdown of the number of full professors and their average salaries in each school by gender and race. Some faculty members have sued the University recently, alleging discrimination in working conditions, such as the granting of tenure. Twombly said. The Kansas University Sexism and Racism Victims Coalition Web site lists current discrimination suits filed by five employees of the University. The site's address is www.seekpeace.com/KUISRVC. In addition, Twomblly said a faculty satisfaction survey conducted recently by the University Council found women to be less satisfied in their jobs at the University than men. "There will be all kinds of things, such as, 'Is your teaching assignment fair?' " she said. "One big concern is promotion possibilities." The January survey will be followed up with focus groups, and the University will use the information gained to make reforms, if any are necessary, she said. - Edited by Julia Nicholson Greek houses must improve sprinklers to meet fire code Kansan staff writer Bv Lori O'Toole Matt Arumski, Theta Chi fraternity house manager, said he was concerned about the two fires that occurred at other University of Kansas fraternity houses in the last two weeks — especially because his house does not have a fire sprinkler system. However, the house cannot be without one for much longer. Theta Chi is one of 11 University greek chapters with houses that must add or improve sprinkler systems in order to comply with a city fire code. The code, which the City Commission approved in 1993, requires buildings with 20 or more residents to have sprinkler systems throughout its structure. New buildings were required to include them during construction and existing buildings were given seven years for necessary adjustments. That deadline, April 6, is approaching quickly. Fire awareness at greek houses may be even more of an issue after the Nov. 20 fire at the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity house, 1941 Stewart LAWRENCE FIRE CODE Those which must install a sprinkler system: Greek houses that must meet the city fire code by April 6: Alpha Omicron Pi sorority Alpha Omicron I Seriously Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity Theta Chi fraternity Those which must improve existing systems; Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity Chi Omega Cit Omega Sorority Gamma Phi Beta sorority Gamina Pfi Bella sorbata Phi Kappa Theta fraternity Phi Kappa Theta fraternity Sigma Nu fraternity Sigma Nu fraternity Triangle fraternity Ave., and the Nov. 23 fire at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house, 1537 Tennessee St. Both fires started from candles that were too close to mattresses. Alpha Tau Omega met the code, but Phi Kappa Theta is one of the seven houses on campus that must add more sprinklers to its existing system. See RECENT on page 3A 2A The Inside Front Wednesday December 1, 1999 News from campus, the state the nation and the world LAWRENCE PHOENIX PITTSBURGH CAMPUS Four named as finalists for Rhodes scholarship Four current and former University of Kansas students were named as state finalists for the Rhodes scholarship on Nov. 19, and three will interview today to move on to the regional part of the competition. Jay Sexton, Jack Martin, Amie Kruse and Jennifer Kimball were the University's only nominees for the scholarship and all were accepted as finalists. Martin, Kruse and Kimball will be interviewed by former Rhodes scholars at Adams Alumni Center today. Sexton, Salina senior in history and English, declined to be interviewed for the scholarship and refused to comment on his decision. Kruse, a 1999 KU graduate from Sterling, now studies law at Harvard University. Kimball, a 1998 KU graduate from Ulysses, attends graduate school at Denver University. Martin is an Abilene senior in political science. "We're really happy for them," said Mary Klayder, assistant director of the Honors Program, which helped sponsor a cocktail party at the Alumni Center last night in honor of the finalists. "We've had people at the final stage regularly," she said. The University has produced state finalists for the Rhodes for the last three years, Klayder said. Recipients of the Rhodes scholarship study at Oxford University in England for two to three years. - Clay McCuistion Is health care in America a social responsibility or a profitable business? That's the question Harry Shaffer, professor emeritus of economics, will try to answer at today's University Forum at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Shaffer, who recently published a book about capitalism, said health care tended to be more of a business than a social responsibility. "Government can't do everything by itself," he said. "They aren't just supposed to enforce law and order. They can't do a lot of things like ensure quality of life for all people, and they can't guarantee free education for children." The lecture will begin at noon University Forums are free and open to the Lawrence and University community. Amanda Kaschube State senate president to meet with SenEx Kansas Senate President Dick Bond, R-Overland Park, will speak to the University Senate and hold a question-and-answer session tomorrow at the KU Visitors' Center. Members of University Senate Executive Committee invited Bond to the 3:30 p.m. meeting with hopes that he would address its semester meeting about the perception of higher education in the Legislature and funding levels for the University. Members said they thought Bond would give them frank answers to their questions. "I think he's probably one of our greatest advocates right now," said Korb Maxwell, student body president and SenEx member. The meeting is open to the public. — Nathan Willis LAWRENCE Freshman to be tried for summer events The two cases against William Morris, Danville, Ala., freshman, will be tried together next week, said Angela Wilson, assistant Douglas County district attorney. Morris is charged with two counts of aggravated burglary, one count of criminal sodomy and one count of attempted sexual battery. The charges stem from events in July and September. In July, a female KU student said she woke to find a man in her bed, performing oral sex on her. In September, another female KU student said a man broke into her house and walked around naked. Both women said Morris was the man who entered their homes. The prosecution motioned yesterday to try the two cases together and to use the incident in July as evidence for intent in the September incident. Judge Paula Martin approved both motions. Defense attorney Harry Warren's motions, which included one to refuse certain evidence, were denied The cases are scheduled to go on trial at 9 a.m. Monday at Douglas County Division 5 Court. Wilson said she expected the trial to last at least two days. — Katie Hollar NATION PITTSBURGH — City officials have reluctantly agreed to hire nine white men who filed a discrimination lawsuit after they were passed for jobs Court overturns case; city to hire white men as police officers in 1992. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a federal jury's 1998 decision to award back pay and damages to the men, who said they were victims of reverse discrimination. All had received high scores on the city's written examination for police candidates and said the city used a subsequent oral test to weed them out. On Monday, the city agreed to offer jobs to the men if they pass physical and psychological exams. The city also will owe them $900,000 in back pay and related charges. City attorney Jacqueline Morrow said the appeals court's ruling would hamper efforts to maintain diversity on the police force. "The city was trying to do something it should do — namely, create a police force that reflected the city's population," she said. The men's lawyer, Samuel Cordes, said he expected some of them to enter the police academy in January. From 1975 to 1991, Pittsburgh police were required by court order to hire equal numbers of white men, white women, African-American men and African-American women. The quota system ended after a legal challenge by four white male applicants who said the need for such a system had diminished. Man tapes up wife, hauls her into court PHOENIX — A man wrapped his wife with duct tape and hauled her to court, possibly in an effort to make sure he didn't lose bail money he had posted, authorities said. According to police, Robert Horton, 52, carried Belinda Horton into the Maricopa County court house Monday and said: "Here she is." Belinda Horton, 44, faced a hearing on charges of aggravated assault. She had been free on $1,700 bail, which her husband apparently posted. Her legs were tape together from knees to ankles, her arms were bound across the front of her body, and there was a swatch of tape covering her mouth, authorities said. Officers took pictures for possible evidence against her husband. "She was obviously very angry," said Deputy Fire Chief Bob Khan. "She would wince every once in a while, but she didn't say one word to our guys." The Associated Press KC Planned Parenthood head knows it's a dangerous career The Associated Press OVERLAND PARK — Peter Brownlie doesn't tell people where he lives or how to reach him. And his office has armed guards. But he's not in government intelligence, or the Mob — he's the new director of the regional Planned Parenthood. When visitors go to his Overland Park office, an armed guard approaches them in the parking lot. They surrender briefcases for inspection and enter through a locked door. Brownlie's home telephone number is confidential. Even the route he takes home changes regularly. It's a necessary precaution. Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri has been a past target of threats and protests. "I get kind of calloused to it." he said. I get kind of confused to it, he said. Brownlie, 53, moved to the area recently and immediately stepped into the abortion battle in Kansas and Missouri. He serves as chief executive of a $6.5 million nonprofit organization that provides family planning to 40,000 women a year, fights for abortion rights and oversees a large abortion clinic. His opponents, who fight against abortion, are not acquainted with him, but they are not sending him any welcomes either. David Gittrich, executive director of Kansans for Life in Wichita, sometimes drives to Overland Park to join anti-abortion vigil on the sidewalk in front of Brownlie's office. "They have all the pretext of doing Pap smears and giving out a lot of birth control," Gittrich said. What they really are is the largest provider and promoter of abortions, he said. Groups such as Kansans for Life sometimes use Planned Parenthood as a symbol for their argument that abortions kill babies. "They do a lot of good things," he said. "But they go too far when they start promoting the abortion side of their business." Planned Parenthood has been very militant, said Missouri Rep. Gary Burton of Joplin, Mo., a leading anti-abortion lawmaker. Brownlee used to direct Planned Parenthood agencies in Texas and Indiana, and he wants to give the Kansas City group a higher profile. "We've tended to let our opponents define who we are," he said. "We think the world would be a better place without abortion. We need to make that position better known." ON THE RECORD A KU student's personal check was stolen at 3:32 p.m. Nov. 16 in the 3200 block of ON CAMPUS Iowa Street, Lawrence police said. The check was valued at $190. The Douglas County AIDS Project, Planned Parenthood of Douglas County, Watkins Memorial Health Center and the Public Relations Student Society of America will sponsor events for World AIDS Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Wescoe Hall and the Kansas Union. OAKS, the nontraditional students organization, will have a brown bag lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Alcove F in the Kansas Union. Call Simmie Berrova at 830-0074. Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have a University Forum from noon to 1 p.m. today at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. The program will be "Health Care in America: A Social Responsibility or a Profitable Business?" Call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933. The Office of Study Abroad will present information about studying abroad in England at 3:30 p.m. today at 4044 Wescoe Hall. Overeaters Anonymous will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call 312-3412. Ecumenical Christian Ministries and KU Environs will have a veggie lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933. KU Pre-Dental Club will meet at 7 tonight at 2001 Mallot Hall. Call Nellie Kim at 749.0938. Student Senate Executive Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. at the Governor's Room in the Kansas Union. Senate will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Wagon Room in the Union . KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the Dajsy Hill Room in the Burge Union. Call Pannir at 864-7735. - KU HorrorZontals ultimate Frisbee team will practice at 5 p.m. at Shenk Complex. Call Will Scotts at 841-0671. Amnesty International will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Kyle Browning at 842-1351. KU Yoga will meet at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Sunflower Room in the Burge Union. Call Kristy at 838-3789. ET CETERA The University Daily Kansan is the student newspaper of the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity fee. Additional copies of the Kansan are 25 cents. Subscriptions can be purchased at 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall. 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KU BOOKSTORES KANSAS AND BURGE UNIONS 864-4840 * WWW.JAYHAWK.COM We're Open 24 Hours Need a Quiet Place To Study For Finals All Night Long? Dec.8,9,12,13,14,15 Kansas Union Lobby Level 4 Cooco Cooco ... 2.2.2.2.2 (after normal building hours) Enter on Level 4, East Side, on Jayhawk Blvd. - Study Tables • Ethernet Outlets - Free Coffee & Donuts starting at 9 p.m. (while they last) --- Wednesday, December 1, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A • Page 3 。 Moore tours, learns from KU's 'best-kept secrets' Research centers impress Congressman, need money By Chris Borniger wriher @kanson.com Kanson staff writer Yesterday Rep. Dennis Moore got to see what some of Kansas taxpayers' money had bought. Moore, 3rd District U.S. congressman, was at the University of Kansas to tour two research centers the Information & Telecommunications Technology Center and the Kansas Geological Survey. Both institutions receive federal grants to sustain their operations and to purchase equipment. Moore, a member of the House of Representatives Science committee and the Space and Aeronautics subcommittee, said he was impressed with the work both institutions had done. "These are some of the best-kept secrets of the University of Kansas," he said. "I really learned a lot." Kansas' future, he said, depended on maintaining and advancing the level of research and development at the University level. While the state is home to some major corporations, such as Sprint in Overland Park, Moore said he saw potential for scientific advancements to help small businesses. And given the state's recent budget strain, federal funds will have to help that happen, Moore said. "Since the state has no extra money, I want to do as much as I can to help from Washington," he said. Joe Evans, ITTCA acting director and professor of electrical engineering and computer science, said the presentations were aimed at displaying the usefulness of University research and its potential. "This gave us a chance to show who we are and what we can do." he said. Evans said ITTC relied on government money — more than $3 million — for about half of its budget. That has allowed the institution to work on interdisciplinary projects that benefit students, he said. "We're pretty excited about the way things are going." he said. Robert Barnhill, vice chancellor for research and public service and president of the University's Center for Research Inc., said he was pleased with Moore's visit. "We can always use some more recognition, at all levels," he said. "There are a lot of areas the federal government can help in." Edited by Julia Nicholson Wireless Communications & Digital Signal Processing Information and Telecommunication Technology Center Rep. Dennis Moore tours a research lab at the Information and Telecommunication Technology Center with Joe Evans, the acting director of the center. Moore toured two research centers at the University yesterday. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN Rocking for the cinema THE RULES OF THE MONSTER Topeka band THC opens the KU Filmworks 2nd Annual Benefit concert. The concert was held last night to help fund KU Filmworks upcoming film project Fondue. The student filmmaking club hopes to raise $25,000 for its project. Photo by Jamie Roper/KANSAN Fireworks fly with City Commission by Derek Prater writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer By Derek Prater Explosions of light across the Lawrence sky will signal the dawn of the new year. The ordinance permits the possession and storage of fireworks on Dec. 31, 1999 and Jan. 1, 2000 and allows for the use of fireworks from 9 a.m. Dec. 31 to 1 a.m. Jan. 1 and from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Jan. 1 City Manager Mike Wilden said the Douglas County Commission was prepared to consider a similar county resolution today that would allow for the sale and use of fireworks in the county outside of city limits. The Lawrence City Commission last night approved 5-0 an ordinance that would allow Lawrence residents to celebrate the new year with the help of fireworks. The original resolution that the County Commission was considering, allowed for the sale and use of fireworks beginning at 10 a.m. Dec. 30 in addition to Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Mayor Erv Hodges said he had Fire Chief Jim McSwain said fireworks would cause more problems for emergency response agencies during New Year's Eve celebrations but that it was inevitable that the City Commission would allow some use. spoken to one county commissioner and said that there might be a possibility that the county commission would reconsider sale times on Dec. 30. "The thing that we felt was important was that we advised the governing body of the possible problems that we would face." McSwain said. "The problem is that we don't know how people are going to react to Y2K and everything else that goes into it," he said. "We're concerned about fireworks mixing with people who are partying." He said possible injuries and fires associated with fireworks added to the problems confronting emergency response personnel. The ordinance approved by the commission only applies to this New Year's Eve celebration. In other City Commission news: —Edited by Julia Nicholson The commission approved 5-0 a request from the Douglas County Commission to offer one-half of costs for engineering, right of way acquisition and utility relocation for a project that would link West 15th Street to the South Lawrence Trafficway. Those costs are now estimated at $630,000 and are required by the Kansas Department of Transportation, which will complete the project. The total cost will be an estimate $7.35 million. - The commission approved three separate recommendations, all 5-0, by the Traffic Safety Commission to deny a request to change the "No Parking" along the east side of Lawrence Avenue between 14th Street and 15th Street to the west side of the street, to deny a request to change the "No Parking" restriction to "No Parking Nov. 1 - March 31" on 19th Terrace and 20th Street west of Ousdahl Road, and to deny a request to establish "No Parking" along the south side of 26th Street between Iowa Street and 27th Street. KU alum challenges government medical explanations for AIDS A University of Kansas graduate and New York author is asking college students and educators nationwide to question everything they know about the AIDS virus. By Amber Steuever writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Question the belief that AIDS is caused by the HIV virus. Question the medications available for treating ADS. Question the accuracy of HIV tests. And question peoples' trust that government officials are being honest about what they know. Chuck Ortleb, 1971 KU graduate, has been involved with a group of scientists, writers, activists and even Nobel Prize winners who believe the government is not telling the truth about AIDS and that HIV is not, in fact, the cause of AIDS. Ortleb is involved with a Harvard teach-in at www.harvardteachin.com that offers discussions and debates that question the validity of conventional theories about AIDS and HIV. Its goal is to open the minds of students and educators about information they say the mainstream media have ignored. "There's sort of a conspiracy of silence," Orlteb said. "We're trying to get students to help us disseminate the subject." Donna Sweet, professor of internal medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita, said ideas Ortleb supported were completely bogus. "There is no scientific evidence to this theory that HIV doesn't cause AIDS," she said. "HIV causes AIDS. There's nothing debatable about it. There's no conspiracy about it." Sweet said the conspiracy theory was simply a way for some people to attempt to create an uproar, and thus a name for themselves. There is simply no truth to it. Sweet said. "We live in a democracy," she said. "We don't live in a society that creates a consciracy." Ortleb worked as the publisher or a small New York newspaper, the New York Native, that went out of business three years ago. The newspaper went against the mainstream papers and reported about this conspiracy theory that stated the government may have made a mistake in explaining AIDS. "We began to find inconsistencies to what the government was telling people about AIDS." Ortleb said. people about AIDS. Mr Ortleb, who got his degree in English from the University, continues to challenge conventional ideas. He has written three fiction books on the subject, Iron Peter, Last Lovers on Earth and recently, The Closing Argument. The books are all about the epidemic and what the government isn't telling people, Ortleb said. Ortleb supports the theory that AIDS is not caused by HIV, but rather by HHV-6, a virus that has been linked to multiple sclerosis and chronic fatigue syndrome. The Harvard teach-in Web site that Ortleb has helped promote also says that citizens are being forced to give their children toxic medicines such as AZT for AIDS or have their children taken away from them. The sites says that adults risk loss of employment if they don't take the sanctioned medications, which some scientists say are harmful. The site says that HIV tests are often unreliable and that states are passing laws criminalizing people who test positive for HIV, often incorrectly, for transmitting the virus to others. This is all part of the government's conspiracy to hide its mistake, which could lead to a lawsuit against the government for fraudulent research problems, Ortleb said. Sweet said the media attention Orteb was trying to create was harmful. AIDS patients may believe the idea that they do not, in fact have the disease and stop taking medications, she said. The information also is harmful to people who believe in the conspiracy theory. "They simply think that because it's in the paper or on the Internet it's valid," Sweet said. "It's a constant uphill battle to keep people from believing screwy things like this anyhow." Edited by Jamie Knodel World AIDS Day encourages people to learn about disease Continued from page 1A Two weeks ago, Pitner broke that silence when she told her own story to 500 of her fellow students in her human sexuality class. The students, about a third of whom said they had been personally affected by HIV and AIDS, applauded her courage when she was finished and many then shared their own experiences. "Being able to speak allows us to get close to the issue," said Dennis Dalley, professor of social welfare and Human Sexuality instructor. "It is important that we don't give it silence, that we give it voice." Janelle Strunk, Wichita senior, spoke through tears about her cousin who died of AIDS complications. To Strunk, the hardest aspect of her cousin's death was the lack of support he received from members of their community because he was homosexual. "When someone died from our community, the church was full," she said. "But there were probably 15 people at his funeral and six of us were family. He was a great person, and no one cared to see that. All they could see was that he had AIDS and was gay." Although Pitner's father never told her that he was HIV positive, She told him that she knew he carried the virus and that he was homosexual. "No one had ever told my father, 'It's OK you're gay, and it's OK you have AIDS,'" she said. "He was just sobbing on the phone because no on had told him that before. It's the one thing that I knew would have been so hard to accept if I'd never said those words, and he'd never been able to hear them." Many students already have been affected personally by AIDS, but the number is increasing. Dalley said in his Human Sexuality class. "Being able to speak allows us to get close to the issue. It is important that we don't give it silence, that we give it voice." Dennis Dailey Professor of social welfare According to the Douglas County AIDS Project, worldwide statistics show that in 1999 a new person was affected by HIV every 11 minutes, including 8,500 new infections each day in people younger than 25. In the United States, AIDS is the second leading cause of death for people between the ages of 25 and 40. One in 300 Americans have been exposed to HIV. Edited by Brad Hallier Recent house fires inspire greeks to increase awareness, responsibility Continued from page 1A "Fire causes concern with any house," said Arunski, Manchester, Mo., junior. "Even with sprinklers, you have to be careful because a fire could flare up." He said there were fire extinguishers on every floor of the Theta Chi house, 1003 Emery Road, that members could use if needed. Arunski said he talked to fraternity members living in the house about being more careful and not leaving open flames unattended. The fraternity rented the house from Alpha Xi Delta sorority's national headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind. Arunski said he was unsure who would be responsible for installing the new sprinklers. Several houses with partial sprinkler systems, including Chi Omega sorority, Phi Kappa Theta fraternity, Sigma Nu fraternity and Triangle fraternity, planned Matt Shapiro, Alpha Epsilon Pi house manager and Minneapolis sophomore, said the fraternity's national headquarters was handling the sprinkler system improvements. He said his house only had sprinklers in the basement, but there was a fire alarm system throughout the building. renovations to meet the code by April 6. "Once April 6 rolls around, we will not ask people who don't comply to leave their house," said Fire Marshal Rich Barr. "But once they close the house for the summer, it cannot be occupied until it is compliant." One house, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, has been dealing with fire alarm glitches since the house was renovated a year and half ago. Yesterday evening, the fire department was dispatched to the house because of the recent fires at other greek housing units. Edited by Matt James Opinion Wisdom Kansan Published daily since 1912 Julie Wood, Editor Laura Roddy, Managing editor Cory Graham, Managing editor Tom Eblen, General manager, news adviser Brandi Byram, Business manager Shauntie Blue, Retail sales manager Dan Simon, Sales and marketing adviser Scott Valler, Technology coordinator Wednesday, December 1, 1999 WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON AT ROBINSON?!? A FIRE? NOPE. THE FRESHMAN SWIMMERS JUST GOT DONE WITH THEIR FIRST PRACTICE WITH COACH KEMPF. ROBINSON AGG! RUN! GET AWAY! HIDE! KANSAS Seth Jones / KANSAN Editorials Kansan report card PASS A+ GOBIERT-JUUNG - Technology fees — Student committee disperses hundreds of thousands of dollars to improve technology access on campus. Next year: GameBoys for everybody! Professor endowment Former teacher donates $75,000 to establish Med Center radiology professorship. Legal aid clinic — Third-year law students offer free legal advice to disadvantaged Lawrence residents. Toughest prospective case: Taco Bell v. Royford. FAIL Blue Grass — A thousand area doctors flee stingy HMO because of its treatment policies. Student senate salaries — Former senator suggests senators should be financially compensated for their student government work. No. Backwards Kansas counties — Kansas newspapers highlight the disparities in how counties respond to open records requests. D Possible cure for deadly disease shouldn't stop AIDS prevention As the Campanile chimes 19 times at 1 p.m. today, think about how AIDS has affected the world. The chiming is part of a nationwide bell-ringing project for World AIDS Day. The 19 chimes symbolize the 19 years that the United States has fought the epidemic. Many KU students never have known a world without AIDS, but now is not the time to cast it aside or get complacent. The HIV virus infects 40,000 people a year, and half of those are under the age of 25. In spite of new treatments and medical advances, AIDS is still a deadly disease that we cannot afford to discount as easy to treat. Ten years ago, media attention and compassion reached extraordinary World AIDS Day reasserts that the epidemic still exists levels. With new medical advances, people now are living with HIV like everyone else. So the public no longer sees the tragic image of AIDS victims, which can be dangerous. While HIV-infected people are living longer and able to live more normal lives, AIDS is still a terminal illness that has a tragic impact on lives. ticing safer sex or abstaining and not using intravenous drugs — and we must continue these measures. The optimism of new treatments and an eventual cure should not take the place of prevention and common sense. This disease is preventable. With the startling statistic of newly infected young people, it is crucial not to become lackadaisical. Most of us grew up learning how to stay safe — prac- We encourage you to participate in today's activities. The Douglas County AIDS Project will have information tables in the Kansas Union and on Wesco Beach. At 5:30 p.m., the organization will sponsor a free public reception at the Spencer Museum of Art with quilt panels from the Names Project on display. And, First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St., will hold a public candlelight memorial at 7:45 p.m. Kansan staff Kursten Phelps for the editorial board News editors Chad Bettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editorial Seth Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate editorial Carl Kaminski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neues Juan H. Heath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Online Chris Fickett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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If you have general questions or comments, e-mail the page staff (opinion@kanson.com) or call B64-4924 Perspective Officers, save small talk for those not in trouble A new breed of police officer is patrolling the highways of Missouri. This officer cares about your life. This officer gives you your ticket with a smile. Last Saturday I was driving home from the Kansas City airport when I let my cow-watch unions City airport when guard down. It was sunny, I was happy to be off the plane, and New Order was blasting on the stereo. Conditions were perfect for speeding. Usually I have eyes in the back of my head when I speed. While I allow myself to enjoy the sensation of flying along the open road, I never forget that cops lurk nearby. As soon as I saw those flashing lights, I realized I had forgotten this time. 10 Steph Brewer guest columnist gonion @ kusan.com I'm a chronic speeder, but Unfortunately, sheepish smiles don't go far when you drive 91 in a 70 mph zone. Before anyone condemns me as a reckless driver, I must say in my defense that there was no one in my lane. Of course, the officer didn't care about that or the fact that I was just so happy to be back in the Midwest that I had to speed home. I usually escape the wrath of the traffic cops. Still, I know the drill. By the time the officer approached my window, I was ready, armed with license, registration, insurance and requisite sheepish smile. What he did care about was my major in school, my accent and my holiday activities. He played 20 questions with me as I sat in his car. When he first asked me to go to his car with him, I thought I was being arrested. I've been arrested in Missouri before for a youthful indiscretion involving large quantities of Absolut Citron. It wasn't fun. I prayed that he wouldn't put me in handcuffs, because as I well know, handcuffs leave unsightly bruises on delicate Then he studied my license. "Connecticut, huh?" Yep, that's what the license says. "Where in Connecticut? You don't have a Connecticut accent." I told him that I grew up in Pennsylvania. By this time, he knew more about me than my last boyfriend. This banter was a bit odd, but his friendly attitude boosted my confidence. Maybe I would get off with a warning. I beamed at him to emphasize what a nice girl I was. It worked — to the tune of $25. He gave me a whopping $25 break on a $150 ticket. How nice. I just love it when someone tells me, "You're a wonderful person. Now here's a $3 million ticket to brighten your day." My friend Rachel recounted a similar story to me Sunday. She, too, still got a ticket. I appreciate the fact that Missouri police officers want to be our friends, but they have to realize that I'm not going to like anyone who causes major drainage of my bank account, no matter how interested he seems in the size of my town. wrists. Instead, the strangest thing happened. The officer started chatting with me. He asked me where I went to school, what year I was, and what my major was. All the time I was engaged in that fruitless exchange with the cop hell-bent on making me pay. I could have been stewing in my car, listening to angry music and honking my horn obnoxiously in protest. Police officers are scary. They have guns. Police cars are scary. They have cages. I prefer to keep my distance from both. I don't want to be friends with a boy in blue unless he is telling me. "I'll let you off this time." So, as much as I enjoyed recounting my life story to Mr. Officer, next time I think I'd rather stay behind my own wheel. Brewer is a Killingworth, Conn., senior in journalism and French. She is also the Kansan features editor. Liquor store experiences will drive you to drink have a problem with liquor stores. I don't frequent them too often, and I don't have a drinking problem. But in the six months since I turned 21, I have personally boycotted three stores. If I maintain this pace for three years, I will have nowhere to buy liquor in Lawrence. Most of this campus can sympathize with my situation, but local store owners obviously can't. On a sunny Saturday afternoon in late April, I went to Myers Retail Liquor, 902 W. 23rd St. I had passed before entering the store to allow an older, female customer to enter in front of me. Unfortunately, my attempt at chivalry backfired. When I stopped, I also put my right hand on the door jamb. As I entered the store, my hand staved put. The end result: My right index finger was gashed. As crimson began to spew from my digit, which needs to be in working order in a career such as mine, one cashier ran to the back to Chris Fickett guest columnist opinion@kasan.com fetch a Band-Aid. The other cashier said, "Can you kinda watch that?" and motioned to the floor. I looked down and saw a few specks of blood. Oh, how rude of me. As I tried to decode the omen that I shouldn't be buying booze, I must not have heard the voice inside me crying to sue the store owner. I should have paid more attention. My KU student insurance plan covered only $60 of the $400 emergency room bill. After I brought my case of beer to the counter, the cashier asked for my identification. Even though my drivers' license is a current Kansas issue, he had to ask his manager, who had to consult "the book" to see if my ID was legitimate. Strike one. Next stop: Cork & Barrel Wine and Spirits. 2000 W. 23rd St. After several scans, the manager said, "I don't know about this, but I'll let you slide this time," to which I replied, "Maybe I will take my business elsewhere." The manager said, "Why don't you go to Mvers." I already have. Strike two. Next stop: Diane's Liquor, 1806 Massachusetts St. Last Saturday, I stopped by Diane's after buying some odds and ends at Dillons next door. It's not the greatest liquor store — way too small and overpriced — but it was convenient at the time. I took my six-pack to the counter and a female cashier rang up the sale. An employee asked for my ID. "Do you have another form of ID?" he asked. Well, of course I did — multiple in fact. There was the title and registration to my car, which was parked outside, my Social Security card, my KUID, my two VISA cards, oh, and my voter registration card, which I presented to the man behind the counter. But he insisted on a form of ID with a photo and a date of birth. How foolish of me. After all, you know all about these fake-voter registration card rings in Lawrence. I grabbed my money off the counter and announced that I was taking my business elsewhere. But it wasn't that easy. As I reached for my drivers' license off the counter, the man said, "Nope. I'm gonna keep this." I thought about saying a lot of words that aren't printable in this column. Turns out the employee wanted to call an officer to verify my ID. I said I needed my license to drive home. He said, "With an ID like that; it wouldn't help you much anyway." When the police arrived, I took satisfaction in the police radio: "Negative local; date of birth, four-five of '78." Diane's goes down on a called third strike. I should have bet the store owner that I was 21. He didn't even apologize. While we were waiting for the police, I asked him if he really thought that I was underage. He said yes. Diane's advertisement in the Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages read, "We'll keep you in good spirits!" Maybe so, but it might take a more courteous staff to "keep you in business." And a little note to all those budding entrepreneurs out there. Forget about starting a lucrative false-voter registration card business. Diane's will catch 'em every time. Fickett is a Palos Heights, ill., senior in journalism. He is also the Kansan sports editor. Feedback Coach controversy should not be hidden We are avid KU swim supporters. For that reason we were deeply saddened to learn of the apparent scandal which has recently broken out into the open. We find it quite incredible that anyone wishing to get at the truth of the matter would solicit responses from current swim team members who have so much at stake and therefore so much to lose by letting the truth be known. It is actually cruel for anyone, including 4. It is equally incredible that officials sincerely interested in corrective action would solicit responses from persons who are not ex-team members or ex-assistant coaches. The truth can only be had from those who have worked with this team and the person whose coaching tactics have been challenged. We think this should be quite plain to anyone who is truly interested to get at core of the problem. the coach, to solicit such responses. It has taken courage and a special love for the KU swim program to bring this matter out into the open. Just as the program's past has apparently been negatively impacted by this matter, so too the program's future must take seriously the testimony of ex-team members and ex-assistant coaches. An investigation, in secret and behind closed doors, is transparently political and smacks of a good ol' boys club with absolutely no intention of doing justice to the past, present or future KU swim program. Frank and Marie Kramer Wednesday, December 1, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A • Page 5 Opinion Feedback Experience with Kempf was enjoyable, not bad As an alumnus and past swimmer, I was very troubled with the article "Coach Under Fire." I swam at Kansas from 1986-1989 and was coached by Gary Kempf. As a swimmer, I can honestly say that I enjoyed my experience with the Kansas swim team and was proud to be a Jayhawk. Additionally, I enjoyed the opportunity to work with Gary Kempf and feel privileged to have him as my coach. I feel that your article is in many ways unfair and one-sided. I transferred to the University of Kansas after attending one year at Virginia Tech University. The primary reason I left Virginia Tech was so that I could participate in a competitive swimming program that would help me be the best that I could be in the sport of swimming. I wanted to be challenged and swim for a more demanding coach. While at the University of Kansas and being coached by Gary Kempf, I did reach new levels of success. Throughout my career at Kansas, I was able to achieve best times each year, and during my senior year I set a school record, won an event at the Big 8 Championships, qualified for the NCAA championships and attended Olympic Trials. I am thankful to Coach Kempf for helping me to reach this level of success. At Kansas, I also excelled academically being named Student-Athlete of the Year in 1989. I felt that the discipline that Coach Kempf stressed in the pool carried over to the classroom. The sport of swimming is challenging. It requires great commitment and is very physically demanding. The article brought up the number of student-athletes who did not complete their eligibility while at Kansas. One must understand that this is not necessarily unusual. Swimmers of all ages stop swimming for many reasons. Could Coach Kempf have worked with athletes in a different manner? Probably, but it would not be reasonable to assume that every swimmer that quit was due to Gary's coaching style. But if Coach Kempf were to have changed his coaching style, it could have changed his effectiveness. Yes, Gary is tough and demands each student-athlete do his or her best, both in the pool and the classroom. The swim program was not for everyone, but students do excel in the environment created by Coach Kempf. One must understand the profession of coaching swimming before becoming too critical about how many coaches leave the profession. The compensation is not competitive with other career choices. Additionally, the hours are lengthy and awkward. These factors make this career choice very unattractive. It is unlikely that Coach Kempf's management style is the sole reason for each one of his assistants leaving the profession. I have always felt that Coach Kempf has had a heavy hand in each area of development in regards to the swim team at the University of Kansas. But I have felt that Gary's style of management is also the key to the University of Kansas's swimming success. Yearly, the University of Kansas has had swimmers at the NCAA Division I Championships. This is at a school that has adequate but by no means an exceptional training facility. Bob Kelly Former KU swimmer A story that only alumni can tell For the first time since Emily Hughey's story broke on November 17, the real problem with the controversy surrounding swimming Coach Gary Kempf was stated. On Nov. 23, Brett Watson made a longoverdue call for action in his editorial "Department should help, not drown KU athletes." Throughout the past days since the story of Coach Kempf's abuse broke, more swimmers are beginning to speak out about their experiences, positive and negative. Maybe the truth about what goes on behind closed doors at Robinson Natatorium will finally be known. The courageous swimmers who have spoken out about the devastating treatment of Gary Kempf do not comprise a minority of KU former swimmers. At the Alumni Weekend festivities (Oct. 22 and 23) this year, where years of experience was shared through conversation, signs were hung that read "Impeach Kempf" or "Save Our Swimmers." These former swimmers who speak out are not angry swimmers seeking revenge. These are people who only want to make sure that others do not get treated like they did. These people have nothing to gain from this except for making their alma mat a better place. This is a story that can only be told by the alumni. Current swimmers can not risk the inevitable backlash that would result if they were to speak out negatively. I would never have spoken publicly while I still had to endure Gary's wrath on a daily basis. Fears about speaking negatively about the swim program are not unfounded. For example, when Gary found out that I spoke to recruits about my personal experiences and opinions about swimming at KU, my fifth-year scholarship was threatened a tactic to keep me silent. Fortunately, I was assured by several university officials that my scholarship was not and could not be in jeopardy. For my first two years, I was a great recruiter for KU, while I was naive and while I tried to justify the way Gary treated my teammates. Once Gary's wrath was directed at me, my eyes were forced wide open. I should be an avid supporter of KU Swimming and Diving. I swam lifetime best times here; I was an NCAA All-American; I was awarded Athlete of the Year in 1999 — the highest award bestowed upon a KU athlete; I was even appointed captain by Gary for two years. What these honors do not show is that my coach was my obstacle. Sometimes I overcame him. Sometimes I did not. I will never recommend that a swimmer swim at KU under the direction of Gary Kempf. Because I swam KU, like many others, I will always have to look back and think "What if?" What if I would have swam for a coach who respected me for four years? Maybe I would have swam faster. Maybe I would not have grown to hate the sport that has been such an integral part of my life. What if KU acted on these serious allegations? Maybe no one, else Adrienne Turner Former KU swimmer would have to leave KU wondering what if. Taxing rich is a poor idea Earlier this year, I chastised the Kansan for not delving deep enough into an issue before irresponsibly penning a misguided editorial. The Kansan again published an editorial that clearly depicts a lack of foresight. On November 16, the editorial board alluded to the notion that Donald Trump has set forth a "bold solution" with his tax plan, something Democrats and Republicans could never do. Indeed, the two parties would shy from a proposal such as Trump's; however, they would be hesitant to support such a proposal because it is asinine. Consider the ramifications of such a proposal. Assuming Bill Gates is worth $68 billion dollars and must pay a 14.25 percent tax on that worth for a total of $9.7 billion. Since Gates' savings and loan account probably has a little less than that in it, he will be forced to sell off stocks. The market will now be flooded with more than 112 million shares of Microsoft stock. Imagine what would happen to the price of Microsoft stock as the supply of it has just been injected with an additional 112 million shares. Now imagine what would happen to the entire market if all wealthy stockholders did the same. Most stock prices would fall, newer, capital-starved companies fail, and people watch their retirement savings fall through the floor. The alternative scenario will have our wealthiest investors fleeing the United States for tax havens in the Caribbean, which doesn't aid the United States either. If you need further evidence on tax the rich schemes, research what high luxury taxes do to blue collar manufacturers of luxury goods. Finally, I cannot let the Kansan fault the two parties for not offering an alternative tax scheme. Steve Forbes has offered a flat income tax, free of the exemptions and tax shelters that many of the wealthiest use to lower their effective tax rates well below the 15 percent bracket. 1986 Presidential candidates Dick Luger and Bob Dornan both proposed consumption taxes that would eliminate the income tax altogether. Sensible isn't always "bold" and "soak the rich" schemes don't often hold their water. Scott Shumard Sterling, Ill., graduate student' Many people don't realize the importance of having a boathouse. Not only is it unacceptable to leave more than $200,000 of equipment outside, it isn't fair. The women's varsity rowing team has been around for a while. Each year we strive to make the NCAA finals. We have yet to succeed. I feel that the lack of a boathouse greatly contributes to this. The Athletic Department sank $33 million into the football field this year. Granted the changes were needed to help the team become more competitive on the recruiting front, but all that we are asking for is a mere $200,000. That is less than what KU spends on two basketball players a year. The lack of a boathouse has a huge effect on recruiting. When recruits come and see the lack of facilities, it discourages them to make the decision to come here. During the season, the boats are stored at the lake and river on a metal rack with no protection from the weather. Most of you may not realize the cost of the these boats. An eight-man boat is anywhere between $17,000 and $30,000. Fours cost between $10,000 and $15,000 and pairs are between $7,000 and $12,000. We all know that the money is there. They just need to decide that women's rowing deserves it. We were the only team last year that finished in the top 25 schools that didn't have a boathouse. I think that it is essential to have any further development in the sport here at KU. Beta turkey not abused Jennifer Van RuyvenVarsity rowing freshman The Turkey Pull editorial (Nov. 30) was a horrible piece of journalism because it never supported the allegations of "torture" — defined as "extreme mental distress" and "unbearable physical pain" — with any evidence. In reality, the lucky turkey spends a week in the warm Usher mansion in a large 36 ft. cage, with attentive Betas nurturing it and "protecting" the turkey from beautiful sorority girls. Any reasonable person can see that this does not constitute torture. Any reasonable turkey would surely prefer to have a few drops of safe, water-based paint on its feathers than to bathe in the squalor of foul seces common in the average corporate turkey farm. In fact, I'm placing my request to be reincarnated as that turkey. Ironically, the Kansan slandered the Turkey Pull formal by rousing pity for one unharmed turkey. If reducing the suffering of turkeys is the issue, then why no editorial about this past Thanksgiving? According to PETA, the holiday dinner entailed more than 40 million turkeys on factory farms having their beaks and claws cut off without anesthesia, crammed into single warehouses where disease, smothering, and heart attacks are common. Some don't even have a chance to become dinner because thousands of turkeys die on America's highways — before they even reach the slaughterhouse — because of heat exhaustion, freezing, or accidents during transport Good editorials are appreciated because they provide sensible conclusions based on evidence. This editorial missed the mark because it assumed what it never proved: that Turkey Pull is "a tradition that tortures a live animal." Interested in being a human turkey mascot? Please send a 3x5 picture (in costume), tape of gobbling, and essay on "Great Turkey Logicians of the 20th Century." 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Shortridge, associate professor of geography, teaches "Geography of American Foodways," which covers the history, sociology, agriculture and different types of food across the country. "We don't all eat the same across the United States," she said. "There's a lot of regional variation, even among national chain restaurants, and that's what geography is all about." Shortridge said she began teaching the class because the area of food studies had grown dramatically in past years. The class is open to all students, regardless of majors. One student, Lucius Hallett, Dover, N.H., graduate student, said the class had taught him about the type of food Midwestern ate. "It really imparts your eyes to why we eat what we eat," he said. "We have really been removed from our food — no one really knows what goes into a hamburger from McDonald's." Shortrice has done extensive research on the Midwest region and the types of food people from there eat. Her studies have found the most popular are roast beef, potatoes -- mashed or baked -- green beans, corn on the cob and apple pie. "When I first talked about savoring Midwestern food, my colleagues said, 'Oh, Midwestern cooking is just casseroles and Jell-O.' I wanted to prove them wrong," she said. The class, which has been taught for two years, meets for lectures Mondays and Wednesdays. On Fridays, students meet in a conference room and share food and stories. "It's important to look at what we're doing, what we're eating," she said. "I think students will eat anything." Each student is required to bring food in for the entire class, and tell about its origins. Marv Gage. Lawrence graduate student, brought in a peach and cottage cheese kuchen, a German dish similar to coffee cake. The food part is interesting because there is always a story behind it," she said. "There is always some sort of ethnic tradition that persuades them to bring it in. My grandparents always used to make kuchen — so I brought it." Shortridge said the food had ranged from Czechoslovakian kolaches to American and French apple pies. "We look at cooking habits and how different people eat through all the different foods," she said. "There are so many variations." Hallett, who also is a chef trained in French cuisine, said he had learned a lot about the heritage and tradition of food in the United States. "It's good to point out what we do have, because we don't have a lot," he said. Students are required to do a variety of food-related projects including a restaurant review, a comparison of McDonald's menus from across the nation and a research paper on a culture and its food. Gage, who has four kids, said she enrolled in the class because she was interested in the cultural aspects of geography and because she had done a lot of cooking. "I really haven't seen a class about food besides home economics in high school," she said. "It has been really fascinating." - Edited by Jamie Knodel By Chris Bormiger writer @kansan.com Kansas staff writer By Chris Borniger Student Senate may have come knocking, but few answered. 16.99 In an effort to reach more University of Kansas students, Student Senate convened its meetings this semester at some less traditional venues, including the residences of constituents — such as McCollum Hall, Delta Gamma sorority house and Naismith Hall. When Senate heads into the spring semester, its previous home in the Big 12 Room of the Kansas Union will once again ring with the voices of student legislators. Three of the spring's six meetings will be there, while the other three will be in other buildings on campus. Dede Seibel, student body vice president, said the alternating venues had not significantly helped bring students to meetings. "In terms of being out there and showing these communities who we are, though, it was a step in the right direction," she said. "Even if it was just a couple of residents passing by, at least we made a step in improving our relationship with them." University of Kansas graduate Julie Kingsburg prepares some jewelry to be sold at the Arts and Crafts Fair on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union. Kingsburg has a degree in metalsmithing and jewelry design and has been selling her work at the fair for 12 years. The fair will end tomorrow. Photo by Joseph Griffin/KANSAN Seibel said she wanted to continue to get more students involved with Senate by bringing it to them. The Burge Union will be the location of the Feb. 2 meeting; Corbin Hall, the March 1 meeting; and Smith Hall, the April 5 meeting. It will convene at the Kansas Union Feb. 16, March 15 and April 26. Jon Davis, Association of University Residence Halls senator, said he had heard a few positive responses about the meeting at McColum, where AURH is based. Nonetheless, he said Senate needed to do more to raise awareness and increase voter turnout. STUDENT SENATE She's crafty Tonight, Senate will consider: A bill to allocate $1,248 to OAKS, the non-traditional student organization. Three bills to amend Senate rules and regulations - A bill to allocate $3,925 to KU Filmworks. Filthworks A bill to allocate $166.55 to the A bill to allocate $166.55 to the Course Content Subcommittee. A resolution honoring Betty Durbin Grimwood, who recently died. Grimwood directed the cultural exchange program between the University of Kansas and the town of Burris. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Wagnon Student Athlete Center. Seibel said Senate actively was pursuing that goal. Committee members can now sponsor legislation, every Senate meeting features a forum for administrators and student organizations, and senators have visited 20 student organizations. "We were meant to be the voice of students," he said. "We want them to see what Student Senate is all about." She has considered allowing senators to serve their office hours in other, more visible locations on campus. Seibel said the roaming meeting program had succeeded in educating senators about students' needs, but she hoped additional efforts at reaching out would curb the lukewarm reception the program got this semester. "Hopefully, students will be more inclined to come see Senate work in the future," she said. Edited by Matt James University trying to scrape together for United Way By Clay McCuistion By Clay McCuslin writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer The University of Kansas United Way fund-raising drive is $24,031 short of its $197,300 goal, but University officials hope to make up the difference by the end of the year. A $1.34 million goal was set for Douglas County as a whole, with the University contributing to the total. Two weeks ago, the county board announced that the goal — according to their projections — would be met. “It's unusual for KU to reach its goal, and we're fairly close,” said James Gentry, dean of the journalism school and chairman of the university. Carol Leffler, assistant to the University Relations director, has served on the committee for four years. She said that during that time, KU had met its goal once. The other three years, it made 90-93 percent of the goal. Leffler said 566 donors had contributed a total of $173,269 as of yesterday afternoon, and she expected more. "Things continue to trickle in all throughout the end of the year," she said. Gentry said the fund raising would last two to three more weeks. The KU campaign, which started in earnest in October, depends largely on pledge forms sent to staff and faculty of the University. But KU students play a part, too. Jeff Weinberg, assistant to the chancellor and chairman of the countywide United Way fund-raising drive, said the first donation to each year's drive came from money raised by the Rock Chalk Revue. Rock Chalk is a philanthropic performance staged by student living groups each spring. "It's all used in the county," Weinberg said. "Every cent is used for the community, which certainly includes every student in KU." Money from the campaign is used for 29 different area programs, ranging from the Salvation Army to the Douglas County AIDS project and the Girl Scouts. Leffler said the broad reach of the campaign made her service worthwhile. "Rock Chalk is a significant part of the KU contribution," Weinberg said. "KU has always been a significant part of the United Way." This year's revue brought in slightly less than $40,000. he said. "It gives me a chance to be involved in something that affects the whole community," she said. The United Way campaign takes a heavy financial load off community groups, Leffler said. 1 "Fund raising is incredibly difficult and incredibly time consuming for nonprofits," she said. "The United Way makes their jobs much easier." EVERYTHING BUT ICE Weinberg said the first distribution of money to local groups would be in January. — Edited by Jamie Knodel BEDS • DESKS • BOOK CASES CHEST OF DRAWERS unclaimed freight & damaged merchandise 936 Mass. INTERNET ACCESS $9.95 per month* 图2-18 - NO BUSY SIGNALS! - 56K Analog / 64K ISDN - FREE e-mail - FREE tech support - 5+ years serving Kansas - 20MB web space NETWORKS PLUS faster. better. smarter! 331-2422 www.networksplus.net + UDK1114 *Offer valid with one year prepa Holiday Shopping Gift Box Holiday Shopping? SUA Arts & Crafts BAZAAR Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1, 2 From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kansas Union Lobby You will be entered into a drawing to win $50 when you buy something from a booth! 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When the University of Kansas began rapidly growing in 1910, the campus could not continue to rely on city water reserves for fire prevention, so a two acre, four-million gallon reservoir was constructed. It was later named after T.M. Potter, a Peabody stockman and state senator. Instantly popular, students began using the lake for fishing, swimming and even bathing. In 1924, a diving tower and pier were added along with dressing rooms and lifeguards, but later a downtown pool opened, and swimming in the lake was banned. Becky Holcomb, Olathe senior, tries to give her dog Sierra a lesson in obedience yesterday at Potter Lake. The lake has been the site of practical jokes and movie-showings among other things. Photo by Nick Krug/KANSAN Sean Williams, 1978 graduate, grew up in Lawrence and remembers spending his youth at the lake. "We had picnics on the west side and went frog hunting and fishing for perch," he said. "Later we would lie out on the hill and listen to the bells from the Campanile." Potter Lake has been the site for many activities. In the 1940s, a golf course was built around the lake, but students stopped using it after the war because of overgrown foliage. The class of 1943 added a recreation area behind Curruth-R'O'Leary Hall complete with a dance floor and barbecue grills. Students used the frozen lake for ice skat ing parties and Lawrence residents sat at the edge of the lake to watch Fourth of July fireworks explode above Memorial Stadium. In 1988, Student Union Activities projected the movies "Deliverance" and "The Creature from the Black Lagoon," onto screen-like bed sheets hoisted atop a floating raft. Most recently the lake was used to discard stadium goal posts ripped down by fans celebrating a football victory against the University of Missouri. Potter Lake is also a notorious place for pranks. In 1911, during a regatta, the University Daily Kansan reported that a whale was spotted in the lake, and a boat was sent to investigate. The boat capsized and supposedly, the whale spent the rest of the afternoon swimming happily. During the 1970s, students came up with interesting ways to sled down the surrounding slopes. Stewart Crow, 1972 graduate, remembers "ice blocking." "Students would take a 100-pound block of ice behind Carruth-O'Leary, put a towel on it, and ride it down the hill," he said. "If you got going too fast, though, you would find yourself in the lake." Students also used trays from Gertrude Sellars Pearson-Corbin Hall for sledding, according to Betsy Swift, 1974 graduate. Another infamous prank occurred in 1974 by a "human cannonballer" named Lorenzo Wesselini. The Kansan reported that Wesselini set up a 150-foot ramp aimed at the lake, climbed into a 3-foot Plexiglax ball, and attempted to travel through six barriers of chicken feathers and four flaming hoops. Although his attempt failed, and he rolled off the plank, he still managed to please the gathered audience. One of the most memorable pranks from the lake, Williams recalls, involved a cadaver stolen in 1984. "There were speculations to the true nature of why the cadaver was stolen, but it was found on a beach towel next to the lake wearing a Porkie hat, sunglasses, and the words 'University Daily Kansan' written on his chest," he said. The cadaver was taken from Snow Hall's biology lab. Police were not amused with the joke, Williams said. "In the 1970s, couples would go to the lake on Friday or Saturday nights and really find themselves," Swift remembers. "There was a woodstock-type atmosphere around the lake from dusk until dawn." Potter Lake also is known for its romantic setting; lovers have been found on blankets close to the water or as far away as the Campanile. Potter Lake has experienced tragedy as well. By 1921 six students had drowned, the first death occurring in 1911. A group of engineering students returning from a party at Marvin Hall decided to go swimming in the lake. One student got halfway across and drowned. Last year, Potter Lake was declared polluted by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment because of undesirable plant growth, dissolved oxygen depletion and algae buildup. There are no immediate plans to purify the lake. However, in 1974, Potter Lake was drained in an effort to improve the water condition. A bathtub, pay phone, parking meter and manhole cover were among the sunken artifacts found. Potter Lake now exists among the roots and leaves of gnarled old trees as a peaceful natural setting, but beneath the water's smooth surface, an abundance of University and Lawrence history secretly lurks. Edited by Katie Holman Police use pepper gas on protesters at trade gathering The Associated Press SEATTLE — Police fired red pepper gas today as thousands of protesters took to the streets in a successful effort to disrupt the opening ceremonies of the 135-nation World Trade Organization. The Clinton administration had hoped the event, the largest trade gathering ever held in the United States, would showcase the benefits of free trade. But demonstrators loudly protested the Geneva-based organization, which they contend has a lack of concern for environmental and worker rights issues. Police said they fired rounds of red pepper gas into groups of demonstrators who had chained themselves together and were lying in the streets in an attempt to prevent delegates from making it to the opening sessions. WTO officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the opening ceremonies were delayed because U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was unable to get to the theater where the starting sessions were being held. Police inside the hall, which had only a scattering of delegates more than an hour after the appointed start time, said the ceremonies were delayed because the official motorcades could not get through the protesters. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and WTO Director General Mike Moore also were scheduled to talk at the opening ceremonies. Police used red pepper gas on several hundred protesters after warning them they were violating city law by blocking an intersection. "We're basically putting a human face on the WTO," said Teamsmets union President James Hoffa. "It has to consider human rights and worker rights along with trade." But some officials from other countries expressed outrage that the protesters had been allowed to delay the proceedings. Mohammed Asfour, the Jordanian minister of industry and trade, said he had not been able to get to the convention center because the odor of gas used by the police was wafting above the official entrance designated for his use. "People like us who came from thousands of miles and to find no organization — it's very sad," Asfour said. FBI. Mexican authorities search for bodies on border ranches The Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico—FBI forensic experts joined Mexican soldiers and skimmasked police yesterday in searching two desert ranches near the border for the bodies of more than 100 Mexican and U.S. citizens, apparent victims of a drug gang. A convoy of 16 vehicles, many with U.S. license plates, rumbled through the white gates of Rancho de la Campana, 10 miles southwest of Ciudad Juarez — joining scores of Mexican soldiers and police already working around the baby blue buildings in the hilly, scrub desert. Some vehicles had newspaper taped on the windows to conceal what, or who, was inside. Mexican Attorney General Jorge Madrazo said in a television interview that investigators suspected the victims were killed by the Juarez drug cartel, once Mexico's largest cocaine smuggling outfit. He said more than 100 people could be buried on the ranches just across the border from El Paso, Texas, with 22 believed to be U.S. citizens. "We believe these people were killed for their knowledge or for being witnesses to drug trafficking," said Assistant FBI Director Thomas Pickard in Washington. "Most of the information we have shows these individuals were buried there at least two to three years ago, so it's not a recent situation." Authorities were led to the ranches by an informant who approached the FBI early this year, said a federal law enforcement official in Washington who spoke on condition of anonymity. The informant said there might be as many as 100 bodies there, including people who had been providing information to U.S. drug agents, the official said. Pickard said digging began late Monday and part of one body had been recovered by midday yesterday. Attention seemed concentrated around a concrete barn- like structure where workers were using a backhoe. Pickard said elaborate preparations were required to decide where to start digging, to secure the sites and to cover the sites with ground-piercing radar, using techniques the FBI developed in Kosovo. The FBI sent forensic teams to Kosovo twice this year to exhume bodies in a search for evidence of war crimes by Serbs. The local International Association of Relatives and Friends of Missing Persons says 196 people were missing since 1990 in the Ciudad Juarez-El Paso area, the newspaper El Diario de Juarez said. FBI forensic experts joined Mexican soldiers in searching two desert ranches near the border for the bodies of more than 100 Mexican and U.S. citizens, apparent victims of a drug gang. UNITED STATES El Paso, Texas Ciudad Juarez MEXICO Jason Williams/KANSAN KU professor researches the reasons behind rhythm By Kara Ammon Special to the Kansan Great musicians can play a piece without ever missing a note. But they often miss a beat, a KU researcher says. Christopher Johnson, professor of instrumental music education, wants to find out what causes musicians to play rhythms certain ways, so music educators can teach better. Through his research he hopes to discover what a musician does to make a piece "musical" — a type of performance that moves the listener. "It's not just playing the right note, but it's when you play it," Johnson said. "I think that's the thing that gets overlooked the most in a performance." Johnson is researching rhythmic performance, something rarely studied. He first became interested in the subject when he was conducting bands before he came to the University. He said he conducted many performers who would never miss a note, but constantly played the wrong rhythms. "I was fooled by that," he said. "I was amazed by their technical facility, but they wouldn't play with the beat." He said that when musicians played, they wanted to make the piece sound "musical." No one really knows exactly what makes a performance "musical," but elements such as phrasing, playing in tune and timing all contribute to the process. "I think a lot of what makes music 'musical' are the changes in rhythm," Johnson said. For his experiment, Johnson is recording faculty members and friends playing Beethoven's fifth symphony on the keyboard. The musicians start out by playing the score exactly as it is written. The second time, Johnson tells them to interpret the piece and make it "musical." The third time, he tells them to make it even more "musical." He then compares each of the performances. Johnson uses Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) sequencers, which are used by multimedia composers to create and alter compositions. Johnson said the MIDI program told him exactly when the musicians played a note, down to the millisecond. By looking at the data, he can tell when the musician sped up or slowed down and when they delayed the onset of certain notes. He is then able to see the pattern the musician followed. After analyzing the data, Johnson hopes to find ways to better instruct the rhythmic part of music. He said this would benefit others because most people's lives are enhanced in some way by music. "If I can find a way to teach such that students do play better, then we have better performers out there," Johnson said. "I think that impacts people's lives in a lot of wavs." - Edited by Rebecca Sutherland AIDS — END THE SILENCE POLLARD HAY — DECEMBER 3, 1972 Events sponsored by DCAP, Watkins Health Center, PRSSA, American Association of World Health World AIDS Day December 1,1999 AIDS-End the Silence Listen, Learn, Live! 10am-2pm KS Union & Wescoe Beach Pick up your free condom,red ribbon and HIV testing information 8 5:30pm Spenser Art Museum View panels from the Memorial Quilt, hear live entertainment 1:00pm Listen for the Campanile Nineteen bells will ring to celebrate the 19th year of fighting HIV in the United States 7:45pm First United Methodist Church Attend the Candle Light Vigil All are welcome! For more information call 864-9570 watkins health service Holiday Gift Market Give gifts that make a difference Handcrafted International Gifts finely carved animals, woven baskets, pottery jewelry, toys, creches, musical instruments. Purchase of these fairly trades handicrafts benefits the artisans and their families. MILK MILK MILK like goats, pigs, chicks, sheep, and yards of concrete, all distributed through Heifer Project and Lawrence Habitat for Humanity November 27 - December 2 ber 27 - December 2 10am - 4pm Thursday 10am - 9pm at the ECM Center 1204 Oread Avenue For more info call: ECM Office 843-4933 Sponsored by: Peace Mennonite Church and Ecumenical Christian Ministry 1 Inside Sports THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Kenny Gregory has been providing the spark for the Jayhawks whenever they need it especially with his 70 percent shooting. Sports Wednesday December 1, 1999 CITY 20 Section: Baseball Major league umpires voted yesterday to form their own union without Richie Phillips. MLB SEE PAGE 10A SEE PAGE 9A A Big 12 football F Page 8 New Mexico State coach Tony Samuel interviewed yesterday for the coaching job left vacant by Spike Dykes at Texas Tech. SEE PAGE 11A WWW.KANSAN.COM/SPORTS Contact the Kansan Sports Desk: (785) 864-4810 Sports Fax: (785) 864-0391 Sports e-mail: sports@ansan.com Kansas bench loaded with depth, talent Players see fewer minutes for the good of the team By Shawn Hutchinson sports@kansan.com Kansas sportwriter The scorer's table has resembled a revolving door for Coach Roy Williams' Jayhawks this season. Through four contests, nine Jayhawks are averaging more than 10 minutes played per game, and No.6 Kansas regularly is going 11 players deep. However, Kansas coach Roy Williams said this wasn't the first time in history that the Jayhawks have had depth. "I said that one of our strengths was going to be our depth, then everybody's just gone crazy about all this fantastic depth," Williams said. "One of our strengths is our depth, but I was just comparing it to last year. I've had teams with depth in the past." Unranked in the preseason poll, the team eventually found its way to the No.1 ranking before getting upended by the UCLA Bruins in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Atlanta. Case in point — the 1989-90 Jayhawks. That team went 30-5 and won 19 straight games to open the season, including consecutive wins against No. 2 Louisiana State, No. 1 Nevada-Las Vegas and No. 25 St. John's in the Preseason NIT. "Seriously, you go back to 1900 and we won 30 games and had four guys that couldn't start who ended up starting in the national championship game the following year," Williams said. Those four guys were Adonis Jordan, Alonzo Jamison, Terry Brown and Mike Maddox, who found plenty of bench time playing behind starters Mark Randall, Jeff Gueldnner, Pekka Markkanen, Rick Calloway and Kevin Pritchard. The next season, with Jordan, Jamison, Brown and Maddox in the starting lineup, the Jayhawks made an improbable run through the NCAA Tournament. The team eventually lost to No. 6 Duke in the NCAA Championship game in Indianapolis. So history shows that Kansas used depth in the past with plenty of success. This season, that depth has led to diminishing minutes for individuals. Center Eric Chenowith leads the Jayhawks in minutes Williams: says he's his had teams with depth before played with an average of 25 per contest. He is followed by forward Nick Bradford (24.5) and guard Kenny Gregory (22.0). Last season, the trio averaged 28.7, 27.1. Williams said that he was comfortable with how he had handled playing time so far this season, and the players didn't seem to object. and 25.3 minutes, respectively. "I have confidence in Coach," said Kansas forward Nick Collison. "He plays who he thinks is going to help us win. Everyone would like to play the whole game, but that's not possible with all the talent that we have." That talent has produced a 40 record, including the Great Alaska Shootout championship last weekend. The Jayhawks will be in action next at 7:05 p.m. tomorrow, when they take on Pepperdine in Allen Fieldhouse. "I think everyone is going to want to play as much as they possibly can," Gregory said. "I think winning eases the pain a little bit. When we're winning games, I don't think that people focus on it as much." Edited by Jamie Knodel As the millennium draws to a close, the Kansan will feature the lives and achievements of the 10 greatest athletes at the University of Kansas, as selected by former and current players, coaches, administrators and fans. Top athletes from the University of Kansas: 10. Lynette Woodard women's basketball, '78-'81 9. Jim Ryun track,'66-'69 8. Danny Manning men's basketball,'85-'88 7. Ralph Miller men's basketball, football,'38-'40,'41 6. Jim Bausch track, football and basketball,'20-'23 5. Al Oerter track and field, 56-'58 4. Nolan Cromwell football, track and field, 73-77 3. Ray Evans football and basketball, '41-'43, '46-'48 2. Gale Sayers football, '62-'64 kansas millennium athlete No. 2 Gale Sayers 1. Coming tomorrow Story by Sam Mellinger Despite a career cut short by knee injuries, Sayers ran into the record books Sixty-four Sundays. That's all it took Gale Sayers to be named the NFL's all-time halfback. In slightly more than four full seasons worth of games, Sayers created a legend that's still talked about today. He is arguably the best football player Kansas ever has had. A 1963 and 1964 consensus All-American, Sayers led Kansas in rushing, touchdowns and kickoff returns in all three years he played. He also led in receiving and punt-return yards as a junior and senior. He finished with 2,675 yards rushing, fourth best in school history, and 3,917 all-purpose yards, third at Kans His legacy isn't limited to Lawrence. Go to Chicago, where the "Kansas Comet" put together a Hall of Fame career in parts of just seven seasons. Ask the people who have "He's one of the greatest running backs of all-time, college or pro, and the best I've ever been around," said Don Fambrough, former Jayhawk football coach and the team's offensive line coach during Sayers' three seasons. "He had that little something different. Gale had more determination than anyone I've ever seen; he would absolutely refuse to go down. When ordinary backs would be tackled, Gale would just keep going." ANSA 48 seen Jim Brown play against their Chicago Bears. Go there, where they watched Walter Payton play for so many years, in the same division as Barry Sanders. Ask them who's the greatest running back of all-time. No. 2 photo courtesy of Sports Information "I think I would come out on top, and I hope that doesn't sound arrogant," Sayers said. "I had the God-given talent to play the game. It was easy for me." So easy that he set all-time rookie records with 22 touchdowns and 132 points in 1965, marks that still stand today. He led the NFL in rushing the next season and broke or tied eight league records in his first three seasons before a series of knee injuries robbed him of a full career. [ ] see HALL-OF-FAMER page 11A Volleyball team to prepare for next season minus key players By Shawn Hutchinson Kansan sportswriter The task confronting Kansas volleyball coach Ray Bechard during this off season is a big one. Not only must Bechard replace three starters from a team that finished 17-14 overall—the first time since 1983 that the Jayhawks have had a winning record and the first they have won eight conference matches in a season—but he must also replace the two biggest hitters in Kansas history. Gone from the team are five seniors, including middle blocker Amanda Reves and outside hitter Mary Beth Albrecht, who rank first and second in Kansas history in kills. Also gone is starting middle blocker Anné Kreimer, and two reserves — defensive specialist Kristi Kiyabu and outside hitter Tori Holtmeier. "They'll be hard to replace in a lot of ways," Bechard said. "With some of the physical abilities they brought, their character runs much deeper. Their work ethic and their character are two things that really are pretty amazing." With the loss of Reves and Kreimer, Bechard knows that there will be a gaping hole to fill at the middle blocker position. "Obviously we need to address that (in recruiting)." Bechard said. "But we also feel there are players on our team now who can help us out in that area." The Jayhawks currently have two players on their roster who are listed as both a middle blocker and an outside hitter — junior Danielle Geronymo, who was fourth on the team this season in kills, and sophomore Crystal Walker, Freshman Kylie Thomas and Elizabeth Herbek, a sophomore redshirt, also are options. In Bechard's first two recruiting classes, he used the junior college pipeline to bring in players such as Holtmeier and Gerontyon, whom he coached at Barton County Community College in Great Bend. Even though Bechard has had success recruiting junior college players, he said he doesn't plan on going that route this season. "We've looked at that area a little bit," Bechard said. "It's always an option. But we'd rather have people in our program for four years who we can spend a little more time working with." Kreimer, who was in the program for five years after taking a medical redshirt her freshman season, said that she saw a lot of potential in next year's team. During her speech at senior night last Saturday, Kreimer wished the team good luck and said they had a lot of talent. "I'm going to miss them a lot," Kreimer said. "It's been a blessing getting to know these people." Now presenting this semester's Jonesey Awards In case they are new to the Jonesey Awards, they are awards of merit given to those involved in local college athletics. While not as coveted as an ESPY, the Jonesey Award winners do win a SpiderMan comic book. I have good news and bad news about this year's awards. First, the bad news: In my attempt to get guest-star to co-host with me, I have failed. Chris Rock called in sick at the last minute, and Britney Spears has not yet returned my phone calls. Even though I call her 30 times a day. 1995-96 The good news. For the first time, The Joneseys coincide with a giant keg party. RSVP at the sports desk. Jones sports columnist spots@kansan.com Anyway. On with the Jonesesvs. The Waterboy-like tackles Jonesey goes to Carl "The Butcher" Nesmith. Carl released some anger on the opposition this season and readjusted some spines while making hits that made the crowd go "oooho." Nice to see a Jayhawk dealing pain rather than taking it. The Purple Heart Jonesey goes to Michael Chandler. Anyone who takes a bullet to the groin and goes on to play a great season of Division-I football deserves much more than a Jonesey Award, but that's all I have to offer. The Right-Arm Flex Jonesey goes to Drew Gooden. Named after former Jayhawk Ryan Robertson's patented form of celebration, this award goes to the basketball player that is getting things done. Gooden dominated in Alaska. He collects rebounds like I collect parking tickets. If he's this good as a freshman, I wonder what he'll offer two and three years down the road. The Guru of Replay Jonesey goes to the person operating the MegaVision this season. While the season started off a little shaky, the instant slow-motion replays of my man Nesmith decapitating opponents were in full effect by midseason. I'm still hoping that next season we get more Crimson Girl shots, though. The Momma Said Knock You Out Jonesey goes to Bridget Goyen, midfielder for the women's soccer team. Bridget not only is a knockout, but she also did a little knocking out of her own when a misplaced header struck a Wyoming soccer player in the back of the head and left her unconscious on the field. Not only does Bridget turn heads, but she also cracks them. The Keeping America and Collegian Sports Columnists Safe Jonesey goes to Staff Sgt. Korey Haukom and the Kansas Air National Guard located at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. SSgT. Haukom one of my columns at kansan.com and saw that I was complaining that I needed a bodyguard because of nasty Kansas State students. SSgT. Haukom sent the Kansan online editor an e-mail and volunteered his services and the rest of the KANG's services, in my honest opinion the finest military unit in the Midwest to watch my back. He also said that if all I had to worry about was K-State students, that his grandma could take care of the job. Still, it'd be cool to get a B-1 Bomber to fly above the keeg party. Talk about tax dollars well spent. The "I got my picture in Playboy unaided by silicone breasts" Jonesey goes to Eric Chenowith. Eric was a Playboy All-American selection this season, and got his smiling face in Playboy's college basketball edition. Nice job, Eric, but now I'm going to ask a favor. Stop playing like a 36-24-36 playboy bunny who enjoys long moon-lit walks on the beach and start playing more like a nasty 7-foot future NBA player who enjoys dunking on the competition and getting fitted for Final Four rings, OK? Do that, and next semester I'll make you the first-ever three-time Jonesey award winner. With a goal like that, how can you fail? - Edited by Brad Hollier Jones is a Mulvane senior in journalism. --- 1 9A Quick Looks Wednesday December 1,1999 KANSAS FOOTBALL Redshirt still hospitalized from weekend accident Adrian Jones, a redshirt freshman football player, remained in serious condition yesterday after suffering head trauma in a car accident Sunday afternoon on the Kansas Turnpike near Emporia. Jones was returning to Lawrence from his Dallas home when the left rear tire on KU the Honda he was driving blew out. The car swered off the road and rolled once, landing on its wheels. Jones and another Kansas football player, redshirt freshman Derick Mills of Dallas, were thrown from the car. Jones suffered severe head trauma and other lacerations. He was taken by helicopter to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was upgraded from critical to serious conditon Monday morning. Mills and the other passenger Christopher L. Jones, a 26-year-old Dallas resident, suffered no major injuries and were treated at an Emporia hospital Sunday. Mike Miller BASEBALL Owners OK Expos' sale, merger of Yankees, Nets IRVING, Texas — The proposed merger of the New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets and the sale of the Nets and the sale of the Montreal Expos unanimously were approved yesterday by baseball owners Yankees Yankees owner George Steinbrenner decided to merge his aap's business opera tions with the Nets last February after breaking off sale talks with Cablevision Systems Corp. While the merger has been approved by the NBA, baseball owners had not considered it until now. By merging, the Yankees and the Nets create an entity with year-round programming, allowing them to either create a new regional sports channel in New York or to negotiate With The Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN and Time Warner Inc.'s Turner Broadcasting about forming a new regional sports channel. The teams also have thought about issuing stock to the public. The sale of the Expos to a group headed by New York art dealer Jeffrey Loria had been in the works since last winter, tied to a proposal to construct a new baseball-only ballpark in downtown Montreal. FOOTBALL Chiefs cornerback selected defensive player of week KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Comerback Cris Dishman, who almost was wanked early in CHIEFS Sunday's Kansas City Oakland game, has been chosen AFC defensive player of the week, coach Gunther Cunningham said. "You don't get to be the player of the week just by showing up," Cunningham said. The 34-year-old Dishman, who has had his ups and downs this season, got burned for 31 yards on a play by Tim Brown. But by the end of the game, he had scored two touchdowns. He intercepted a Rich Gannon pass and returned it 47 yards for a touchdown, giving the Chiefs a 20-13 lead in the third quarter. In the fourth period he scooped up Derrick Walker's fumble and sped 40 yards into the end zone, tying the score at 34-34 before Pete Stoyanovich won it for Kansas City with a 44-yard last-second field goal. ing yesterday from surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his left shin. HOCKEY Hockey Hall of Famer recovers after surgery The Hockey Hall of Famer had surgery at Toledo Hospital. "He went through the surgery extremely well," said Colleen Grubb, a representative of the hospital. "His prognosis is excellent." DETROIT — Gordie Howe was recuperat- Patients who have the surgery typically have a 10-day recuperation period. Howe was released Monday. His phone number is unlisted, and he could not be reached for comment. Howe began a 25-year career with the Detroit Red Wings in 1963. After a brief retirement, he joined the Houston Aeros of the now-defunct World Hockey Association, playing with sons Mark and Marty. He finished his career in the NHL in 1980 with the Hartford Whalers. Howe scored 801 goals and had 1,049 assists in 1,767 NHL regular-season games. He led the Red Wings to four Stanley Cup championships. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Former Spartan coach takes Louisiana State post BATON ROUGE, La. — Nick Saban was hired as Louisiana State University's foot ball coach yesterday, leaving a Michigan State team he led to a 9-2 record to become one of the nation's highest-paid coaches. He signed a five-year contract for about $1.2 million annually. The only college football coaches to earn more are Florida's Steve Spurrier and Florida State's Bobby Bowden. Saban succeeds Gerry DiNardo and joins a school that has long football tradition but a record of two straight losing seasons. He guided No. 10 Michigan State to a second-place finish in the Big Ten. It is unclear if he will coach the Spartans in the Citrus Bowl. He said that would be an administrative decision. At least one Spartan player does not expect Saban to coach at the Jan. 1 bowl game. "I got the feeling that he wasn't going to be around for it," linebacker Josh California All-American loses battle with cancer Thornill said after meeting with the coach earlier today in East Lansing, Mich. CARMICHAEL, Calif. — Rod Franz, the only three-time football All-American at California, died after a nine-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 74. Franz, who died Saturday, was an All-American guard from 1947-1949, played in two Rose Bowls and was chosen to the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1977. Franz rejected offers to turn pro and became a coach. He coached at Mount Diablo High School from 1951-54 and at California Riverside in 1955. He was an assistant at his alma mater from 1956-1957. Franz retired after a career as a lobbyist for the East Bay Municipal Utility District. here was nobody like you," he said. Erickson could be irritated, "his determination are indefinable." Franz is survived by Lois Franz, his wife of 50 years, seven children and 14 grand children. Army, Navy get ready to fight for bragging rights ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Life after football at the Naval Academy usually means a military obligation, and then a job. For every Roger Staubach and Napoleon McCallum, there are hundreds of Navy players who never get a whiff of the NFL. But the Midshipman receive one final opportunity to create a lasting football memory in their version of the Super Bowl the Army Navy plays — the Army-Navy game. Navy (4-7) didn't get a bowl bid. Matt O'Donnell, a senior wide receiver on an option team that specializes in running the ball, doesn't have an NFL future. When he walks off the field Saturday, his playing days will be finished. "It's your last bullet," he said yesterday. "Your one last chance to show what you have as a football player. This last game, against Army, it's one that will stick in my mind forever." such great significance. I talked to people on my summer (military) cruises who still remember the scores and where they were when they watched the games," he said." BOXING ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Boxer Stephan Johnson, who remains in a coma from injuries sustained in the ring, has contracted pneumonia, his manager said yesterday. Boxer gets pneumonia, remains hospitalized Johnson, 31, of Brooklyn, N.Y., remains in critical condition at Atlantic City Medical Center, where he was taken after being knocked out by Paul Vaden in a USBA junior middleweight fight Nov. 20. He has yet to regain consciousness. "It's really special when a game has He has pneumonia and has battled a fever that reached 104 degrees at one time, manager Kenneth Woods said. Doctors planned to perform a tracheotomy to help Johnson breathe, Woods said. The hospital is refusing to release any information about his condition, at the request of his mother. Johnson was knocked out in the 10th round of a scheduled 12-round fight, which was on the undercard of the Michael Grant-Andrew Golota heavyweight match. He suffered a subdural hematoma and swelling of the brain. The Associated Press Sports Calendar Sports Calendar Wed. 1 Thur. 2 Men's basketball game vs. Pepperdine @ 7:05 p.m. 1 1 2 Woman's basketball game vs. Loyola Marymount at 7:05 p.m. 3 4 Swimming meet vs. Iowa @ Iowa City, Iowa—all day Women's basketball game vs. UC - Santa Barbara or BYU@ 7:05 p.m. Sun. 5 Sun. 5 ( NFL star switches plea in drug charges The Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. Lawrence Taylor chose not to fight cocaine charges yesterday after contending earlier he had been set up by a police informer. The NFL great entered a no contest plea to buying crack cocaine, possession of crack cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. His lawyer had earlier asked the judge to dismiss the charges, insisting the Hall of Fame linebacker was entrapped by police. Angelo Ferlita said police used an informant to set up Taylor, preying on the retired football star because of his history of drug abuse. Asked why he changed his plea from innocent, the 40-year-old Taylor said as he left the courthouse, "I'm not answering nothing." Circuit Judge Lauren Laughlin withheld a finding of guilt and said she was prepared to sentence him to 18 months of probation. That would mean he would have no criminal record in this case if he successfully completes probation. She set sentencing for Feb. 1 and ordered Taylor to pay about $1,250 in court costs plus the cost of the police investigation. Ferlita said it wasn't easy to get Taylor to switch his plea, calling the former player a competitor. "It's kind of tough to swallow that pill, but now he's in a situation where he can move on with his life," Ferlita said, noting Taylor's appearance in the film On Any Given Sunday with Al Pacino, due for release Christmas Day. The plea came during a pretrial hearing. Police informant Clemente Brown took the stand and said Taylor approached him to buy drugs. Ferlita did not dispute that. However, he tried to portray Brown as a cocaine addict who hoped to score more drugs from Taylor. And when he didn't, he went to police and offered to set up the ex-player. Taylor, of Saddle River, N.J., was charged in October 1998. Taylor was arrested on similar charges two years ago in South Carolina. He enrolled in a program that enabled him to clear the charges from his record by completing 60 hours of community service and submitting to "We feel that the conduct of the police was so egregious that the court needs to dismiss this case," Ferlita said. drug counseling and random drug testing. Taylor, who helped the New York Giants win two Super Bowls during a 13-year career, also underwent rehabilitation for a cocaine problem in 1985. He was suspended by the NFL two years later for violating the league's substance abuse policy. The informant who helped police make the arrest said in a deposition that Taylor approached him when he was in town for a charity golf tournament. Brown said the relationship started when Taylor introduced himself and asked if Brown could help find crack. Brown informed police, who later listened in as he called Taylor at his hotel on Oct. 18, 1998, to set up the deal. Taylor was nervous because police had stopped him earlier in the day and at first he put Brown off. Several hours later, an uninvited Brown knocked at Taylor's door with an undercover police officer posing as his wife. After a discussion, Taylor held up a $50 bill, and the officer provided the crack. Taylor was then arrested. The Associated Press Baseball umpires vote 57-35 to form new union NEW YORK - Richie Phillips' 21-year reign as head of the baseball umpires ended yesterday when his union's members voted to form a separate union. In a mail vote conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, 57 umpires voted to form a new union, 35 voted to retain the existing union, and one vote was voided because the umpire signed the secret ballot. Under federal law, a majority determined the result of the election. The NLRB will certify the election as official in seven days unless an objection is filed. In the weeks leading up to the election, most American League umpires appeared to support the dissidents, headed by AL umps Joe Brinkman, John Hirschbeck and Dave Phillips — who is not related to Richie Phillips. Most National League umpires backed Richie Phillips and union president Jerry Crawford, who sat with his elbows on the table as the votes were counted. A large number of AL umpires broke with Phillips' strategy of mass resignations in July, causing it to collapse. Twenty-two umpires lost their jobs when owners hired 25 new umpits from the minor leagues. The union filed a grievance to regain the jobs of the 22, and arbitrator Alan Symonette rejected the owners' motion to dismiss the case, which is scheduled for argument Dec. 13-16. Phillips led umpires through a seven-week strike in 1979, a four-game strike during the 1984 postseason and a strike of several hours that caused many to miss 1991 season openers. In addition, umpires were locked out for the first eight days of the 1995 season. When Phillips took control, rookie umpires made $17,500 and the most senior veterans got $40,000. This year, they made a minimum of $95,000 and a high of $282,500, including postseason bonuses they all received. 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Filet Mignon Entree $g95 Saturday Sirloin Night 5-9 p.m. 10 oz. "Choice" Sirloin Matter $g95 Cheese Burger Bonanza 1 4 $3 / 2 4 $5 Sunday & Wednesday All Day Friday & Saturday Late Night Special 1/2 Price Appetizers 10 p.m - 2 a.m. 1105 MASS • 842-5057 Section A·Page 10 The University Daily Kansan Wednesday, December 1. 1999 1. 2 3 4 5 6 Big 12 men start off hot by taking tournament titles By Matt Tait By Matt Tait sports@kanson.com Kanson sportswriter At the Big 12 Conference's media day in Dallas last month, all of the league's coaches expressed feelings that the Big 12 was a better conference than had been perceived. With their teams' achievements so far, they are proving it. Kansas' championship at the Great Alaska Shootout last week end made the team the fourth Big 12 team to win an early season tournament. Joining the Jayhawks with tournament crowns were Texas at the Puerto Rico Shootout, Oklahoma at the Top of the World tournament in Fairbanks Alaska and Oklahoma State at the America's Youth Classic in Stillwater, Okla. Iowa State came close to becoming the fifth but lost to No. 1 Cincinnati in the final game of the Big Island Invitational in Hilo, Hawaii. The success of the league, as predicted, has not surprised the coaches and has them grinning at the prospect of how much the early success can help in March "It's great to see," said Missouri first-year coach Quin Snyder who is 4-1. "From Texas to Oklahoma to Kansas, and even Iowa State, who played Cincinnati tough. To see the league do well helps us nationally, and especially as we look toward March." Kansas coach Roy Williams agreed with Snyder but said that the league's success made sense because 11 of last year's Top 15 players had returned. "Of those first, second and third teams all conference at the end of last year, 11 of those guys are returning, and several teams are getting either transfers or freshmen eligible that will help them as well," Williams said. "It's going to be a much better league than the Big 12 has been, much less just last year. But I think it's going to be far better than last year, and there are some quality teams in this league." even the so-called bottom dwellers of the conference have gotten off to hot starts. Baylor (3-0), Texas Tech (2-1) and Colorado (4-0) have won games, both at home and on the road. In all, the league has been winning and winning often. Through Sunday, the Big 12 was a combined 17-5 in preseason tournaments and "The Big 12 conference is a much improved league from last season, even though I thought the league was very good last season," said Colorado coach Ricardo Patton. "Last year, teams were just very young, and those players have gotten older. Certainly we want to be one of those teams that gets better with each game and makes the league better by doing so." Despite early success, loyal Big 12 fans must remember that it is still early. The season is very long, and there are a lot of games to play. Baylor coach Dave Bliss said that he hoped that the league's success would continue throughout the season. "Hopfully, the hot starts will carry over to conference play," Bliss said. "And then what happens is that we take turns beating up on each other." — Edited by Jamie Knodel Back-to-back tournaments to test team Weekend games challenge 'Hawks By Melinda Weaver sports@kansan.com Kansan saintwriter In preparation for a tough conference schedule, the Kansas women's basketball team must find nonconference opponents that can challenge the team and help it improve. Last week, the Jayhawks won the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage, Alaska, by defeating Northern Arizona 69-40 Nov. 23 and Louisville 78-68 on Thanksgiving day. Although Kansas won in Alaska, coach Marion Washington said a tougher test would come this weekend when the Jayhawks play host to the KU Credit Union Jayhawk Classic Friday and Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. "Competing in tournaments is positive because it provides us with the opportunity to play more than one game without as much travel," Washington said. "It is important to get a chance to play as many games as possible because we are looking to improve all aspects of our game. It gives us the opportunity to work together and improve offensively and defensively." The two tournament games were exempt for Kansas, which means the Jayhawks can schedule two more games without exceeding the maximum number of games allowed by the NCAA. It also gave the Jayhawks a chance to spend a few days together and get to know one another better. "When we are on the road we get to do a lot of fun things, like when we were in Houston we went shopping and in Alaska, we went dog-sledding," said junior point guard Jennifer Jackson. "We spend 24 hours together, and we learn a lot about each other. Being together off the court helps us learn stuff about each other that we can carry on the court, and it really helps us." "We have had a chance to play some good teams that have challenged us, but I think playing at home will give us an even bigger challenge," Washington said. "We have scheduled teams that Washington said that she hoped the togetherness would help the team be more successful while playing at home. KU women's BASKETBALL will really challenge us and even one team that is ranked higher than we are (California-Santa Barbara). It will give us a good chance to gauge where we are against the tougher teams." So far this season, the Jayhawks have compared well with its opponents. In the Great Alaska Shootout, Kansas set six team records and added several individual honors. Senior forward Lynn Pride was named Most Outstanding Player, scoring 30 points and adding 14 rebounds and seven assists in the two games, and junior forward Brooke Reves made the All-Tournament team with her 32-point, nine-rebound and six-assist performance. "We have improved in every way, offensively and defensively." Washington said. "When you compare our exhibition performance to the way we played in Alaska, we have improved immensely. I hope to see more good improvement this weekend." Gregory's level of play exceeds expectations in, out of practice Edited by Chris Hopkins By Matt Tait sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter From day one of the 1999-2000 Kansas basketball season a lot of the hype has surrounded junior forward Kenny Gregory. So far, through a similar but more relaxed style of play than last season. Gregory has lived up to the hype. "I think I'm playing the same style, I'm just picking my spots a lot better," Gregory said. "I'm much more relaxed than in the past, and I'm letting the game come to me more." Relaxed is not really the word to describe Gregory's play. On two separate occasions at the Great Alaska Shootout, Gregory's poise resulted in a jump shot that maintained Kansas' lead and a driving layup that gave the Javahaws their back. When the Jayhawks have needed someone to score, Gregory has done it. When the Jayhawks have needed a big stop, Gregory has provided it. And when the Jayhawks have needed to slow it down and take a good shot, Gregory has done that too. In Kansas' first four games, Gregory is the team's leading scorer, averaging 17.3 points a game with 70 percent shooting. "In my first two years, at times, I was pressing too much, trying to make too much happen," Gregory said. "But now I'm just enjoying it more." Kansas Coach Roy Williams said that Gregory's outstanding play came from increased maturity and confidence. "A lot of it is Kenny's maturity, but a lot of it is also confidence from working as hard as he's worked." Williams said. "Whether it was in the summer or thus far in practice, Kenny has been very consistent." "In my first two years, at times, I was pressing too much, trying to make too much happen. But now I'm just enjoying it more." Williams said that he stopped the team Kenny Gregory Junior forward during a drill at Monday's practice and explained to them that what Gregory had just done was exactly the way it was supposed to be done. "He's had some stretches in practice that have been very impressive," Williams said. Gregory said he has focused more on practice this year and that he attributes a lot of his early success to the way he has practiced. "I've been taking practice pretty serious. and I try to carry that into games," Gregory said. Besides Gregory's shooting percentage, his tenacity on the backboard is more impressive. He is tied for second on the team in rebounding with seven per game. "Coach has talked to me about getting more rebounds," Gregory said. "And his main focus has been offensive rebounds." His 14 offensive rebounds in four games also ranks him second on the team and has helped him get more open shots. Those open shots have translated into a high shooting percentage. Gregory's play has even instilled extra confidence in Williams. "I've had pretty good confidence in him in the past, but my confidence level is way up right now," Williams said. Right: Kenny Gregory dunks the ball in the Nov. 19 game against Fairfield. Kansan file photo KANSAS 20 CAN-U-JAZZ Tonight at Great LIVE Music! KJHK's 90.7FM can event Be moved by the bands KU Jazz COMBO 1 & Bring 3 cans of food or $3 donation Proceeds go to Women's Transitional Center The DeFacto Jazz Quartet 9:00 P.M. TONIGHT AT The Jazzhaus THE HAWK KJHX 90.7 wednesday, December 1, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A·Page 11 Hall-of-Famer Sayers developed mystique in just 64 professional football appearances Continued from page 8A Though still effective, Sayers was never the same after the knee troubles. When he hurt his left knee in 1970, the injury virtually ended his career. Sayers would play only four more regular season games before he retired in 1972 with 4,956 yards rushing. When he retired, Sayers ranked first all-time in the NFL for punt returns, second in kickoff returns and third in rushing. All in 64 games. "It was definitely shorter than I'd like, but I loved the time I had," Sayers said. "I can't do anything about the injuries, so I don't think about it. If I'd have played 10 years, 15 years, sure, I'd probably have a few more records; I couldn't receive any more recognition than I've had." Sayers played in five Pro Bowls and won the MVP in the last. Sayers played in five Pro Bowls and was the MVP in three of those games. He also was named to the league's 50-year team, this after Sayers had been in the league for just three seasons. One year later, in 1969, he was named the NFL's all-time halfback. In 1977, he was named to both the NCAA and NFAL hall of fames. At 34, Sayers is the youngest person ever inducted in the NFL Hall of Fame. His legend lasted long enough to be named to the league's 75-year team In 1993. The legend surrounding Sayers was magnified by perhaps the most impressive of his accomplishments: six touchdowns in one game. It included one reception for 80 yards, runs of 21, 7, 50 and 1 yards, and an 85-yard punt return. The scores tied an NFL mark. "The greatest feat I have ever witnessed," described Donald Makin of The Coffin Corner. Sayers probably could have scored even more on that muddy December day had he played more of the Bears' 61-20 blowout of San Francisco. "I really think I could have scored nine touchdowns that day," Sayers said. "Back then we weren't concerned with records, we were concerned with winning ball games. Nowadays, you've got teams with record books on the sidelines saying 'we need one more yard for this.' But that day it was very wet and there was bad footing on the field. I didn't have much trouble staying up." Performances such as that only feed Sayers' legend. Like Michael Jordan after him, Sayers left the game before talent left his body. "You hear people talk about that, about how many yards or touchdowns or whatever I would have had with a full career," he said. "If Barry Sanders doesn't comeback they'll say the same things about him. It definitely adds to your mark, it gives you a little mystique." After he left football, Sayers served as assistant athletics director from 1973-76 at Kansas, where he earned a master's degree in educational administration. After earning his degree, Sayers left Kansas to become athletics director at Southern Illinois, where he held the position from 1976-81. In 1982, he started Sayers Computer Source in Chicago and he still runs the business today. In 1999, he gave back to the University where he got his start, donating $75,000 towards the Gale Sayers Microcomputer Center. The lab will be included in the renovations of Joseph R. Pearson Hall, which is being turned into the new School of Education. Getting into the basketball spirit By Jason Walker sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter It might not be March Madness, but intramural basketball is getting University of Kansas students into the right state of mind. The pre-holiday tournament began Monday and will continue until next Tuesday with the finals of each of the three divisions There are 87 teams participating in three divisions: 69 men's, 11 women's and seven co-recreational. This format is different from the regular intramural season, in which there are eight divisions including men's and women's open, residence hall and greek, men's law and corecreational. The tournament isn't divided like the normal season because the goals of the tournament are different. Tom Nienke, Mulvane senior and program assistant, said that no hill points were awarded to the greek teams during the pre-holiday tournament, and the main reason the format was different was because the main goal of the tournament was to train officials for the regular season. Brad Bolyard, Olathe junior and intramural supervisor, said that he had watched the first night of competition Monday and said so far the play looked a little rough. "It looks like a lot of people are still out of shape," he said. "Or at least not in basketball shape yet. That causes a lot of fouls." Jeremy Arthur, Erie junior, said he thought the tournament was good because it gave his team an opportunity to play together before the regular season began. "You've got teams walking out and half of the team is loose," he said. "This way we can get practice playing together." Arthur also said that he was impressed with the talent he saw so far. He said the tournament was tougher than the regular season because of the combined brackets. "It's a lot better than I expected," he said. "It's a lot harder when you throw in all of the greek teams." Bolyard said that the tournament was a good way for students to be exposed to the different rules of intramural basketball — which is played with a running clock. Also, intramural players must stay out of the lane during freethrow attempts until the ball touches the rim. Bolyard also said that he hoped students had a good time in the tournament. "It's a good opportunity to relieve stress before finals," he said. "You get to socialize with new people and get some exercise before the holidays." 20 - Edited by Chris Hopkins Sigma Nu, seen here in the dark jersey's, played in the second day of the intermural Holiday tournament. Sigma Nu won their game against Battenfield Scholarship Hall in double overtime. Photo by Shelly Smith/KANSAN New Mexico State coach interviews for Texas Tech position LUBBOCK, Texas — New Mexico State Aggies coach Tony Samuel, who this year led his team to only its third winning season since 1967, interviewed yesterday for the vacant job at Texas Tech officials said Myers is seeking a replacement for longtime Red Raiders coach Spike Dykes, who resigned at the end of the season. The Red Raiders were 5-3 in the Big 12 Conference and 6-5 overall. Gerald Myers, Texas Tech athletics director met in El Paso with Samuel, 44, a former player and assistant coach at Nebraska. The Associated Press "He took over a pro program that was pretty low," Myers said. "I think the fact had a winning year his third year is a pretty good accomplishment." control, his 11-22 record since 1997 will not be held against him. The Aggies were 6-5 this year. Myers said that because New Mexico State was mired in a string of four consecutive losing seasons when Samuel took F Any coaching candidate would have to present a convincing case that he could add life to the Red Raiders' offense, Myers said. In 1998, Samuel's team averaged 462.2 yards per game, which ranked 13th nationally. New Mexico State led the Big West Conference in rushing offense in 1997 and 1998, and had an 1,800-yard passer this season in K.C. Enzinger. Samuel, a native of Trinidad, West Indies, moved to New Jersey at age 10 and played defensive end at Nebraska from 1974 to 1977. He coached Nebraska's rush ends and outside linebackers from 1986 tr 1996. Samuel was the second candidate to be granted a formal interview for the job since Dykes announced his retirement Nov. 20. Clemson assistant coach and offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez, 36, visited Lubbock twice last week and also said he met with university representatives in Dallas. However, Myers said he still wanted to discuss the Texas Tech opening with Oklahoma offensive coordinator Mike Leach, 38. Rose struggles to be allowed into baseball The Associated Press Rose: trying to work his way back into baseball NEW YORK — Pete Rose stepped up his efforts yesterday to get back into baseball, saying he had handwriting and fingerprint evidence to bolster his case. C. W. LEE Rose said one of his lawyers, Roger Makley, will meet in December or January with baseball's top lawyer Bob "The last 10 years have been hell for me," Rose said at a news conference to launch an Internet petition drive. "I survived because I'm a survivor." DuPuy, which Rose termed the start of a dialogue to end his lifetime ban from the sport. Following an investigation of his gambling, baseball's career hits leader agreed to the lifetime ban in August 1989. "Mr. Rose's attorney has written me a letter. I read it very thoughtfully, very carefully, and turned it over to Mr. DuPuy. There's nothing more involved right now than that, nor should there be any more read into it," Selig said at an owners' meeting in Irving, Texas. While Rose was hopeful the meeting with DuPuy is the first step on the road to restatement, commissioner Bud Selig played down the development. DuPuy described the meeting more as of a courtesy in which he would listen to what Rose's side had to say and pass it along to Selig. "About 10 days ago, they asked to meet with commissioner Selig and myself. Bud asked me to meet with them," DuPuy said. "We're always amenable to discussing matters with people." Rose twice said that baseball had approached him about a meeting, a claim denied by DuPuy and Selig representative Rich Levin. Rose's business manager, Warren Greene, said he had been dealing with DuPuy on a daily basis, but DuPuy said he had spoken with Greene just once DuPuy said Selig would not be part of the meeting and that he would update Selig, who has said many times that he has seen no new evidence that would cause him to alter the ban "After we meet with them and see what they've got, he'll make a determination and we'll see from there," DuPuy said, adding that Selig did not set any timetable. The 58-year-old Rose has been in the headlines repeatedly in recent weeks. First, he was among the 25 players elected to baseball's All-Century team. Then, he received the largest ovation among the All-Century players introduced before Game 2 of the World Series at Atlanta's Turner Field. "That's like outdoing God in heaven," Rose said. He also got a surge of support from the public after NBC reporter Jim Gray questioned him sharply about gambling immediately after the on-field ceremony. 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The brief detention dominated Russian newscasts yesterday, with beaming Russian intelligence officials boasting that they had not lost their touch when it came to grabbing Western spies. "The recent operations of Russian agents clearly testify to the fact that we not only haven't lost our mastery, but we're ready to actively counteract intelligence agents of the richest countries of the world," said Alexander Zdanovich of the Federal Security Service, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB. U. S. Embassy officials refused to comment about the incident. When asked in Washington about the Lebeknight case, President Clinton said, "What we should do is investigate this like we do all others, but I don't think we should stop our efforts to try to drastically cut nuclear weapons or end corruption in Russia or do all the other things we're supporting." A Petty Officer of the U.S. Navy was arrested in the United States earlier this month on charges of spying for Russia — raising the possibility of a tit-for-tat arrest, as often happened during the Cold War. Russian officials insisted the cases were not linked. Relations between the United States and Russia already are strained by Moscow's military campaign in Chechnya, major arms control agreements, corruption scandals and NATO's bombing campaign in Yugoslavia this spring. Leberknight, a second secretary in the embassy's political section, was detained in Moscow on Monday evening and released shortly afterward, said Zdanovich. "Detention of a diplomat is a very serious action, and we weighed everything before doing it," he said. "We had to do it because of the danger that very serious The Interfax news agency quoted unidentified security officials as saying Leberknight was collecting information about Russian nuclear weapons. secrets could be smuggled abroad." Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said he hoped the Leberknight incident would not damage U.S.-Russian ties but added that such episodes didn't help improve the climate in relations. U. S.-Russian relations have steadily deteriorated since U.S. and British strikes on Iraq a year ago. Russia harshly criticized NATO's bombing campaign in Yugoslavia and U.S. plans to modify the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. U. S. criticism of Moscow's military action in Chechnya has irritated Russia and added to tensions. In recent years, Russian officials frequently have accused Western nations of spying on Russia and have arrested several suspected agents. The last time the Russians publically accused an American diplomat of spying was in February 1994, when Moscow expelled U.S. Embassy counselor James L. Morris. The move came in response to Washington's expulsion of an alleged Russian intelligence officer. Navy charges petty officer with giving data to Russia The Associated Press WASHINGTON— The Navy has charged an 18-year veteran with espionage for allegedly providing Russia with highly classified information about U.S. eavesdropping, officials said yesterday. Navy representative Lt. Matt O'Neal said Petty Officer 1st class Daniel M. King, 40, was in military custody at Quantico, Va., awaiting a military hearing. He was arrested Oct. 28 in Washington and was charged Nov. 5. The case was not disclosed by the Pentagon until CBS News reported it Monday night. Officials speaking on condition of anonymity said King was accused of passing secrets to the Russians in 1994. Pentagon representative Rear Adm. Craig Quigley confirmed espionage charges were filed but he could not identify the country involved or other details. "This is still very much a work in progress, with the investigation continuing." Quigley said. In Moscow yesterday, officials said the Russian security service briefly detained a U.S. diplomat accused of gathering secret military information. Cheri Leberknight, the second secretary in the U.S. Embassy's political section, was detained Monday evening and released shortly afterward, said Alexander Zdanovich, chief representative for the Federal Security Service. U. S. Embassy officials refused to comment on the Moscow report. At the Pentagon, Quigley said he knew of no connection between the Moscow case and the disclosure of King's arrest. King, a native of Elyria, Ohio, was assigned to a Navy communications decoding unit at Fort Meade, MD., at the time of the suspected crime. O'Neal said that as far as the Navy could determine, King's supposed espionage activity was a one-time offense. A Pentagon official, who spoke on condition he not be identified, said King admitted to mailing a computer disk of data to the Russian Embassy in Washington. It included information on the use of U.S. submarines to eavesdrop on Russian undersea communications cables, the official said. O'Neal said King came under suspicion earlier this year after a routine lie detector test. The Navy then launched an investigation that resulted in King's arrest in October. Researchers note chemical imbalance in ill Gulf veterans The Associated Press CHICAGO—Brain scans of soldiers who believe they suffer from Gulf War illness suggest they have brain damage, possibly from chemicals they were exposed to during the conflict, researchers reported yesterday. The researchers said veterans who reported symptoms of the illness had lower levels of a certain brain chemical than healthy veterans of the 1991 conflict. "This is the first time ever we have proof of brain damage in sick Gulf War veterans," said the lead researcher, James L. Fleckenstein, professor of radiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. "They can be believed — they're not malingering, they're not depressed, they're not stressed. There's a hope for treatment, and there's hope for being able to monitor the progress of the disease." The researchers reported that magnetic resonance spectroscopy, which measures body chemistry, revealed that veterans who believe they have the illness have lower-than-normal levels of a chemical, N-acetyl-aspartate, in the brain stem and basal ganglia. The brain stem controls some of the body's reflexes, and the basal ganglia are switching stations for nerve impulses controlling movement, memory and emotion. The basal ganglia, for example, are where the malfunctioning occurs that causes Parkinson's disease. In the study, brain scans of 22 sick veterans revealed levels of N-acetyl-aspartate to 10 percent to 25 percent lower than those in 18 healthy veterans, Fleckenstein said. The finding held up in an additional six sick Gulf Veterans drawn from a different part of the military, he said. Researchers believe that soldiers who became ill were those who had a genetic vulnerability to certain chemicals that they were exposed to during the war, including nerve gas, the insecticide DEET, pet flea collars some wore to repel pests and the drug pyridostigmine bromide. PB was administered to as many as 250,000 soldiers in the belief it would protect them from the toxic effects of nerve gas. When toxins of the same type are given to animals, studies show, similar abnormalities in the same regions of the brain resulted. Fleckenstein said. The new findings did not surprise Charles Townsend, 48, one of the study's subjects. He served as an airborne sergeant with the 50th Signal Battalion during the war and now can reel off a list of his symptoms, including ulcers in his sinus cavities and colon, swollen lymph nodes, rashes, severe headaches and bleeding gums. "You forget where you're going, you don't remember a word you want to speak as you're preparing to speak it. It interrups the train of thought." he said. Fleckenstein said treatments are being explored by his colleague Robert W. Haley, chief of epidemiology at UT Southwestern. Haley helped define Gulf War syndromes and identify toxic exposures associated with the likelihood of having them. Sierra Club attacks Bush's policies on environmental issues The Associated Press "We're thinking maybe we can get the people in New Hampshire CONCORD, N.H.—Hoping to inject environmental issues into the political debate, the Sierra Club plans a series of advertisements taking aim at GOP front-runner George W. Bush's record in Texas. The Washington-based environmental group began spending tens of thousands of dollars yesterday to blanket New Hampshire's television and radio news outlets with advertisements critical of the Texas governor's record on air pollution. The group hopes its ads will inspire Bush's opponents to raise the issue during a debate in Manchester tomorrow. to get him to clean up Texas, because our ability to get him to clean up the problems in Texas has failed," said Daniel Weiss, of the Sierra Club. 1 A number of recent studies have called attention to Bush: is under fire for poor air quality in Texas cities Houston surpassed Los Angeles as the country's smoggiest city, and four other Texas cities are on the verge of violating federal health standards for air quality. Earlier this month, environmental groups said coal-burning plants in Texas released more mercury into the environment than those in any other state. And, according to the Sierra Club, EPA data indicate Texas has the nation's highest level of carcinogenic and toxic air emissions and is the third worst state for water pollution. "It's been a heyday in Texas for industry under Governor Bush," said Neil Carmen, a scientist with the Sierra Club in Texas. "It's been a lovefest between polluting industries and the governor." Mindy Tucker, a representative for Bush, said the Sierra Club should be praising his environmental record. Bush was the first governor to get the power industry to voluntarily reduce air pollution from plants that were grandfathered out of clean-air legislation passed in the 1970s. Environmentalists had lobbied for the plants to be closed if they did not meet pollution standards. Carmen also criticized Bush for canceling an automobile inspection program that would have helped reduce smog from cars in Texas' two most polluted areas, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth. Two weeks ago, Bush sent to the EPA a revised plan for reducing ozone-forming pollutants in the Houston and Beaumont areas, Tucker said. At about the same time, Texas environmental regulators said they planned to cite a Chevron Chemical plant near Houston for emissions that they said contributed to the area's highest daily smog reading in a decade. Carmen said Bush had become more aggressive toward the environment in recent weeks only because he was running for president. "Suddenly, just coincidentally, Gov. Bush is running for the presidency, and he's decided to do something that looks a little more aggressive," Carmen said. "It begins to look very suspicious." Lawyers,judge start sorting out Microsoft case The Associated Press CHICAGO— The long Microsoft antitrust battle moved to Chicago yesterday, where lawyers gathered with a judge who had agreed to serve as mediator between the software giant and the government U. S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson determined earlier this month that Microsoft was a monopolist whose actions hurt consumers and stifled innovation. But he did not rule which antitrust laws Microsoft might have violated. The one-day session with Richard Posner, chief judge of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was an introductory meeting, to be followed by future, still-unscheduled talks, said one person who planned to participate but asked not to be identified. Jackson has said privately that, if negotiations for a settlement appeared to be moving forward, he might delay that phase of the case. The judge set the next round of courtroom arguments for Feb. 22. Three previous efforts, all in Washington, have failed to produce an out-of-court settlement since the trial's start. A prime 'question will be whether Microsoft should be allowed to continue including its Internet browser and other such features within Windows. Windows 95 was the first to include Microsoft's Internet browser, a design decision aimed at stemming the raging popularity of a rival's Web software. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates was not expected to attend the session. "The first day is just to scope out the differences," said Robert Litan. A former senior Justice Department official, Litan helped negotiate a related settlement with Microsoft during 1994 talks that lasted three weeks and were punctuated by shouting matches across the table. ("Posner) will have a pretty good feel by the end of the second meeting if there is any prospect," Litan said. "Each side has to put some kind of proposal on the table," said Mark Schechter, another former senior Justice official who participated in the 1994 settlement talks with Microsoft. "At that point, you can see how far apart the two sides are." Jackson also cautioned that Posner, a conservative jurist who Jackson said was likely to be taken seriously, wouldn't tolerate unnecessary delaying tactics. "I don't think that he is going to be prepared to waste a whole lot of time if it looks from the outset that it's not promising," Jackson told lawyers two weeks ago, according to a transcript. 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Consumer sentiment is an important economic indicator because consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of the nation's overall economic activity. The Conference Board's index of consumer confidence rose to an unexpectedly strong 135.8 in November from a revised 130.5 in October. The increase left the index only about 4 points below its peak of 139 in June, which was the highest reading in more than 30 years. Prior to the report, economists had fretted for months that confidence was sinking on fears that the economy was slowing. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates three times this year to try to keep the economy from overheating and to head off a resurgence of inflation. The rising interest rates shook Wall Street and made buying on credit more expensive. But during the last month or so, the stock market rebounded. The Nasdaq composite index hit 16 record highs since late October. The Dow Jones industrial average is up almost 10 percent from its low of 10.0197 on Oct. 15. Also boosting confidence is a strong labor market, with unemployment levels at 29-year lows. And Americans' personal income vaulted ahead in October at the fastest pace in more than five years. Consumer optimism is good news for retailers, especially this time of year. Many merchants panicked this fall when confidence was on the decline. The Conference Board survey said consumers were in a confident, freepending mode, said Lynn Franco, the board's director of consumer research So far, the holiday season has gotten off to a promising start. Store owners reported big sales gains during the Thanksgiving weekend. Sales at malls rose a healthy 6.3 percent during the weekend, said the New York-based International Council of Shopping Centers. Online merchants saw sharp gains in sales, some taking five times the number of orders than a year ago. France makes morning-after-pill available in schools The Associated Press PARIS—The French government's decision to make the morning-after pill available to teen-age girls at schools has unleashed a fierce debate in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation. Parents and health officials are divided about whether the action will usher in a dangerously nonchalant attitude toward unprotected sex or provide teens with the support some contend is missing at home. Deputy Education Minister Segolene Royal, a Socialist, said teen-age pregnancies were not just a family matter but a public health problem that affects 10,000 girls under 18 each year. Royal said she wanted to respond to the distress and urgency by asking adolescents to go through a school nurse should they fear an unwanted pregnancy. Once the measure takes effect, in a few weeks, the morning-after pill, NorLevo, will be available through school nurses. The treatment consists of two pills, one taken within 72 hours after sexual intercourse and the second 12 to 24 hours after the first pill. The pills work by preventing the implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus — which opponents contend amounts to abortion by blocking development of a viable embryo. In the United States, two forms of morning-after pills are available. But while teens can get them at most health or family planning clinics, they need a prescription and, depending on the state, sometimes also must obtain parental permission. Any attempt to distribute them in schools would most certainly face strong opposition. The NorLevo pill has been available without prescription in France since June, but supporters of distribution in schools argue that young girls may be loath to ask for it in drugstores. Some French teens welcomed the decision to distribute the pills at schools, saying it bypasses the home and the moral debate surrounding the issue. "You can't talk to some parents about these things," said Charlotte Reibell, a 15-year-old student at the Lycee Carnot in western Paris. "Going to the school nurse will be like talking to someone anonymous." "I'm not advising young girls to go out and have sex and then take the pill," said Laure Sauvagnargues, a 19-year-old university student. "But if they are going to make a mistake, then it's better that they can fix it." Pro-reform students in Iran defy government orders by showing official's speech The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran—A pro-reform student group defied Iranian authorities yesterday and showed a videotaped speech by a former intelligence official said to have committed suicide after being arrested for the 1998 killings of five dissidents. The Society of Islamic Students said the Intelligence Ministry and the Office of Military Justice opposed showing the 1996 speech by Saeed Emami, a former deputy intelligence minister. "We've been receiving calls all day long from Intelligence Ministry and Military Justice officials threatening us and ordering us not to show the film," said a student leader who spoke on condition of anonymity. "We don't care about what they want." Ministry officials could not be reached for comment. About 500 students gathered at an auditorium at the Science and Technology University in Tehran to watch the videotape of the speech. Student leaders would not say what they wanted to achieve by showing the video, which shed no light on the killings. Still, so much about Emami is shrouded in mystery that Iranians are interested in anything about him "It is said that once a mullah gets on a donkey it's impossible to get him off. We supporters of the mullahs have seized power now, and we aren't letting go," he said in one part of the speech, prompting laughs from many in the audience. 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Elian was found alone Thanksgiving Day, clinging to inner tubes off the Florida coast near Fort Lauderdale. The boy's relatives have been careful about talking to him about the two days he spent afloat after the overloaded, 17-foot powerboat sank. The subject is not brought up unless Elian initiates the discussion, family members said. For now, Elian spends his days playing with new toys and getting acquainted with three young cousins about his age. A stream of family and friends have visited with gifts ranging from jewelry to jigsaw puzzles. Family members here want him to stay, saying he will have a better life off the communist island. His father has demanded he be returned to Cuba. Elian was told that his mother was missing and not that she had drowned. But as of yesterday, the boy's lawyer, Spencer Eig, said Elian was aware of his mother's death. Eig declined to elaborate. "I'm tired," Gonzalez said in a telephone interview from her home in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. "I just want to clean my house." proven too much for the boy's relatives. They said yesterday that they would no longer talk to reporters about Elan. The crush of media attention has He has become the center of an international custody battle. From politicians to exile groups, everyone has an opinion about what's best for Elian. "If people are taking that perilous journey ... my feeling is he should stay here," Gov. Jeb Bush said. The Cuban American National Foundation distributed flyers with a picture of Elian and the phrase "Another child victim of Fidel Castro" to delegates attending the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle. Elian's father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, already has called on Cuba's Foreign Ministry to help him file a request demanding that his son be returned. "I want my son to be returned to me as soon as possible." Gonzalez said in a telephone interview from his home in the coastal community of Cardenas, east of Havana. "That is all I am going to say because I am not giving any more interviews." Eig has said that he would like to see the case resolved amicably outside of a courtroom by working out an arrangement with the boy's father, so he could visit Elian in the United States. But unless the family can prove the boy's father is an unfit parent, a state family court judge would have to return him to his father because he is the remaining biological parent, said Bernard Perlmutter, director of the University of Miami's Children and Youth Law Clinic. Bradley talks issues, gets hip The Associated Press DERRY, N.H. — With a new photogenic-blue dress shirt and individualized flattery for voters, Bill Bradley appears to be borrowing the trademark styles of Al Gore even as he tries to sharpen policy differences with the vice president. Bradley's town-hall meeting yesterday on health care, his foreign policy discussion at Tufts University on Monday and a guncontrol forum today in Ohio are all meant to punch up his argument that Gore has shown little commitment or accomplishment on these issues. At Tufts, he cast the Clinton Gore administration's foreign policy as shortsighted and driven by polls and focus groups to score domestic points. In Manchester yesterday, Bradley said Gore has turned his back on the goal of providing health care to all Americans. After weeks of decrying Gore's scare tactics on Social Security and Medicare, Bradley told a WNDS-TV voter forum Monday night that he regards both programs as sacred trusts. discussion by reasonable people out to shore up the retirement program for the next 75 years will have to consider some controversial options: But, he added, any bipartisan BENNETH S. MCDONALD Bradley; vies for the Democratic presidential nomination. higher-yielding assets, allow more immigrants in, so more people will be paying, use a part of the (federal budget) surplus, or you have higher levels of economic growth," Bradley said. Gore's rival campaign for next year's Democratic presidential nomination has seized on Social Security and Medicare as vulnerable spots for Bradley, whose voting record in the Senate and early campaign remarks were spotty on questions of privatizing Social Security, raising the eligibility age for benefits and adjusting Medicare premiums according to recipient income. Bradley clarified in recent weeks that he does not support either means testing or a retirement-age increase. Meanwhile, Bradley, determined to connect with voters on a personal level, debuted his stylistic touches reminiscent of Gore. Bradley greeted his seven student questioners at Tufs with steady eye contact and an attentive response or something witty. After Luke Noy bemoaned isolationism, the student popped right back to his seat. Bradley interrupted himself. "You disappeared," he told a startled Noy. "That's OK. I can see you now. Just so I know where you're seated, so I can talk to you." Valujet mechanic faces fewer charges The Associated Press MIAMI — A jet-repair mechanic was cleared yesterday of eight hazardous materials charges in the criminal trial stemming from the crash of Valuet Flight 592. Prosecutors failed to prove mechanic Eugene Florence recklessly caused the shipping of oxygen generators blamed for fueling a cargo fire that downed the DC-9 in May 1996, U.S. District Judge James Lawrence King ruled. Florence still faces one count of conspiracy and two counts of lying on repair records in the trial of the airline's repair contractor, SabreTech, and two former employees. The judge's decision drew a gradually widening smile from Florence, who had no comment afterward. later said court rules barred her from talking about such a nice happening. His lawyer, Jane Cosmwitz, threw her head back in relief and Florence removed generators from ValuJet planes and signed a work card stating he had placed required shipping caps on the used generators. SabreTech shipping department employees packaged and delivered the generators to the flight. King reserved a ruling on a different repair-record charge against SabreTech Vice President Dahiel Gonzalez, but all other charges in the 24-count indictment stand. If convicted, Florence faces up to 15 years on the reduced charges. Gonzalez faces up to 55 years in prison and $2.7 million in fines if convicted. SabreTech could face up to $6 million in fines plus restitution to victims' families. defense lawyers opened their case with testimony that the lights, air conditioners and public-address systems failed three times before takeoff on the next-to-last flight of the doomed DC-9. A "go-no go" warning light in the cockpit was still on when the pilot closed the door with the jet on the runway before takeoff, said Donald Forman, a retired boilermaker flying from Atlanta to Miami for a cruise. Following the judge's ruling. Fellow passenger Pamela Hettinger also recalled the lights failing three times after pulling away from the gate and watching a mechanic work on galley floor and wall panels on the next-to-last light. The testimony supported the defense contention that electrical problems rather than oxygen generators in cargo could have caused the crash that killed all 110 people aboard. Background checks keep guns out of wrong hands The Associated Press WASHINGTON—More than 160,000 people were prevented from purchasing firearms during the first year of computerized instant criminal background checks on would-be gun buyers, the Justice Department said yesterday. Nearly three out of four of them were convicted felons. Under the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that began Dec. 1, 1998, about half the checks were done by the FBI and the remainder by states. "The system has proven to be highly effective, performing more than 8.7 million checks in its first 12 months," said Attorney General Janet Reno. "Keeping guns out of the wrong hands has been critical to the success of our strategy for reducing gun violence." She said it had contributed to the unprecedented 7 1/2-year decline in crime in this country. The FBI said 71 percent of the checks it handled resulted in immediate approvals for the gun sales, with these checks taking an average of 30 seconds once the relevant data was entered by gun store sales clerks. Checks have been completed within two hours on 95 percent of all potential sales. The FBI and states have up to three days to complete the checks and halt the sale, or the gun can be sold. Of the prospective buyers denied firearms in FBI checks, 72 percent were known felons, 12 percent convicted of domestic violence, 4 percent were abusers of illegal drugs, 3 percent were subject to domestic violence restraining orders and 3 percent were fugitives from justice. The remaining 6 percent included the mentally ill, those with dishonorable military discharges, those who have renounced U.S. citizenship and illegal allens. Some states have other additional categories of prohibited purchasers. 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IT WOULD BE BENEAT THEM TO DESTROY US. "AND SO HE STAYS IN His NO-TOWER, CERTAIN THAT HE IS UNTOUCHABLE, AND AS LONG AS HE UNDERESTIMATES US, WELL TAKE THAT WEAKNESS AND EXPLOT IT." Above: Black Bolt is a character in Inhumans, a 12-issue series by Jenkins and Lee. The series, which recently concluded, tells the story of a group of people who inhabit an island that is attacked by the suspicious government. TM Copyright Marvel Character, Inc. Below; Brandon Botbyl, Lawrence freshman has been collecting comic books since he was in 4th grade. Botbyl also buys original art from comic book artists. Photo by Lucas Krump/KANSAN Below right: Hellboy, a comic by Mike Mignola, mixes humor with European mythology. TM Copyright Dark Horse Comics, Inc. By Seth Jones courses. ane Eyre. Hamlet. Moby Dick. The X-Men? But between those hours of reading books on biology or accounting, some students grab comic books for a literary change of pace. of lit. In the time it takes students to graduate from college, they spend countless hours reading a variety of classics and major-specific texts. Brandon Botyl, Lawrence freshman, has been reading comic books since he was in the fourth grade. "I still read comic books mainly because I love the medium," he said. "It's almost an addiction really." Botbyl said that many people mistook comic books as a medium that was meant for children only. With a schedule that includes Spanish and psychology, Botyl still finds time for his hobby. He reads such titles as Hitman, Preacher, Daredevil, The Inhumans and Tom Strong. He read 10 titles regularly and spends between $25 to $30 a month on comic books. Jason McNulty has owned Gold Mine Comics, 2449 Iowa St., for four years. He said Lawrence was an ideal place for his shop because of the endless supply of college students. "It's a medium many people enjoy," he said. "Companies know that a large part of their audience isn't kids, a lot of the stuff isn't even targeted to kids anymore." "I'd say that of my customers who are buying comic books, 95 percent of them are between the ages of 18 and 25." he said. Shawn Ervin-Gore, media representative for Dark Horse Comics, said that many of the company's readers were either in college or had a college education. Facts From Sarajevo is one example of a comic that is used in college courses. Facts From Sarai "A number of our readers begin reading comics while in college," she said. "A number of comic books are even used in college courses." Facts From Sarajevo, by Joe Kubert, is a documentary-style comic that tells the story of the author's correspondence with a friend who was trapped in Sarajevo. Bad Rat by Brian Talbot also has found its way onto college course syllabi. It tells the story of a teenage runaway trying to deal with sexual abuse. "It's a story of a person trying to build a new life for themselves," Ervin-Gore said. "It's really different from what you get with the average super hero comic book." Carl Strikwerda, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a professor of history said that colleagues had suggested that he look at Maus, A Survivor's Tale. The graphic comic, by Art Spiegelman, is a story about the Holocaust. But Strikwerda said that he'd never seriously considered using a comic book as required reading for a class. "There are a lot of comics about web-slingers and galactic goo," he said. "But there are some very serious books out there as well." "I have a problem using fiction in a history course," he said. "Even as sophisticated as Maus is, I still wouldn't use it. A book like that would be more acceptable for a class on the portrayal of the Holocaust." Even comic books that are read strictly for entertainment deal with weighty topics. John Rockhold, Lawrence senior, said that some super hero comic book writers delved beyond the obvious comic book story. Rockhold used The X-Men as an example. Rockhold, an English major, said that he could now appreciate comic books on a different level than when he was a kid. "When Chris Claremont wrote The X-Men, he focused on the conflict between mutants and humans, and it really hit on humanity's conflict with racism," he said. "He used a comic book to show how much alike everyone is, even with distinct differences." "Comics, for me, have gone from being pure fun to another valid form erature," he said. Joanna Davis, Wichita sophomore, reads comic books such as *Preacher*, The X-Men, Stray Bullets and Optic Nerve. An English major, she said that comic books were underrated. "Some graphic novels are as good as novels," she said. "The only reason people don't give them a chance is because comic books have illustrations." Davis said that Preacher offered writing that was comparable to a complex movie script. "The writing is comparable to some of the best writing I've ever seen," she said. Nate Stange, Wichita junior, has read comics since he was 19 years old. "Iused to collect baseball cards," he said. "But then one day I realized I was buying a piece of cardboard with a picture on it and numbers on the back that I didn't understand." Stange went from reading G.I. Joe and Transformers comics to some of the more story-driven comic books. "There are some childish comic books out there, but there are also very intelligent comic books," he said. "There are some creators who are really pushing the envelope, with art and storytelling." While Stange lived in Wichita, he worked at a comic book store. "Comic book readers really run the range of all types of people," he said. "At the store I worked at, we had lawyers, a widely-respected surgeon, psychologists. We also had the other end of the spectrum of people." MONKEY Stange said that he not only enjoyed comic books, but that one day he'd like to write them as well. For now, comic book readers are hoping they can go on reading their comics without being labeled. "It if were possible, I'd major in comic books," he said. "Whenever I get a chance to incorporate a comic book topic into one of my papers, I do it." "It's ridiculous to say that people our age who read comic books are all dorks," Rockhold said. "Just like it's ridiculous to say everyone who listens to Metallica worships the devil. With as broad of a popularity as comic books have, you can't argue that all readers are of the same nature. It's just like anything else, the stereotype is not the rule." CHERIES RIGHTWOMEN A WE GOT A GUN! BLAM BLAM Clerks GENTRAM Comic Book Suggestions "I'd suggest Ball and Chain. Anyone who has ever dated would appreciate it. It's about a man and a woman who are going through a divorce. While they're in the middle of their split, they get super powers. But they only work while the two are together. There is constant bickering between the two characters. The banter is well-written and hilarious." Jason McNulty, owner, Gold Mine Comics Shawna Ervin-Gore, media representative, Dark Horse Comics `Anything from Hellboy` — it’s far more intelligent than anyone gives it credit. The series is based on a lot of European mythology. It's very literate, exciting and funny." John Rockhold, Lawrence senior "Sandman and anything by Neil Gaiman. He's an incredible talent. The comic itself was a serious accomplishment. It deals with topics that super hero comics don't touch. It's about the Lord of Dreams, and has a very surreal atmosphere." Brandon Bohby, Lawrence freshman "For college students, I'd suggest anything from Kevin Smith, like the Clerks comic book. It just seems that the college crowd really appreciates him." Nate Stance, Wichita junior "Optic Nerve by Adriane Tomine. It's well done, appeals to both men and women, and is very intelligent. The stories aren't interconnected, has everything from slice of life stories to autobiographical stuff." Last Comic Read? Vince Duet, Chicago sophomore "I was in 7th grade, and I read the comic that Superman died in." Brandon Gainey, Lexington, Ky., sophomore "I honestly have never read a comic book." Nathan Chang, Olathe sophomore "The Infinity Wars, I was in 8th grade." Kevin Gillian, St. Louis sophomore "I think I was in 4th grade, and think it was a Spider Man comic." think it was a opener here... Heinz Kattenfeld, Manitoba graduate student ate student "It was either the X-Men or Coran, and I was a freshman in college." Comic Book Store locations Comic Market 938 Massachusetts St. Gold Mine Comics 2449 Iowa St. Kwality Comics 1111 Massachusetts St. 1 A The world as we know it may end Dec. 31, but most students aren't worried. THE UNIVERSITY DAILY See page 12B Kansan The Millennium WWW.KANSAN.COM Wednesday December 1, 1999 Section: B THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (USPS 650-640) Preparing for the unknown American Red Cross American Red Cross Tracy Koons, Emergency Services Coordinator, points out some of the relief supplies that the Ameri- Cross will set up relief sites at area schools in case Y2K emergencies arise. Photo Jamie Roper can Red Cross has stocked in the event of a catastrophe when the millennium rolls over. The Red /KANASN Red Cross urges preparation, not fear for millennium Special to the Kansan Bv Glen Thurman We've all heard the stories by now about how the Y2K problem will bring life as we know it to a screeching halt as the clock rolls over from Dec. 31, 1999, to Jan. 1, 2000. Doomsayers predict that utilities and banks will fail, food and water will be in short supply and that provisions and cash should be stockfilled in anticipation of problems lasting weeks or even months. A different story is told by local emergency preparedness and relief officials on what students can expect and prepare for as we approach the end of the millennium. Minor problems may occur the night of Dec 31, officials say, but they won't be directly related to any Y2K computer problems. Instead, other factors, including human behavior or weather, will be the likely culprits. Officials also encourage people to prepare but only for short-term problems. "We're really anticipating that the rollover date will occur very smoothly," said Paula Phillips, director of Douglas County Emergency Management. Even with this optimistic picture, Phillips still strongly encouraged students to prepare just in case there are any short-term problems. She emphasized that emergency preparedness was something people should do on an ongoing basis. Phillips specifically recommended that students put together and have available an emergency preparedness kit. "The recommendation is that every citizen, it doesn't matter how old they are, should have a preparedness kit that contains three day's worth of supplies." Phillips said. The supplies include non-perishable food, water, some cash, toiletries and clothing, Phillips said. There should be one gallon of water per person per day in the kit for drinking and personal hygiene. If a person takes prescription medications, a fresh three-day supply should be in the kit. In addition, each kit should have a battery-operated radio and a flashlight. Phillips said that this kit wasn't only for the night of Dec. 31 but also for other potential emergencies that could displace a person. "That is what people should have available to them year-round, and what we recommend is that you change it out seasonally." Phillips also emphasized that a preparedness kit was something everyone should have, including students in any housing environment. Every six months, the food and water should be replaced and cold-weather clothes should be rotated with warm-weather clothes, Phillips said. "That's what every single person in our community should have anyway, at all times," Phillips said, "It doesn't matter where you live. "You can still keep a backpack of those items, because if a residence hall burns and you've got one thing to grab as you go out the door, and you grayd that, you've got "The recommendation is that every citizen,it doesn't matter how old they are,should have a preparedness kit that contains three days'worth of supplies." Paula Phillips director of Douglas County Emergency Management Management food, you've got water, you've got cash you've got a change of clothes — and they're yours." Phillips said. Tracy Koons, emergency services coordinator with the Douglas County chapter of the American Red Cross, recommended its brochure "Y2K: What You Should Know" for specific information on preparing for the rollover. Another source of preparedness information for students is the Lawrence-Douglas County Y2K Community Information Task Force. Gayle Martin, communications coordinator for the city and contact person for the task force, explained that the group was constituted 18 months ago to work on this issue. Martin said the task force was formed of members from city and county government, law enforcement, emergency services, utilities providers, banking, private industry, non-profit organizations, the media, the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University. Martin said the task force had worked on a number of projects, including giving presentations to community organizations, sponsoring several public forums on Y2K issues and preparedness and publishing its own Y2K preparedness brochure. Copies of the task force's brochure "Your Personal Guide to Y2K" are available by calling Martin at 832-3406. The brochure is similar to the American Red Cross's and includes a checklist on what specific steps a person can take in order to prepare for the Dec. 31 rollover. The task force also plans a final open microphone public forum at 7 p.m. on Dec. 13 at the Lawrence Public Library, Martin said. People from the community will be able talk directly with task force members about any concerns surrounding the Y2K problem and local preparedness efforts. Martin said the task force had its own Web site (www.cllawrence.ks.us/y2k) that included information and links on the problem, a list of task force members and information on the task force's presentations and public forums. Martin said she often referred Y2K inquiries to the site because it usually had the specific information a person wanted. See MAJOR on page 2B WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW' Tracy Koons, emergency services coordinator with the Douglas County chapter of the American Red Cross, recommended their brochure "Y2K: What You Should Know" for specific information on preparing for the rollover. Some preparedness tips from the brochure include: Have a few days' worth of supplies on hand Have a small amount of extra cash on hand in case ATMs don't function. Plan on having no more than you would usually need for a long weekend. - Keep your car's gas tank above half full in case gas pumps are temporarily out of service. Have extra blankets, coats, hats and alcoves to keep warm. Have flashlights and extra batteries on hand for emergency lighting. Make sure to have fresh batteries in smoke alarms Be prepared to go to a shelter if the situation warrants. Copies of the brochure are available from the Douglas County chapter of the American Red Cross at 843-3550. An online version is also available at the American Red Cross's Web site (www.redcross.org). Students prepare for potential disaster of the new millennium Special to the Kansan By Brittany Landes For some University of Kansas students, preparing for the upcoming millennium is more important than making plans for New Year's Eve. Shannon Hodges, Lawrence junior, said that she would spend New Year's Eve with her boyfriend's family, who had gone to extreme measures preparing for possible social disasters. Hodges said that her boyfriend's parents had built a special room for food, and they had been saving beans and rice for at least two years. They also have a wood burning stove to heat their house in case the electricity goes out. "I've read a lot about it." Hodges said. "Some of the stuff on the Internet is pretty scary." Most students were making less drastic preparations. Gerald Hawthorne, Chicago senior, said he was concerned with his loan information. "But if it helps me and things mess up," he said. "I am not going to show my records." Meredith Carr, Topea sophomore, and her parents have switched to a more Y2K compliant bank. She also said that keeping financial statements was a good idea. Jamie Oberg, Basehor freshman, and her family have canned vegetables and were prepared for a problem with the water sunsyl. "We stored two-liter bottles with water and a drop of Clorox." she said. Amanda Moorhouse, Overland Park senior, said that she was not planning on being home for New Year's Eve. But she will take the same precautions if there was a major storm. There also are students who don't think there will be any problems at all. "As far as computers exploding and water not functioning, I don't think anything life-threatening will occur," Lisa Sperry, Beloit senior said. "People are acting like it is going to be the scariest part." Tad Meglemre, Overland Park senior, said the concept was a joke and did not think there was a need to prepare. Other students and their families thought the threat was insignificant compared to other concerns. "I don't think my parents even know what Y2K is," Anne Savage, St. Louis senior, said. "They are more concerned I'm going to graduate to worry about it." Savage said she had not prepared for the millennium primarily because of her parents' lack of concern. 心 --- Section B · Page 2 The University Daily Kansan Wednesday, December 1, 1999 Millennium HOROSCOPES Aries: Today is a 7. You and your mate need to put your heads together. You'll be more successful if you collaborate, rather than if you compete. A goal is just beyond reach, but you can get to it with help. Taurus: Today is a 6. You're good with money, as everyone knows. You're also good at making decisions. A friend of yours has talents in other areas. When asked, be gracious and share your good sense with someone who needs it. Cancer: Today is a 6. You'll find it's easy to get your ideas across. You're also learning quickly. The information's out there; all you have to do is ask for it. The trick is knowing what to pass along and what to keep. Talk's cheap and plentiful now. Keep your cards close to your chest so others can't tell what you have. You'll figure out what they're up to — maybe more than you wanted to know! Leo: Today is an 8. You've got a tail wind, and some good friends help you win this race. An inside tip could be useful, too, but if it's told to you in confidence, keep it that way. The money should be pretty good, but the work is quite a challenge. It may interfere with your travel plans, too. Keep from dipping into your reserves; you may want that stash of cash later. Virgo: Today is a 6. If you want to make your future more secure, get more education. Also, put a few of your ideas into print. That might cost you more than it brings in for a while, but it's a good long-term investment. Libra: Today is an 8. Scorpio: Today is a 5. Go ahead and be assertive. You've worried long enough. You don't like to offend, but this has gone on too long. Be nice, but firm, so you won't have to put up with an irritation any more. Sagittarius: Today is an 8. You and your friend have some pretty good ideas, and this is a good day to get them out to the public. Use all the whistles and bells you can find to enhance your presentation. They'll love it! Capricorn: Today is a 6. Make sure your boss realizes how valuable you are. Don't assume that he or she knows. It's possible that he or she is too interested in other things and is taking you for granted. Speak up if you want to be taken seriously. P Aquarius: Today is an 8. 男女同厕 2 W Pisces: Today is a 6. You might get a chance to take a drive, and if you do, you should. Better make a list, however. Don't leave your home town without taking care of something that needs to be done, or you'll regret it. Your investments should be doing pretty well. Put more money into savings, where it will grow Don't squander it on a game you don't even enjoy playing. That would be foolish. STATUTIVE COURT Major problems not expected Dec. 31 Scorpion Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only. "Everybody wants to call everybody else, so there's probably going to be some fast buys," Phillips said. "The system is going to get tied up." Phillips described one problem that was expected to happen on the night of Dec. 31: cellular and regular phone service will be interrupted just before and just after midnight. This problem is not because of any Y2K computer problem, Phillips said, but rather because so many people will be calling friends and family members to wish them a happy new year and a happy new millennium. ARROW Even though people are encouraged to prepare, officials do not expect problems directly related to the Y2K computer problem. Instead, they expect problems related to human nature and mother nature. GOAT Continued from page 1P Another problem Phillips identified was that people will perceive any difficulties that may occur during the rollover as Y2K computer problems. "Any events that do happen, regardless of whether they are Y2K or non-Y2K related, the public will perceive them to be Y2K related," Phillips said. M "That's probably the most realistic (scenario) —the phone systems are going to be busy," Phillips said. PISHE One variable that cannot be predicted for that night is the weather and any related problems severe Sporadic phone service before and after midnight, public perception and the unpredictable wild card of possible winter weather were the only things Phillips identified as realistic problems in store for the night of Dec. 31. winter weather may bring. After weather changes, "If we have a major winter storm, there's a good possibility we'll have power outages, because in major winter storms we always have power outages," Phillips said. "That's really all we expect." Phillips said, "But we plan for everything." Koons said she anticipated scams taking place before and during the rollover that prey on people's insecurities surrounding the event. Some segments of the population, including the elderly and mentally disabled are seen as likely targets, Koons said. "This will be one time because of all the of the public awareness of Y2K that some of those citizens may be vulnerable," Koons said. Koons said some likely scams included aggressive marketing tactics on emergency supplies and raising supply prices to exorbitant levels on the last few days of this year. Another possible scam Koons described involved people being called a few days before the rollover, being told to remove their money from the bank for safe keeping at home, then being robbed the night of the event. She said that being aware "Any events that do happen, regardless of whether they are Y2K or non-Y2K related, the public will perceive them to be Y2K related," Paula Phillips director of Douglas County Emergency Management of what could and could not really happen was the best way of avoiding being taken in by such scams. In case there are any problems, local officials will be on call that night, gathering information and sharing it with the local media. If there are problems that affect the public, plans are in place to address them. Phillips' office will coordinate with other city and county offices from the Emergency Operations Center in the Law Enforcement Center on the night of Dec. 31. "We will be in what I would probably call 'heightened readiness,' "Phillips said, "The Emergency Operations Center will be open and it will function as an information coordination center." Part of this information coordination will include notifying the public if anything has or has not happened. The public will be held briefings on a "There will be media briefings on a regular basis as events happen." Phillips said, "Or as there is news that there is no news." And if any problems occur, such as a power outage, Phillips said this information would be made available through the local media. Phillips said that this is where having battery-operated radio comes into play. "Information will be broadcast on the local media and that would be KLWN (1320 AM) or KLZR (105.7 FM)." Phillips said, "They are our primary media contact point where most of the information will be released and they have the ability to be up and running for awhile, even if the power goes out city-wide." Koons said the American Red Cross will be ready in case there are problems for the general public with food or water availability or the need for shelter. "We have the availability to open up shelters that have generators. Those are already pre-existing plans. We have stock surplus of things like water, paper goods, things for feeding (people)." Although officials have done their homework, are prepared for the event and will be on call that night, some think that the evening will turn out to be anticlimactic. Lawrence prepares for New Year's Eve celebrations "Personally, (I think) the clock will strike midnight, and we'll all be sitting around looking at each other until about 3 in the morning, then we'll all go home," Koons said. Ry Kathleen Olsen Special to the Kansan "We are trying to accommodate our staff to be prepared for the night," Rehmer said. "We have higher staff in the emergency room and then also have staff on call for any kind of extra problems." The party of the millennium is a month away, and the City of Lawrence has begun preparing for the last New Year's Eve bash of the century. Behna Rehmer, public relations assistant in community relations for Lawrence Memorial Hospital, said the emergency room has started getting ready. "We have a lot of car accidents, alcohol poisonings and fights." Rehmer said. "We are extra concerned there will be more injuries because of the millennium change. We expect more parties, more people going out." country. Not only has the Lawrence Police Department decided to beef up security for the festivities, but Lawrence Memorial Hospital has made plans to increase staff as well. There are always typical injuries and accidents on New Year's Eve, mostly alcohol related, Rehner said. The turn of the new millennium has brought concern that bigger parties and more alcohol could lead to a troublesome evening. Sgt. Rick Nickell said that the police always made sure their security was extra tight on the last day of the year. "Unfortunately, New Year's Eve is usually a night when people drink in excess," Nickell said. "The excessive drinking and other activities that occur on those nights often lead to unfortunate accidents. We see a lot of traffic accidents due to alcohol." "We are going to have most of our officers working during that midnight hour," Wheeler said. "We'll be gearing up even more to prepare for any unexpected events that may occur because of the celebrations." Sgt. George Wheeler said the police department was prepared for a more eventful New Year's Eve than normal. "We get a lot of calls about fireworks and gun shots," Wheeler said. "We get tied up trying to answer these calls and to handle other problems out there." Wheeler said that New Year's Eve typically yielded an increase in noise complaints to the police department because of the parties and celebrations. Wheeler said that he knew it was inevitable that people would drink at these parties but that there were different options and services that can make the evening safe. "What happens is that people drink, and it becomes amateur night," Wheeler said. "No. 1 I suggest that you just don't drink too much. But if you do, get a designated driver or take a Tipsy Taxi." Lawrence Taxi Service runs a Tipsy Taxi every New Year's Eve that provides free rides to people under the influence of alcohol. The service was designed to keep the roads safe from drunk drivers. Mike Jalali, manager of Lawrence Taxi Service said that Tipsy Taxi had been a popular alternative for people drinking on New Year's Eve. "Every year we have seen increases in calls for rides," Jalali said. "I think that this year we'll see even more." "We will not drive people from party to party, we will only take you home," Jalali said. Tipsy Taxi will begin its service at 6 p.m. New Year's Eve and run until 6 a.m. New Year's Day. Jalali said that callers must mention Tipsy Taxi and would only be picked up from a drinking establishment and then taken to a residence. Students agreed that the partying would be wilder than ever and that precautions would have to be taken to avoid danger and trouble. "I think there are definitely going to be a lot of people out drinking and driving which is a concern for me." said Kate Shufelt, Lawrence freshman. "My plan for this New Year's Eve is to find a place to hang out with friends and stay inside until this whole millennium celebration blows over." Jeremiah Johnson, Hugoton senior, agreed. "I think you'd have to be crazy to go out driving that night," Johnson said. "There will probably be a lot of police out, which should help some, but I don't think they can deter the problem too much. They can't stop people from going out." The last party of the millennium certainly will be a night to remember, but students need to go to extra measures to see that they make it a safe night as well. "It's really important for people to have a designated driver or to stay in the same place for the entire night while they are partying," said Karlin Kampsshroder, Lawrence junior. "I wouldn't want to see any of my friends get in trouble for acting irresponsible. It is the millennium, but that doesn't mean that we can totally throw caution to the wind." Sgt. Nickell agreed that the best idea was to stay in one spot for the evening. "For this New Year's, I would suggest that people stay home to be safe. If people need to go out to celebrate, use caution, drink in moderation and don't drive." Edited by Matt Gardner Only three more chances to sell those unwanted items in the Kansan classifieds this millennium Looking for a job over break? Check the Kansan Classifieds! ATTENTION COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS Are you looking for a way to pay for school? LOOK NO FURTHER - THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD CAN HELP!! 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He'll have to wait a little longer to welcome the new millennium — more than 500 years longer. Al-Sadone — like most Saudi Arabians and many in the Muslim world — follows the Islamic calendar. And for those who follow the Islamic calendar, it's only the year 1420. The Islamic calendar began in 622, when the Muslim prophet Mohammed emigrated from Mecca to Medina. The calendar draws its name from this emigration, known as the Hira. The Hijra calendar has 354 days in 12 months, with each month alternating between 29 and 30 days. The start of the month doesn't begin on a fixed date. Instead, it begins with the sighting of the crescent moon. The difference in the lengths of the years means that the millennium will come in 580 Muslim years, which is in the year 2561 in the Gregorian calendar. While most Arab countries have made the transition to the Gregorian calendar, Saudi Arabia still uses the Hijra calendar for most of its internal affairs. Consequently, the arrival of the Gregorian New Year will remain unheralded in Saudi Arabia and among many Muslims. That's not to say that there will be much celebrating 580 years from now, either. Muslims traditionally share two major celebrations each year, and the New Year isn't one of them. "The conservative point of view "The conservative point of view is that it's just the end of the old year and the start of a new year, and it isn't necessary to celebrate." Mowafiq Al-Anazi Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, freshman is that it's just the end of the old year and the start of a new year, and it isn't necessary to celebrate," said Mowafiq Al-Anaza, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, freshman. While much of the world still is celebrating the year 2000, Muslims will be busy with their own celebration. One of Islam's two major celebrations, Eid-Al-Fitr, the breaking of the Ramadan fast, will occur around Jan. 8. Muslim countries won't be completely devoid of year 2000 celebrations, however. "We celebrate the same way as people here," said Ahmad Abu-Ali, Amman, Jordan, freshman. "We invite people over, eat, turn out the lights and say 'Happy New Year.' The only difference is that we don't drink." Yasser Elaloosy, Baghdad, Iraq, freshman, said that while many older people didn't celebrate the New Year, it was customary for teenagers and younger people to spend the night out together. Amman, Jordan, graduate student. In fact, he said, the celebration of the New Year was a common ground for the Muslim majority and the Christian minority in Jordan. There isn't much conflict between those who adhere to the Hijra calendar and those who choose to celebrate the Gregorian New Year, said Mohammed Hawa, Al-Anazi said that some Christians and Muslims shared another common bond with respect to the calendar; they believe that the year 2000 marks the apocalypse. He said that Muslim doomsday prophets believed that the end of the world would come in the year 2000 of either the Gregorian or Hijra calendars. But those who follow both the Gregorian and Hijra calendars share an even more pressing issue: the year 2000 computer bug, which makes computers read a two-digit date code of "00" as 1900. Computer and banking systems of the Muslim countries — even those countries that utilize the Hijra calendar — use Gregorian dates. "They (the Saudi Arabian government) have spent a good deal of money fixing these problems," Al-Anazi said. The Jordanian government has a Web site dedicated to the year 2000 modifications underway within its borders. On Dec. 31, many Muslim students in Kansas have to decide whether to celebrate the Gregorian New Year. While Al-Anazi said he would prefer to be in Saudi Arabia during the winter break, he probably would take part in the New Year's celebrations here in the United States. "I will celebrate with friends from the fun perspective, not from the religious perspective," Al-Anazi said. - Edited by Chris Hopkins Some students to stay in Lawrence for New Year's Eve celebrations Although the majority of University of Kansas students will leave Lawrence for the holidays, some will spend New Year's Eve in town. Special to the Kansan By Tina Evaristo They are not unhappy about staying in Lawrence because they think it could be a good place to celebrate the new millennium. "My family lives in Topeka, but my friends are from Lawrence, and I will be coming here to hang around with them," said Paul Sedlaceck, Topeka freshman. "I believe some people are going to spend money on this occasion, but I haven't budgeted for that." Imad Uddin, Overland Park sophomore, said he saw the New Year's celebration as an opportunity to help his colleagues. Uddin, a resident assistant at McCollum Hall, volunteered to take the three-day shift running from Dec. 31 to Jan. 2. When the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31, he will be working. "I like to help people," he said. "I knew not many people wanted to stay here. So, I said that I wouldn't mind taking that shift. My girlfriend will be coming from Overland Park. I told her it was not necessary, but she also volunteered." Uddin said that the hall would be open throughout the holidays and that some students — including several foreign students — would stay at McColum during the break. "We may have the TV set up and watch the ball drop in New York," he said "Nothing more than that." Jeff Listerman, Lawrence senior, also is staying in town. "I am planning to go to Liberty Hall to see BR-549 in concert," he said. "Anyway, I don't think this New Year's Eve is that special." Other students also said they did not regard New Year's Eve as an important date. "For me, it is just another year," said Ateka Hoshino, Gunna, Japan, senior. "I don't feel "I am not going home because it is too expensive and time consuming. I will be here, celebrating with my friends. It will be very informal, nothing out of the ordinary." Ateka Hoshino Gunna, Japan senior differently because it is the millennium." She has been studying at the University for four years, and this will be the first New Year's Eve she spends in Lawrence. "I am not going home because it is too expensive and time consuming. I will be here, celebrating with my friends." Hoshino said they planned a small celebration. "It will be very informal, nothing out of the ordinary," she said. In downtown Lawrence, bars and restaurants are not yet prepared for New Year's Eve celebrations. "We have not made any plans yet," said Troy Kuglin, manager of Dos Hombres, 815 New Hampshire St. "I really don't think we are going to be open," he said. Nick Geise, assistant manager of the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St., also said he did not know what it would offer for New Year's Eve. "Right now we are very busy," he said. "We are not thinking about that yet." Miguel Aqui, manager of Coco Loco, 943 Massachusetts St., said he could not tell if the bar would be open, but he sent a message to students. "If we do [open], I assure it will be the biggest party at this side of the Mississipp," he said. Edited by Chris Hutchison Many plan vacations around high prices and possible computer glitches By Kelsi Ricke Special to the Kansan For many, New Year's Eve always has been a night of parties and celebration, but this year some University of Kansas students will celebrate far from home. This New Year's Eve is going to be different from any other for those students. Kristy Hackworth, Lansing junior, said that this one would be special for her because it would be the millennium. "This will be my only chance to celebrate a millennium, and I want it to be fun and memorable." Hackworth said. She said that she usually celebrated the new year by going out to a party with her.friends. "New Year's Eve has always been a fun night, but I have never done anything really excelling." Hackworth said. She said that this year she would be traveling with a group of friends to New York City for the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square. "I've watched the ball drop every year on television, but this year I will get to see it live." Hackworth said. She plans to fly to New York a few days before Dec. 31 and will stay a few days after Jan. 1 to avoid any possible flight problems that might occur because of the year 2000 computer problem. "I know that everything will probably be fine, but I would rather be safe than sorry," Hackworth said. She said that she had little trouble getting a hotel room in New York. Hackworth made her reservations six months ago. Anne Walters, a manager for AAA Kansas, 3514 Clinton Parkway, said that her travel agency had experienced fewer bookings than she had expected for this time of year. She also said that cruise lines and hotels had tried to capitalize on the millennium. "Many cruise ships and hotels doubled and in some cases even tripled their prices for this." Walters said. She said that many of her clients did not want to travel because of these outrageous prices and possibly because of the chance of a problem with the year 2000 bug. "Many of my clients said that they could travel at another time when things weren't so costly." Walters said. Ruth Hughes, the owner of Holiday Travel Inc., 2112 W. 25th St., said that she also had fewer clients traveling this New Year's Eve. Hughes agreed Walters said that several companies had hurt their business because they tried to take advantage of this New Year's Eve. She also said that cruise ships had more space available and hotels had more vacancies than they had anticipated. "Many cruise ships and hotels doubled and in some cases even tripled their prices for this." Anne Walters Manager for AAA Kansas that prices were higher because of the millennium. She also said that prices were beginning to fall because of the lack of travelers and the unoccupied rooms. "Many started out with high prices but now have become very affordable," Hughes said. Michael Toal, Lawrence senior, said that he had benefited from this lack of travelers. He plans to travel out of the country with a friend to Greece and Istanbul. Turkvek, for the holidays. Toal said he usually did not celebrate New Year's Eve because he always has had to work, but he wanted to do something really special this year. He said that he would take a cruise to Turkey and that he had made his reservations six months ago. 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He said it is better to buy champagne earlier this year because the price will rise the closer it gets to the new millennium. Photo by Nick Krug/KANSAN Liquor stores advise buying champagne before prices rise By Jeff Schilling Special to the Kansan As the millennium approaches, many people are expected to start selecting their party supplies. With a month to go, liquor stores are ready for the last-minute rush of people buying their stock of champagne. "I haven't even thought about buying my champagne for the new year," said Peter Mitchell, Stilwell senior. "Maybe I need to before it is all gone." Scott Alden, manager of Alvin's Wine and Spirit, 901 Iowa St., said he wasn't worried about running out of champagne. "We ordered about 40 percent more than we usually do for the New Year's," he said. Alden said, however, students shouldn't wait until the last week because popular champagnes would be gone. "Many customers have asked when is a good time to buy champagne," Alden said. "I just say the sooner the better." Not many people have bought their champagne, but the people who have are the lucky ones, he said. "Prices will jump the later it gets to the millennium celebration," said Ron Hesson, owner of Ray's Liquor Warehouse, 1215 W. Sixth St. Because of the demand, many local liquor stores will raise the price of champagne a couple of dollars during the next few weeks. "It's not us raising the prices on the consumers; it's the distributors." Hesson said. "They see a demand for a product, so they raise the prices knowing everyone is Kevin Polian, Lawrence resident purchased his champagne more than two months ago. going to buy champagne." Scott Simpson, Topeka resident, said: "I knew the prices were going to skyrocket, so I bought mine when the prices were still at a reasonable price." In November, a bottle of Korbel Extra Dry champagne sold for about $12.95. However, by mid-December, prices were expected to jump at least $2 because of the liquor stores marking up the prices. Hesson offered some advice. "Buy as early as possible, and it will save you more then you think." he said. Millenios Cheerios V2K PACKSHIPMENT KIT The Perfect Shuffle Gift & 750 Fuzzy Pops 2000 V2K 64 Millenios Many companies are hoping to capitalize on the coming millennium in their marketing techniques. Products include cereal, toys, survival kits, crayons and maps. Photo by Chad Cummings/KANSAN Companies jump at chance to use millennium marketing By Jay Pilgreen Special to the Kansan The shiny purple metallic box caught Chris Irby's eye as he walked down aisle six of Dillons supermarket. What he noticed was the new version of Cheerios with a '2' added to the familiar 'O' shape. They were Millenios. In addition to the cereal, General Mills is marketing the millennium with a billboard above the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York's Times Square. The billboard read 'Is your cereal bowl Y2K ready?' "You know that's when advertising has gone too far — when there is cereal made after a year," said Irby, Wichita junior. Joyce Claterbos, University of Kansas lecturer in marketing, said that businesses linked their products to the millennium to make it more attractive. Many times this is done by changing the way a product looks. "What you see in some products is simply a cosmetic change to make it more attractive," she said. "It's like putting 2000 on a t-shirt. You could have put the Rolling Stones name on the t-shirt. It doesn't change the fact that you buy a t-shirt to wear." Wal-Mart sells a Y2K brand of clothing that is entirely dedicated to the new millennium. Bonnie Tennyson, department manager of men's apparel at the Lawrence Wal-Mart, 3300 Iowa St., said that sales of the clothing brand had not been very high but that she expected they would grow. She said that the majority of people who bought the clothes were in their 40s and 50s. "Younger people are not buying them yet." Tennison said. "Younger people are procrastinators." Some students said they didn't want to buy the millennium paraphernalia because it didn't serve a useful purpose. Jake Brown, Shawnee sophomore, said that sometimes millennium advertising gave s consumers the idea that the new version of a product was best but that it shouldn't change their decisions. "The old Hoover vacuum cleaners had the one little brush," Brown said. "Now they have windows that you can see the dirt and a little green light to tell you when the floor is clean, but in reality, both Hoovers suck the dirt off your carpet just the same." Claterbs said that many times the price for newer versions were passed on to the consumers without them knowing it. "Marketing is good if it creates utility for the society," she said. "Marketing is bad if it simply incurs costs and passes those costs on to the consumer in the form of higher prices but doesn't create utility." Claterbos said the best advertising campaigns recognized what the consumer's needs and wants were. Good marketers decide how their product appealed to those needs and wants and marketed the product accordingly, she said. "There's a lot of mediocre advertising, and using the millennium as an appeal only has a benefit if in some way that product can be linked to the consumer's needs for the millennium," she said. Claterbos suggested that consumers think about their purchases before making them, making it easier to avoid the trap of marketers. “It's like Cheetos putting the year 2000 on the package,” she said. “I don't buy Cheetos for that. 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"They're certainly taxing us," said Ed Murphy of Blue Hill Pyrotechnics, which relies on 180 part-time technicians. Fireworks companies aren't complaining. Many are receiving a premium for special shows. And to keep the crowds pleased, some are creating unique aerial shells for the occasion. John Conkling, technical director for the American Pyrotechnics Association in Chestertown, Md., said most companies were fully booked — approaching Fourth of July demand. "It will be unlike any New Year's we've ever seen in this country," he said. nicians will be available to work smaller one Skulls will be available to work smaller ones. In Pittsburgh, for example, aerial shells fired from atop six or seven buildings will be choreographed to music for a New Year celebration, said George Zambelli Sr., president of the company in New Castle, Pa. "The big thing is that these programs are so big they require a lot of technicians. So there may not be as many displays," said Zambelli, whose company plans 300 shows on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. For some, the cost will be out of reach, according to Fireworks by Grucci, which is based on Long Island, N.Y. Grucci's typical program for Dec. 31 will be in the six figures, said Philip Butler, producer for the company, which is contracted for shows from Dublin, Ireland, to Honolulu. Grucci boasts the biggest display, "America's Millennium: A Celebration for the Nation," in Washington, D.C., Butler said. New Hampshire-based Atlas Advanced Pyrotechnics, which was responsible for this year's Fourth of July fireworks on the Washington Mall, said it was important for companies not to forget loyal customers when confronted with requests for bie-ticket programs. The company placed a minimum rate of $15,000 for new customers while making sure its regular customers were satisfied, said Matt Shea, who is in charge of sales and marketing in Jaffrey, N.H. Some students to ring in new year by working rather than partying By J.R. Mendoza Special to the Kansan While most students will be celebrating the millennium on New Year's Eve, others such as Susana Sariego will be on the clock earning some cash. Sariego, Madrid, Spain, senior, is a delivery driver for Pyramid Pizza, 701 W. Ninth St., but she said it didn't bother her to deliver pizzas that night. "I'll make good money," she said. "It's not a big deal to me. It's just one more year." Mark Dodson, Pyramid Pizza owner, said he definitely planned to keep his restaurant open and was looking forward to the evening. "I'm sure there will be a lot more parties," Dodson said. "It will be a good time." However, other students who work at businesses open late don't know whether they will have to work because their shifts are not scheduled that far in advance. "It's a possibility," said Shea Reinke, Lawrence sophomore. "It would be kind of interesting." Reinke works for the Hillcreast Amoco Foodshop at Ninth and Iowa streets. Generally, employees alternate working the afternoon shifts and graveyard shifts at the convenience store. This year, Dec. 31 falls on a Friday and Reinke, who usually works an afternoon shift, said he probably would have to work that evening. But the possibility of an incentive for working that evening makes it even better. "I'm willing to bet that I would get bonus pay." he said. Meggan Murphy, Des Moines, Iowa, senior, said she had mixed emotions about working New Year's Eve. She works for Jayhawk Beverage in Topeka promotions for Coors Light and Boulevard. She goes to bars in Lawrence and hands out prizes to people drinking the beers. "It will be fun just because everyone will be out," Murphy said. "But I can't exactly go where I want to go." Murphy said that she worked until midnight or I a.m. "It's not a job where you're sitting, stuck in an office," Murphy said. "I would probably rather be in Kansas City, though." "More money would be nice." she said. While Murphy said that she always got free drinks when she worked, she doubted she would get any other incentives for working that night. Some other businesses open late or 24-hours said they had no plans to close for the millennium, although they did have some reservations. Mark Howell, assistant store director for Hy-Vee, 3504 Clinton Parkway, said the store would remain open through the night; however, store managers considered closing for the evening primarily because of concern about finding enough staff. "We have been opened in the past," Howell said. "But it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience." Walgreen's Drug Store, 3421 W. Sixth St., also will be open. Banks confident in readiness, want to quell year 2000 worries "We never close," said Josh Myer, assistant manager. By Rachel Wedel Kansan correspondent Financial institutions wait patiently for the year 2000 to come and go. "Financial institutions have been the most ready for the year 2000," said Larry Brubaker, who is a special team member for the year 2000 project at Capitol Federal Savings in Topeka. He said he had a positive outlook because of extensive preparation done for the century date change. "The FDIC [Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation] had a very regimented plan," said Vickie Randal, president of First State Bank & Trust. "They made it plain to banks what the expectations were." The FDIC is the governing body that controls financial institutions. It set a series of guidelines for the year 2000 that banks were required to follow. Dates were set with types of testing that had to be done. The FDIC set a progressive timeline that has provided a level of comfort for customers, Randal said. "There was no choice to be ready or not," said Brad Chidamo, president of Central National Bank. "From the small town community banks to large national banks, we all had the same steps and actions." The year 2000 problem exists because computer hardware was made only to identify two digits rather than the traditional four. For example, instead of reading 1999, computers read '99. Concern that on Jan. 1 computers would register '00 as 1900 and not 2000 fueled worries. This problem occurs in any device that is embedded with microchips, Brubaker said. "I want to know that my money is going to be there when I go to get some," said Pat Kramers. Kingston, Ontario, junior. The retrieval of funds is the biggest concern of many students, but Lawrence banks want to put these worries to rest. Chindamo said that students were comfortable because of the good factual information about financial institutions. Web page addresses and pamphlets accompanied students' account information. Lawrence held a series of forums that dealt with Lawrence's Year 2000 readiness ranging from utilities and phone service to emergency management. "Media has been a major contributor to why I am not afraid about my money," said Janith Martin, Leavenworth, junior. "I'm not going to run and take all my money out of the bank." The topic of the year 2000 has been splashed across all types of media for more than a year. Forums and seminars were scheduled addressing questions from the local to the national level. Each bank confirmed phone numbers and Web sites that students could go to before and after the date change. Randal said that people were not afraid because of the level of understanding, the interest in the topic and the research that has been done. Since the start of the year, banks have been in touch with their customers to address the issue and prevent hysteria that many might start to feel as the year comes to an end. Banks have received few year 2000 inquiries. Randal, Chindamo, and Janet Wright, assistant to the president of The University National Bank, all warned banking customers to be aware of scams that have been circulating. These scams are targeting mostly the elderly by scaring them about the year 2000 problem. They are asking their victims to put their money in a year 2000 account. The scam artist asks for the person's account number. Wright warned customers that no bank would call for their account numbers because they would already have them. "A suggestion for that holiday is to treat the event like any other three-day weekend," said Cindy Yulich, senior vice president and bank manager for Emprise Bank. "The safest place for your money is in the bank." Banks offer suggestions to students on how they can handle personally the situation. They suggest keeping and copying all receipts from transactions made during the months of December and January. These transactions include deposits, withdrawals and ATM withdrawals. They also recommend accounting for every transaction by checking monthly statements. The bug is about to bite, and banks are ready to swat. Banks recommend several suggestions on how to make the holidays less stressful and more enjoyable. Banks recommend that customers be a little more cautious for the year 2000, but they are fully confident that their institutions will pass with flying colors. "I had a friend that told me that if we could put a man on the moon, then he was not going to worry about banking," Randal said. 10 The year 2000 problem exists because computer hardware was made only to identify two digits rather than the traditional four. Banks recommend that customers be a little more cautious for the year 2000, but they are confident that their institutions will pass with flying colors. 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Naismith remains the only Kansas coach to have a career losing record. 1923 - Phog Allen repeats his performance of the year before the 1923 Jayhawks were again crowned national champions by the Heims Foundation. In its repeat bid, Kansas went 17-1. 1922- While not achieving success by today's traditional manner of winning the NCAA tournament, the 1922 Kansas team went 16-2 and was awarded the national championship by the Helms Foundation. The title was the first in Kansas history. 1940 After Phog Allen persnades the NCAA to hold its national basketball tournament in Kansas City, the Jayhawks battle all the way to the title game but lose to Indiana 60-52. 1939 - James A. Naismith dies on Nov. 28, 1980 at age 78. He is buried at Lawrence Memorial Park Cemetery, and occasionally memorial Kansas coach Roy Williams has been known to take a jog to visit Naismith's grave. 1953 - The Jayhawks found themselves back in the title game after the previous year's national championship, but this time the Jayhawks lost to Indiana 69-68. Kansas' B.H. Born was named tournament MVP. 1952 - Twenty years after its first national title, Kansas was king of the mountain again. Phog,炉皇 and king of All-American Clyde Lovellette led the jayhawks to the title, defeating St. John's 80-69 in the championship game. 1955 - Wilt Chamberlain makes his Kansas debut leading the freshman team to a victory against the Kansas varsity on Phog Allen's 70th birthday. Chamberlain scored 42 points and grabbed 29 rebounds. Above: Larry Brown coached the 1988 layawhks to a national championship, Brown was Kansas sixth coach, and he stayed from 1984 to 1989. Below: James Naismith, the inventor of the game, remains only Kansas coach to have a career losing record. Photos courtesy of University Archives 1957 - Legendary Kansas coach Phog Allen retires after 39 seasons with a 590-219 career record. Dick Harp then became coach and led Kansas to the national championship game. Harp went on to coach eight seasons and win 121 games at Kansas. 1957 - In one of the most memorable NCAA championship games in history, Kansas loses to North Carolina 54-63 in triple overtime. Kansas finished the season 24-3, but All-American center Will Chamberlain said the loss was the biggest disappointment of his life. 1972 - On Senior Night in Lawrence, senior Bud Stallworth pours in 50 points in a single game against rival Missouri. The total still ranks as the most points scored by a single player in a conference game, and the moment put a silver lining on an otherwise disappointing 11-15 season. 1988 - In a season-tabbed "Danny and the Mircares" Manningled Kansas to an improbable run through the NCAA tournament to the national title. As a No. 6 seed with a 24-11 record, Kansas won six straight games for the school's second national title since the inception of the NCAA tournament in 1938. Kansas avenged losses to Kansas State, Duke and Oklahoma along the way defeating the Sooners 83-79 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mio. 1966 - Ted Owens is named Dick Harp® replacement as coach and guides Kansas to a remarkable NCAA tournament run. Led by guard Jo Lo White, the Jayhawks went 25-4. They lost in the NCAA tournament when White's second round game winning shot, against eventual NCAA champion Texas Western, was waived off because he was rued out of bounds. Above: Clyde Lovellette led the Jayhawks to the title in 1952, defeating St. John's 80-63 in the championship game. Below: Phag Allen, right, coached Clyde Lovellette and many other Kansas basketball players in 39 secions. 9 1984 - North Carolina graduate Larry Brown becomes Kansas' sixth coach. Brown's first Javahawk team captured the Big Eight tournament title, advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament and finished with a 22-10 record. 1985 - Freshman Danny Manning makes the most anticipated debut of a Kansas freshman since Wilt Chamberlain. In his first season, Manning was remarkable, averaging 14.6 points per game, winning Big Eight newcomer of the year honors and leading Kansas to a 26-8 record and an NCAA tournament appearance. 1991 - Kansas, despite having powerhouses Indiana and Arkansas in its way makes it all the way to the Final Four and defeats Roy Williams' mentor Dean Smith and North Carolina, making it the national championship game. Led by senior Mark Randall, Kansas run had everybody, including Sports Illustrated asking, "Can Kansas?" However, it couldn't, falling just short to Duke in the title game 7/26. KU BOOKSTORES 1989 - Amid controversial recruiting violations, Larry Brown leaves Kansas to coach the NBA's Indiana Pacers. With the Jayhawks on probation, little known North Carolina assistant Roy Williams replaces North Carolina and leads Kansas to a 19-12 mark in his first season and wins National Coach of the Year honors. 1993 - Led by the backcourt duo of Adonis Jordan and Rex Walters, Kansas finds itself back in the Final Four. This time the Jayhawks lost to North Carolina in the national semifinal. Kansas finished the season with a 29-7 record. 1997 Kansas fielded one of its best teams enwing the NCAA tournament 42-1 as the overwhelming favor. However, a loss in the Sweet 16 to eventual champion Arizona knocked Kansas' record to 34-2. Led by seniors Jaeque Vauduin, Scot Polk and first Hause Karsaw won his first 22 games of the season. 1998 - Led by two first team All-Americans, Raef LaFrentz and Paul Pierce, Kansas ties its school record for wins with 35. However, another early-round exit from the NCAA tournament was in Kansas' future as the Jayhawks suffered a crushing 80-75 second-round defeat by Rhode Island. KANSAS 16 Section B·Page 10 The University Daily Kansan Wednesday, December 1, 1999 1. 2. 3. BEING IN COLLEGE ISN'T CHEAP, WE'RE HERE TO HELP. --- Free Checking!!! $ - Totally Free Checking - 24 Hr. Telephone Access - ATM E EMPRISE BANK Member. FDIC 24th and Iowa·749-0800 East 23rd St.& Haskell·838-2000 MEXICAN FOOD for the millenium if the WORLD IS GOING TO END, don't you want to have some of the best HOME COOKED MEXICAN FOOD around?! 843-4044 7011 W.23RD Pancho's MEXICAN RESTAURANT DUCOVER MasterCard AMERICAN EXPRESS AND HOW ARE YOU CELEBRATING YOUR NEW YEAR? 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Hurry to the Travel Center of Lawrence 1601 W 23rd St. • 841-7117 MEN Head Coach: Roy Williams Assistants: Neil Dougherty, Joe Holladay, Ben Miller 0 Drew Gooden 3 Lester Earl 4 Nick Collison 5 Terry Nooner 10 Kirk Hinrich 12 John Crider 13 Jeff Boschee 20 Kenny Gregory 21 Nick Bradford 22 Jeff Carey 24 Marlon London 32 Ashante Johnson 33 Luke Axtell 44 Eric Chenowith WOMEN 55 Heather Fletcher 44 Kristin Geoffroy 12 Katie Hannon 15 Jennifer Jackson 42 Jaclyn Johnson 10 Kristen May 34 Lynn Pride 4 Casey Pruitt 11 Suzi Raymant 5 Brooke Reves 22 Selena Scott 32 Robin Sheild 23 Jamie Shelite 25 Sharonne Spencer 33 Nikki White Head Coach: Marian Washington Assistants: Pam De Costa, Maggie Mahood Lynette Woodard 1 Section B·Page 11 The University Daily Kansan Millennium W.ednesday, December 1, 1999 Russia may not be ready for possible Y2K problems The Associated Press MOSCOW - Western experts warn that Russia is among the countries that have done the least to prepare for the Y2K computer bug, but many Russians are decidedly nonchalant about the potential implications: severe failures in vital services. "We will pass quietly through 2000 just like we have every other year," said Ilya Klebanov, Russia's deputy prime minister in charge of defense. "I think it's best not to scare the little children of Russia." No one really knows exactly what Y2K glitches — the result of unfixed older computers and embedded circuits mistaking 2000 for 1900 and going haywire — might do in this vast nation of 148 million people spread across 11 time zones. At their worst, computer failures could plunge Russian cities into icy darkness while in the grip of bone-chilling winter, cutting off heat and power to millions. The U.S. State Department is worried enough about former Soviet states that it is giving nonessential embassy employees in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus a free trip out during the New Year's holiday if they want. It has also warned Americans to reconsider traveling to those countries. Foreign analysts are reasonably certain that chances of a nuclear disaster are remote. But they are especially concerned about utilities, including the possible cutoff of natural gas supplies to much of Europe. "Prolonged disruptions in energy supplies in Russia could put other systems dependent on electrical power at risk," the State Department said. "In practical terms, this could mean disruption of basic human services such as heat, water, telephone and other vital services." Nadezhda Senna, a member of a private Y2K awareness group, said Russia was not ready to deal with computer problems. "Our people haven't prepared for this at all," she said. "They need to know what could happen on that day, what's possible — electricity and heat going out, not in one house or region, but a massive outage." Even so. Senna and others agree the threat probably isn't as bad as some Westerners fear — nor as small as Russia's government says. Russians are used to living with disaster. In recent years alone, they've watched their society crumble amid unending political and economic crisis. And many take a typically Russian philosophical attitude toward the Y2K bug. Still, Russia has worked with the West to make sure no problems occur with its nuclear weapons arsenals and nuclear power plants. Russian officials will camp out at a command center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado to head off any potential confusion. At the top of Russia's potential Y2K problems are Gazprom, the world's largest natural gas producer, which sells Europe about a third of its gas, and United Energy Systems, Russia's electricity monopoly. Natural gas suppliers in Italy, Germany, France and Switzerland all of which buy gas from Gazprom say they have received assurances from the company that supplies will not be interrupted. They will keep extra gas reserves just in case. Gazprom and United Energy have been working on the Y2K problem for far longer than the Russian government, since at least 1996, they say. "Overall readiness of automated systems at Gazprom is 96 percent," said Olga Moreva, a Gazprom spokeswoman. But there are signs Gazprom and United Energy may not be ready. Moreva acknowledged that Gazprom has 9,000 "problem" computers among 28,000 that could critically affect its computerized systems. She said 5,500 of those computers would be replaced and the rest modified by year's end. At United Energy, which said it has spent $8 million on Y2K fixes since 1997, the huge electricity grid will be switched to manual control on Dec. 31, though what "manual control" is, no one exactly knows. A Y2K expert at the company conceded problems were almost unavoidable. "Obviously, no matter how much money is allotted, there won't be enough to prevent all kinds of failures in the work of UES," said Viktor Grunenkov. Many systems connected to United Energy and Gazprom are so shoddy already that electricity and power outages are not uncommon outside Russia's major cities. Poor-quality phone lines are often the norm. "Iinfrastructure in some areas isn't at all what it is in the United State or western Europe — there's a certain level of expectation of unreliability," said Dale Vecchio, a research director at the U.S. technology consultants Gartner Group, which advises countries on dealing with the Y2K bug. The Associated Press Millennium party plans vary from New York to New Zealand Party beneath the pyramids in ball gowns after crossing the desert on a camel. Plunge into the waves at the 180th meridian for a midnight millennium dive. Plant first-light footprints in the snows of Kilimanlaro. Or try the millennial mush: a dog sled ride into the wilds of Ontario for a champagne soiree under the Milky Way. The choices for ringing in this New Year's Day are as endless as the ringing itself. From mountain tops to ocean floors, the world will go a bit mad on Dec 31, 1999, celebrating a madcap nonevent. The real millennium, after all, doesn't arrive until a year later. But 2000 is the magic number, and all around the world people will hike, dive, drink, drum and mush their way into the new year. "it's all a lot of psyche and hype," said Robin Banjeriee of Call of the Wild, an Ontario travel company organizing a dog sled extravaganza in the frozen forests of Algonquin Park. "Mostly it's just an excuse to have something to talk about, especially in January." he said. "When everyone else says, I was in a bar on New Year's Eve, you can say, 'Guess what I did?' Guess indeed, Banerjee promised New Year muschers they would feel like explorers with the Hudson Bay Company during a week-long expedition that will include bonfires on frozen lakes and champagne under the stars. Those who prefer champagne in the desert are also promised a trip back in time as they dance among the dunes in the shadow of the Sphinx. From the comfort of their luxury tents, ball-goers will witness an elaborate state-sponsored celebration, including a 12-hour opera that will transform the area around the Great Pyramids into an enormous, laser-lit stage for a cast of 1,000. On the stroke of midnight, a 30-foot golden pyramid will be flown by helicopter and placed atop the missing peak of the Great Pyramid of Cheops, flooding the area with rays to signal the birth of the first day. Egypt isn't the only country harking back to centuries past to celebrate. Peruvians will be busy with purification rituals and offerings to the moon at Sacayhuaman, the Incan stone temple in Cuzco plundered in the early 16th century. Special effects will enhance the backdrop. New Zealand will light a beacon of hope, the first of a series of such beacons around the world, as Maoris perform their traditional haka war dance. And in Romania, revelers can soak up the New Year at a medieval ball in Bran Castle, the craggy home of Vlad the Impaler, the 15th century prince who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula. The extravaganza, called "Blood Red," costs $3.995. It's cheaper to waltz at Versailles. For $2,429 a plate, guests can transport themselves back 300 years for a lavish reproduction supper with the Sun King. Among period costumes and court music of Louis XIV, they will dine on veal, truffles and wild strawberries in one of the world's most opulent settings. The party poses some logistical challenges. The 1,250-room palace has few restrooms, and no kitchens: Dinner is prepared in buildings near the stables and dancing will be in a glass "palace" on the terrace. But with plans for fireworks reflecting in Versailles' famous fountains—well, c'est magnifique. Across the channel, Britons are calling London the Millennium City. It is, after all, the home of Greenwich, the spot from which time is measured all around the globe. London has orchestrated a four-day bash that organizers say will be the biggest street party since V-E Day in 1945. There will be shows at the futuristic Millennium Dome, lavish fireworks, and a river of fire — a 195-foot wall of flames that will streak up the Thames in the first seconds of the new year. Five hours later, the party will peak in New York's Times Square as a gigantic Waterford Crystal ball is lowered among the throngs. Festivities will include fireworks, lasers and thousands of helium balloons, as well as 4,000 pounds of confetti and an enormous puppet of Father Time drifting through the crowds. Giant video screens will broadcast images around the world. Across the United States, every major city is promising fireworks and festivities like never before. In Los Angeles, 2,000 gospel singers will sing, 2,000 folk dancers will twirl and 2,000 band members will march while 2,000 drummers rock San Pedro and 2,000 line dancers step across the San Fernando Valley. Reno is holding a New Year's Eve Buck 'n' Ball, a cross between a rodeo and ballroom dancing. Chicago is planning a Dance 'til Dawn gala. And Washington is throwing an America's Millennium party on the National Mall. Not everyone plans to party. For some, the end of the century has spiritual connotations, and prayers, chants and church bellringing will echo around the world. In the United States, the United Methodist Publishing House is hoping to persuade thousands of teens to spend New Year's Eve reading the book of Revelation in church cellars as part of their catacomb project. The teens will gather at designated churches in faux catacombs to help them understand the persecution of early Christians. It's a far cry from the climb being promoted by a New York tour company, which has signed up an unnamed Nevada family to spend New Year's Eve scaling Africa's tallest peak. As the sun rises on Jan. 1, family members will plant their footsteps in the snows of Kilimanjaro, and greet the first dawn with the Swahili word Hodi "Iom here." - "I am here." Alvin's Wine & Spirits Guaranteed Selections 6 Days A Week 9th & Iowa 842-1473 619.25 614.76 625.55 614.76 625.55 614.76 625.55 614.76 625.55 614.76 625.55 614.76 625.55 614.76 625.55 614.76 625.55 614.76 634.44 284.47 286.47 288.33 104.05 760.89 644.27 211.84 101.66 505.01 889.25 Looking forward, reaching higher What does the future hold? For ourselves, our families and the community. What will life be like in the 21st century? As we enter the new millennium we all have questions. Looking forward, we see the tempo of life escalating to an even faster pace. 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Burgess said he thought it would just be silly for God to do anything significant based on human time. And as far as he knew, there is never a specific time for the end of the world discussed in the Bible. Christians believe that Jesus will someday return to Earth, Burgess said, and Christians always had a readiness for the event and not just at the start of a new millennium. "There is always a sense of urgency for Christians, a sense that life is short, that life is precious," he said. "There's an attitude that you should always expect it." "It's kind of exciting because it is 2000," he said. "That's 2,000 years since the birth of Christ. Everything hinges on Christ. We tell our time based on the life of Jesus Christ and that makes it important." Burgess added that while 2000 was just another year, it was an important milestone. "It's so exciting because in the year 2000 Megan Gearheart, Overland Park senior and member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, said that the year 2000 also was exciting because it marked Jubilee Year. A Jubilee Year is a concept from the Old Testament, Leviticus 25:10, in which God told the Israelites to consecrate the 50th year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. there will be so many opportunities to spiritual growth."Gearheart said. Gearheart also said there will be many possibilities to be Christian to one another and unify the church. Gearheart said St. Lawrence would have lots of opportunities for students to celebrate the Jubilee Year, including 'an allnight vigil on New Year's Eve. She also was not fearful that the apocalypse would occur soon. "I will probably go to church on that night, but not in any scared sense at all," she said. "I not worried about it at all." Tim Miller, professor and chairman of religious studies said there were two basic systems used to predict the end of the world. "The first we can call 'signs of the times,'" he said. "When things deteriorate into chaos — plague, disease, famine, earthquake — then you know the end of the world may be near. "The second is what we call 'Biblical Math.' Scholars look at biblical passages and try to set a date. Depending on their starting point and calculations, they're going to get different dates." Miller said that although the calendar was based on the life of Jesus, it was not very accurate. "Most scholars believe that Jesus Christ was not born on December 25 in the year 1," he said. "It was probably four to six years before that, so this is actually year 2005 or (2006). The calendar started in an arbitrary fashion, so what we have now is arbitrary." Miller said the belief in a year 2000 apocalypse did exist, but it was not widely spread. "Some people think it will happen in the year 2000, but they're mostly small groups you've never heard of," he said. The millennium holds different meaning for non-Christian groups who do not use the Gregorian calendar for religious purposes. The Hebrew calendar, which is the official calendar of Israel and is used by Jews around the world, is solar lunar based on the Israelites' escape from Egypt to the promised land. "This year is 5760 on the Hebrew calendar, so it's not a new millennium for us," said Mayaan Pace, programming director for KU Hillel. "It's not the same type of millennium. In Israel, the new year is definitely a celebration, but as far as a spiritual meaning, there isn't one." Pace said that while Christians may see Illustration by Jason Williams a link between the coming of the Messian and the year, Jews did not. Muslims also use a separate religious calendar, the Hijri, a lunar calendar based on the prophet Mohammed's escape from Mecca to Medina. According to the Hijri, this year is 1420. "We hope our Messiah will come any day," she said. "He could come tomorrow. The year doesn't mean anything to us." "We don't take the millennium as a real. ly big deal," said Fahed Al-Bannal, Bayan, Kuwait, junior and member of the Muslim Student Association. "If it's the year 2000, 2001 or even 3000, we don't care about time. We only care about God. The only one who knows the future is God. People get away from their religion and try to find other things. But the Koran says clearly, that whatever is in the future is known only by God." Al-Bannai said people who have tried to predict the future probably had ulterior motives, such as money. Miller emphasized that while the new millennium may have some superficial religious meaning, it was not considered a big deal by most religions. "Religious people are not as worked up about the millennium as some other people," he said. "Y2K is a much bigger story." 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Because each millennium includes 1,000 years, the second millennium would begin January 1, 1001. Therefore, the next millennium will begin January 1, 2001, despite common beliefs. Zero may be a symbol for nothing, but it is also an important number and the cause of the millennial dilemma. "It is hard to imagine modern technology without zeros," Saul Stahl, professor of mathematics said in a press release by University Relations. "Zero is a magical number." Thomas Heilke, associate professor of political science, said. Zero is especially important in this situation. Pop culture prefers 2000 ahead of 2001 because of the change in the numbers. It is more appealing to celebrate on January 1, 2000, because society looks at the calendar, sees the numbers turning over, and automatically sanctions that the new millennium is beginning. However, some people think the millennium truly begins in the year 2001. "The first millennium was in 1001, so the next millenium would obviously begin in 2001," said Mary Corcoran, Lawrence sophomore. Tim Miller, professor of religious studies, also thinks the millennium will begin in the year 2001. In his course he discusses different millennial confrontations leading back to the coming of Christ. Even though some KU students agree that the year 2001 is the beginning of the second millennium, they plan to celebrate in 2000. "The number change seems to be more important to our entire society than does the technicality of the New Year," said Laura Lampman, Overland Park junior. "I am convinced that 2001 is the new millennium, but I will still celebrate 2000 just like everybody else is." Other students think the millennium is a selling push to get people to buy certain products. "I think that the millennium begins in the year 2001," said Allyson Horner, Leawood sophomore. 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Expires 3/31/2000 Millennium Experts say resolutions can be made year-round By Carole Nelson-Meyers Special to the Kansan The flip of a calendar page from one millennium to the next may not inspire students to make resolutions, but experts say goal-setting may be done successfully at any time of the year with forethought and planning. "Some people like to quit [bad habits] on a memorable day," said Julie Francis, health director at Watkins Memorial Health Center. "But if somebody comes in tomorrow, we would sit down with them to talk first." She said she believed that preparation was the key to successful changes. Smoking cessation sessions are offered at Watkins in no cost. Watkins employees will work one-on-one with students and will work around a student's schedule, Francis said. Group sessions had special benefits but had to be abandoned after too many classes had only one participant, she said. "They must be ready to make the change, be prepared for what may happen when they do change, have a desire for success and the means to make changes happen," she said. Matt Thornton, Topeka freshman, and Kevin McAnnula, Great Bend senior, share a goal for the new millennium: to quit smoking. "It's too expensive." Thornton said. "University students have too many time demands," Francis said. many time demands, Francis said. Now the focus is on individual readiness. "Preparation to quit," Francis calls it. They discuss potential pitfalls until the behavior change simply is a piece of the pattern of their plan, she said. For example, she said, if individuals decide to quit smoking, they must ask themselves, "What will I do if I gain weight? Do I have an exercise plan in place?" With any behavioral change, setbacks probably will happen, said Chris Crandall, associate professor of psychology "Expect failure as part of it," Crandall said. "Don't find fault with small failures." Mary Chappell, director of recreation services at the Robinson Center, also advocates a planned regimen for a healthy lifestyle. "We encourage students to take an all-year approach," she said. Students tend to want to lose weight before spring break, she said, but there isn't an appreciable difference in the number of exercisers after the new year. Chappell compared making New Year's resolutions to giving up something for Lent. "It itens you use to hear of it a lot more years ago, but people don't seem to do it as much now," she said. Kendra Hollman, Lincoln, Neb., freshman, gives up a food she likes, then incorporates the change into her permanent eating habits. "They must be ready to make the change,be prepared for what.may happen when they do change, have a desire for success and the means to make changes happen." I gave up french fries in 1995," she said. "I haven't had one since." Debbie Steele, Leawood junior, makes less specific New Year's resolutions. Julie Francis "It will be the start of a fresh semester," she said. "So I will try to eat healthier, get better grades, volunteer and get involved." Provost David Shulenburger said that New Year's resolutions were almost superstitious. Instead, he relies on a process of creating goals, which he does not revise simply because of the advent of a new year. Even the advent of a new miller Health director at Watkins Memorial Health Center Even the advent of a new millennium doesn't impress Pete Mitchell, Stillwell senior. "五 years ago I was scared by all the bad stuff I read," he said. "But now I don't care because to me, the millennium isn't something that's going to change my life." 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LEGAL HEIRS 15 HRS/WK, FLEX SCHED $ 90/HR NEGATED ON SKILL LEVEL EXCEEDS REQUIREMENT APPLY IN PERSON 73 WESTMISTER INN & SUITES 2525 W. 6TH ST. 841-8410 NOW HIRING 55 years or older Flexible Hours Day & Night Shifts Apply in Person SRILAIR STOCKAGE 1015 ILS CADE Telecounselor Spread the Jawhawk spirit, be telecourier for the Office of Admissions and Supports! Help put the U in KU! Stop by the Visitor Center, at tish Iowa, and fill an app on Dec. 6, 1994. Why hikes in our back country, ride horses on our rugged trails and breathe fresh mountain air all summer long? It comes with the job. Spend you summer working at Cheley Colorado Camps in Rocky Mountain. Room & Board; 6/4-8/8. Apply on line at www.cheley.com or call us at 1-800-CamFun. Telecounseling Supervisor Join the recruitment effort with the Office of Management to recruit students become better acquainted with KU1 Contact Burge at 844-544, or by stop the application in Iowa, and fill an application by December 6, 1999. Student hourly position for Winter Break and Spring 2000: Office assistant in Services for Students with Disabilities. Telephone and office reception, filing, photocopying, data entry, word processing, etc. $5.60 to start. Application form available in 135 Strong Hall. Deadline for apply-mental health, Dec. 2, 1999. See www.ukans.edu/~uac/joblist1.html for complete description. The Department of Mathematics is accepting applications for the position of Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for the Spring 2000 semester. Duties include assisting in lecture class, grading, tutoring, hold consultations hour. Requirement: Math 123 or equivalent. Preference to students with a master's degree or higher are encouraged to apply. $8.45/hr. Applicants 405 Snow. Deadline December 13, 1999. 205 - Help Wanted 205 - Help Wanted --- Part time weekend/winterbreak staff position Call 913-268-4716 for more information/.application. F-T, regular position at Johnson County Community College. Responsible for coordinating with faculty the submission of textbook adoption form and curriculum development in academic depats. Requires 2 yrs postsecondary education or equivalent, microcomputer OR CRT expert, to complete detailed work with accuracy & communication effectively, strong organization skills, experience in the system, M-F, 8 a.m - 5 p.m (occasional evenings) & $8.80/hr. Human Resources, GEB-251, JOCCC, 4937-397 or jobcc.joccc@theu.edu Great Student Jobs - Flexible Hours * $7.25/hr. * raise in 30 days Contact Previous Donors for Students Against Drunk Drivers MANPOWER TEMPORARY WORK Make some $$ for the holidays. Work available on the week-ends from now until the end of the year. 8 hr shifts, 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm, 11pm-7am. Duties include sorting and packing direct mail by zip codes. Work in a clean casual climate controlled environment. Must have reliable transportation and dedication to make a commitment. 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Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and graduate degree in education or minimum enrollment requirements for student payroll). Demonstrated ability to articulate the concerns of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a variety of constituencies and publics, both individually and in groups. Availability to attend KU Qusers and Alliance meetings Thursday through Saturday. Mon-Thursday, independently on assigned tasks. $7.75 per hour, 20 hours a week. Position Available: As soon as possible. Complete job description available in Student Information Center. Please include a letter of application, resume, and names of three references to Dr. Mary Ann Rasnak, Student Development Center, 22 Strough Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 67801. Please submit by 5:00 p.m. m.p.d. Monday December 6, 1999. Full-time opening in Douglas County District Court. 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Room valid, 2 Dec, Jan $250/mo + 1/4 mo. Call Leah @ 50-3395. Seeking quiet (no loud music) and responsible roommate. Second story bedroom $250/mo, utilizes space for dining, laundry, smoking. Gardening space avail. Available early January. #41-2829. Find it, sell it buy it in the Kansan Classified or just read them for the fun of it 1 Section B·Page 16 The University Daily Kansan Wednesday, December 1, 1999 Millennium Some students focusing on celebrating,not media hype By Derec Lacio Special to the Kansan When the clock strikes midnight on Jan.1, the power will go out, rlotting will occur and computers will not work. Well, at least most computers will work. Scott Hasty, Compaq Computers, 1403 W. 23rd St., said the media were to blame for most of the hype surrounding the year 2000 computer problems because most of the computers produced within the last four years are year 2000 compliant. The main issue has been with the software. Microsoft has been making patches that will update the software to make it year 2000 compliant, he said. "Macintosh owners don't need to worry about their computers," Hasty said. "They have been Y2K since day one." Emily Partridge, Milwaukee sophmore, has been influenced by the hype. Partridge, whose birthday is Dec. 31, said she would be scared at midnight. "I'll take a few extra shots just in case the world blows up," Partridge said. "That way I won't feel anything." It's only the beginning of December, but since January, people have been making big plans for New Year's Eve 1999. Vicki Commons, Destinations Unlimited, 7 W.11th St., said that travel to Las Vegas or New York still was possible but that the best prices were gone already. "You have to have unlimited funds and be flexible on flights returning home,"Commons said. This New Year's Eve likely will be just like every other New Year's Eve. Christina Peter, Tribune sophomore, said she planned to spend the night with friends trying to get into clubs. She doesn't have a date for the night and doesn't think the parties will be different from other years. Peter said she was curious to see if everything that had been predicted "It's cool to live to see the dates change," Peter said, "but 2000 is just another year." would happen. Tiffany Marquart, San Diego junior, said the whole point of the night was to get super sideways. This was her way of defining drunkenness. Marquart said she would be at the bars celebrating, as she would do any year. "The hype surrounding Y2K is going to make everything anticlimactic," Marquart said. Many night clubs in Westport won't be celebrating New Year's Eve differently than other years. Chris Pearson, general manager of America's Pub, said it would have the usual buffet and advance seating for people with reservations. No special plans out of the ordinary would be made. Lauren Schrup, Dubuque, Iowa, sophomore, said she planned to go to some clubs with her friends. She just wants to have fun. "Every New Year's is a letdown to me," Schrup said. "I've never had a fun New Year's Eve." Not all students celebrate the night in a drunken stupor. Flint Russett, Jetmore sophomore, said he hadn't even thought about the night but probably would return to Jetmore. "Every year my family and I sit around playing cards and then shoot off fireworks," Russett said. "And that's all we do." — Edited by Shawn Linenberger Alwins Wine & Spirits • Guaranteed Selection • • 6 Days A Week • 842-1473 • 9th & Iowa Consider it your end-of-being a ... Bachelor Degree When you propose to the most beautiful woman in the world, show her how smart you are. Propose with the most beautiful ring. Jewelry that Dazzles! 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SEE PAGE 1B Contact the Kansan News: (785) 864-4810 Advertising: (785) 864-4358 Fax: (785) 864-0391 Opinion e-mail: opinion@kansan.com Sports e-mail: sports@kansan.com Editor e-mail: editor@kansan.com WWW.KANSAN.COM THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (USPS 650-640) Associate professor refuses to go without fight By Amber Stuever writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer After publishing 80 works, organizing 80 humanities conferences and dedicating 23 years of service to the University of Kansas Medical Center, Fred Whitehead was told this fall that his contract would not be renewed for the fiscal 2000 year. Six years away from retirement, Whitehead, 62, associate professor of family medicine, will continue his research and his position as assistant director for preceptorship, a clinical course required for all senior medical students, until his contract expires on June 30. "If you just produce physicians that just know the biomedical material and not how to deal with people, they run into problems." Fred Whitehead associate professor of family medicine But Whitehead, who was unsure of the reasoning for his dismissal, does not plan to leave without a fight. He already has begun the process of appealing his non-reappointment. He said he also would ask his peers around the nation to write letters to the University. "I think it's a rotten deal," Whitehead said. "It doesn't strike the University well to do this. I'm not doing it for vindictive reasons. I'm doing it to uphold some standards here." Belinda Vail, interim co-chairwoman of family medicine, said Whitehead's non-reappointment was because of financial changes. "His performance in the job has been fine," Vail said. "I don't believe that's an issue. It's an unfortunate thing for Dr. Whitehead, and no one feels good about it." Deborah Powell, vice chancellor for clinical affairs at the Med Center, wrote Whitehead on Sept. 30 to inform him of his non-reappointment. The letter gave no reasons for his dismissal, and Powell could not be reached for comment. Whitehead, however, said Powell verbally had cited two reasons. In his letter of appeal, Whitehead quoted Powell as saying C. R. WILLIAMS Whitehead: has been published more than 80 times ing that family medicine, the department under which his Preceptorship class existed, was facing budget cuts and his research did not fit the mission of the medical school. "It seems to be quite a disparity that someone who's been published over 80 times is told your research doesn't fit there." Whitehead said. Whitehead, whose promotion to associate professor last year was endorsed by Powell, researches humanities in medicine. This subject continues to be important to the state and to the University, he said. Lawrence's Men in Black These security guards don't play by the same old rules "If you just produce physicians that just Story by Todd Halstead Derek Spain, co-owner of Mil Spec Security, watched as two guards tried to pacify an intoxicated reveler who had bothered his girlfriend's neighbors during a party at a Lawrence apartment complex. "If you look around it was probably one of the smaller parties, which doesn't seem fair to these guys," Spain said. "But they're the ones that actually disturbed anybodv." When the drunk man persisted with slurred insults, the guards escorted him off the premises. Mil Spec is a private security force of exmilitary personnel reinforced by current and Mil Spec security guards, left, West Stewart, center, Geoff Lutz and right, Bill Bradford stand guard outside of Tremors Night Club, 729 New Hampshire St. Tremors is one of more than 70 establishments that use Mil Spec's services. former football players. It tries to fill a niche in the city by monitoring the clients of the city's bars, apartment complexes and hotels. But some students at the University of Kansas view Mil Spec as overzealous thugs dispensing their own brand of street justice. Spain said that Mil Spec had the authority to remove a person from a client's property for any reason the guards deemed necessary. Mil Spec guards are not forms stationed under the glaring florescent lights at all night grocery stores. Mil Spec agents resemble Brad Pitt's Space Monkeys in the movie *Fight Club*. Sporting military haircuts and wearing black fatigues and tight shirts that reveal massive torsos they patrol for parties and conduct security checks. Amario Griffin, Lawrence junior, attend- Amirato Grimm, Lawed a party at the Holiday Inn, 200 McDonald Drive, one of more than 70 establishments patrolled by Mil Spee When the party ended, Griffin said the two guards began to aggressively corral the revelers. When they did not disperse, the guards used pepper spray. in lawrence, Kansas City, Kan., and Omaha. "I was coming out of the party, and there were a couple of guys pushing everybody back," he said. "I didn't want to be pushed, so I came back and asked what was going on, so they pepper sprayed me again. I didn't have my hands raised like I was fighting. They just spraved me for no reason." brown polyester uni- patrolled by Mil Spec Zack Marrs, Spain's partner, said used in isolated incidents, and was an alternative to physical contact — which could cause injury. "Whoever is there at the time, it's going to be in their best interest to shut that person down right away," he said. "That may or may not be in the most Spain said that crowd situations in which a person was belligerent it was best to isolate that person and deal with them decisively. 'Who we are.' you are in a crowd situation, people start getting courageous. That person has to be dealt with right away, otherwise you are going to be spending the next hour or two See IMPOSING on page 6A Students study apocalyptic religious groups writer@kansan.com Kanson staff writer By Amanda Kaschube As Tim Miller addresses his class, images of the Branch Davidian Compound in Waco, Texas, and other radical religious groups flash onto the projection screen. "In this course, we're looking at a broader definition," he said. "We're not just sticking to Christian visions. We're looking at all sorts of visions of the end of the world or of massive transformations of the world — either as a greatly anticipated hope or as a nightmare." Miller, professor and chairman of religious studies, teaches "Millennialism in America," a three-hour religious studies seminar taught on the eve of the millennium. He lectures about religious groups that believe the end of the world is rapidly approaching and what they are doing to prepare for it. The original definition of a millennium is the 1,000-year rule of Christ and the creation of a new heaven and Earth, Miller said. "Seven hundred of its members are holed up outside Yellowstone," he said. "They've stockpiled huge amounts of food and water and diesel fuel, and some people think they've got guns to keep the heatens out; Church members believe they'll survive the hard times that are coming." But many of the groups believe that the end is near. Miller said the Church Universal and Triumphant, a group located outside of Yellowstone National Park, believes a cataclysmic war will wipe out most of civilization. Some of Miller's 13 students, such as Kellie Harmon, Lawrence graduate student, take an academic standpoint when studying the groups' millennium plans. "The media exaggerates a lot of the stuff and makes it into a bigger deal than it really is," she said. "Of course, there might be some cause to be cautious. But most of the groups are just living out their life and not bothering anybody." Tim Miller "We're looking at all sorts of visions of the end of the world or of massive transformations of the world..." professor and chairman of religious studies Miller said he also took an objective standpoint on the radical subject matter. My own beliefs are irrelevant, he said. Like an anthropologist doing field work, Miller has visited many of the groups at their homes to research for his class. He traveled to Waco, Texas, in 1994 to meet with the survivors of the 1993 standoff with federal agents. "I go to the sites and meet with them and see how they live," he said. "I'm still surprised — but, after years of studying them, you learn that people do different things." Along with well-known radical groups. Miller also highlights the millennium beliefs of Protestant denominations, such as Methodists and Pentecostals, in his class. Miller said the Methodists believe they have to work together to make the world a better place and the Lord will return when it is worthy. However, he said the Pentecostals have a more pessimistic belief. "They argue the exact opposite — which is that the world is going downhill, social reform is pointless, and when things are utterly hopeless, then Jesus will return," he said. "It's a really catastrophic scenario." "I've been teaching religion outside of the mainstream areas since the early 1970s," he said. "There has been a lot of interest recently because of the millennium — but it's a guessing game to see which radical group could explode." Even though the start of the millennium already will have occurred next semester, Miller said he would continue teaching the class as long as there was demand for the subject matter. Edited by Ben Embry By Todd Halstead Readathon to celebrate Darwin's book Kansan staff writer John Simmons, collection manager at the Natural History Museum, said this was a great opportunity to honor the landmark book. In honor of its 140th anniversary, evolution is providing literate volunteers a chance to participate in the 24-hour marathon reading of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species. He said the book allowed readers to understand evolution without delving into its complexities. "All we're looking for is someone who can read," Simmons said. "You don't need a medical or science background to understand it." "Of all the great ideas, The Origin of Species is the easiest to understand out or all the great scientific books." Simmons said. "The idea of evolution is complex, but this book makes it understandable." The event will begin at 10 a.m. The conglomerate logo The evolution debate tomorrow on the front steps of the Dyche Hall Natural History Museum. Volunteers will read aloud from the book for 20 minutes. Simmons said in case of inclement weather the event would take place inside the Natural History Museum. The Origin of Species consists of Darwin's observations during his five-year voyage aboard the H.M.S. Beagle. While exploring the Galapagos Islands, Darwin formulated the principle of "descent with modification," which is the basis for his theory of evolution. Brad Kemp, associate public relations director at the Natural History Museum, said the anniversary and the State Board of Education's decision to make evolution optional in public schools were the reasons for the marathon. "It seemed like a good way to pay attention to a seminal book and pay homage to a work that has taken some slack lately," Kemp said. He said although many people had heard of the book, few actually had read the work. "It is an encouragement to people to read the book and remind people that the work is there," he said. "It is fairly accessible and understandable to the layman." Jenny Pramuk, Akron, Ohio, graduate student in ecology and evolutionary biology, said that she heard about the reading through Simmons. "I study the evolution of reptiles and amphibians, and I think that a lot of people don't realize how respected our department is in the study of evolution," Pramuk said. "I'm reading it because I want to help put The Origin of Species into a positive light and promote the ideas of Darwin." Edited by Ben Embry 2A The Inside Front Thursday December 2,1999 News from campus, the state, the nation and the world LAWRENCE TAUNTON DUBLIN HUTCHINSON TOPEKA CAMPUS Ceramics department to hold holiday sale Students who haven't purchased their holiday presents yet may be in luck. Today, the ceramics department will hold its annual Holiday Sale on the third floor of the Art and Design building. Lois Greene, chairwoman of the ceramics department, said she hoped for a large turnout. "It will be work that undergraduate and graduate students in the ceramics department have contributed," she said. department have contributed, she said. All the proceeds will benefit the ceramics department for visiting artists, new equipment and program enrichment. The sale will run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. by the art gallery. Amanda Kaschube Kansas graduate closer to Rhodes scholarship Jennifer Kimball Harrison, a 1998 University of Kansas graduate, has moved on to the regional stage of the Rhodes Scholarship competition. Harrison will continue, interviews in Minneapolis, Minn., tomorrow and Saturday. The winners of the Midwest regional stage will be announced Saturday night. Harrison, a Ulysses native, attends Denver University and is pursuing a masters' degree in international management. Harrison was one of four state finalists for the Rhodes scholarship from the University and the only one who advanced to regionals. Jay Sexton, Jack Martin and Amie Kruse were the other three. Clay McCuistion National Rhodes scholarship winners spend two to three years studying at Oxford University in England. Annually, 32 Rhodes scholarships are awarded to U.S. students. Student Senate approves new computer for OAKS After an hour-and-a-half of debate, several proposed amendments and a lot of confusion, Student Senate approved a bill to buy a new computer for OAKS, the non-traditional student organization. Last night, a slight majority approved legislation to spend $1,203 on a new computer for the group. The organization currently uses a four-year-old Macintosh to maintain its database of members and to publish its newsletter. Michael Henry, non-traditional senator and one of the bill's sponsors, said not only was the current equipment obsolete, but also it no longer could fulfill the organization's needs. Nonetheless, several senators opposed the bill, saying it would set a precedent for all groups to request new computers from the Senate. Erin Simpson, CLAS senator, said Senate already had set a precedent by using money it collected from student fees to buy computers for the Senate office. "It would be the height of irresponsibility to fund our own computers and deny one to an organization with defined needs and a defined constituency." she said. In other business, Senate approved: Three bills to amend Senate rules and regulations Bills to allocate $4,092 to two student organizations. A resolution expressing respect for Betty Durbin Grimwood, who recently died. She was the former director of the international exchange program between the University of Kansas and the town of Burns, Germany. Chris Borniger A resolution expressing respect for Richard Wright, professor emeritus of music, who died Nov. 23. STATE Black student transfers after racial threats HUTCHINSON — A black student began his first day at Hutchinson High School yesterday after officials approved his request to transfer from his school in Nickerson, where a racial slur and threats were found in a bathroom. Jeffery Hubbard, 14, and his mother, Jane Hubbard, met with Hutchinson Superintendent Gary Price and assistant superintendent Bob Rathbun yesterday morning to review the transfer request. Earlier this week, officials denied the transfer, citing a district policy that limits transfers to the start of the year or the beginning of a trimester Price overturned the decision yesterday and Hubbard enrolled in classes at the Hutchinson school. Earlier, Price had said he would look at the transfer request and would likely go along with the recommendation of school officials not to approve it. "Jeffery and his mother presented an obvious extinguish circumstance where he was not feeling comfortable in his school," Price said. "We felt it was more important for him to be in school than wait for the next grading period." "It was not our choice to leave," she said. "He's the victim here. I'm not expecting them to bend their laws for just a whim, but this is dif ferent." Jane Hubbard has said she did not feel safe with her son attending Nickerson High School. Area code now required for KC metropolitan calls TOPEKA — Residents of the Kansas City metropolitan area will have to dial 10 digits to make local calls, starting Saturday. The Kansas Corporation Commission, which regulates telephone service, is reminding area residents of a decision it made in May to deal with the increased use of pagers, fax machines, cell phones and computer modems. The 10 digits will begin with 913 for Kansas or 836 for Missouri. Callers will not have to dial 1 before the area code. The change affects Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas and most of Clay and Jackson counties in Missouri. For years, Southwestern Bell and other telephone companies agreed that if a three-number prefix in a seven-digit local phone number was in use in one state, it would not be used in the other. By doing so, they kept calls across the state line from being a long-distance toll call. For the past six months, callers have been able to dial either a seven-digit number or a 10-digit one. Foreman said the change taking effect Saturday will not affect consumers' bills. "As a result, you run out of prefixes faster," said Rosemary Foreman, the KCC's representative. "What was a local call will remain a local call," she said. WORLD Britain hands control to Northern Ireland In a giant step toward peace in Northern Ireland after 30 brutal, bloody years. Britain handed over substantial powers yesterday to a new Belfast administration of Protestants and Catholics. At midnight, with Queen Elizabeth II's assent, Prime Minister Tony Blair's government in London transferred the powers to the 12-member Cabinet in Beaft, finally created after long, bitter wrangling between the territory's longtime enemies. The transfer challenges local politicians to forge a future built on compromise and mutual respect, the central goal of last year's Good Friday peace accord. Northern Ireland parties have rarely displayed those qualities during 27 years of so-called "direct rule" from London, but this week agreed to share a Cabinet table together. "With the full political settlement about to be implemented, we have the strongest possible basis for permanent peace in Ireland, such as has never before been experienced in our history." Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said. ON THE RECORD A KU student's car was damaged and CD player was stolen between 10 p.m. Monday and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at the 3200 block of Creekwood, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $525. A KU student's North Face jacket was stolen between 11:45 and 11:48 p.m. November 22 at the 600 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police said. The jacket was valued at $475. A KU student's van window was broken at 6 p.m. Monday at the 900 block of Iowa Street, Lawrence police said. The window was valued at $150. A KU student's car was damaged between 10:30 p.m. s.中午 and 10 a.m. Sunday at the 2:400 block of Alabama Street, Lawrence police said. The damage to the car were injured at $400. damage to the car was estimated at $400. A KI student's printer and cordless phone were A KU student's printer and cordless phone were stolen between 9:30 and 10:45 p.m. Saturday at the 1200 block of West 19th Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $7,298.95 A KU student's motorcycle was stolen and padlock was damaged between 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday at the 2000 block of Heatherwood, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $1,510 A KU staff member reported that $625 was stolen between 12:15 p.m. Nov. 19 and 9:30 a.m. Sunday from a secured room in Learned Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. A KU staff member reported that three signs were stolen between 7:20 and 10:36 p.m. Monday from the north end of Memorial Stadium, the KU Public Safety Office said. The signs were valued at $100. Today: IN HISTORY 1804 — Napoleon was crowned emperor of France 1939 New York's La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago landed at one minute past midnight 1942 — A self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated for the first time at the University of Chicago. 1970 — The Environmental Protection Agency began operating Medical Center faculty member denied contract "I'm willing to bet I'm the lowest paid assistant professor in the school," he said. "For people to say I'm the one who's causing the financial problems is astonishing." Dwayne Sackman, Med Center human resources representative, also would not comment on Whitehead's non-reappointment. know the biomedical material and not how to deal with people, they run into problems," he said. "For all those reasons I was totally astonished to learn my research doesn't fit the mission of the school." ON CAMPUS Whitehead said his $37,000 salary was not a large financial burden on the University. Furthermore, his preceptorship class is a mandatory class that falls within other departments such as internal medicine and pediatrics. In addition, the class is not dependent on the family medicine clinic's profits. "It's a personal matter, and it would be inappropriate for me to comment," Sackman said. Continued from page 1A "I anticipate it will be successful," he said. "I think some people at the high level of leadership have the best interests of the faculty, state and University at heart. I guess we will find out." Whitehead, who has suffered medical problems and depression since his notice of non-reappointment, remains optimistic about the results of his appeal. Ecumenical Christian Ministries and KU — Edited by Kelly Clasen - Ecumenical Christian Ministries and KU Environments have a vegetable lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at ECM; 1204 Oread Ave. Call Tudl Halcone at 843.4933 Overerates Anonymous will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call 312-3412. KU HorrorZontals will practice at 5 p.m. today at KU Horror Complex Call Will Sports at B41.0721 KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. Call Pannir at 864-7735. KU Yoga will meet at 8 tonight at the Sunflower Park in the Burge Road. Call Kk 929-7700 KU Hille will volunteer at the Project Warmm Warehouse tomorrow. The group will meet at Hillel House, 940 Mississippi St. Call Mayaan at 749-5397. Amnesty International will meet at 7 tonight at Alcove in the Kansas Union. Call Kyle Browning at 842-1351. - OAKS, the non-traditional students organization, will have morning coffee from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Wescoe Terrace. Call Simmie Berrava at 830.0074. The International Student Association and the Australian study abroad adviser will sponsor a presentation by the Australian Tourist Commission from 4 to 6 p.m. tomorrow at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Tavolo Italiana, the Italian Club, will meet from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Teller's, 746 Massachusetts St. KU BADminton will practice from 6 to 10:30 p.m tomorrow at rooms 211 and 212 in Robinson Center. Call Tee or Kevin at 843-2267. - Queers and Allies will meet at 7 tonight at the parloors in the Kansas Union. Call Matthew Skinta at 864-3091. Asian American Student Union will meet at 7:45 tonight at the Multicultural Resource Center. Call 830-0685. 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Take advantage of higher performance lines from KU dial-in services by setting your dial-in software to call 864-0070. (In Kansas City call 814-0036 for 56Kbps access.) For more information see; Setting your dial-in software to call a new phone number at http://www.cc.ukans.edu/acs/docs/new-dial-in-no/ LANDSCAPING Sunrise GARDEN CENTER NURSERY • GREENHOUSE Busy Signals/S driving you crazy?! Take advantage of higher performance lines from KU dial-in services by setting your dial-in software to call 864-0070. (In Kansas City call 814-0036 for 56Kbps access.) For more information see; Setting your dial-in software to call a new phone number at http://www.cc.ukans.edu/acs/docs/new-dial-in-no/ Thursday, December 2.1999 The University Daily Kansan . Section A · Page 3 Faculty accuse University of retaliation By Erinn R. Barcomb writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer A committee of 17 University of Kansas journalism faculty voted Nov. 23 not to grant tenure to Mike Cuenca, assistant professor of journalism. Cuenca is one of five current and former University faculty who have filed federal or state complaints or lawsuits based on racial discrimination. Cuenca is half white, but his father was a Filipino of Spanish decent. He said he was seeking $1.3 million. "I want restitution," Cuenza said. "I want this to be fixed. I want to see that the policies and procedures are changed to prevent this kind of victimization of people." Cuenca said he thought his October 1998 lawsuit had affected the tenure decision, and the decision was in retaliation. This is Cuenca's sixth year teaching at the school. He said when he began he was told in order to receive tenure he would have to complete one major research/creative project, and maintain a satisfactory record of teaching and serving the school, University and profession. Ted Frederickson, professor of journalism and committee Cuenca counts among his accomplishments the publication of two books about computer graphic programs and two more in the works. member, said he could not comment on Cuenca's case, but he could comment about the process in general. "This is something people take very seriously." Frederickson said. "It's important that people get treated fairly." Cuenca said retaliation was a big problem at the University. rederickson said a committee of peers, every tenured faculty member in the school, considered student evaluations, faculty observations and published material. Jimmy Gentry, dean of journalism, said he did not think the issue of retaliation existed in the school. Dimitrios Dendrinos, a tenured professor who has been at the University for 25 years, filed a discrimination complaint with the state in October 1998. Dendrinos, professor of architecture and urban design, said he also thought he was retaliated against. He filed his second complaint with the Kansas Human Rights Commission on the basis of retaliation last April. Ray Pierotti, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and associate professor of environmental studies, filed a linked lawsuit with his wife, Cynthia Annett, former assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. Pierotti, who is Native American, thinks his wife, who is white, was denied tenure twice because she was in an interracial relationship. Marie Aquilino, former assistant professor of art history, also filed a federal complaint. "The common thread is that we are all very good at what we do but have been singled out because we are not part of the mainstream culture," Cuenca said. Frederickson said that for the tenure denial to be final, the decision would go before a University committee and could be reversed by the chancellor. Cuenca has three semesters left to teach. Edited by Katrina Hull Regents to face tough road ahead Governor's budget makes new objectives hard to accomplish By Clay McCuskin wrinner@ksan.com Kansan staff writer The Board of Regents has adapted to the sweeping changes made to its power during the summer but faces an uncertain budgetary future. On July 1, the nine Regents assumed responsibility for all 37 post-secondary institutions in the state -- including community colleges and technical schools. Previously they had governed only the University of Kansas, Kansas State, Emporia State, Pittsburg State, Fort Hays State and Wichita State universities. Kim Wilcox, executive director of the Regents and a former KU communications professor, said the transitions had gone well. "I think everyone is pleased and excited with the progress we've made," Wilcox said. "At the same time I think everyone has great expectations." These expectations include success in the upcoming legislative session, where the Regents will face stiff competition for dwindling state funds. Duane Goossen, budget director for Gov. Bill Graves, did not increase funding for higher education in his recommendations to the governor last month. "It's clearly going to be a very difficult year," Wilcox said. "The legislature is going to face some very tough decisions." Wilcox said the argument for greater funding of the system was simple. "Higher education is the key to our future as individual Kansans and as a state as a whole economically," he said. Other changes to the board included the appointment of five new Regents, the division of those Regents into three smaller commissions and the consolidation of some 25 staff members into a single office. With all 37 colleges in the state reporting to a single authority, Wilcox said communication between the institutions was easier. "I think the new organizational structure allows groups that might not have talked before to talk with each other." Wilcox said. Wilcox said he thought the Regents' mission would continue to grow. This discussion led to a merger proposal for Fort Hays State and Pratt Community College. The Commission on Higher Education Coordination — a group of three Regents — discussed the idea Tuesday in Topeka and decided to establish further guidelines before proceeding with the combination of schools. "Right now we're still working hard on deciding policies and procedures," Wilcox said. "Once these are established and in place, I think the board will move into Board of Regents Bill Docking, Arkansas City banker and chairman of the Regents, was cautiously optimistic about the progress made during the last five months. Docking was one of four Regents carried over from the previous incarnation of the board. more of a leadership role, not just in higher education, but in the state." "We've got the new system off to a positive start," he said. "The 37 institutions are all in the process of coming together and realizing we're one system." • Docking said the Regents' dedication was shown at Tuesday's meeting of the Higher Education commission. Only three Regents serve on the commission, but seven showed up for the meeting. "I think it's indicative of how involved the members of the board are," Docking said. Chancellor Robert Hemenway shared the optimism and concerns of Wilcox and Docking. The prognosis for the new Board of Regents is very good," Hemenway said. "It's unfortunate that at the very moment they started, we have this fiscal shortfall." A rose by any other name — Edited by Chris Hutchison CHAPUA Members of the Montague and Capulet families clash in the first act of Romeo and Juliet. Actors staged the play last night at Hashinger Hall. Another performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Hashinger theater. Photo by Lucas W. Krump/KANSAN Alcohol fogs victim's recall of stabbing By Kate Hollar writer@kansan.com Kansas staff writer Rv Katie Hollar University of Kansas employee Aron Guthrie was having one of those days Aug. 20. One of those days, he said, that made him want to drink. At a jury trial yesterday at Douglas County court, Guthrie recalled the night of Aug. 20 — the night he allegedly was stabbed. Guthrie said he started drinking at 7 p.m. that night, finishing a pint of whisky and quite a few beers. During his testimony yesterday, Guthrie said he could not remember many of the evening's events, including being stabbed. While attending a party at 12th and Ohio streets that night, Guthrie fought with Bowen Dino, a 25-year-old transient. Guthrie broke a windshield and dented Dino's friend's car, and the two broke start punched each other. witnesses said Dino brandished a 4 3/4-inch buck knife. After the fight, both men fell down. Guthrie was cut on his neck and arms. Dino was arrested on charges of attempted voluntary manslaughter following the skirmish. The charges eventually were lessened to aggravated battery. Kansas law defines aggravated battery as intentionally causing great bodily harm to another person or disfigurement of another person. It is a felony. Guthrie was treated at the University of Kansas Medical Center for nerve damage to his jaw. Yesterday, Guthrie said he could not identify Dino as his assailant, nor could he verify he had been stabbed. In his opening statement, the defendant's attorney, Michael Holland, said Dino was acting in self-defense. Yesterday, prosecutor Daze Zabel and Holland questioned five witnesses, including two KU students who are acquaintances of Dino's. Zabel said four more would take the stand today, when the trial reconvenes at 9 a.m. Guthrie is employed by the University at the Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall dining center. Edited by Kelly Clasen ZBT Presents An Evening With MACEO PARKER To benefit Toys for Tots. This advertisement sponsored by Kansan GRANADA Tues. DEC. 7 --- We're Open 24 Hours Need a Quiet Place To Study For Finals All Night Long? Dec.8,9,12,13,14,15 Kansas Union Lobby Level 4 (after normal building hours) Enter on Level 4, East Side, on Jayhawk Blvd. • Study Tables • Ethernet Outlets • Free Coffee & Donuts starting at 9 p.m. (while they last) Kansas & Burger OH HOO! BOO... KANSAS & BURGE Kansas Union * 864-4596 * www.jayhawks.com/union Quite simply the Best. Quite clearly the Ultimate. Platinum. Nothing else even comes close. PLATINUM A Reflection of You You can experience the feeling at wearing the rarest, purest most precious metal on earth simply by visiting. 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I DON'T KNOW, SOMETHING MUST BE ON MY MIND. -JONESEY- 1999 Seth Jones / KANSAN Editorials Senators shouldn't show reserve while spending leftover funding Each semester Student Senate takes $17 from each student's campus fee and allocates the money to student organizations or activities. If an organization does not spend the money it has been budgeted, the remainder goes into a reserve account. As time has passed, Student Senate now finds itself with $380,000 in this account to spend as the senators choose. What a wonderful opportunity Student Senate has to make a widespread and visible difference on campus. Now is the time to focus the reserve budget on a practical and functional idea. Two possibilities for such a project include the renovation and improvement of the KU Info bus stop on Jayhawk Boulevard and the construction of student information kiosks on campus. Logically, the money from the reserve account should be spent on something that directly benefits students. They have paid the activity fee each semester, and if we can't hand out cash refunds, then students need something that is more useful than a statue or plaque. Total reserve of $380,000 should be spent on projects that benefit students The bus stop is a bit of an eye sore and definitely could be more aesthetically pleasing with a small overhaul and some new benches. An even more practical idea would be to support the student organizations on campus by setting up outdoor kiosks in centralized areas specifically for posting information about events and activities. Ever since the University placed tighter restrictions on posting fliers it has been difficult for many student groups to advertise. Each senator should consider the advantages in spending the entire reserve account on a one-time, nonmaintenance project, instead of holding money back. The current reserve account has been accumulated during a short period of time. Whatever steps Senate takes in the next few months with the reserve account, we hope that the money will be spent in an innovative and worthwhile manner. Corey Snyder for the editorial board Leave halls open during holiday break Thanksgiving break is a time when students are expected to go home and spend a nice, long weekend with their families. This is obviously what the Department of Student Housing officials believe. Residence hall students — with the exception of those living in McCollum Hall — are forced to leave their rooms on Tuesday night of the break and not return until Sunday. The dining hall does not start serving food again until Monday morning when school resumes. Many schools leave their residence halls open during Thanksgiving break for several reasons. First, because the holiday lasts only five days, many students cannot return home. If they are not McCollum residents, these students have either to find friends to Students who can't go home or need to study should be able to stay in halls stay with or rent a room in McCollum. These students are charged $10 a day to live in rooms that do not have phone lines or a cable hookup. A second reason that the residence halls should not close is because of the amount of school work that many students have during Thanksgiving break. Students may have to write papers or study for tests, and their parents' homes are not conducive to studying, especially if relatives are visiting for the holiday. allow the staff extra days off, but there actually is extra work for the staff. Every room must be checked to ensure that the blinds are down and open, the trash is taken out and electrical items unplugged. Apparently, something bad will occur if students close their blinds and leave their appliances unsupervised for five days. It is an inconvenience for many students to be unable to enter their homes for five days. Leaving a needed textbook in the room could lead to a minor disaster. Closing the residence halls does The residence halls should be open during Thanksgiving break. There is no good reason to close them, and the advantages of allowing students to stay in their rooms during break far outweigh the disadvantages. Kansan staff Emily Haverkamp for the editorial board News editors Chad Bettes . . . . . 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All letters and guest columns should be submitted to the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stuffer-Flint Hall. The Kansan reserves the right to edit, cut to length or reject all submissions. For any questions, call Chad Betters or Seth Hattam at 864-4924. If you have general questions or comments, e-mail the page staff (opinion@kansan.com) or call 864-4924 "Study nature, not books." — Louis Agassiz, founder of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Perspective Nature a better teacher than any book or class cent purple back snirling in the light. Despite its delicate body, this little bird didn't appear afraid. As Gloriana cupped the bird in her hands, we peered closer, looking at the tiny feathers, strong wings and long beak. The crowned Woodnymph hummingbird ewd us calmly as our teacher Gloriaan extracted it from the net, its bright green neck and irides- tory beak. Matt Merkel-Hess columnist opinion@ kansan.com Experiences like this make a 5:30 a.m. wake-up call worth it. After a few minutes we let the hummer go and took down the badminton-like net. This was only one of the 25 or so bird watching trips we'd taken this semester. Usually, bird-watching involves getting up early, going to a likely spot — just about anywhere here in Costa Rica — and moving quietly or standing still with all your senses trained on your surroundings. Once a bird is spotted, binoculars can give you a closer view, but I prefer to use my eyes. It usually doesn't take long to see something amazing. Most of us in the class have seen more than 100 species of birds, from the mundane to jaw-dropping exotics. Brightly colored toucans cruise around, their yellow and black beaks looking like plastic Halloween costumes. Parakeets flit happily about in pairs or groups, always bubbling with song. Close to rivers, kingfishers patrol for food, and small birds such as the euphonias and many tanagers have colors so bright you'll wonder how they hide from predators. I met Mike this fall when he returned to Costa Rica to study frogs, other amphibians and reptiles. His interest in herpetology began at a young age in Kansas City and continued throughout college. In the summer of 1998 he participated in the Estudios Tropicales program through the University and had lived with the same family I do now. In addition to having another Jayhawk to talk to, it was fascinating to glean information from him. Poison dart frogs (sometimes misnamed poison arrow frogs) get away with being so colorful because of the toxins in their skin. Indigenous tribes used the toxins to coat the tips of their darts to make deadly hunting tools. The frogs aren't all that uncommon in the jungle. Keep your eyes open, and you have a good chance of finding some. In Bastimentos, different populations of the frog, Dendrobates pumilio, evolved different color patterns on their skin known as colormorphs. Now, many of these populations have mixed to create the display Mike and I saw. It's impossible even to begin to describe all these birds, but seeing, hearing or even just looking for birds is better than the caged tropical birds you see in the United States. But birds are not the only exotic creatures I've seen. "I've never seen this many frogs at once," said Mike Jorgensen, a December 1998 KU graduate in biology. It was 30 minutes after a rainfall on the island of Bastimentos in the archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panama, and the poison dart frogs were scampering about like grasshoppers. Everywhere we looked there were little frogs about the size of your last thumb joint sporting red, orange, yellow, white, blue or green, with or without black spots. It was the most colorful display of life I'd ever seen. This is why Mike came to the tropics. "Hey, over here," Mike said as he leaned in with his camera. "You got to see this one!" There's a lot of things "you got to see" in the tropics. I didn't ever think I'd gladly spend a whole day hunched over in the jungle looking for frogs. But this was worth it. Definitely better than any book could be. Merkel-Hess is an Iowa City, Iowa junior in environmental studies. He is studying abroad in Golfito, Costa Rica. Feedback Review not enough There is something wrong with how the Kansan does its movie reviews, especially the review in Friday's paper "World is Not Enough to save Bond Bomb." First of all, I would like to define what a good movie critic should do in his or her movie reviews. A good movie critic should look at a movie and decide whether it is a good movie based on what it is trying to accomplish. In this case, is the new James Bond movie good in comparison to the past 007 movies? It shouldn't be the opinion of one writer who obviously doesn't know very much about what a Bond movie should be. The only thing this review tells moviegoers is that there are lots of women and lots of action. This is something that anyone could tell me. The review also states that the movie gives a bad view on women. What else you expect if you expect if this movie is just "pure fantasy?" People expect to see traditionally beautiful young women when they go to a Bond movie. Again, if you knew anything about Bond movies, you would have known this. The criticism says that "No Bond film [they've] ever seen to date manag]d" to slip in any new or interesting ideas and characters." If this statement is true, why was this critic picked to do a review on a movie where her opinion was predetermined? Basically, all the critic did in this review was criticize Bond movies in general, not this particular film Millions of people have enjoyed this movie series over the many years it has existed. To tell people what they already know, and say it is bad was completely wrong. Next time find a more educated and professional movie critic. Michal Lisowyj Omaha freshman Professor's handbook claims are untrue The Feedback section of the Nov. 22 Kansan included a letter from Raymond Pierotti, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, in which he made a number of statements about Cancellor Robert Hemenway and other members of the University administration. Professor Pierotti wrote, among other things, "Cancellor Hemenway has... rewritten the faculty handbook, making it much easier to fire tenured faculty." I am I can state directly and unequivocally that Chancellor Hemenway has not rewritten a single sentence of the Handbook during his tenure at the University of Kansas. When any section of the Handbook is being revised, the draft revisions are circulated for review, comment and correction to more than a dozen University offices and representatives, including a faculty liaison appointed by faculty governance, the president of the Unclassified Professional Staff, and the president of the University of Kansas chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), among others. No revision of any section is published until this meticulous and lengthy review has been completed. the university staff member who has been assigned responsibility as editor for the Handbook for Faculty and Other Unclassified Staff, and I must report that this statement is patently untrue. Procedures governing promotion and tenure are a part of the Faculty Senate Rules and Regulations (Article VI) and in accord with the AAUP's 1968 "Recommended Institution Regulations on Academic Freedom and Tenure." Any change in these procedures must be recommended by elected faculty representatives who serve on the Faculty Council. Only upon the recommendation of the Faculty Council does the chancellor approve any changes. I am surprised and disappointed to learn that a tenured member of the University faculty is so ill informed about University policies and procedures and about how they are developed and modified. Jeannette A. Johnson Assistant to the provost Army is the loser A perennial election year commendum is how to deal with defense spending. Well, the problem just got a little bit easier now that there is one fewer branch of our vaunted military. Well, not yet, but the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that the U.S. Army will no longer air recruitment ads during the World Wrestling Federation's elegant display of fistcuffmanship, WWF Smackdown! This bold move shall eventually remove the Army from America's brittle "what you have done for me Why would the Army shoot itself in the foot, you ask? lately" brainlengths and force the demise of the once-proud brigade. Sargent Slaughter must be rolling over in his grave. Simple. Officials said they did not want to be associated with violence or overtly sexual behavior. Now who can blame the Army for this? If the WWF got me into the U.S. Army, those Bob Hope Christmas Special's shot from strategic points of US military invasion certainly would keep my attention. I mean, when you go to war you get to be entertained by the leading stars of film and television! The most violent part of war seemed to be when Bob would introduce the college football All-Americans. Of course this usually scared the timid, sensitive, and well-shaven troops, because you just never know when one of those drunken football players might attack you for not giving him a chalupa. And sorry ladies, but there just isn't anything sexy about Bob Hope. (Although I was always impressed how the show always managed to field a chorus line of beautiful, American women in obscure Middle Eastern locations.) Where is the Army going to find tomorow's war hero's today now? Dharma and Greg? I don't think so Sparky! Now Army recruiters are reduced to handing out free socks at local high schools and church potluck dinners. Why do you need socks to play on the beach and sip margaritas while being entertained by old bald men? Our generation has not experienced a war on home soil, and you may list any number of reasons for it, but here are my two cents buckaroo: War is Raw. This is not just the name of a highly popular TV show, it's a national defense strategy, my friend. I, for one, don't know how I'll sleep at night, knowing that the Army is no longer recruiting WWF fans, long proven as safeguards of our fair republic. So I urge you to contact your local Army Recruitment Office (22nd & Louisiana, 843-0465) and demand advertising on WWW so more overweight, undereducated White people will join the Army and save us all from the bad guy, or hang out with Bob Hope, or whatever it is that they do in the U.S. Army. Jimmy Barmann Lenexa sophomore 6 --- Thursday, December 2, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A · Page 5 City, county object to highway by Derek Prater writer @kanson.com Kanson staff writer By Derek Protor The South Lawrence Trafficway may be dead, but road disputes in Lawrence and Douglas County are alive and kicking. City and county officials, as well as concerned citizens, now are focusing their attention on the Kansas Department of Transportation's preferred route proposal for a new U.S. Highway 59. In November, KDOT released its proposal for a freeway that would run from I-35 south of Ottawa to Lawrence. The new Highway 59, which would cost an estimated $161 million, would be built about one mile east of the existing Highway 59. KDOT's proposal has drawn criticism from local government officials "I think it's abundantly clear that KDOT had made up its mind on this route before getting input from local governments or local residents," said Charles Jones, Douglas County commissioner. The Lawrence City Commission and the Douglas County Commission jointly sent a letter to KDOT last week expressing their preference for building on the existing highway. Ron Kaufman, public involvement liaison for KDOT, said the department considered every piece of input it received, but it determined the proposed route was the best long-term solution. "We do plan to go forward with what we've decided, and I don't see anything on the horizon to change that," Kaufman said. New U.S. HWY 59 Kaufman said the proposed route was chosen because it had fewer impacts on property owners and would be cheaper to build on than other alternatives. New U.S. HWY 59 Lawrence The new K-10 addition would be located about one mile east of U.S. HWY 59. I will begin at the K-35 and K-68 interchange and extend to the four line intersection of U.S. HWY 59 south of Lawrence. Ottawa Richard Bachman/ KANSAN A proposal to build on the existing highway actually would be cheaper, but the result would have been an expressway rather than a freeway. Kaufman said, KDOT determined that a freeway would be the best long-range plan because freeway interchanges, which utilize exit and entrance ramps, were a safer means of access to a high-speed, heavy-traffic road. Caryn Goldberg, an organizer of the Franklin-Douglas County Coalition of Concerned Citizens, said KDOT's proposed route would have big impacts. "We believe in farmland preservation, wildlife preservation and historic landmark preservation," Goldberg said. The proposed route would disturb farms, wetlands, native prairie and the historic Santa Fe Trail, she said. In addition to those concerns, Jones said there was concern about the existing Highway 59. "There's concern that the old road will be abandoned to local government," he said. "We think the scope of that project should be expanded," Mayor Erv Hodges said. With the freeway, there also will be an increase of traffic heading into Lawrence, and that concerns city officials. Hodges said the city wanted the project to include improvements to the intersection of the highway to the South Lawrence Trafficway and a route that would take traffic east of the city as well. Kaufman said the proposal was still in preliminary development and that KDOT would try to address as many concerns as possible. "We listen to and read every letter and comment we get," he said. "Unfortunately, there are times when we can't do everything people want us to do." — Edited by Chris Hutchison Professor accepts second interim job By Nathan Willis writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer A new — but no longer unfamiliar — face will take control for Assistant Provost Rich Givens next semester. Diana Carlin, interim assistant provost for academic services, will take Givens' position while he is on sabbatical. Carlin, who also was an associate professor of communication studies, will be new to the position but not new to the provost's office. She has filled in for Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, associate provost for academic services, who was in Washington, D.C., on sabbatical this semester. "She's done very,very well,"said Provost David Shulenburger. "I'm confident that the same will happen next semester." Givens' duties include overseeing space issues on campus, distributing money raised from the student technology fund and overseeing the Reserve Officers Training Corps. Carlin, said Carlin saio Givens' job dealt with a narrower area than the position she was in this semester. which could make it easier to jump into. In her current position, she has overeven areas, including admin Carlin: Will resume a director role at the provost's office overseen areas including admissions and scholarships, the Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center and the University Registrar's office. "I like solving problems," she said. "Some people might shy away from it, but I'm fascinated by how to come up with solutions for different problems." One of the biggest challenges Carlin will face in her new position is coordinating the School of Education's move to Joseph R. Pearson Hall and the resultant move of other programs into Bailey Hall, the school's current home. He said he would be studying the reactions of cells to light and researching how proteins in cells folded, something no Meanwhile, Givens will be spend- PETER KENNEDY Givens: Will spend part of his sabbatical in New Mexico one knows much about something Students to spend millennium with family, friends — Edited by Kelly Clasen Special to the Kansan When the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, 2000, Laura Matthews, Overland Park senior, will celebrate with the most important person in her life — her mother. Whether the reason is guilt or a free plane ticket, students like Matthews, feel compelled to ring in the millennium with their parents. By Scott Terstriep "I don't want my mom to spend New Year's Eve alone, especially for the millennium," Matthews said. "I plan on relaxing and having a peaceful New Year's." Alysia Eakins, Stillwell senior, said she was not consulted when her parents made New Year's plans. "Basically my parents bought plane tickets to Florida for the family and then told my brothers and me what we were doing," Eakins said. "I really didn't have a choice, but I'm looking forward to getting away." Mike Arnold, Lawrence junior, said he had planned to spend New Year's with his family because he was studying abroad for the spring semester. "I couldn't imagine not spending this New Year's without my family when I will be in a different country a week later," Arnold said. "I will probably spend a little time with my friends, but most of the night I will be with my family." The year 2000 bug may cause some concern for separation and how it may affect travel and safety. Tim Laughlin, Lawrence senior, said he was concerned about the possible effects of the year 2000 bug, but it wouldn't prevent him from leaving home. "I do feel bad not spending the millennium with my parents because, if bad things happen, I would rather be with my family." Laughin' said Other students also did not include their parents when making plans for the millennium. David Ravis, Leawood senior, said his plans for the millennium did not include his parents. "My parents have plans with their friends, and so do I," Ravis said. "I never worried about them getting upset. From past experiences, I don't think my parents would want to witness me on New Year's Eve." Megan Stockdale, Overland Park sophomore, also doesn't want to be with her parents. "My parents plan to spend New Year's at a hotel party so I won't think twice about going out with my friends," she said. When the clock strikes midnight for the start of the 21st century, some students will be with family while others may be wondering what their families are doing. 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Spain said that Mil Spec guards did not have arrest power in Kansas, but they did have the right to detain and press charges against individuals who have committed a crime on a client's property. "If there has definitely been a crime like a felony, where charges are going to be pressed, then we'll go ahead and handcuff Although Spain cited incidents where Mil Spec had assisted the Lawrence Police Department, Sgt. George Wheeler, a representative of the police department, said, "Basically, we don't have much of a relationship, except them and wait for the police" Spain said. Keeping the Peace that they call the police when they find something that needs our presence," he said. "Mil Spec is a private security agency, and our function is to simply license those folks — just like we license door-to-door salesmen." aspect about Mil Spec was not their size or empty threats, but the 9mm pistols they carry. Sean Mongey, St. Louis sophomore, said that he had seen the aggressive nature of Mil Spec guards. "I understand they have a job to do." Mongey said. "But sometimes they go beyond what is necessary. I've seen them intimidate people by threatening to throw them off the third floor balcony of Jefferson Commons." Marrs said it was usually the resident who was at fault and that alcohol blurred their image of reality. "We like to start new guys off on the floor at nightclubs. It really tells us a lot about them." "You have to take what the ignorant masses have to say with a grain of salt," he said. "Their stories are always that they were reading the Bible, and we came up and picked on them. If you talk to an apartment manager that has been around for a while, they will tell you that most tenants are full of shit." Sgt. Wheeler said that a person needed to be 21 years old and qualify on the law enforcement range to be licensed to carry a firearm. Certified by the National Law Enforcement Training Center, Spain and Marrs subject their guards to additional training in firearm safety and self-defense' tactics. "That's not anything anybody makes us Mongey said the most intimidating Derek Spain Co-owner of Mil Spec do, but it's a liab- issue," he said. "Obviously if you put somebody out on the street there's a serious liability, and we do everything possible to reduce it." Marrs said that people were less likely to pull out a gun at an establishment if they knew there were armed guards. In addition to nightclubs, hotels and apartment complexes, Mil Spec patrols Memorial Stadium, Allen Fieldhouse and Anschutz Sports Pavilion, and also does security work for Naimmith Hall, 1815 Naimmith Drive. Spain got the idea for Mil Spec after he was honorably discharged from the Army, where he served as a Ranger. The Lawrence native started attending classes at the University of Kansas, with aspirations of serving in law enforcement. After a summer of working as a security guard at Coyote's, 1003 E 23rd, he decided not to become a police officer. Since May of 1995, Mil Spec has become one of Lawrence's larger security forces with a fleet of eight vehicles and 40 security guards. A life-size poster of Arnold Schwarzenegger greets visitors at the company's headquarters, 218 Pinecove Drive. Instead of looking like an administrative office, weight machines line the walls and a mirror stretches from floor to ceiling. Spain said that Mil Spec gave its guards every opportunity to work out. In the beginning "Originally we had the idea of going completely ex-military personnel," Spain said. "But there weren't a lot of them around." Spain also discovered that just because people had military experience did not mean that they had the right discipline to be members of Mil Spec. He then turned to recruiting football players. "We like them because they tend to be pretty physically fit, good-sized guys and very trainable," Spain said. "They are used to taking orders, and they are used to being taught how to do things." Marrs said that most of the football players were from Ottawa University but included Chad Rine, a redshirt freshman on the University of Kansas team. Rine, Naples, Fla., sophomore, played football for Ottawa last year and learned about Mil Spec through a friend before transferring to the University. HARRINGTON FREEDOM 12/31/09 12/31/09 12/31/09 "I've gained an addiction for solving people's problems," Rine said. "There is some danger, but we train pretty hard, and I work with a lot of good people." Spain said that new officers earned $8 an hour and were paired with veterans and assigned as bouncers at various night-clubs. Currently, Mil Spec employs about 30 percent ex-military personnel and 70 percent football players. "We like to start new guys off on the floor at nightclubs," Spain said. "It really tells us a lot about them. It gets kind of rough in there. If somebody has a hot head, you identify it very quickly." Spain said Mil Spec's market called for better training and higher pay for employees when compared to other security companies. "It all comes down to pricing," he said. "We can't compete on the level of those guys you see at Dillons, who bid their contracts out for less than what we pay our guys on an hourly basis. Which is why we've settled for a more high intensity market. You can charge more." Zack Marrs, co-owner of Mil Spec Security, 218 Pinecove Drive, assists an intoxicated man in front of a local nightclub. Marrs and his partner, Derek Spain, started Mil Spec in May of 1995 to provide trained security guards for establishments. Photo by Todd Halstead/KANSAN Marrs said that many clients were reactive and not proactive when employing Mil Spec's services. "I've dealt with nightclubs that wouldn't talk to us until somebody got shot dead," he said. On the streets After last call at Tremors last Friday, a flood of late night revelers poured out of the club. The breeze did not sway people from clustering around the club before migrating to the parking lot across the street. The bass from car stereos began to boom as tiny pockets of people engaged in drunken conflicts. Like clockwork, five Mil Spec officers corralled the clientele away from the club and toward their cars in order to secure the area. One of the revelers, Mike Crawford, Kansas City, Mo., junior, said that the Mil Spec guards were too aggressive in subdu- ing the crowd. "I'm just trying to make my way out of the club, and they tried to push me to the side." Crawford said. "I guess it's all good, but they just don't respect us." Spain said that the goal was to get the crowd dispersed as quickly as possible, but that they never made an attempt to be disrespectful. After about 20 minutes only a few stragglers remained before they too left without incident, leaving Mil Spee's agents in pursuit of further disturbances in the city. — Edited by Mike Loader — Designed by Anne Robertson Please recycle your Kansan when you are through with it Most mb students drink moderately 0-5 drinks when they party.* *Based on survey responses from 1,621 KU students. Survey administered by the KU Office of Institutional Research & Planning (1999) Congratulations O. Maurice Joy 1969-the 1st year at KU 1999 On behalf of the countless number of students whose minds you challenged and developed Thank you for your commitment, energy,and wisdom. On behalf of the colleagues whose work you shared. Thank you for your friendship, leadership,and dedication to excellence. On behalf of your friends and family whose lives you grace each day, Thank you for your devotion, sacrifice,and love. Congratulations on a remarkable career. 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SEE PAGE 5B Baseball Yankees Chili Davis ended his 19-year career in the major leagues yesterday when he retired from the New York Yankees. SEE PAGE 2B Contact the Kansan WWW.KANSAN.COM/SPORTS Sports Desk: (785) 864-4810 Sports Fax: (785) 864-0391 Sports e-mail: sports@ansan.com Jayhawks ready to catch Waves Pepperdine press to plague Kansas Bv Matt Tait The Beach Boys sing that catching a wave is like sitting on top of the world. Kansas coach Roy Williams said that he was pleased with the way the Jayhawks played in Anchorage, especially with regard to poise, but that he hoped that his team was not too content. Although the No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks are not quite on top of the world, they will get an opportunity to catch a wave tonight when they play the Pepperdine Waves at 7:05 in Allen Fieldhouse. "We have to make sure our guys aren't too fat and happy after Alaska," Williams said, referring to the tournament win and the massive amounts of food his wife, Wanda, cooked for the team's Thanksgiving feast — 40 pounds of turkey, six pies and 233 homemade rolls, to name a few of the delights. Junior forward Kenny Gregory said that the trip to Alaska was something the team had to do when it came to building team unity and chemistry. "I think off the court the trip to Alaska helped us a lot as far as bringing us closer together since we were together for a whole week," Gregory said. "There's not much to do in Alaska. But I think we're back to business right now, and we're looking forward to our next game." The Jayhawks lofty feeling results from their tournament-winning performance last week at the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage. Kansas swept three games, winning by an average margin of 22 points, and won its first ever shootout title. The Starting Lineup KU sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter KANSAS JAYHAWKS 4-0 overall SG KENNY GREGORY 6-5 JR. PG JEFF BOSCHEE 6-1 Sg. SF NICK BRAPDOR 6-7 Sr. PF NICK COLLISON 6-9 FR. C ERIC CHENOWITH 7-1 JR. PEPPERDINE WAVES 3-1 overall SG TEZALE ARCHIE 6-6 Sr. PG BRANDON STRONG 6-4 So. SF TOMMINE PRINCE 6-5 Sr. PF KELVIN GIBBS 6-6 Jr. C NICK SHEPARD 6-11 Sr. Allen Field House 7:05 tonight • TV: Jayhawk TV network • Ch. 3 and 13 Radio: Jayhawk Radio Network *980 and 1320 AM, 105.9 FM* That next game is against a 3-1 Pepperdine team under the direction of a new coach, Jan van Breda Kolff. While the Waves have not been challenged with the level of competition that Kansas has, Williams said that he respected them a See WAVE on page 2B As the millennium draws to a close, the Kansan will feature the lives and achievements of the 10 greatest athletes at the University of Kansas, as selected by former and current players, coaches, administrators and fans. Top athletes from the University of Kansas: 10. Lynette Woodard women's basketball,'78-'81 9. Jim Ryun track,'66-'69 8. Danny Manning men's basketball,'85-'88 7. Ralph Miller men's basketball, football, '38-'40,'41 6. Jim Bausch track, football and basketball, '29-32 5. Al Oerter track and field, 56-58 3. Ray Evans football and basketbal,41- 43,'46-'48 4. Nolan Cromwell football, track and field, 73-77 1. Wilt Chamberlain basketball, track and field '56-'58 kansas millennium athlete No.1 wilt chamberlain Wilt the Stilt's abilities performance make him Jayhawks' greatest ever Words cannot describe him. His records cannot justify his contribution to the game of basketball. Only those who knew him or saw him play can truly do him justice. But for those who did not know him or were too young to have seen him play, all that exist are the stories and records. And even then, somehow those distant narratives and typewritten numbers get the point across that Wilt Chamberlain was basketball. Chamberlain's story is one of unique proportions, as he not only dominated the game he played — he changed it. At 63, Chamberlain died suddenly Oct. 12 at his Bel Air, Calif., home. While his death brought memories of all sorts, from his high school, collegiate and professional careers, to the forefront, his place on the list of Kansas' greatest athletes has been set in stone for several years. Born on Aug. 21, 1936, in Philadelphia, Chamberlain showed signs of his future dominance at an early age. As a high school senior in Philadelphia, Wilt averaged nearly 40 points per game and twice scoring 90 points in a game. The Young Stilt Millennium archives Go online for archived stories on all 10 of the Kanson's athletes of the millennium. See www.kansan.com Then-Kansas coach Forrest "Phog" Allen made the journey to Philadelphia to meet with Chamberlain. This was a shocking move to some, as not many black athletes were recruited to play college basketball in 1955. "He was a giant in the game, even at that time," said Jerry Waugh, a Kansas assistant coach at the time. "There is no telling how great he could have been with the training the basketball players receive today." His mystique began immediately upon his arrival at Kansas. In 1955, Chamberlain made his Kansas debut. At that time, freshmen were not allowed to compete on the varsity squads, but he did play on the freshman team, Chamberlain's first scrimmage as a Jayhawk, against the varsity, was a major success. He led the freshmen to victory, The success Chamberlain enjoyed in high school continued in college and increased with each year. scoring 42 points and grabbing 29 rebounds. That scrimmage occurred on Allen's 70th birthday, and it convinced Allen that getting Chamberlain to Kansas was a great move. As Chamberlain's college career progressed, everything he did, every time he scored 50 points or every time Kansas won, Allen's recruitment of Chamberlain became more and more genius. And although Allen never coached Chamberlain, Dick Harp, the man who replaced Allen prior to the 1956-57 season, certainly understood that Wilt was a special player. age on's d it hat rain a As col- oro- ing he s or nsas cruit- erlain d more although coached Harp, the ced Allen -57 season, and that Wilt it was best think he s of Dick 4B of s "Dick just wanted what was best for Wilt," Waugh said. "I think he just went with the graces of Dick Harp." see CHAMBERLAIN page 4B photo courtesy of University Archives Junior safety Nesmith wins defensive award By Mike Miller Kansas junior safety Carl Nesmith, named to the coaches' first team All-Big 12 Conference defense last week, was honored yesterday as The Associated Press' Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year. It was the first time a Kansas player has won the award since linebacker Steve Harvey captured it in 1991 and only the fourth time in Jayhawk history. "The Butcher" keeps racking up the awards. sports @ kansan.com Kansan sportswriter Kansan sportswriter By Mike Miller port@kenson.com tackles, second on the team. Nicknamed "The Butcher" by his teammates because of his hard-hitting style, the 6-foot-3-inch, 215-pound Nesmith played in all 12 games for the Jayhawks this season but started only the last five games. During those five games Nesmith posted most of his 69 total "I just try to play as hard as I can and make some big plays happen," Nesmith said. But it was the bone-crushing tackles replayed again and again on the MegaVision screen at Memorial Stadium and on television that garnered the most attention for Nesmith. D.J. BOWEN Nesmith, a transfer from Butler County Community College, got a late start on the season, joining the 'Hawks in August. A wide receiver at Butler Nesmith: Switched positions at the start of the year County, he was switched to the defensive sackheld once the Kansas coaching staff recognized his potential. "He's a guy who came with lots of size and speed and athletic ability and motor skills," secondary coach Dick Moseley said. "Him coming into two a-days trying to learn a new position — and getting this award — that's pretty good. It's a result of a season that needed a lot of learning." Nesmit led the Jayhawks with three interceptions and was credited with five pass deflections, a blocked field goal — that preserved a 31-28 victory against Iowa State — two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble. In Kansas' defensive scheme, safeties often were used as another linebacker, usually to help against the run. Nesmit gave the Jayhawks another linebacker-size presence similar to what several college and professional teams have begun to use. He also played a valuable role on the Kansas special teams, leading the Jayhawks with 23 The AP selected the Big 12's offensive and defensive layers of the year yesterday as well. See page 3B Other selections yards per kickoff return, which ranked third in the Big 12. But he said that for all of Nesmith's success this season, he still had lots to learn as a safety and a football player — but that the sky was the limit. "He gives a team a dimension as a special teams' talent that gave us an opportunity to use him on multiple occasions," Moseley said. "It's going to be interesting to see how far he can raise his level of play," Moseley said. "The growth and development of Carl will determine if he plays on another level." — Edited by Allan Davis Commentary Fall athletic teams given passing grade Because I have to get grades in all my classes, I think for once I should be able to pass out some grades of my own. The fall sports season at Kansas began with lots of promise but little else. There was some excitement, including watching Amanda Reves become the greatest killer in Kansas volleyball history and Carl Nesmith's blocked field goal to preserve a victory against Iowa State, but on the whole, it was a slightly disappointing fall. Here are my grades for the four fall sports teams: 100 Brad Hallier associates sports editor sports@kansan.com Football: C. A 5-7 record is no reason to start calling for Coach Terry Allen's head on a platter, especially considering that one of those losses was in a game that the Jayhawks originally weren't scheduled to play in — the 41-13 pounding by Notre Dame. But that game, along with losses at Colorado and Oklahoma State and the infamous smashing at the hands of San Diego State, made many sick to their stomachs. But there were plenty of positives. Shutting out the hapless Missouri Tigers was great, and nearly beating Nebraska was the highlight of the year. With quarterback Dylen Smith returning, along with running backs Moran Norris and David Winbush, and wide receivers Harrison Hill, Termaine Fulton and Byron Gasaway, next year's Jayhawks will be exciting to watch and possibly could go to a bowl game. Volleyball: B-. The season that could have been. The Jayhawks needed to beat Iowa State at Ames, Iowa, Nov. 24, and Colorado at home on Saturday to have a good shot at a berth in the NCAA tournament. But the Jayhawks somehow lost to the hapless Cyclones, which was the team's only conference win. But the fact that the Jayhawks were close to making their inaugural NCAA appearance, and the fact that they had their first winning record since 1993, makes it a good year. And watching players like Reves, a first team All-Big 12 performer, Mary Beth Albrecht and Anné Kreimer was a real treat. Soccer: C. Yes, the Jayhawks missed the Big 12 tournament, even though eight of the 11 teams (Kansas State does not have a soccer team) in the Big 12 made it. Yes, they had an 8-10-1 record. Yes, Nebraska pounded Kansas 8-1. But in all fairness, the Finnish sensation, Hilla Rantala, missed a crucial game against Colorado, a game the Jayhawks would have won if she had played, thus placing them in the Big 12 tournament. Plus, sophomore Natalie Hoegveld had a fine season, tying the team record for goals in a single season with six, and junior Meghann Haven played like Colombian star Carlos Valderrama by dishing out a team record nine assists. Defender Kylie Watts, who should walk-on the football team as place-kicker next year — not only because she could do better than Joe Garcia, but because she likely would place a Nesmith-like stick on someone — continued her solid, tough play. Cross country: D-. Not a good season. Nobody qualified for the NCAA Championships this year, the women placed very low at the regional meet and the men were missing 1998 NCAA qualifier Brian Jensen most of the season with an injury. Not a good year for a program with a rich tradition. A final special tip-of-the-hat to the men's golf team and Coach Ross Randall. The men were the only Big 12 champions the University had last year, and they at one time were ranked No. 1 in the country this fall. And I am serious when I tell you to watch them in the spring to see if they can repeat. Hallier is a Mission senior in journalism. 2B Quick Looks Thursday December 2,1999 HOROSCOPES Aries : Today is a 7. You could take a supportive role today and let somebody else stand up for you. Generally it's the other way around, but you can make an exception. Pick a smooth talker to present your side. Taurus: Today is a 6. People turn to you for advice. It may seem like they don't have enough sense to figure things out for themselves. Different people just have different skills. You're practical. Gemini: Today is an 8. You're good at talking and at getting people to open up, too. That's your assignment today. A long drive would be perfect if you can find an excuse. Your friend will be more chatty in private Cancer: Today is a 6. Do you have a house full of family? They're probably having fun, but it may be at your expense. If they don't remember to help with the cleanup, remind them. Don't just sit there and stew; speak up. Leo: Today is a 9. You look good, and you're drawing attention. You either learn something that will be useful — or you might be. An opportunity could open up soon, so be prepared. Start by figuring out what it'll be. Virgo: Today is a 6. Don't take off on your adventure yet, but you can prepare. Get your goal firmly in mind. Travel posters help. Luxury is not out of the question. Plan on pampering yourself. You've earned it. You might finally do something that you've always wanted to do, but haven't. All it takes is faith, courage and a total lack of "common sense." Congratulations! You score three out of three! Libra: Today is an 8. Sagittarius: Today is an 8. Scorpio: Today is a 6. Your hopes, dreams and fears take top priority now. Something you've worried about can't be put off any longer. Get it done as early as possible so you can relax tonight — finally. Capricorn: Today is a 6. You're going through an interesting phase. You're changing into a new you. To make sure this change is for the better, rely on friends for support. They'll be glad to tell you what to do. Something that you feared might happen could come true. Luckily, it might be anti-climactic. You worried all this time, for what? Well, no point wring about that! Get on with life! Aquarius: Today is an 8. You and your friends are most likely in the moo to try something new. Push yourselves to the edge—and over! You've had enough of the same dull routine. Make something interesting happen. Pisces: Today is a 6. You learn well by doing. This is a good day to practice, and that's OK with you. If you can spend all day at it, you could advance a couple of levels. Picture yourself performing flawlessly. 2 Two people. LION SALUTAS Scorpion Kansas football player improves after accident Adrian Jones, a redshirt freshman football player who was injured in a car wreck Sunday afternoon, was upgraded from serious to good condition yesterday. He was moved out the intensive care unit at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita to a regular patient room, said assistant athletics director Doug Vance yesterday. KANSAS FOOTBALL Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only. Jones was returning to Lawrence from his Dallas home when about 10 miles south of Emporia on the Kansas turnpike, the left rear tire on the Honda he was driving blew out, causing the car to swerve off the road. It rolled once and landed on its wheels. 弓 Jones and another football player, redshirt freshman Derick Mills, were thrown from the car. Jones suffered severe head trauma and other lacerations. He was taken by helicopter to Wesley, where he was in critical condition until Monday morning. Mills and the other passenger, Christopher L. Jones, a 26-year-old Dallas resident, suffered no major injuries and were treated Sunday at an Emporia hospital. — Mike Miller BIG 12 FOOTBALL Texas quarterback heads back to practice AUSTIN — Texas quarterback Major Applewhite has returned to practice after an intestinal virus sidelined him for most of the Longhorns' 20-16 loss to Texas A&M. Applewhite, the first 3,000-yard passer in school history, is expected to start Saturday when No. 12 Texas (9-3, 6-2 Big 12) plays No. 3 Nebraska (10-1, 7-1) in the big 12 Championship Game in San Antonio. "Major looked good. I think he's regained most of his strength." Coach Mack Brown said after 1 Applewhite: practicing for game against Nebraska Tuesday's work-out. "He was very accurate." Applewhite lost 12 pounds as his temperature went as high as 103 after the virus struck the night before last Friday's game. Freshman Chris Simms started for Texas and completed 10 of 21 passes for 130 yards. Applewish played in the fourth quarter and was 5-of-11 for 53 yards NY Yankees release veteran outfielder Davis BASEBALL He hit .269 this year with 19 homers and 78 RBI but slumped in the second half of the season, managing just six homers and 26 RBI after the All-Star break. NEW YORK — Chili Davis ended his 19-year career in the major leagues when the Yankees gave him his unconditional release Tuesday. Davis, 39, had said late in the season that he was leaning toward retirement. C Davis finished with 359 career homers, third-most among switch hitters, trailing only Mickey Mantle (536) and Eddie Murray (504). His 1,372 BRI were third among active players behind Harold Baines (1,583) and Cal Ripken (1,571). designated hitter. Darryl Strawberry, back from colon cancer surgery, knee problems and a drug-related suspension, figures to be the designated hitter against right-handed pitchers next season, with several players used against left-handers. "Chili exemplifies character and class." Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said in a statement. "He was a veteran leader who, along with his offensive skills, brought professionalism and competitiveness to the ballpark every day." Davis, who was hurt for most of the 1998 season, was the Yankees' A WOMEN'S BASKETBALL thefts may cost school its basketball team FRANKFORT, Ky. — The fate of women's basketball at Kentucky State is uncertain, athletics director Derrick Ramsey said yesterday. Thirteen players have been suspended during the investigation of possible thefts from a local store, Hibbett Sports. Ramsey canceled a news conference he had scheduled yesterday. Ramsay was going to discuss who was in, who was out and plans for the remainder of the season, but new information had to be sorted out. he said. Ramsey canceled the team's November games. The Thorobrettes' next scheduled game is Dec. 11 against Fort Valley State. No one has been charged in the alleged theft. Franklin County attorney Jim Boyd said yesterday he has heard nothing from the company about pressing charges. TRACK AND FIELD Maurice Greene wins Jesse Owens Award Maurice Greene and Inger Miller, winner of the Jesse Owens Memorial Award for 1999, can't wait to face their major opponents next year. Greene's biggest rival is Michael Johnson, the Olympic champion and world record-holder in the 200 and 400 meters. Miller's No. 1 foe is Marion Jones, the two-time world champion in the women's 100 and winner of the Owens Award in 1997 and 1998 the award winner ahead of five other male track and field stars, including Johnson. "He'll play his hand when he's ready, I'm ready to play mine." "it's like we're playing cards," Greene said Wednesday, after being chosen This year, when Greene was setting the world record of 9.79 seconds in the 100, winning the 200 at the USA Championships and sweeping the 100 and 200 at the World Championships, he accused Johnson of ducking him in the 200. Johnson, who ran only the 400 at the World Championships and was a last-minute withdrawal from the 200 at the USA Championships because of an injury, said the same thing about Greene. So they never met. Greene said he hoped to race against Johnson before next year's U.S. Olympic trials at Sacramento, Calif., in July. BOXING TORONTO — A bearded Sikh boxer won a court order allowing him to compete, but officials yesterday canceled an entire weight division of the national championships because of the ruling. Pardeep Nagra, a light flyweight, wears a beard for religious reasons. He was barred from the tournament held by the Canadian Amateur Boxing Association because beards are prohibited in international amateur boxing rules. Boxer's beard causes weight-class suspension His lawyers obtained the court order allowing Nagra to fight with a net around his beard. The association then called off the light flyweight division bouts in Campbell River, British Columbia, until the issue gets resolved. Nagra, whose religion bars him from shaving, called the ruling a missed opportunity to correct an injustice. He said the other four fighters in his weight group supported his participation in the tournament. The Associated Press Thur. Sports Calendar 2 3 Men's basketball game vs. Pepperdine @ 7:05 p.m. --- Women's basketball game vs. Loyola Marymount at 7:05 p.m. 4 Sun. 5 Wave defense causes turnovers Swimming meet vs. lowa | @ Iowa City lowa — all day Women's basketball game vs. UC - Santa Barbara or BYU@ 2:30 p.m. Men's basketball game vs. Middle Tennessee State at 1:05 p.m. in Murfreesboro, Tenn. 9 Mon. Continued from page 1B great deal and remembered last year's hard-fought, seven-point victory against Pepperdine at the John Wooden Classic in Anaheim, Calif. "They're 8-1 and they beat Fresno State at Fresno, that's impressive," Williams said. "We know some of their guys from last year, Kelvin Gibbs and Tommie Prince are talented players." While Williams remembers Pepperdine's power from a year ago, this year the Waves are led by sophomore Brandon Armstrong. Armstrong is averaging 13.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. --- Gibbs ranks second in team scoring with 11 points a game and first in rebounding with 9.8 a game. Prince is fourth on the squad chipping in 8.5 points per game. Much like Kansas, Pepperdine is a defensive team and tends to press. Pepperdine's defense has its opponents averaging 23 turnovers a game, while the Waves only commit an average 15 turnovers a game. Aside from a win, Williams said the Pepperdine game was a chance for the Jayhawks to work on their half-court offense. "It's hard to put just one thing up, there, but if I could wave a magic wand the first thing I'd point to would be the half-court offense," Williams said. "We don't set enough screens. We don't read the screens properly. We don't take care of the basketball. We don't make the easy pass and over the course of the season the really good teams take away your easy baskets. That's what we try to do." Edited by Katrina Hull Carruth charged in girlfriend's shooting The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rae Carruth of the Carolina Panthers was accused yesterday of instigating the drive-by shooting that critically injured his pregnant girlfriend. terdav. Carruth, wearing a bright orange jail jumpsuit, faces a $3 million bail and District Court Judge Phil Howerton refused to reduce it yes "Rae Carruth was the instigator here," Assistant District Attorney Gentry Caudill said. "We are a heartbeat away from a double-murder case." Carruth and two other men are charged in the shooting of Cherica Adams, 24, who was shot four times Nov. 16 while driving in Charlotte. Doctors delivered a premature son soon after by emergency Caesarean section. Adams and her baby boy remain in critical condition at Carolinas Medical Center. "She is in very unstable condition." Assistant District Attorney Jack Knight said. "Her condition has worsened." Defense attorney George Laughrun sought a $100,000 bail for Carruth. "To this day we don't know what the state of North Carolina alleges Rae Crarluth's involvement in this case," he said. "We don't know the nature of the evidence against him." The state contends Carruth poses a serious flight risk. But his lawyer said Carruth has strong ties with a job and home in Charlotte. And he cited two high-profile murder cases in Charlotte in which bail was much lower. When Howerton asked prosecutors for reasons to keep the $3 million bail, they said eyewitnesses and direct evidence put Carruth and two other defendants at the scene of the attack. 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Bruno Pischiutta writer, director, producer publicist and actor. 2 1 Thursday, December 2, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section B · Page 3 Improved sophomore center sees playing time By Melinda Weaver sports @kansan.com Kansan sportwriter Though she spent most of her freshman season on the bench, Kristin Geoffroy already has contributed key minutes this season and greatly improved her game. Last season, Geoffroy, 6-foot-7-inch sophomore center, played in 17 games, averaging 6.2 minutes per game. She scored a career-high six points against Butler and had a career-high four rebounds against Kansas State and Oklahoma. 9. rebounds, 5, and field goals made. She averaged 5.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. In only three games this season, she already has broken or tied nine of her freshman records. Among those records are career-high points, "She is one of the most improved players this season," Coach Marian Washington said. "She has been able to get quality minutes and give us quality minutes. She has great hands and is d 100 Geoffroy: Spent summer improving her game and is developing confidence in her ability to score." After her freshman season, Geoffroy spent the summer in Lawrence improving her game and working out with most of her teammates. They consistently did workouts that included running, weight training and pickup games. However, the biggest improvement has been Geoffroy's attitude. "Everyone on the team thinks I have done a complete 180 as far as my attitude is concerned," Geoffroy said. "I have become more confident and have a different understanding of the way my teammates react to me and I react to them." Washington said the key to Geoffroy's attitude adjustment simply was having an additional year to adjust to the changes of collegiate basketball. "A year can make a big difference," Washington said. "Most freshmen have a rude awakening because the intensity level, the expectations and the work ethic is so different. There is so much thrown at them that it is not usual to find a freshman who can come in and play for you right away. By the second year, you are saying the same things, but they are able to hear you better." There is one thing Washington said that she would like Geoffroy to continue working on. "She needs to continue to work on her defense, especially her lateral defense," Washington said. "She is a very big girl, and she will really have to focus so we can continue to use her against smaller players. If she continues to improve, she will be a great player by this time next year." Despite her improvements, Geoffroy competes for minutes at the center position with junior forward Jaclyn Johnson, senior center Heather Fletcher and sophomore center Nikki White, but said she did not mind as long as she was helping the team reach its goal. "I'll just take what I can get and go from there," Geoffroy said. "I just try to give all that I can give. We expect to go all the way to the Final Four, and I think we can really achieve that if we pull together and make a 100 percent effort." - Edited by Kelly Clasen KU 20 42 Applewhite, Simoneau take home Big 12 hardware The Associated Press Kansas State senior linebacker Mark Simoneau tackles Kansas running back Mitch Bowles. Simoneau was named Big 12 Conference defensive player of the year by The Associated Press. Photo by Christina Neff/KANSAN AUSTIN — Major Applewhite wasn't supposed to have such a good season. Out from under Ricky Williams' shadow, many expected the lanky Texas sophomore to be exposed as an average quarterback. Some figured that by midseason freshman sensation Chris Simms would make Applewhite a forbidden man. Instead, Applewhite became No. 12 Texas' first 3,000-yard passer and led the Longhorns (9-3) to the Big 12 South Division title, earning a spot in the league's championship game Saturday against Nebraska. Applewhite was named the Big 12 offensive player of the year by The Associated Press yesterday. Top defensive honors went to Kansas State senior linebacker Mark Simoneau. Oklahoma quarterback Josh Heupel and Kansas safety Carl Nesmith were named the offensive and defensive newcomers of the year. Despite being the Big 12 newcomer of the year last season, Applewhite had to prove he could handle defenses geared to stop him instead of Williams. He did so pretty convincingly, completing 60.2 percent of his passes for 3,185 yards and a school-record 21 touchdowns. "The only thing I wanted was respect," Applewhite said. "Last year, I played OK. This year, I had to deal with the fact that Ricky was gone, we lost seven starters and had the incoming high school player of the year. back and played well." "All that talk and I came Applewhite quickly proved himself as the undisputed leader of the Longhorns' offense in more ways than statistics. "There's 'not much that unnerves him,' said Texas coach Mack Brown. "He has handled all the Chris Simms questions honestly, he's handled them fairly. He's convinced me that winning is more important than how he plays." Applewhite also earned the respect of his competition. downs in a little more than three quarters to beat the Red Raiders 58-7. "He's the catalyst of that football team." "He's done nothing but win," said retiring Texas Tech coach Spike Dykes, who watched Applewhite pass for 241 yards and three touch- Applewhite's best effort came in the second half of the Longhorns' 24-20 win over Nebraska. After going 9-of-21 for 47 yards in the first half, Applewhite was 8-of-9 for 166 yards and two touchdowns in the final two quarters as Texas rallied from a 13-3 deficit. "You know how some people are born to be something?" said Texas wide receiver Kwame Cavil. "Major was born to be a quarterback." date returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown as the Wildcats beat Texas 35-17. It was one of six Applewhite turnovers forced by the Kansas State defense. Simoneau played a big role in Applewhite's worst game. Simonea finished the season with a team-high 91 tackles, which was actually his lowest output as a four-year starter. He also had a career-high 6.5 sacks. The Wildcats (10-1) finished a game behind Nebraska in the Big 12 North Division. The Butkus Award candi- "You listen to all the preseason stuff, people thought we'd have a down year." Simoneau said. "Heck, our whole team was supposed to have a down year, but we wound up 10-1. If 10-1 is what you do in a down year, that's great. And I was glad I was part of it." Simoneau said he welcomed the role of team leader. "In the past, I stepped back from the leadership role because I was an underclassman. But being a senior I tried to be more vocal as well as lead by example," he said. Heupel, a junior college transfer, rewrote Oklahoma's record book and led the Big 12 with 3,460 yards passing and 30 touchdowns with 15 interceptions. He was a big reason why the Sooners (7-4) qualified for their first bowl since 1994. His honor was a unanimous choice among sportswriters who regularly cover the league. Nesmih signed with Kansas out of junior college as a wide receiver, but switched to defense in spring practice. He wound up second on the team with 89 tackles, 53 unassisted. He also had three interceptions and averaged 23 yards on kickoff returns for the Jayhawks (5-7). Poll places men golfers 16th,senior ranked 13th By Jason Walker sports at kansan.com Kansas sportwriter The Kansas men's golf team finished its秋 season ranked 16th in the nation, according to the latest MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings, with individual honors for senior Ryan Vermeer. The Jayhawks received 100 votes in the poll. The team won two tournaments this fall, the Firethorn Club Invitational and the Purina/Missouri Classic. The same poll ranked Kansas golfer Ryan Vermeer the 13th-best individual golfer in the nation. Vermeer received the honor after earning medalist honors at three KU golf tournaments this fall. He also tied for fifth place at the Savane All-American Golf Classic with a three-round score of 210, only two strokes behind first place. Vermeer said he was proud of his ranking after a successful season. "Anytime you're in the top 15, that's a big honor," he said. "I definitely think I deserve it." Vermeer finished the fall season with a scoring average of 70.3 per round. He finished in the top 10 four times and carded a team-low score of 202. Last spring, Vermeer finished in a tie for 27th place in the nation and earned All-American honors. The team achieved Coach Ross Randall's first team conference championship and a 22nd-place finish at the NCAA championships. Randall said that he felt good about the rankings and the recognition they gave the program. "It's not often that I agree with the polls, but they are pretty accurate this time," he said. "It's nice because people around the country are starting to realize that Kansas has a good golf tea."n. Vermeer said he thought the tear in ranking was nice overall, but said he hoped the team could move into the top 10 this spring. Randall said he was looking for ward to the spring season and was hoping to do even better than the team did last year. "I don't think we've played our best golf yet," he said. 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When he finally was able to compete with the varsity squad, Chamberlain dumped in 52 points and ripped down 31 rebounds in his first varsity game, a win against Northwestern. In his two varsity seasons at Kansas, the Jayhawks won 42 games and lost only eight. During his NBA career, from 1959 to 1973, Chamberlain scored 31,419 points, an NBA record until 1984 when it was broken by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and grabbed a record 23,924 rebounds while playing for three different teams — the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers. It is his NBA statistics that prompt people to label him the NBA's best player ever. Included among those people is Chamberlain's former teammate Bob Billings. Chamberlain was at Kansas for three years and earned two varsity letters. He led Kansas to a national championship game and left as the school's leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 29.9 points per game and 18.9 rebounds — both Kansas records and near the top of the NCAA record books. In 1958, Chamberlain opted to leave Kansas and joined the basketball traveling show known as the Harlem Globetrotters. His stint with the Globetrotters, however, was short-lived, as he was a competitor at heart. "I think he is the greatest basketball player of all time," Billings said. "And his record and statistics would tend to prove that. Bill Russell has no NBA records, Michael Jordan has three and Wilt has 56, so I think that says something about the player he was." Chamberlain's 56 NBA records could be the most impressive component of his resume, but one of those records may be the most remembered — the night he scored 100 points in a single game. This feat, which he accomplished in 1962 with the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks, is often at the top of the debates about untouchable records. Chamberlain's other records, too numerous to name and too impressive to be forgotten, cement his place in the history of the game of basketball. And how fitting. Here was a man who a attended school where the game's founder, Dr. James A. Naismith, coached. And this man had almost an equal effect on the game as inventing it did. With his playing career behind him, Chamberlain expanded his horizons. He learned to speak 15 languages, took saxophone lessons and called friends and family to discuss philosophy. At the time of his death, his sister Barbara said that Chamberlain was always a family man as well. Also, shortly after Chamberlain's death, his longtime friend and attorney, Sy Goldberg, spoke about Chamberlain's diversity. he was the brightest, most intelligent man I've ever known." When Chamberlain's NBA career had ended, he was the owner of two world championships, four Most Valuable Player awards, and he walked away having led the league in scoring for seven straight seasons and rebounding for 11 seasons. In 1978, he was inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. With enough records to fill a small book and enough hobbies to keep a thousand men busy, Chamberlain's life still had a void. Return to Lawrence Chamberlain spent much of his professional career and life thereafter harboring hard feelings and sad memories of Lawrence. The era during which he attended Kansas was a racially sensitive time, and Chamberlain often found himself on the raw end of several racist experiences. That, coupled "He was really a man for all seasons," Goldberg said. "In my opinion, with the haunting memory of the 1957 national championship game when North Carolina beat Kansas 54-53 in triple overtime kept Chamberlain away. "He was terribly disappointed in the loss," Waugh said. "After they lost the championship game, his disappointment was very deep-seated." "It was very gratifying because he had some very strong feelings about the people of Lawrence and was impressed that so many people cared about him back here," Waugh said. So deep-seated in fact, that it took him 23 years to come to terms with what he later called the biggest disappointment of his life. Chamberlain's return to Lawrence filled the void in his life that stemmed from those hard feelings and sad memories. As he stood at center-court in an arena where he once dazzled fans and dominated opponents, Chamberlain again lived up to his larger-than-life standards and healed his own personal wounds. Waugh agreed with Williams and said that the warm reception surprised Chamberlain. With tears in his eyes and a look of satisfaction on his face, Chamberlain addressed the Allen Fieldhouse crowd. The fact that it would be the last time he would speak to Kansas fans was, of course, unknown to anyone but fate, but how fitting that fate allowed his final words to touch so deep and ring so loud — "Now I know what it really means to be a part of this tradition, Rock Chalk Jayhawk." But with enough time, even the deepest wounds can be healed. And in 1998, more than two decades after Chamberlain left Lawrence, he returned to be honored by fans of an already rich tradition — Kansas basketball. On January 17, 1998, Chamberlain took part in a ceremony to officially retire his Kansas jersey. He returned to a place where he had arrived 43 years earlier amidst a racist climate. Here was a place he had left early because of his frustration, and here was a place he thought resented him forever for losing that game. "That day, I saw almost a cleansing of the fact that he had not been back." Kansas coach Roy Williams said of Wilt's return. 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"Anyone who knows me, knows I would never take steroids as a quarterback." Mark Hatley, the Bears' vice president of player personnel, said Miller — who becomes a free agent at the end of this season — was still in the team's plans for next year. "I'm sure the players have learned from this," Hatley said. This is the third NFL drug suspension in the last two weeks. The others, both for steroids, were to New York Giants rookie safety Lyle West and New York Jets tackle Jason Ferguson. Miller's improbable rise from career third stringer to starting quarterback was one of the team's success stories this season. Injuries to starting quarterback Shane Matthews and first-round draft choice Cade McNown gave Miller his opportunity, and he won the starting job with a solid second half in a victory against Green Bay. Miller has been the Bears' starting quarterback the last three games, averaging 327 yards a game. In a 27-24 overtime loss to Minnesota, Miller was 34-for-48 for 422 yards and three touchdowns. It was the biggest day for a Bears quarterback in more than 30 years. The Bears (5-7) recently signed former Tampa Bay quarterback Craig Erickson, and both Matthews and McNown should be ready for Sunday's game with Green Bay. Miller, 28, was claimed off waivers in 1998, but did not play that year. He was drafted out of Michigan State by Pittsburgh in 1994 and spent that season with the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League. He played with Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Jacksonville before joining the Bears. Kansas State tries to reduce turnovers The Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas State men's basketball team just can't cure themselves of playing giveaway. The Wildcats have made a point of cutting down on their turnovers, but with each passing game they have given the ball away more and more times. The Wildcats had 26 turnovers just before Thanksgiving in a game they nearly lost to underdog Northwestern. State "You'd think after a week of practice that we would be more solid," he said. "You want to smack yourself in the head, because we emphasize that all year," forward Tony Kitt said of the turnovers. "That shouldn't count as a win. We should have won more convinc- before pulling out a 76-71 victory. Three of Kansas State's starters C — Josh Reid, Galen Morrison and Cortez Groves — combined for 14 turnovers. ingly." Coach Tom Asbury tried to emphasize holding on to the ball in practice, but the Wildcats had 27 turnovers in the next game against Texas-San Antonio. Kansas State won 86-75 despite the turnovers, but Asbury still wasn't happy. Asbury says part of the problem is that Kansas State has only one point guard with Division I experience. "We may be tinkering for a long time at that position," he said. "They (point guards) have to stop turning the ball over." "We may be tinkering for a long time at that position," he said. "They (point guards) have to stop turning the ball over." Point guards Kenyatta Dix, Galen Morrison and Josh Kimm committed 13 turnovers against Texas-San Antonio in 40 minutes of play. The Wildcats have an assist to turnover ratio of .57, a mark that ranks eleventh in the Big 12 Conference. 'Huskers set fumble record Fans send gimmicks suggestions to coach The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska coach Frank Solich said he had received plenty of suggestions and mimmicks to help the Cornhuskers solve their fumble problems. While Solich appreciates most of the thoughts and can even laugh at a few, he and his staff still are working to come up with their own solution. "We always want to approach it from a positive when we do talk about it rather that a negative," Solich said. "But there is not much talking left to do." The No. 3 Cornhuskers (10-1 overall, 7-1 Big 12) have set a team record for fumbles this season with 47, breaking the mark set in 1967 when Nebraska put the ball on the ground 46 times. The 'Huskers have lost 23 fumbles, which is three shy of the team record set in 1954. Solich doesn't want to see that record fall Saturday when Nebraska plays No. 12 Texas (9-3, 6-2) in the Big 12 championship game in San Antonio, Texas. fumbled twice inside the Texas 20. including once at the goal-line in the 'huskers' only loss of the season. Fumbles were especially costly for the 'Huskers when they lost to Texas 24-20 earlier in the season. Nebraska Coughing the ball up nearly proved just as costly last week at Colorado when running back Dan Alexander couldn't handle an option pitch at the Buffaloes 16. Colorado recovered and drove for what was nearly a game-winning field goal that drifted wide. Solich said fumbles always were a battered and run risk when running the option, but a lot of 'Huskers' turnovers had come from players who just weren't hanging on to the bai. N hiker He said fans had tried to help. "We've gotten gloves. We've gotten glue." Solich said. "Somebody sent me a football with a handle on it when I was coaching backs. Over the years, if I had kept what I'd been sent I'd have a pretty good collection of things." Solich, a former fullback with the Huskers in the 1960s, is confident the number of Nebraska fumbles eventually will come back to normal. "As a staff, when we go over the tape, there have not been many chuckles whenever fumbles have occurred," he said. "Our players know how serious it is." STOP! $100 Anything Night before Stop Day-Tuesday Dec. 7 Jayhawk CAFE Jayhawk CAHF LAWRENCE 1340 OHIO 843-9273 DJ Night End of the semester dance party 18 to Enter -- 21 to Drink $6 TAKE THIS MONEY OFF OUR HANDS! 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The Associated Press SEATTLE — Undeterred by violent demonstrations, President Clinton waded into the fray about global trade yesterday, saying the World Trade Organization should heed the legitimate complaints of many protesters. state authorities to call out unarmed National Guardsmen. They promised that the violence wouldn't force Clinton, the only head of government attending the conference, to curtail his schedule in Seattle. White House officials blamed a small number of activists for a riotous day Tuesday that provoked In an interview with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Clinton reiterated his support for the concerns of labor and environmental groups. But he criticized the violent demonstrations. "What I regret is that a small number of people have done nonpeaceful things and have tried to block access and to prevent meetings," Clinton said. "That's wrong. It's not only illegal, it's just wrong." About 100 protesters who refused to clear an intersection within view of the president's hotel were dispersed by police and some were arrested. White House staffers were called in to Seattle to buttress the work of To build support for his trade agenda, Clinton was visiting the Port of Seattle yesterday and meeting with students of trade and with farmers. He was expected to discuss how opening markets would help the agricultural industry, especially Washington state's apple growers. the U.S. Trade Representative's office in responding to the vocal criticism of administration trade policy. Labor officials who often ally themselves with Clinton helped organize a massive rally and march in Seattle to express their skepticism about the benefits of more unfettered trade and to protest China's inclusion in the WTO. Later in the day, he was scheduled to deliver a keynote address to a luncheon for trade ministers from the 135 WTO member countries. Today, he is to sign an International Labor Organization treaty on child labor. Airline yields to FBI in crash investigation The Associated Press CAIRO, Egypt — EgyptAir would not object to the FBI taking control of the investigation into the crash of Flight 990, the airline's chief said yesterday. U. S. investigators had been on the verge of turning the case to the FBI last month to handle as a criminal investigation when the Egyptian government strenuously objected. There has been no indication the government has eased its objections. U. S. investigators apparently suspect that one of the pilots was responsible for the plane's plunge into the Atlantic Ocean off Massachusetts on Oct. 31 and the deaths of all 217 people on board. EgyptAir Chairman Mohammed Fahim Rayan dismissed press reports that the crash was caused by a pilot's suicide wish or a rocket or bomb as stories and dreams. He did not say what he thought may have gone wrong. 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Sublease two bedroom apt. close to campus, on bus route 90 w/ in app. Available now $50/oM. Lease; Jefferson Commons, Available Dec. 18. 2 bedrooms in a bedroom Apt. (leased individually). For Room Cottage- Willing to pay first 2 mo. rent! Spacious I B r Ap (entire 2nd floor of house). Private entrance & walk to KR downtown. Cats only. $350. Available Dec. 6. (month of December paid for) Call B1-841-704 or 50-660-66 Constudent housing alternative to private land- space. Experience democratic control combined with a safe and enjoyable social atmosphere. Open and diverse membership. Call or drop by Sunflower House: 1460 Tennessee 814-0494. 1614 Co-op: 1614 Kentucky 842-3118 HEATHERWOOD VALLEY APARTMENTS Large, Quiet Apartments Bus Route 2 & 3 Bedrooms $200 off 12 month lease $100 off 6 month lease Office hours 1-6 M-F 843-4754 Please recycle your Kansan when you and your friends are through reading it. 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Occupied with F. owner. occupied F. $250/mo. plus utilities. Lease references required. Call Cell: (703) 725-3267 Female roommate wanted to live with 3 other females in AWESOME house on bus line. Private room with daiwashawaii and mid dec. In mid Jan. $25/mo. + 1/4 w/ Call Leah @ 550-389. Seeking quiet (no loud music) and responsible roommate, Second床room $20/mo., utilities included. Shake hire bath, laundry, no food. Space avail. Available at January 81 - 2629. EASIER TO FIND THAN A DATE. We've got an easy way to find the facts you need. We're netLibrary. We're thousands of books online As in, ready to read, research and save you time and effort. We call them eBooks and they're right on your computer. 24/7. Ask your campus librarian or check us out at www.netLibrary.com net Library GET TO THE GOOD PART. 1 8 The weekend's weather Tomorrow: Cool with rain likely. HIGH LOW 55 45 Sunday: Cold with a chance for snow. THE UNIVERSITY DAILY HIGH LOW 49 36 HIGH 49 Kansan Weekend Edition Friday December 3, 1999 Section: Vol. 110 No.73 THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS A WWW.KANSAN.COM (USPS 650-640) Student reports attempted rape by masked man By Katie Hollar writer@kansan.com Kansas staff writer A 21-year-old female KU student was the victim of an attempted rape Wednesday night, Lawrence police said. The alleged victim said she was alone in her apartment in the 1200 block of George Court between 10:45 p.m. and 11:50 p.m. She said she kept hearing a noise but couldn't find the source of it. After going to bed, she noticed the hall light was on, but she was sure she had turned it off. "I thought maybe I had left it on, maybe my roommate was home," she said. "I was trying to think of any excuse why it was on." The hall light went off, she said, then it went on again. "I couldn't do anything," she said. "I just laid there." She said her door opened, then closed and then opened again. A tall man wearing a clown mask walked into her room and came toward her, she said. "I asked him what he wanted, and he said sex" she said. He put his hand on her mouth, which forced her retainer down her mouth, she said. She panicked and reached for the phone, but he threw it away. She said she was velling and screaming. She said the two started fighting. She started talking to him, telling him that her roommate would be home and that if he left, she wouldn't look at him, she said. She said he started to leave but turned around and came at her again. He ripped off her underwear, she said, and the two began fighting again. She talked to him again. She said he told her he was doing it to her because it had been done to him. She told him she was a good person, and she didn't deserve it. told him everyone made mistakes The student called the police and was later treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The man walked out of her room and shut her door. He left through the front door. Lawrence police and the student said the man had entered through an unlocked window. Lawrence police Sgt. George Wheeler said police had not identified any suspects. Edited by Bord Mullin Tearin' up my heart New wave of boy bands drives reporter crazy P. R. S. S. By Jamie Knodel JONATHAN MILLS have driven thousands of miles and spent hundreds of dollars, and I still am not satisfied. There are still concerts to attend, songs to sing and people to meet. Such is the life of a die-hard boy-band fan. (3) I am not alone. My friends Samantha Roberts, Salina senior, and Wendy Wyman, Houston senior, not only support my habit, but they also introduced it to me and encourage it. Some people call us crazy, but we call ourselves fans. After seeing 10 concerts and driving through five states just for the chance to catch a glimpse of the Backstreet Boys or 'N Sync, my friends and I still want more. Our obsessions started Innocently enough — we were just three college students who liked pop music. But before we knew it, their catchy hit songs, such as "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by the Backstreet Boys or "Tearing Up My Heart" by "N Sync, weren't enough. The few minutes of air play on MTV's Total Request Live couldn't satisfy us. 'N The Beginning By now, we were in trouble. Anytime "our" boys, as we so affectionately called them, were guests on a talk show, we recorded it. Anytime they were featured in a newspaper or magazine, we bought it. We just couldn't get enough of them. Just more than a year ago, Wendy nearly had to pull off the road when Maggie Erickson, Coffeyville Junior, Samantha and I screamed at 'N Sync's two boys. "I thought someone got shot," Wendy said. But those Ini- tinal pangs of obsession just foreshadowed our futures. That first 'N Sync concert I went to last December was an introduction to the world of those harmonizing boys I love so much. On the 'Nside So we were left with just our TV appearances, CDs, home movies and Web sites to keep us satisfied until an April 'N Sync concert. The night before the concert, we crowded into Wendy's car and headed to Kansas City, Mo., determined to meet our boys. We waited outside the radio station with no luck. We stopped by the Ritz Carlton, Embassy Suites and other hotels without success. ECSYNCR 10 MACHINES 125 8 17" COUNTER .00 But then our luck changed. We spotted 'N Sync member Lance Bass getting into a cab. Wendy and Samantha were too shocked to speak, but I wasn't about to let fear paralyze me. Katie Zook, Arvada, Colo., senior, and I approached Fatone for a two-minute chat about being in a boy band. And before he Jumped into the car, I got a hug. Above: Hawie, Nick, Brian, Kevin, and AJ of the Backstreet Boys. Right: Tickets from recent 'N Sync concerts. contributed photos We followed that cab until we had to stop at a red light — but that stop proved beneficial. As we searched frantically for the cab, I spotted familiar hair from a distance. All those hours spent scrutinizing pictures had paid off. Fellow 'N Sync member Joey Fatone was waiting outside for his ride. We immediately pulled off the road. $ SEC-C1 N 15 A 22:56 PERMIT BALC NIX 93.3 PRESENTS N SYNC PRODUCED BY CONTEMPORARY The live performances fueled our obsession. The boys put so much energy into their shows, and that's what makes it so much fun. N SYNC HELLOWED BY MIX 83.3 KEMPER AREN0. NO CAMERA VIDEO CAMR APR 1999 7:30 PM THU 4 1999 7:30 PM N SYNCH 27 CENTER STREET MEMORIAL HALL 800 N 7TH ST KCKD TUE DEC 29 1998 7:30 PM KM1601 IRQ 4 VBS 103 OHK % auto A5DEC NK 18X N IS \x1e03 16DCT0 103 1 B A 35.00 LOWER LEVEL OXY BALANCE PRESENTS PLEASE TAKE NOTE 'N SYNC PRESENTED BY OXY BALANCE KS COL BRITT BROWN ARIDEA NO CAMERA/AUDIO VIDEO SAT APR 10, 1999 7:30 P.M. See HANGIN' on page 5A 'N SYNC MO CAMERA/AUDIO/JUKEO OMAHA CIJIC ARENA INCLUDES 8.50 USERS FREE SUN MAY 2 1999 7:30 PM CUBE02 3 100 D 6 C 9.00 0.50 REBUR OXY BALANCE PRESENTS N SYNC NO CAMERA/AUDIO/VIDEO OMAHA CLUJC ARENA INCLUDES 8.50 USERS FREE SUN MAY 2 1999 7:30 PM 11 0 6 A 30.50 BRINE MERCIAL ESSENCES SYNC Y MIX B3.3 HIT THEATRE Dreamboat details just 4 U 48 PM Your fave guys inside See page 5A our fave guys inside 'Nsane about 'N Sync Dreamboat details just 4 U See page 5A EVENTS CALENDAR Tonight **Joey Hinson, piano recital at 7:30 p.m.at** Swarthout Recital Hall. Arthur Dodge and the Horsefeathers, Cowilly, The Kirk Runstrum Band at 10 p.m. at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. Stereolab, Papa from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Granada, 1024 Massachusetts St. "A Tuna Christmas" at 7:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Community Theater, 1501 New Hamshire St. "The Suicide" at 8 p.m. at the Inge Theater in Murphy Hall. Tomorrow Isotope 217, The Palindromes at 10 p.m. at the Bottleneck. Patricia Moeling, flute doctoral recital, at 2:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2104 W. 15th St. "The Suicide" at p.m. at the Inge Theater. Blank 77, Les Tithes, Duck Boy, Total - Holiday Vespers at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center. Sunday Index ... News ...3A Game times ..1B Horoscopes ..2B Movie Listings ..5A Classifieds ..5B Coupons ..3B The University Daily Kansan is the student newspaper of the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity fee. Additional copies of the Kansan are 25 cents. Waves don't rock the boat LANSER 22 LHS 10 TEC Though the match was closely fought in the first half, the Pepperdine Waves failed to sink the Jayhawks, who won 76-61 last night. See page 1B Raise the voice in joy The KU choirs and orchestra will perform Holiday Vespers to sold-out crowds.A mix of carols,religious music and folk and modern pieces will round out the shows. See page 3A Bond, James Bond Like the olive in his Vodka martini, everyone's favorite spy has been well-preserved. After 19 movies filled to the brim with evil villains, secret gadgets, bombs and bombshells,Bond manages to retain his suave,debonair image. For your eyes only... See page 6A y- From one court to another Senior Amanda Reves, who just finished her Kansas volleyball career has joined the basketball team and will play alongside her VOLLEYBALL twin sister, Brooke. --- VOLLEYBALL See page 3B 2A The Inside Front Friday December 3, 1999 News from campus, the state. the nation and the world LAWRENCE GARY TOPEKA CAMPUS KU students to perform in gospel music program The Inspiration Gospel Voices will perform at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave. The program will be "Celebration of Praise '99." Terell McTyter, minister of music, said the program would involve gospel singing, drama and gospel stepping. The group's 40 members are part of a student-run umbrella group involving members from the KU Choral Society and Black Student Union. McTver said. Ibitola Aremu, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore, said a five-minute skit would introduce the modern gospel music to be performed. Alison Case, Wentzville, Mo., junior said the first half of the concert would deal with the second coming of Christ and the second half would consist of praise and worship. She said the performance could include a guest high school gospel group. Erinn R. Barcomb Neanderthals in Kansas focus of museum exhibit A free exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology will explore the relationship between Neanderthals and modern Homo sapiens. "Neanderthals in Kansas!" opens tomorrow and will display a collection of casts, photographs, and artifacts through Feb. 6. "The exhibit will give an up-to-date perspective on Neandertals." Martin said. Maria Martin, Museum of Anthropology representative, said that David Frayer and Anta Montet-White, professors of anthropology, would curate the exhibit. A reception open to the public will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 12 at the museum. Frayer and Montet-White will give a presentation the day of the reception. Museum hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. — Todd Halstead Two students spot man fondling himself in vehicle Two female University of Kansas students reported Wednesday that an unknown male was fondling his genitals while he sat in his vehicle parked in lot 91 southeast of Memorial Stadium. Lt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office said the incidents occurred between 2:20 and 2:25 p.m. as the students returned to their vehicles. "We were able to identify the man, and questioned him about the reports," Bailey said. "Now a report will be forwarded to the District's Attorney's office for a determination of charges." — Michael Terry Bailey said that the man could be charged with lewd and lascivious conduct and that the case was still under investigation yesterday. Three sororities victims of fraternity panty raid Members of three University of Kansas sororities were victims of a parny raid yesterday morning. Sarah Wallace, Kansas City junior and president of Chi Omega sorority, said that about 3:30 a.m., several members of Sigma Chi fraternity entered the chapter house. Wallace said she woke when she heard men and women screaming. "They were just running into girls' rooms," she said. "Somehow they managed to know which drawers all the bras and panties were in." Later that morning, she said, the fraternity members brought a trash bag back with underwear inside. "Some girls got all their stuff back," she said. "Some girls are still missing a few things." Wallace said she did not lose anything, but her roommates did. The men also raided Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta sororities, Wallace said. Chad Shepler, Tulsa, Okla., junior and president of Sigma Chi, said the party raid was not an official fraternity function but rather represented the actions of a small group of men out to celebrate a birthday. He said the group was composed of members from all classes. "I really think it was a childish prank that just went a little too far," Shepler said. — Katie Hollar LAWRENCE Verdict expected today in alleged stabbing trial Aron Guthrie doesn't remember being stabbed. Bowen Dino doesn't remember stabbing anyone. Guthrie, the alleged victim of the aggravated battery case, testified Wednesday, and Dino, the defendant, took the stand yesterday at Douglas County Court. The charges are from Aug. 20 at 12th and Ohio streets, when a fight between the two men escalated into the alleged stabbing Guthrie, 20, is an employee of the University of Kansas at Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall dining center. Dino, 25, is listed as a transient on court records. a buck knife with a 4 3/4-inch blade, in his hand during the confrontation. Dino said he considered Guthrie a weapon by himself. "His goal was to get me and hurt me," he said. During his testimony, Dino said he did not remember stabbing Guthrie. "I just remember swinging at him," he said. Dino's attorney, Michael Holland, argued in his opening statement that Dino was acting in self-defense. Dino said he did have the weapon, Wednesday when Guthrie took the stand, he said he was so intoxicated Aug. 20 that he did not remember many of the evening's events, including the alleged stabbing. He could not identify Dino as his attacker and could not verify that he had been stabbed. Holland and Assistant District Attorney Dave Zabel supplemented Guthrie and Dino's testimonies with other witnesses Closing arguments are scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. today at Division 2 court. A verdict is expected this afternoon. Katie Hollar Dogma's debut in Topeka delayed by film buyer STATE TOPEKA — The movie Dogma, seen by many Catholics as an attack on their church, may not play in the capital city. Members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church had planned to protest the movie at its Topea opening, which they expected this weekend. However, they learned that the film wasn't coming and canceled their plans. Hal McClure, a film buyer for Wallace Theatres in Portland, Ore., which owns Topeka's three movie theaters, insisted that the film's critics had not prevailed. McClure said he would decide at a later date whether it would come to Topeka. Dogma was released Nov. 12 across the nation. About 130 people in Lawrence and 120 people in Manhattan protested the opening night of the movie NATION Gun dealer and city reach settlement deal GARY, Ind.—A gun dealer agreed yesterday to stop selling handguns and pay this violence-plagued city $10,000 to get itself dropped from Gary's lawsuit accusing the gun industry of putting weapons into criminals' hands. Fetia's was among 21 gun manufacturers and distributors, five local dealers and three trade associations the city sued in August. The lawsuit accused the gun industry of selling weapons to criminals and others who aren't entitled to own them. Mayor Scott King said Fetia's Trading Co. of Valparaiso would stop selling handguns once its current inventory was depleted. Leaders hopeful about new Northern Ireland government The Associated Press The Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland—On a day of historic firsts and defining moments, Irish Republican Army supporters sat down with their Protestant antagonists yesterday in a new Northern Ireland government. That first meeting produced no decisions but encouraged great hopes that three decades of bloodshed truly may be at an end. "It itse we are at the end of a terrible era of violence and suffering and at the beginning of a new era of life here," said Seamus Mallon, the Catholic deputy leader of the new government. "People are almost afraid to express that hope." In that cautious spirit, the day passed in Belfast without the sort of big celebrations that followed the Irish Republican Army cease-fire of 1994, which didn't last, and without the kind of mass protests that killed a short-lived attempt at power-sharing in 1974. "It was a good start," said Martin McGuinness, the former IRA commander who now is responsible for education. He called the meeting cordial, respectful and businesslike. "It is now possible to believe the day of the gun and the bomb are in fact over," said President Clinton while in Seattle. It was Clinton's man, former Sen. George Mitchell, who prodded the parties to make the concessions necessary to form a government. Earlier in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland amended its 1937 constitution to drop its territorial claim to the British province. Britain and Ireland also signed treaties to create all-Ireland and British-Irish institutions in the Good Friday accord of 1998. "As we look into a new millennium, the people of Ireland and Britain are redefining their relationships as partners and equals," said Irish President Mary McAleese, a Belfast-born Catholic who had lunch at Buckingham Palace with Queen Elizabeth II. In Belfast, 10 Protestant and Catholic ministers of the new power-sharing Cabinet sat down around a circular table inside Stormtion Parliament Building to discuss, for 80 taboo-shattering minutes, how their unique coalition would work. They have to operate a government with broad domestic responsibilities, though the British government retains control of foreign affairs, taxes, policing and criminal justice. At midnight Wednesday, the British government ended 27 years of direct rule — a system imposed in place of a Protestant-dominated Stormont Parliament that governed Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972. In the long and bloody troubles, in which 3,600 people died, 1972 was the worst year of all, with 467 deaths. ON THE RECORD A KU student's car was damaged and stereo was stolen at 3:10 a.m. yesterday in the 2000 block of West 15th Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $325. A KU student's car was damaged and CDs were stolen between 11 p.m. Wednesday and 3:10 a.m. yesterday in the 2000 block of West 15th Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $525. A KU student's car was damaged and portable CD player was stolen between 11 p.m. Wednesday and 3:10 a.m. yesterday in the 2000 block of West 15th Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $125. A KU student's car was broken into between 5:40 and 5:45 p.m. Wednesday while it was parked in lot 72 east of the Burge Union, the KU Public Safety Office said. The items were valued at $335. ON CAMPUS KU Hilllet will volunteer at the Project Warmth Warehouse today. The group will meet at Hillel House, 940 Mississippi St. Call Mayaan at 749, 5397 OAKS, the nontraditional students organization, will meet for coffee from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. today at Wescoe Terrace. Call Simmie Berroya at 830-0074. The International Students Association and the Australian study abroad advisor will sponsor a presentation by the Australian Tourist Commission from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Plane tickets to Australia will be given as door prizes. Overeaters Anonymous will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, Tavola italiana, the Italian Club, will meet from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. today at Teller's, 746 Massachusetts St. 1204 Oread Ave. Call 312-3412 KU Badminton will practice from 6 to 10:30 tonight and tomorrow night at rooms 211 and 212 in Robinson Center, Call Kee or Kevin at 843-2267 KU Hilffel will sponsor a graduate student and young adult evening at 8 p.m. tomorrow at J.B. Stout's Bar and Grill, 721 Wakarusa Drive. Call Mayaan Pase at 749-5397. St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will celebrate Mass at 4:45 p.m. tomorrow and at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sunday at the center, 1631 Crescent Road. Call Sister Vicki at 843-0357. 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DEC. 7TH STOP DAY EVE BASH $1.50 U-CALL-IT DJ, DRINKING & DANCING Just off 23rd behind McDonalds - 749-Hawk Friday, December 3, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A • Page 3 Lawmaker says KU funding looks bleak By Nathan Willis writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Kansas Senate President Dick Bond's message was gloomy, but not surprising. Bond, R-Overland Park, told members of University Senate yesterday that the Kansas Legislature likely won't pass a necessary tax increase next year because of politics, and that will hurt the University of Kansas' bid for more funding. In a meeting sparsely attended by student senators, who are members of University Senate, Bond highlighted the obstacles the Board of Regents is up against in securing more money from the Legislature in an election year, and gave advice to students and faculty on how they could lobby state legislators more successfully. as they needed. The revenue shortfall follows an era of record tax cuts in Kansas, he said. Bond said he anticipated a shortfall of about $100 million in the state budget next year, which would prevent the Legislature from giving state agencies as much money "We cut taxes too much," said Bond, who is not seeking re-election. "And I think that every legislator and the governor should share in that blame." Bond said he would propose an increase in sales tax to cover the shortfall. "But I usually don't consider myself naive," he said. "I think that the likelihood of a tax increase in the 2000 legislative year is pretty darn remote." This is, after all, the same Legislature that voted to cut taxes last year on a 39-1 margin in the Senate and 125-0 in the House of Representatives, he said. A $21 million package that the Legislature promised to the Regents, which includes about $8.5 million for faculty salaries, may or may not be honored this year, he said, though it will be high on the priority list. Any additional money, such as the funding Regents requested to bring all Regent universities' faculty salaries up to those of peer institutions, are farther down the priority list and are less likely to be financed, he said. He also said that although he thought most legislative leaders recognized the accomplishments of the University, the Legislature as a whole did not, further hampering the University's efforts to get more money. "I think it's fairly positive," Bond said of the relationship between the Legislature and the University. "But I don't think that most legislators appreciate the quality of education offered in this state." To that end, Bond, who is a KU graduate, said the University could beef up its lobbying efforts by motivating alumni throughout the state and putting more students in direct contact with legislators more often. "As for the faculty, I hate to be a skunk at your picnic, but students are more believable," he said. Following Bond's speech, Senate voted to aboll the Financial Aid to Students standing committee because University Senate Executive Committee President Jim Carothers said it no longer had any work to do. The committee was formed to monitor administrative decisions about student financial aid. "No students showed up, and only one faculty member came besides myself." Carothers said of his experience as chairman of the committee recently. After Senate, University Council met and voted to adopt its goals for the 2000 legislative session, which are increasing salaries for faculty and staff, securing state funding to match the money raised by the student library fee and increasing student financial aid. Carothers said that University Governance likely would need to retool its strategy for lobbying based on Bond's advice but that its goals would remain the same. Edited by Julia Nicholson [Image of a man speaking into a microphone]. Kansas Senate President Dick Bond says the Legislature likely won't pass a necessary tax increase next year because of politics. Bond spoke yesterday afternoon to the University Senate for about half an hour. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN Happy Holidays SUA Angel Tree SUA Angel Tree helps needy kids during holidays By Emily Hughey writer @kanson.com kanson staff writer here are angels in the Kansas Union. There are angels in the Kansas City. In the main lobby of the Union, Student Union Activities is sponsoring 300 Lawrence children in its 11th annual Salvation Army Angel Tree. The Angel Tree, decorated with the names of "angels" to be adopted, offers individuals and student organizations the opportunity to sponsor a child for the holidays. Amy Liddy, president of Sigma Kappa sorority, said some of the chapter members chose to sponsor a child for Christmas. Student Union Activities is among several area sponsors of Salvation Army Angel Trees. The Angel Trees allow individuals and organizations chance to sponsor a child for the holidays. Photo by Jamiie Power / KANSAN "Several girls in our house have participated in this cause because they saw it as a different way to help people," said Liddy, Belleville, III., junior. "Instead of just giving money, we can give Christmas presents to children that may not otherwise have them." Camille Payne, vice president of University Relations for SUA, said students could adopt angels and turn in their gifts by 5 p.m. Dec. 10 at the SUA office in the Union. Once all the gifts are collected, she said SUA would take them to the Salvation Army for distribution. "Once you have the present, you wrap it and give it to SUA," Payne said. "The kids that don't get chosen, SUA will adopt." Payne said that 188 children had been adopted and that SUA would sponsor the children who were not adopted by individuals or organizations. Payne herself is adopting two angels. She said she was sponsoring them as a Christmas present to her parents. "My mom and dad are kind of hard to buy for because they have everything," Payne said. "I told my parents not to get me a Christmas present because I don't need any- SUA's Angel Tree is not the only one in the area. Carolyn Schuetz, representative of the Salvation Army, said there also were trees in Green Hall and at Wal-Mart, 3300 S. Iowa St. Although 1,500 angels were adopted last year, she said it looked like more children would be sponsored this year. Most people adopt angels, Schuetz said, because they want to share. "Most of the time the reason a person would buy presents for an angel is because they want to have a good Christmas, and they want someone else to have a good Christmas as well." Schuetz said. "For the most part, I think they just want to share. The tree has been in the Union lobby since 1975. Payne recommended spending between $5 and $20 on each angel, and Schuetz said there weren't criteria for the gifts. "I don't think there are any wrong or right things to buy." Schuetz said. - Edited by Darrin Peschka Sold-out Holiday Vespers to showcase KU music By Warisa Chulindra Special to the Kansan Hundreds of people are expected to be turned away from the 76th annual Holiday Vespers Sunday afternoon at the Lied Center. Both performances at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. have been sold out for a week. The sold-out audience is as much of a tradition as the concert itself. The concert draws people from throughout Kansas. Nearly 4,500 people will listen to about 350 musicians. A waiting list will be taken at the Lied Center box office an hour before performances. Vespers features performances by the combined University of Kansas choirs. conducted by Simon Carrington, professor and director of choral studies, and the KU Symphony Orchestra, directed by Brian Priestman, professor and director of orchestral activities. "Vespers is a sort of word that has associated with festive music," Priestman said. "It goes back to the idea that the sun rises again on the horizon. We're celebrating the winter solstice, the return of the sun, which brings hope, life and strength." Derived from the Latin word vespera, meaning evening, vespers is a worship service held in the late afternoon or evening. Each year, KANU radio records the performances and sends it to about 70 National Public Radio stations from San Diego to Maine. Both traditional Christmas carols and Kwanzaa songs are on the program. This includes selections from the Nutcracker, Winter Wonderland, and "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" and the Nigerian folk song, "Ise Oluwa," which is sung in the Yoruba language. The audience will join the choirs and orchestra in singing "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" and "O Come, All Ye Faithful." Kelly Shepherd, Overland Park senior and violinist in the orchestra, bought 16 tickets for her family in September. She said Vespers had become a tradition for her and her family, and was the only orchestra concert of the year they all attended. Shepherd said that Vespers was one of the few opportunities the orchestra had to play for a sold-out crowd and that the concert was a showcase of the talented KU music program. "I think Vespers is just as popular in the community as with students," she said. "It's also a fun way to bring in the holidays." "It's a really beautiful, joyful service," she said. Julia Gilmore, Clay Center junior, will attend Vespers for the second year. Half an hour before each performance, other groups will play holiday music as people are being seated. - Edited by Mike Loader Hillel donates clothes in spirit of Hanukkah By Erinn R. Barcomb writer@kansan.com Kanson staff writer Part of the holiday tradition is giving gifts, and KU Hillel is giving gifts of its own. Today at sundown, the first of eight candles on the menorah will be lit in observance of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Mayaan Pase, Hillel's program director, said the organization was participating in a community service project in the spirit of giving exemplified by the holiday. Hillel is participating with the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy in Overland Park in Project Warmth, a drive to gather clothing, coats and blankets for the needy. Collection boxes were placed throughout the Kansas City and Lawrence communities, including boxes in some of the University's residence halls. "Mainly, we're doing it now because it's getting cold outside," said Jessica Kalender. Leawood sophomore who worked on the project. "But it is in the holiday spirit." Some items will be taken today to the Project Warmth warehouse in Kansas City, Mo. On Wednesday, students will take the remaining items to homeless people in Lawrence living north of the Kansas River. "We knew there was a large homeless population in Lawrence from other groups we've worked with," Kalender said. "We wanted to interact with the people and make it more personal." Although Kalender said she did not know yet how many items had been collected in Lawrence, she said enough had been collected throughout the Kansas City area to fill a station wagon. Jessica Stein, Leaward junior who also worked on the project, said most of the items collected in Lawrence would stay in the community. She said Hillel would donate any leftovers to the Salvation Army. "It's nice to make it more personal and see where the efforts go." Lois Snyder, president of the Lawrence Jewish Community Center, said the center had plans for the final day of Hanukkah. Dec. 10. Snyder said the community was invited to a dinner, service and menorah lighting, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the center, 917 Highland Drive. She said each family should bring its own menorah. "We light them all together," Snyder said. "It is really very beautiful." Reservations can be made by calling the center at 841-7636. - Edited by Chris Hopkins 25TH PRESENTS An Evening With MACEO PARKER To benefit Toys for Tots. This advertisement sponsored by Kansan GRANADA Tues. DEC. 7 We're Open 24 Hours Need a Quiet Place To Study For Finals All Night Long? Dec. 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15 Kansas Union Lobby Level 4 (after normal building hours) Enter on Level 4, East Side, on Jayhawk Blvd. • Study Tables • Ethernet Outlets • Free Coffee & Donuts starting at 9 p.m. (while they last) Kansas Union • 864-4596 • www.iavhawks.com/union K. 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Lesson No. 1: The traditional college diet of ramen noodles and cheap beer isn't too cool for a toddler. Actually, my 3-year-old son, Allen, loves the noodles, but alcohol is out of the question. And just for the record, the traditional college schedule (wake at noon, contemplate going to class, decide to drink instead) doesn't work very well for student parents, either. There is nothing sadder than having to be perky at 7 a.m. every day for Sesame Street and Blue's Clues when your brain feels like it's wrapped in cotton. Wahoo in cotton. Anyway, people who have children don't need to drink: We're awake, we have headaches and we smell bad. It's the same thing! Lesson No. 2: The reading lists for Western Civilization I and II aren't necessarily bedtime story material. Although I read most of John Locke's Letter on *Toleration* to Allen when he was 10 months old, I had to stop after three pages of Voltaire's *Candide*. It was just Jennifer Roussah guest columnist opinion@kansan.com too racy for a 2-year-old to hear! Another thing about college reading — it functions as a fairly effective punishment for an active toddler. If Allen got too insistent that I read to him when I had homework to do, I'd just sit him on my lap and start reading aloud from my dogaedre copy of On Liberty by John Stuart Mill. After two pages, he'd be crying to be left alone with his crayons and picture books. Lesson No. 3: I know what the experts say, but I don't think it's such a good idea to practice a foreign language on a child who hasn't yet mastered his native tongue. I tried this on Allen when I was in Spanish 212. He learned how to say "open" and "closed" in Spanish, and he almost certainly set his learning of English back a good six months. Lesson No. 4: A child can come in pretty darned handy when it comes time to explain why that project isn't finished yet or why you're late to the same class Kyle Ramsey / KANSAN Financial A Once you dependen sorts of m But be c comes f pay ba Non best h many p it. Stou and for the third time in a for the third time in a week. And although professors get suspicious if you use it too often, pediatrician's appointments can cover a multitude of sins. Lesson No. 5: Student parents may have more expenses, but the Office of Student Financial Aid can be a godsend. Once you tell the feds that you have dependents, you become eligible for all sorts of money you never knew existed. But be careful — most of that money comes in the form of loans you'll have to pay back. Nontraditional students also get the best housing break in town, and not many people seem to know much about it. Stouffer Place is a great area to live. $250 a month for a 2-bedroom apartment, it's a bargain to boot. Lesson No. 6: Marriage and parenthood make you a better student in ways you'd never expect. Lingue several ways dif- expect. I juggle several very different balls every day. Basically, when a professor hands me something that looks impossible, I just say, "I'm married with children. Nothing scares me!" Editorials Roush is a Lawrence senior in journalism. NASA project flying high thanks to help from KU faculty, students It is likely that at one time or another, we all have watched a broadcast of an important NASA project launching. Scenes of satellites and space stations orbiting neighboring planets and collecting data among the stars also have become familiar sights on television. The work is being done in conjunction with Fundamental Technologies. However, one of the latest projects NASA developed is not so distant. The Cassini spacecraft, sent into orbit in October 1997, has been receiving expertise from Tom Armstrong, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas, along with his colleague Jerry Manweller, physics and astronomy lecturer, and Lucas Miller, Atchison junior. Cassini already has visited Venus, Jupiter and Earth and now is on its way to Saturn. It is estimated to land in the summer of 2004. "We, along with students from the Research reputation at the University brings prestige, funding and chances to learn University, are responsible for data analysis and instrument evaluations." Armstrong said. "We do software and science in support of one Cassini investigation, the magneospheric imaging measurement investigation." vided for the students," Armstrong said. "A number of students have worked in projects like Cassini, and Cassini continues that tradition. This brings cash into Lawrence to support students. It means there is meaningful work being done. I am very proud of what these things mean for student projects." This isn't the first NASA project the University of Kansas has been affiliated with through its professors. Armstrong also developed similar instrumentation for the Voyager I and II satellites. The reputation is just one advantage the University is receiving from the project. This project is giving students the opportunity to become familiar with this field of science. "The most important thing is the opportunity for experience that's pro- Armstrong also said how pleased the team at Fundamental Technologies was to be a part of NASA's work and how team members looked forward to continuing work with Cassini. He said this was a good, long-term opportunity to stay involved with major science projects on a national scale. Researchers such as Armstrong, Manweller and their students keep the University's reputation for science shooting to the stars. Our hats are off to them. Tabatha Beerbower for the editorial board U.S. should be careful in Chechnya It has been eight years since the Cold War was thawed by the dissolution of the Soviet empire. Today, the United States is confronted with the mounting problem of what to do about Russia's aggressive war against Chechen rebels. Although Russia clearly is using questionable, and in some instances downright inhumane, practices in defeating the rebels, it is imperative that the United States not act rashly, thus sending relations with Russia into another long chill. Russia's war against Chechen rebels has been a long and deadly fight for control of a republic that Russia claims as its own. Although Chechnya essentially has been free from Russia since the end of the Chechen War from 1994 to 1996, Russia has continued to Russia's response to rebellion in Chechnya is troubling but does not warrant U.S. strike lay claim to the republic. This claim has been followed by military aggression for the last two months since Russia linked terrorist bombs to the Chechen independence movement. Because of the terrorist bombings, Russia's war against Chechnya has been supported heartily inside Russia. Russia's usual claims that it merely is reacting to acts of terrorism lend some amount of credibility to its campaign. This said, it is obvious that Russia has fought an unethical war that has led to many civilian deaths. What then, can the United States do to prevent these deaths? The United States cannot consider intervention as a tool for ending the violent struggle. Similar to a hostage situation, it is not always smart to use extreme force because the hostage might be lost. Similarly, if we want to save lives in Chechnya, the use of force will lead only to more deaths. The means the United States has at its disposal, namely harsh rhetoric and possibly sanctions, must be utilized in the hopes that Russia will end the bloodshed. Further pressure than this on Russia only would exacerbate the problem. Now clearly is not the time for the United States to flex its military muscle. Jeff Engstrom for the editorial board Kansan Julie Wood, *Editor* Laura Roddy, *Managing editor* Cory Graham, *Managing editor* Tom Eblen, *General manager*, news adviser Published daily since 1912 News editors Chad Bettes ... Editorial Seth Hoffman ... Associate editorial Carl Kaminski ... Neus Juan H. Heath ... Online Chris Fickett ... Sports Brad Hallier ... Associate sports Nadia Mustafa ... Campus Heather Woodward ... Campus Steph Brewer ... Features Dan Curry ... Associate features Matt Daugherty ... Photo Kristi Elliott ... Design, graphics T.J. Johnson ... Wire Melody Ard ... Special sections Advertising managers Becky LaBranch . . . Special sections Thad Crane . . . Campus Will Baxter . . . Regional Jon Schlitt . . . National Danny Pumpelly . . Online sales Micah Kafitz . . Marketing Emily Knowles . . 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For any questions, call Chad Bettes or Seth Haffin at 864-4924. If you have general questions or comments, e-mail the page staff (opinion@kansan.com) or call 864-4924. It's your money, so how do you want it spent? How many of you know how much money Student Senate has in its accounts? If you're unsure, don't feel bad; most senators don't, either. Senate operates several accounts: block, line item, unallocated and reserve. Various organizations across campus are financed out of the first three, including the Lied Center. the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Council for Negro Women. But the reserve account is the real jackpot. It has more than $350,000. This fact should scare you. It sure scares me, and I'm a senator. The reserve account is financed by the money left over in the accounts of student organizations at the end of each year — if an organization doesn't spend all its money, it JANE BURTON Erin Simpson columnist opinion@kansan.com goes to the reserve account. In previous years, the reserve account was seen as off-limits, only to be accessed in case of an emergency (as in the bailout of KU on Wheels several years ago). This year, however, Senate has been given the impression that the reserve account should be spent, at least in part. So now a bunch of 20-something college kids have $350,000 to blow. Maybe I'm being a little harsh. There have been several good ideas as to ways to spend this money. But there have been an equal number of impulsive, short-sighted ideas. It's not that the ideas in and of themselves are bad, but rather that they reflect the somewhat short-term vision of people who generally are here for a limited time and don't see the bigger picture. Case in point: We could use the reserve account to finance a cut in student fees. But, if you do the math, it works out to a one-time, one-year cut of about $5. That's great for the 25,000 students here right now, but it doesn't seem to do a whole lot for the class of 2034 or 2044. (For those really itching to cut student fees, the women's and non-revenue sports fee is up for review, and it seems to me that the University of Kansas Athletic Corporation should be footing that bill, not students ... but that's another column.) It's also paramount for the Senate to avoid projects that reinforce our image of selfserving, future politicians. Thus, the idea for Senate salaries or scholarships should be banned to the far reaches of the Earth indefinitely, never to insult our intelligence again. There have been a number of suggestions for projects that could be of benefit for all students: campus bus shelters, outdoor bulletin boards, computers for the O&L bullpen. But as much as the Senate is supposed to represent students, it is quixotic to assume the entire spectrum of student interests are reflected in Senate debates. It seems that Senate finally may be forced to do more outreach than sit on Wescoe beach for two weeks a year or have meetings in every conceivable place on campus. But it's a two-way street. There's no point in looking to students for input when they don't know, don't care and don't vote. If you aren't careful, you'll end up with a statue of former student body president Kevin Yoder in front of the new rec center. It's your money. How do you want us to spend it? Simpson is a Lenexa junior in political science and anthropology. Feedback Not all Muslims accept apocalypse I was reading Mr. Howard Manns' article "Muslims won't celebrate millennium for 580 years," and he quoted some of the information I shared with him when he started preparing this article. The article overall was very good, but the way this following paragraph paraphrased wasn't the correct information that I was trying to give to the writer, which might cause Muslim students at KU to think that I was supplying the writer with the wrong information. Although I understand that the writer doesn't mean to provide any false information, it happens when the writer uses paraphrasing for journalism purposes, which sometime makes him trapped with some cultural controversy, especially in sophisticated articles like this one. Mr. Manns said, "Al-Anazi said that some Christians and Muslims shared another common bond with respect to the calendar; they believe Mowafiq Al-Anazi Saudi Arabia freshmar WTO riots reveal future problems The disagreement is in relating that belief to the religion, which there is nothing in Islam to support this as a religious belief. Neither the Holy Koran nor Prophet Mohammed's sayings had mentioned this belief. What I was trying to tell the writer about was: There are some people could share the same thinking, but it doesn't represent every body believe, and it does not represent the Muslim religion perspective at all. Watching the news this past Tuesday night, I was struck by a thought (a revelation, as it were) as the WTO protesters faced off against the riot police in Seattle. It seemed that the year 2000 marks the apocalypse. He said that Muslims doomsday prophets believed that the end of the world would come in the year 2000 of either the Gregorian or Hijra calendars." ironic to me, though not entirely unexpected, that the WTO — an organization that supports free trade, eschewing government interference This event is, I think, symptomatic of a larger problem: In our capitalist zeal for everexpanding profits and markets, we tend to overlook the concomitant loss in local democratic control and the increasing cooperation of government and corporate power. This event is exemplary of the crisis we face in our collective future under a globalized economy. I suggest that we choose democracy over profits, and enter the next century — and the next millennium — with a renewed commitment to the local sovereignty of peoples and their right to collective self-determination in politics and economy. — relied on the police, a state agency, to suppress the free expression of the protesters. John Teeple Overland Park graduate student Broaden your mind: Today's quote "He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know." — former Pres. Abraham Lincoln --- Friday, December 3.1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A · Page 5 Hangin' tough: the life of a boy-band groupie SINGERS 69 Continued from page 1A "We really enjoy their music," Samantha said. "They put on a great show. And, they are adorable." So when we found out they were performing in Wichita, we headed southwest without hesitation. It didn't matter that we didn't have tickets to the sold-out show. Just as we were inquiring about buying scalped tickets, our hero saved the day. We met 'N Sync's road manager who hooked us up with great seats. So we enjoyed another great show. On the night before an Omaha, Neb., performance, we got up the courage to track down the 'N Sync road manager we met in Wichita. We called all of the hotels we could find. Finally, we tracked him down, and the front desk connected us to his room. We weren't at all afraid to ask our guy for another favor. He said he could get us in and told us to be there a bit early because we were going to meet the guys. We did get to meet them, but so did about 50 other people. But it was still our moment. It didn't matter that we had to share it with others. We immediately discussed the day's events and documented them for posterity's sake. 'Nvolved True, we had other area concerts to go to, but they were months away. In the interim, we looked for concerts nearby and drove miles away to attend. After spending the summer break in different locations, we all met up in Kansas City, Mo., for an August concert. It was our starting point for our whirlwind tour with 'N Sync. That's where we meet Concert Bob, the man who sells band paraphernalia. And when he invites us to help him work at the Dallas and Houston shows, we quickly agreed. We were so obsessed that we stood in miserable heat passing out band information and hiked up and down steps at Texas Stadium selling binoculars, just because we might get better seats. And we did—12th row. "We just have a lot of fun doing all this." Samantha said. "It's nothing serious, but a lot of fun going and seeing them. The people I'm with make it fun." We never missed an opportunity to make a connection with a boy-band insider. At the Nov. 18 Backstreet Boys concert, we didn't let fear get in the way of making friends with one of the group's dancers, Amy, as we waited in the will-call list for tickets. We'll never know when Amy might be able to hook us up. As fanatics, we have waited in heat and cold. We have gotten up early to wait in lines, and we have stayed up late waiting for tour buses to pull in. We have laughed at things the boys have worn and been embarrassed by things they've said. We've lost our voices screaming at concerts and lost our paychecks buying CDs. But most of all, my friends and I have had a good time. Sure, we are older than the typical boy-band fans, and sure, we get teased for our behavior. But it doesn't bother us. We like these guys and get a kick out of them. "I just have fun with it," Maggie said. "Everybody who knows me knows that boy bands are something that I would like." But we are not alone. "I know a lot of closet boy-band fans." Maggie said. "They just won't admit it." 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BEST Sell Your Textbooks Now Thru Finals Jayhawk Bookstore 1420 Crescent Road, Lawrence, KS 66044 (785)843-3826·(785)843-9578 www.jayhawkbookstore.com DECEMBER 4 END OF THE YEAR SEMI— FORMAL AND SWING CONTEST 8:00-11:45 PM UNION BALLROOM MEMBERS $5 NONMEMBERS $10 SPONSORED BY THE KU BALLROOM DANCE CLUB AND THE Student Senate ► entertainment ► events ► issues ► music ► art hilltopics the university friday ◀ 12.3.99 ◀ six.a ◀ Shaken, not stirred Bond, James Bond 37 years in Her Majesty's Who doesn't want to be James Bond? Sleek gadgets, cool cars, beautiful women larger than life villoins and a quip for every occasion. Not only is he the world's cutting-edge-cool super spy. Bond is the smart-alceck who has the smoothest introduction in history — Bond, James Bond. Cue women swooning... Band turns 37 this year, yet he's never missed a beat — except for that horrid period in the late '80s and early '90s. He knows how to do everything — ski, water ski, snowboard, sky dive, shoot a gun, drive a tank, stop an atomic bomb — MacGyver, eat your heart out. Bond's more than on action hero, he's the prototype. The do everything, save the world, get-the girl guy who inspired the action genre. Brian Connery makes girls randy just thinking about him, at 70! Roger Moore's 70s rendition of 007 was perfect. His bell-bottomed Bond could've effortlessly saved the world and gotten the girl. Timothy Dalton was probably the best actor, and Pierce Brosnan is quickly becoming my favorite. If only I could order a drink at the bar with such suaveness, I wouldn't be hanging out with my roommate on Saturday nights. George Lazenby, well. I guess everybody makes mistakes. When it comes down to it, if the world needs saving and I have my choice of action heroes, it's Bond, Move over Arnold. Take a hike Van Damme, Sly, you're too short. Mike Mille I'll take the guy whose job it is to save the world on a daily basis — with a dry martini, shaken not stirred, in one hand and a gorgeous woman by his side. Dr. No[1962] From Russia with Love[1963] Before all the fancy cars, gadgets and special effects, before the girls with suggestive names and second-rate Bonds, there was a film that encapsulated what a spy movie should be and a man who is, was and always will be 007: From Russia With Love, starring Sean Connery. Russia shows the beginnings of what would become Bond trademarks, and spawn many spoofs. Austin Powers fans will notice that the origins of Mr. Bigglesworth and Frau Farbissina appear in this movie. The story revolves around the evil crime organization SPECTRE trying to kill Bond, in revenge for the death of their agent Dr. No. To set the trap, they lead Bond to think he's after a Soviet encryption machine of great value to the British Secret Service. Tatiana Romanova's (Daniela Bianchi) chemistry with Bond and Connery's innate talent make Russia an example of what a Bond film is. Clare Mc Lellan Goldfinger [1964] Thunderball [1965] You Only Live Twice[1967] On Her Majesty's Secret Service [1969] Once I read that On Her Majesty's Secret Service would've been the best Bond movie ever if Sean Connery would've been in it. Tired of being the coolest spy alive, Connery ditched the Bond series for a few years — one of his better ideas. I can't help but think how much better Connery would be than George Lazenby, the poor shmo hired to replace Connery. This movie used to be one of my favorites, but unlike a fine wine, it doesn't get better with age. It's too slow, the plot is contrived and That said, the movie has its highlights. Great action sequences — the toboggan race climax is still first-rate — Bond makes his fair share of female acquaintances, and it has the best Bond lady of them all, Diana Rigg. Mike Miller Diamonds are Forever[1971] Live and Let Die [1973] The Spy Who Loved Me [1977] The Man with the Golden Gun [1974] Moonraker[1979] For Your Eyes Only[1981] The only man to make James Bond look like a senior citizen, Rager Moore played the legendary British Secret Service agent in seven Bond films. For Your Eyes Only was one of the most visible of Moore's Bond films. Complete with a torturous disco soundtrack, beautiful women less than half Moore's age and the usual array of cheesy lines and outrageous stunts, this movie delivers the goods. Moore can't compete with Sean Connery for the best Bond actor, but he did star in more Bond movies than any other actor. —T.J. Johnson Octopussy[1983] A View to Kill [1985] The Living Daylights [1987] Licence to Kill [1989] License to Kill has the distinction of being better in fast-forward. You can focus on the (very) high-speed action without struggling to follow the bean-dip plot. Plus you don't have to hear Timothy Dalton's slack performance. In this episode, Bond resigns from the British secret service and teams up with a lovely American spy to find and destroy evil drug lord Sanchez. Meanwhile, sharks eat one man, maggots eat another, gears grind a man to sausage and a pressure chamber makes one man explode. Sounds exciting, but it's actually pretty bland fare by Bond standards. Dan Curry GoldenEye [1995] The most impressive thing about GoldenEye, is Pierce Brosnan's hair. Through fight scenes and explosions, it manages to stay in place. Unfortunately, the ploadding action sequences and plot lack the panache necessary for a slick spy movie. A highlight of the movie is villain sidekick Xenia Onatop (Famke Janssen). This girl puts the instructors in the Thighs of Steel video to shame. All she does is scream in pleasure every time she applies her deadly squeeze, but she's got a great name and an even better gimmick. Brosnan makes a suave, handsome Bond; maybe he just needs better material to work with in order to carry on the legacy of 007. Tornorow Never Dies [1997] Steph Brewer The World is not Enough[1999] Inside Sports THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN KAROLO 32 More photos from last night's Kansas vs. Pepperdine game. Sports SEE PAGE 6B Kansas Swimming KU SWIMMING Friday December 3, 1999 Section: B Page 1 The Kansas swimming and diving team heads to Iowa City, Iowa this weekend to compete against the Hawkeves. SEE PAGE 3B Big 12 Football Texas has defeated Nebraska three straight times. A fourth would clinch the Longhorns' second Big 12 Conference title. SEE PAGE 4B WWW.KANSAN.COM/SPORTS Contact the Kansan Sports Desk: (785) 864-4810 Sports Fax: (785) 864-0391 Sports e-mail: sportskansan.com PEPPERDINK 33 KANSAS 33 Luke Axtell drives to the basket against Pepperdine defender Tommie Prince. Axtell's shot rimmed out and he finished the game making one of seven shots. Photo by Jay Sheperd/KANSAN Jayhawks stay afloat under Waves' defense Every statistical category suggested the Pepperdeer Waves would ride rough waters last night against No. 6 Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse. By Shawn Hutchinson Kansan sportswriter But the Waves weren't concerned with the statistics. They hung tough after the first half, trailing just by three. Entering the game, the Jayhawks were averaging almost 24 more points per game than Pepperdine, Kansas' shooting percentage was nearly 8 points higher and Kansas held the advantage in rebounds per game by more than 17. The Jayhawks were even 23-point favorites And run the Jayhawks did. All the way to a 76-61 victory, which improved Kansas' record to 5-0. The loss dropped Pepperdine to 3-2. Before the Jayhawks pulled away from the Waves in the second half, Pepperdine was throwing defensive schemes at Kansas left and right, leading to 14 first-half Jayhawk turnovers. ferent kinds of traps and pressure. But we stayed strong, and I was just glad we came out with a big win." "We did some positive things in the first half," said Pepperdine coach Jan van Breda Kolff. "We tried to do some things to take them out of their rhythm and control the tempo and force some turnovers. But we knew that with their depth that they were going to make a run." "They had a freaky kind of defense," said Kansas guard Marlon London. "It was just hard to adjust to. So many dif- Kansas pulls away for 76-61 victory Defense was one of the strong points in the game for Peppardine, van Breda Kolff said. However, he said, the nail in the coffin was when Kansas guard Jeff Boschee was fouled with fewer than three minutes remaining. Boschee hit both ensuing free-throws, which expanded the Kansas lead to 71-61. Thirty seconds later, Boschee was fouled a second time and converted both free-throws again. By Matt Tait sports@kansan.com Kansas sportswriter "We were trying to keep the ball away from Boschee, and we ended up fouling him," vina Breda Kolff said. "Then we turned around and fouled him again. . . That was just a little bit of deflation for us." The game capped off a week of tragedy for the Waves. Pepperdine senior guard Tommie Prince had a death in the family earlier in the week, and ended up missing practice on Wednesday. Throw in the fact that Pepperdine guard Craig Lewis also was out with the flu, and the Waves didn't have a full team to practice with. "Our confidence was a little high." said Pepperdine guard Brandon Armstrong. "We weren't surprised because we knew what we could do. Basically I think we just got tired. They played hard." Even so, the Waves said they still came to play. — hung around for most of the half. Once Kansas drew even, the final five minutes of the half seeawed back and forth — not between Kansas and Pepperdine, but between Kenny Gregory and Pepperdine. While the Waves took control early, they never fully reached shore as Kansas — despite 14 first-half turnovers "I don't think we underestimated anybody; they just came out hot," said junior center Eric Chenowith. Sluggish first half kept Waves close Much of the reason for Kansas' sluggish first-half start was Pepperdine's contrasting start. Pepperdine stepped on to the Allen Fieldhouse floor and hit its first six shots. Edited by Chris Hopkins It was a tale of two halves. Last night, the Kansas men's basketball team saw its first action since an impressive run at the Great Alaska Shootout, against the Pepperdine Waves. And even though the Jayhawks eventually wore down Pepperdine in the second half with a patient and pounding inside game, the first half started off sluggishly. against, and I don't think we realized that early. It was an ugly game, but you've got to win some ugly and we did." "In some ways, you could say we never broke it open," said Kansas coach Roy Williams about his team's 76-61 victory. "They were a very hard team to play See GREGORY on page 2B LANSING 22 LANSING 10 JC 2 Kirk Hinrich and Jeff Carey put the trap on Pepperdine guard Tezalie Archie. Kansas had 10 steals in the game, two of which were Hinrich's. Photo by Jay Sheer/KANSAN The Starting Lineup KANSAS JAYHAWKS KU 0-0 Big 12,3-0 overall KU Women to make homecourt debut against Loyola in weekend classic LOYOLA MARRYMOUNT LONG G SUZI RAYMANT 5-11 SR. G JENNIFER JACKSON 5-10 JR. F BROOKE REVES 6-0 JR. F LYNN PRIM 6-2 SR. F JACLYN JOHNSON 6-1 JR. LIONS 2-1 overall G ROSA BERNASCONI 5-6 Sr. G GRYN BURTON 5-11 So. G TARTYN REYNOLDS 5-7 Jr. F DANA HUNTER 6-3 Sr. C AMBER GRAVELY 6-0 Jr. Allen Field House • Lawrence By Melinda Weaver sports@kansan.com After spending Thanksgiving competing in a four-tower tournament in Anchorage, Alaska, the Kansas women's basketball team returns home to play host to its own four-tower tournament. Kansan sportswriter Kansas will compete in the KU Credit Union Jayhawk Classic this weekend, playing its home opener against Loyola Marymount at 7:05 p.m. tomorrow at Allen Fieldhouse. The No. 19 Jayhawks have compiled an impressive 24-2 record in their home openers since the 1973-74 season and have not lost a home opener since the 1983-84 season. However, Coach Marian Washington said the team would not overlook Loyola Marymount. "They have a couple of very good players who can score and go to the boards for them," Washington said. "We have to play very solid defense. We are not going to overlook anyone. Every game is so important to us. We are trying to run a new offense, and we want to take advantage of every new face to try it on." Loyola Marymount, 2-1, starts three guards, two of whom have been producing double-figure scoring. Sophomore guard Bryn Britton leads the team in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game, and sophomore guard Rosa Bernasconi adds 13.0 points per game. Behind the Jayhawks' new style of offense, the triple-post, they have four of five starters averaging in double figures. Junior forward Brooke Reves leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.0 points per game, followed by senior guard Suzi Raymant, who averages 14.0 points. Other double figure scorers are senior forward Lynn Pride, who averages 12.7 points, and junior point guard Jennifer Jackson, who adds 11.3 points. Because of her team's individual talents, Washington said that she wanted her players to focus on their team instead of their opponents. See JAYHAWKS on page 2B Could postseason dreams become this year's reality? Basketball tradition at Kansas runs as deep as a Jeff Boschee three-pointer. It can be seen at 6 a.m. Friday mornings in the hallwalls of Allen Fieldhouse, as exhausted students sleep on concrete beds with textbook pillows for a chance to sit courtside the following night. It hangs from the rafters and beams from the retired numbers on the south end of the fieldhouse. It can be heard in the echoes of "Rock Chalk" chants. And it can be seen in the waving wheat and the shining eyes of Jayhawk-clad youngsters who strain on tiptoes to see every pass. Every shot. Every dribble. Every one of their heroes. It is love. It is loyalty. And most of all, it is winning. More than any other university in the '90s But since Roy Williams took the reigns of Jayhawk basketball, another team description has become tradition — "the team that should have." A second-round NCAA Tournament loss to UTEP in 1992 may have been the lowest point. But there was also UCLA in '90. Arizona in '97 and then Rhode Island in I will not be able to recognize the text in the provided image. Matt James sports columnist sports @ kansas.com '98. All games Kansas was supposed to win. Had to win. Was scultured to win. The memory of the Sweet 16 loss to Virginia at Kemper Arena in '95 still brings chest pains to Kansas fans. In our own backyard. How could that have happened? The postseason sputteringss have drawn criticism from national media as well as those loyal Jayhawk fans. Roy uses too many subs. He relies on one three-point shooter. He's too conservative. The big men aren't dominant enough. It may have been a combination of these. Maybe fate played his evil part. But as Coach Williams gives his final press conference each year, we see his tears. And we know he has given his all. We know how badly he wanted his players to win a championship. After all, he didn't make the turnovers. He never told Billy Thomas to miss three-pointer after three-pointer against Rhode Island. He wasn't the rebounder the Jayhawks needed to beat Kentucky last year in the second round of March Madness. But it is a new year with a clean slate. Last night's 76-61 victory against Pepperdine moves the Javahawks to 5-0, and it begins again. But like the national media, who voted an obvious top 5 team at No. 11, we are afraid to get burned — to have our hearts broken again. Freshman Drew Gooden was watching last year's NCAA loss to Kentucky. It is clear to him what happened. "The last NCAA Tournament, the whole game changed after that last rebound that (Jamal) Magloire got. If we could rewind that and I was on the team, I could've helped in that game with some rebounds — offensive rebounds," he said. "But you can't live in the past; you've got to live in the present." So what does the present hold? Can two upstart freshmen be the force in the middle if Eric Chenowith continues to be pushed around and blocked by smaller opponents? "It's not unrealistic. Anything is possible," Gooden said. "If we could win four national championships in a row, that would be great. That would be a lot to say about this basketball team and this school." Four championships? It sounds impossible. But who are we to say what is possible? Theodore Roosevelt once said, "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood ... who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly so his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." But four championships? Is that really possible, Drew? He smiled and said, "Well, if we could get one or two, that would be pretty good too." James is a Hugoton senior in journalism. 周 202110300704 王 文 吴 华 张 2B Quick Looks Friday December 3, 1999 HOROSCOPES Aries: Today is an 8. You could cimb a big deal to everybody's satisfaction. Even if you've been arguing, there's a ray of hope. He or she may finally see it your way, and vice versa, too. Give it one more try. Taurus: Today is an 8. You could have a lucky break at work. Somebody there might finally understand what you've been talking about. Press your advantage and ask for what you want. Your chances of getting it are good Gemini: Today is an 8. You certainly have a way with words. Your sweet heart doesn't have a chance. You want it, you got it! If you don't have a sweetheart yet, make a date with the person you most want to enchant. Cancer: Today is an 8. Your home is where your heart is — now more than ever. Conditions are perfect for a special meal with the ones you love most. Nothing's better than good food and good friends, and you can make it happen. Leo: Today is an 8. Why not have everybody party at your house? If you're not sure how to throw a big bash, ask a roommate or close family member to teach you. Include the neighbors, and you'll have a night to remember. Virgo: Today is a 6. You're in a learning phase, and that's good. At least one interesting puzzle needs to be figured out If you want to know what's really going on, ask a Gemini or a Sagittarius. Libra: Today is an 8. You should be in a good mood today — and with good reason. The moon in your sign makes you more sensitive, imaginative and good looking! Talk your date into going somewhere flashing. Scorpio: Today is a 6. There's too much to do, and more coming in every minute. If you push yourself, you can make a bundle. Do that so you can buy yourself a special treat. You'll have earned it! Saaittarius: Today is a 7. Capricorn: Today is a 6. Things are not quite as they appear. You might not even be sure of what you can and can't do. Keep pushing. You might accomplish more than you thought you could. Today your interactions with most people should be successful. You're an easy person to be with. Watch out for people who tend to withhold part of the data, however. Aquarius: Today is an 8. Pisces: Today is a 6. You're competent, but you can't do it all by your self. The help you get from friends is important, especially now. Somebody with a foreign flare could give you the boost you need. Somebody thinks you can accomplish a new task You might not be so sure. Instead of worrying, do the homework! Practice is all that's between where you are and where you want to be. P P LAW ENFORCEMENT 立 S M SCORPIO BIG 12 FOOTBALL COLUMBIA, Mo. — Offensive coordinator Jerry Berrnd resigned yesterday, becoming the first casualty of a disappointing season that kept Missouri out of the bowl picture for the first time in three years. Berndt said in a statement Missouri coach resigns after lackluster season M Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only. Rumors had surfaced for some time that Berndt's job might be in danger. In 1998, the Tigers "In the best interest of all parties involved, I wish to resign my position and pursue other opportunities." went 8-4 and won the Insight.com Bowl, but they slipped back to 4-7 this year, winning only one conference game. Coach Larry Smith said that he would begin a search immediately for a successor and that he planned to reorganize the offensive coaching staff. In addition to being the coordinator, Bernd also served as quarterbacks coach. Bernett joined Smith when he took the head-coaching position in 1994. He had accumulated 14 years of experience at DePaww, Pennsylvania Rice and Temple. COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV instant replay celebrates 36 years P PHILADELPHIA — Watching sports on television changed forever on a December day 36 years ago. it was early in the fourth quarter of the 64th Army-Navy football game. Army quarterback Rollie Stichweh broke a tackle from 1 yard out and ran in for a touchdown. A few seconds later, television viewers watched it again — the first instant replay. V "This is not live!" CBS announcer Lindsay Nelson said. "Ladies and gentlemen, Army did not score again!" In 1963, the Army-Navy game was the nation's biggest football game with one of the largest TV audiences for a sporting event. A perfect opportunity to try out a revolutionary TV idea, decided young TV director Tony Verna, who had attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. "I think it's hard to imagine viewing sports without the instant replay," Verna, 65, said this week from his office in Pacific Palisades, Calif. "After that, every sporting event had to use it or people would complain." Alabama, Florida to vie for SEC championship ATLANTA — it's like old times in the Southeastern Conference championship. No. 5 Florida and No. 7 Alabama, who met in four of the first five title games, face each other again Saturday night after a twoyear hiatus, with a trip to the Orange Bowl at stake. Neither team has reached the championship game since 1996, when Florida won a 45-30 shootout against the Crimson Tide, propelling the Gators to the only national title in school history. In a Heisman-clinching performance, Danny Wuerffel threw for six touchdowns and 401 yards against the nation's top-rated pass defense "It seems like every time we go, it's always against Alabama," said Florida coach Steve S spurrier. 鱼 This year, neither team has a chance at the national title, and there are no individual honors at stake. to the post, a source close to the team said yesterday. Chicago fires manager after a losina season Pulford was the Blackhawks' general manager for 20 years before handing the job to Murray in 1997. Murray had been Pulford's assistant and plaver personnel manager. HOCKEY The source spoke on the condition that he not be identified. The Blackhawks are 5-15-2, last place in the NHL's Central Division, and missed the playoffs for two straight seasons. Pulford led the team to the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of his 20 seasons as general manager. He resigned in 1997 after a tumultuous season that saw the departure of fan favorites Jeremy Roenck and Ed Belfour and an early exit from the playoffs. BASEBALL Cone offers contract chanaes to Yankees hander the right to prohibit the team from offering him salary arbitration, a baseball lawyer familiar with the contract said NEW YORK - David Cone should know by Tuesday whether he'll get that two-year contract he wants from the New York Yankees A clause in Cone's expired contract gives the 36-year-old right- Yankees Wednesday, speaking on the condition he not be identified If Cone exercises that right and doesn't sign by Tuesday, the Yankees would be ineligible to resign him before May 1. If Cone allows the Yankees to offer arbitration, he could negotiate with them through Jan. 8. Steve Fehr, Cone's agent, wouldn't address if the pitcher intended to exercise his no-arbitration right. British Open champion leading in South Africa GOLF SUN CITY, South Africa — Paul Lawrie played aggressive, attacking golf, firing a 7-under 65 and taking a one-stroke lead against Colin Montgomerie after the opening round of the Million Dollar Challenge yesterday. Lawrie, the British Open champion, had a round that included an eagle and six birdies above TENNIS Lawrie also had one bogey, at the par-3 fourth, but made up with it with his eagle at the ninth, a hole at which all the players in the elite field of 12 except Miguel Angel Jiminez beat par. Montgomerie also came out strong, rifling his second shot at the first hole to within two inches of the cup for the first of his seven birdies. A bogey at the par-3 12th cost him a share of the lead. Australia is confident of Davis Cup chances NICE, France — John Newcombe woke up yesterday believing that he was destined to lead Australia to its 27th Davis Cup title with a victory against France in this weekend's centenary final. Although his team is away from home and playing on unfamiliar clay, Newcombe, a four-time Davis Cup winner as a player, is confident in his opportunity as a captain. The draw puts Australia's Mark Philippoussis against Sebastien Grosjean in today's opening match. French No. 1 Cedric Pioline meets 18-year-old Lleyton Hewitt in the second. Sports Calendar 3 Sat. Women's basketball game vs. Loyola Marquymount at 7:05 p.m. Marymount @ 7.85 p.m. Sun. Swimming meet vs. Iowa @ Iowa City, Iowa—all day Women's basketball game vs. UC — Santa Barbara or BYU @ 2:30 p.m. 5 Men's basketball game vs. Middle Tennessee State at 1:05 p.m. in Murraybrook, Tenn. Mon. 6 Tues. 7 Men's basketball game vs. Michigan State (Great Eight) at 6 p.m. in Chicago, Ill. 6 Tues. 7 Men's basketball game vs. Michigan State (Great Eight) at 6 p.m. in Chicago, Ill. Gregory scores 17 against Pepperdine Continued from page 1B Kansas' junior guard seemingly answered every Pepperdine basket with one of his own. Gregory finished with a game-high 17 points on eight-of-12 shooting. At the end of the first half, Kansas scored 09-88. At the end of the first half, Kansas led 33-30. But the second half was a different story. Kansas used a disciplined style of play, both offensively and defensively, wearing down the Waves. Pulling away, however, did not come so easily. Kansas opened the second half by immediately going inside. Freshman forward Nick Collison, who chipped in 12 points and seven "It was our game plan all along; we just weren't doing it in the first half." Collison said. rebounds, said that pounding it low was something Williams emphasized at the half. The pounding went on for the better part of the second half and with 10 minutes to go, the Jayhawks had yet to pull away. That changed when a quick six-point run, capped by a Luke Axtell three-pointer, his only basket of the night, pushed the lead to 65-50. "That shot was a big one for us, even though we had it to 12 by then, but that did sort of open it up and I think they even called a timeout after that," Williams said. Pepperdine did call a timeout, and then called it a night. Nick Bradford and sophomore Jeff Boschee took good shots and made good decisions down the stretch. Boschee hit three of four free throws, which helped maintain the lead. Lester Earl, who played limited minutes last week in Alaska, did not dress for last night's game. Tendinitis in Earl's knee has bothered him for the better part of the season, and Williams said that it would be day to day with Earl. Kansas' next action will come Sunday when it travels to Middle Tennessee State to take on the Blue Raiders. - Edited by Julia Nicholson Jayhawks to focus on individual talents Continued from page 1B "We are going to focus on us this year," Washington said. "Last year, we spent so much time preparing for our opponents because we lost two of our key players. Now, they have to worry about us and learn how to stop us. I think the girls like that approach much better." At 2:37 p.m. tomorrow, the Jayhawks will play either Brigham Young or No. 15 California-Santa Barbara. If Kansas plays California-Santa Barbara, it will be the first time this season that the Jayhawks have played a ranked opponent. Jackson said that they should be able to compete with the tougher teams if they focused on their game plan and played the way they are capable of playing. "All season, Coach made a point that if we focus on ourselves and execute our offense and defense well, we can beat a lot of teams," Jackson said. "We need to focus on doing the little things better. We had some offensive breakdowns in Houston, but we got those corrected in Alaska, and we had some defensive breakdowns in Alaska, but we think we have corrected that as well. If we continue to improve through this tournament, I think we can do really well." After the tournament, the Jayhawks will be playing their next two games without Jackson, as she will fly to Birmingham, Ala., Monday for ankle surgery. Kansas players also will hold a free children's clinic for anyone in eighth grade and younger from 9 to 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Horejsi Family Athletic Center. — Edited by Darrin Peschka KU BASKETBALL Kansas Women's Basketball 1999 KU Credit Union Jayhawk Classic December 3 & 4, 1999 Friday, Dec. 3: KANSAS vs. Loyola Marymount 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4: KANSAS vs. BYU/UC Santa Barbara 2:30 p.m. Students FREE with KU ID! Help us PACK Allen Fieldhouse! KU CHEVROLET + Friday, December 3.1999 The University Daily Kansan Section B · Page 3 Jayhawks head for hostile arena at 2-0 Middle Tennessee State By Matt Tait sports@kansan.com Kansas san writer The Kansas men's basketball team will take to the road to play Middle Tennessee State at 1:05 p.m. Sunday in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The game will be the Jayhawks' first road game in an unfriendly arena. Kansas headed northwest last week to play at the Great Alaska Shootout. The Jayhawks won the tournament, and the crowd at the Sullivan Center in Anchorage appeared to be neutral, usually rooting slightly for the underdog. In contrast to the 8,000-seat Sullivan Center, Middle Tennessee's Murphy Center seats 11,520 fans and is a notoriously tough place for its conference opponents to play. The Blue Raiders are 2-0 and are one of only two undefeated teams in the Ohio Valley Conference. Coached by Randy Wiel, who has a 52-40 career record at Middle Tennessee, the Blue Raiders play a similar style to Kansas — varying zone and man-to-man defenses along with motion offense designed to get good shots. Kansas coach Roy Williams is a good friend of Wiel's, which he said had a lot to do with scheduling the game. "They needed a big game and they said they'd play us two games here for one game there." Williams said. Overall, Kansas leads the series with the Blue Raiders, winning 103-68 in their only previous meeting in Lawrence in 1997. Middle Tennessee returns three of its leading scorers from last season — something Wiel thinks will help the Blue Raiders compete. "Everybody's excited at the opportunity to play a team that's nationally ranked," Wiel said. "I don't feel like I have to get the guys up to play a team like Kansas. We'll have to play as good as we can to compete with them, but just the fact that we're playing them gives us a chance." Senior Cedrick Wallace, a 6-foot-6 inch forward averaged 13 points and five rebounds a game last year. Also, juniors Lee Nosse, a 6-10 center, and Freddie Martinez, a 6-5 guard, return after averaging 10 points each per game last season. Kansas' next action upon returning home from Tennessee is in the Great Eight at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Chicago. The Jayhawks will play No. 8 Michigan State, which upset No. 2 North Carolina Wednesday night in Chapel Hill. 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Coach Marian Washington said that she saw a lot of potential in her new forward but that Amanda Reves needed to get used to being Jennifer Jackson "She looks very confused right now, but she is very talented and athletic. I think she will be a big help to us." "She runs hard, and she can run the floor, but when she goes up for a layup, she misses by just a little bit," Washington said. "She is getting more comfortable with the basketball, but there are a lot of footwork things she needs to adjust to. She is having to learn the new offensive and defensive schemes just like everyone else, but she is on a basketball court. Women's basketball player just a few months behind." Amanda Reves is not joining the team completely without experience. Although she has not played organized basketball since high school, she practiced with the team last season during the preseason and postseason. 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The Jayhawks men's and women's teams lost to Illinois in November at the dual meet extravaganza in Champaign, Ill., and both teams finished in last place out of four teams two weeks ago at the Northwestern Invitational in Evanston, Ill. "The Big Ten tends to be really competitive," said freshman swimmer Gwen Haley. "It should KU SWIMMING be a good meet to go in and compete against people who I'm not familiar with." The Kansas men are led by senior swimming captains Brian Klapper and Andy Kyser, but sophomore diver Adam Hankart and freshman swimmer Brian Soria are carrying some of the load for the team, which is 0-2 this fall. Hankart finished in second on the one-meter board at Northwestern, while Soria finished third in the 1,650-meter freestyle at the meet. For the women's team, which has a 3-2 dual record this fall, younger members also dominate. Junior swimmer Carolyn Grevers swam a career-best time of 51.59 in the 50 freestyle at Northwestern. But freshman swimmers Lysandy DeVaney, Beth Schryer and Haley have made the most extensive contributions so far. At Northwestern, Schryer finished first in the 1650 freestyle and DeVaney took third. Sophomore diver Patti Stringham set a career-best mark as well. Kempf said that while he did not try to predict the outcome of meets, he expected that his swimmers would give it all they had. "I know we'll race to the best of our ability." Kempf said. "I'd like to see us continue to swim faster and move forward. We're reaching the end of this training phase so I'd like to see us continue to get better." "I want to do the best I have this season and try to beat what we've done," Haley said. "That will set me up for a good Christmas break and back half of the season." Haley said she believed improvement was definitely possible. 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While tomorrow's winner is assured of a bid in the Bowl Championship Series, Texas knocked Nebraska out of national-championship contention with a 24-20 victory against the Cornhuskers on Oct. 23 in Austin, Texas. "They have a lot more on the line than we do, and the fact that we have beaten them before will intensify the emotion." said Texas wide receiver Kwamie Cowl. N Hawks The Longhorns have owned the Cornhuskers of late, winning three straight—including an upset victory in Still, Cavil and his teammates are trying to push the two teams' recent history out of their minds. the 1996 Big 12 championship. In fact, no current member of the Longhorns ever has lost to Nebraska. "I know that Nebraska is a well-coached team and that they are going to come ready to play, but the fact that nobody on this team has lost to them is in the back of our minds," Cavil said. "I think we have to beat them every time we play them to get the respect we deserve. Texas and Nebraska is a rivalry in itself." Tomorrow's game is also a chance for both teams to rebound from disappointing performances in their previous contests. The Cornhuskers blew a 24-point lead in the fourth quarter against Colorado before winning in overtime, and the Longhorns were upset in an emotionally charged game against in-state rival Texas A&M 20-16. Nebraska coach Frank Solich said his team had been playing against the football demons lately, including an acute case of fumbling. The Cornhuskers fumbled eight times against Colorado, which is something Solich said his team needed to work on this week. "Our players know how serious it is, and they know that for us to beat Texas, we're going to have to make corrections." Solich said. "You want to look at the positive when you talk about it, but there is not much talking left to do. We need to have a stretch where it doesn't happen. I guess you could certainly say we're due." In fact, fumbles hurt the Cornhuskers' chances in their previous match-up against Texas this season. Nebraska fumbled three times inside the Longhorns' 20-yard line, including one fumble at the goal line. Solich said that loyal Nebraska fans had sent the team some tools they thought could help its fumble woes. "We've gotten gloves. We've gotten glue," Solich said. "Somebody sent me a football with a handle on it. But that's just the way it is. If you're not doing something well, you know and everybody knows." Bowl Possibilities Last week's announcement that Michigan will receive one of two at-large berths into the BCS shot the hopes of the Big 12 to fill both spots. Now the conference must deal with reality — the Big 12 likely will fill only its guaranteed BCS bid, which is given to the conference champion. On Wednesday, however, Big 12 commissioner BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP - When: 2:30 p.m. tomorrow - TV: ABC channels 9 and 49 IW: ABL, channels 9 and 4V IW: Haig Big 12 North champion Nebraska (10-1) against South champion Texas (9-3) ■ Key Players: Nebraska: QB Eric Bary, CB, Ran丁Alexander, DB Mike Brown, P Dan Hadenfeld. Texas: QB Major Applewhite,RB Hodges Mitchell, WR Kwame Cavil, DF Argan Humphrey Notes: In a conference that Nebraska traditionally dominates, the Conhuskers are 0-3 against Texas since the Big 12's inception in 1996. Kevin Weiberg held out hope that Kansas State could secure the remaining bid. "We are still in a holding pattern related to the absolute release of Kansas State," Weiberg said. "But we have developed a plan in case we only move one team into the BCS picture." The winner of the Big 12 championship game probably will earn an automatic spot in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2 in Tempe, Ariz. The runner-up likely will play in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day in Dallas. 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Call ASSIST 985-4101 DO YOU LIKE BABIES! SUMMYSIDE infant/iod program has openings for child care assisti on. Our campus for spring semester. Must be a graduate in a related field and be negative TB test. ?hour. Call Katie at 864-0720. Earn up to eight dollars an hour plus commission and bonuses raising money for charities. Relaxed casual friendly atmosphere to sales and set your own goals. All day availability on any week at the workday. Call 645-3101 EOE. New Socially Responsible CoffeeHouse/Micro- Rasterie in Lawrence needs an enthusiastic, motivated Manager. Experience business from the beginning! Exciting avenues for professional and personal growth abound. Good pay, benefits and more. Z's Divine Espresso - 979-7298. Temporary opening for experienced optician, in busy optical shop 12/15/99-1/20/00 Hours 8-43 Mon-Fri. Excellent salary / Great work environment. Fax resumes to 765-817-2655: Pegz Now accepting applications for highly motivated service staff. Prior experience preferred. Avail all morning up-to-coming holidays A MUST! Apply in person at 1214 Glaui Creek Drive. No phone calls, please. ATTENTION DECEMBER GRADUATES The Champions Before & After school program is looking for qualified and reliable Site Directors who have the ability to lend legal credit in a child related field. Part time e.m., p.m. hours available. Call 749-1313. apply www.champions.org. PACHAMAMA'S WORLD CUISINE NOW HIRING *Servers* *Cooks* Flexible Hours Day & Night Shifts SIRLON STOCKAGE 1015 Iowa Spread the Jayhawk spirit, be teleconsumer for the Office of Admissions and Schedulers! Help put the U in KUT Stop by the Visitor Center, at 15h and Iowa, and fill an application by Dec. 6. - Comprehensive training California Casualty, a successful insurance company since 1914, is looking for qualified candidates to fill positions for Inside Sales Reps. This full-time position entails selling personal lines/casualty insurance to professional association members. College degree or related experience preferred. Why hike in our backcountry, ride horses on our rugged trails and breathe fresh mountain air all summer long? It comes with the job. Spend you summer working at Cheley Colorado Camps in Colorado, Room and Board, 6/4-8/4. Apply on www.chesley.com or call us at 1-800-CampFun. INSIDE SALES REP/KANSAS CITY OFFICE --- - Licensing preparation and completion For more information... call Susan at (800) 346 - 6840 ext. 3700 or fax resume to (800) 959-1764 - Comprehensive base salary + bonus (avg $35-40k) - Complete benefits package - *Pre-qualified sales leads - Positive work environment 205 - Help Wanted Wanted confident female as sculpture model. call evenings, 331-842 Telecounseling Supervisor Join the recruitment effort with the Office of Education. Students become better acquainted with KU1 Contact Dave Burge at 864-5844, or stop by the Visitor Center at 15th and Iowa, and fill out an application. Ion Solutions Inc. needs *needs* repairs, outgoing phone representatives to set sales appointments at our Lawrence locations. Starting pay is $9.50 per hour plus bonuses and commissions. Average rep hours are 12-30 per week. Applications included. Applications may be available Mon-Fri, 4pm-1pm & Sat 10am-3pm. Call 840-0200. Highly competent assistant to maintain extensive database and help organize several conferences throughout the year. Duties include correspondence, subscription databases, newsletter mailing, phone answering. Required: accuracy in following direction, Mac literate (Word & Excel); ability to work indoors; computer proficiency; Deadline 12/08/99. Beginning salary $8.00/hr. Position begins in January. Pick up application at 3061 Dole Center. EOE/AA employer. The Department of Mathematics is accepting applications for the Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for the Spring 2009 semester. Duties include assisting in lecture class, grading, tutoring, holding consultations hours. Requirement: Math 123 or equivalent. Preference to students with strong mathematical background, but all applicants are required to apply to applications 105. Snow Deadline December 13, 1999. West campus book publisher seeks student office assistant for 10-12 hrs/wk. Pay will up to $7/hr depending on experience. Duties include processing daily incoming mail, photocopying, and various office tasks. Must be able to work early after school. Applicants must have a Master's degree. Come by 2501 W. 15th St. (ph. 864-9218), to complete application. Deadline for applications is Friday, Dec 3rd. An EEO/AA employer. Student Assistant Weight Watchers Earn $$$ over the Holidays. Seasonal Customer Service Positions Available You enjoy helping people and can handle inbound calls with ease and finesse. We train you to be a proficient nurse. Rate of乘车 rate Flexible hours Convenient Location in Leawood, KS Student Web Design员：Design web pages using the HTML5 language. Resume required for Shop. Requires previous design and web programming experience. PhotoShop proficiency. Design portfolio will be requested at interview. Mail resume to Job ID 10629. For both positions, applicant must meet all KU student boury requirements. Non-native speak should be allowed above. Applications will be reviewed as received, and will be accepted through the 1999-2000 academic year. More information, complete list of qualifications and application available at www.ku.edu/academic/jobs from James Ruprecht, Applied English Center, 125 Lippincott Hill, 864-806 EOE/AA Call Today 495-1443 Student Programmer/ Consultant: Design database applications using Microsoft Access. Requires expert Access proficiency. $7.00-$11.00 per hour depending on experience. Student Housing Dining Services $6.00/hour to Start Flexible Schedules Make New Friends Valuable Work Experience Convenient to Campus "Meal Deal" Available Scholarship Opportunities EO/AA Employer Edkahl Dining * 864-2260 GSP Dining * 864-3120 Hashinger Office * 864-1014 Just call or stop by: Hashinger Office • 864-1014 Oliver Dining • 864-4087 SUA THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Webmaster Needed! STUDENT UNION ACTIVITIES Stop by the Personnel Office. Level 5, Kansas Union design, set up and maintain web page for Student Using Reflector $7 per hour before the holiday break to fill out application and pick up information disc to set up mock page to be reviewed for Student Union Activities hiring. Mock page due by 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, 2000 Happy Women F-T, regular position at Johnson County Community College. Responsible for coordinating with students of the computer science department for ordering of textbooks and study aids for academic depts. Requires 2 yrs postsecondary education or equivalent, microcomputer & CRT expert, ability to complete detail work with accuracy & to meet faculty requirements in skills & familiarity with inventory Management system. M-F-8 am-5pm (occasional evenings & Sat). 88.88 hr. Human Resources, GEB-251, JCCC: 493-787 or e-mail jcccb.jccsbe.net. 205 - Help Wanted The School of Engineering Half-time position Salary Range $13K-$15K annually Review of applications begins on Dec. 8 and will continue until position is filled Knowledge of computer science to maintain confidentiality, excellent comm. and org. skills, knowledge of PC, word processing, spread sheets and database, ability to interact with faculty, staff, students, parents and alumni, ability to provide detailed information about the institution detail, general understanding of accounting/record keeping procedures. Responsibilities: Coordinates undergraduate curriculum; manages scholarship funds. Coordinates event for National Merit Scholars, prepares recruitment materials for area high schools and community colleges, summer camp activities, elementary school orientations, summer internships, a letter of application, resume, and three names for references. For complete position announcement, please contact: Am Bakerkering, School of Engineering, Hall Lawrence, KS 60045, (783) 894-2970, EOJA FmRmpro. PACKERWARE BERRY PLASTICS. Now a Subsidiary of BERRY PLASTICS & is offering Voted Wal-Mart's VENDOR OF THE YEAR Temp to Hire Positions, Air Conditioned Facility, Opportunity for Advancement, All Shifts. Assembly, Packing & Printing NEEDED ASAP! Apply with EXCEL PERSONNEL Packerware Berry Plastics 2330 Packer Road (HR Entrance) JOBLINE: 785-842-3000 ext. 467 Excel Personnel T & Th 7am-7pm MWF 9am-3pm 2450 Iowa Sulte H 842-6200 $100 HIRING BONUS Now a Subsidiary of BERRY PLASTICS Opportunity for Advancement, All Shifts. YEAR is offering & Temp to Hire Positions, Voted Wal-Mart's VENDOR OF THE Air Conditioned Facility, Assembly, Packing & Printing NEEDED ASAP! Apply with EXCEL PERSONNEL Packerware Berry Packerware Berry Plastics 2330 Packer Road (HR Entrance) JOBLINE: 785-842-3000 ext. 467 X Excel Personnel T & Th 7am-7pm MWF 8am-3pm 2450 Iowa Sulte H 842-6200 300s Merchandise Want to buy side-by-side barrel shotgun. Licensed collector, will pay fair prices. Duty time may vary. 305 - For Sale Marital arts/self-defense instructional video. Wide selection, big savings, $10 each. 331-0029. Miracle Video Big Sale. Adult Tapes $9.98 and up. 1900 Hankel 841-7504. 99 For Sale. Southwestier Coach C150, Leather chair 100, Oak table coffee table I30. (786) 753-9130. --- 83 Bonneville V-6, 14.40, 114k, Well maintain, Overland park call 931-381-3145 83 Nissan Pathfinder 56,000 miles. Must sell. 850-Call Ken Keex@7260-2001 For sale, 1997 Lee wrench; 36,000 miles, auto- ic $13,750; Call 913-909-3086. 79 Ford Explorer Sport. White with grey leather interiors, fully loaded with 600 miles high way. $$$$ $ 370 - Want to Buy NEED CASH? Sell your games to Game Guy. 7 East 7th St. 331-0800 400s Real Estate 405 - Apartments for Rent MUNICIPALITY OF CHELMSFORD 2. D, Bath w/ washer and dryer, $865/mo. Available now at Highpoint Apts. Call 841-6848. Immaculate l yr old, 2 IBR, 2 IBR apt avail. 1/1/00 WD/WCA, side w/card, west $30, 949-7015 2 bdmh, 1 bath, partially furnished, close to campus $238 ear + utilities. 749-6841. One bedroom one loft. Ioff $430/month. Water Paid. December rent already paid. Call 83-8453. Southpoint Apartments: 3 BR, 1 BA available now. Great storage space. 83-6446. Must see! Southpoint Park Villes: gorgeous 3 BR, 2 BA with W/D. Available January. 93-6446 Sublease from the end of Dec. until July 30 at Tuckaway. Call 849-9496. 2 Bdrm. i bath Apt. available in dec or jan, close up to 40' wide, in Dec or Jan; 40' deep, Deposit required. Dairy at Durrell 414-8711 18 apartment in Exdora. 15 minutes to campus. Approx 120 sq. ft., fireplace, $60/month, utility room. Fully furnished. 2 BR apt. available Jan. 2000, $838. Furnished or campus. Launch facilities on site. No pets. 2B/BR, fire place, W/D hookups, near Hv-He, wet bar, baltar, free water & cable, pool, work- off facilities, tennis court, cheap. Call 823-2081. Avail. mid Dec. or Jan. Beautiful remodeled 1B at 1530 Tenn. Clean, quiet, secure building, Heat, water are paid. No pets. $360.84-3192. Basement Apartment, 1 BR, walk to KU and Downtown. $235/mo including utilities/cable and water. Female grad student. Furn. room, in private bedroom. Mail resume to: lesgo$250/mo, Ubl. incl. 1790 Indiana. 843-6237 Hugel 4-8 bedroom, 3 bath duplex, close to garage, closet, dumpster, single garage. Call 843-9836. One brim available now. Large kitchen and bath. Bath supply, gas heat, gas quiet, heat Route. Call 765-1290 Support 4 BR prt. with 3 others, Pool, in-WID, ZC25 +1/4 utilities/m, Call BRp 845-762-6981 **Spring sublime:** 1 bdm in a 3 bdm house. New bdm house in the center of campus. Between between campus and downtown. 93-7487. Sublease, avail Mid December 2 bdr. 1 bath & 2 bed. Excellent location. Excellent call 331-666 Sublease available at Naimish Hall. Unlimited meal plan $50 deducted. Contact Shannon @ 321-879-3650. Sublease available late December. 3 bedroom, 2床 at Highpoint. January rent call. Call 852-894-6050 Sublease available mid December. Lg 3 bd sublease, december rent paid. skb from Call 846-723-9500. Sublease awesome 2 BR apartment with garage. Great location. Walking distance to campus. Avail. mid Dec or Jan. Call Leah 749-3482. Sublease one bdmr. new Melrose CL. Close to KU. Fully equipped. Allvail. now 800/mo Call: 313-8293. Sublease two bdmr 1307 OhT week, starting January 8, $43 per m. Ver. close to campus. Call 966-250-3635. Sublease two bedroom apt. to campus on, campus, Phone 603-965-2855. Available now: $500/o. Call Chad 603-965-2855. Lease: Jefferson Commons, Available Dec. 18 2 bedrooms in bedroom Apt. Beds (individually) For Room Conly-Willing to pay first 2 mo. rent; Mention this offer i.o.l. Compares at z33.003 Spacious i Br Apt (entire 2nd floor of house) Private entrance & parking. Walk to KU & downtown. Cats only. $350. Available Dec. 6. (month of December paid for) Call: B81-104-703 or 550-660-60 Sublease room in bdmpr. bdmpr. Spring semester. Available mid-december. Close to stadium. $215/month + utilities. Quiet non-smoking graduate student preferred. UKSHA Student Housing Co-ops Coed student housing alternative to private land building. Located in a quiet residential area with a safe and enjoyable social atmosphere. Open and diverse membership. Call or drop by. Sandhower House: 146 Tennessee Avenue B42411 Cedarwood Apartments - Air Conditioning * Close to shopping & restaurants * 1 block from KU Bus route * REASONABLE PRICES 1 & 2 Bedroom Apts *Swimming pool *Laundry facilities on site 2411 Cedarwood Ave. Call Karin Now! 843.1116 405 - Apartments for Rent SUBLEASES AVAILABLE on 1 BR, apes at West Hills Apts. 1012, 1038 Erm. Ridings in Dec. and Jan. Great location near campus. No pet. Call for details. 841-3800 or 765-8807. HEATHERWOOD VALLEY APARTMENTS 2 & 3 Bedrooms $200 off 12 month lease $100 off 6 month lease Office hours 1-6 M-F 843-4754 Large, Quiet Apartments Bus Route COLONY WOODS 1301 W.24th & Naismith 842-5111 3 Hot Tubs On KU Bus Route Indoor/Outdoor Pool 1 & 2 Bedrooms Exercise Room M-F 10-6 SAT 10-4 SUN 12-4 Meadowbrook 15th and Crestline 842-4200 - Apartments - Duplexes - Townhomes E-mail: mdwbk@idir.net meadowbrook ١٠٢٤ 4 bdrm luxury townhouse available Janilay. Call 3928-3988 or dir./nip ./jmhawk nice 3 bdrm/ bath Bondo Walking distance nice 3 bdrm/ on bus route (Erdm. Bury) 113-4470, att: Eli. 415 - Homes For Rent Sublease to a shared or gorgious 2 dbrm. $250/mi, all utilities paid except water. Available in most locations. Moving to Kansas City at the end of the semester? 4 bd; 2/1 ft, in Lenexa, Ferduced yd, pets considered, avail. Jan. 1. Rent $1500/mo. Call 913-988-5883. 24 B/1 2/bath, kitchen-all appl. W/D, FP, AC, smoke alarms, cable ready, hot tub, 2 car gear/carport. 2 biks from KU. High School, grade sch地 nearby. $180/mo + utilities. $800 guarantee. Carpool. Great for a family or friends. Available Jan 1, 2000. 841-1288 afternoons or eves. 430 - Roommate Wanted Female wanted to share 2 BR apartment, close to campus, 244 mo + 1/2 utilities, call 749-8411 NS Female roommate wanted. Sublease in 3 bdrm. 2ba. ii in W. Lawrence. W/D, garage. Available Jan. 1st. $250/mo + 1/3 unit. Call 331-007. Roammate needed December or January 1 to share 2 bedroom, 2 bath house. W/D, no pet. To July. Close to campus and downtown. $230/u-m utilities. FURNISHED. Call 891-9141 Sublease request. 2 dbm apt. Avail. Jan, thru summer. Location close to campus and downtown. Affordable price. If interested 311-4650. One female roommate to live in 2 bd+ One female roommate to live in 3 bedroom Ap. in old home. Current tenant: 2 females. Close to campus (11th & Ohio) Rent: $350 water, heat, and gas paid Pets welcome. Please call: 865-549-2Fem. students to live with Fern. owner occupied Furniture. 25% discount for newly farm. close to Campus. Smoking No, smoking Avali Jacks $250/mo. plus utilities. Lease requirements. Call Carol (703) 725-3267. Seeking quiet (no loud music) and responsible roommate. Second story bedroom music/poiLs included. Share kitchen bath, laundry. No tv. Space space avail. Available early January. 84-299. ► basketball ► pepperdine ► kansas basketballimages the university daily kansan friday ▲ 12.3.99 ▲ six.b ▲ 55 WINSAS 44 Eric Chenowith is blocked by Pepperdine center Cedric Suitt. Chenowith had 8 points and 7 rebounds. Photo by Jay Shepard/KANSAN Pepperdine 61 KANSAS 10 Guard Kirk Hirchin passes the ball into Eric Chenowith in the paint. Photo by Joy Sheperd/KANSAN KU Kansas 76 38 --- Drew Gooden snatches a rebound away from Pepperdine's Tommie Prince. Gooden had 4 rebounds and 12 points. Photo by Jay Sheperd/KANSAN --- KANSAS 32 Above: Ashante Johnson pulls up for a shot in the first half against Pepperdine. Kansas beat Pepperdine 76-61. Right: Drew Gooden and Nick Bradford avoid making contact with a loose ball off Pepperdine guard Texale Archie. Photos by Jay Sheperd/KANSAN 21 PEPPERDIN' DURE 23 BOX SCORE No. 6 KANSAS 76, PEPPERDINE 61 PEPPERDINE 23 PEPPERDINE [3-2] Gibbs 4-11 0-0 9, Sheppard 4-7 1-2 9, Armstrong 6-15 0-0 14, Archie 6-7 0-0 14, Prince 3-7 2-4 9, Lewis 0-3 0-0 0, Fomby 0-0 0-0 0, Berry 0-0 0-0 0, Minahan 2-4 0-0 6, Lalazarian 0-1 0-0 0, Suitt 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 25-55 3-6 61. KANSAS (5-0) Collison 6-12 0-1 12, Bradford 4-7 0-10, Chenowith 4-9 0-10, Boschee 2-4 3-4 8, Gregory 8-12 1-1 17, Gooden 4-6 4-1 12, Nooner 0-0 0-0, Hinrich 1-2 0-0 2, Carey 0-0 0-0 0, London 1-2 0-2 2, Johnson 2-4 0-0 4, Axtell 1-7 0-0 3. Totals 33- 65 8-1 17 6. Halftime—Kansas 76, Pepperdine 61. 3- Point goals—Pepperdine 8-18 (Archie 2- 2, Armstrong 2-4, Minahan 2-4, Gibbs 1- 2, Prince 1-4, Lewis 0-2) Kansas 2-8 (Boschee 1-2, Axell 1-4, Bradford 0-2). Fouled out—None, Rebounds—Pepperdine 25 (Sheppard, Prince 6), Kansas 40 (Collison, Chenowith, Gregory 7). Assists—Pepperdine 15 (Archie 7), Kansas 21 (Chenowith, Boschee 4). Total foats—Pepperdine 14, Kansas 14. A— 16,000. 9 Tomorrow's weather STILL WARMER THE UNIVERSITY DAILY Mostly sunny. Kansan HIGH LOW 56 35 Monday December 6,1999 Section: A Vol. 110 • No. 74 MIDLAND REAL ESTATE Inside today Six Massachusetts firefighters perish while searching a burning five-story warehouse for trapped homeless people. Vol. 110 No.74 SEE PAGE 5B Sports today Behind the unselfish play of Lynn Pride, the Kansas women's basketball team beats California-Santa Barbara 76-73. SEE PAGE 1B Contact the Kansan WWW.KANSAN.COM News: (785) 864-4810 Advertising: (785) 864-4358 Fax: (785) 864-0391 Opinion e-mail: opinion@kansan.com Sports e-mail: sports@kansan.com Editor e-mail: editor@kansan.com THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Web site lets grades be viewed a bit earlier By Nathan Willis writer@kansan.com Kansas staff writer In what could be an early Christmas present for some and a lump of coal for others, University of Kansas students will be able to take a peek at their grades a little early this winter break. The University Registrar's office opened a Web site Friday that allows students to see their final grades for this semester as they come in. The site also displays class schedules. The site's address is www.ukans.edu/~registr The grade piece of it is pretty exciting," said Bob Turvey, associate registrar. "It will be updated once a day as grades come in." Although the site is running now, most grades won't start appearing until Dec. 14. Turvey said. Most grades should be in the database by Dec. 22. he said. — provided they have access to the Internet during the break. That's almost a week before grade cards will be mailed, he said, so students either eager or anxious to see their grades will be able to find out what they got earlier than ever before GRADES ONLINE Where to register your e-mail address with the University: www.ukans.edu/cgiwrap/name-serv/people/update "This is one of those things we've wanted to do for a long time," Turvey Where to go for the new online grade reports and schedules: www.ukans. edu/~regist said. "We just needed to solve security problems." Those security problems involved how to prevent everyone except the students to whom the grades and schedules belong from accessing that information, he said. The problem was solved by setting up a system in which the grades and schedule information are not actually on the site. Rather, students enter their KUID numbers on the site, and the site automatically sends an e-mail report to the student's e-mail address, be said However, the e-mail address has to be registered with the University for that to work, he said. People who have University accounts are generally already registered under those accounts, but Turvey said a student could choose to register any e-mail address he or she wanted. Students can register or change e-mail addresses at www.ukans.edu/cgiwrap/nameserv/people/update. The process for obtaining schedules — both fall and spring are online — works the same way, he said. There is one problem in the schedules, however: The system cannot display multiple locations for classes that have them. Justin Scholtes, Overland Park sophomore, was one of the students who helped the registrar's office test out the new system before it went online. "It's a pretty handy deal," he said. "A lot of students lose their schedules several times, I know, and this will help them." Scholtes said that he would probably check out his grades online during the holidays. "I'm curious about them," he said. "And this will let you see them a little bit earlier." Edited by Mike Loader MILLE & HALL 1508 Rebekah Moses, Great Bend junior, could not attend the University of Kansas directly after high school because her application for placement into the scholarship halls was rejected. Moses was accepted into a scholarship hall the following year, but some fear her experience is becoming a trend. Shortchanged Financially needy students edged out of scholarship halls, some say Story by Nathan Willis ● Photos by Roger Nomer Rebekah Moses' parents went bankrupt at exactly the wrong time. (USPS 650-640) Moses, Great Bend junior, grew up in a middle-class household, but when her parents' finances fell apart during her senior year of high school, her plans to attend the University of Kansas fell apart, too. Moses had hoped the answer to her financial problems would lie in the University's scholarship halls, which cost up to $2,100 less than residence halls. With scholarship-hall housing, she figured, she still could cover the cost of attending the University. But her application was rejected. Weighting scholarship hall admittance Only applies to non-national MtScholarship Moses would seem a good candidate for the scholarship halls, which traditionally have served high-achieving, financially needy students. The halls are a housing system within a housing system. Students are assigned to them on the basis of merit, need and their ability to In her appearance was rejected. "I was seventh in my class. I was very involved in high school, and I thought I wrote good essays." Moses said. "But my first year, I didn't get a chance to go to school here because of that." Essays 26.3% 42.1% Academic Merit Financial need 15.8% Reference 15.8% Without the money she would have saved by living in the scholarship halls, Moses couldn't afford the University. So instead, she enrolled in her hometown community college and reapplied to the scholarship halls the next spring. That time, she got into Miller Scholarship Hall, where she has lived since. fit into a communal lifestyle. But there's only one sure way to get into the halls: Become a National Merit Scholar. Some worry that the University's use of the scholarship halls as a recruiting tool for marquee students is crowding out financially needy students like Moses. They say scholarship halls favor an increasing number of National Merit Scholars — students who typically have little need of the halls' affordable lifestyle. University officials say those charges are hyped. "The school halls are a low-cost living opportunity," said Eric Rush, Topeka junior and selection committee chairman for the scholarship halls. "I think we're doing a disservice to people who need the help most." This year, almost 60 of the record 101 Low-cost living incoming merit scholars at the University chose to live in the scholarship halls — a majority, according to an unofficial count. Those who chose to live in the scholarship halls alone outstrip the total of 40 merit scholars who enrolled for the first time at the University in 1994. Students become National Merit Semifinalists by scoring well on Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test in their junior year of high school. From there, they are judged on a variety of measures, including activities. essays and references in order to become National Merit Finalists. Ninety percent of semifinalists become finalists, and all finalists become merit scholars once they enroll at the University. The number of merit scholars should continue to increase, too, said Chancellor Robert Hemenway, who initiated the drive to attract merit scholars. "It's not going to jump the same amount as in the past few years," Hemenway said. "I think it will continue to increase gradually." The University's nine scholarship halls hold about 50 students each for a total of about 450 students in the system. About 165 spots were available in the scholarship halls this year, according to a count within the halls. That means the nearly 60 merit scholars who chose to live in the scholarship halls See ACADEMIC on page 6A Members of the Sunflower House Cooperative gather for an evening meal. Most residents of the cooperative, which opened in 1969, are KU students. Photo Jamie Roper/KANSAN Co-op home a cheaper option By Lori O'Toole lwriter@kansan.com Kansan staff writer By Lori O'Toole Dividing labor helps to subtract expenses Rick Garcia, Lawrence graduate student and Sunflower resident, said he enjoyed the community atmosphere. Sunflower House Cooperative, 1406 Tennessee St., is home to about 30 Lawrence residents and has been a housing option for University of Kansas students since it opened in 1969. Thirty-one bedrooms, six bathrooms, two kitchens, two adjoined houses. "It's not real individual here," the 38-year-old said. "We get together and talk in the evenings, often study in the kitchens. We just hang out." "It has all the benefits of the dorms without the hassles of an apartment," said Andy Strattrman, Wichita junior and Sunflower manager. He has lived in the coed residence for three consecutive semesters and plans to live there until he graduates in May 2001. Each resident has a private bedroom, ranging in size from 10 by 10-foot to 16 by 25-foot. Rent varies according to the bedroom sizes but is usually between $150 and $210. Garcia said the cheap rent and cooperative food and work share programs attracted him to move The residents, a majority of whom are KU students, share laundry facilities, bathrooms, kitchens, a TV room and a game room. About 15 people share the main phone line, and others choose to pay for a private line to their bedrooms. Strattman, for example, pays $50 each month for his. See COOPERATIVE on page 3A Kansas offers new homes and new lives for refugees By Chad Bettes Kansan opinion editor With more than 650,000 immigrants entering the United States in fiscal year 1988 and more than 26.3 million living in the country, America's historical reputation as a melting pot thrives. What people may not realize, though, is that tens of thousands fleeing their homelands every year come to the United States as refugees. Lewis Kimsey, state refugee coordinator for the Kansas Department of Social Rehabilitation Services, said refugees were granted entry because they had a "well-founded fear" for personal wellbeing in their native lands. Sources of this fear include war and persecution for political or religious views. Lawrence resident Alisa Mehmedovic, 26, left Bosnia Herzegovina for Kansas in 1994. She and her family chose the United States because European countries had succeeded their refugee limits. "We had the good life there [in Bosnia-Herzegovina]. We had jobs, and I had finished school," Mehmedovic said. "But then was war." Russell said she remembered the exact moment she found out the family would be coming to Lawrence. Unable to speak English and with no significant possessions, Mehmedovic escaped the war with the aid of Catholic Community Services. The group facilitated the move after a Lawrence community group organized by Sister Francis Russell agreed to sponsor Mehmedovic and her family. "It was like these people were putting their lives in our hands," she said. "It was pretty awesome." But, overall, she loves the United States and plans to pursue citizenship. "People are friendly here, even though I am a stranger," Mehmedovic said. Mehmedovic said she adjusted to most changes here. She learned English, primarily from television, and worked for three years at the Holiday Inn before choosing to stay home with her two children. Her husband has a job in construction. She has had difficulty adapting to U.S. clothing styles. She said she had trouble finding things to suit her taste at area stores. Nguyen's parents had known democratic times in Vietnam and were not happy with the Communist changes. They also were Buddhist, and the government discouraged strong religious involvement. "The people in our town made it hard on us," she said. "They raised the taxes on our business, just on our family." Miyhanh Nguyen, Lawrence non-degree seeking student, has been in the United States since 1991, when her family left Vietnam after 10 years of struggling to get permission. Nguyen, 25, was in her teenage years at the time and has fond memories of Vietnam, but she said her parents experienced problems because of their political views. She said her family members were excited to come but encountered difficulties after arriving that made them long for Vietnam. Their apartment was in poor condition, some neighbors harassed them because they were Vietnamese and they had difficulty communicating in English. Furthermore, Nguyen's father died in an automobile accident before the family left Vietnam. His strong desire for the family to live in the United States inspired the family to persevere through difficulty. Now a citizen, Nguyen prides herself on her U.S. education and said teachers at her high school and the University of Kansas had impacted her life. She plans on starting medical school next year. "We have a good life here ... even as students, compared to Vietnam." See KANSAS on page 3A 2A The Inside Front Monday December 6,1999 News from campus, the state, the nation and the world SALT LAKE CITY LAWRENCE EDGEWOOD CORRECTIONS A brief in Thursday's Kansan incorrectly identified the location of an exchange program. The program brings international students at the University of Kansas to Burns, Kan. An article in the Dec. 2 Kansan misquoted Dwayne Sackman, senior associate dean for administration at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He said: "It's a personnel matter, and it would be inappropriate for me to comment." CAMPUS Man found not guilty in KU employee stabbing Bowen Dino, 25, was found not guilty of aggravated battery Friday afternoon at Doulas County Court. The defendant's charges were based on events Aug. 20, when he allegedly stabbed University of Kansas dining services employee Aron Guthrie, 20, during a fight at a party at 12th and Ohio streets. During his testimony, Guthrie said he was very intoxicated and did not remember much of the night, including being stabbed. — Katie Hollar Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects planned The Center for Community Outreach has community service opportunities planned for about 200 volunteers for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 17. Participants from the University of Kansas, Haskell Indian Nations University and the Lawrence community are invited. To RSVP for the projects, call the COO office at 864-7390. Service projects ranging from volunteering at the Pélathte Community Resource Center transitional housing project to canvassing for Hawks for Health will take place from 2 to 5:30 p.m. A banquet and celebration at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., will follow. The celebration will include speakers and a discussion. STATE K-State hires employee with Regents bias claim The Kansas Board of Regents employee who filed a gender discrimination complaint against the board and ignited a debate about the board's treatment of female employees has accepted a job at Kansas State University. Kansas State announced Friday its hiring of Crenshaw as associate director of undergraduate admissions. She will begin work Jan. 18. Crenshaw previously worked for five years at Kansas State as associate director of student financial assistance and attended the university as an undergraduate. Board of Regents Last summer Crenshaw filed a complaint with the Kansas Human Rights commission against the Regents, alleging pay discrimination based on her gender While Regents officials refused to comment on Crenshaw's allegations, they sought to mediate her complaint. - Clay McCuistion Crenshaw and her lawyer agreed to the mediation, but neither side has announced a resolution of the conflicts. In October, Barbara Conant, the board's communications director, resigned her post to take a job with the Kansas Trial Lawyers association. Conant was reported to be considering filing an equity complaint against the board as well but has taken no action. Graves selects professor to study Hispanic affairs Debora Ortega, assistant professor of social welfare, was appointed by Gov. Bill Graves Friday to the Kansas Advisory Committee on Hispanic Affairs Ortega will serve until June 2000. The committee gathers information about Hispanics in Kansas and helps government and private agencies assist Hispanics. Along with teaching, Ortega has 12 years experience as a social worker. Ortega, who is originally from Los Angeles, said her enthusiasm for Kansas would help her on the "I just think it's such a neat place," Ortega said. "I think the entire community is responsible for its members. People know their neighbors, they are helpful and they have a sense of how things are connected. As a social worker, I think what I bring is how that works for people." Ortega said that as part of the committee, she wanted to focus on increasing graduation outcomes. "It is important for all youth and for Hispanic youth who haven't done well traditionally." Ortega said. Erinn R. Barcomb The van's driver apparently didn't notice traffic had slowed for an accident ahead and plowed under the back end of the tractor-trailer, Santa Fe County Undersheriff Benjie Montano said. EDGEWOOD, N.M. — A van that had been stripped of its rear passenger seats and packed with 17 people crashed into a tractor-trailer rig on an icy interstate near Albuquerque early Saturday, killing 13 people. Van filled with 17 people crashes in N.M.; 13 dead He said there didn't appear to be any signs of braking by the van. NATION "It was gruesome," said towing company owner Michael Tavener. There was about an inch of ice on the road where the crash occurred, Taverner said. An overnight storm had left 2-3 inches of snow in the region, and wind had blown snow into drifts 16 inches deep. U. S. Border Patrol spokesman Doug Mosier said authorities found documents in the van that suggested the occupants were Mexican citizens from Chiapas and Oaxaca. Investigators were working with the Mexican Consulate to identify the occupants and determine whether they had entered the United States legally, Montano said. Three surviving passengers, two men and a woman, were in satisfactory condition at University Hospital and another man was listed in critical condition, said hospital spokeswoman Cindy Foster. All 13 killed were men. Police search for teens in beating of counselor SALT LAKE CITY — Police using bloodhounds searched the rocky southern Utah desert yesterday for seven teen-agers who allegedly beat a counselor unconscious while they were on a camping trip for troubled youth. The seven had stolen radios to monitor police communications, wool coats and blankets and one-day ration packs of food, authorities said. They fled on Saturday near Cedar City, about 220 miles south of Salt Lake City. The boys, between the ages of 14 and 16, were on a camping trip sponsored by Red Cliffs Ascent Inc., one of several southern Utah outfitters that taught troubled youths survival skills. Company officials refused to comment. The boys beat 23-year-old Kirk Stock with sticks and tried to break his legs, Benson said. They allegedly struck Stock in the head and knocked him unconscious and later bound him with duct tape. Eight boys allegedly surprised two counselors who were camping with them about 20 miles northwest of Cedar City. One of the boys was sick and was captured Saturday afternoon. He has been charged with felony aggravated assault, simple assault and theft. Next, the group allegedly threatened 22-year-old counselor Sunshine Fuller and left her tied to a tree. The Associated Press Former student pleads guilty to counts of burglary, sodomy By Katie Hollar writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer William A. Morris, former University of Kansas student, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated criminal sodomy and two counts of aggravated burglary on Thursday afternoon, said Angela Wilson, a Douglas County assistant district attorney. Morris, 20, was a freshman this semester but is no longer enrolled, a representative from the University Registrar's Office said. Morris' charges stem from two events in July and September. In July, a female KU student reported that a man broke into her house and that she awoke when he started performing oral sex on her. In September, another female KU student reported a naked man walking around her house and babbling inside her bed. Both students identified Morris as the perpetrator. He was arrested immediately following the incident in September. Lawrence police linked him to other "naked prowler" crimes, including the episode in July. Morris confessed to both the July and September crimes, which are the only two incidents he was charged with. Wilson said one count of attempted sexual battery, stemming from the burglary in September, was dropped. Morris' case had been scheduled to go to trial Monday. Five female KU students would have testified against him. "The girls were really relieved," Wilson said. The defendant retained his right to downward departure, which would give him less prison time or probation, Wilson said. However, there is no guarantee it will be granted. Wilson said Morris could face up to nine years and nineteen months of jail time for aggravated criminal sodomy. His additional sentences for the two counts of aggravated burglary could be served consecutively or concurrently, Wilson said. Morris remains in custody at the Douglas County Jail. His sentencing is scheduled for 9 a.m. today in Division 5 at Douglas County Court. Edited by Brad Hallier ON THE RECORD A KU Public Safety officer stopped an individual for speeding between 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. Nov. 17 at 15th Street and Engel Road, the KU Public Safety Office said. It later was determined that the individual gave false information to the officer. A KU student's backpack was stolen from his vehicle between 5:35 and 5:45 p.m. Wednesday while it was parked at lot 72 east of the Burge Union, the KU Public Safety Office said. The backpack and its contents were valued at $335. A KU student's license plate was stolen between 7 p.m. Thursday and 9 p.m. Friday in the 1800 block of Naismith Drive, Lawrence police said. A KU student's cash and cellular phone were stolen between 10:45 p.m. Thursday and 2:10 a.m. Friday in the 700 block of New Hampshire Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $235. The plate was valued at $10. A KU student's car stereo was stolen between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1400 block of Apple Lane, Lawrence police said. The stereo was valued at $385. A KU student's Jeep was damaged and license plate was stolen between 2:10 a.m. and 2:20 a.m. Thursday in the 1700 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. The damage and plate were valued at $150. A KU student's laptop computer and other items were stolen between 12 p.m. Nov. 24 and 2 p.m. Nov. 27 in the 1600 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $4,720. A KU student's license plate was stolen between 8 a.m. Nov. 22 and 8 a.m. Nov. 29 in the 2200 block of West 26th Street, Lawrence police said. The plate was valued at $7. ON CAMPUS Overeaters Anonymous will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. tomorrow at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call 312-3412. KU Environs will meet from 7:30 to 8:30 tonight at the International Room in the Kansas Union. Call 864-7325. OAKS, the non-traditional students association, will have a brown-bag lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove E in the Kansas Union. Call Simmie Berroya at 830-0074. 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On Dec. 11, he governing board of the Kansas-Western Missouri ACLU will consider further action on the issue. "The goal is to get a change, not just ask questions," said Buddy Lloyd, media director of the KU chapter. "Everyone's pretty much for looking into this issue." Lloyd said the regional affiliate of the ACLU could begin its investigation at the beginning of next semester. J. D. Jenkins, advocacy chair for the KU ACLU and senior holdover student senator, brought the matter to the group's attention in early November. A bill introduced in Student Senate would have expanded the definition of racial and ethnic harassment to include degrading comments and jokes based on race, as well as actions harmful to working living and academic settings. "We started looking at the proposed changes, and it became pretty clear that those changes were unconstitutional." Jenkins said. The University of Kansas student handbook defines racial and ethnic harassment as: THE POLICY The revisions were tabled for the time being, but Jenkins said that when he showed the existing policy to lawyers, the consensus was that it had problems as well. nicity or national origin, or Behavior or conduct addressed directly to an individual(s) and that threatens violence or property damage, or incites imminent lawless action and that is made with the specific intent to harass or intimidate the victim because of race, religion, eth- "Fighting words," such as racial and ethnic epithets, stirs and insults, directed at an individual(s) with intent to inflict harm or injury or that would reasonably tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace, or should be the place, or ■ Slander, libel or obscene speech that advocates racial, ethnic or religious discrimination, hatred or persecution. "The current policy is still probably unconstitutional," Jenkins said. He based his objections on R.A.V. vs. St. Paul, a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled against selectively restricting free speech. "The University as an arm of government can't favor some viewpoints over others," Jenkins said. Kevin Sivits, president of the KU ACLU, was reluctant to discuss details of the potential inquiry but said he was looking forward to working on the issue. Sivits and his group have been at the forefront of several issues this semester, ranging from questioning the University seal to passing out sidewalk chalk. They also screened the evolution-themed film, Inherit the Wind, and offered aid to students in free-speech disputes with the University. "I would say that as students have become more aware of the KU ACLU, they've been willing to make a phone call," Sivits said. "One of the things we're working toward is making students aware of their rights." Lloyd, who helped revive the dormant KU chapter three years ago, agreed. "We've had a stunningly successful semester," he said. "We've taken on both the popular and unpopular issues and all the while stood up for the Bill of Rights." Alexis Vanasse, executive director of the KU ACLU, said in a September meeting that she hoped to see the group expand its activities in the University community. "We definitely achieved our goal this year," Vanasse said on Saturday. "We had several issues that we were able to concentrate on." Although she temporarily resigned her post in disagreement with the group's questioning of the University seal, Vanasse came back when the chapter dropped the issue. She said she looked forward to working with the ACLU in the future. "I was really happy to get back," she said. "We've been really active on campus." The chapter has not yet contacted the administration about its concerns. I'll just give you a headshot of the man and woman. They are in a parking lot, holding newspapers and a booklet. The woman is pointing to the newspaper as if it's important, while the man is smiling at her. Man with Down Syndrome allegedly attacked Edited by Kelly Clasen By Michael Terrv Artie Tillman hands out copies of the THE Hawk SHEET to KU students Wednesday afternoon in front of Wescoe Hall. About a month ago, an unidentified man allegedly grabbed Tillman and insulted him. Photo by Nick Krug/KANSAN Kansan staff writer He's out in front of Wescoe Hall in his bright red Kansas City Chiefs coat every Wednesday morning. Most students walk by, say hi, take a copy of THE HEA SHETE and head to class. Since Aug. 1 this has been the routine for Artie Tillman, a Lawrence resident, who helps pass out THE Hawk SHEET at the University of Kansas. One month ago, all that changed when an unidentified man allegedly approached Tillman, grabbed him and began to call him names making light of his disability. Tillman was has Down syndrome Vicki Williams, administration assistant for Residential Alternatives, said Tillman had lived with her for 18 years, and this was the first time Tillman had ever had a problem on campus. Residential Alternatives is a company that takes care of adult males with developmental disabilities. "I drop Artie off at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday, and that it's. He's pretty much on his own after that." Williams said. "I thought students would be a lot more receptive, and I never thought something like this would happen on the KU campus. I'm just glad there was someone there to help Artie out." Frank Cherrito, co-owner of THE Hawk SHEET said that he just heard about what happened to Artie on Tuesday. "It's very disrespectful for anyone to make fun of Artie's disabilities," Cherrito said. "He's a good man, a dependable employee, and he does a great job." In addition to handing out THE Hawk SHEET, he also works four days a week for Cottonwood Incorporated and periodically at the Burge Union. Tillman said he enjoyed being outside and handing out THE Hawk SHEET. "It's my job, and I enjoy the people," Tillman said. Brian Clark, a work enrichment rover for Cottonwood Incorporated, said he had known Tillman for more than five years, and he was upset when he found out what had happened. "Artie is a great worker and a genuinely nice person that we all enjoy being around." Clark said. "It's almost the year 2000 and especially with KU having such a diverse campus, it bothers me to see things like this still happening today." Williams said Artie always had received the support of many at the University, from Ray Burge, whom the Burge Union is named after, to men's basketball coach Roy Williams. She said they had all taken the time to say hi and get to know him during the years he has worked at the University. "I think it's just a matter of students getting to know Artie, and hopefully nothing like this will ever happen again." Williams said. "He loves to talk to people, and although it might take a little while for some people to understand him, he's very patient and doesn't mind repeating himself." - Edited by Brad Hallier Cooperative will try to fill vacancies in about a year ago. Continued from page 1A The residents are responsible for cooking, cleaning and repair work. Chores are divided using a point system: each task is worth a certain number of points, and those who do not reach 100 points each week (about five to seven hours of work) must pay 20 cents per point that they are short. There also are $4 fines for residents who do not complete chores for which they had signed up. Strattman said fines can reach about $25 per week and that many students are willing to pay to avoid the work. "It's kind of been one of our problems this semester," he said, adding that the residents approved new rules at their meeting Monday night, which they hope will curb the problem. Next semester, the fine per point will increase to 25 cents. Those who do not cooperate in the house keeping also will not be eligible to receive a rebate share, a split of the budget money not used each month. Strattman said it usually was about $30. Kate Hge, Topeka junior, lived at Sunflower for three weeks last fall before she decided it was not for her and moved into an apartment with a friend. "I just didn't feel comfortable there," she said. "It's a really good idea, but it just wasn't for me." Strattman said mid-semester move-outs were not common, but that there usually was one space available. He said the cooperative always attempted to reach full occupancy, 31, since each rent share helps pay for utilities, newspaper subscriptions and cleaning supplies. Student managers were worried that vacancies would not fill up, Strattman said. He said almost all applicants were accepted. He said he was expecting about five spaces to open at the end of the semester. Edited by Jennifer Roush Continued from page 1A Nguyen said. Despite the good, Mehmedovic and Nguyen agreed that one aspect of U.S. life was bothersome — the pace. They say things he move quickly and that people work a lot. "Americans are living too fast," Mehmedovic said. "People need more fun, more family time." While Kansas may seem an unlikely place for immigrants to choose to live, it is considered a middle-tier state for refugees. Refugee coordinator Kimsey said about 500 per year settled in the Kansas, and the state received about $1 million in federal funding in the last fiscal year to handle them. of foreign-born residents, according to the Washington-based Center for Immigration Studies. But because certain areas of the Kansas have attracted immigrant workers, the center's Steven Camarota said more immigrants had followed them there. People coming to the United States normally are attracted to cities with a lot of diversity and large populations Kimsey said Dodge City, Liberal and Garden City were hot spots because of meat-packing industry jobs. Kansas City and Wichita are popular, too, because of manufacturing and service industries. About half of the refugees coming to Kansas are from Southeast Asia and former Soviet bloc nations, but that number is declining. The number of refugees from Somalia, the Sudan, and Croatia is increasing, Kimsey said. —Edited by Katrina Hull Election rules might include fewer limits on spending By Chris Borniger writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer The rules could change, but to the average onlooker the game should look the same. The Student Senate task force on elections and referenda completed its work last week with the release of its final report, which recommends several changes to the structure of Senate elections. Dede Seibel, student body vice president and task force chairwoman, said the most important proposal was to remove spending limits for coalitions, which have governed the past two Senate elections. The University Judicial Board ruled on July 30 that such limits were unconstitutional. Seibel said coalitions that spent excessive amounts of money would face voter skepticism. STUDENT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SENATE "If you spend "if you spend an overwhelming amount of money, it's not going to look good," she said. Nonetheless, the University could regain the right to impose spending limits, depending on the outcome of Southworth v. Grebe, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Seibel said. Limits are allowed when elections are deemed educational, but Seibel said Senate elections were strictly political. The task force also considered requiring Senate's approval for each year's elections code. Korb Maxwell, student body president and task force creator, has said the elections commission wrongfully instituted rules, such as a ban on coalition names on ballots. Ben Walker, legislative director and task force member, said the group declined to limit the elections commission's authority. He said doing so could result in a situation where Senate repeatedly failed to approve the elections code, and the election itself might not occur. "You could run into a constitutional crisis and that's a big concern," he said. "For Student Senate to micro manage the elections code itself would be to go beyond our bounds." Seibel and Walker said the proposed changes could take place in the form of legislation in Senate, pending Maxwell's approval of the group's recommendations. The task force also recommended: An amendment to Senate rules and regulations making the commission subject to the Kansas Open Meetings Act. - Allowing the University Judicial Board to handle appeals complaints and fines. - Increasing the number of signatures needed to put a referendum question on the ballot. Textbook BUYback CASH FOR BOOKS! 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We'd like to thank the editorial board: Tabatha Beerbower, Matt Dunehoo, Jeff Engstrom, Erik Goodman, Emily Haverkamp, Heather Herrman, Katrina Hull, Rupali Limaye, Kursten Andrea Phelps, Corey Snyder and Brett Watson for their research. Additionally we'd like to thank the staff at the University Archives for their valuable assistance. As a result of their hard work and dedication, we are able to celebrate our storied past. Chad Bettes and Seth Hoffman for the editorial board. Published daily since 1912 Kansan Julie Wood. Edito Suite Wood, Editor Laura Roddy, Managing editor Cory Graham, Managing editor Tom Eblen, General manager, news adviser News editors Chad Bettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editorial Seth Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate editorial Carl Kaminski . . . . . . . . . . . . News Juan H. Heath . . . . . . . . . Online Chris Fickett . . . . . . . . . Sports Brad Hallier . . . . . . . . . . Associate sports Nadia Mustafa . . . . . . . Campus Heather Woodward . . . . . Campus Steph Brewer . . . . . . . Features Dan Curry . . . . . . . . . . . Associate features Matt Daugherty . . . . . Photo Kristi Elliott . . . Design, graphics T.J. Johnson . . . . . Wire Melody Ard . . . Special sections Brandi Byram, Business manager Shauntea Blue, Retail sales manager Dan Simon, Sales and marketing adviser Scott Valler, Technology coordinator Advertising managers Becky LaBranch ... Special sections Thad Crane ... Campus Will Baxter ... Regional Jon Schiltt ... National Danny Pumpelly ... Online sales Micah Kafitz ... Marketing Emily Knowles ... Production Jenny Weaver ... Production Matt Thomas ... Creative Kelly Heffernan ... Classified Juliana Moreira ... Zone Chad Hale ... Zone Brad Bolyard ... Zone Amy Miller ... Zone CHEMICAL SCIENCE Frank Burge — The longtime director of the Kansas Union had a satellite union named after him in 1982. Mr. Burge has a big heart and a great bike. Spencer family Mrs. Helen Foresman Spencer, a KC art collector and arts patron, donated $4.6 million to the University to fund the construction of a new art museum. Potter Lake — Plans to use Potter Lake as a recreational facility were abandoned after several drownings and multiple ear infections stemming from the lake's polluted waters. Other doomed traditions included the sailing of a commencement regatta and high-diving. Walking down the Hill — The first commencement was in 1873; however, it wasn't until 1924 that the student parade started marching down the Hill to Memorial Stadium for graduation. Day on the Hill — Every year, Day on the Hill brings bands to campus for a student-sponsored concert. Some bands played on the Hill before they made it big, including Pearl Jam and Toad the Wet Sprocket. 1969 protest The disruption of the 1969 ROTC review catapulted the University into the spotlight as one of the most politically active campuses in the nation. MERDE AU R.O.T.C Freshman beanies/caps — The freshman cap tradition was started by upperclassmen in the fall of 1908. A list of rules to regulate freshman behavior, known as the Ten Commandments, was created to take the place of the annual fall scrap between the freshmen and the upperclassmen. Rock Chalk Chant — The origin of the Rock Chalk Chant is thought to have come about on a train ride home for chemistry professor E.H.S. Baily and his associates in the 1880's. Teddy Roosevelt called it the greatest college chant he'd ever heard. Vespers — Vespers is a musical performance started in 1924 that is presented by the School of Fine Arts. The first program was by a small choir in the auditorium of Old Fraser Hall. By 1927, the program had moved to Hoch Auditorium because of growing audiences. Waving the Wheat when this display of school spirit started, although there are photos of KU fans with their arms raised above their heads, waving back and forth as early as 1936. Waving the Wheat — No one really knows Greeks — The number of Greek organizations on campus grew from two in 1873, to 19 in 1909. In those early days Greek organizations often were accused of hazing and discrimination. We're glad things have changed. Union Bombing — On April 20, 1970, an arsonist's firebomb ignited the Kansas Union. Firefighters and more than 100 KU students risked their lives extinishing the blaze that caused $2 million in damages but no loss of life. Carrie Watson — she was the librarian at the University of Kansas for 34 years, from 1887 to 1921. Watson Library was named after her. Phog Allen — The University's winning basketball coach coached from 1920 to 1956. Allen lead Kansas to 24 first-place conference finishes and three NCAA titles. Allen was also athletic director and football coach at KU and was instrumental in building Memorial Stadium. 1952 National Championship KU won the national basketball title in 1952. Eight members of this team were picked to play on the Olympic team, which brought home the gold. 28 28 0 PETER L. WILKINS Jimmy Green. Jimmy Green — Nicknamed "Uncle Jimmy," he was the Orange Bowl — Unfortunately, in the 1968 Orange Bowl, Kansas was called for having 12 men on the field on the last play, giving Penn State another chance at a last-second two-point conversion. They took advantage of it, and Kansas lost. University's first dean of the law school, Green Hall, the current law school, was named after him. Lippincott Hall, where a statue of Green stands, used to be called Green Hall. Hoops on TV The first Computer center bombing — The computer center was bombed in 1970, and several students were injured. local basketball game was televised in 1952. Kansas began a long tradition of defeating K-State on TV with a 78-61 win. Wescoe Beach — The concrete area facing Jayhawk Boulevard was termed the "beach" by students because the closest beach is located thousands of miles away. A popular student hang out, it also used to be the site of many athletic celebrations. Strong Hall backwards — The wings to Strong Hall were built separately — the east in 1911, west in 1918 and the center in 1923. The original campus plan called for the campus to be built to the north down Mt. Oread, but it didn't happen, so Strong faces the wrong way. Old Fraser — The original Fraser Hall opened in December 1872 and was called the largest and most glorious educational building in the country. By 1923 however, faculty complained of splintering floorboards, uncontrollable heating and rats and mice. Despite efforts to save the University's oldest building, Old Fraser Hall was razed in 1965. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY William Allen White Without Allen White — The famed Kansas newspaper editor William Allen White spent three and a half years at the University but left without a degree in 1890 because he could not pass a required geometry class. Following White's death in 1944, the Board of Regents established the University's school of journalism in his name. Hoch Auditorium — Hoch was struck by lightning in the summer of 1991, causing a fire that caused major damage to the building. Foosball — Forget about Sony Playstation, in 1972 foosball was the popular way to let off steam. According to the 1972 yearbook, officials started to worry that the craze would become an obstacle to academics, as skiing had become in some Colorado universities. by the Rev. R.W. Oliver, the first chancellor. The University seal — The seal, which picture Moses kneeling before a bush that is on fire but not burnt, was selected in 1866 KU Band — Chancellor Chalmers ordered the marching band to let women participate in 1972. This increased the size of the band, giving them a fighting chance against rude Missouri football players. The Free University - The 1967 brainchild of English teacher Hamilton L. Salish acquired free Clyde Tombaugh — The KU graduate student discovered Pluto in 1930 in Flagstaff, Ariz. The observatory on the top of Lindley Hall is named after him. Hammann J. Salsall offered free classes for "freer learning." Until it died out in the early 1980's because of a lack of interest, anyone could take or teach a class about anything, with no grades or size restrictions. THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY ASSOCIATION Protest — Chicago Seven member Abbie Hoffman visited campus in April 1970. After blowing his nose on the U.S. flag at Potter's Lake, he spoke at Allen Fieldhouse, urging students to revolt. Lewis Lindsay Dyke KILLING THE HARPOONED WALRUS. Elizabeth Watkins — It is difficult to study or work at the University without seeing the legacy of Elizabeth Miller Watkins. Among her gifts were Miller and Watkins scholarship halls and an endowment to maintain them, Watkins Memorial Hospital and its own endowment and the former Watkin's Nurses Home. She also left her house, the Outlook, to the University for the Chancellor's residence and donated all of her land in Kansas outside Douglas County to the University. Emily Taylor — Taylor was dean of women from 1956 to 1975, and was a big reason for a women-friendly university. Among other things, she started the first university commission on the status of women in the country. Rock Chalk Revue — An entertainment tradition was conceived when Roy Wonder, a business student, established a campus wide variety show known as Rock Chalk Revue. In 1983, the KU Board of Class Officers decided to donate profits from the show to the United Way. CHAMPSI — A magical 1987-88 season ended with high flying men's basketball team winning the NCAA national championship. The team was the underdog through the tournament and defeated Billy Tubbs' Oklahoma Sooners in the final. Cora Downs — One of the early women faculty members at the University, Professor Downs had a distinguished career that stretched from the early 20th century into the 1960's. Cora Downs ALANE MICHAELS Flora Richardson — The University's graduating class consisted of four KANU — KANU began operating in 1952. It was the first non-commercial radio station to broadcast in stereo in 1961. students. Ms. Richardson was the first valedictorian. Bribery — The Kansas House committee on public education recommended awarding the state university to the city of Emporia. Lobbyists from Lawrence successfully bribed representatives from the House for 5 dollars apiece, who amended the bill to charter the University of Kansas at Lawrence. Lewis Dyche — The amazing Lewis Linkday Dyche was a professor of anatomy and physiology, taxidermist and curator of mammals and fishes. His collection, located in the Museum of Natural History will fascinate fourth-grade field-trippers forever. SCHNITZER KJHK — Student-run radio goes FM as KJHK for the first time in October of 1975. It became the first station to broadcast a continuous stream on the Internet in 1996, KJHK has become one of the country's finest college radio stations. --- Monday, December 6, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A · Page 5 Opinion 此页仅供参考，请保持实际使用情况。未经许可，不得复制、传播或引用。如有疑问，请联系客服。 2021 年 6 月 29 日 Naked running Streaking — In the 1970's, students made sure they got their exercise by participating in an annual streak from the Chi Omega fountain to Watson library. With so many people running, who needs a new recreation center? Smiling Jayhawk — After undergoing many transitions, the current smiling Jayhawk design of the University's mythical bird was copyrighted in 1947. Hopefully I'll stay that way, Kansas doesn't need another Powercat mascot tragedy. Kansas Relays — The first Kansas Relays were held in Memorial Stadium in 1923. This track and field showcase has been host to numerous All-American and Olympic athletes and hopefully will be reborn in the next century. Bob Dole — From 1941 to 1943, future senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole attended the University. After two years as a student athlete, he left to serve in WWII. Kansas Union — The Kansas Memorial Union was built in honor of the KU students who died in WWI and to serve a growing student body. The Lied Center — The performing arts venue was completed in 1993 after a donation from the Lied Foundation Trust. Student Senate — KU students get to play government and "Have you voted yet?" is a yearly nag. Generally, less than 20 percent honestly can say yes. Joseph Pearson Panty Raids — This ritual has existed at the University for an untold number of years and still happens today. The spirit of Animal House lives on A. B. HENRY Pearson Family — In the 1950s, Joseph R. and Gertrude Sellards Pearson were two of KU's largest benefactors. In the early 1950s, the Pearons gave the University a large equity financing payment as a gift, leading to the building of Sellards and Pearson Scholarship Halls, and Gertrude Sellards Pearson (GSP), Joseph R. Pearson, and Grace Pearson residence halls. Wescoe Hall — Before it was built in 1973, it was planned to be 17 stories high. Funds ran low, however, and it was doomed forever to architectural mediocrity. Bars — From the Gaslight to the Wheel, bars near campus have been a tradition for years. A place to see people and unwind after a big test, local bars have served the ever-present needs of students. Sit-in -- To protest inside Chancellor Wescoe's office was brave. To stand up for civil rights in a time when the country had not yet come to accept the notion was even more courageous. In loco parentis — The princi ple that the University becomes student's parents away from home luckily died in the 1960's. If it hadn't, we'd be waiting for a Christmas present from Chancellor Hemenway (hint: no socks). Recreation Center — The battle to replace Robinson has laid to waste many fine student senators. With a plan in place to replace the archaic structure, may we only hope that the next Kansan millennium edition highlights the actual building of the new center. Wilt Chamberlain — Whether it was 20,000, 13, or 100, the Big Dipper worked like a great mathematician, giving meaning to numbers previously unattainable. But this is not why we loved Wilt. We love him because he was our biggest Jayhawk. SUA — Since 1938, this organization has worked tirelessly hoping to give this campus more culture, education and entertainment. Post WW II Bulge — The University faced a huge increase of new students due to our own GI Joe's taking advantage of the free education from the GI Bill. The influx of students created housing problems, and many students stayed at the Sunflower Ammunitions Plant or camped out on the hill. Nightshirt Parade — On the eve of the end of each semester, students celebrate by parading to the Chancellor's residence in the middle of the night. The Nightshirt Parade became a regular tradition that the Chancellor even participated in for some time. Million Dollar Tree — To build the new Anschutz Science Library, contractors suggested cutting down one of the oldest and largest trees on campus. Protests and letters forced a nearly one million dollar change in construction plans. Dr. James Naismith — Naismith brought one of the most beloved traditions to the University, basketball. However, Naismith was brought to Kansas not to introduce a new sport, but to teach physical education PETER H. BOWEN Chancellor Frank Murphy — He helped to desegregate the University and built our library into one of the best. His departure in 1960 left a big void, but his position as one of our chancellors is permanent. and to preside as chaplin for students. Naismith's legacy is felt every time the Jayhawks run onto the court that bears his name in Allen Fieldhouse. 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Section A · Page 6 The University Daily Kansan Monday, December 6, 1999 Academic all-stars get automatic housing bids Continued from page 1A filled more than one-third of the 165 spots. inked more than one-third of the 165 spots. The savings of living in the scholarship halls are significant. Residents of seven of the nine halls will pay $2,717 to live there this year, including meals. That's more than $1,200 less than double occupancy rooms in most of the residence halls and more than $2,100 less than living in the recently remodeled Templin and Lewis Halls. Watkins Scholarship Hall and Miller cost $725 a year, excluding food. There consistently are more applicants than spaces available in the halls, said Ken Stoner, director of student housing, and it's been that way for a long time. What's different now is that the University's drive to increase the number of National Merit Scholars in the past five years drastically has increased the number of merit scholars at the University and, consequently, in the scholarship halls. Stoner said the policy of letting merit scholars have the first choice in housing had been around for many years and applied to all forms of housing. "Merit scholarls can choose wherever they want to live, not just in school halls." Stoner said. "A lot of people happen to choose the schall halls. It's a popular option." So popular, in fact, that a majority of the new students in some of the halls this year were merit scholars. "Actually, I'm surprised that even more merit scholars don't live in the scholarship halls," said Dylan Brooks, a Topeka freshman and merit scholar who lives in Pearson Scholarship Hall. "It seemed obvious to me that I would want to live in a scholarship hall from the beginning." Katie Dilks, an Ames, Iowa, freshman and merit scholar who lives in Douthart Scholarship Hall, agreed. Assessing need "I've done summer programs and things where I've lived in dorms before," she said. "You don't get to know people there, but the people here are open and friendly. Everybody always has their doors open all the time." Assessing need But that's only for those who get in. Rush and others say the number of students with significant financial need who gain entrance to the halls is becoming disturbingly low because merit scholars tend to have little or no financial need. The cost of their education generally is covered by scholarships from the University. "I think there are a lot of people here who have a lot of money." Moses said. There are cases in which merit scholars admit having money left after all their expenses are met. Previous published reports have documented some merit scholars who paid for everything from computers to ski trips with excess cash they received from scholarships. However, Stoner said the increase in the number of merit scholars was too small to have much impact on the scholarship halls. "I don't see it as an issue of National Merit Scholars crowding out people," Stoner said. "Let's say that there are 20 more incoming merit scholars than there were a few years ago. In the scheme of things, is that really big? It seems that merit scholars get a lot of press. I don't know that their impact is really that big." In addition, Amini Scholarship Hall First-time National Merit Scholars for Fall 1989-1999 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 1989 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 51 50 51 39 41 40 58 59 88 63 101 opened in 1992, allowing space for 50 more men in the system. Stoner said that increase practically would negate any effects of additional merit scholars. Jennifer Wamelink, assistant director of student housing who oversees the scholarship halls, said she saw little impact from the increase in merit scholars. "I don't think it has a detrimental effect on the scholarship halls," Wamelink said. She said the balance of four factors that the scholarship halls look for in applicants — acad emile merit, financial need, strong essays and strong references — was as strong as ever. "I don't think a strong candidate with all those components would have any trouble getting in," she said. "All four components are important." Preserving principles Critics of the merit scholars' automatic bid into the halls also contend that giving academic all-stars an automatic room assignment is not in keeping with the principles the scholarship halls were founded upon. "The original mission of Battenfeld was to house men of high ability that otherwise would not be able to go to college," Rush said. Historical records tend to confirm Rush's theory. A Feb. 23, 1935 article in the Kansas City Star mentioned the importance placed on serving needy women by Elizabeth Watkins, who donated the money to build Watkins and Miller halls. Every applicant had to show some indication of her need, the article said, including having a community banker certify her financial needs. More recently, the 1967-68 University of Kansas Catalog also indicated that need was a central factor in admissions to the halls. "Selected men who need financial assistance may live in one of five scholarship halls which have been given to the University," the guide states. Tim Miller, chairman of the religious studies department, was a member of Stephenson Scholarship Hall in 1964. "The general idea was that everyone there had at least some financial need." Miller said. "It's not like everyone there was poverty stricken, though." But, Miller said, the '60s seemed to be a situation much different from that of today. Bob Basow, associate professor of journalism who lived in Battenfield from 1963 to 1966, said comparisons with the past weren't valid because the definition of financial need had changed so much in the intervening decades. "Need then was very different than need now," Basow said. "Then, you could have a part-time job while you were in school and work 12 weeks in the summer — the summers were longer back then — and pretty much pay for school. Now, it's difficult to work your way through school, yet college is more accessible to more people. We're playing with a whole different set of circumstances." When Stoner looks at the history, he sees nothing to be concerned about. Rather, he said, history shows that although the scholarship halls go through cycles of placing different priorities on different things, the four core principals of admission remain the same. C. "I think the thing I see is, students have always been selected on a combination of four things, and one of them is academic aptitude," he said. "Maybe it's changed a little towards academics. Institutions evolve each year. But on the whole, I think the system has pretty much stayed with the four constants." Battenfeld Scholarship Hall, where Eric Rush, Topeka junior, lives, has won many trophies. Rush is proud of the history of his scholarship hall, but he is concerned that the people who need the halls most financially aren't getting an opportunity to live in them. Getting in Getting in That doesn't change the negative perceptions surrounding some of the University's brightest students. Many say they believe it's unfair for merit scholars to receive an automatic housing bid. "They already get $5,000 from the University," said Julia Glimore, Clay Center junior and a member of the All Scholarship Hall Council who lives in Douthart Scholarship Hall. "Why should they get another $1,000 off?" She also says that because merit scholars aren't financially forced into living in the halls as some students are, they don't always fulfill their duties in the halls. Part of living in the halls includes jobs such as cooking and cleaning that everyone must perform a few hours each week. "It it seems like people who are from more financially constrained backgrounds are usually harder worked." Gilmore said. "The halls stay cleaner, and they work together better. Not that merit scholars can't do that, but, in general, it seems that way." Not everybody is ready to indict the merit scholars. Some students said merit scholars deserved to be in the halls. "Personally, I have no problems living in a hall with half the people being National Merit Scholars," said Aaron Akins, an Olathe senior who lives in Battenfeld and is not a merit scholar. "They're guys just like everybody else." Even Rush and Gilmore agree that merit scholars have a place in the scholarship halls — it just shouldn't be a guaranteed place. Solving the problem Solving the problem For Hemenway and Stoner, the solution o the controversy is simple. "I think the answer is to build more scholarship halls." Hemenway said. "We'd like to offer more scholarship hall opportunities. But I don't think we'll ever be in a situation where we meet the demand." Construction has begun on Margaret Amini Scholarship Hall, which will house 50 women when it opens next fall. Stoner said plans to raise money for two more scholarships halls also were included in the University's upcoming capital campaign. Rush said that new halls could alleviate the problem in the long run, but he thought another shorter-term solution was needed. Rush and the All Scholarship Hall Council are eyeing a plan that would change admissions criteria for the scholarship halls. Under the plan, merit scholars no longer would receive automatic entry but would have points added to their score for their merit scholar status. In addition, more emphasis could be placed on financial need. Gilmore said the council would consider the plan more seriously next semester. However, Rush said the council could do little about the situation without action on the part of the administration. Hemenway said he believed automatic entry was a necessary tool for the University in pursuing merit scholars. "It's a recruitment tool for National Merits in the same way that Jayhawker Towers is good for recruiting athletes," Hemenway said. "Because we do have scholarship halls, it's one of the things that makes up for the fact we can offer as much money as other schools. If that's one of the things that works to tip the balance in favor of KU, it's appropriate that we use it." — Edited by Kelly Clasen 50 PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES B 74328496E K58210747M W747832957 Cash on Delivery! Sell Your Textbooks Now Thru Finals BCS Jayhawk Bookstore 1420 Crescent Road, Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 843-3826 • (785) 843-9578 www.javhawkbookstore.com www.jayhawkbookstore.com Most KU students drink moderately 0-5 drinks Wellness campaign when they party* *Based on survey responses from 1,621 KU students. Survey administered by the KU Office of Institutional Research & Planning (1999) Monday, December 6, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A·Page 7 KU museum profiles Neandertals Exhibit explains misconceptions about primates By Todd Halstead writer @kanson.com Kansan staff writer An exhibit at the Anthropology Museum at Spooner Hall is exposing students to some old and interesting family history. The free exhibit, "Neandertals in Kansas!" displays information on fossil evidence, cultural practices, and the image of Neandertals in pop culture. Neandertals were hominids, part of the primate family of which the homo sapiens species also belongs. The exhibit opened last Saturday and will run through Feb. 6. On Dec. 12, professors of anthropology, David Frayer and Anta Monte-T White, will give a presentation. "We just wanted people to get a better idea of what Neandertals were and what they were capable of," Frayer said. "I think it's important for people to recognize that there are tools here that were actually made by Neandertals." Neandertals inhabited Europe and the Near East as far as Afghanistan, from about 130,000 to 30,000 years ago. A male's average height was 5-foot-5, while females averaged 5-foot-1. They had sloping foreheads, recessive chins and short forearms and shins. They also were the first of the hominids to intentionally bury their dead. Information on a burial site in Iraq where pollen samples were found in the grave of a Neandertal may be indicative of ritualistic behavior. Moreover, a display of six Neandertals' bones that were found fragmented, like those of animals, is strong evidence for cannibalism, Frayer said. He said the fragments suggested Neandertals processed them for marrow. Alfred Johnson "There were lots of different ways that Neandertals treated dead people," he said. "All the way from eating them to burying them. Some modern human groups also practice cannibalism. In some respects, it makes Neandertals more like us." "There is a great deal of confusion and misunderstanding of what Neandertals were about. I hope people will go away with a much better understanding of the scientific knowledge that archaeologists and biological anthropologists have put together." Director of Spooner Hall Anthropology Museum In addition to giving the dead special treatment, Neandertals assisted the disabled. One display showed how a crippled arthritic Neandertal was assisted by others. A display of an eclectic assortment of ape-like images, drawings and reconstructions showcased the misconceptions associated with Neandertals — slouched posture, drooping heads and perpetually bent knees. Alfred Johnson, director of the museum, said the entire exhibit addressed misconceptions that people had concerning Neandertals. "There is a great deal of confusion and misunderstanding of what Neandertals were about." Johnson said. "I hope people will go away with a much better understanding of the scientific knowledge that archaeologists and biological anthropologists have put together." Andy Willis, O'Neill, Neb., junior said he found the exhibit informative and interesting. "I've learned a lot of this in my anthropology class," he said. "But there is some stuff I didn't know." Among the more controversial material was information on the linguistic abilities in Neandertals and a comparison of DNA between Neandertals and modern humans. An example of the complexity of Neandertals was their ability to create various stone tools and weapons from shaping rock. "This shows that Neandertals were capable of complex behavior," Frayer said. "They were not stumbling, bumbling fools walking across the landscape. They were smart and could get a B.A. from KU, just like anybody else." Edited by Katie Hollar Evolution teaching supported at 24-hour reading By Jim O'Malley Special to the Kansan Charles Darwin has been taking a beating in Kansas, and some KU faculty and students came to his defense Friday under a white tent in front of the Natural History Museum. A 24-hour reading of Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species" started Friday at 10 a.m. More than 70 people volunteered as readers. Kansas Board of Education member Bill Wagon read Friday morning. Wagon voted against removing evolution from the state's science education standards. He said he wanted to promote science literacy by calling attention to Darwin's work. "It's unfortunate that people have made enemies of science and religion," he said. Professors who have criticized the board were among the readers, including Doug Ruden, assistant professor of molecular biosciences, who nominated the board for the "Ig Nobel" prize awarded at Harvard University for "remarkably goofy accomplishments." Tim Miller, professor of religious studies, read Friday despite his participation in FLAT — Families for Learning Accurate Theories. FLAT conducts tongue-in-cheek advocacy of a literal interpretation of the Bible and flat earth theory. Steve Case, director of the Kansas Collaborative Research Network volunteered for two slots. Case was on the committee appointed by the board to draft science standards. The board rejected the committee's work because it included evolution. Museum di Krishtalka read to 10 die-hards just before midnight. By then, rain and cold had driven readers and listeners into the museum lobby. Museum director Leonard The evolution debate The evolution debate A few braved the cold and stopped to listen outside Friday. Although Leonard Magruder, president of Vietnam Veterans for Academic Reform, counter demonstrated against Darwin, most of those who stopped Friday morning supported the event. Amy Grammer, biology lab instructor, said a lot of people who criticized evolutionary theory didn't know anything about it. Billy Price, Lawrence junior, said it was crazy to take evolution out of the curriculum. Karla Waters, Overland park junior, called the board's action a great tragedy. She said creationism was not science and Darwin never denied the existence of God. Adam Niall, El Dorado senior, said the evidence for evolution was overwhelming but didn't conflict with religion. "Evolution highlights God's work," he said. 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Old K-10, also known as County Road 442, is a narrow and should be Wanderlust, academic indifference and a tacit wish to be away from Lawrence put a map in my hands, a pack on my back and my feet on the old road to Kansas City. man hike to Kansas City by Dan Curry When you don't have a car, or you have a car like mine — a hissing, white '86 Cutlass Sierra with a blown head gasket that won't be repaired — your avenues of escape dwindle. You can beg a ride from a friend once or twice. Or you can walk, which I did. Or tried. You can pay for a ride. An adventure needs a destination, no matter how arbitrarily selected. I picked my home in Overland Park my selected. I picked my home in Overland Park. "It's a dangerous thing," warned Mike Krentz district office coordinator for the Kansas Department of Transportation. He has spent a lot of time walking alongside the highways surveying About 25,000 cars run down the new K-10 each day, according to KDOT numbers. "It's a bunch of cars going by faster than they should," he said. The retired K-10 would have less traffic. I wore my worn Nike running shoes, blue jeans and long underwear. I brought water and money and a friend's cellular phone. For some reason, I brought some dried cherries. I brought a friend for conversation and for carrying the backpack. Carole Zebas, professor of health, sport & exercise science, said that I'd probably be able to handle it. "The general rule of thumb is that the body absorbs about 1.5 times its own body weight with each footfall," she said. "It doesn't take Einstein to figure out that over the course of some very long mileage on a regular basis the body would be stressed." But one time wouldn't kill me, The name Old K-10 doesn't show up on maps, so I called my Dad, who forwarded me directions that his friend had emailed him. "I got to say it would be downright foolish and risky to be even beside a road in the dark earlier than 7 a.m. or later than 5 p.m.," my Dad wrote. "I'm sure me or Mom can be available to give you a ride if you poop out." I do not poop out. But I did consider the advice about walking in the dark. With ten hours of walking time, if we set a pace of 3.5 m.p.h., I banked we could make it. It's about 35 miles to Kansas City on foot. If we left in the pre-dawn light, we'd even have time for a sit-down lunch. I went to the Web site mapquest.com and printed the map of Old K-10. Bad idea or not, Friday morning I cut class and headed out on foot. I passed a man in front of a pile of woodchips, smoking a cigar. I passed the Sunflower Nature Park and the Sunflower Ammunition Plant. I passed over the Wakarusa river, walked near a vineyard, saw cows, horses and quail. On foot, when the sky holds on to its rain, everything becomes ominous. Furrowed and straw-fluung farmland borders Old K-10 once you make it out of Lawrence it's a pretty quiet road until you lurch in the wake of a rocketing concrete mixer. New K-10 is usually visible and just audible, about a half mile away. But when the wind picks up, or the light dies down to a pitch, clouds congress and signal downfall and disaster. A slow brown toad crept outside the Desoto McDonalds, where I rested my legs and ate a perfect vanilla ice-cream cone. Outside, a dandelion bloomed yellow beside the highway, and irises had flowered in a roadside garden when they should have been dormant or死. But the disaster I kept thinking would happen never cgame. It never rained. A bull mastiff dog approached growling, but paused at the end of its property. My friend and I made it as far as Kill Creek Road, about 20 miles from Lawrence, about ten miles from my home, and then daylight departed. Demoralized, I called my mother about 5:00 p.m. My feet were tired and legs were sore, but my body could have made it. But the road we were taking was busy enough that walking at night could have been fatal. I was disappointed. I like to finish what I start. We drank coffee and waited for our ride at a place in Desoto called the Maine Place. The owners set a thermas of coffee on our table and told us to have our fill. On the walls were pictures of the owners and their child. There were vinyl tablecloths on the tables and artificial flowers in vases. The Maine Place served four hoagie sandwiches with the same ingredients, except for the meat of choice: turkey, salami, bologna and ham. It also served chili dos. They rolled silverware and smoked cigarettes at the other end of the dining room while we waited, the only customers in the store. Some plans seem miscalculated from the start. They'd been open for two days, the man said. When we left, I was convinced the Maine Place was doomed. Like walking to Kansas City. There just isn't enough light in an autumn day to walk the whole thing. Driving back to Lawrence the next morning, we took Old K-10 to see what we had missed. Up unto Shawnee Mission Park, the road is charming, full of pretty farms and twists and turns. After that, it becomes nearly unwalkable, without a sidewalk or a shoulder. We drove past the Maine Place. The parking lot was full, the tables were crowded with people eating breakfast. The restaurant wasn't doomed after all. On a different day, different things are possible. On a longer day, a person could walk it, I think. In May or June, maybe we could reach home. I think I'll try it again. Inside Sports THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN KANSAS 81 NCSS 20 Sports Monday December 6,1999 Section: B Page 1 More photos from last weekend's KU Credit Union Jayhawk Classic. SEE PAGE 8B N Huskers College football Nebraska beat Texas in the Big 12 Championship game Saturday and will play Tennessee in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan.2. SEE PAGE 2B AND 4B KU SWIMMING The Kansas men's and women's swimming teams suffered defeats against Iowa on Saturday in Iowa City. SEE PAGE 2B Swimming WWW.KANSAN.COM/SPORTS Contact the Kansan Sports Desk: Sports Fax: Sports e-mail: (785) 864-4810 (785) 864-0391 sports@kansan.com Jubilation! 14 55 4 KANSAS KANSAS The Jayhawk bench celebrates a down-to-the-wire win in this weekend's KU Credit Union Jayhawk Classic at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks fought off numerous runs by California-Santa Barbara in the championship game. Photo by Shelly Smith/KANSAN Kansas wins Jayhawk Classic Raymant's 23 points vital in 76-73 win By Melinda Weaver By Mennad Weave sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter When senior guard Suzi Raymant returned from her medical redshirt, the Kansas women's basketball team wondered how long it would take her to return to her full potential. All questions were answered after Raymant's KU Credit Union Jayhawk Classic Most Valuable Player performance in the 76-73 championship victory against No. 15 California-Santa Barbara Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. PARKER Raymant:Was MVP at KU Credit Union Jayhawk Classic See KANSAS on page 3B Santa Barbara coach surprised by team's balanced attack By Chris Fickett by Chris Pickett sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter California-Santa Barbara coach Mark French actually was hoping that Lynn Pride would try too hard against his team Saturday. "I thought, I hoped that she would try to do a little too much, maybe in a close-game situation," he said. French's hopes were played out on the Allen Fieldhouse floor as the Gauchos were tied with Kansas at 72 with 2:10 remaining. But Pride didn't overdo it; she did just enough to lift her team to a 76-73 victory in the championship of the KU Credit Union Jayhawk Classic. And with the game on the line, senior guard Suzi Raymont made a running Pride put up good numbers — 10 points and nine rebounds in 38 minutes — and was named to the all-tournament team, but it was her passing that helped get her Jayhawk teammates involved in the triangle offense and make big shots. women's BASKETBALL "Last year, our opponents knew that they had to stop Lynn and that put a lot of pressure on her to do well. Now we know that we can't just rely on Lynn. All of us have to step up and take shots," said Raymant, who earned MVP honors with 23 points in 10-of-17 shooting, six rebounds and four assists. "This team isn't scared to have anyone shoot the ball because we can all make the shots when we need to." jumper with 25 seconds remaining. The shot put Kansas up by three points and sealed the win. Junior guard Brooke Reves, who scored 14 first-half points and joined Pride on the all-tournament team, also made some key baskets — one came with a little help from Pride. In the first half, Pride unleashed a long pass to Reves, who converted it into a layup that pushed Kansas' lead to 13 points and forced the Gauchos to call timeout. "Lynn's role is not diminished," Kansas coach Marian Washington said. "Every team still focuses on Lynn. Suzi was our key player tonight, but Lynn still had seven assists." After the game, French said he was impressed with Pride's unselfish play. "Pride was willing to give the ball up" he said. "She passed the ball very well." The Jayhawks played well in transition, forcing 13 steals and scoring 21 points off 25 Gaucho turnovers, but they generated most of their offense from half-court sets, something that pleased Washington. "I think we've got an offense that really suits us," she said. French agreed. "I think the difference between this Kansas team and maybe past Kansas teams is that they were able to not just be very athletic and very talented but that they were able to run enough of their stuff to generate some easy baskets," he said. —Edited by Mike Loader Kansas puts away diligent Blue Raiders, 97-77 1 Gregary: Shot 100 percent in Saturday's win sports@kanson.com Kanson sportswriter By Matt Tait The Kansas men's basketball team traveled to a state known for its music yesterday, and whistled a little Dixie to the tune of a 97-77 victory against the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee State. KL Kansas came out in the first half on fire. Through the first 16 minutes, Kansas shot 75 percent. Highlighting Behind a routine dominating performance from guard Kenny Gregory, the No. 6 Jayhawks (6-0) increasingly built their lead and held off a couple Blue Raider runs. And the beat goes on men's BASKETBALL the hot shooting was Gregory, who was nine for nine in the half. Gregory finished 11 for 14 for a game-high 22 points. "If you take away the free throws, Kenny really did have a fantastic day for us," Kansas coach Roy Williams said. While the Jayhawks were on fire offensively, it was their defense that allowed them to build a 15-point half-time lead, 49-34. Kansas forced 11 turnovers in half and held the Blue Raiders' field-soil percentage under 35 percent. But while the Jayhawks were dominating most facets of the game, they didn't run away with the match, at least not right away. For about eight minutes in the first half Kansas' lead fluctuated from nine to 12, but in the last 3 minutes, Kansas went on a 10-10 run and pushed the lead as high as 19. A final Blue Raider flurry cut the lead to 15. It also had an impact on Williams. "I was really impressed with the way coach (Randy) Wiel's kids battled out there," Williams said. "They just kept fighting and fighting and fighting and that will really help them down the road." Ultimately, however, the Blue Raiders were knocked out. Kansas pressured the ball at the start of the second half, which led to a Blue Raider turnover and a three-point play for center Eric Chenowith. Kansas' shooting cooled off somewhat in the second half, as they shot only 56 percent, but the Jayhawks finished with a 61 percent shooting percentage Chenowith, who has struggled this season, played a complete game, scoring 16 points in six-of-seven shooting, including three-for-three from the free-throw line. Williams was pleased, and said that he thought that Chenowith had improved his play. See MEN on page 3B Hey Santa, a trip to the Final Four would be great Dear Santa. What's up, dog? Not a whole lot going on in Lawrence. Finals. Basketball. Work. Same old drama. Well, it has been a while since I've written to you. I have been very happy with all my Christmases since the last time we corresponded. I was especially pleased with the year you got me Laser Tag. Thanks a bunch. I hope that I made your "nice" list this year. My behavior has been acceptable, in my opinion. Others may disagree. I ask that you ignore those people. So here is my very reasonable Christmas list for this year. I really want an excuse to go see the Final Four this year, Santa. It would be great to see the Kansas Jayhawks playing for the title in Indianapolis. I Seth Jones sports columnist oksen@kansas.com know that you are a Jayhawk fan as well, (didn't I see you at the Pepperdine game?) so this could be beneficial to us both. I want Kenny Gregory to quit getting the shaft. First, he was left off the all-tournament team at the Great Alaska Shootout, and yesterday he was not chosen as player of the game. I'd like to see Taco Bell install larger windows on their drive-thrus. This has recently become a problem in Lawrence, Santa. It's really a matter of safety for customers. I'd like for Kansas State fans to get a grip on reality. Maybe the trip they earned to the Culligan Man Holiday Bowl in San Diego will provide the splash of cold water that they need. They won't ever find the Wildcats playing for a national championship until the team faces tougher competition outside of the Big 12. Kansas State football is a power, but they need to prove it to more people. I want one of my readers who really enjoys my columns to have a mom or dad that owns a major newspaper or sports magazine so they can get me a job. I want the new Beastie Boys CD. I might as well throw an easy one your way. Santa, no matter how angry a coach gets, I want that coach to remain professional and call me at the sports desk, not at home. Or maybe they could write me an e-mail. I have a policy similar to yours, Santa. You won't let all the kids call the North Pole because you'd rather they write you so you aren't interrupted while you're watching The Simpsons or The Crocodile Hunter. This system has worked for you for years. You still gets all the toys out, and don't miss a minute of your favorite TV shows. And the boys and girls understand. I'd like to be able to play basketball outside in the rain, and not get wet. Now, wouldn't that be great? I'd like to help out with next year's Late Night with Roy Williams and try to make the skits more humorous than the little kid that danced around with the Jayhawk. I'd like my own MegaVision. I'd like to see the Jayhawks bring back the old red basketball uniforms from the team that played in 1986 Final Four. I'd like to see Ashante Johnson get a little more playing time. I'd like for all fellow Jayhawks to have happy holidays and to wear their seatbelts when they travel home. Then I'll talk to them more next semester. Thanks, Santa. Tell Mrs. Claus and Toy-Boy I said hey. Don't work the reindeer too hard. As always, the eggnog and bourbon will be sitting out waiting for you. 审 1 Jones is a Mulvane senior in journalism. 牛 --- 2B Quick Looks Monday December 6,1999 HOROSCOPES Aries: Today is an 8. If you and your team want to make great things happen, go for it one more time. Don't worry if you've failed in the past. That was then, and this is now. Follow your vision and ignore your fears. Taurus: Todav is a 7. You're pretty good at sticking within your budget, but advice you get today could be hard to follow. If it will provide for your family later, do it. Gemini: Today is a 6. Cancer: Today is a 6. Could another person take over for a little while? You need a break. If you don't already have a partner, seriously consider finding one. Even hiring someone with skills you lack could be sensible. You're too busy for one person, and you might feel picked on. Try not to worry about things you can't change. You may work more than your share, but you should end up with plenty. Leo: Today is a 7. Your relationship seems to be undergoing some kind of transformation. Have you found a new game to play together? Don't fret if the other person wins. It's all for fun, right? Virgo: Today is a 7. Luckily, you know you're loved. That's a big help when nothing else seems to be stable. If big changes happen, don't despair. You'll have a routine carved out of chaos in no time. Libra: Today is a 7. You could learn something interesting. Should you tell everybody? What you thought was one way turns out to be another. What should you do about it? It might be wise to sit on it for a little while. Scorpio: Today is a 7. Sagittarius: Today is a 7. You may be wealthier than you thought. You might find extra income through ordinary means, but there's another option. Something you have may be quite valuable. Look around. You are changing and growing, right before your very eyes. It's amazing but true. You can turn into the person you've always wanted to be. Just take it one step at a time, starting now. Capricorn: Today is a 7. Something you failed at years ago has been holding you back. Don't let what happened before slow you down anymore. You've learned a lot since then! Give it another try. Aquarius: Today is a 7. Pisces: Today is a 7. You're anxious to get started, and that's good. You can't accomplish your goal all by yourself, but you can spur your team on to success. Provide the reasons they need to get going! C You could have a fabulous opportunity. The trouble is you're not sure you can do the job! There's more money, but a lot more responsibility, too. Well, you've got everything you need. Push through. 2 II II 体 C LION LIFE AND HEALTH SERVICES Scorpion 箭 P COLLEGE FOOTBALL DNA Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only. Seminoles, Hokies set to play in Sugar Bowl No mystery, no intrigue, just this simple fact: No. 1 Florida State will play No. 2 Virginia Tech for the national championship in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 4. "They've been there so many times, and we're kind of the new kid on the block," Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said. "Hopefully, you'll get to like us. This is a good group, a hard-working group. We've met every challenge this year but we've not had a challenge like Florida State." Florida State, national champions in 1993, will be playing in its third national title game in the past four years. As expected, the Seminoles, 11-0 and the Hokies, 11-0, finished first and second in the final Bowl Championship Series standings released yesterday, matching their finish in The Associated Press media poll's final regular-season rankings. The USA Today/ ESPN coaches' 'poll also had the teams ranked 1-2, as did seven of the eight computers used by the BCS Nebraska beats Texas, is bound for Fiesta Bowl SAN ANTONIO — Nebraska is headed back to the Fiesta River. nested back to the Testa Bowl. The No. 3 Cornhuskers found out officially yesterday that their 22-6 win against Texas in the Big 12 Conference championship game on Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio was not enough to pass up No. 2 Virginia Tech in the final Bowl Championships Series ratings. Nebraska, 11-1, will play defending national champion Tennessee, 9-2, on Jan. 2 in Tempe. Ariz. The "huskers, hoping a convincing win against Texas could move them up in the final BCS ratings, made a few final pleas Saturday, but seemed to have accepted that the Sugar Bowl and top-ranked Florida State was not an option. "If you think about it, there's not a team on our schedule that we didn't beat this year. As far as this football team is concerned, we're probably one of the best teams in the country," said quarterback Eric Crouch, who rushed for N Twitter two touchdowns Saturday. Nebraska's last appearance in the Fiesta Bowl was after the 1995 season, when it it routed Florida for a second straight national championship. Nebraska only has played Tennessee once, beating the Volunteers 42-17 in the Orange Bowl two years ago, clinching a share of the Cornhuskers' third national title of the decade. New coach to lead Michigan State in bowl EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State removed the five-day-old interim tag from Bobby Williams' title yesterday and made him the football coach of the bowl-bound Spartans. He succeeds Nick Saban, who on Tuesday became Louisiana State's coach. After Saban left, Michigan State made Williams the interim coach and said he would coach the No. 10 Spartans, 9-2, in the Florida Citrus Bowl against Florida on New Year's Day. The 41-year-old Williams has coached seven,1,000-yard rushers in his decade as the Spartans' running backs coach. He had been promoted to associate head coach before this season. "Not for me, for you," Williams said. "Everything from this point on is moving forward. We're going to get it done." much he wanted to win the Citrus Bowl. Last week, when he was made interim coach, Williams received a standing ovation from the team. At the time, he told his players how This will be the Spartans' first New Year's Day bowl game since the 1989 Gator Bowl. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Tough foes lie ahead for Cyclones this week AMES, Iowa — Just when Iowa State's basketball team could use a break, the Cyclones find themselves facing two more tough games. After winning two games in the Cyclone Challenge, which followed three games in Hawaii, Iowa State is looking at what coach Larry Eustachy calls "the biggest week" of the non-conference season. Wisconsin-Milwaukee visits on Wednesday night and Iowa comes to town on Saturday night. Though this is just Eustachy's second year at Iowa State, he understands the importance of the Iowa game. Eustachy lost his first game with Iowa, 74-54 in Iowa City, Iowa, last December. "If I sit here and tell you it's just another game, I'm not telling you the truth," he said. "It's a big game. We have to get a lot better to give us a chance to win either game next week." North Carolina guard sizzles in Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina's Max Owens is at a loss to explain why the Charlotte Coliseum is so consistently kind to him. "I never really thought the building was anything extra special, but I guess I just feel real comfortable playing here," Owens said after he had 23 points and fueled a pair of runs that sent No. 2 North Carolina against UNLV 102-78 Saturday night in the title game of the Food Lion MVP Classic. Owens, a junior guard who added five rebounds and two steals, has three career 20-point games. All have come in the Charlotte Collegium. "We always feel kind of at home here," Owens said. "I guess it's because we've got most of the crowd backing us." The Associated Press AP TOP 25 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: | A team | rec | pts | pvs | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1. Florida St. (64) | 11-0 | 1,744 | 1 | | 2. Virginia St. (61) | 11-0 | 1,685 | 2 | | **3.Nebraska** | 11-1 | 1,606 | 3 | | 4. Wisconsin | 9-2 | 1,482 | 4 | | 5. Alabama | 10-2 | 1,450 | 7 | | 6. Tennessee | 9-2 | 1,412 | 6 | | **7.Kansas St.** | 10-1 | 1,336 | 8 | | 8. Michigan | 9-2 | 1,226 | 9 | | 9. Michigan St. | 9-2 | 1,193 | 10 | | 10. Florida | 9-3 | 1,095 | 5 | | 11. Marshall | 12-0 | 1,047 | 11 | | 12. Minnesota | 8-3 | 935 | 13 | | 13. Penn. St. | 9-3 | 772 | 14 | | **14.Texas** | 9-4 | 746 | 12 | | 15. Mississippi St. | 9-2 | 727 | 16 | | 16. Southern Miss. | 8-3 | 722 | 15 | | 17. Georgia Tech | 8-3 | 672 | 17 | | **18.Texas A&M** | 8-3 | 632 | 18 | | 19. Purdue | 7-4 | 504 | 19 | | 20. East Carolina | 9-2 | 431 | 20 | | 21. Georgia | 7-4 | 298 | 21 | | 22. Stanford | 8-3 | 270 | 22 | | 23.Miami | 8-4 | 224 | 23 | | 24. Arkansas | 7-4 | 121 | 24 | | 25.Boston College | 8-3 | 112 | 25 | Others receiving votes: Mississippi 88, Oregon 72, BYU 47, Illinois 39, Colorado 18, Utah 12, Oklahoma 10, Virginia 7, Southern Cal 5, Clermon 4, Colorado 3, Washington 3. Women keep their heads above water against Iowa By Chris Wristen sports @ kansan.com Kansan sportswriter While the Kansas men's swimming and diving team was defeated handsily by Iowa in Saturday's dual meet, the women's team battled to the wire before falling to the Hawkeves by a slim margin. Going into the final race Saturday, the Kansas women held the lead, but the Hawkeyes won the 400-meter freestyle relay and took the meet title 124-119, dropping the Jayhawks to 3-3 on the season. The KU SWIMMING closeness of the meet came as no surprise to coach Gary Kempf, who had predicted a tight meet going in. "Both Iowa and are pretty comparable." Kempf said. Following the meet, Iowa coach Mary Bolich had a similar response. "We are very evenly matched with The strength showed as nearly every event had a close finish. Kansas," Bolich said. "Kansas is strong in the areas where we are strong." After winning the 1000 freestyle, Kansas freshman Lyndsay DeVaney came back and won the 200 freestyle by nine-tenths of a second. In the 500 freestyle, DeVaney finished in second place, less than a second behind Iowa's Melissa Loehndorf. Kansas freshman Gwen Haley won the 200-meter individual medley and the 200 butterfly. Junior Carolyn Grevers won the 100 freestyle, and sophomore diver Rebecca McFall captured the three-meter board title The Kansas men dropped to 0-3 on the season after a 137-106 defeat against the Hawkeyes. Only three Jayhawk men won races. Sophomore diver Adam Hanhart won on the three-meter board with a score of 305.18, which was 25 points ahead of the second-place diver. Freshman Adam Steele won the 500 freestyle race, and Brian Soria captured the 1000 freestyle title. Edited by Kelly Clasen Week: Dec. 6 - Dec. 12 mon. tues. wed. thurs. fri. sat. sun. men's basketball Game vs. Michigan State @ 6 p.m. in Chicago Game vs. Pittsburg State @ 7 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse women's basketball Game vs. Creighton @ 7 p.m. in Omaha, Neb. Game vs. Mississippi Valley State @ 2:05 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse Visit kansan.com over break Great New Stuff - Cheap THE HAWK KJHX 90.7 Holiday Gift Auction Monday, December 6th 7pm Kansas Union Ballroom Thousands of dollars worth of NEW merchandise!! Great Christmas Gifts at Ridiculously Low Prices!!! The VISA MasterCard Voted #1 Sports Bar in Lawrence! CIGARS & BILLIARDS JB. 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"I was thinking just to be ready if the ball gets to me," said the 6-foot-10 Horvath. "I saw it was open, and I took it." The Blue Devils, who got a career-high 22 points from Nate James, won their fifth straight after starting the season 0-2. Freshman Steven Hunter led the Blue Demons, 4-2, with 21 points and 10 rebounds. All five DePaul starters had at least 14 points. DePaul, which led most of the game, had one last chance for the victory. But Quentin Richardson, who scored 20 points, threw up an air ball from in close against Chris Carrawell's tight defense. The ball went out of bounds to Duke with a second left, and fans stormed the floor at the final buzzer. "That was a helluva basketball game," Krzyzewski said. "I am very, very proud of our team, and I'm very proud of the DePaul team. Boy, there was just amazing intensity out there. They are not just good, they are really good." No team led by more than three in the extra period before Horvath's big shot. Continued from page 1B Kansas beats ranked opponent Raymant scored 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting, including three-of-five from behind the three-point line. She also added six rebounds, four steals and four assists. "I don't see myself as the go-to player." Raymant said. "That is Lynn (Pride)'s role, but when we can't get the ball to her, we have to take the shots ourselves. I had the ball in my hands, and I knew we needed those shots." The No. 18 Jayhawks needed a full effort from everyone after the Gauchos jumped to an early lead and proved they earned their high national ranking. With 14:33 left in the first half, Santa Barbara led 9-4 before Kansas went on a 17-2 run taking a 21-11 advantage with 10:35 remaining. Spurred on by sophomore guard Rachelle Rogers, who scored 19 points on six-of-eight shooting with five-of-seven from three-point range, the Gauchos rebounded and tied the score 37-17 at halftime. Junior forward Brooke Reves scored 14 of her 16 points in the first half, keeping the Jayhawks in the game. "Brooke really worked hard." Coach Marian Washington said. KT "She is very animated and brings a lot of energy. We have to have her on the floor. We want her on the floor." women's BASKETBALL In the second half, the teams exchanged leads throughout the final 20 minutes, neither team leading by more than five. The Gauchos gained the lead for the final time with 2:54 left when a jumper by guard Stacy Clinesmith gave them a 72-71 lead. Junior point guard Jennifer Jackson tied the score after hitting a free throw, and Raymant, who scored nine of the team's final 11 points, hit a layup, giving the Jayhawks a 74-72 lead. Santa Barbara pulled to within one, but Raymant sealed the game with an off-balance jumper with 25 seconds remaining. The Gauchos could not tie the game on its final series, and the Jayhawks won 76-73. "This was a great win," Washington said. "We had a chance to see where we were against a great ball club. In a game like this, the team that stays disciplined has the advantage. We had to match everything they did and make sure they didn't take us out of what we wanted to do." Santa Barbara coach Mark French said that the difference between this team and previous Kansas teams was that they did not beat themselves. "This was a better team than past Kansas teams have been," French said. "Kansas has always been athletic and talented, but this team is athletic and talented, and they were able to execute the way they wanted." Junior Jaclyn Johnson, who scored 12 points, said that tough games helped the team prove that they were one of the nation's top teams. "Games like this help build our confidence," Johnson said. "It shows people that Kansas is for real this year." Though senior forward Lynn Pride scored only 10 points, she was the key player Friday night in Kansas' 73-58 victory against Loyola Marymount that earned the Jayhawks an appearance in the championship game. In that game Pride tallied 19 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. Other double-digit scorers were Raymant with 16, Reves with 13 and Johnson with 11. — Edited by Jennifer Roush Men defeat Blue Raiders Continued from page 1B while holding Middle Tennessee to 39 percent shooting. Kansas has held all six of its opponents to under 50 percent shooting this year. Middle Tennessee's final run came with about eight minutes remaining as Kansas' lead was cut to 11, but a seven-point spurt by seldom-used forward Jeff Carey gave Kansas a needed boost. "Jeff probably gave us a better lift off the bench than any one single individual all year," Williams said. "I was, a little discouraged with some of the mistakes we were making, so I gave Jeff a chance, and he really came through." The lift Carey provided pushed Kansas' lead back to 15, but the Jayhawks still could not shake the scrappy Blue Raiders. Every time Kansas appeared to put it away, Middle Tennessee hit a shot that gave them hope. Then junior guard Luke Axtell buried a three-pointer with 3:40 remaining that pushed Kansas' lead to 20. The Jayhawks would win by the same margin. Kansas' next game will come tomorrow night against No. 7 Michigan State in Chicago at the Great Eight. This will be Kansas' fifth straight Great Eight appearance. Edited by Mike Loader NO. 6 KANSAS 97, MIDDLE TENN. 77 KANSAS (6-0) Collison 3-5 3-4 9, Boschese 4-10 4, Gregory 11-14 0-4 22, Bradford 5-8 0-10 10, Chenowith 6-6 4-5 16, Gooden 2-7 2-3 6, Nooner 0-0 0-0 0, Hinrich 1-3 0-0 2, Crider 0-0 0-0 0, Carey 3-1 1-7, London 3-3 0-0 6, Johnson 2-4 0-0 4, Axell 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 42-69 10-17 97 MIDDLE TENN. (2-2) Whitworth 1-2 3-3 5, Ortiz 7-14 2-3 18, Nosse 3-7 4-4 10, Wallace 5-13 2-3 12, Thomas 1-2 4-7 6, McKnight 5-11 5-6 19, White 0-5 0-0 0, Chisolm 0-0 0-0 0, Martinez 1-4 3-3 5, Cobb 1-3 0-1 2, Totals 24-61 23-30 77. Halftime—Kansas 49, Middle Tenn. 34. 3-point goals—Kansas 3- 8 (Boshese 2-6, Axtell 1-2), Middle Tenn. 6-24 (McKnight 4-6, Ortiz 2-6, Whitworth 0-1, Nosse 0-1, Wallace 0-3, Martinez 0-3, White 0-4). A—7, 897. Longhorns unable to catch up with No.4 Arizona The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Richard Jefferson did all he could do to beat Texas, then had to wait, and wait and wait ... Jefferson scored 19 points — all in the second half — as No. 4 Arizona beat No. 9 Tavares 88-81 on Saturday night. But after scoring 8 straight points, including two three-pointers, which turned a 66-66 tie into a 74-68 Arizona lead with 1:29 left, Jefferson had to count on his teammates to preserve the victory. They did, as the Wildcats hit 14 of 18 free throws over the final 1:09, possibly knocking the Longhorns from their first Top 10 ranking since 1982. "That was the longest minute I've ever played in my entire life," Jefferson said. "Ever. They hit so many shots down the stretch." Texas, which had fought back from a 10-point second-half deficit, rallied again and pulled within 83-81 on Chris McColpins' 3-pointer with 11.9 seconds left before Luke Walton and freshman guard Gilbert Arenas went 5-of-6 from the foul line in the final seconds for Arizona (6-0) Arizona (0-0). Texas had one last chance to tie after Walton's free throw made it 84-81, but Longhorns guard. Perry Bolghorns guard Darren Kelly drove the lane for a layup instead of setting up for a three-pointer to tie. Kelly missed, and Arenas grabbed the rebound before he was fouled. Against Arizona's freshman guards of Arenas and Jason Gardner, Texas' Ivan Wagner and William Clay were a combined 5 of 19 for 16 points. The Wildcats shot 46 percent in the first half. Texas shot just 33 percent in the first half, including 2-of-12 from 3-point range, but took 13 more shots than Arizona as the Wildcats gave up 13 turnovers. Tales led 27-18 in the first half on Gabe Muoneke's three-point play before Arizona closed to 31-29 at halftime on Gardner's three-pointer and six points from Rick Anderson. "Our team showed a lot of heart tonight," Barnes said. "We knew it would be a tough game. I thought part of the problem was that we were too emotional. It is early December, so we will learn from this. 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Now, with the season officially complete, the only thing left to do is give out my not-so-official end-of-the-year awards. Michael Michael Rigg guest sports columnist sports@kansan.com Green finished the season only 2-8. Biggest Upset: Texas Tech entered the season expecting to compete for the South Division championship. So you can imagine what it was like in football-mad west Texas when unheralded North Texas waltzed into Lubbock, Texas, and beat the Red Raiders 21-14. It's one thing to lose to an underdog team, but it's an entirely different story to lose to a team that's from Denton, Texas, and called the Mean Green. To add insult to injury, the Mean While the Red Raiders eventually would recover and finish 6-5, the fallout of this embarrassing loss eventually would lead to the retirement of coach Spike Dykes. Biggest Win: While Iowa State winning at Missouri was huge, there was no win this season bigger than Kansas State's 35-17 win against Texas in Austin, Texas. Not only did this victory cement the Wildcats' place among the ranks of the college football elite, the victory also will do recruiting wonders for K-State in the high school football hotbed of Texas Best Game: Trailing Nebraska 27-3 entering the fourth quarter on Thanksgiving weekend, the Colorado Buffaloes were in need of a miracle. In a dramatic fashion usually reserved for anther quarterback that played in Colorado — John Elway — Buffaloes signal caller Mike Moschetti led Colorado to 24 unanswered points, tying the game at 27. With 01 left on the clock, Buffaloes kicker Jeremy Aldrich missed a 34-yard field goal, and the game went into overtime. The Cornhuskers squeaked out a 33-30 victory in this epic game. Biggest Choke: Straight from the "It Could Only Happen to Baylor" file. All the Bears had to do was have quarterback Jermaine Alfred kneel on the ball one last time so Baylor could hold onto a 24-21 victory against Nevada-Las Vegas. Instead, first-year Bay coach coach Kevin Steele chose to have running back Darrel Bush try for one final touchdown. Great idea — maybe — but Bush fumbled; and the ball was returned 99 yards by UNLV defensive back Kevin Thomas for the winning touchdown. Best Fans: In the last few seasons, the Missouri Tigers battled for bowl bids. This season, all the Tigers had to play for was avoiding the shame of being the Big 12's worst team. But despite the team's 4-7 record (trust me, Missouri wasn't even that good), the Tigers still drew nearly 59,000 fans per game. The Big 12's Most Valuable Player: There was no player more valuable to his team than Colorado's Ben Kelly. If Kelly, a defensive back and kick returner, had a big game, the Buffalooes won. If he didn't, they lost. Want proof. In Colorado's six victories, Kelly scored four touchdowns and picked off four passes. In the Buffaloees' five losses, Kelly only had one interception and one touchdown. Without Kelly, Colorado may have been the worst team in the conference. With him, the Buffalooes are headed to a bowl. A special mention in this section should be made to Nebraska punter Dan Hadenfeldt, who single-handedly won the Cornhuskers' close games against Kansas and Colorado. A punter as the conference MVP runner-up? Yeah, it's been that kind of year. Rigg is a Greenwood Village, Colo, sophomore in broadcast journalism. Nebraska wins Big 12 Championship The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Nebraska's Texas hex is finished. some fun." Eric Crouch ran for two touchdowns as the No.3 Cornhuskers took out three losses worth of frustration against the No.12 Longhorns for a 22-6 victory in the Big 12 Conference championship Saturday. "I didn't want to leave here without beating Texas," said senior defensive back Mike Brown, who endured losses to the Longhorns in October, last fall and in the 1996 Big 12 championship. "We showed them what Nebraska football is all about. Now we can go back to Lincoln and have Despite the win, the Cornhuskers, 11-1, will not play for the National Championship. They could not vault Virginia. Virginia Tech in the final Bowl Championship Series standings. The Cornhuskers will play No. 6 Tennessee, 9-2, in the Fiesta Bowl. "We know as much as anyone how difficult it is to go undefeated," Nebraska coach Frank Solich said. "To Florida State and Virginia Tech's credit, they've done that. But I know we've got a great team that can play in that game and can play well." The Longhorns, 9-4, are headed to a second-straight Cotton Bowl, where they're expected to renew a once-intense rivalry against No. 24 Arkansas, 7-4. Despite a three-game winning streak against Nebraska, Texas hardly put up a fight. The Cornhuskers had a 10-10 lead after three drives, were up 15-0 at halftime and made it 22-0 on their first possession of the third quarter. 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"It's three weeks before Christmas," District Fire Chief Michael McNamee said. "There's roughly 15 kids out there without fathers." Investigators said the cause of the fire was not immediately known. But Worcester Deputy Fire Chief Gerard Dio called it suspicious, saying firefighters initially were fighting two fires that appeared to have started separately. Witnesses told firefighters that homeless people often built fires in the windowless rooms of the old abandoned warehouse to keep warm. For the firefighters who entered it Friday night, the 80-year-old cold storage warehouse became a confusing maze of dark, smoky rooms with no windows, which impeded their ability to find their way and trapped the heat inside. Cork insulation added to the smoke. the warehouse to gather in an external stairwell. That's when the radio call came in from the two missing men, saying they were somewhere two floors below the roof, he said. When the smoke and flames became too intense, McNamee ordered the 35 firefighters inside The fire chief told the firefighters' relatives on Saturday that recovering the bodies and investigating the cause would be a long, slow process. President Clinton also released a statement of condolence for the families. McNamee sent two-man search teams back into the building with ropes to guide them back out. Two of the teams never returned. "Their courageous service reminds us all of the tremendous commitment and sacrifice made by the thousands of firefighters across America who risk their own lives every day to protect our communities," Clinton said. The Associated Press McCain pronounced to be in good health WASHINGTON— Republican presidential candidate John McCain said yesterday that he hoped the release of medical records that pronounced him in good physical and mental health would allay concerns about his fitness for the presidency. 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When Russia launched its ground offensive into Chechnya in September, the military was predicting a quick, victorious campaign, and said the militants could be destroyed by the end of the year. But in recent days, the upbeat forecasts have given way to expectations of a longer, harmer战。 Russian forces have yet to try to seize the capital or venture into the republic's southern mountain ranges, where they would be vulnerable to hit-and-run attacks. The Russian military has denied reports of heavy casualties among its troops. However, another top Russian commander, Maj. Gen. Sergei Makarov, said that the army was short on manpower. The military has been sending in conscripts, who have served only six months in the army, Makarov said on Saturday in Kurchaloi, about 20 miles southeast of Grozny. "I think we will see in the year 2000, and only then will we go into the mountains," said Lt. Gen. Vladimir Bulgakov, a Russian commander whose unit was stationed near Grozny yesterday. That practice would contradict the government's earlier promise that only trained soldiers who had served for at least a year would be sent to Chechnya. Russian artillery shelled the outskirts of Grozny yesterday, and warplanes dropped bombs on the city, targeting ammunition depots, rebel command headquarters and communication centers, the military press center said. Grozny Mayor Lecha Dudayev warned yesterday that, because the city had no transportation, civilians would be unable to use a safe passage corridor the Russian military planned to open today to move the capital's mostly elderly and infirm residents to the Russian-controlled north. He said those who wanted to leave would have to cover up to 12 miles by foot, Interfax reported. Russian commanders said they had surrounded the capital completely, but Chechen fighters said they still could move in and out of the city if they stayed away from the roads, which the Russians control. 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Must be available afternoons and weekends to start in Jan. Outgoing personality a must. Apply @ 2001 W. 6th. Are a hardworking animal lover? Part-time Permanent and holiday positions available. Please apply in person at #434 Clinton Parkway. No phone calls please. DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY Part time job with benefits. Will help pay for College KANSAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ... (785) 842-9233 INVENTORY COUNTERS Washington Inventory service full/part time inventory counters, paid training, advancement, medical, 401k. $2.25 per hour. For more info call 891-831-6811. Recruiting college students to help families with developmentally disabled (Eg. Autism, CP Downs) kids, in home or based preschool programs for ages 8 to 18 $8 per month. Overland Park areas. Call ASSIST 865-4101 We need an experienced, energetic woman to live in our home and be a mother's helper. Job includes housekeeping, babysitting, and carpooling for detail. Details 8.5 and 9.0-0690 for details. DO YOU LIKE BABIES?!! Summyda infant/todd campus has openings for child care assisti- nment. campus for spring semester at a student waiver. test #1, negative BTE test. test #7, hour: Call Katie at 844-0720. Earn up to eight dollars an hour plus commission and bonuses raising money for charities. Relaxed casual friendly atmosphere. No sales and set your own hours. Call 843-810-6000 for any work on weekday New Socially Responsive CoffeeHouse/Micro Roasterie in Lawrence needs an enthusiastic, motivated Manager. Experience business from the beginning! Exciting avenues for professional and personal growth abound. Good pay, benefits to Z. Z Divine Espresso - 979-2799. Ofician. Temporary opening for experienced optician, in busy optical shop 12/15/99/12/00. Hours 8-43 Mon-Fri. Excellent salary! Great work environment. Fax resume to 785-841-2765 at Peggy. Telemaxketing Ion Solutions Inc. needs *reliable, outgoing phone representatives to set sales appointments at our Lawrence locations. Starting pay is $95 per hour plus bonuses and commissions. Average reps work 10 hours a day. Applications must be included. Applications must be available Mon-Fri, 4pm-8pm & Sat 1am-9pm. Call 840-20200. 205 - Help Wanted Wanted confident female as sculpture model, call evenings, 331-3642 The Champions Basketball & A after school program is enrolled in the school's Makerspace and Assistant. Site Directors need 12 hours of college credit in a child related field. Part time a.m. and p.m. hours available. Call 749-8131. apply at www.sitedirectors.org. 205 - Help Wanted Weight Watchers Highly competent assistant needed to maintain extensive database and help organize several conferences throughout the year. Duties include correspondence, subscription databases, newsletter mailing, phone answering. Required: accuracy in following direction, Mac literate (Word & Excel); friendly, ability to work indoors; ability to work 10-20 hours per week. Deadline 12/08/98. 00:00 hr./ Position begins in January. Pick up application at 3061 Dole Center, EOE/AA employee at Earn $$$ over the Holidays. Seasonal Customer Service Positions Available The Department of Mathematics is accepting applications for the position of Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for the Spring 2000 semester. Duties include assisting in lecture class, grading, tutoring, hold consulting hours. Requirement: Master's degree with strong mathematics background, but all encouraged to apply. $46.18/year. Applications 405 Snow. Deadline December 13, 1999. If you enjoy helping people and can handle inbound calls with ease and finesse, Weight Watchers wants to hear from you!! * Competitive hourly rate Call Todav 495-1443 - Convenient Location In Leawood, KS Human Resources ARE YOU A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH? is it time to let your talents shine? Then join a company that appreciates and recognizes your contributions. Helzberg Diamonds. We are curated by the selected individual for a human Resources position. We'll rely on you to provide administrative support for a complex comp and benefits structure that includes retirement and Cafeteria 125 plans, annual bonus program and annual appraisal cycles. Specific duties include entering benefits data into the HRIIS system; preparing enrollment information; managing associates' questions; administering billing questions; the tuition reimbursement program. You'll also assist with monitoring pay exceptions and occasionally assist with recruiting duties. Qualifications include a BA/BS in HR, Business Administration or related field; PC skills in MS-Office and data entry; excellent customer service and organizational skills. 1 year work or HR experience preferred. Confidentiality attention to detail and strong teamwork skills a must. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits including tuition reimbursement and growth with an industry leader. Please send your resume to: Recruiting Manager - CMSP, 1825 Swift, North Kansas City, MO 40116 or e-mail your resume to RecruitingManager@cmsp.org. Please see www.helzberg.com. Equal Opportunity Employer Committee to the Value of Workforce diversity. 205 - Help Wanted MAKE YOUR OWN SCHEDULE... WE WILL WORK WITH YOU! HiRiNG HIIRING RETAIL SALES ASSOCIATES Rainforest Cafe® is seeking individuals who have a high level of energy and a guest-first attitude. 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Scholarship Coordinator The School of Engineering Hair-time position Salary Range: $13K-$15K annually Qualifications: BA or BS, Ability to maintain confidentiality, excellent comm. and ogr. skills, knowledge, ability to communicate with faculty, ability to interact with faculty, staff, students, parents and alumni, ability to work with high-level of accuracy and attention to accounting recordkeeping and handling of accounting/record keeping procedures. Review of applications begins on Dec. 8 and will continue until position is filled. Student Housing Dining Services Responsibilities: Coordinates undergraduate scholarship program. Administers endowed scholarship funds. Coordinates event for National awards. Provides equipment materials for area high schools and competitions, summer camp activities, elementary school orientation sessions. 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More info at www.macmillan.edu/ Level 5, Kansas Union $9.50 HOURLY We need four outgoing, reliable phone representatives to set appointments for sales reps near campus. $9.50 per hour base plus commissions and bonuses. Benefits include Medical and Dental. Average reps earn $10-$15 per hour Shifts to start immediately. Hours: 4-9PM. Ion Solutions hiring. Mock page due by p. 4 f.mond, Jan. 21, 2000. 205 - Help Wanted F-T, regular position at Johnson County Community College. Responsible for coordinating with faculty the submission of textbook adoption form and textbooks & study aids for academic depa. Resumes, e- mail, microcomputer & CRT expert, ability to complete detail work with accuracy & to communicate effectively, strong organization skills, experience using system, M-F, 8-m 5-pm (occasional event & Sat). $88.88/hr. Human Resources, GEB-251. JCCT; 409-378 or e-mail: jcct@jcct.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 PACKERWARE BERRY PLASTICS. 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Sell your games to Game Guy. 7 East 7th St. 313-0080 400s Real Estate 405 - Apartments for Rent 2 bdmh, 1 bath, partially furnished, close to campus $528 per m+ utilities. 749-3641. 3 BD, 2 Bath w/ washer and dryer. $85/sm. Available now at Highpoint Aptine. Call 841-8488. Immaculate I/C age, 2 BIR 2 BA apt avail. 1/1/00 WD/WD)A/C, west side, $650, mah-79715 aut., December rent already paid. Call 843-8532 Southpointe Apartments: 3 B, BR 1, WA available now. Great storage space. 863-6446. Must see! Southpointe Park Villas: gorgeous 3 B, BR 2 2 Bdrm, 1 bath Apt. available in Dec or Jan, close to campus, parking included! 13th and Ohio. Deposit required. Call Darrell at 840-4711. 1 BR apartment in Eudora. 15 minutes to campus. lbr storage. 6 months, monthly, storage. Storage available. 94% WDHA, fire place, WD) hookups, near HvE, wat bar, balky, free water & cable, pool, work out facilities, tennis court, water, call. 832-2081. bedroom, 8th floor. Highpoint Skateboard saleroom, 12th floor. Highpoint Skateboard Dec. 2, and Jan will be called for. Call 845-864 845-864 **BRKED BRK** at 1530 Tenn. Clean, quiet, secure building. Heat are water. no paid. pets $360. 841-3132. Basement Apartment, 1 BR, walk to KU and Downtown. $25/mo including utilities/cable. Non-smoker only. available 12/20. Call 849-4968. Female grad student. Furn. room. in private home near campus. Clean. Quit. Kitchen privileges $250/mo. Uil. incl 1709 Indiana. 843-6237 Huge 4-5 bedroom, 8 bath duplex, close to campus. A/C, W/D hookup, single garage. Call 843-999-699 One bdm available now. Large kitchen and bath. talk in, on ca, gas heat, on bus wheelchair. Susalease, avail mid December, 2bdr, 1 bath & study room may remodeled. Excellent location. No charge. Sublease available at Naihsi Hall. Unlimited meal plan $50 deducted. Contact Shannon @ 311-496-2780. Sablease awesome 2 BR apartment with garage, bedrooms, kitchen, laundry room, ample amulet, avail mid Dec or Jan. Call Lah 749-3824 Sublease available mid December. Lg 3 room rent paid sbks from campus. Call 843-842-8292 Sublease one bdmr. new Melrose Ct. Close to KU. Sublease one bdmr. new Melrose Ct. equipped. Avail now $900/mo. Call 800-745-2630. Sublease two bbm 1307 Ohio St. starting January 1453 per month. Very close to campus. Call 840-195 Three birmingham townhouses for 6 month sublease. Sincerely, Linda Johnson, 915-348-9200, linda.johnson@verizon.co.uk Starting $100,卡车 I Call 854-2732 Sublease two bedroom apt. Close to campus, on campus. Phone: 212-538-3639. Available now. $500/mo. Call Chad Q45-2659. Lease: Jefferson Commons. Available Dec. 18. 2 bedrooms in 4 bedroom Apt. (leased individually). For Room Only- Willing to pay first 2 mo. rent; Mention this offer to J. Commons at 832-0032 Sublease room in 2b dpmat. for Spring semester. Available mid-December. Close to stadium. $15/month + utilities. Quiet non-smoking graduate student preferred. UKSHA Student Housing Co-ops Cooed student housing alternative to private landmarks. Experience democratic control combined with a safe and enjoyable social atmosphere. Open and diverse membership. Call or drop by. Sunflower House: 1406 Tennessee 841-0484. 1614 Co-op: 1614 Kentucky 842-3118 Cedarwood Apartments - 1 & 2 Bedroom Apts 1 & 2 Bedroom Apt. *Studios* *Air Conditioning* *Close to shopping & restaurants *1 block from KU Bus route *REASONABLE PRICES - Swimming pool * Laundry facilities on site Call Karin Now! 843-1116 2411 Cedarwood Ave. COLONY WOODS 1301 W. 24th & Naismith 842-5111 Indoor/Outdoor Pool On KU Bus Route 3 Hot Tubs Exercise Room 405 - Apartments for Rent 1 & 2 Bedrooms M-F 10-6 SAT 10-4 SUN 12-4 SUBLEASES AVAILABLE on 1 BR, at west Apt. Halls, Apt. 103 Emrys Open Rm, in Dec. and Jan. Great location near campus, no Pet. calls for details. 941-3800 or 768-6307. HEATHERWOOD VALLEY APARTMENTS Large, Quiet Apartments Bus Route 2 & 3 Bedrooms $200 off 12 month lease $100 off 6 month lease Office hours 1-6 M-F 843-4754 Meadowbrook 15th and Crestline 842-4200 - Apartments - Duplexes - Townhomes E-mail: mdwbk@idir.net --- meadowbrook A Quiet, Relaxed Atmosphere. close to campus spacious 2 bedroom swimming pool on bus route VILLAGE SQUARE apartments 9th & Avalon • 842-3040 ١٠٣٤٨ 410 - Condos For Rent --- Large 4 bdm luxury townhome available January Call. 979-2888 or dfm ./net/.imjhawk nice 3 bdm/kb con Bonda Walking distance nice 3 bdm/kb on bus route (B.edu Rny). 841-4470, att; EI Sublease to share a gorgeous bldm. $250/ma. all writes paid except water. Available immediately. 415 - Homes For Rent Moving to Kansas City at the end of the semester? 4b, 2/12, b in, Inaeena. Fenceden y pets considered, avail. Jan. 1. Rent $150/mo. Call 913-908-5803. 4 BR, 2/12 bath, kitchen-all appl. W/D, FF, AC, solar alarms, cable ready, hot tub, 2 car garage/carport. 2 blks from KU. High School, grades necarly $1000/mo + utilities $800-acu- rals for smokers or smokers. Great for a family or 4 friends. Available Jan 1, 2000. 841-1288 afternoons or eves. 430 - Roommate Wanted Female wanted to share 2 BR apartment, close to campus, 264 mo +/1 usalt. Call 749-3641 NS Female roommate wanted. Sublease in 3 bdrm, 2 bain in W. Lawrence, W/D, garage. Available Jan. ist. $250/ml +/1 usalt. Call 331-0007. Roommate wanted to share 3 bedroom house Jan. to campus and downtown. $230/mo+/usalt. Call 331-0007. SubLEASE needed. 2 bdrm apt. Avail Jan. thru summer. Location close to campus and downtown. Affordable price. If interested 313-4650. One female roommate to live in 3 bedroom Apt. in old home. Current tenant: 2 females. Close to campus (11th & Ohio). Rent: $290 (heat, heat, and gas paid) Pets welcome. Rsmt: 865-5449 2-Fem students to live with Fam. owner occupied BR. shared BA, W/D, partially furn. Close to campus. Avail Jan. $250/ml plus utilities. Lease references. Called Ctrl (703) 255-3678. Female roommate wanted to live with 3 other females in AWESOME home on bus route. Private room room, 2 chair, dishwasher, 2 porches, and large kitchen. Room size $240, Jan. $850, mar. +1/4 meal. Call Leah @ 503-328-398. Seeking quiet (no loud music) and responsible roommate, Second story bedroom $240/mo. utilizes private kitchen, adjoined bath, laundry. No smoking. Gardening space avail. Available early morning. 841-329-292 basketball loyola marymount uc santa barbara kansas basketballimages daily kansan monday ▲ 12.6.99 ▲ eight.b ▲ Kansas 73 LMU58 KANSAS 42 Jebee's alk Junior forward Jaclyn Johnson goes in for a layup during the second half of the Jayhawks' game against Loyola Marymount. Johnson had 11 points and 0 rebounds in the Jayhawks' victory. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN LMO Junior guard Casey Pritt looks around a Loyola Marymount defender to the lane for a pass. Kansas defeated Loyola Marymount 58-73 Friday night in the KU Credit Union Yayhawk Classic. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN KANSAS VS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT [2-2] Hunter 0-6 0-0 0, Gravely 1-6 1-2 3, Reynolds 4-12 0-0 8, Bernosconi 6-10 4-14, Britton 17-2 4-2 17, Murphy 1-6 0-0 3, Brown 1-6 3-4 5, Wosman 1-4 0-0 2, Palmer 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 22-65 10-12 58. KANSAS (4-0) Reves 5-12 3-14 13, Pride 8-14 3-14 19, Johnson 5-11 1-21 11, Raymont 7-12 0-16 16, Jackson 1-6 2-2 4, Pritt 0-17 0-0, May 0-0 0, Hannon 1-1 0-0 2, Scott 1-3 0-0 2, Shelte 1-3 0-0 2, Rever 0-1 0-0 0, White 1-1 0-2 2, Geoffrey 0-4 6, Fletcher 0-0 0 0, Totals 29-66 13-20-73. Halftime—Kansas 33, Loyola Marymount 29, 3-point goals—Loyola Marymount 4-13 (Bernasconi 2-6, Murphy 1-1, Britton 1-3, Reynolds 0-3), Kansas 2-4 (Raymont 2-3, Pritt 0-1). Fouled out—Bernasconi. Rebounds— Loyola Marymont 38 (Hunter 9), Kansas 48 (Pride 11). Assists—Loyola Marymont 11 (Reynolds 6), Kansas 13 (Pride 5). Total fouls— Loyola Marymont 18, Kansas 13. A—1, 512. KANSAS 11 NCSC 20 Senior forward Suzi Raymant turns in the paint, avoiding a California-Santa Barbara defender. Raymant was the leading scorer for the Jayhawks in the championship game and received the MVP award for the tournament. Photo by Shelby Smith/KANSAN KANSAS VS. UC SANTA BARBARA UC Santa Barbara [4-3] Rohr 6-11 1-3 13, Christensen 3-0 6-0 Buescher 3-10 5-9 11, Clinesmann 3-9-4 5-11 1, Rogers 6-8 2-2 19, JHansen 1-2 0-1 2 Greatheat 1-2 3-4 5, Cooper 3-6 0-0 6, Caine 0-0 0, L Hansen 0-0 0 0. Totals 25-54 15-24 73. Kansas 76 UCSB 73 Reves 6-9 4-5 16, Pride 4-12 2-5 10, Johnson 5-8 2-1 22, Raymant 10-17 0-1 23, Jackson 2-6 2-4 6, Pruit 0-1 0-0, Scott 0-0 0-0, Geoffroy 3-6 3-4 9, Fletcher 0-1 0-0, Tots 30-60 13-20 76 Kansas (5-0) Halftime — Kansas 37, UC Santa Barbara 37. 3-point goals—UC Santa Barbara 6-12 (Rogers 5-7, Clinesmith 1-2, Buescher 0-2, Greathouse 0-1), Kansas 3-5 (Rymant 3-5). Fouled out—Christensen, Rebounds—UC Santa Barbara 35 (Buescher 11), Kansas 34 (Pride 9). Assists—UC Santa Barbara 16 (Clinesmith 11), Kansas 18 (Pride 7). Total fouls—UC Santa Barbara 22, Kansas 23. A—1,662. KANSAS 44 KANSAS 45 Sophomore center Kristin Geoffroy takes a shot from the paint. The Jayhawks won the championship game against California-Santa Barbara 76-73. Photo by Shelby Smith/KANSAN GET MORE 50% MORE ON BOOK BUYBACK! → bigwords.com ↑ $ ^{2} $ Based on industry advantages. Local store prices may vary. 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INDIA'S HARBOUR COOPERATION FOUNDATION SEE PAGE 6B Sports today Both the Kansas men's and women's basketball teams will go on the road tonight. SEE PAGE 1B WWW.KANSAN.COM THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Contact the Kansan News: (785) 864-4810 Advertising: (785) 864-4358 Fax: (785) 864-0391 Opinion e-mail: opinion@kansan.com Sports e-mail: sports@kansan.com Editor e-mail: editor@kansan.com Bus Pass Carry A Card ID: 000000 The University of Kansas Fraudulent bus pass use has serious implications By Amanda Kaschube writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Students who share or make fake bus passes may be in for a big shock — the illegal activity will be posted on a student's academic record for six to seven years after graduation. Holly Krebs, transportation coordinator for KU on Wheels, said that while the rules against using fake bus passes have existed since 1970, an increase in the activity has brought the issue to the forefront. "People who use old bus passes, or people that make invalid stickers could face charges," she said. "Generally, we don't prosecute people that use their old ones, but if it happens repeatedly, then we do. We try to give people the benefit of the doubt." Krebs said only one or two cases of fake passes or people using others' passes had been reported this semester — a decrease from 20 cases last semester. In the first, students are liable if they knowingly and without proper payment of service use fake bus passes, Krebs said. The rules about bus passes are in the University Code of Student Responsibilities in the "Offenses against Property" and "Offenses against Orderly Process" sections. In the second rule, Krebs said, students could be found guilty if they furnish false or misleading information to other students or if they forge, alter, misrepresent or misuse anything from the University of Kansas, including a bus pass. Using a fake bus pass, or someone else's bus pass, can harm a student later in life when a future college pulls up their academic record, said Scott Kaiser, former transportation coordinator. "When you apply to law or medical school, it could be potentially damaging and could diminish your chances," he said. "Schools look at your academic record, not necessarily your police record." If a student is found using a pass fraudulently, the bus driver will confiscate the ID and the charges will be sent to the parking department, Lawrence Bus Company or the dean of students' office. Edited by Chris Hopkins James Kitchen, dean of students, said his office had not seen a lot of charges less than 100 in the last few years. "If they are caught with a fake, they are in violation of the rules and therefore can be prosecuted," he said. "The problem really hasn't been running rampant though." If found guilty, students can file an appeal through the dean of students' office. None have been filed yet. Kaiser said many students may have attempted to use fraudulent passes because they were unaware of the severe consequences. Kitchen said the idea of a dent on their permanent academic records might not deter some students. "You would think that it would deter them — but you can't deter them if they are really that determined," he said. Throwing money around Money the University spends on athletes: story by mike miller $ illustration by kyle ramsey W hat is a degree from the University of Kansas worth? It depends who pays the bill. Consider the accounting problem of Alonzo Jamison. Jamison, a three-time letter winner and former captain for the University of Kansas basketball team, holds the record for most steals in one game. But he could never score like he wanted to, averaging only 10 points per game. He still says it was not the career finish for which he'd hoped. In another sense, Jamison never finished. Jamison spent three years playing basketball and working on a communications degree. In that time, KU spent almost $50,000 on him for tuition, room and board and other expenses. But Jamison never finished his degree requirements. I've still got one said Jamison, now a branch manager for Commerce Bank in Oathe. "I've still got one more class to take," "I'm married with three girls, and things are pretty hectic now, so I hope I can take it when I get some time next year when the girls are a little older." spent $2.8 million of athletes who attended the University and didn't graduate in a five-year period. That year, non-graduating student-athletes received about about $525,000, money given by people who donated expressly for athletic scholarships. Using a 43 percent graduation rate as a yardstick, the University Using a 43 percent graduation rate as a yardstick,KU spent $2.8 million on athletes who attended the University and didn't graduate in a five-year period. "To be honest, I never thought about it in terms of how ion on tend- ity five years. yardsick, the universi spent $2.8 million on An academic institution? Jamison is not alone much we spend on those who don't graduate. But I don't perceive it as wasted money," said athlet- Not graduating is common for student-athletes. Sports may be a source of pride for the University — but if student degrees are how an academic institution is measured, many of the University's athletes don't clear the bar. Nationally, student-athletes graduate at a slightly higher rate than the overall student population — 58 percent to 56 percent — but student-athletes at Kansas graduate at a lower rate than the student-body. Kansas student athletes entering as freshman during the 1992-1993 academic year graduated at a rate of 43 percent — 11 percentage points lower than the student body, 13 percentage points lower than the previous year and the lowest overall rate in view of athletes. ics director Bob Frederick. However, he concedes that there probably were some athletes that the money could've been better spent on. But that doesn't take away from the University's Deserved? Or simply wasted? JAYHAWKS "The real investment is in the people," associate athletics director Paul Buskirk said. "The measure of a diploma is extremely valuable, but that's not the only measure of what an athlete has learned or what they are worth — they are a long-term investment." But each year, several athletes don't bring in any money and don't graduate — Jamison was part of a team that sold out Allen Fieldhouse routinely, which could mean that none of his scholarship was wasted because he helped generate more revenue for Kansas than was spent on him. basically, the jobs they were paid to do. David Katzman, professor of American studies and a former board member of the University of Kansas Athletics Corporation, thinks not enough attention is paid to academics. He doesn't fault the athletes — he blames the system that produces them and enhances a peripheral mission for the University. "We have a tendency to blame the athletes, but they're victims of a larger system," he said. "They end up believing that sports is the best chance for an occupation. If they really examined what the past record is for student-athletes, they would realize that their best chance for success in life is the quality of education they receive." See UNIVERSITY on pae 6A Standing tall JUST SAY NO 2 WITO! KU graduate Brain Ireland of the Kansas Fair Trade Alliance protests the World Trade Organization in front of Wescoe Beach. Photo by Carrie Julian/KANSAN Lot-lighting plans in limbo By Chris Borniger and Michael Terry writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writers When Erin Gray, Raytown, Mo., freshman, parks her car in parking lot 60, located west of Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall, she's a little apprehensive about the walk back home. And understandably so, because a lack of lighting and a reputation for vehicle break-ins and harassment of the all-female complex's residents has earned it the nickname "the rape lot." Though no rapes in the lot have been reported, Gray said she often didn't feel comfortable parking there. A lack of spaces closer to the complex, however, makes it the only available choice. FT "The Rape Lot" "Every time I get out of my car, it's really scary," she said. "And the other lots are always full. I hate parking down there." Greg Wade, landscape architect for the department of Design and Construction Management, said the department had approved plans in April to install light fixtures. He said the plans were referred to the department of Facilities Operations, which is responsible for ordering and installing the materials. "The Rape Lot" GSP Lot 60 Corbin Lot 94 Lot 60 west of Corbin-GSP has earned the nickname "the rape lot" because of a lack of lighting, vehicle break-ins and harrassment of women in the all-female complex. Lot 91 Rachel Kesselman & Ellie Haliek XANSAN dow, she said, and shouted threatening comments at her. Then the car sped out of the lot after swerving as if to hit them. Eight months after the original plans were sent, the lot remains dark. Wade said yesterday afternoon that he did not know if that contractor had reordered the parts. But Mike Richardson, director of Facilities Operations, said the parts that were ordered were used in lot 90, which is south of Robinson Center. He said the contractor for that project — which was under Design and Construction Management's jurisdiction — was responsible for reordering the light fixtures. And it's not just the darkness that's intimidating. Gray said that while jogging with two friends near the lot, a car pulled up. One of its passengers leaned out the win- Dede Seibel, student body vice president, is chairwoman of the Campus Safety Advisory Board. She said campus had sufficient lighting in general, but that as campus expands, so do its lighting needs. A $2 campus lighting fee expires next year, but Seibel said she wanted to retain the fee to fund a comprehensive campus safety fee, which will be inclusive of, but not limited to, lighting projects. "There's a lot of other safety needs out there that need to be addressed," she said. For example, the money could fund more emergency telephones, she said. Seibel, who lived in the GSP-Corbin complex during her freshman year three years ago, said parking at the lot was a serious concern for her when she lived there. "Late at night, you're forced to park there, there's a hill to climb and not many other residences around," she said. "In terms of being able to get away from an attacker, your chances are slim to none." 光 Edited by Chris Hopkins 多 --- 2A The Inside Front Tuesday December 7, 1999 News from campus,the state the nation and the world COLBY LAWRENCE WICHITA MIAMI SAN FRANCISCO CAMPUS Diversity series focuses on age discrimination Today's discussion for the diversity dialogue series will focus on age discrimination. The discussion, "Bridging the Age Gap: Conversations Across Generations," will be from 7 to 9 tonight at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union. Other discussions in the series have focused on issues racial groups have faced. The series, which explores age ste etotypes, is sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, KU Coalition Against Racism and the All Scholarship Hall Council. The forum is free and open to the public. - Erinn R. Barcomb Watkins tackles stress in final health program Watkins Memorial Health Center's final Focus on Health program will focus on stress from 6 to 7 tonight at the Visitors Center auditorium. John Wade, staff psychologist and outreach coordinator for Counseling and Psychological Services, will present the program titled "All stressed up and no place to go." "Certainly around finals time every one experiences some level of stress," Wade said. "The more tools you have, the more ways you'll have to deal with stress and the more effective you'll be." Wade will talk about holiday- and finals-related stress. He also will give suggestions on ways to manage the stress through techniques such as self talk, time management and physical means of relaxing and reducing anxiety. Amy Foppe, health educator, said the series tentatively was scheduled for next semester, but no final decision had been made. "All stressed up and no place to go" is the last of Watkins' seven programs of the series. The series was offered to students for the first time this semester. The program is free and open to the public. Amber Stuever LAWRENCE Church to serve sixth Christmas day dinner A community Christmas dinner will be held for the sixth consecutive year at First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St. The dinner, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christmas day, is free. "We just thought the students should know in case some would be in town, and they might like to come," said Lani Oglesby, coordinator of the dinner and Lawrence resident. Oglesby said that about 500 people attended last year and that she expected more because of higher numbers at LINK's community Thanksgiving dinner this year. Oglesby began coordinating the dinner at the church when the Flamingo Club, 501 N. Ninth St., quit offering the dinner after 11 years. "I found out about it accidentally, and I decided we just couldn't stop," she said. — Kansan staff report The menu includes turkey, ham, mashed and sweet potatoes, vegetables and desserts. There also will be live music. STATE Colby schools closed in response to threats COLBY— Schools in Colby were closed yesterday in response to a threat of violence that was received during the weekend, police said. A package containing an audio cassette that made threats against the school was delivered to the Colby post office on Saturday, said Colby Police Chief Randall Jones. The package was from someone who claimed to be a student at the school. Superintendent Kirk Nielsen said school was canceled because of concern for the safety of the school's students and staff. "A threat was made that we take seriously, and we wanted to react appropriately," he said in a news release. Police will be present at the school for the near future, and high school and middle school students will not be allowed to bring bags into school or to wear coats in class. Parents also are being asked to serve as volunteer monitors at the district's schools. Season's first snowfall kills two, cuts power WICHITA—Two people were killed and thousands of Wichita residents were without electricity yesterday after the season's first snowfall toppled tree limbs and power lines. Utility KGE officials said 28,000 Wichita homes lost power as 8 inches of snow blanketed the area Sunday. All but 7,600 customers had power restored by yesterday afternoon, but some of the remaining 7,600 customers might not get power back until late today or early tomorrow. according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Deanne Rutledge, 47, and Paul Rutledge, 45, both of Frisco, Texas, were killed in an accident about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Rutledge lost control of her car on ice, struck a pickup truck and collided head on with a tractor-trailer, the patrol said. Near McPherson, two people were killed in a weather-related afternoon highway crash on Interstate 135. "Drivers tend to just go for it once most of a big snowfall is cleared," said Highway Patrol Lt. Phil Bostian. Company convicted in Valujet crash case NATION MIAMI—An aircraft maintenance company was convicted yesterday of improperly packaging the oxygen canisters blamed for the cargo hold fire that caused the 1996 Valuelt crash in the Everglades. Two SabreTech employees were acquitted. The federal case marked the first time that a maintenance company faced criminal charges in connection with an American air disaster. The plane went down shortly after takeoff from Miami, killing all 110 people on board. SabreTech was convicted of eight counts of causing the air transportation of hazardous materials and one count of failing to provide training in handling hazardous materials. The company was acquitted of conspiracy Former employees Daniel Gonzalez and Eugene Florence were acquitted of conspiracy and charges they lied on repair records. The case involved 144 oxygen generators removed by SabreTech from other ValuJet planes and delivered to the ill-fated flight without the required safety caps or any markings indicating the canisters were hazardous. San Francisco mayor leads gay candidate SAN FRANCISCO—Mayor Willie Brown has a commanding lead against challenger Tom Ammiano with just a week to go before their runoff election, mainly because of voter concerns about how Ammiano would handle economic matters, according to a poll released yesterday. Brown was the choice of 49 percent of 600 likely voters questioned, while 29 percent favored Ammiano. Twenty-two percent were undecided in the poll conducted for the San Francisco Chronicle. The election is Dec. 14. Ammiano would stand to become the first openly gay mayor of a major American city, leads among gay voters 53 percent to 31 percent. Gays make up at least 15 percent of San Francisco's 450,000 registered voters. The Associated Press CLAS to honor graduates in Lied Center ceremony By Amanda Kaschube writer @kansan.com Kansan staff writer For only the fourth time in the history of the University of Kansas, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will have a December graduation. The ceremony, which will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Lied Center, will honor the college's 450 December graduates. Chancellor Robert Hemenway will address the graduates, and Sally Frost Mason, dean of liberal arts and sciences, will give the opening remarks. Julie Kearney, Overland Park senior, will be among the graduates attending the ceremony. She said she was happy that her college career finally was completed. "It really makes things final," she said. "I'd be upset if we didn't have anything. It's also a lot more convenient for parents who have other children in May graduations." OTHER GRADUATIONS School of Business: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union Adultery in the Kansas Union. School of Education: May graduation. School of Architecture: May graduation. School of Engineering: 3 p.m. Sunday at Woodruff Auditorium - School of Fine Arts: May graduation. - School of Journalism: 1 p.m. Sunday at Woodruff Auditorium. - School of Law: May graduation. - School of Pharmacy: May graduation. - School of Social Welfare: plans unavailable. The idea for a December ceremony came from Frost Mason when she came to the University. She said the graduation ceremony was for the parents just as much as it was for the students. "It's a big investment for parents, and they should see the product of it," she said. "Each student's name is called individually, and they get to march across the stage and shake the chancellor's and dean's hand." Students who cannot attend the ceremony still can have the official graduation in May, along with all of the other 2,000 graduates. But Frost Mason said this ceremony was more personal. "We can't call each student onto the stage in May — it would be too crammed," she said. "This kind of personal ceremony is possible in some of the personal schools though." Barring any catastrophic weather, Frost Mason said she hoped to fill the Lied Center. "We just want everyone to come and appreciate the graduates' efforts at KU," she said. ON THE RECORD A KU faculty member's blue parking permit was stolen between 8 a.m. Nov. 29 and 3:30 p.m. Dec. 1 while his vehicle was parked at Green Hall Circle Drive, the KU Public Safety Office said. The permit was valued at $75. A KU student's unlocked vehicle was entered and purse was stolen between 6:45 and 8:20 p.m. Friday while it was parked at lot 90 south of Robinson Center, the KU Public Safety Office said. The purse and its contents were valued at $56. — Edited by Ronnie Wachter - A KU student's speakers were stolen between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 5:30 a.m. Thursday at Coventry Manor, Lawrence police said. The speakers were valued at $350. A KU student's camcorder and other items were stolen between 2:10 a.m. and 2:20 a.m. Thursday at the 1700 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $1,100. A KU student's amplifier and cellular phone were stolen between 8 p.m. Thursday and 5 p.m. Friday at the 1400 block of Apple Lane, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $300. ON CAMPUS - OAKS, the nontraditional students organization, will have a brown bag lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Alceve E in the Kansas Union. Call Simmie Berrova at 830-0074. Overeaters Anonymous will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call 312-3412. The Student Alumni Association will meet at 6 tonight at the Adams Alumni Center University Christian Fellowship will meet at 7 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Rick Clark at 841-3148 The KU Chess Club will meet from 8 to 10 tonight at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Call David Wana at 312-1070. ■ KU Hillel will volunteer for the Warmth Drive at 11 a.m. tomorrow. The group will meet at Hillel House, 940 Mississippi St, Call lessee Kalander at 312-285 OAKS, the nontraditional students organization, will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Alcove F in the Kansas Union. Call Simieh Berroya at 830-0074. OAK5, the nontraditional students organization, will have an end-of-the-semester party from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at Free State Brewery, 636 Massachusetts St. Contact Patricia Pilgrim at 864-7317. 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Tuesday, December 7, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A · Page 3 Hall closings force some to pack early By Lori O'Toole writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Carrie Rand, Lewis Hall resident, will have two finals on Dec. 16, the last day of finals. All of the residence and scholarship halls, except McCollum Hall, will close that night at 11, making finals week a little more difficult for students like Rand because they will have to pack for a month-long break in between study sessions. Rand, Blue Springs. Mo., sophomore, has a total of five finals between Dec. 14 and 16. She said she would pack her car on Dec. 13, three days before she would leave, so that she could have enough time to study. Ken Stoner, director of the Department of Student Housing, said the halls had closed the night of the last final for at least the past 10 years. "We've never had problems with student complaints," he said. "If there's a special case that a ride can't arrive until the next morning, we always accommodate them." Stoner said there had been only a handful of incidents during the past several years when a student needed to stay an additional night. Kelly Conner, Kingman sophomore and Hashinger Hall resident, has a final the day before the hall closes. She said she liked her final schedule this year, better than last year, when she had a final on the same day the hall closed. "I just remember having to clean my room, pack and take my final all on the same day." Conner said, "You can do it over the course of the week, but if you have a final at 3:00 on the last day of finals, you don't want to do stuff before. And then when you get back from your finals, you only have four hours before you have to be out of the dorm." Rand said she was not upset with the closing schedule because she lived only 45 minutes away Edited by Jessie Meyer Break makes students easy targets for thieves By Michael Terry writer@kansan.com Kansas staff writer Winter break is just around the corner, and as students get ready to take finals and leave for the holidays their chances of becoming victims of burglary increase. Sgt. Troy Mailen of the KU Public Safety Office said that just before and during the winter break, students became increasingly susceptible to theft. "Students get preoccupied with taking their finals and getting ready to leave for the holidays and forget to take a few safety precautions," Mailen said. "One mistake students commonly make is loading their vehicle a day or two in advance trying to get a head start on the holiday exodus from the University." Mailen said that when students loaded their vehicles early they tended to leave items in plain sight where anyone walking by could see them. "It only takes a minute for someone to enter an unlocked vehicle and remove an article from it," Mailen said. "It only takes a a couple of seconds to secure a vehicle and deter possible thieves." Mailen said that if students were set on loading their vehicles early they should take a few precautions, so they could reduce their chances of becoming victims. "Keep all items in a secure place like a glove box or the trunk, and always lock the doors and trunk each time you make a trip from your vehicle to your room." Maillen said. "This is especially important for students living in University hous- TIP FOR SAFETY DURING BREAK Lock your doors each time you leave your room. - Don't load your vehicle until the day you areSend to know. day you are now) When loading your vehicle keep items out of plain sight and, if possible, secured in the glove box or trunk If you see suspicious activity immediately call the KU Public Safety Office at 864-5900. ing where thousands of students will be leaving for the winter break at the same time." throughout the year, he said. Mailen said students didn't realize that someone could be watching them and selecting them as possible targets. It's important that students remember that burglaries don't just happen during breaks, but Dave Nobles, Leesville, La., freshman and McCollum Hall resident, said he planned to wait to load his vehicle until his finals were done. "I'm not really worried about my room," Nobles said. "I trust the people on my floor, and I'll just make sure my room is locked every time I leave. As far as my car goes, all I have in there is a tape deck, some tapes and two cherry air fresheners, so I don't think thieves will be targeting my vehicle any time soon." Mailen said the KU Public Safety Office would continue to patrol campus through winter break. "It's important for students to remember in the end the responsibility for one's belongings lies in the hands of the students and not the police," Mailen said. Edited by Jamie Knodel New Wichita clinic for crisis pregnancies battles resistance The Associated Press WICHITA — After five years of planning and neighborhood resistance, a new medical clinic that operators say will help women through crisis pregnancies has opened next door to Dr. George Tiller's abortion clinic. Those involved with Choices Medical Clinic said, they are not connected with the sidewalk protesters who regularly picket Tiller's clinic. Dena Vogler, administrator for Tiller's clinic, declined to comment on the clinic's opening. The clinic will work to help women through crisis pregnancies, to prevent abortions when it can and to counsel women who have abortions afterward to "shift the paradigm of how we deal with a crisis pregnancy," said Scott Stringfield, the clinic's medical director. Choices Medical Clinic defines crisis pregnancies as those that are unwanted, unaffordable or those in which a fetus has a lethal condition. The goal is to offer complete prenatal care. Stringfield said. In most cases, that means clients will be referred elsewhere for their medical care. Clients will see a video, "Before You Were Born," which shows footage of a fetus from the fourth to 12th weeks of pregnancy, and they'll receive 3-D sonograms. Both are designed to encourage women to bond with the life in their wombs, Stringfield said. He said the 3-D sonogram, the only one of its kind in the state, is one of the features that makes the clinic different from other crisis pregnancy clinics. Another is its hospice services for women whose fetuses have a lethal congenital condition. A third is its location, next to Tiller's clinic, and the "opportunity to give women an option," he said. But Stringfield and Tim Wiesner, the clinic's executive director, said they've had to distance themselves from other abortion opponents. "We're not directly linked to those people," Stringfield said. Alice Grim, a day-care provider who lives to the south of the clinic, disputes that claim. She said she has seen protesters use the clinic property as a staging area and for meetings. Neighborhood residents protested the zoning change required for the clinic in 1994, saying it would create havoc. The City Council turned down the zoning change and backers of the clinic filed a lawsuit. In 1995, a judge said the city had acted arbitrarily in denying the request, and a year later the council dropped its legal fight. Ground was broken for the clinic about a year ago. Stringfield and Wiesner said the clinic depends on contributions, which have come from 36 states and several foreign countries. Wiesner and a nurse are the only paid staff. Stringfield is an assistant director of the Via Christi Regional Medical Center family practice residency program. Have a good holiday and hurry back ATTENTION GRADUATING SENIORS NEW BENEFIT FREE Internet Banking. Commerce Bank presents a special program that delivers the four most important financial services a graduating student needs. And speaking of delivery, there's also FREE pizza, on us! To get the best possible start in your life after college, you need a strong, stable and innovative financiac partner a partner like Commerce Bank. 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Stop by our on campus branch to get yours today. g, d y Commerce Bank Member FDIC Opinion Kansan Published daily since 1912 Julie Wood, Editor Brandl Byram, Business manager Laura Roddy, Managing editor Shauntae Blue, Retail sales manager Cory Graham, Managing editor Dan Simon, Sales and marketing adviser Tom Eblen, General manager, news adviser Scott Valler, Technology coordinator Tuesday, December 7, 1999 IN 2000 FOR SALE LAME, RICH, WHITE GUYS ONLY David O'Connor / TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICE Editorials Students should know final grade, take teacher evaluations seriously The semester is drawing to a close, and two events herald this ending. One is final exams, the other, teacher evaluations. Finals are an important part of the grade for most classes. Often, students' grades are determined by their performance on the final. Unfortunately, students probably won't know the results of these finals until next semester, if ever. Teachers are not allowed to tell students their grades on the phone, and even if allowed, this would be a very time-consuming and inconvenient process. Students can pick up their finals from teachers, but many students return home for break before the Final exam grades should be included on report cards results are available. This is unfair, because it leaves students to guess at their performance on the final exam from the grade on their report card. After all the effort students spend on the exams, they deserve to know their scores. A solution would be to place final exam grades on the students' report cards or on the new online grade system. We applaud this new electronic system and hope that final exam grades soon can be added. Teacher evaluations also are ubiquitous on campus this time of year. But not all students take these forms seriously — rather, they view them as an inconvenience. Students need to realize this is their chance to voice their opinion, and they should take advantage of it. Evaluations are reviewed, and they help to judge teachers' performances and are considered when a teacher is seeking tenure or a performance salary increase. By not sincerely evaluating their classes, students are not only being unfair to their instructors, they also are losing a valuable opportunity to help mold their educational system. Heather Herrman for the editorial board United States should work to shape WTO Without question, money, specifically trade, has been the hottest topic in the news this past week. The World Trade Organization concluded its negotiations in Seattle with no new trade accord being set. While this was a victory for thousands of protesters and groups such as the AFL-CIO, whose leaders said no deal was better than a bad deal, many members of the WTO left the talks with bad tastes in their mouths. President Clinton will take much of the heat and blame for the breakdown in discussions. However, his decision to take a stand on international labor standards was worthwhile. While the United States is in the driver's seat of the We could use influence to raise awareness of rights issues world economy, we should use our influence to shape some basic human rights policies within the WTO. By no means should we step on the toes of our partners in trade by attempting to drastically change their cultures. Our recent demands of China's government to crack down on human rights abusers have been extremely unsuccessful, a trend that likely would occur if we took such a harsh stand again. on a global scale is important, we also may take economic hits because of our values. The lack of new trade accords at the summit will hurt many U.S. farmers. Many of our exports to our most consistent market, the European Union, may face some large challenges with export subsidies. It should be noted, however, that while our support of human rights But last week in Seattle, important steps were made in protecting human rights and U.S. workers. Developing nations certainly think the United States and other rich nations are setting barriers to their inexpensive goods made with cheap labor. In the end, it is hoped that the United States will do the right thing for our economy and for labor around the world. Kansan staff Corey Snyder for the editorial board Chad Bettes ... Editorial Seth Hoffman ... Associate editorial Carl Kaminski ... News Juan H. Heath ... Online Chris Fickett ... Sports Brad Hallier ... Associate sports Nadia Mustafa ... Campus Heather Woodward ... Campus Steph Brewer ... Features Dan Curry ... Associate features Matt Daugherty ... Photo Kristi Elliott ... Design, graphics T.J. Johnson ... Wire Melody Ard ... 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All letters and guest columns should be submitted to the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. The Kansan reserves the right to edit, cut to length or reject all submissions. For any questions, call Chad Bettels or Beth at 864-4924. If you have general questions or comments, e-mail the page staff (apinan@kansan.com) or call 864-4924. Perspective Last weekend, I helped my dad move into his new office. The oldest attorney in his firm passed away, leaving a corner office that overlooks the Plaza in Kansas City. Mo. I thought I'd help Dad move a couple of desks and shelves and be done. What I We have the opportunity to seize the millennium 1985 found instead, was the deceased attorney's corner office full of the mementos a businessman acquires during 60 years of awards dinners, office Christmas parties and bosses' days. As we moved through the ashtrays, pencil holders, newspaper clipping, commemorative coffee cups and family photos, none of which had been packed up, left out as if the dead man would return any day - life's brevity hit Seth Hoffman Associate Opinion Editor opinion @ kansan.com me. There were lots of knickknacks, but he didn't really leave anything behind that told the story of the rich life he lived. Right now, most of us have about 60 years left to make our mark upon the world. How do you plan to do it? Now is the time to figure it out. Much has been written about preparations for Y2K, as far as computer systems are concerned, but what about your personal year 2000 readiness? (This isn't going to be apocalyptic, I promise.) What will you do to make my mark after 2000 begins? New years resolutions are an often used maneuver: I'll exercise more. I won't watch so much TV. I won't use my column as a philosophical soapbox, and on. That's not enough. Unless something drastic happens, you will be disillusioned with a cash-controlled presidential campaign and almost certainly, another ugly Student Senate campaign. Without your help both systems are going to continue to decay until neither is recognizable as a democratic process. Are you happy with the way the Kansas Legislature has treated the University? Are you pleased with the way the Kansas government has handled the evolution flap? Or are you sometimes embarrassed to live here? So this year, instead of New Year's resolu What about in Congress? Were you happy with the way House Republicans handled the impeachment process? Will social security be there when your parents need it? When you need it? Or will we have to spend that money on nuclear defense as a result of our failure to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty? The same is true on a campus level. Here again, you should be able to ask some questions. Are you happy with the progress that has been made on the proposed recreation center? Do you think Student Senate has too much money? Does the student body presidency require high school debate experience? All are questions that deserve answers. tions, let's work together towards a New Year's Revolution. On a state and national scale, it's more important than ever to make your voice heard. Get out and vote in primaries this spring for president, for Congress and for state house and senate. When I was in high school, my dad would tell me to "seize the day" every time I left the house for school. I didn't do the greatest job, but since I've come to college, it's something I think about all the time. Now we have the unique opportunity to seize the millennium. As you read this, finals probably are weighing more heavily on your mind than any campaign. So after you finish your finals, take a couple of days, hook up with your high school friends and just relax. But after you finish, take a little time to map out your personal Y2K, and if you have time, map out the next 60 years, too. When your gone, and all you've left behind is an office full of mementos, you might as well have something there that tells the story. Hoffman is a Lenexa senior in journalism. E-mail, chat rooms pull students, parents closer My parents have helped me purchase five computers in my lifetime but only recently purchased one for themselves. Why did they finally decide to get online? Because this past summer, when I interned for the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, we spent hundreds of dollars on phone bills. When I graduate in May, my parents realize that I probably won't They were scared. Neither one of them had much experience with computers. This "appliance" that dominates their son's life was about to invade theirs. stay in Kansas to work, and they've paid Ma Bell enough. But there was another reason. Before I left for the summer, my grandma got a computer for her job. From Florida I talked her via a chat program so that I could answer her technical questions without increasing her phone bill. Y I probably talked to my grandmother more this summer than when I actually lived closer to her. Juan Heath guest columnist goonix.com goonix.com My parents realized it was time for them to get wired. Other college students that I have spoken with have had similar experiences. When they left for college, their parents learned to use e-mail or chat programs. Staying in touch with their children seems to be a strong motivating factor for other folks getting on the World Wide Web as well. I was overjoyed when I received an e-mail from my mom. And I was ecstatic at being able to talk to her online. I have used chat programs to keep in touch with faraway friends and coworkers, and finally I could communicate with my family. This must have been how my parents felt when I said my first word. I was so proud I almost cried. My mother's main goal is to communicate with me, but I've shown her how to browse the Web as well. The look of wonder on her face was childlike when she realized that she could pursue her gardening hobby online. I was reminded of going to the library as a kid and the times my mom would read books to me. I felt like I was returning the favor. She helped me learn to read. I've opened the door to the Web for her. My father's interests are a little different. I showed him the Web, and we looked at sites for cattle and farm equipment, but he wasn't as interested. He was more intrigued with playing solitaire. Yes, my father just spent several hundred dollars to do something that he could do with a simple deck of cards. He is averaging two hours a night on the computer and even has recorded his scores with pencil and paper. I asked him why, when he had the whole world at his fingertips, did he just play with cards? He said because that's what he knows and that's what makes him happy. So for those of you whose parents haven't Be patient: Parents won't learn this overnight, and they will have many questions. When do I click? Where do I click? When do I double-click? My parents have called every night with a question; thus increasing the phone bill that they had hoped to reduce. So for those of you whose parents haven't taken the plunge yet, let me offer these words of advice: Be helpful: There are many we take for granted having grown up with computers. I am still explaining to my mom that the screen saver is not a program with any practical use and that it isn't something that you need to turn on for any reason. - Be creative: Relate all this computer stuff to things your parents already know. My parents have led simple lives. Technology is not something with which they are comfortable. Explaining that the processor speed was roughly similar to the horsepower of a car was one helpful analogy. There are lots of things I've taken for granted when going to work and sitting down in front of a machine. The vast amounts of available information online are both good and bad. I hope that my parents are careful where they wander, but that's part of life on the Web, I suppose. I've tried to give them a foundation to build upon, just as they did for me. Heath is a Paola senior in history and is the online editor. Feedback Feedback Scholarship Hall applicants should be judged on more than one criteria I would like to clarify some comments I made for Nathan Willis' article yesterday concerning National Merit Scholars and their place in the scholarship Halls. I think National Merit Scholars should go through the exact same process as everyone else when applying for a place in the scholarship halls. This gives the selections committee an opportunity to determine (based on essays) how well the applicant will fit into the halls. Just because someone is a National Merit Scholar does not mean that they are the most qualified for a spot. Nor does being a National Merit Scholar mean that they are not hard-working. While there are some National Merit Scholars that aren't hard-working — it certainly does not apply to all. I have many friends (including one of my roommates) who are National Merit Scholars and are great contributors to the sense of community of the schol-hall community. However, it is important for the integrity of the scholarship hall system that all applicants be weighed on the same scale when being considered for a place in one of the halls. Julia Gilmore Clay Center junior Douthart Scholarship Hall Resident 4 --- Tuesday, December 7, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A • Page 5 Edwards Campus will enroll undergrads By Julie Gurnon Special to the Kansan Next summer, undergraduate students will be able to enroll in lower division courses at the Edwards Campus in Overland Park. "The summer program is a response to growing community interest for undergraduate courses," said Bob Clark, dean of the Edwards campus. "If this first summer program is successful, it will gain momentum." The list of courses is not available yet, said Pete Casagrande, associate dean of liberal arts and sciences. "We just received a list of suggested courses from our departments," he said. Enrollment for the summer courses will occur during spring enrollment. Clark said that, with the program, undergraduate students who live or work in the Kansas City area during the summer can speed up the completion of their degrees. "They can get prerequisites out of the way or retake a class if needed," he said. Another benefit of the program is that students won't have to worry about transferring community college hours, said Bruce Lindvall, associate dean of the Edwards Campus and a key person in implementing the summer program. "The program is also great for students who have reached the maximum number of community college hours." he said. In addition, the program will serve students beyond the KU community. Students from local community colleges or out-of-state universities who return to the Kansas City area for the summer also can enroll in classes. "This is a very important undertaking for us," Clark said. "It will be our first opportunity to measure the response of the traditional student body on the courses being offered at the Edwards Campus." Edited by Kelly Harvey COTTON GRAIN MILL The Barb Wire building, 9 E. Sixth St., will be open for private functions within the next two months. Within the next three months, the building should be open to the public for dining and entertainment. Photo by Jamie Roper/KANSAN Barb Wire bars will open soon Riverfront project helps downtown By Derek Prater writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Almost there. Nearly 10 years after rehabilitation plans began, the Barb Wire Building, 8 E. Sixth St., is just a few months from opening to the public for food, drinks and entertainment. "We're pretty much committed to be open at least for private functions within 60 days," said Mike Elwell, developer of the project. Within 30 days after that, he said, the building should be open to the public. Elwell said the project, which has been drawn out by deterioration of the building, financing requirements and an assortment of other factors, faced a few more barriers prior to opening. A dispute concerning the lease agreement with the City of Lawrence is nearly resolved, and a new draft of the lease will be before the city commission tonight. Elwell and City Attorney Jerry Cooley have been working together for the past month on a lease agreement after a squabble at the Nov. 2 city commission meeting. Elwell said he thought that there was still some fine tuning to do but that they were close to finishing the deal. David Corllis, director of legal services for the city, said the deal was not yet finalized, but negotiations were being wrapped up. As for the building itself, two more major steps must be completed. Elwell said a handicapped elevator still must be completed and a primary power line with Kansas Power & Light needed to be arranged. a unique setting for patrons to dine, have coffee or listen to a band. Once these last needs are met, the Barb Wire Building will offer "I think people, hopefully, will really enjoy it," said Elwell. "It has some features that you don't see everywhere, and I think the public will enjoy coming down here." The 24,000 square-foot space will include two bars, a large dining area, a stage, a coffee shop, an old-fashioned ice cream parlor and a sculpture gallery. A large deck overlooks the Kansas River Steve Jansen, director of the Watkins Community Museum of History, said the project should recapture the history of Lawrence. "Lawrence was founded because of its placement along the Kansas River," Jansen said. "Now this project could focus attention back on the riverfront." The history of the area was on Elwell's mind when he named the establishment Abe & Jake's Landing, after two fishermen who fished the river in the late 1890s. The Barb Wire Building is on the state register of historical places, and when plans for the Riverfront Mall began in the late 1980s, one requirement was that the building remain. The developers of the mall had no use for the Barb Wire Building, and that's when Elwell stepped in. He had wanted a space to display his collection of statues and other artwork, and the Barb Wire Building seemed like a good opportunity. 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A little more than $4.5 million of that was provided by the Williams Fund, which provides all scholarship money to 607 student-athletes. They have six years — only five on scholarship — to graduate. The most recent figures are from the 1982-1983 freshman class, but the 1983-1994 class probably will jump back into the 50 percent range. Buskirk said. Baseball and women's sports not including baketball and track had the highest graduation rate at 60 percent. Football at 31 percent, women's basketball, at 33 percent and a category called other men's sports, made of swimming, golf and tennis, at 27 percent, are the low points in KU's record. Both Frederick and Buskirk admit that those figures are unacceptable, but they complain that the NCAA tracks graduate and non-graduates unfairly. "Our goal should be to graduate 75 percent of student-athletes. For that goal we have to look at it a different way than the NCAA report does," Frederick said. He explained that some athletes don't return to school because of family or financial troubles. And some, like swimmer Seth Dunscomb, die or experience other traumatic circumstances while attending the University. The NCAA counts them as nongraduates. "There's people who don't graduate, but the college experience helps them with whatever they do end up doing. Along the way, I just try to help them become a better person." Marian Washington women's basketball coach Some athletes do come back to school after that six-year period and graduate. Those athletes are ignored by the NCAA. The football team — with a 31 percent graduation rate — would account for almost $1 million spent during a five-year period on non-graduating student athletes. That's the most expensive no-degree figure among all Kansas sports. Some problems stem from the players coaches recruit. Katzman thinks that some of the athletes who are recruited may not be ready for college. "Some of those students would be marginal students who probably cannot meet the quality of recruiting academically in the first place," he said. Kansas coaches say they have tried to emphasize graduating players as well as winning. Football coach Terry Allen maintains his program has two goals — winning games and graduating players. "We're the people ultimately responsible Women's basketball coach Marian Washington wishes that more emphasis was given to what she has done overall in her 27 years as a coach, not just one year's graduation rates. "We're going to do everything we can to make them successful. Not every kid who comes through here is a star, but they come out of here with a degree and that's important." for that." Allen said. "I don't think I've ever brought a young person to Kansas who didn't want a degree. But there's a lot of people who come out with a degree and don't do anything with that degree. There's people who don't graduate, but the college experience helps them with whatever they do end up doing. Along the way, I just try to help them become a better person." rates projected, consistent with 1992-93 graduation rate and expenses baseball men's basketball men's track football 1992 figures $36,365 N/A $32,836 $185,290 five-year figures $180,825 $124,280 $164,180 $985,189 men's other women's basketball women's track women's other 1992 figures $69,318 $32,151 $27,310 $144,536 five-year figures $346,593 $160,758 $136,552 $722,681 "That distorts what we're trying to do," she said. "Would I rather have a 25-year reunion with 40 guys who made it to the Aloha Bowl, or 40 guys who graduate and are successful? I think that answer's clear," he said. Allen said it was important that his players leave with degrees. Leveling the playing field Athletics officials say Kansas is among the nation's leaders in providing opportunities for athletes during and after their athletic careers. Almost $1 million went to tutors last year, more computers are added each year to the Wagnon Student-Athlete Center and athletes have degree and career counseling services available everyday. They can receive help with resumes, interview preparation and building job skills that apply to both their major and other job opportunities. "We know that many of the student-athletes who come through here are not going to make a living in their particular sport," Williams Fund director Scott McMichael said. Kyle Ramsey / KANSAN Student-athletes also receive summer and semester internships that could lead to jobs. And since most athletes can't attend the University's job fair, the athletic department offers one in December. About 90 athletes attend every year. The athletic department also offers another semester of partial scholarships if an athlete is only a few courses away from earning a degree. "If an athlete is a five-year competing athlete, we will maintain the commitment for them to earn a degree. It's very expensive, but it's the right thing to do," Buskirk said. Kansas graduation rates units in percent Only student athletes who enroll as freshmen, receive athletically related financial aid and who graduate from that institution within six years of initial enrollment are tracked. Student-athletes who transfer in good academic standing and graduate elsewhere count against their original institution as having not graduated. years 1987-1992 male athletes female athletes all athletes student body 1992 38 55 43 54 1991 48 69 56 54 1990 51 64 56 56 1989 45 68 52 57 1988 54 79 64 58 1987 43 58 49 56 source: Student Support Services source: NCAA Kyle Ramsey / KANSAN And, despite Katzman's victim theory, some athletes do use college for athletics advancement and nothing more. "An argument would be that having someone experience collegiate life is a good thing, but common sense says that not everyone needs to go to college," Buskirk said. Take Jamison for example. It's not that he has a bad job — he earns about $30,000 a year — but it's not a job that requires a $50,000 degree. Success with and without a degree Frederick is waiting for Jamison to come back because he's one of the athletes on which Frederick doesn't think scholarship money was wasted. "I'm disappointed for him that he hasn't finished his degree, but I hope someday he will. I think Alonzo benefited greatly from the time he was here and in the student-services program," Frederick said. The happiest ending that Busirk said he knew about was Tamecka Dixon, a point guard on the women's basketball team from 1983 to 1997. She finished playing basketball her senior year, but she was 20 credits short of graduating. That also was the first year the of the WNBA, and Dixon was drafted. Normally, Buskirk would've pushed her to stay and finish her degree, but he, Washington and Dixon sat down, discussed it and decided that she should go — the opportunity was too great. She promised them she would return to complete her degree, but that was something he'd heard before. "Once you walk away from school, there's a real burning desire to stay away from tests and classes." Buskirk said. "Well, she called me that August, and said she'd see me in two weeks. I didn't know if she would really come." Late August came around, she enrolled for 20 hours and completed her degree within the NCAA graduation window. "It almost killed her, but she did it," Buskirk said. "I love to see everyone come back and do that." — Edited by Brad Hallier — Designed by Matt James O More information Additional information on this topic... 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For more information, call Watkins Health Center at 864-9570. watkins health center . Tuesday, December 7, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A · Page 7 African-American students, faculty celebrate Kwanzaa By Erin R. Barcomb writer@kansan.com Kansas staff writer Although the Kwanzaa holiday has been celebrated by people of African descent for only 33 years, an estimated 18 million people around the world observe it, including some at the University of Kansas. Created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, an activist in the Pan-African movement, the holiday lasts seven days, beginning Dec. 26 and ending Jan. 1. Based on African harvest festivals, Kwanzaa focuses on seven principles: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. Joyce McCray Pearson, director of the Law Library, said she celebrated Kwanzaa with her family. McCray Pearson said she began celebrating the holiday during college, where she learned about Kwanzaa from different African-American groups. She said she thought the Watts Riot and other events during the 1960s prompted Karenga to found the holiday. "There was a sort of disturbance in the community," she said. "They thought they would do something to celebrate family and unity." Alton Scales, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, said his family dedicated a day to practicing each of the principles, including cooperative economics. "I have a ten-year-old," Scales said. "We give her different things to do to earn her spending money. She makes Christmas tree ornaments. I solicit customers for her." Scales said his family recognized self-determination by examining the accomplishments of Africans and African Americans. "That's one of those times we emphasize the importance of individual leadership and what it means to set goals and attain them," Scales said. Seven symbols represent the holiday, including the kinara, a candle holder containing seven candles. The black, red and green candles represent Black people, their struggles and their futures. "We don't always do it all seven days, because it's hard to get everyone together," McCray Pearson said. "The last day is usually the big dinner in our family." Erica Morris, president of Zeta Phi Beta, said the African-American sorority usually celebrated with other Greek groups by having a Kwanzaa celebration with the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence, 1520 Haskell Ave. —Edited by Kelly Clasen Tartar gives clues ancient diets Tooth decay helps KU student study extinct mammals By Scott Kirsch Special to the Kansan Paleontologists have known for years that extinct prehistoric mammoths and mastodons had bad teeth. But only recently did they discover that the information could be useful. By scraping tartar off extinct mammals' teeth, paleontologists hope to get a better idea about the mammals' diet and gain a better perspective on what led to their extinction. In addition, since it is extremely rare to find an extinct mammal with its stomach intact, the tartar is the best way to know what they ate Katrina Gobetz, a graduate student working on her Ph.D. in paleontology, has played a large part in the development of tartar research at the University of Kansas. So far, Gobetz has conducted most of her research on mastodons, teleoceras and mammoths. Gobetz was able to extract more than five grams of tartar from the teeth of a teleoceras, a type of hippopotamus that lived in Kansas about 10,000 years ago. Although it has been known that the teleoceras was a plant eater, not much else is known about the animal's diet. Tartar also led to more discoveries about the mastodon, a kind of ancient elephant whose remains have been discovered along the Kansas River. It has been assumed that this creature ate trees and pine needles and liked to reside in the forest. Gobetz inspected the silica in the mammal's teeth, which is made of plant stones. Plant stones are little silica bodies, which look like sand. From the silica, it would appear that the mastodon ate around water and not in the forests. This hypothesis stemmed from the discovery of tiny algae in their tartar. Grass was found in the silica of mammoths, showing that they appeared to enjoy the open prairie grazing. If these prehistoric mammals were out on the open prairie, they would have been a lot more susceptible to predators, which Gobetz said might explain part of why these mammals became extinct. All of this new dental information has been made possible by a technique developed by Steve Bozarth, a phytolith expert in the University's Geography department. Bozarth had used the technique on bison, but new information on the diets of prehistoric creatures was made possible when Gobetz applied the technique to mammoths and mastodons. The discovery began last fall, when she enrolled in Opal Phytolith, a course taught by Bozarth. The focus of the class was learning to identify plant "Bad dental hygiene is good for paleontologists." Larry Martin Senior curator-professor, Natural History Museum stones. Gobetz's tartar extraction technique came out of the class' final project. She continued to work with Bozarth on it even after the semester concluded. "She's currently working on the last set of samples," Bozarth said. "Then we'll work on a manuscript, which we'll submit for publication. She'll be the main author though." Gobetz and Bozarth's technique became more widely known within the paleontology field in October, when Gobetz presented her research to the Society of Vertebrae Paleontology in Denver. The Society wanted somebody to speak from the Romer Prize Competition, which Gobetz won with Matthew Bonnan on Oct. 21. There were 18 competitors, some from Harvard, along with Craig Sundell, Jong-Doek Im, and T.J. Meehan, also from the University of Kansas. After all her hard work and ingenuity, Gobetz said she had one piece of advice. Not only for prehistoric mammals, but for everybody. "You should definitely always floss," she said. Edited by Jamie Knodel Buy/Sell Upgrade New & Used u n z computers inc. 1403 W 23rd • 841-4611 computers inc. Make it a Christmas to remember © Caroline Wynnock, Licensed through Moss FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS 1990-2000 Give The Wysocki Christmas Bowl Bouquet Fresh flowers arrive in a magnificent commemorative bowl featuring illustrations by Charles Wysocki, the Master of Americana. Beautifully accented with a hand-painted golden trim, this unique gift is a tribute to the bear Christmas of the millennium—and the promise of a new age. 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For now, Presswood uses her microwave and crockpot in the absence of her stove, which she said was lost in delivery. Without it, she was unable to prepare Thanksgiving dinner for her family. "I would rather have a stove, but I was ready to move in," she said. Presswood also said she was continuing to adjust to the noises of her new home, including the sound of the heater turning on in the middle of the night. Last week it disturbed her while she was sleeping. "It all still kind of strange," she said. Presswood also said she would have to get used to the occasional silence. Because she lived in multi-family housing for years, she had grown accustomed to loud footsteps overhead and constant sounds from neighbors filtering in through thin apartment walls. She and her daughters, 15-year-old Jennifer and 7-year-old Kiera, enjoyed doing laundry in their home rather than hauling it to a community laundry facility. "It's wonderful," Presswood said. "I haven't done laundry like this in four years." She said they had washed at least a dozen loads since they moved in. Presswood said she still had a lot to do to make her house feel more like home. She said she would buy greenery and hang up pictures — as soon as she found the hammer and nails that still were packed away. "We're just doing a little at a time," Presswood said. Casey Pursell, Enid, Okla. freshman and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity community service director, was one of the many people who helped build the house. "I've driven by to see the finished product," Pursell said. "It was a very beneficial thing. It really makes you think how much a difference you can make." - Edited by Brad Hallier 'Tis the season for volunteering Local groups seek additional help during the holidays By Derek Prater writer@kansan.com Konsan staff writer Opportunities to help others are as plentiful as mistletoe this holiday season — and perhaps even more rewarding. During the holiday season. Party from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Boys & Girls Club, 1520 Haskell Ave. During the with students gone and school out of session, we are in real need of volunteers," said E.J. Reedy, codirector of the Center for Community Outreach. The groups will be donating toys to children of more than 250 low-income families. Reedy said volunteers were needed, and toys could be donated by taking them to either the Boys & Girls Club or to the CCO office at room 426 in the Kansas Union. The center also is in need of volunteers during the holidays to work at the Jubilee Cafe, 1011 Vermont St. The Jubilee Cafe "During the holiday season, with students gone and school out of session, we are in real need of volunteers." E. J. Reedy Co-director of the Center for Community Outreach E.J. 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Buckle up, Amercal 1-800-950-CHEV** 4 --- ; --- Tuesday, December 7, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A · Page 9 Local activists fight WTO By Todd Halstead writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer : Activists in Lawrence are joining other protesters in a battle against the World Trade Organization, which met last week in Seattle. Brian Ireland, Lawrence graduate, spent the afternoon at Wescoe beach protesting the WTO as part of the Kansas Fair Trade Alliance. He had petitions for President Bill Clinton and Congressman Dennis Moore requesting that they stand up against the WTO. The WTO can dismantle local and national ordinances on environmental protection, human rights and labor safety," Ireland said. "It's essentially the next generation of corporate imperialism throughout the world — it's not a very nice organization." The WTO is a global commerce agency that promotes free global Richard Morantz, Lawrence resident, joined the protests in Seattle while visiting friends. trade. During the meetings last week in Seattle, protesters drew national attention to the organization. "I think that Americans had no idea there was such a powerful organization that was making decisions that everybody in the world had to abide by." Morantz said. "And I think that now they are going to know." Burdett Loomis, professor of political science, said the world was moving toward an era of free trade, and the question was how to enter this new era. "There was a lot of valuable speech and a lot of junk." Loomis said. "Making the WTO into a booje man is a bad idea. The protests made the WTO more visible, but it will be down the line before we have an effective debate." Morantz said the protests in Seattle were positive and would have been more effective if it had not been for a small group of troublemakers. "It was frustrating that the violence of a small handful of people who weren't associated with our demonstration ended up being the major news story." Morantz said. "They were wearing all black with anarchy symbols. They were there to cause trouble, and they did." Morantz said Seattle resembled a Third World country where people had no rights. "There were hundreds of policemen in the streets dressed in full riot gear — they acted like storm troopers," he said. "They sealed off a huge area of downtown and called it the 'no protest zone.' I personally would call it the 'no Bill of Rights zone.' You couldn't assemble or speak." Edited by Kelly Clasen Trade negotiations fail in Seattle The Associated Press WASHINGTON—The head of the nation's largest labor federation welcomed the collapse of ton welcomed the collapse of World Trade Organization talks in Seattle and the failure to agree on a new round of negotiations. "No deal is better than a bad deal," AFL-CIO chief John Sweeney said Sunday. Commerce Secretary William Daley said that President Clinton held the same opinion and that the administration never would have signed a deal that did not benefit the collapse. "We think that what was done in Seattle, as far as some progress on issues, was positive," Daley said, who followed Sweeney on CBS' Face the Nation. "We were not going to do a bad deal." The four-day WTO session was to have started development of an agenda for worldwide talks on trade relations, but it broke up early Saturday in disarray. Raucous, sometimes violent, demonstrations and stern police reactions kept Seattle in turmoil during the conference. But the lack of success inside meeting rooms was attributed to squabbling among negotiators unwilling to compromise on tightly held positions. Many delegates, especially those from poor countries, objected to suggestions by Clinton that the WTO should set labor and environmental conditions and punish countries that ignore them. "We had 40,000 workers and their families gathered in Seattle peacefully protesting and trying to set a focus on worker rights, human rights, and environmental protection," Sweeney said. "No deal is better than a bad deal. We all support trade, and we all recognize globalization, but it's about time that the WTO took into consideration worker rights." Labor received support from New York developer Donald Trump, who is considering a Reform Party bid for president. "The World Trade Organization is not necessarily fair to America," Trump said on ABC's This Week. Trump also went after a regular target, the administration's team of trade negotiators. "We don't have our best and our smartest and our brightest," said Trump, who has declared that, if elected, he would appoint himself as his administration's trade representative. "If you look at other countries, they have their smartest, their toughest, their best negotiators. And we're not going to beat them unless we get ours." 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Hemenway proud of freshman class Chancellor Robert Hemenway answers a series of questions pertaining to events that occurred throughout the semester and the challenges and accomplishments of the University. Photo by Tara Kraus/KANSAN Chancellor talks about challenges, accomplishments By Clay McCuistion writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Chancellor Robert Hemenway enjoys talking about the University of Kansas. In a 30-minute interview conducted in his Strong Hall office last week, Hemenway spoke at length about the University's accomplishments and challenges at the end of the millennium. At the end of the 1999-2000 school year, 58-year-old Hemenway will mark his fifth year as the leader of Kansas' largest university. The following questions and answers were excerpted from last week's interview and subsequent e-mail correspondence. Both questions and answers have been edited for length and clarity. Q: Is there any accomplishment or event you're most proud of this semester? Hemenway: Obviously, I'm very proud of the quality of the freshman class — the National Merit Scholar enrollment — the fact that once again we've had a lot of very talented academic students who have chosen to come to KU. I'm very proud of the students and their willingness to take seriously the whole alcohol awareness program. The response to that initiative from the greek community, from the residence halls, from students in general — I think that's been very positive. Q: What challenge facing the University keeps you up at night? Hemenway: The problem that keeps me up at night is finding the funds to ensure that KU will be able to make the investments in information technology to prepare students for a 21st century knowledge economy. Q: Why does the University concentrate on and pay so much attention to National Merit Scholars? Hemenway: We recruit National Merit Scholars for the same reason that we recruit high-achieving students who are not National Merit Scholars; we want KU to set a high standard and encourage its students to meet that high standard. We want KU to be known as a university where academic achievement counts for something. Q: How does teaching undergraduates affect your perception of the University? Hemenway: Teaching undergraduates gives me an understanding of what students can do and what is on their minds. Faculty are committed to enabling students to achieve at the maximum level of their ability. If I am teaching, I get both the pleasure and the challenge of trying to help students achieve at this level of their potential. Q: What are you pleased with overall, during your five years as chancellor? Hemenway: When I came here, we set a number of goals. National Merits were one goal. We also wanted to focus on the physical property. We had $150 million of capital construction going on in this five-year period. The overall improvement in research funding over the last five years is the mark of a successful university. I'm proud of the way we've been able to emphasize the importance of teaching. The Kemper fellows program, where we go in the first day of class and give people $5,000 checks in recognition for their excellence in teaching and advising — I think as an institution we ought to be proud of those things. Hemenway: KU in the 21st century needs to be a more integral part of the information economy. We are having such a massive change in our ability to communicate, to send information from one point to another, to apply information to the decisions that we make. Q: How will the University have to change in the future? The 21st century is going to be a century where the information economy, the knowledge economy, drives the majority of our decisions. The exciting thing about that is that good universities, if they prepare themselves, can be right at the center of that revolution. Q: If you could describe the University in one word or phrase, what would it be? Edited by Kelly Clasen Hemenway: Pursuing excellence. Shulenburger working toward budget increase By Nathan Willis writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer As the semester wound to a close, Provost David Shulenburger sat down in his office last week to discuss his views on the semester and on major issues confronting the University of Kansas as it enters the new millennium. Below are excerpts from that interview. The questions and answers have been edited for length and clarity. Q: What do you feel were the biggest accomplishments of the University this semester? Shulenburger: Well, there are a Shulenburger great many things in progress right now. I'm pleased with the recruiting results of the year. We continue to increase the quality of the students who are coming to the University. The 101 NATIONA Nicholas Heyden Shulenburger discusses University issues Merits is partially reflective of that. (There was) a very significant increase in the retention of minority students. I think the advising center is off to a very good start. It started handling sophores regularly this year. We've got two buildings that are moving along very rapidly now, Murphy and Joseph R. Pearson. Both of those schools are doing a good job planning to move into them. I think they're going to be very significant in the lives of the schools. It looks like both of those projects are on schedule now. Q: What goals do you have for the coming semester? Shulenburger: Well, we want to get the intellectual property policy for this campus worked out. I've been working with that committee, and that should be finished "...I think there's an understanding that, at this time in the state's history, it would be a serious mistake to de-emphasize education." David Shulenburger University provost before the year's over. We do have one huge goal, and that's to get out of the legislature with a budget increase that begins to help us deal with some of the problems that we've got, the largest one of which is faculty salaries. That's probably our biggest goal now. It became such a big goal because the state receipts aren't what they ought to be, and we've had what we hope is a one-time budget cut. Q. With the budget cut, how optimistic are you about our financial future? Shulenburger: I'm more optimistic than I was. My optimism is based upon the fact that a number of important state legislators are speaking out now about the importance of education. They're publicly speaking out, and I think there's an understanding that at this time in the state's history, it would be a serious mistake to deemphasize education. 1. (a) $x = \frac{2}{3}$; $y = -\frac{1}{2}$ (b) $x = 0$; $y = 1$ (c) $x = 1$; $y = 0$ (d) $x = -1$; $y = 0$ 2. (a) $x = 4, y = -1$ (b) $x = -2, y = 1$ (c) $x = 2, y = -1$ (d) $x = -3, y = 0$ 3. (a) $x = -1, y = -1$ (b) $x = 0, y = 0$ (c) $x = 1, y = -1$ (d) $x = -1, y = 1$ Q: Do you feel that the University's mission is changing as we head into the next century? Shulenburger: I think the mission is not going to change a great deal from the one that we've adopted officially as the mission of the University. What will change is the way we fulfill our mission. I'm sure we'll do a lot more distance education, that electronic communication is going to be more important in the way we carry out our mission than it is right now. The basic mission of the University — our teaching, our research, our service mission — is going to remain the same. Edited by Kelly Harvey KU KU BOOKSTORES STOP DAY IS SHOP DAY AT KU BOOKSTORES 20% OFF (WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8, 1999) KU BOOKSTORES, KANSAS & BURGE UNIONS 864-4640 • WWW.JAYHAWKS.COM (excludes textbooks, special orders, computers, electronics, compact discs, clearance items, cigarettes, videos and regalia) STOP DAY IS SHOP DAY AT KU BOOKSTORES 20% OFF Inside Sports KANSAS 20 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Sports Senior guard Suzi Raymant was named Big 12 player of the week after scoring 23 points in Saturday's win. SEE PAGE 3B Pro Basketball C K-State football coach Bill Snyder says that he is contemplating adding stronger teams to the Wildcats non-conference schedule. SEE PAGE 2B Tuesday December 7, 1999 Section: B Page 1 C College basketball The Kansas men's basketball team jumped to No. 4 in this week's AP poll; Cincinnati remained in the top spot for the straight week. SEE PAGE 4B Contact the Kansan Sports Desk: (785) 864-4810 Sports Fax: (785) 864-0391 Sports e-mail: sports@kanan.com WWW.KANSAN.COM/SPORTS A balancing act Title IX forces universities to drop male sports in an attempt to even the playing field stories by brad hallier ** photo illustration by matt daugherty Brandon Winn always wanted to be an athlete at Kansas. He was a stand-out soccer player in the Kansas City area, a second-team All-Metro soccer player for Belton (Mo.) High School as a senior. He shattered several school scoring records. He was recruited by several schools nationwide to play collegiate soccer. Why? But Kansas did not recruit him. Bob Frederick, athletics director, said that it would take a vast amount of money to add any sport, men's or women's, to the athletics department. Kansas, as well as the entire Big 12 Conference, does not have varsity men's soccer. And because of Title IX — a part of the landmark Educational Amendments of 1972 that bans sex discrimination in schools — don't expect to see men's soccer added to the Kansas' athletics department. "We haven't thought about it lately," he said. While nobody would argue that Title IX has been a great equalizer for women's collegiate athletics, that equality has come with a price. Across the country, as well as at Kansas, Federal regulations have changed the lineup of teams for men and women. The last two sports to be added at the University were women's soccer and women's rowing in 1995. "Soccer was added because of the interest of the sport in Kansas City," Frederick said. "And we added rowing because of the success of the women's club team here." These sports gained varsity status, Frederick added, so that Kansas' athletics department would be in compliance with Title IX. But because of the federal law, he said men's soccer and men's rowing could not be granted varsity status. Winn, who went on to be a NJCAA All-American at Allen County Community College and the schools' all-time leading goal scorer, and an NAIA All-American at Sterling College, said that he had heard constant rumors in high school and college about the possibility of Kansas getting varsity men's soccer. "It was nothing I could consider true, but I did get my hopes up," he said. "There was no nearby team that I wanted to play for, and the only two (NCA4 schools) that I really talked to were Ohio State and UNC-Charlotte. But I didn't want to go that far away." "I would have given up any scholarship to play for KU. I would have even walked on." Winn said that because of the talent in the Kansas City area, Kansas could develop a strong men's soccer team. He added that the Big 12 could quickly become a powerhouse in men's soccer. But Winn said that he doesn't think he was owed the opportunity to play soccer for Kansas. "I don't have any regrets about my decisions," he said. "I played with a lot of friends, and I still got my education. In this day in age, everyone is trying to make things equal, but there could be a better selection criteria." n A national issue The fall out from Title IX has left others in men's sports a lot angrier than Winn. Chuck Angelo had been a part of wrestling since he was a kid. He competed in high school and college. Then he began a 26-year coaching career, most recently a stint of 18 years at Miami University in Ohio. Wrestling was his life. But his career took an unexpected turn for the worse on April 16, when the Miami University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to eliminate three men's varsity sports — soccer, tennis and wrestling — because of Title IX concerns. "I miss it a lot. It was a part of my life for 35 years," said Angello, who is still a physical education teacher and the club wrestling coach at Miami. "There is no funding, and (the athletics department) wants us to run out of money. "I'm sure I won't be here next year." See MEN'S on page5B Kansas triumphs, prepares for duel with Creighton By Melinda Weaver sports@kansan.com Kansas sportwriter After an exciting victory against No. 15 California-Santa Barbara on Saturday, the Kansas women's basketball team would like to continue its winning streak at 7:05 tonight against Creighton in Omaha. Neb. No. 14 Kansas is off to a 5-0 start, the third-best start in school history, including two tournament victories in the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout and the KU Credit Union Jayhawk Classic. "They are a program with a very great tradition," coach Marian Washington said. "They have had a lot of winning ball teams and have very consistently been to the NCAAs. When it comes to women's basketball, they have been very successful." This will mark the 22nd meeting between the two teams with Kansas holding a 14-7 advantage. The Jayhawks will face Creighton, a 2-2 team coming off a 74-62 victory against Wyoming on Saturday. One of the keys to victory will be stopping the outside shooting threat of junior guards Angela Timmons and Krissie Spanheimer. Timmons averages 14.5 points per game J "Our defense will be very critical in this game," Washington said. "We have to keep a hand in the shooter's face. We will see more three-point shots than we will have seen this season, and their point guard can shoot an NBA-range three." women's BASKETBALL Kansas starting, point guard Jennifer Jackson will miss Tuesday's game, as she will undergo right ankle surgery in Birmingham, Ala. The injury has troubled her for most of her career, and the surgery should help her play pain-free in the future and Spanheimer averages 10.5 "We have Selena (Scott) and Casey (Pruitt) that have shown they can come in and play," Raymant said. "Even though Jennifer is a great leader, our other guards can play well, and I don't think we Senior guard Suzi Raymant said that Jackson's injury would put more pressure on the other guards but that she thought the team would not skip a beat. See JAYHAWKS on page 2B Jayhawks blow into Windy City By Matt Tait sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter The Jayhawks are headed back to Chicago — by invitation only. Though the Kansas men's basketball team has advanced to the NCAA tournament's Elite Eight only once in the last five years, it has played in the annual Great Eight in Chicago every year of the tournament's existence. The Great Eight was designed to get the eight teams that advanced to the Elite Eight the season before, making for competitive games and great hype. Based on that criteria, Kansas should only have participated once When No.4 Kansas, 60, plays No.5 Michigan State, 6-1, at 6 tonight in the United Center it will mark the fifth year of the event. — after the '96 season. However, each year there have been a few teams from the elite field that either did not, or could not, participate. When that happens, the organizers of the event are allowed to invite any team they want to fill the spots. Because Kansas is a tradition-rich, big-name basketball school, the invitation has been extended. Unlike Kansas, the Spartans were in the Elite Eight last year and automatically qualified. In fact, last year's Spartan team advanced to the Final Four before losing to Duke. Entering the season, the Spartans were See SPARTANS on page 2B The Starting Lineup KU KANSAS JAYHAWKS 6-0 overall G JEFF BOSCHEE 6-1 So. G KENNY GREGORY 6-5 Jr. F NICK BRADFORD 6-7 Sr. F NICK COLLISSON 6-9 Fr. C ERIC CHENDWITH 7-1 Jr. S Michigan STATE SPARTANS 6-1 overall G CHARLIE BELL 6-3 Jr. G DAVID THOMAS 6-7 Jr. F MORRIS PETERSON 6-7 Sr. F ANDRE HUTSON 6-8 Jr. C A.J. GRANGER 6-9 Sr. United Center - Chicago TV: ESPN, C4; 44: 748; 105.9 FM TV: ESPN, Ch. 44; Radio: 105.9 FM Time: 6 p.m. Countdowns: Five reasons lists don't work It just cries out for one of those lists. You know the kind — "The Greatest 100/50/10 The last Kansan sports column of the millennium - quite a responsibility. Greatest 100/50/10 Athletes/Teams/Games of the Decade/Century/Millennium." One of those lists that attempts to put everything in perspective and wrap history up into a nice, manageable, little ball. Unfortunately, history never cooperates. Despite our best attempts to capture it in time lines or charts or hists, there's always something missing. Forgive the sports analogy, but it's like trying to understand a basketball game by reading the box score. You can read each player's stats and the final score, but you'll never know who dove on the floor for PETER KIRBY Derek Prater sports columnist sports@kansan.com loose balls or who hit the big shot that changed the game's momentum. These lists are really best at stirring up controversy and ticking people off, which is what any good sports column should do anyway. So here's the list for the last Kansan sports column of the millennium — "The Top Five Reasons That These Lists Suck." Reason No. 5 — Snubs. No matter how big the list is, there are going to be glaring omissions. I don't care if it's the greatest thousand athletes of the century, the list still will be incomplete and leave almost everyone saying, "But what about this guy or gal." Reason No. 4 — Old White Guys. They're the ones who usually put these lists together, and the phrase "Out of touch" immediately comes to mind. Old white guys are more likely to include old white athletes on their list as they recall the good old days when the game was played the way they think it was meant to be played Reason No. 3 — Young White Guys. Like me! How in the world am I supposed to compare Wilt Chamberlain to Bill Russell when I never saw either of them play? Nonetheless, writers even younger than me (26 if you're curious) don't hesitate to expound on the greatness of legends such as Babe Ruth. No doubt he was great, but have you ever heard the expression, "Write what you know?" Reason No. 2 — Evolution. The Kansas Board of Education may not believe in it, but it certainly exists in the world of sports. Athletes today are bigger, stronger and faster than ever before. Could Wilt, in his prime, score 100 points in the NBA today? Not a chance. Reason No. 1 — Me. And you, too. No one consulted us when they put these lists together. Are our opinions any less valid when it comes to accessing greatness? "Great" is a pretty vague word. We know it means exceptional, but just what are the criteria? Often these lists are accompanied by some set of criteria, but it never includes the words "personal taste." I would contend that personal taste has a lot to do with accessing greatness. I hope my list didn't irritate anyone too badly. Apparently, I did enough of that last week. Speaking of last week, Eric Chenowith should be feeling good about himself after a nice game on Sunday and the swift defense against my column provided by the local media sycophants (look that one up Chris Piper). Good luck to Chenowith and the rest of the 'Hawks (women included) in the next millennium. Prater is a Lawrence graduate student in journalism. --- 2B Quick Looks Tuesday December 7,1999 HOROSCOPES Aries: Today is an 8. Odds of your having a major breakthrough are good. You may finally understand something that's been giving you fits. That's the good news. The bad news: The battle's not over. Taurus: Today is a 7. Gemini: Today is a 6. Do you have enough stashed away to make your future secure? You're more likely than most to have thought of this, but there still may be more to do. Review your paperwork and your pantry, just in case. Your natural tendency is to tell all, but that's not the best idea now. Instead, protect the privacy of the other person involved. That will protect your interests, too! Cancer: Todav is a 6. How long has it been since you had a physical exam? Is there something you're eating, drinking or smoking that you should abandon? This is a good day to adopt healthy habits and to drop ba ones. Leo: Today is an 8. You could be lucky with games today. Don't let everybody else in on your plans, however. Keep the most interesting activities pretty much to yourself. Virgo: Today is a 7. Yes, you can have things at home the way you want them. They're not perfect yet, but don't quit now! You're in the middle of the project. That explains why there's a big mess. Information that you uncover now could help you solve a mystery. Unfortunately, it could open up another can of worms, tool You'll answer some old questions, only to encounter lots of new ones. Very interesting! Libra: Today is a 7. Scorpio: Today is a 7. Sagittarius: Today is a 7. You could dig up all sorts of interesting tidbits. You find items of great value in among the junk, but take care! Some of that junk might be pre- cious, tool Better have it appraised. Capricorn: Today is a 7. You may be undergoing a thrilling yet sometimes painful renewal process. You hardly recognize yourself any more. Watch out! It's not over yet! You're still kind of fragile, so keep a low pro file. Aquarius: Today is a 7. You could be revising your ideas. Some of your old fears look funny, and some new opportunities look scary. Ask for the truth from everybody! P Pisces: Today is a 6. You and your friends could invent a new game today. What you were doing before looks boring. A few bugs still need to be worked out, however. Don't expect to win the first time you play. II C P LAW ENFORCEMENT B You might have almost talked yourself out of trying. The obstacles could seem bigger than the reward's worth. Don't let your thoughts go that way. Study instead, and it'll get easier. LAUTORAT DE LA JUSTICE 射箭 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas State is trying to do something about the cupcake nonconference schedule, which many people believe is hurting the Wildcats in the BCS standings. BIG 12 FOOTBALL K-State football team searches for competition out of the BCS bowls. This year, after going 10-1 and losing only to Nebraska, they're headed for the Holiday Bowl to play Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only. A Although they've lost only one regular-season game the past two years, the Wildcats have been shut HUSKY Washington amid the perception that their record is deceiving because they play a soft nonconference schedule. Sources said Kansas State has contacted schools in the Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences exploring possible match-ups. M "I think if we played Florida State, Michigan and Florida each year, then we would certainly change the perception," Snyder said in a teleconference. "I can't say I've called those three. But yes, we've made attempts to contact some schools." This year, the Wildcats filled their nonleague season with Utah State, Temple and Texas-EI Paso which all turned out to be hopelessly overmatched. NEW YORK — Peter Warrick, the one-time Heisman favorite, was not among the five finalists invited to Saturday night's trophy presentation COLLEGE FOOTBALL 鱼 One-time favorite misses cut for Heisman award lege football's top individual prize when he missed two games because of his arrest in a shopping-mall clothing scam. The Florida State wide receiver probably lost his chance to win col- The five finalists announced yesterday by the Downtown Athletic Club were Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne, Georgia Tech quarterback Joe Hamilton, Purdue quarterback Drew Brees, Marshall quarterback Chad Pennington and Virginia Tech freshman quarterback Michael Vick The finalists were invited based on the returns from the 921 Heisman voters. Warrick, who caught 71 passes for 934 yards in nine games for the topranked Seminoles (11-0), was suspended for two games in midseason following his arrest on felony grand theft charges. Georgia Southern player wins Payton Award NEW YORK — Adrian Peterson, Georgia Southern's sensational sophomore coming off a 333-yard, five-touchdown performance, won the Walter Payton Award yesterday as Division I-AA's most outstanding player. Peterson, the fullback on a team averaging 50 points and 552 yards, led I-AA with 29 touchdowns and was second in rushing with 1,807 yards. The 5-foot-10, 207-pound from Alachua, Fla., has rushed for 100 yards or more in all 28 games he has played for the Eagles in two seasons. Last Saturday, his 333 yards and five touchdowns led Georgia Southern (11-2) to a 38-21 playoff win against Massachusetts and into the I-AA semifinals against Illinois State on Saturday. * Peterson's totals are 2,274 yards and 34 rushing touchdowns; one receiving touchdown. "I feel very honored to have been chosen to win this award, particularly this year in Payton's memory," Peterson said. "It is also a tribute and an honor for my teammates, especially my offensive line and my good friend Greg Hill." Major league baseball ESPN reach settlement BASEBALL NEW YORK — Major league baseball and ESPN each came to a conclusion: Baseball was too valuable for ESPN to lose, and $800 million could ease the sport's hurt feelings of being pre-empted by the NFL. The two sides finalized a settlement to the lawsuit and a new six-year deal yesterday, hours before they were to go to trial about ESPN's placement of late-season Sunday night baseball games. BASEBALL "As the process unfolded, it became obvious that this partnership that was ESPN needs baseball to fill the programming hole, and baseball would have trouble finding another cable partner that could promote the game as well as ESPN, or pay as much. under significant strain was something that was beneficial to both sides," commissioner Bud Selig said. Jack Nicklaus named male golfer of century GOLF The greatness of Jack Nicklaus will always be measured by the maiors. He won 18 of them and two U.S. Amateur titles. He started with a playoff victory against Arnold Palmer in the 1962 U.S. Open and ended with a vintage Nicklaus charge on the back nine of Augusta National in 1986 for his record sixth Masters at 46. Nicklaus' dominance, power and will-to-win earned him the distinction as the greatest male golfer of the century as voted by a six-member panel of experts assembled by The Associated Press. Ben Hogan was second, followed by Bobby Jones. Mickey Wright was selected as the top female golfer, ahead of Babe Zaharias and Kathy Whitworth. Nicklaus not only was one of four players to complete the Grand Slam, he won all four majors at least three times. And perhaps the greater definition of his dominance was the 19 times he finished second. PRO FOOTBALL Chiefs in playoff race after disappointing start KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On the brink of extinction three weeks ago, the Kansas City Chiefs find themselves right back in the playoff chase, just one game behind Seattle in the AFC West with four to go. And three of those are in Arrowhead Stadium, where the Chiefs are 4-1 and have been for most of this decade virtually unbeatable. The Chiefs (7-5) won their second tough road game in a row Sunday, scoring the only points of the second half to defeat Denver 16-10. A week ago, they rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to win at Oakland 37-34. On Nov. 21, after losing at home to Seattle 31-19, the Chiefs trailed the Seahawks in the AFC West by three games. Kansas City's only road game the rest of the regular season is at Seattle on Dec. 26. At home, they've got Minnesota, Pittsburgh and Oakland. They are only one game behind Buffalo and Miami for the fifth and sixth AFC playoff spots. The Associated Press Tues. Sports Calendar 30 Women's basketball game vs. Creighton @ 7 p.m. in Omaha, Neb. Men's basketball game vs. Michigan State @ 6 p.m. in Chicago Thur. 2 3 4 Sat. Men's basketball game vs, Pittsburgh State @ 7 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse Women's basketball game vs, Mississippi Valley State @ 2:05 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse Spartans' only loss to Big 12's Texas Continued from page 1B ranked No. 1 by several publications. However, in preseason workouts, All-American guard Mateen Cleaves injured his right foot and is expected to miss half of the season. Cleaves averaged 11.7 points a game last season and was a preseason All-American pick this year. "I hate it when that happens to a kid," said coach Roy Williams earlier this year after he learned of Cleaves' injury. "He's a good kid, and he came back for his senior year. It's unfortunate that it happened, and I feel bad for his coach (Tom lzzo), too." Picking up the slack has been fifth- year senior forward and co-captain Morris Peterson, known to Spartan fans simply as Mo-Pete. Peterson has increased his scoring in Cleaves' absence, while junior guards Charlie Bell and Brandon Smith have filled the backcourt void. Michigan State's only loss of the season came in the championship game of the Puerto Rico Shootout to Texas during the Thanksgiving break. But the Spartans came back Thursday and beat then No. 2 North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "I was pretty impressed with what they did the other night," said guard Kenny Gregory of the Spartans' win. "To go down to North Carolina and get a win is impressive, and we're going to have our hands full." Junior center Eric Chenowith agreed and said that Michigan State, like Kansas, was on a roll right now. "They're really emotional, they rebound well and they're a hot team right now," Chenowith said. "They got beat by a great Texas team, and I think they're going to be a team to be reckoned with." Kansas forward Lester Earl, who has missed the last two games because of a nagging knee injury, is listed as questionable for tonight's game. No other Kansas players are suffering from any significant injuries. --- Edited by Matt James Jayhawks to play Creighton in Omaha Continued from page 1B will lose that much. We just need to stay calm and poised and try to run our offense." Washington said that she was not sure who she would start at the point-guard position but that she was looking forward to experimenting with the lineup. "You never want to lose anyone as important as Jennifer, but for her to be able to get her ankle scraped will make her more comfortable," Washington said. "It will give me the chance to experiment with other players off the ball and work players in positions that we may need them to be able to play for us later." The trip to Creighton comes after a key 76-73 victory against California-Santa Barbara, a team ranked higher than Kansas, giving the team a confidence boost for future tough match-ups. "That was a very important win for us," Washington said. "It showed us that we could work on some things against tough teams and continue to find ways to score. ... We have definitely improved." Edited by Mike Loader PROBABLE STARTERS Kansas F Brooke Reves 6-0 Jr. F Lynn Pride 6-2 Sr. F Jacyn Johnson 6-1 Jr. G Suzi Raymant 5-11 Sr. G Casey Pruitt 5-6 Jr. Greighton F Taya Allen 5-11 Sr. F Corey Sweeney 5-10 Sr. C Kim Hover 6-2 So. G Angela Timmons 5-6 Jr. G Kristie Spaunheimer 5-8 Jr. --- W Consider it your end-of-being a... Bachelor Degree When you propose to the most beautiful woman in the world, show her how smart you are. Propose with the most beautiful ring. Jewelry that Dazzles! 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Rates increase $30 on 12/15/99. Peak-week surcharge/break-week discounts may apply. All prices are valid on travel within the U.S. and Canada only. 4 . Tuesday, December 7. 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section B · Page 3 Aussie's early performances stand out in return season By Melinda Weaver sports@kansan.com sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter The Kansas women's basketball team missed Suzi Raymant last season. Without her, Kansas had no consistent outside shot and had to rely on its inside game. Although the Kansas inside game can win ball games, Coach Marian Washington said that she was glad to have Raymant back. "Anytime you have a player that can knock down a three like Suzi, it is a valuable asset to the team," Washington said. "When I see her perform this season, I see how much we missed her last year. It has really opened up our offense." So far this season she has performed above expectations. She has scored in double digits in four of the team's five games for 81 points and has gone 11-of-21 behind the three-point arc. KANSAS 11 KANSAS 077 In the KU Credit Union Jayhawk Classic Saturday, Raymant turned in 23 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals in her most valuable-player performance. She helped lead the team to a 76-3 championship victory against No. 15 California-Santa Barbara and scored nine of the team's final 11 points. Her performance in the Jayhawk Classic also helped her win the Big 12 Conference's Player of the Week JAYS "I am very delighted for Suzi," Washington said. "This award is a great incentive for her. She has worked extremely hard to come back from her injury." "To get back and have to go through it all again was very discouraging," Raymant said. Rayman has recovered, but when she tore her left anterior cruciate ligament last season, she was not sure she wanted to come back. She had just finished rehabilitating her knee from an off-season surgery and did not want to repeat the process. "Coach talked to me about this year's team and who would be coming back, and she told me that she really wanted me to be a part of it. Once I thought about it, I wanted to be a part of this team. We want to take Coach Washington home for the Final Four, and we think it is a legitimate goal this season," she said. Raymant spent the year in rehabilitation and said she believed she was close to 100 percent. "I still have some pain in my knee, but I am able to work through it," Raymant said. Though Raymant, a fifth-year senior from Melbourne, Australia, would not claim to be the team's go-to player, she has assumed a leadership role this season. Senior, Suzy Raymant was selected as the MVP of last weekend's KU Credit Union Classic. In the championship game, the Jayhawks climbed their way past UC Santa Barbara in a tight 76-73 victory. Photo by Shelby Smith, KANSAN "This team has a lot of leaders," Raymant said. "Coach has me out there to try to keep the team together and make good decisions. I like to be the person to keep the team together and keep them on track." Raymant has made an impact since her arrival in Kansas. She ranks fourth all-time for three-point field goals with 94 and second in field goal percentage at 38 percent. She joined the team in 1995 after competing in the Continental Basketball Association and the Victorian Basketball Association in Australia, where she received several honors. In the CBA, she was voted 1993 and 1994 Youth Player of the Year as her team won the championship in 1992 and 1994. In the VBA, she was chosen as a member of the 1995 All-Star Five, and she was a member of the Victorian State Team that won championships from 1989-93. In 1995, she decided she wanted to return to school and came to the United States. "When I came to Kansas, I really liked the coaches," she said. "I just knew this would be a good place to come. It has been a very good experience." — Edited by Jamie Knodel At least one group of Jayhawks is going bowling in January. By Chris Wristen sports@kansan.com Kansas sportwriter Bowlers rolling to Las Vegas The Kansas bowling team is one of 16 teams invited to compete in The Nashville Network's new collegiate bowling series, "Rockin' Bowl," which will premiere at 8 p.m. on Jan. 11 in Las Vegas. While the events will be different from what the team is used to, that is exactly what TNN planned. A variety of festivities will be prepared for the showcase, which will give the Jayhawks a different environment. Scheduled events include traditional bowling, as well as backwards bowling, synchronized bowling and a trivia contest. A house band and cheerleaders also will perform. "Rockin' Bowl is a fast-paced, fun-packed version of a classic American pastime — with a twist," a spokesman from TNN said. The obscure environment has the Javahawks excited. "There's going to be some glitz," Coach Michael Fine said. "It's definitely going to be more recreational than we are used to doing. We hope the competitive nature of collegiate bowling comes through." Tom Partridge, Lawrence senior, and Mike Keeler, St. Charles, Mo., sophomore, will return from last year's team, which qualified for the national championships. They will join newcomer Scott Light. Andover sophomore, and lead the men, who are ranked 19th in the nation. Barri Forkos, Hanover Park, Ill., sophomore, Kristina Boehm, Olathe freshman, and Christm Distler, Lawrence junior, will lead the 10-ranked women at the competition, which boasts $20,000 in prize money. Fine hopes competitiveness will take the forefront, and he knows his Jayhawks will do their part. Kansas bowling is in its prime, coming off its first ever trip to the national championships last year, the most success in Fine's 16 years as coach. Most members have been playing up to 75 games per week. Fine hopes his team can gain a victory as well as more national exposure at Rockin' bowl. "We're hopeful we will get some publicity for the program," Fine said. Edited by Brad Hallier Family alleges Texas fans attacked them The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Members of a Nebraska family claim they were attacked at the Alamodome by drunken University of Texas backers angry about their team's loss in the Big 12 Conference championship game. The family first leveled the accusations in the Omaha World-Herald, saying a mob of about 15 Longhorn fans attacked them as they tried to leave the stadium Saturday. BIG 12 CONFERENCE The incident started with heckling and ended with a broken nose, a chipped tooth, a swollen jaw, bruises and cuts for the family members, said Don Losole Jr., 30, a food salesman who moved to San Antonio two years ago. The Nebraska family was seated in the Texas section and open- His father and three brothers were visiting from Omaha during the weekend, and they attended the game at the Alamodome. ley cheered for the Cornhuskers, wearing their red and white team colors amid a sea of Texas burnt orange. Taunts started immediately, but the tone turned increasingly hostile as Nebraska closed in on its bruising 22-6 victory, Losole said. "They were ranting and raving about how they wanted to beat us up," he said. "It got worse with the alcohol. I'd say 90 percent of it had to do with alcohol being served at the Alamodome." When the game ended and a physical confrontation seemed imminent, the Losoles hung back from the crowds leaving the stadium in hopes of avoiding a fight, Losole said. The assailants waited for them at an exit, the family said. 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DEC. 7 Section B·Page 4 The University Daily Kansan Tuesday, December 7, 1999 College Bowl Predictions KU 84-48 CHRIS FICKETT (sports editor) 80-49 BRAD HALLIER (associate sports editor) 83-46 JULIE WOOD (editor in chief) 97-32 MICHAEL RIGG (Big 12 football reporter) 87-42 MIKE MILLER (Kansas football reporter) 80-49 RYAN DESCH (student) Citrus: Florida vs. Michigan St. Rose: Stanford vs. Wisconsin Orange: Michigan vs. Alabama Fiesta: Nebraska vs. Tennessee Sugar: Florida St. vs. Virginia Michigan St. Wisconsin Michigan Nebraska Virginia Tech. Florida Wisconsin Alabama Nebraska Virginia Tech. Florida Wisconsin Michigan Nebraska Florida St. Florida Wisconsin Alabama Nebraska Virginia Tech. Florida St. Florida Wisconsin Alabama Nebraska Virginia Tech. Florida St. KU 84-48 0010 83-46 97-32 PENGUIN 80-49 AP TOP 25 The top 25 teams in the Associated Press" men's basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 5, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25thplace vote, and previous ranking: rank team rec pts pvs 1.Cincinnati (55) 5-0 1,747 1 2.Arizona (6) 5-0 1,647 4 3.Stanford (9) 5-0 1,620 3 4.Michigan St. 6-1 1,454 8 5.Kansas 6-0 1,451 6 6.Connecticut 5-1 1,402 5 7.North Carolina (1) 5-1 1,333 2 8.Auburn 4-1 1,231 7 9.Florida 4-1 1,044 11 10.Texas 4-1 1,043 9 11.UCLA 3-0 1,032 12 12.Syracuse 6-0 994 14 13.Ohio St. 2-1 869 15 14.Duke 5-2 822 17 15.Indiana 4-0 774 23 16.Tennessee 6-0 760 18 17.Oklahoma St. 6-0 550 21 18.Wake Forest 5-0 475 — 19.Temple 2-2 395 10 20.DePaul 4-2 378 20 21.Maryland 6-2 317 24 22.Illinois 3-2 272 16 23.Kentucky 3-3 224 13 24.Gonzaga 4-1 194 25 25.Purdue 3-2 181 19 Other receiving votes: Oklahoma 158; St. John's 135, Dau- lion 129, Utah 124, N.C. State 115, Michigan 36, tulsa 304, Michigan 33, Southern Miss 19, Minnesota 12, Creation 11, Usk 9, Kent 8, Notre Dame 8, Murray St. 7, Mississippi 6, Siena 6, ULN 5, Welber St. 3, Georgia Tech 2, Marshall 2, Oregon 2, Memphis 1, Penn St. 1 Cincinnati remains first in AP college hoops poll The Associated Press Cincinnati was No.1 in the Associated Press college basketball poll for the fourth straight week, and Wake Forest returned to the Top 25 on Monday for the first time in two years. The Bearcats (5-0), who beat Gonzaga in their only game last week, received 55 first-place votes and 1,747 points from the national media panel. Arizona (6-0), which won at Texas on Saturday, jumped from fourth to No. 2, receiving six No. 1 votes and 1647 points. Stanford (5-0), which didn't play last week, held third with nine first-place votes and 1,620 points, 166 more than Michigan State, which used its impressive win at North Carolina to jump from eighth to fourth in the rankings. Kansas, at 6-0 the fourth unbeaten team in the Top Ten, moved up one spot to fifth and was followed by Connecticut, North Carolina, which got one No.1 vote, Auburn, Florida and Texas. UCLA moved up one place to lead the Second Ten and was followed by Syracuse, Ohio State, Duke, Indiana, Tennessee, Oklahoma State, Wake Forest, Temple and DePaul. The last five teams were Maryland, Illinois, Kentucky, Gonzaga and Purdue. Wake Forest (5-0) beat Wisconsin and Temple last week to move into the rankings for the first time since Dec. 15, 1997, the season after Tim Duncan graduated. The Demon Deacons replaced Utah (3-2), which sandwiched wins against Stony Brook and Augusta State around a loss to Weber State. This week's Great Eight in Chicago will have three Top Ten match-ups as No. 1 Cincinnati plays No. 7 North Carolina; No. 2 Arizona faces No. 6 Connecticut; and No. 4 Michigan State goes against No. 5 Kansas. The fourth match-up will have No. 19 Temple against No. 24 Gonzaga. NBA dreams fading for Wichita player The Associated Press risks even the most gifted high school athletes face when they forgo college and leap to the NBA. WICHITA, — Korleone Young had that nervous feeling in his stomach. It was the same feeling that got his adrenaline going before big games. But he wasn't getting ready to play a game. He was getting booted out of pro basketball. It was Oct. 28. Philadelphia 76ers coach Larry Brown had just cut him. "It's one of the most shocking things that ever happened to me," said young, the 6-foot-7 former All-State player from Wichita East High School. Eighteen months ago, he had been only the 10th prep basketball player ever selected in the National Basketball Association Draft when the Detroit Pistons chose him in the second round. Today, his story illustrates the As the saying goes, said Detroit Pistons assistant coach George Irvine, the NBA is also an acronym for "No Boys Allowed." "We're a league of men," said Irvine, who worked with Young last season. "Nobody baby-sits you here. Korleone would have benefited a great deal if he had gone to college a year or two — not just in basketball but in the maturation process." Young isn't totally out of pro basketball. He learned Wednesday that he will leave by Dec. 13 for the Richmond (Va.) Rhythm of the first-year International Basketball League. It's his first step back to the NBA, said Kevin Poston, Young's agent. Young said his economic situation played a role in his decision to skip college, and he especially wanted to help out his grandparents. He and his mother, Kim, Cessna employee, live with his maternal grandparents, Charles and Betty, in northeast Wichita. "Every decision is different with every family," said Poston, who also represents such basketball stars as Penny Hardaway and Robert Horry and pro football's Charles Woodson and Orlando Pace. 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V VarsityBooks.com Tuesday, December 7, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section B · Page 5 Men's sports cut to comply with law Continued from page 1B Miami University is among the growing number of colleges and universities that are eliminating men's sports to make room for women's sports. Other universities and colleges, such as Wyoming and Providence, have even dropped popular men's sports such as baseball. Joel Maturi, athletics director at Miami, said that men's soccer, tennis and wrestling were drowned for several reasons. In order for the university to stay in Mid-American Conference, it must keep three sports — football and men's and women's basketball. He also said the school kept men's hockey because of the appeal to students, and that men's golf had raised a lot of money to stay at the varsity level. "All sports were on the table, actually," he said. "I actually recommended indoor and outdoor track and wrestling, but it was debated for some time." University of Kansas SuperTarget Field KANSAS GUEST HALF Save TARGET Brandon Winn, a former NJCAA and NAIA All-American in soccer, gazes at SuperTarget Field. Winn wanted to play soccer for Kansas, but the University does not sponsor men's soccer. Photo by Chad Cummings/KANSAN Angello said that a number of universities looking for Title IX compliance cut men's sports. "It's a misunderstood thing with Title IX," he said. "Nobody wants to take opportunities away from anyone, but universities manipulate Title IX. I'm not saying the Title IX is wrong because women do deserve the opportunity but you don't grow by subtracting. You grow by adding." However, numbers do show subtracting. The numbers According to a report released by the United States General Accounting Office on June 18, between the academic years 1985-66 and 1996-97, of the 23 men's varsity sports sponsored by the NCAA, 20 saw a decrease in the average squad size. Two sports, sailing and bowling had incomplete data, and water polo was the lone sport to experience a growth. Six of the 19 women's sports saw an increase in average squad size. Wrestling suffered one of the hardest hits of all men's sports. Change in maximum number of scholarship schools were allowed to award by sport, for men and women's sports in the NCAA between academic years 1985-86 and 1996-97. Between 1985 and 1997, the number of participants in wrestling fell from 7.975 to 5.347, a 33 percent decrease. The maximum number of scholarships that schools could award to men's sports in every Division I and Division II school decreased between 1965-66 and 1996-97. Women's athletics saw an increase in six Division-I sports and no decreases. Men Max. scholarships Change Women Max. scholarships Change 1985-86 1996-97 1985-86 1996-97 Baseball 13 11.7 Decreased Softball 11 12 Increased Basketball 15 13 Decreased Basketball 15 15 No change Football 95 8.5 Decreased Volleyball 12 12 No change Soccer 11 9.9 Decreased Soccer 11 12 Increased Wrestling 11 9.9 Crew/rowing N/A 20 N/A If the current trend of eliminating men's sports continues, Angelo said that there would be about 2 million more male athletes who won't get the opportunity to compete in the NCAA. women and minimize the number of men." T. J. Kerr, wrestling coach at California State Bakersfield, said that he is a supporter of Title IX,but that it has been interpreted the wrong way. "Ive never heard a man say he's 'against women's athletics, but now, men are being eliminated because they are men," Kerr said. "They have tried to max the number of To some, eliminating men's athletics might seem a form of sex discrimination. But Maturi said that because no court has ever ruled in favor of male athletes, eliminating men's sports was not sex discrimination. "I have no respect for this university" "I understand the male frustration, but that is the reality all over the country now," he said. "We had to eliminate 70 athletes, and by not Mike Ambrose Former wrestler at Miami, Ohio adding any, we are now in compliance (with Title IX)." Student-athletes to students grams, the student-athletes are the ones who must take the fall. While colleges and universities continue to drop men's pro- Angelo said that was sorry for his former student-athletes the most. "It's a real tragedy, and most are sympathetic, but they don't want to fight against women," Angello said. "What are these kids going to do now? If you are a 5-bot-4 and 125-pound wrestler, what other sports are you going to play?" One of Angello's former wrestlers is Mike Ambrose, who is a senior at Miami and had two years of NCAA eligibility remaining when Miami dropped wrestling and after taking a redshirt his freshman year. Ambrose said that he had been looking forward to the 1999-2000 season because the Redhawks were only losing one wrestler to graduation. "The whole team was back," he said. "We knew that it was possible for them to drop us, but it still dropped on us like a bomb. "If they didn't have wrestling here, I never would have come here. I loved it. We had the opportunity to have a great season and they completely took it all away from us. I have no respect for this university. They are babies and they couldn't handle it any better." Transferring is always an alternative for student-athletes when their program loses varsity status. But Ambrose said that transferring would not have done any good with the number of credit hours that he had already earned. Against the law? Men's programs are being cut back, according to Miami University's web site, in order to achieve gender proportionality—having the same amount of sports, athletes or scholarships for men's and women's athletics. But Angello and Kerr said that Title IX never says anything about proportionality. Kerr suggested eliminating men's sports may be illegal. In a lawsuit against the California State Board of Trustees, the president of California State Bakersfield and the athletics department, Stephen Neal, a former wrestler at California State Bakersfield, sued for sex discrimination. California State Bakersfield had been on the brink of dropping wrestling in 1997, but Neal won a decision in an appellate court in Fresno, Calif. The case is on appeal at the California Supreme Court. And former male student-athletes from Miami's wrestling, soccer and tennis teams filed a federal lawsuit against the university on Nov. 18. "We're trying to show that the (proportionality) system is not right," Kerr said. "This is going to be a long process, and I have no idea how it will turn out." — Designed by Matt James Some sports not sponsored by all Big 12 Many Big 12 Conference schools have recently added women's sports to each athletics department because of Title IX. But they didn't add the same sports. Kansas is of only three Big 12 schools to have women's rowing That means within the Big 12, many sports do not have 12 schools participating. For example, baseball, women's soccer and women's volleyball each have 11 schools that have varsity status. Colorado does not have baseball, Kansas State does not have women's soccer and Oklahoma State does not have women's volleyball. But because every school within the Big 12 is in compliance with Title IX, no sports are likely to be added soon, leaving some teams competing against as many as 10 other Big 12 schools, and others against none. Nebraska has two varsity sports that no other Big 12 school has—women's rifle and women's bowling. Karen Anthony, coach of the women's rifle team at Nebraska, said that it can be tough to find competition, being the only Big 12 school with rifle. "A lot of shooting goes on in high school (in Nebraska)," said Bill Byrne, Nebraska athletics director. "There are more than 60 schools who have rifle, so we can compete." "But the way I tend to look, there's no point in getting frustrated over something you can't control," she said. "I do have mixed feelings because there are drawbacks. We can't snag a conference championship. We've been denied that opportunity, but we get to schedule matches nationwide." Anthony added that while her Cornhuskers can't win a Big 12 title, they can win an NCAA title, despite the small number of teams. 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The Associated Press FORT GIBSON, Okla. — A seventh-grader walked up to a crowd of youngsters waiting for the morning bell Monday and allegedly opened fire with a gun, wounding four school-mates before a science teacher pinned him against a wall. "He doesn't even know who it was he shot," sheriff's Deputy Terry Cragg said. "There was not a hate thing. I asked him why. He said, 'I don't know.'" The small, slender boy was taken to court for a closed, 15-minute arraignment, walking None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening. A fifth youngster suffered bumps and bruises. solemnly between two deputies and keeping his head down. His name was not released. No details were released on the arraignment or on what charges the boy faces. Gov. Frank Keating issued a statement saying that the shooting should serve as a call to arms to address what he called the root causes of what is happening to our families and young people. He later issued a revised statement, deleting a "call to arms" and substituting the phrase "wake-up call." President Clinton told reporters in Washington that investigators from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were on the scene. "Our prayers are with each of the children and their families." Clinton said. Authorities said they were not aware of any previous trouble involving the boy and did not know who owned the gun. The youngster belonged to a teen Christian group and other school organizations, students said. "He seemed like a really nice person," said Justine Hurst, a 13-year-old eighth-grader. "He had a lot of friends." Kanjowah Bowley, another eighth-grader, said, "Some people say he's crazy, but he's really not. He comes from a really good family." Oklahoma Tulsa Oklahoma City Fort Gibson Ellie Hajek KANSAN Students had gathered outside the middle school and were waiting to enter for the start of classes when the boy walked up at around 7:45 a.m. and started shooting, witnesses said. School officials, given safety training following the Columbine High School massacre, rushed the students to the safety of the cafeteria. The wounded students were taken to hospitals in nearby Muskogee and Tula. A 12-year-old boy was in fair condition with a bullet wound in each arm, a 12-year-old girl was in fair condition with a cheek wound, a 13-year-old was treated for a wound to his forearm and another 13-year-old underwent surgery for a leg wound. Police obtained search warrants to search school lockers. All of the district's 1,850 students were sent home for the day. Mars probes likely are lost in space The Associated Press PASADENA, Calf. — Two tiny probes that rode aboard Mars Polar Lander, but separated before entry, appear to be lost forever as efforts to contact the larger spacecraft also continued without success. Mission controllers, looking increasingly gloomy and exhausted after failing for three days to detect signs of life from any of the spacecraft, admitted late Sunday it is growing more likely that contact may never be made. "Clearly, the team is getting more frustrated, certainly, and more tense about all of this," said Richard Cook, operations project manager for the Polar Lander. If no signals are heard, it would be total loss for the entire, $330 million Mars '98 project, which consisted of Polar Lander, the Deep Space 2 microprobes and the Climate Orbiter, which burned up over the Red Planet in September. The softball-sized microprobes were supposed to slam into the surface at 400 mph to test a new descent technique that did not use expensive parachutes or rockets to break the fall from space. If the test flight had been successful, future microprobe missions could be sent to cover a wider territory at less cost than current spacecraft. The $29.6 million probes were to have emitted their first signals on arrival Friday. Every two hours, the orbiting Mars Global Surveyor tried to detect any transmissions from the microprobes to no success. The probes also had been programmed to transmit automatically once every five minutes if they did not receive commands from Global Surveyor after 29 and 32 hours. No signals were picked up during those opportunities either. "If we haven't heard from them in the next 24 hours, we will have exhausted our opportunities to hear from them," said Sarah Gavit, the probes' project manager, early Sunday afternoon. There was no signal from the microprobes by early afternoon yesterday, NASA spokesman Brian Dunbar said, but officials made no final declaration about the probes' fate. Estimates of their trajectory based on the last data from the lander indicated during the weekend that they might have fallen into a crater, near a region of sand dunes. Both scenarios potentially are fatal. The probes' batteries, which could barely power a Christmas tree light, also could have frozen in temperatures reaching minus 185 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, the $165 million Polar Lander controllers attempted to find a signal for the third straight day Sunday. Several windows of opportunity came and went during the weekend with no sign of life from the unmanned craft. Mission managers worked on eliminating simple failure scenarios one by one. But they conceded that if, after trying all the obvious remedies, contact still has not been established by midweek, the explanations for the failure would become more complex, and the prospects of success would greatly diminish. Sunday's first communications window — designed to use a second antenna — opened at 10:50 a.m. PST and closed 10 minutes later without any transmission from the surface of the Red Planet. The lander, if working properly, was supposed to have switched radios to relay a signal through Global Surveyor, instead of transmitting directly to Earth. But the mapping spacecraft sent only its own data and none from the lander. Lack of any signals since shortly before Friday's scheduled landing left mission officials with hope only that the lander survived the touchdown and, on its own, was taking steps to establish contact. Mars Polar Lander could have gotten into trouble simply by setting down in difficult terrain. 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In a Porsche. hotjobs.com Section B·Page 8 The University Daily Kansan Tuesday, December 7, 1999 Nation/World Cuban boy's birthday party turns political The Associated Press HAVANA — President Fidel Castro made a surprise appearance yesterday at a 6th birthday party for Elian Gonzalez, continuing his campaign for the boy to be returned to his father in Cuba. Elian's elementary school classmates organized the party for Elian in his absence. The boy, who was rescued off the Florida coast nearly two weeks ago, has become a political poster child for Cubans on both sides of the Florida Straits. A midday news broadcast on government television showed the boy's father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, 31, and other relatives in Cardenas, wishing Elian a happy birthday on the telephone. "I sent you lot of little kisses so you have a happy birthday," Gonzalez told Elian after he and the boy's four grandparents, best friend and teacher sang him a Cuban birthday song into the speaker phone. "Are you coming back soon?" the father asked. "It isn't the boy's fault that his mother wanted to take him to the United States," a teen-age girl told local TV reporters after students held a protest of their own in Cardenas. "That poor child must be traumatized." Castro on Sunday demanded that Elian be returned to his father in 72 hours — by tonight. The State Department rejected the demand on Monday, saying the fate of the child should be based on humanitarian considerations. "The main thing is the child," said Vicki Huddleston, chief of the American mission, in brief comments to reporters thronged outside the U.S. Interests Section. "I have two children, and as a mother you want to see the best for the child." National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon appealed in a letter to governments around the world for their support in bringing Elian home. "Once again, the United States government has violated the basic principles of law and respect for human dignity thus insulting the child's father, a modest Cuban worker, and his grandparents," Alarcon wrote. Castro accused the U.S. government of kidnapping Elian, who was found Nov. 25 clinging to an inner tube off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Eilan's mother and stepfather were among those who died when an overloaded powerboat sank Thanksgiving week during the 90-mile crossing to Florida in what American authorities said was a case of illegal alien smuggling. The boy's father says the child was taken out of the country without his knowledge. He and the boy's four grandparents have asked the Cuban government to help get him back. The U.S. government has released the boy to his great-aunt and great-uncle in Miami, and they have petitioned the Florida state courts for permanent custody. U. S. legal experts said what may have to be resolved are two conflicting principles — the child's custody, which in most cases is granted to the surviving biological parent, and his immigration status. A 1966 law grants any Cuban who reaches American soil the right to stay. The conflict comes one week before U.S.—Cuba migration talks in Havana. Under current agreements, the U.S. government is to stop accepting Cubans picked up at sea. In turn, Cuba is to prevent illegal departures, following the 1994 summer exodus of tens of thousands of Florida-bound rafters. Alarcon has indicated that Cuba would raise the dispute about Elian during the Dec. 13 meeting. Israeli settlements reignite tensions in Jerusalem Albright to visit area discuss long-term peace The Associated Press JERUSALEM — On the eve of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's arrival, a bitter confrontation erupted yesterday between Israel and the Palestinians about Jewish settlements, derailing month-old talks aimed at sealing a final peace between the sides. The dispute appeared all but certain to embroil Albright, who intends to use her visit to the region to reaffirm U.S. support for the peace process, but had hoped to avoid acting as a referee in the tangle of quarrels between Israel and the Palestinians. Spotlighting one of the most intractable of those disagreements, the Palestinians announced yesterday that they no longer would participate in negotiations aimed at setting terms of their hoped-for statehood — so-called final status talks — unless Prime Minister Ehud Barak halts a burst of new construction of Jewish housing in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. "It is illogical to hold final status talks, while at the same time Israel is continuing its settlement-building. This is unacceptable," senior Palestinian negotiator Yasser Abed Rabbo told reporters in the West Bank town of Ramallah after a three-hour session with his Israeli counterpart. The final status negotiations, launched with fanfare on Nov. 8, are meant to reach the broad outlines of an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty by mid-February. On the table are the most contentious issues dividing the two sides: the borders of a future Palestinian state, the status of Jerusalem and the fates of Palestinian refugees and Jewish settlements. Abed Rabbo stopped short of suspending the talks outright, but said until Barak agreed to a freeze on settlement activity, settlements would be the only matter the Palestinians were willing to discuss. No date has been set for another session. Barak's administration said it could not legally halt settlement building that was set in motion by previous governments, but that any other new construction would be concentrated in settlement blocs that Israel plans to retain. issue of the settlements will not become an obstacle to the continuation of the negotiations," said Danny Yatom, the prime minister's security adviser. "We will find a way to see to it that the But even as they tried to ease Palestinian anger about the settlement issue, Barak associates criticized the timing of the demand for a building freeze. "I am sorry that the Palestinians are always creating a crisis when Secretary Albright visits the area," said Cabinet minister Haim Ramon, whose portfolio is Jerusalem affairs. Palestinians have long sought greater U.S. involvement in the negotiating process, while Israel generally has resisted it. However, the Palestinians denied the confrontation was being staged to coincide with Albright's arrival, scheduled late today. Clinton condemns human rights abuses by Chinese, Russians The Associated Press The president also condemned A abliefness of women and girls. WASHINGTON—President Clinton, in a human rights speech yesterday, criticized China's crackdown on the Falun Gong spiritual movement and said that Russia would pay a heavy price if it carried out its threatened destruction of the Chechen capital of Grozny. the repression of women and girls. He said the United States would spend at least $2 million next year in education and the improvement of the health of Afghan women and children refugees in Pakistan and would make $1.5 million available in emergency aid for those displaced by the Taliban's recent offensive. Joined by his wife, Hillary, the president marked the 51st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which the United Nations General Assembly adopted at the urging of 10 Clinton: Criticized China for crack-down on Falun Gong Eleanor Roosevelt to assert that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Thousands of Falun Gong followers reportedly have been detained since the government banned the group four months ago as a threat to its rule. Adherents say Falun Gong, which draws on ideas from Buddhism, Taismon and China's traditional practice of slow-motion exercises and meditation, promotes health and morality. Mike Hammer, National Security Council spokesman, said the administration had criticized China's actions against the Falun Gong, but yesterday's speech represented Clinton's first direct remarks. Clinton also used the occasion to express alarm about the plight of innocent civilians in the Chechen region of Russia, under siege from Russian artillery and bombs. Russian planes dropped leaflets yesterday warning residents of Grozny and rebels to flee by Saturday or risk a massive attack by federal forces that would smash the capital into submission. "Russia has set a deadline for all inhabitants now to leave Grozny or face the consequences," Clinton said. "Russia will pay a heavy price for those actions, with each passing day, sinking more deeply into a morass that will intensify extremism and diminish its own standing in the world." 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Sunshine Airlines 824-2232 1 1 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section B·Page 9 205 - Help Wanted Christian daycare needs reliable assistant to open in the morning. Must be responsible. 842- Give life, help infertile couple through maternal surrogacy. Any nationality acceptable. See "Maternity Surrogacy." Grounds keeper wanted. Flexible hours, negotiable pay. Full or part time. Apply in person, 5000 Clinton Parkway, or call 865-5454. Kitchen staff positions, Mass. St Deli and Buffalo staff positions, plus profit sharing. Apply at 719 Mass. upstarts. A FIT is seeking knowledgeable and friendly Personal Trainers, Instructors, and Supervisors for spring semester. Contact Michelle at 864-3546 Part time, flexible hours. General labor/warehouse. Hourly wage or workspace. Call for participants. 913-858-3555, asked for Ed or Ron. California Casstaly full-time position available for Inside Sales Reps in KC Office. Avg salary $33-40. For more info call Susan @ (800) 346-684 ext. 3700 or fax resume to (800) 589-1764. GET PUBLISHED|GET PAID! Maincampus.com seeks students for stories ranging from politics/sex/culture/etc. $25 per story! E-mail us at: e@maincampus.us hosts, hosters and server assistants Big Easy Cafe, 119th & Strangle Line Road, Olathe. Starting at $4/hr. +.ips. Call (913) 780-1854, (816) 842-784, or apply in person. Part-time leasing agents needed for large property management company. Must be available afternoons and weekends to start in Jan. Outgoing personality a must. Apply @ 200 W. 4th Spring internships available in graphic design, web development and advertising. Real world experience in a great environment. Good attitude a must. Call 841-1221. Are you a hard-working animal lover? Part-time kennel staff need assistance for busy veterinary hospital. Permanent and holiday positions available. No phone calls please. A434 Clinton Parkway. DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY Part time job with benefits. will help pay for College. KANSAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Call: (285) 842-9283 INVENTORY COUNTERS Washington Inventory service full/part time inventory counters, paid training, advancement, medical, 401k. $.25 per hour. For more info call 913-831-6400. Recruiting college students to help families with developmentally disabled (Eg. Autism, CP, Provisioning). Based on case presented, Fleam Park areas, and days 8 hrs. Fleam Park areas. Call ASSIST 965-4101 SECRETARY: Full time-NROTC office. Perform clinical skills, dictation, transcribe, and other varied duties. Proficiency in Word, Excel, & PowerPoint. Available on or near Starts ASP! Fax resume to: 1-888-842-2970. DO YOU LIKE BABIES?!!! Sumyside infant/tod- der program has openings for child care assist- tant. On camp for spring semester. Must be pre-teen or older. No previous negative TB test. $7/hour. Call Kathie at 847-0720. Earn up to eight dollars an hour plus commission and bonuses raising money for charities. Relaxed casual friendly atmosphere. No sales and set your own schedule. Send resume to any work on the week, Call 843-5010 EOE. New Socially Responsible CoffeeHouse/MicroRoasterie in Lawrence needs an enthusiastic, motivated Manager. Experience business from the beginning! Exciting avenues for professional and personal growth abound. Good pay, benefits and more. 2's Divine Espresso - 978-279- Temporary opening for experienced optician, in busy optical店 12/15/99/1/20/00. Hours 8-43 Mon.-Fri. Excellent salary! Great work environment. Tickets to 785-841-2675 attends: Peggy The Champions Before A After school program is looking for qualified and reliable Site Directors and Assistants. Site Directors need 12 hours of college credit in a child related field. Part time a.m. and p.m. available. Call 749-4131 to apply. Positions available immediately. Therapy aid needed for 12 year old boy with Autism. Must like children and be willing to work with challenging behavior. Knowledge of ABA and experience working with kids with Autism. Some training will be provided. If interested, please call 816-361-3914. The Department of Mathematics is accepting applications for the position of Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for the Spring 2000 semester. Duties include assisting in lecture class, grading, tutoring, hold consulting hours. Requirement: Math 123 or equivalent. Preference to students enrolled in Mathematics but not encouraged to apply. $6.45/hr. Applications 405 Snow. Deadline December 13, 1999. Weight Watchers Earn $$$ over the Holidays, Seasonal Customer Service Positions Available If you enjoy helping people and can handle inbound calls with ease and finesse, Weight Watchers wants to hear from you! • Competitive hourly rate • Flexible hours Renewal Location in Leawood, KS Call Truck: 405 1443 Call Today 495-1443 120 - Announcements 205 - Help Wanted + + + + + Part time weekend/winterbreak staff position in a children's museum in Shuwaise KS 913-256-7080 Part time weekend/winterbreak staff position in a children's museum in Shuwaise KS 913-256-7080 TEXTBOOK BUYER Are you self-motivated & accountable for yourself? F-T, regular position at Johnson County Community College. Responsible for coordinating with faculty the submission of textbook adoption form and curriculum for jr.s postsecondary education depa. Requires 2 yrs postsecondary education or equivalent, microcomputer & CRT expert, ability to complete detail work with accuracy & to communicate effectively with inventory management system. M-F, 8 a.m-5 p.m (occasional evenings & Sat). $8.88 hr. Human Resources, GEB-251; JCCC: 496-378 or e-mail: jccs@jccs.net. If this is you, bring your experience in metal studs, drywall, EIFS acoustical cellings, and other related activities to a company whose name reflects the future of Tech. We live, an enthusiast, team-oriented, innovative company offering the following benefits to our employees: I *Drug-free workplace & testing* *Competitive wages* *Promotions based on performance* *Mileage reimbursement* *Bonus & vacation incentives* *Medical/Dental/Vision insurance* *401K retirement plan* Work also available in Manhattan, Topeka & Salina areas: Call 785-539-7266 M-F, Bam-59p to set up an interview. CAMPUS REP WANTED The nation's leader in college marketing is seeking an energetic, entrepreneurial student for the position of campus rep. No sales involved. Place advertising on bulletin boards for companies such as American Express, Microsoft and Columbia House. ♦ Fabulous earnings ♦ Part time job ♦ Choose your own hours ♦ 8-10 hours per week American Passage Media, Inc. Campus Rep Program Seattle, WA 800-487-2434 Ext. 4444 Student Housing Dining Services Flexible Schedules $6.00/hour to Start Make New Friends Valuable Work Experience Convenient to Campus "Meal Deal" Available Scholarship Opportunities Just call or stop by: Ekdahl Dining • 864-2260 GSP Dining • 864-3120 Hashing Office • 864-1014 Oliver Dining • 864-4087 EO/AA Employer 120 - Announcements F KU Hawk NIGHTS Talent Night Tuesday, Dec. 7 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Kansas Union Ballroom Door Prizes 205 - Help Wanted Highly competent assistant needed to maintain extensive database and help organize several correspondences, subscription databases, newsletter mailing, phone answering. Required: knowledge of word processing, direction (Word & Excel). Friends or family to work pendently and efficiently. 10-20 hours per week. Deadline 12/08/98. Beginning salary $0.00/hr. Applicant to apply for application at 800 Center, EOE/AA employe SUA Webmaster Needed! STUDENT UNION ACTIVITIES design, set up and maintain web page for Student Union Activities $7 per hour THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Stop by the Personnel Office, and have a Karen Nixon level 5, hansas onlorn before the holiday break to fill out application and pick up information disc to set up mock page to be reviewed for hire. Mock page due by $9.50 HOURLY hiring. Mock page due by 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, 2000. Ion Solutions We need four outgoing, reliable phone representatives to set appointments for sales reps near campus. $9.50 per hour base plus commissions and bonuses. Benefits include Medical and Dental. Average reps earn $10-$15 per hour Shifts to start immediately. Hours: 4-9PM M-F; 10AM - 3PM Sat. Call 840-0200 after 2PM. Now a Subsidiary of BERRY PLASTICS PACKERWARE BERRY PLASTICS, Voted Wal-Mart's VENDOR OF THE YEAR is offering Temp to Hire Positions, Air Conditioned Facility Opportunity for Advancement All Shifts. Assembly, Packing & Printing NEEDED ASAP! Apply with EXCEL PERSONNEL & I Packerware Bern Plastics 2330 Packer Road (HR Entrance) JOBLINE: 785-842-3000 ext. 467 Excel Personnel F & Th 7am-7pm MWF 9am-3pm 2450 Iowa Suite H 842-6200 205 - Help Wanted Recycle Your Kansan Wanted confident female as sculpture model. call scholarship models, can evenings, 331-3622 **Scholarship Coordinator** The School of Engineering Half-time position **Salary Range:** $13K-$15K annually Review of applications on beginn. Oct. 8 and will continue until Dec. 9. Qualifications: BA or BS, Ability to maintain confidential, excellent comm. and/or skills, knowledge of PC, word processing, spread sheets and database, ability to interact with faculty, ability to work with high-level of accuracy and attention to detail, general understanding of accounting/recordkeeping procedures. Specialization: graduate school, scholarship program. Administers endowed scholarship funds. Coordinates event for National Merit Scholars, prepares recruitment materials for area high schools and community colleges, offers mentoring and Hall award, engages in session applications. Application materials include a letter of application, resume, and three names for references. For complete position announcement, please contact Amy Bakerkring, School of Engineering, KS 6045, (783) 768-2292, EOAC AT Employer $100 HIRING BONUS Now a Subsidiary of BERRY PLASTICS PACKERWARE BERRY PLASTICS, & Voted Wal-Mart's VENDOR OF THE YEAR is offering Temp to Hire Positions, Air Conditioned Facility, Opportunity for Advancement, All Shifts. Assembly, Packing & Printing NEEDED ASAP! Apply with EXCEL PERSONNEI Packerware Berry Plastics 2330 Packer Road (HR Entrance) JOBLINE: 785-842-3000 ext. 467 Excel Personnel T & Th 7am-7pm MWF 9am-3pm 2450 Iowa Suite H 842-6200 X 300s Merchandise Want to buy toy-by-side double barrel shotgun. Daytime phone 748-071 or evenings 643-2760. phone 748-071 or evenings 643-2760. 305 - For Sale --- --- S Miracle Video Big Sale. Adult Tapes $9.98 and up. 1900 Kaskell 841-7504. For Sale, Southwestern Couch $150, Leather chair $100, Oak coffee table $15, ORG $823-831-928 GAME GUY - **Sony PlayStation** - **Nintendo 64** - **PC CD ROM** - **Super Nintendo** - **Game Boy** - **Nintendo** 7 East Seventh 331-0080 www.game-guy.com VIDEO GAMES Trade or Sell your DVD's 310-Computers WANTED 电饭锅 Your Used computer (PC or Mac) We are paying up to $1000 Reward for your good used computer. UNI Computers 841-4611 1403 West 23rd Street We buy and sell new & used computers 340 - Auto Sales For sale, 1997 JEE wrear jangr, 36,00 miles, automatic, i $13,750. Call 913-869-3606. 83 Boneville v. 4, $1400, 11k; well maintained, Overland park call v. 381-385-3145 matic. $13,750. Call 913-699-3606. 79 Ford Explorer Sport. White with grey leather interior, fully loaded. 60,000 highway miles. $17,000. Call (788) 728-3038. 370 - Want to Buy $$ $$ S ASH! for high school or college class rings, must stay 10k on inner band. Men or women all in line. NEED CASH? Sell your games to Game Guy. 7 East 7th St. 331-0800 400s Real Estate 405 - Apartments for Rent 2 bdm, 1 bath, partially furnished, close to campus $52 per mq + utils. Call 749-3641. 2 baths, 180ft, partially turned down; close to campus $52 per room + utilities. Bd 749-8411. 3 BD. 2 Bath w./ washer and dryer; $450/mo. Available now at Highpoint Apts. Bd 749-8418. Quiet one bedroom with loft; $450/mo. Water Paid. December rent already paid. Bd 749-8352. Southpointe Apartments? 9 BR, 1 BA available now. Great storage space. Bd 634-8427. Must see! Southpointe Park Villas: gorgonian, BR, 2 BA available now. Gorgeousuary, Bd 844-8446. 1BR Rentals: Bd 844-8446. 1BR Rentals: 1200 sq. ft., fireplace, $450/month, utilities app. Approx. 2 Bdrm, 1 bath Ap. available in Dec or Jan, close to campus, parking included! 13th and Ohio. Deposit required. Call Darrell at 842-4711. 2 BR/BA, fire place, W/D hookups, near Hy-Vee, wet bar, balcony, free water & cable, pool, work facilities, tennis court, chequ. Call 832-2081. 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath. Highpoint Sublease 150.00 sq ft. Fully-furnished. July Dec. & Jan. will be paid for. Call 845-9644 Avid, mid dec. or jan. Beautiful remodeled 1 BR at 1530 Tenn. Clean, quiet, secure building. Heat, water are paid. No pets. $360.841-3192. Basement Apartment, 1 BR, walk to KU and Downtown. $325/mo including utilities/cable. Non-smoker only. Avail 12/20 Call 842-4888 Female grad student, Furn. room, in private home near campus, Clean, Quit, Kitchen privileges $250/mo. Utl. incl. 1709 Indiana. 943-6237 Immaculate m. old yr. 2 BRI/2 BApt. Short-term lease avail. 1/00 W/D, W/D CA, microwave West side, quiet. $830/mo. 749-0715. One bdm available now! Large kitchen and bath. Cabinet, gas heat, gas heat, on bus Call 760-1290 Sublease, avail mid December. 2bdr. 1 bath & 8 bedroom excellent location. Please call 331-656-084 Sublease available at Naisimh Hall. Unlimited meal plan $00 deducted. Contact Shannon $31-542-6875. Sublease available mid December. Lg 3 Bureaus rent paid 289s from campus. Call 843-9422 Sublease awesome 2 BR apartment with garage. Great location. Walking distance to campus. Avail. mid Dec or Jan. Call Leah 749-3482. Sublease one bdmr. new Melrose C, Close to KU W/D. D/W, micro, fully equipped. Avail. now $600/mo. Call 913-897-2976. Sublabe two bdm 1307 Ohio St. starting January 1433 per mo. Very close to campus. Call 846-355 2222. Sabailee two bedroom apt. Close to campus, on parks. Call Chad 865-2693. Avail now. $500/mo. Call Chad 865-2693. Avail now. $500/mo. Lease: Jefferson Commons, Available Dec. 18. 12 beds in bedroom Apt. 37 (leasured individually). For Room C only - Willing to pay first 2 mo. rent! Note mention this offer to Computers 832-0032 Three bdrm townhouse for 6 month lease. Sincer- ly booked. Mail back housey hook. $750/mo. Starting Jan. 1 Call: 845-9156 Moving out of the dorms, or need a place for you and a pet? Sublease for a nice 1bdrm starting Mid-Dec. $345/mo. Close to campus, most applicances included, private parking. Call 838-9201. Sublease room in 2 bdrm apt. for Spring semester. Available mid-December. Close to stadium. $215/month + utilities. Quiet non-smoking graduate student preferred. UKSHA Student Housing Co-ops Coeud student housing alternative to private lanslords. Experience democratic control combined open and diverse membership. Call or drop by. Sunflower House: 1406 Tennessee 841-0484. 1614 Co-ona: 1614 Kentucky 842-3118 Cedarwood Apartments - 1 & 2 Bedroom Apts * Studios * Air Conditioning * Close to shopping & restaurants * 1 block from KU Bus route * REASONABLE PRICES * Swimming pool - Laundry facilities on site Call Karin Now! 843-1116 2411 Cedarwood Ave HEATHERWOOD VALLEY APARTMENTS 2 & 3 Bedrooms $200 off 12 month lease $100 off 6 month lease Office hours 1-6 M-F Large, Quiet Apartments Bus Route 843-4754 405 - Apartments for Rent SUBLEASES AVAILABLE IN 18 rpts, at West H Hills, Apts 1012 Emery Rd. Openings in Dec, and Jan. Great location near campus. No pets. Call for details. 841-3800 or 760-8207. COLONY WOODS 1301 W. 24th & Naismith 842-5111 3 Hot Tubs On KU Bus Route Exercise Room Indoor/Outdoor Pool 1 & 2 Bedrooms M-F 10-6 SAT 10-4 SUN 12-4 Meadowbrook 15th and Crestline 842-4200 E-mail: mdwbk@idir.net - Apartments - Duplexes - Townhomes --- meadowbrook A Quiet, Relaxed Atmosphere. close to campus spacious 2 bedroom swimming pool on bus route VILLAGE SQUARE apartments 9th & Avalon • 842-3040 410 - Condos For Rent 4 4 4 Large 4 bdm luxury townhouse available January. Call 979-3800 or idrir.net /Imjhawk Extra nice 3 bdm/2 bath Condo. Walking distance (Emery Rd.), on bus route (Emmy Rd.) 814-4700, att: Eil. 415 - Homes For Rent Moving to Kansas City at the end of the semester? 4 bd, 2 1/2 ba, in Lenexa. Fenced yed, pets considered, avail. Jan. 1. Rent $1500/mo. Call 913-908-5683. Sablatee to share a gorgeous 2 bdm. $250/ml. immediately except water. Available immediately. 84-203. 4 BR, 1/2 bath, kitchen-all appl., W/D, FP, AC, smoke alarms, carmels, hot read, hot tub, 2 car garage/carport, 2 blks from KU. High School, school bus. No cars. No dogs. No fire. No drogs. No cals, dogs or smokers. Great for a family or a friends. Available Jan 1, 2000. 841-1888 afternoons or evees. 430 - Roommate Wanted --- Female wanted to share 2 BR apartment, close to campus, 264 mo +1/2 units. Call 749-3641 NS female roommate wanted. Sublease in 3 dbm, 2ba, in W. Lawrence, W/D. garage, Available Jan. 1st. $250/mo +1/3 unit. Call 331-0007 Roommate wanted to share 3 bedroom house Jan. To July. Close to campus and downtown. Roommate wanted to share 3 bedroom house Jan. To summer. Location close to campus and downtown. Affordable price. If interested 31-4650. One female roommate to live in 3 bedroom Apt. In old home. Current tenant: 2 females. Close to campus (11th &Ohio) Rent: $290 (wet heat, and gas paid) Pets welcome. Call: 855-449 2-Fem. students to live with Ferm. Femer occupied the room. Close to campus. No smoking. Nopels. Avail. Jan. $250/mo plus utilities. Lease references required. Call (743) 262-3267 Female roommate wanted to live with 3 other females in AWESOME house on bus route. Private room with CA, dishwasher, 2 porches, and kitchen. Close to campus. No smoking. Nopels. Avail. Jan. $250/mo +1/4 unit. Call 743-3626 Section B · Page 10 The University Daily Kansan Tuesday, December 7, 1999 Winter break calendar full of entertainment Although inactivity seems to blanket the campus and community from Stop Day through finals and to the end of winter break, life does go on in Lawrence. Here are some things to do for those staying in or close to town: December December Wednesday, Dec. 8 Thursday Dec 9 Train, Stir, Verbow at the Bottleneck 737 New Hampshire St. Reverend Horton Heat, Los Straitjackets at the Bottleneck. Friday, Dec. 10 Here's Love based on the book Miracle on 34th Street at 7 p.m. at the Lied Center. KU Opera: Amahl and the Night Visitors at 5 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 946 Verm St. Saturday, Dec. 11 Band that Saved the World and Spacepockets at the Bottleneck. Tuesday, Dec. 14 Panel donor, the Teriyakis and Photo By Husband at the Bottleneck. Appleseed Cast, Casket Lottery, Hillary Step and Elevator Division at the Bottleneck. Wednesday, Dec. 15 Mi6, Slurry and Zippo Moment at the Bottleneck. Thursday, Dec. 16 Moment at the Bottleneck DJ. Ran at the Granada DJ Rap at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St. Thursday, Dec. 16 The Apocalypse Mean Dean the Metal Machine's Birthday Party with Truth, Origin, Wormwood, Soleric, Fullpower and Overture at the Bottleneck The Elves and the Shoemaker at 7:30 pm at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. ... Christmas Tour at 8 p.m. at the Lied Center. - Swinger Ball with Jeffrey Lee & the Palemoon Kings and Parlay at the Bottleneck. Saturday, Dec. 18 Ultimate Fakebook, Proudentall and Reflector at the Bottleneck Friday, Dec. 17 Tuesday, Dec. 21 Lawrence Women's Chorale Christmas Concert at 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. - Planetarium, Centipede and Lunar Beat Theory at the Bottleneck. The Boys Choi of Harlem Wednesday, Dec. 22 Touchdowns CD release party with Sufferbus, Podstar at the Bottleneck. Postal at the Bottleneck Thursday, Dec 23 Black Water and Wormwood at the Bottlejack Tuesday, Dec. 28 through Thursday, Dec. 30 3 Days of Anti Fest with All Together, Fashion Statements, Rayguns, Six Percent, Origin, Elements, Truth, Mi6, Soteric, Sunshine Vandals, Donkey Show, Thulium, Effigy, Slurry, 2 Player Option, Strictly for Rent, Punchline and Planet Arsenal at the Bottleneck. Arsenal at the Bottleneck. Friday, Dec. 31 New Year's Eve party with Star 80 at the Bottleneck. Millennium Hoe Down with BR-549 and Hadacol at Liberty Hall. January Saturday, Jan. 8 Ultimate Fakebook and Creature Comforts at the Bottleneck. Shemeka Copeland at the Bottleneck. Thursday, Jan. 13 - Emily Hughey Beck presides in 'Sexxlaws' court By Chris Eckert Kansan music critic After the tropical acoustic sounds of Mutations, Beck has released what is described as the "official" follow-up to 1996's Odelay, titled *Midnite Vultures*. Phrases like "Becksploitation" and "sci-fi disco" have been used to describe this, possibly the horniest album this side of 2 Live Crew. Although it keeps up the cultural mishmash of Odelay, this is a far less-produced album, relying more on live instrumentation, even though many of the instruments are synthesizers. If there's one unifying theme to the album, it's sex, sex, sex. The album opens with self-described "Monday Night Football horns" and the first single, "Sexxlaws." Next is a nonsequitur The album slows down with a few valentine, "Nicotine & Gravy." more organic numbers, "Out of Mixed with slow grooves, Beck Kontrol" and "Beautiful Way." promises to do your massage your soul.I'll turn you over to the highway natrol." The 1970s AM radio feel climaxes with "Mixed Bizness," a funk number that promises to make "all the lesbians scream." The aura of the 1970s continues as a computerized, sci-fi tone takes control in songs like "Get Real Paid" and "Peaches & Cream." 1234567890 amorous songs about "the girls with the cellophane chests," and how "you look good in that sweater and aluminum crutch." "Milk & Honey" is a country-western song run through every new wave effects box imaginable, and "Pressure Zone" is a scenic landscape with the most straight-forward rock arrangement of the album. The centerpiece, the jewel in Beck's carnal crown, is the album's closer, "Debra." The Dust Brothers, doing production work with Beck again, do their best to imitate Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra, while Beck walls in falsetto, "I want get with you / only you / oh, and your sister / I think her name's Debra." The whole album is positively soaked in sex, but in a harmless, non-threatening way. It's hard to envision anyone who promises to "cold step to you with a fresh pack of gum" as a predator. Beck is more like a precocious cousin who's repeating some jokes he heard on late night cable, except that he's clever enough to realize it's funnier to mistell them. Mix this attitude, and Beck's more confident musicianship—he produced most of the album himself—and *Midnite Vultures* is an album that will keep Beck in groupies for years to come. - Edited by Ronnie Wachtel Jived Turkey provides buffet for the ear By Emily Hughey writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Jived Turkey has been together for little more than a month. Like most Lawrence bands, its members have printed handbills and posters, played at local venues and tried to spark local stardom. But they're not the norm. Berek Awend, Minneapolis senior; Greg Bloom, Lake Forest, Ill., senior; Jeff Eder, Chicago senior; Greg Nielsen, Lawrence resident; are the funk-infused Jived Turkey. The band is opening for Macoe Parker tonight at the Toys for Tots benefit concert sponsored by Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at 8 p.m. at the Granada. 1020 Massachusetts St. As a self-described funk, jazz, blues, gospel and rock band, Jived Turkey can't wait to meet the "man," Maceo Parker, who's played with artists such as Prince, the Parliament Funkadelic, Dave Matthews Band and Ani DiFranco. be opening for Parker "Without him, we probably wouldn't be here today," said Awend, guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist, as he sat, in Birkenstock sandals, in his living room. "We'd all be listening to classical music and the Allman Brothers Band." The rest of the guys, perched on chairs and couches around the room, laughed. Nielson, a 27 year-old California native, the KU men's club volleyball coach and Jived Turkey's drummer and lead vocalist, said he was thrilled to On stage, Jiyed Turkey engages the audience into an unroar. "I've been doing music for 10 years," laughed Nielsen, who, before moving to Lawrence, lived and toured out of his van in southern California. "And, after a month of playing with these guys, I get to open for Maceo Parker." "There's nothing like asking a crowd to say 'ho' and they actually do it," Awend said in his Minnesota accent. "Then you ask them to say 'Ho' twice and they say 'Ho ho' and then you ask them to scream and they scream 'so loud that you're like I can't believe this. These people are having a good time.'" Bloom, barefooted bassist and guitarist, clad in Humpty's vest left over from the Digital Underground show last month at the Granada said he loved performing regardless of the venue. "It's the best thing ever," said Bloom, the self-proclaimed partner of the group. "It's a total natural high — except for the free beer. Everybody's giving you their full attention and having a great time." Although they've just gotten started, Jived Turkey will break for a while after Awend's December graduation. While Bloom joked about going on a world tour, Awend said he was unsure of the band's destiny. "We kind of want to take on the world, Jived Turkey-style," he said. "But we're going to put it on hold for a little while to see if I can succeed in the real world." 2799 2799 Tennessee North Railway Local band, Jived Turkey, will open for Maceo Parker tonight at 8 p.m. at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St. Contributed art For now, though, they're just happy opening for Maceo Parker. 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