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Aaron Miles found his shooter's touch as Kansas defeated Pacific Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse. PAGE 1B
Keith Langford finally got 'in the flow' with 21 points and seven assists in the Jayhawks' victory. PAGE 1B
SPORTS
KANSAN
VOL.115 ISSUE 73
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2004
Smoking vote unlikely
BY STEPHANE FARLEY
sfarley@kansan.com
KANSAN STATE WRITER
City commissioners, owners hope to find a compromise
There won't be an election in Lawrence for the public to vote on the city-wide smoking ban.
At least not vet.
At least not yet. On Friday, Phil Bradley, executive director for the Kansas Licensed Beverage Association, and other Lawrence business owners gathered at City Hall to announce that they would
not force an election for March 1. To have a vote on the ban, which has been in effect since July 1, the Appeal to Reason and Tolerance Coalition needed to collect about 3,700 signatures on a petition. The group brought at least 5,000 signatures down to City Hall on Friday.
But the group decided to pursue a compromise instead of putting the issue to a vote. Members of the coalition and area business owners met twice last week to discuss the actions they could
take against the smoking ban, Bradley said. A big group of them met for about three-and-a-half hours on Wednesday, and decided there were two options: They could keep looking for further solutions and seek a compromise, or they could turn the petitions in for an election, he said.
The more they talked, they found they wanted all of Lawrence and its businesses to benefit from a compromise. Bradley said.
Jerry Neverve, owner of the Red Lyon
Tavern, 944 Massachusetts St., participated in both of the meetings last week and was at city hall on Friday. Turning the petitions in would get the ball rolling on an election, Neverve said.
"But we feel like it's a good opportunity to work with the commission," he said of a compromise.
There still might be an opportunity for an election,but the specifics are up in the air,Bradley said.
SEE SMOKING ON PAGE 6A
NEIGHBORHOOD SHOWDOWN
ents, older residents conflict over differences in their lifestyles
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Women's basketball woes Although Kansas led going into halftime against No. 18 Minnesota, a low shooting performance in the second half took away the opportunity for an upset. PAGE 1B
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Ken Michelson/The Daily, University of Washington Junior setter Andi Royzum disputes a call during Kansas' match against Washington Saturday. The Jayhawks went on to lose to the Huskies in the five-game match.
Kansas coach Ray Bechard said the defeat was difficult because the seniors played hard.
Seattle — The Kansas volleyball team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday, where it hit, blocked and dug better than seventh-seeded Washington. But the Washington Huskies eliminated the Ivahawks in five games.
"Their last effort together is one they'll remember for a long time," he said.
BY BILL CROSS
bcross@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWITTER
Despite Kansas' statistical victory against Washington — 102 to 88 digs, 83 to 72 kills and 18 to 16.5 blocks — it was Washington that advanced to this Friday's Sweet Sixteen after winning, 34-32, 30-26, 25-30, 26-30, 15-12.
Senior libero Jill Dorsey set a Kansas career record for digs and junior outside hitter Paula Caten led the Jayhawks' offense as they rallied after losing the first two games in front of more than 2,000 Washington fans at Bank of America arena.
"All I'll remember is how we fought as a team tonight," she said after the match, pausing to hold back tears. "It was fun out there tonight. We put it all out there. It just didn't work."
Dorsey's career record for digs stands at 1,338, but she said she did not care about the record after the match.
Washington coach Jim McLaughlin said his team's passing and serving at the end of the games was the difference in the match.
Volleyball ends year with loss
"In games three and four, we were too far behind to make up the difference," he said. "But we were good at the end of both of those games. We were more aggressive," he said.
Lima started the match with a service ace to the back left corner that was too fast for Washington libero Candace Lee.
Lima continued to attack the back of the Huskies' defense as they crowded the net to stop Lima, a first-team all-Big 12 selection, and senior middle blocker Ashley Michaels. Lima took full advantage by slapping balls high and fast to the opponents' baseline.
"The middles have been our main offense all season," Bechard said.
Lima had four early kills as the Jayhawks built a 19-14 lead.
Jean Short Madness
SEE VOLLEYBALL ON PAGE 6A
Meeting on a chilly but sunny afternoon in Memorial Stadium, Johnny Beck shows the Kansan's Ryan Greene the intricacies of place-kicking. PAGE 1B
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