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VOL. 102, NO. 35
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Kansas coach Glen Mason remembers when fans did not care about Sunflower State football.
In-state football no longer a joke
By David Bartkoski
The Jayhawks defeated the Wildcats 30-12 for their only victory that year, and K-State did not win a single game. In 1988, the Kansas defense gave up 536 total yards a game, still an NCAA record for most yardage allowed a game in one season.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1992
Kansan sportswriter
The Jayhawks and Wildcats are aiming for their first bowl bids since 1981 and 1982, respectively.
Four years later, Kansas, 3-1, and K-State, 3-0, are headed into tomorrow's game at Memorial Stadium on much different terms.
When Kansas played Kansas State in 1988, the teams were considered to be two of the worst in college football.
Kansas coach Glen Mason said a statement was being made about how people viewed football in the Sunflower State.
Kansas boasts the country's second-best scoring offense and ranks second in the Big Eight in total defense. K-State is undefeated and first in the conference in rushing defense.
"The perception by most people was that the worst football in college in the country was played in Kansas." he said.
Mason said people in the state thought football was a homeless cause and would never get better.
"No one cared about football in the state of Kansas?" he said. "I don't think that's true. Two years ago was the beginning of that statement. Last year over in Manhattan added to that statement, and this year is just another chapter in that story."
In 1990, Kansas defeated K-State at Memorial Stadium, 27-24. The Jayhawks finished 3-7-1, and the Wildcats went 5-6. Last year, Kansas State defeated the Jayhawks 16-12 in Manhattan, and both teams had winning seasons. Kansas leads the all-time series between the teams 60-24-5.
Since 1969, the winner of the contest has been awarded the Governor's Cup. Kansas has won the trophy in 15 of 23 years.
Mason said this year's K-State squad impressed him.
"When I watch them on film, I see talented football players," he said. "I think they're real well-balanced."
Kansas sophomore outside linebacker Bob Davis has earned
their fourth consecutive season despite losing some of their stars from last year
Davis said that although he deflected a pass in last year's game and played well, the loss overshadowed his individual performance.
He said he remembered the end of the game
"There was the counting down, and then it was over," he said. "Everybody was running on the field. It was crazy. I think that's something you don't ever forget."
Mason said the Jayhawks were ready to play after having a 16-day layoff.
It feels like we've gone through two-a-day practices again," he said. "You get to the point where you say you're tired of practicing, and it's time to play. That's where I feel we're at."
After a selection process that some journalists boycotted, a bipartisan commission announced yesterday that it had chosen four reporters to participate in Sunday's presidential debate.
Fred Phelps, pictured at right, an anti-homosexual activist, debated with a KJHK talk-show host. Two demonstrators protested outside the station.
Debate participants chosen
Debating on KJHK
See story. Page 8.
See story, Page 3.
Students react to rate proposal
By Christine Laue Kansan staff writer
By Christine Laue
if residents of other halls felt the same because this year's increase at her hall, Miller Scholarship Hall, was not as high as at other halls.
Residents pay for their own food at Miller and Watkins scholarship halls and would pay $16 more next year, while residents of the other scholarship halls would pay $104 more.
Wednesday's proposed housing rate increase might cause some students to be more frugal with their recreational spending next year.
"I have to cut out some of the things I enjoy doing—going to the movies, stuff like that," said Josh Ediger, McPherson freshman.
Ediger, a resident at Jawahar Towers Apartments, would pay an additional $88 for the year if the proposed increases passed University committees and the Board of Regents by Nov. 1. The increases would mean that residents of all student housing units would pay between 2.1 and 8.1 percent more next year.
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said at Wednesday's Residential Programs Advisory Board meeting that the increases were due to inflationary pressures, such as rising utility rates, food prices and staff benefits.
Ediger said that inflation and the increased rates would cause him to tighten his budget. But like some KU students who yesterday learned about the possible housing rate increase, Ediger is not up in arms.
His reaction is what Jamie Cutburth, president of the Association of University Residence Halls, expected from some students.
"If it has to be done, it has to be done," he said. "It's going to happen, but nobody is going to be happy about it."
Kim Ramsey, president of the All Scholarship Hall Council, said she could not predict exactly how students would react when Stoner visited the housing units during October to discuss the proposed increases.
Mick Conrad, Atchison freshman and Oliver Hall resident, said he was not angry about the increase of $152 at residence halls.
"Arate increase will be looked at critically. " Cutburn said.
"It's spending more money out of people's pockets," Ramsey said. "They may be unhappy with it. I just really can't call it."
"I just find it irritating." Conrad said. "It
She said she did not think the increase was as bad as the year before for the scholarship halls. However, she was not certain
costs enough already."
"If it improves the hall, I'd definitely be for it," she said of the increase. "Whether we see improvement or not, it's inevitable."
Stephanie Emert, Bathajethain and vice president of Douthart Scholarship Hall said she would not be upset about the increase if the additional money was used to replace chairs, tables, dishes or for land scaping and maintenance.
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Cold front spits snow, rain on KU
By Tiffany Lasha Hurt Kansan staff writer
Jamie Pachter, Overland Park sophomore, tried to stay dry during the unseasonably cold temperatures and snow that rolled across Kansas.
Fall's first snowflakes fell yesterday morning after rain and cold wind whipped across the KU campus.
Rob Koch of the KU Weather Service said normal temperatures for yesterday would have a high of 74 and a low of 50. Instead temperatures were a high of 45 and low of 35.
But students should not pack away their summer clothing. Today's forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a high of 65. Pregame forecasts for tomorrow's Kansas-Kansas State football game include cloudy skies with light morning showers and a high in the 50s.
Tomorrow's game should bring fans to Memorial Stadium despite the lack of warmth and sunshine, said Bernie Kish, director of ticket operations and sales.
"The key thing is that the forecast for Saturday is very good, and I think people are going to look at the forecast for Saturday and not what it is today," he said. "Sales have been brisk, and we are still anticipating a sellout."
KU students living in University housing might not be using their air conditioners any more this year. Marion Temple, assistant director for facility maintenance for the department of student housing, said air conditioners were turned off yesterday morning in all campus housing, and a meeting this morning would determine whether to turn on the heat.
"The last couple of years has really been bad for determining when to change from cool to heat or heat to cool," he said.
Mike Richardson, director of facilities operations, said heat was not turned on in the academic buildings but was turned on for Sprague Apartments, Hilltop Child Development Center and several mobile classrooms north of the Kansas Union.
"We're turning on the heat in selective areas because they don't retain the heat as long as some of the stone buildings," he said. "It really depends on the buildings and how they are used."
Columbus, New World remain debate topics
By Mark Martin
Kansas staff writer
Kansan staff writer
Christopher Columbus, a man who has more streets, parks and rivers named after him in the United States than anyone besides George Washington, remains a mystery
Scholars argue over his name, his birth, his death, whether he was a navigational genius or just lucky, and if he ever realized the importance of his discovery. During the past century, more than 250 scholarly papers have been published about his origins.
"The history of Columbus is interesting," said W. Stutt Robinson, professor emeritus of史学."There are an
many stories in Columbus."
Beyond Columbus, issues involving his landing remain open to debate.
"The study of disease in the Americas has become very fashionable," Robinson said. "It's interesting because before the English arrived in Jamestown in 1607, small pox had probably been introduced into the Americas by fishermen off the coasts. So the disease had already devastated a lot of tribes."
Donald Stull, associate head of anthropology, said disease was the largest factor in the conquering of the New World by the Europeans.
"Disease conquered America, not the Europeans," he said. "Small pox, the measles and even flu decimated the Indian population."
Stull said that one of the biggest current debates was about the number of people in the Americas before the arrival of the European explorers.
victory of the Europeans, we thought there were about a million people in North America," he said. "But many have questioned that."
Stull said the population debate was political.
"If there were only a million people here, that means a lot less died," he said. "Also, if there was lots of space in the U.S. and Canada, then the Europeans had a lot more justification to colonize."
Stull said the rethinking of Columbus happened mainly because of an increased awareness of multiculturalism.
"That's why its good to see more Native American historians and anthropologists," he said. "They add another perspective to these same events."
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Monday at Haskell Indian Junior College
8:30-9 a.m.; Welcome speech by Bob Martin, Haskell
9:9:50 a.m.: Keynote address on the Columbian Legacy by Walter Echo-Hawk, attorney for the Native American Rights Fund.
7 a.m.; Dedication ceremony at the Medicine Wheel, south of the Haskell campus.
10-11:50 a.m.; 1:10-3 p.m.; Concurrent sessions in Sequoyah Hall presented by Haskell and KU faculty
3:20-4 p.m.: Closing ceremony with the Night Hawk singers
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