Monday inside
Loopy Day dries out The University of Kansas scholarship halls will no longer get to use water in their Loopy Day festivities.
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Shannon Martin trial
A suspect in the murder of University of Kansas student Shannon Martin was arrested on suspicion of threatening a witness in the case. The other two suspects were already in custody as the trial nears a close. PAGE 3A
End of the road
The Kansas soccer team ended its record breaking sea.
breaking season in Los
Angeles this weekend, losing to UCLA 1-0 in the NCAA Tournament. PAGE12A
Jayhawks defeat Mocs
The Jayhawks win their first non-exhibition game of the season against
Tennessee-Chattanooga. PAGE 12A
Fighting for a bid
The Kansas volleyball team swept Texas A&M Saturday. The Jayhawks are
seeking their first invitation to the NCAA tournament. PAGE 8A
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KANSAN
Vol.114 Issue No.66
The Student Newspaper of the University of Kansas
Monday, November 24, 2003
Celebrating bowl possibilities
Teammates swarm sophomore defensive back Rodney Fowler after his 23-yard interception run during the second half. The turnover led to touchdown. The Jayhawks go on to score three more times. Kansas finished without a losing record for the first time since 1995 by beating Iowa State 36-7 on Saturday in Lawrence. SEE STORY ON PAGE 12A
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Director bids farewell
By Zack Hemenway
zhemenway@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
When Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics colleague Bill Howell introduced Richard Norton Smith last night, he referred to the presidential historian's sense of humor.
As if on cue, Smith walked out seconds later carrying a neon pink picket sign reading "God Hates Fred," lampooning the ever-present Rev. Fred Phelps and his group, who protest every Lied Center event with their similarly
worded message
The laughter continued on the 27-degree night after Smith's opening remark.
"I always knew it would be a cold day when I left KU," said Smith, departing director of the Dole Institute.
agreed in October to take a position as director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library starting Dec. 1, plans for the director's swan song at the University began to take shape.
Dole Institute's Presidential Lecture Series, wasn't originally scheduled as part of the lecture series. But after Smith
Smith
The other three speakers in the lecture series — Robert Caro, Roger Wilkins, and David Gergen — talked about specific presidents they had worked with or studied. Smith, who has visited the grave sites of every president who has one, gave a lecture with a broader focus.
SEE FAREWELLON PAGE 6A
Family Setting
Kansas Volleyball's father - daughter pair face challenges of college athletics together
Story by Mike Norris Photos by Courtney Kuhlen
Most students who graduate from high school say goodbye to their family. But Ashley Bechard, now in her third year at Kansas, spends three hours a day, six days a week, with her dad.
He teaches her, he reminds her when she's not going full out; he helps her become a better person. Ashley is a reserve setter on the Kansas volleyball team. She's different from her teammates in one important way: Her dad is her coach.
Ray Bechard sat on the living room floor in his Lawrence home, smiling and remembering his fondest volleyball story about Ashley. She was 11 years old; the family was living in Great Bend, and she was playing volleyball for the first time. Dad was her coach, and the team had not won a match all season.
It was late, and their team was ahead. One of the opposing players hit the ball, and the referee called it out of bounds. But young Ashley disagreed.
HOW IT BEGAN
"No, no, I touched it," she said. It was another point for the other team.
Ray could only bite his tongue and remind himself that for girls at this age, it was just for fun. But as a 10-year veteran volleyball coach at Barton County Community College, that was hard. Still, Ashley telling the truth didn't hurt the team — it went on to win its first match.
Courtney Kuhlen/Kansan
Coach Ray Bechard and daughter Ashley have a strong relationship on and off the volleyball court. Ashley considered other teams and coaches, but decided to remain close to friends and family.
Ashley's dad continued as her coach until she reached high school. As a freshman at Great Bend High School she played on the junior varsity squad.
That was, until the varsity coach, upset with how his two senior setters were playing, took Ashley out of a JV match she was playing in and put her directly into the varsity match. After playing well, and helping her team to a victory, Ashley was on varsity to stay.
SEE FAMILY ON PAGE 5A
Professor receives award recognition from seniors
The H.O.P.E. award, the only University of Kansas honor given exclusively by students for teaching excellence, was bestowed Saturday on Richard Snyder, distinguished professor in clinical psychology.
Snyder, 58,
who was chosen
from six other
finalists,
received the
annual Honor
for an Outstanding
Progressive
Educator award
from Chancellor
Robert Hemen-
way at halftime
Snyder
of the Kansas- Iowa State football game.
The award was established by the graduating class of 1959 as a way to recognize outstanding teaching and concern for students.
A professor at the University for more than three decades and winner of the award in 1991. Snyder received a monetary prize and recognition on a permanent plaque in the Kansas Union.
In early November, seniors were given the opportunity to vote for who they thought should win this year's award.
In addition to the 20 officially nominated professors, there were 31 write-in names which according to Genevieve Gordon senior class president, was unusual.
The list was cut down to seven professors who were then interviewed by the senior board of class officers and the senior advisory board to determine a winner.
The other finalists were Cynthia Akagi, assistant professor in health and sports exercise sciences, Robert Carlson, professor of chemistry, Chico Herbison, instructor in African-American studies, Stephen llardi, associate professor in psychology, Jeffrey Lang, professor in mathematics, and Tom Volek, associate professor in journalism.
— Kevin Kampwirth
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