Friday, September 18, 1998 The University Daily Kansan Section A·Page 3 Missouri Students Association apologizes on behalf of fans Similar apology urged in return By Jason Pearce Kansan staff writer The University of Missouri Students Association officially apologized yesterday on behalf of its fans who bombarded the University of Kansas band with bottles and fruit at Saturday's football game. Those objects, including full bottles of water, empty whiskey bottles and oranges, hit some band members as they waited for the halftime show to begin. The objects did not seriously injure any of the band members. Rob Willard, president of the University of Missouri Students Association, said that the resolution included an apology from all Missouri students for the behavior of a few. "We are also asking for an apology from Kansas Student Senate for the behavior of some of its fans," Willard said. He said that a KU fan threw a beer in the face of a Missouri ticket-office employee after a dispute about tickets for the game, and the resolution accused a Kansas fan of spraying mace in the face of a Missouri student "The Kansas senate also "The Kans should apologize for the actions of some of those fans," Willard said. KU band member Ben Tatar High. land Park, ill., junior, said that the apology was a nice gesture and a step in the right direction. "But it is difficult for a student senate to speak for a bunch of drunken fans," he said. Tatar said that he had talked about the incident with many band members who thought the Missouri fans were wrong in their actions. "Many fans in the student section were taunting us with personal attacks and throwing stuff at us." he said. "Those actions are very difficult to forgive, especially when the band is not a threatening group." Tatar said that some of the band members would not go back for future games in Columbia, Mo. "For such a long bus ride out there, it is not worth it to be abused." he said. Willard raised the question why the KU band stood near the Missouri student section before the halftime performance. "Why was the marching band standing next to a bunch of excited fans?" he said. Tatar said that band members had designated beginning positions. "We are specified to start in those places. It was not to provoke anything." he said. Willard also said that he asked the Missouri police department and the athletic department to issue a report on the incidents and to attempt to resolve them. "I have never seen a reaction by the fans like this in my four years at Missouri," he said. Willard said that both schools had a long-standing rivalry that was the oldest west of the Mississippi River and stems back "Many fans in the student section were taunting us with personal attacks and throwing stuff at us. Those actions are very difficult to forgive, especially when the band is not a threatening group." Ben Tatar KU band member to the Civil War "These feelings have been perpetuated down through the years," he said. University of Kansas Student Senate member Scott Kaiser said that the behavior of many Missouri fans was deplorable. "I don't see that our Student Senate should give an apology for one or two fans, or we would be doing that all the time," he said. "But it was appropriate for the Missouri senate to apologize because a lot of their fans were acting like monkeys." A resolution regarding fan behavior and safety Whereas, the vast majority of students at the University of Missouri value a positive spirit of competition. Whereas, an isolated minority of Missouri students failed to uphold that spirit of competition by throwing objects at the players of the University of Kansas football team and the University of Kansas marching band. Whereas, an isolated minority of fans of the University of Kansas football team also violated this spirit of competition when one fan sprayed mace in the eyes of a ROTC student, while another KU fan threw a beer in the face of a student employee of the ticket office. Therefore, be it resolved by the Senate of the Missouri Students Association, on behalf of all students at the University of Missouri, that: 1. We formally apologize to the football players, marching band and every student at the University of Kansas for the appalling behavior of the isolated minority of Missouri fans. 2. We condemn the behavior of the above mentioned Mis- sourifans. 3. We respectfully ask the student government of the University of Kansas to issue a formal apology to the students of the University of Missouri for the behavior of the isolated minority of Kansas fans. 4. We ask the Police Department and Athletic Department of the University of Missouri to issue a written report on the events of September 12 and to continue to pursue the investigation until it is resolved. 5. We encourage the Chancellor, the Director of the Athletic Department, the Chief of the MUPD, the MSA President and all other appropriate members of the MU community to initiate a discussion about the issue of fan behavior and safety at athletic events. We further ask that this discussion culminate in a report to be delivered to the MSA Senate. Respectfully submit their application of Missouri Students Association Respectfully submitted. 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