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J. R. Giddens, Jeremy Case and Nick Bahe used The Temptations as the theme for their skit. The three sophomores put on the only singing performance of the evening. Self said Friday was his first time to see the skits, but it was clear which two players liked the attention the most.
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"I think it is pretty evident that J.R. likes the crowd, and Aaron likes the crowd for sure." Self said.
The crowd of about 15,500 people proved that fall break did not hurt late night's attendance. The enthusiastic fans stayed for more than three hours of entertainment, pounding their blue thunderstix the whole time. Self said he was impressed with the turnout.
"It's a pretty special thing when you can do that without students on campus," he said.
Women's basketball coach Bonnie Hendrickson made her first Late Night debut shortly after 10 p.m. she received a
Mavs Man goes up for a dunk during his performance on Friday night, at Late Night in the Phog. He was one of the entertainers during the festivities marking the beginning of the basketball season.
standing ovation from the Jayhawk faithful. Henrickson spoke to the crowd, saying she had all sorts of reasons to come
to the University of Kansas.
"But you just gave me 16,000 more," she said.
she said the women's team
was creating history by playing at Late Night for the first time.
Because NCAA rules prohibited
Henrickson from being
involved with the scrimmage, which took place before midnight, Governor Kathleen Sebelius took Henrickson's place on the sideline for the women's eight-minute scrimmage.
The KU alumnae said she was happy to see the women's basketball team represented at tip off.
"It is time we have the women at late night." Sebelius said.
Chelsea Hudson and Bethany Stanbrough, Emporia sophomores, said they had a great time watching their friend get hypnotized.
Fredy Cisneros volunteered when Silver, asked for people who wanted to be hypnotized. Silver came on at the beginning of the show to ask for volunteers and came back later with 10 hypnotized audience members.
"Fredy is known for doing very stupid things," his friends said.
Silver gave instructions. Cisneros was told to act like Jean Simmons, the lead singer of the band Kiss.
It was definitely a night that Lydia Reasons would not forget. Her boyfriend of two years proposed marriage to her early in the night. Riley Swanson, made the proposal and then held up a newspaper that read, "She said yes," similar to what the students do when the visiting teams are introduced.
He said late night was the perfect time to ask Reasons.
A five-minute video highlighting the history of Kansas basketball was shown just before midnight.
"We have been coming her for a lot of years," said Swanson, who drove all the way from Hutchinson. "She is a huge KU fan."
The phrase "17 players, with one goal, with one destination," opened the video. "April 2005 Dream" were the last words to appear on the video screen before the scrimmage. That set the mood for the men's warm ups, scrimmage, and for the players, the season.
Self said the team was ready to get the season started.
"They are excited," he said.
"Things continue to get better."
EDUCATION: Group talks of three-prong attack
Edited by Johanna M. Maska
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after beyond the 12th grade and an effort to call state legislators.
Hall defended more tuition increases — but in tandem with state support — by saying the money would keep high-quality faculty at the University and enhance students' education and diplomas.
"You want tremendous value in your diploma." Hall said, "and you want a value that is rising."
A KU diploma is wellrespected in any job market right now, especially in business, he said.
"It is not adequate to expect students will end their education after high school," he said.
"They need to go on."
The second solution was for legislators and officials to think in terms of funding for kindergarten to the 16th grade instead of kindergarten to the 12 grade.
The third solution was to voice public concern.
The mood of the Legislature is not with us, and the upcoming Legislature will be less sympathetic to higher education, he said.
Provost David Shulenburger attended the meeting and agreed that the Legislature needed to start acting as a partner with Kansas colleges and universities.
"The students have done their part," Shulenburger said. "It's time for the Legislature to do their part."
Hall and Taylor stressed the important benefits of higher education on the Kansas economy.
Highlights included the creation of 116,000 jobs; $5.2 billion in economic contribution; and a difference of $23,914 between the average annual earnings among those with a
Bachelor's Degree and those with only a high school diploma.
Colleges and universities generate students and ideas that can attract the industries of tomorrow, Hall said.
That's why this is an important issue for everyone who wants to be employed in Kansas, he said.
"This isn't just a university issue," Hall said. "It's a state issue."
Even with the benefits of higher education on the Kansas economy, Kansas colleges and universities are at the bottom levels of Big 12 Conference states in many areas.
According to the organization's 2003 findings, Kansas' funding per-student ranked next to last in front of Colorado, which had out-of-state tuition similar to Ivy League schools.
The average salaries for faculty at the University of Kansas and
BY THE NUMBERS
Contributions from the Kansas higher education community on the state economy
- Higher education community contributes $5.2 billion annually to the state's economy, more than 6 percent of the gross state product.
supplied room and board.
Highly-educated employees students and visitors spend nearly $2 billion in Kansas annually, over and above tuition, fees and university
Higher education-related jobs and sales generate over $281 million in state income and sales tax revenue annually.
Higher education community activities are responsible for almost 116,000 instate jobs, more than 8 per cent of Kansas' employed work force.
Higher education contributes to the economic wellbeing of every State Senatorial District, including more than $100 million in 16 of the 40 districts.
In the Lawrence area's Second Senatorial District, the benefits from higher education-related activities represent over $674 million in overall economic benefit; 12,713 jobs; and $35.7 million in state tax revenues.
Source: 2000-2001 study by NorthStar Economic, Inc., commissioned by the Citizens for Higher Education
Kansas State University are also well below other Big 12 states.
Overall, the total additional state funding needed is about $184 million per year, Hall said. $127 million is needed to cover the enrollment and inflation shortfall and to reach the Big 12 average for funding per-student. The remaining $57 million is
needed to reach the Big 12 average for tuition.
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"The students have done their part," Shulenburger said. "It's time for the Legislature to do their part."
Students can vote for legislators that favor higher education, he said, and they can be a constant presence before the Legislature.
They can also encourage their parents to get involved.
Students and faculty interested in learning more about Citizens for Higher Education can visit the group's Web site www.kansashighereducation.org, or call (866) 526-3382.
Edited by Steve Schmidt
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