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THE SHOWDOWN:
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Tonight at 7:05, the Jayhawks will take on the Wildcats at Memorial Stadium, Page 1B.
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KS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TOPEKA, KS 66612
VOL.104, NO.33
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 6.1994
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Yumi Chikamori / KANSAN
The Oliver residence hall parking lot has dents and cracks all over the ground. Although it needs repair, the parking department will not fix it because it says the lot is not in their jurisdiction.
Students troubled by potholes
Oliver Hall residents hope action brings needed repairs
By Ashley Miller
Kansan staff writer
Students in Oliver Hall are signing petitions asking student housing to fix the hall's parking lot and the driveways leading to the building, and University officials are in no hurry to repair them.
Amir Khan, a resident assistant in Oliver, said that although the driveway off of Naismith Drive and the parking lot need resurfacing, the residents primarily are concerned with fixing potholes in the circular driveway in front of Oliver.
"It's terrible," he said. "When you pull around, cars just kind of sink in there."
The petitions will be collected by Oliver Hall President Denise Junkerman on Tuesday and then will be turned in to Ken Stoner, director of student housing.
Khan said a letter also will be sent to Stoner, asking him to look at both the parking lot and the driveway at Oliver.
If the driveway is not fixed by student housing, the parking department or the University, Khan said the residence hall would ask for permission to let students fix the driveway.
Stoner said that he did not know who was responsible for fixing the parking lot or the driveway.
"We don't see why he would be against it," Khan said. "He can form an opinion after he sees it."
"My understanding is that if it produces revenue, it belongs to the parking department." Stoner said.
The driveway has a few metered parking spaces, Stoner said, which generate revenue. He also said that if student housing was responsible for the lot or driveway, there were no plans to fix it.
The parking lot south of Robinson Gymnasium is the next lot slated to be fixed. Hultine said.
"We just pick lots that need the most work or that we can get more spaces out of," Hultine said. "We also base decisions on complaints."
Hultine said that because of financing, the earliest date for repair of the Oliver parking lot and driveway was sometime in 1906.
Wide-eyed and weary
Many college students are abusing Mini Thin, an over-the-counter stimulant marketed to relieve astma symptoms. Most use it to stay awake, lose weight or get a buzz.
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In past years, football games between the University of Kansas and Kansas State University have brought about the strongest of emotions no matter how bad the teams have been. Yet, with this year's game on national television, under the lights and with both squads vying for bowl games, the match-up has not sold out and neither school has held rallies for their players. An uneasy calm has descended over Mount Oread this week, begging some to ask ...
Jav Thornton / KANSAN
Mark Butter, audio engineer, sets up the microphones for ESPN announcers in preparation for tonight's game. Kansas will host K-State at 7:05 at Memorial Stadium. More than 3,000 tickets still remain for the contest.
By Manny Lopez
Kansan staff write
The showdown between Kansas and Kansas State is tonight, but one would hardly know it by looking around campus.
"Come game time the place will be full," said Bernie Kish, KU director of ticket sales and operations. "The excitement is definitely here, but it's not as visible as in the past."
Aside from the ESPN crews working near the stadium and a few signs placed at the guard houses, there is little indication that people are excited about the game.
Neither the Organizations and Activities Center, Student Union Activities nor the Athletic Department have scheduled any rallies or events before today's game to help motivate people.
Yesterday afternoon, more than 3,000 tickets, which cost $25 each, were available for the game, Kish said. Two years ago, the last time the game against K-State took place in Lawrence, the game sold out.
Local organizations are trying to do their part to make sure the excitement level is raised by the 7:05 kickoff tonight.
Lyne Mixson, promotions director for the Athletic Department, said the University, along with KLZR radio station and ESPN, would sponsor a pregame party and banner contest. She also said 15,000 crinson and blue pompons would be handed to people entering the game.
Hot dogs and soda will be available at the pregame party at the tennis courts near the stadium, said Renee Miller, KLZR on-air promotions director. She said the band, Squib Cakes, also would play. The band, ironically, is from Manhattan.
HAS KU LOST ITS SPIRIT?
Nonetheless, about 47,000 tickets to the game have been sold, Kish said. He said he hoped to sell tickets until the entire stadium was full.
"I've got my big shoehorn working," he said. "I'll keep selling tickets until Dr. Frederick says to stop." Bob Frederick is KU's athletic director.
Once the game gets under way and people have done some tailgating, the noise level inside Memorial Stadium
should create problems for K-State quarterback Chad May and the K-State offense, Kish said.
"This game is a showpiece for the state of Kansas," he said. "We want Chad May to have to call a time-out, because it is going to be so loud."
No matter how big the hype, some students said they would not be taking part in the festivities.
"I've never been a big sports spectator," said Julina Lambson, Columbia, Mo., freshman. "I might watch the game on television, but I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything."
Regardless of the outcome, Lawrence police said they would prepare for big celebrations. Lt. Ed Brunt said every Lawrence police officer in town would be on duty, and the clerical staff would put in extra hours to help people locate their cars if they had been towed.
University landmarks protected from fans
By Jenni Carlson
Kansan sportswriter
As the KU campus gears up for the Kansas State football game tonight, facilities operations also is getting ready.
In past years, K-State fans who have traveled to Lawrence for the annual game have thrown cans of purple paint on several statues on campus, said Wayne Hathaway, a painter with facilities operations.
"That's part of the rivalry," Hathaway said.
tions has taken some extra precautions. The department coated the statues on campus with a light film of mineral oil to make paint removal easier, said Bob Porter, associate director of physical plant maintenance. Workers spread the oil on the statues's surfaces with cloths.
Mike Murray, also a painter with facilities operations, said that because the Wildcats had not won in Lawrence for some time, paint vandals had not struck in several years. Some of the statues that have been targeted in the past were the Jayhawk statue in front of Strong
But this year, facilities opera-
Hall, the Jimmy Green Statue in front of Lippincott Hall and the statue of Moses on the lawn of Smith Hall.
Even with the oil coating, if a statue gets a fresh coat of purple paint, it will take workers several days with wire brushes and paint thinner to scrape off the paint.
"That's why we hope KU doesn't lose," Murray said with a grin.
The oil coating is administered primarily to guard against enamel-based paints, Porter said. When enamel-based paints dry, they seep into the pores of the
statues, making removal nearly impossible without sandblasting.
Coating the statues is done periodically, not just because of the K-State game, Porter said.
"We don't really approach it as if we're doing it for them," he said.
One thing facilities operations is doing primarily for the K-State game is removing the Jayhawk signs on campus that measure the United Way's fund drive. Porter said removing the signs today and replacing them Friday, people would not be tempted to take them as mementos
from the game.
"We're just trying to ensure that doesn't happen," he said.
At least one incident has already been reported that seemed to have close ties to tonight's game. Between Tuesday night and yesterday morning, Porter said that someone placed soap and purple dye in the Chi Omega fountain.
Facilities operations was forced to drain the fountain, Porter said. The fountain will not be refilled until sometime today to avoid having to clean it again.
Everything to root about,but nobody's cheering
You don't have to be a football fan to exude school pride...
If you go to the University of Kansas or Kansas State University, just have a passive knowledge of the two schools or even live in the state of Kansas, you should probably know about "the game."
The problem doesn't seem to be that people don't know about the game. The problem is people don't seem to care.
Two years ago, the last time the intrastate rivalry was played in Lawrence, the game was sold out. Last night, more than 3,000 tickets remained for tonight's contest.
This year, no rallies were conducted on campus for the Jayhawks. Only a few shoddy signs on the four campus traffic boots even let you know the game is going to be played. Nothing hangs on Wesco Hall, nothing on
STEPHEN MARTINO
the Kansas Union
Gov. John Finney's office yesterday said that she would not be attending the game. She has a prior commitment.
Even our own student body president, Sherman Reeves, has failed to
pace the obligatory bet with the K-State student body president.
Are these just a few isolated cases of ambivalence about what some have said is the most balanced and talented KU/K-State game in many years?
In Finney's case, it's more than likely. On top of Mount Oread, I would certainly hope not. However, the passive interest this game has generated seems to be more than just accidental; it appears as if our school spirit and pride is lacking.
Had a game of this magnitude involved the basketball team, you could be certain it would be the subject of many conversations. There would be no questioning whether Allen Field House was sold out. But the football team doesn't seem to
have generated the same type of environment
That is a shame
You don't have to be a football fan exude school pride, nor do you have to think that athletics should have a higher place of importance than academics — they certainly do not.
But tonight on national television, in front of millions of viewers, the football team will tackle a ranked, intrastate rival. Our pride should not be lacking.
There is no way to make up for the week's underemphasis and underpreparation of the football team, but it should be easy tonight by our actions and support to let K-State — its fans and its team — know that Kansas school pride isn't just confined to to slam dunks.