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ansan
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November 17, 1997
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Vol. 108 • No. 63
Warmer and mostly sunny
A University of Kansas student shares her experiences as a nude model for the School of Fine Arts.
Hill Topics today
Vol. 108 · No.63
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Sports today
Kansas forward Paul Pierce (right) and the Jayhawks will play host to the Rice Owls at 7:07 tonight in Allen Field House.
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The end and the beginning
Kansas football coach, Terry Allen, walks off the field with defensive back Avery Randle after a disappointing 45-31 loss to the University of Texas. Saturday's game marked the end of the 1996-97 football season for the Jayhawks. Photo by Pam Dishman/KANSAN
"This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."
Football Finale
— Winston Churchill
The Kansas football team dropped to 5-6 (3-5 Big 12 Conference) after a 45-31 loss to the Texas Longhorns on Saturday in Austin, Texas.
The Jayhawks' hopes for a winning season and a bowl bid in coach Terry Allen's first season were dashed in the second half. Kansas' five victories are one short of qualifying for bowl eligibility.
SEE PAGE 1B
Finally, Basketball
The Kansas men's basketball team opened its season Friday night with a 99-73 defeat of Santa Clara. It was the 25th consecutive Kansas victory in the home opener. The Jayhawks shot 61 percent from the field and outrebounded the Broncos 51-32. Kansas leads the series 4-0.
Kansas, 1-0, will seek its 46th consecutive victory in Allen Field House at 7:07 tonight against the Rice Owls, 0-1.
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Kansas 'Raef LaFrentz and Paul Pierce look up at the scoreboard during the closing moments of the Jayhawks 99-73 victory against Santa Clara.LaFrentz had 22 points and 19 rebounds in Friday's win in Allen Field House.
Photo by Geoff Krieger/KANSAN
Special athletes given golden opportunity
By Gwen Olson gelson@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Community makes Games successful
More than 1,000 athletes from eastern Kansas visited Lawrence this weekend for the Kansas Special Olympics Indoor Games East Tournament.
Activities included volleyball, bowling, food, dancing and free movies.
The athletes competed Friday in a volleyball tournament at Robinson Center. The bowling tournament was Friday and Saturday at Royal Crest Lanes, Ninth and Iowa streets.
included 985 athletes, 224 coaches and volunteers from the University of Kansas, Lawrence and eastern Kansas.
"Basically, we were there to be cheerleaders," she said. "It's really important to encourage the athletes, and we were really glad to be a part of it."
Participants in the games
Special Olympics also honored Lawrence residents Bill and Carol Graves, owners of Royal Crest Lanes, during a ceremony Saturday.
Yan Zeng, Winfield junior and president of the Asian American Student Union, said the group had several volunteers at the bowling competition.
The Graves' are the founders of the Indoor Games East competition and have been playing host for the bowling tournament since 1977.
Tim Rehder, Kansas Special Olympics director of competition, said the Graves' had made an important impact on Special Olympics.
"Kansas Special Olympics is deeply indebted to the Graves for their many years of service, their contributions to the Indoor Games East and their support of the local Special Olympics program," he said. "We will always cherish this relationship, and we wish them the best of luck."
Hillcrest Theatres, Ninth and Iowa streets, provided participants with lunch and two free screenings of the movie "Space Jam" Friday and Saturday.
The Kansas Union sponsored a dinner, dance and family reception following the Friday competitions.
Carl Shaw, left, is congratulated by Jesse Tibbetts, who was visiting from St. Thomas University, at the Special Olympics Bowling Tournament at Royal Crest Lanes. More than 800 bowlers were supported by 130 volunteers during the two-day tournament. Photo by Jay Sheperd/Kansan
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Emergency telephones too tempting to pranksters
Safety requires police to respond to all calls
By Mary Corcoran mcorcoran@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
University of Kansas yellow and blue emergency phones allow students to contact police from almost anywhere on campus. More often than not, the phones are used for pranks, not emergencies.
Sgt. Chris Keary of KU police said the police department received three or four calls from emergency phones a week. Most of the time, the calls are not real emergencies, and when the police respond no one is in the area.
"It's probably that someone has just walked by and pushed the button." he said.
The phones work as call boxes. When a person presses the button, the phone dials directly to the University's dispatch center, and the phone's number and location appear on the dispatcher's computer screen.
Even if the dispatcher is unable verbally to contact a person through the phone, an officer responds to the area. Sometimes a person will press the button and then hide until a police officer arrives. On average, it takes less than 10 minutes for an officer to respond.
Keary said although the majority of the calls made on the phones were pranks, he thought the phones were vital to campus safety.
"The phones have been, and will continue to be in the future, used for legitimate calls," he said. "The calls that are legitimate make the phones a necessity."
Ronda Birdsong, emergency communications supervisor, said police responded to every call, regardless of its nature.
"We don't know if there's a problem, so we send an officer to check every phone call. Sometimes it's a mistake or just a person wanting directions, but we have to check them all out." she said.
The KU campus is equipped with 46 emergency phones —13 outdoors on campus property and 33 inside campus buildings. Most of the interior phones are located in stairwells or near elevators.
The phones allow students to contact police without having to hunt down a public phone, police said.
Most recently, the University installed three new emergency phones in Budig Hall. The new phones are located on floors 1,2,and 2/1/2 police said.
Keary said he thought the phones worked well on campus.
"Any time there's a way for the community to get us information quickly, it's a good thing," he said. "These kinds of things allow there to be more community involvement with the police department."
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