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NEWS MTV reality alumnae Tonya and Katie partied it up Friday and Saturday nights at Jack Flanigan's Bar and Grill. PAGE 3A
SPORTS See photos from Memorial Stadium and at Potter Lake after Kansas' 31-28 victory against Kansas State. PAGE 8A
KANSAN
VOL.115 ISSUE 38
MONDAY, OCTOBER 11,2004
www.kansan.com
Jayhawks flock to field
Fans rush the field of Memorial Stadium seconds after the end of the Jayhawks' win over the Wildcats. Before game ended, fans in the student section crowded the edge of the field while police officers, event security staff members and national guardsmen tried to keep them back. Crowd members snapped photos with camera phones and cameras while the goalposts were torn down and carried to Potter Lake.
By MIRANDA LENNING
mlenning@kansan.com
mlenng staff WRITEWRIter
Clint Brown had to walk home barefoot from Memorial Stadium.
He searched the pile of more than 30 shoes located just a couple of yards from the back of the south end zone. He said he couldn't find his because they all looked alike.
"I think someone must have walked off with mine," he said.
Brown, along with about 20,000 Kansas fans, stormed the football field and tore down the goal posts after Kansas' 31-28 victory over Kansas State on Saturday.
"It was crazy, everyone stormed the field and I lost my shoes and my cell phone," Brown, Cincinnati freshman, said. "Everyone was just running in the crowd, I was getting knocked all over the place."
Jason Patterson, Wichita freshman, said with two minutes left in the game, students knew they were going to tear down the goal posts.
"Everyone knew the goal posts were coming down, so we were planning it at the end of the game." Patterson said.
of the game. Pacquiao Brown pushed his way through the hundreds of fans who stormed the field after the game and found his way to the base of the south goal posts. He grabbed on the to the
horizontal part of the yellow post. Then he held on for his life.
He wasn't able to hold on to his shoes.
He wasn't able to hold on to his shots.
The sell-out crowd of 50,152 exploded with 5:28 left to go in the game. The Jayhawks trailed 17-17 until back-up quarterback Jason Swanson threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to junior Mark Simmons. Simmons made a one-handed grab in front of the defender and fell into the end zone.
Simmons said he could feel the electricity from the fans and from his teammates after that catch.
that catch.
"Everyone was jumping all over me, hitting my head. I thought I had a concussion for a while," Simmons said with a smile.
The Kansas sideline matched the enthusiasm of the fans, who were waving around their white rowdy rags. Long snapper Zack Hood jumped up on one of the sideline benches and faced the crowd, crazily waving his own white towel.
Minutes later sophomore running back John Randle increased the Jayhawks' lead to 31-21 and the entire sideline erupted. Senior defensive lineman David McMillan said Randle's touchdown sealed the game for the Jayhawks.
jayhawks. "Once we got that touchdown, it kind of gave life back to the crowd," he said.
SEE FLOCK ON PAGE 6A
Homecoming unites students, alumni
By Ross Fitch
rfitch@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
A rock 'n' rollin' administrator and a scantily dressed Dorothy highlighted the last events of homecoming this weekend.
With a live disc jockey on hand, music from the 1960s to the 1990s rang throughout the Adams Alumni Center Friday night for the first-ever inaugural homecoming dance. Some joined Richard Johnson, dean of students, and the homecoming steering committee for nearly every song.
Kent McCoin graduated from the University of Kansas in 1964 and he and his wife, Dale, danced most of the night. Kent said he enjoyed dancing alongside students more than 20 years his younger.
"I'm a believer in the young generation."
good to see students having Members of the steering committee, the class of 1964 and Johnson gyrated to the Twist, line-danced to the "Electric Slide" and nailed all the actions of Y.M.C.A.
said McCoin, Prosperity, S.C., resident. "It's good to see students having fun."
In the middle of Play That Funky Music, Johnson provided the highlight of the evening with an air guitar solo - on the floor. After the disc jockey handed him an inflatable guitar, Johnson dropped to the floor and continued to rock out on his back.
parade The parade featured more than 13 floats, five high school marching bands, the KU Alumni Band, the KU Marching Jayhawks,
On Saturday, the fun spilled out onto campus streets during the the homecoming parade.
SEE ALUMNI ON PAGE 6A
Basketball tickets not guaranteed
BY MIRANDA LENNING
mlenning@kansan.com
mKANSAN STAFF WRITEER
Students who purchased all-sports packages are not guaranteed a seat for men's basketball games in Allen Fieldhouse. The athletics department announced Friday it will hold a lottery for a portion of the student seats for the 2004-2005 games.
The department allots 4,000 student seats in Allen Fieldhouse. The first 3,800 students to pick up their tickets during the appropriate distribution period will be guaranteed a seat.
The rest of the students who purchased packages will be entered into a lottery for the remaining 200 seats.
The athletics department sold 7,600 student ticket packages this year.
TICKET PICK-UP SCHEDULE
Pick-Up Dates Games
1 Oct. 18-20 Emporia State, Washburn, V er m ont , St. Joseph's, Nevada
2 Nov. 15-17 Pacific, Texas Christian , Louisiana , South Carolina, Georgia Tech
3 Dec. 6-8 Texas A&M, Nebraska
4 Jan. 24-25 Texas, Missouri
5 Feb. 7-9 Colorado, Iowa State
6 Feb. 21-23 Oklahoma State, Kansas State
Jim Marchiony, associate athletic director, said earlier this year that the athletics department did not see a problem with the large number of tickets sold.
SEE TICKETS ON PAGE 5A
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Presidential positioning
After the last presidential debate in St. Louis, no clear leader has emerged between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry. PAGE 24
Soccer still going strong
The Kansas soccer team rolled over Missouri 3-1 at Columbia on Friday to extend its tear through the Big 12 Conference. PAGE 11A
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