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VOLUME 121ISSUE 111
SHERRON'S LAST NIGHT AT HOME
FAREWELL TO THE PHOG
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Senior guard Sherron Collins watches a highlight reel of his four years at Kansas following Kansas' 82-65 victory against Kansas State Wednesday night. Collins played his last game in Allen Fieldhouse, finishing with 17 points and four assists. He ended his career in the Phog to mark his 125th victory, making him the winningest four-year player in Kansas basketball history.
Coaches, teammates and fans celebrate Collins' four years
BY ZACH GETZ
zgetz@kansan.com
"Tonight's about number four"
Bill Self couldn't have said it any better.
Collins strolled through the tunnel into a sweltering Allen Fieldhouse for the last time Wednesday night. He received a two-minute standing ovation as the decibel meter hit 106.9 right before tip off. The decibel level stayed high for the rest of the night.
Many of the 16,300 fans lifted four
fingers to the sky or hoisted signs that expressed love and gratitude for Collins' time at Kansas. "Ain't no seats" was lifted proudly for possibly the last time.
It was Collins' night, but it wasn't about the 17 points in 38 minutes that he put up. He has had much better nights. It's about the 1,774 points in 3,883 minutes that Collins put up in his career at Kansas. It's about the 125 victories that he has helped Kansas achieve.
There is an unwritten expectation at Kansas. In March, you win the Big 12 Conference. In April, you go to the Final
Four. In May, you walk down the hill.
Sure, athletes sometimes leave early, and most fans don't blame them. But Collins opted to forgo an immediate future in the NBA multiple times to help solidify his legend at Kansas.
Collins stepped off the Naismith Court for the last time with 30.4 seconds to be greeted by bear hugs from his teammates. He looked more nervous than he had ever seemed in Allen Fieldhouse, tugging at his shirt and staring at the ground while delivering his senior night speech.
Beads of sweat turned to tears of joy.
Collins predicted a waterfall of tears by the end of the night, and sure enough tears cascaded down his face, especially as he thanked his family.
He wasn't the only one. All through the crowd fans were rubbing tears off their faces and wiping their noses.
Collins finished his speech by thanking the fans for a wonderful four years.
Well, thank you, Sherron, for four fantastic years.
— Edited by Katie Blankenau
WANT MORE COVERAGE FROM SENIOR NIGHT?
WHAT ARE STUDENTS SAYING ABOUT COLLINS? PAGE 6A
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PHOTOS OF FANS'SIGNS PAGE 4B
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HEALTH
Making weight before spring break
Students can become fixated on their body image this time of year, according to Ann Chapman, coordinator of nutrition services at Watkins Memorial Health Center. Some students might turn to crash diet or weight loss supplements as a quick weight loss solution.
BY KIRSTEN KWON
kkwon@kansan.com
Lauren Kathe planned to limit herself to eating strictly cabbage soup and vegetables for two weeks. She hoped her crash diet attempt would result in lightning-quick weight loss and a boost in energy.
Kathe, a senior from Algonquin, Ill., tried this crash diet two years ago. She thought she'd be in great shape to tackle the Christmas eating season by cutting out most foods. Instead, she became sick within the first five days, and all the weight she lost returned. Kathe's friends and family were not big fans of her crash diet.
"Mostly people didn't think 1
A crash diet is a very restrictive weight loss plan that involves significantly cutting back on calorie and fat intake. In most cases, people who participate in crash dieting do so for two to five weeks in hopes of losing a drastic amount of weight in a short period of time. Some reports show people have lost 12 to 20 pounds upon the completion of a crash diet.
needed to lose weight and thought I was crazy, Kathe said.
With spring break only a week away and the warm season approaching, some students are thinking of ways to lose weight fast and might turn to crash diets.
EE DIETS ON PAGE 3
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Ann Chapman, coordinator
Students pledge to stop using 'r-word'
CAMPUS
BY SAMANTHIA FOSTER
sfoster@kansan.com
Some University students are dedicated to raising awareness about something they see as a common problem: the use of the word "retard."
The campaign, Spread the Word to End the Word, is in its second year. Advocates say the campaign seeks to raise awareness that the "r-word" is frequently used casually by people who don't realize how offensive it is. They say the word offends a large
group of people, including people with intellectual disabilities and their families and friends. During the campaign, people are encouraged to sign a pledge to eliminate the use of hurtful words in everyday conversation.
Victoria Renn, a sophomore from Overland Park, was one of the students who encouraged passersby to sign the pledge Wednesday in front of Wescoe Hall. Renn is the president of Best Buddies, an organization
SEE WORD ON PAGE 3A
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