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50 THINGS
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In 1970, amid a campus in protest the Union went up in flames.
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Today, the Memorial Union is a popular stop on campus for students and visitors alike. But almost 50 years ago the building was nearly burnt to the ground as anti-war and racial tensions came to a head in April 1970.
A week of tension in an era of civil unrest, referred to by some as the "days of rage" escalated drastically when the Union burned out of control through the nighttime hours of April 20 and into the early morning hours of April 21, according to
KU History. The blaze caused nearly a million dollars worth of damage and the case remains unsolved to this day.
University alumnus Russell "Rusty" Leffel said the sight was something he will never forget.
"I was president of my fraternity at the time, so my place was to keep track of the 60-some people living in the house," Leffel said, "Seeing that
fire on the horizon was terrible, it was awful. I can see it right now in my head. It's a sight I'll never be able to forget."
Leffel said there was a general feeling of deep concern following the fire, not just about the
happenings on campus, but on issues that the nation as a whole was facing during that time.
"The thing for stu-
sonal issue for us. People we knew were off in Vietnam fighting this war. There was so much national opposition for the war, and students were on the front lines fighting it."
Leffel said the atmosphere on campus, even before the fire, was not one in which studying
Seeing that fire on the horizon was terrible, it was awful. I can see it right now in my head. It's a sight I'll never be able to forget."
RUSSELL "RUSTY" LEFFEL Alumnus
dents at the time was we were confronted with not just local issues, but national issues and how we were going to move forward," he said. "You can't ignore the war during this time, because it was such a per-
and going to class was easy to do.
"Every day at KU was not quiet, calm and studious. The academic concept of a university is difficult to maintain when you
have all of this going on, and you have to find some way out of it," he said.
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Photos of the fire and its aftermath.
Alumnus David Awbrey, who had been the student body president only weeks before the fire, was much closer
27. Mount Oread was originally called "Hogback Ridge."
29. Mount Oread is 1,037 feet
above sea level, 171 feet above the rest of Lawrence.
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Lawrence was once the "Barbed Wire
Capital of the West." The Consolidated Barb Wire Company Building, located at 546 New Hampshire, is now on the State Register of Historic Places.
The 12th mayor of Lawrence was named Fortunatus Gleason.
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There were no lead changes until the third set when Oklahoma went up 9-8 to lead for the first time in the match. This led to a total of 12 lead changes. Both teams produced two tie scores in the first set and 17 in the third set.
"Anytime you're going to play volleyball with a good team you're gonna have some momentum swings and certainly that's what happened," coach Ray Bechard said. "[Oklahoma's] coach is as competitive as anybody you'll coach against. So their team's not gonna go away. We knew they would fight. Jayhawks just a little bit better fight at the end, thank goodness."
Junior setter Ainise Havili was setting a bal-
Tayler Soucie both led the team with ten.
We knew they would fight."
Ray Bechard Volleyball coach
The Jayhawks had a total of six aces on the night, with Payne and Havili recording two. Bechard was more pleased with the hitting statistics of this match as opposed to the previous match against Southeastern Louisiana.
"Most important stat of the match, they came in hitting .285 and as you can see defensively I thought it was our best effort probably of the year," Bechard said. "We held them to
just the first set. She had eight kills overall. Burse seems to be adjusting well to playing collegiately and getting used to the speed of the game, however she was a little nervous for her first Big 12 conference game.
The Jayhawks will travel to Austin to take on No. 5 Texas on Saturday. Texas (9-2) gave Kansas two of its three losses in the 2015 season. Game time is set for a 7 p.m. start on Saturday. The match will be broadcast on the Longhorn Network.
"It was super exciting. I was kind of nervous at first but my teammates helped me get rid of that," Burse said.
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Freshman outside hitter Jada Burse jumps for a hit. She had eight kills against Oklahoma.
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