2008 KANSAS BASKETBALL
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Residents join college fans in celebration
BY ANDREW WIEBE
AND BRENNA HAWLEY
awiebe@kansan.com and bhawley@kansan.com
In 1988, Claudia Olea joined the masses of students celebrating KU basketball's national championship victory on Massachusetts Street. Twenty years later, the 1991 graduate made the short walk from her home on Tennessee Street to celebrate with thousands of jubilant students.
With her children outfitted in Jayhawk gear in the background, Olea said she was confident that revelers wouldn't damage property or go overboard, just like fans didn't in 1988.
"You just have a different perspective," Olea said. "It just was a joyful mood both times, people celebrating. It felt like the same kind of spirit of celebration, having fun and enjoying it."
Christy Edwards was a Lawrence resident 20 years ago and now lives on Massachusetts Street. She said the main difference was the number of people making the trek downtown after the games. She said that Lawrence had grown since the last championship and that the number of revelers had increased, too.
Just moments after KU defeated Memphis in overtime for the 2008 NCAA National Championship, Massachusetts Street filled with fans in celebration outside the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St.
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