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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
Sunday: Cooling temperatures with periods of clouds and sunshine.
Kansan Weekend Edition
Friday October 16, 1998
Section:
A
Vol. 109 • No. 40
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
WWW.KANSAN.COM
(USPS 650-640)
Wandering the Web
Hockey gets under way, tonight Kansas basketball starts and the World Series begins Saturday. Students who might want to keep up-to-date on the Internet with their favorite teams, or if you are a sports nut, the following pages will keep you informed and entertained for hours.
http://www.kuhoops.com A comprehensive look at Kansas basketball. The site includes this year's roster, schedule, recruiting news and enough history to satisfy every fan for hours.
http://www.nhl.com
Get up-to-date scores, highlights and other information on your favorite teams on the ice at this site. Buy the jersey of your favorite NHL team here and check out the numerous videos in stock.
http://www.worldseries.com
http://www.fifa.com
http://www.worldseries.com
The official site of the Fall Classic. Check out news on the San Diego Padres and New York Yankees. Get each games potential pitchers, injury updates and look at the vast history of the series. From Babe Ruth's called home run to Dane Iorg's game-winning hit for the Kansas City Royals in 1965, it's all here.
Depressed because the World Cup has been long over and the Kansas City Wizards are not in the playoffs? This official site of soccer's world governing body has the complete history of the World Cup, updates on other FIFA sanctioned tournaments and the latest world rankings.
http://www.geocities.com/
Colosseum/Arena/7572/Rocky.
html
CONCERT CALENDAR
In-depth reviews of one of the greatest sports movie sagas ever, Rocky. Read reviews of each movie and take the Rocky survey. Test your knowledge with the Rocky quiz, and put your thoughts on the rocky on the bulletin board.
Tonight:
- Borders: Barry Barnes
- Bottleneck: The Get Up Kids,
  The Anniversary, Coalesce
- Milton's: Dark Complexion
Saturday night:
- Bottleneck: Arthur Dodge,
  Ultimate Fakebook
- Replay Lunge: Sexarinos,
  Creature Comforts
Sunday Night:
■ Borders: Pat Ireland
■ Bottleneck: The Big Six
■ Liberty Hall: Cherry Poppin'
Daddies
Index
News ...2A
Feature ...8A
Entertainment ...6B
Classifieds ...7B
Game times ...2B
Horoscopes ...2B
Coupons ...3B
Movie Listings ...5A
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Tonight the Kansas basketball teams will get together for a night of skits and
scrimmages. This is the first time this season you can see the players and coaches
STRUT THEIR STUFF
By Sam Mellinger and Erin Thompson
Kansan sportswriters
ate Night with Roy Williams is tonight. The doors of Allen Field House will
tonight. The doors of Allen Field House will open at 5 p.m. for the free event, held every year in conjunction with the beginning of basketball practices.
The volleyball team will start things off with a game against Iowa State at 7:30 p.m. Skits will begin around 10:45 p.m. and the men's basketball team will scrimmage at 12:01 a.m. The scrimmage is the first opportunity for the public to see the team play and the last before their first exhibition game Nov. 7 against the California All-Stars at
All-Stars Allen Field House.
Night has become a tradition at Kansas, dating back to Larry Brown's coaching days in the mid-1980s. The last few years, crowds near or at capacity have showed for the event.
Some memorable Late Nights have included Greg Ostertag's rendition of "Friends in Low Places" as a freshman and Scot Pollard's proposal to his girlfriend two years ago.
"It's become quite a production with the players doing different skits," said Rick Mullen, director of promotions.
Those involved have been keeping their plans secret, but sophomore Kenny Gregory will wear an afro-wig for a "Soul Train" skit.
Senior T.J. Pugh's sprained foot wil
around during the skirts.
"I don't even know
if I can do it," he said. "I might just pull something one-legged or something like that but I doubt if I'll be out there to do anything."
Traditionally, the men's team has been able to convince coach Roy Williams to join them in a dance party at center court toward the end of the skits.
Last year I wasn't really looking forward to it." Gregory said. "I was a freshman. I was kind of nervous about making myself look like a fool. This year I'm really looking forward to it, I think it will be a lot of fun."
But as for anything more than "Soul Train," the players are keeping it secret. "That's classified information," joked junior Heather Fletcher. "But there will be a lot of dancing and a lot of fun."
Those two things don't necessarily have to go together, as so pho more.
Casey Pruitt can testify.
"I'm the worst dancer in the world," she said. "But I'm having a lot of fun doing it, even with everybody laughing at me."
KU students who attend will have the chance to walk away with more than a Late Night T-shirt. Just before the men's team scrimmages, a student will be randomly
selected to shoot a three pointer for three tuition free semesters.
Men's basketball coach Roy William
photo by Eric B.
Howell/
KANSAN
Pre-season pains
Late Night is tonight, but the men's basketball team already is struggling with injuries. Neither T.J. Pugh nor Lester Earl will practice tonight.
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Kicking the habit
Students need to have a game plan before they try to stop smoking, Watkins health officials say. Watkins offers the 'No-Nag' program to help college students who are
trying to quit.
Seepage 6A
Jeremy likes it!
Kansan movie critic Jeremy Doherty says the new movie Beloved makes a perfect match to the poetry of Toni Morrison's novel despite a not-so-impressive ending.
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Thirty years and still going
Marlene Mawson had no idea what
would happen when she started
the KU women's athletics program. The University will celebrate 30 years of women's athletics this weekend.
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Fighting hate
The KU Student Development Center and five other campus groups will hold a memorial for Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, both victims of alleged hate crimes, today at Wescoe Beach.
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