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2008 KANSAS BASKETBALL
Taylor Miller/KANSAN
As fans celebrated at the intersection of 10th and Massachusetts streets, several people began climbing street lamps and trees in the area. This man climbed nearly to the top of the pole, but was discouraged when people began shooting fireworks and throwing ice cubes at him.
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Edwards said although there would always be people behaving badly, most people she saw were following the rules which extra police officers enforced.
"I guess I kind of trust the system," Edwards said. "If people are going to be weird, they're going to be weird."
Some residents, such as James Lemieux, said they weren't concerned about excessive damage to their property. Lemieux, who lives on Vermont Street, says he was used to living on a route students use to get home from downtown.
"There's a general level of people peeing on our lawn anyway," Lemieux said. "We
just get used to that, and the beer cans on our lawn."
Lemieux said he and his wife are still feeling the effects of joining students downtown after the game on April 5. He said one factor that might keep celebrations from getting out of hand was the probability of rain.
Olea said she thought everyone would keep a good spirit and that fans had a lot to be proud of no matter what the outcome.
"When we win, people just celebrate and have fun with it," Olea said. "Mostly when we don't win, people go home and mope a little bit."
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