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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008
FINAL FOUR
Fans share experiences from San Antonio
Students let down by tickets bought from Kansas Athletics Carpooling and packed hotel rooms ease costs
KU fans cheer from the upper level of the Alamodome in San Antonio during Saturday's game. Some students seated in the upper level were disappointed. "This is bullshit," said Pace McKeen, Memphis, Tenn., freshman. "The Athletics Department said we'd have lower-level seats."
Mindy Ricketts/KANSAN
BY LUKE MORRIS
Imorris@kansan.com
SAN ANTONIO — Many student fans were disappointed with the location of their seats for the Final Four in the Alamodome in San Antonio. The angiest fans were those seated in the upper deck.
"This is bullshit," said Pace McKee, Memphis, Tenn., freshman. "The Athletics Department said we have lower-level seats, now we have upper-level seats."
Students in the first six rows of Kansas' upper-level seats grumbled about their seating as they walked in.
"We're students, and I thought we'd be closer," McKee said. "I thought we could make more noise, and the team would hear us."
Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony said that about 140 students were seated in lower-level seats, and the rest were sent to the upper-level.
Last week, Marchiony told The University Daily Kansan that students with lottery tickets would be seated in the downstairs portion of the Alamodome.
"We were determined to put as many students as we could downstairs," Marchiony said. "We started planning around that."
Marchiony said that students were given the second-closest seats that Kansas Athletics gave away, behind only the friends and family of basketball players and coaches.
"The students were seated in front of $10,000 donors," Marchiony said.
Marchiony also noted that only
50 UCLA students were given seats in the lower level. He also pointed out that all students, even those in lower-level seats, paid upper-level prices, which was $170.
Scott Perlmutter, Fresno, Calif. senior, was one of the students who was seated in the lower level. He said that the lower-level seats went to people who camped out for a few hours before the will call booth opened at 9:30 Saturday morning.
"A friend told us to get in line early, so we got here at 8:30 a.m." Perlmutter said.
Perlmutter estimated that about only 30 students received tickets to lower-level seats.
"We feel lucky, but it sucks that we can't have everyone together to make it louder, especially closer to
the court so we can be heard," he said.
Perlmutter and the rest of the students who received lower-level seating were seated toward the back of the arena.
Students may be happier with their seats at future Final Fours thanks to NCAA legislation that plans to put student sections directly behind the baskets.
"That'll be nice," Perlmutter said. "Then the team will hear us for sure."
Marchiony said that the legislation would also put student tickets into a voucher system, which would prevent them from selling them to other people.
Edited by Jessica Sain-Baird
IMMIGRATION Lack of proper paperwork keeps man's wife in Canada
PROVO, Utah — A 96-year-old man who outlived two wives is separated from his third — by immigration problems.
prepare to move to Provo permanently.
Canadian Doreen Buttery, 73, was a temporary visitor when she met Leonard "Woody" Woodward at a senior center in Provo. They wed this year and honeymooned in Alberta — which gave Buttery the chance to sell her house and
But she hadn't filled out the paperwork to immigrate and was stuck at the border as her hus band took the bus back to Provo.
"We tried to provide her as much guidance as we could," said Larry Overcast, port director at the Customs and Border Protection entry point in Sweetgrass, Mont.
Woodward and a neighbor who has a law degree are trying to put together the paperwork to bring Doreen back. But it's a complicated process that takes time.
"It's on a merry-go-round," Woodward said.
Buttery will also have to go through an interview, so U.S. officials can determine the marriage is legitimate and not just an attempt to bypass immigration rules.
Woodward can still get by on his own, but said heBDOOD like it
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"I need her home, bad," he said.
BY LUKE MORRIS
Imorris@kansan.com
SAN ANTONIO — The banner under the scoreboard in the Alamodome read "The road ends here." How appropriate for the Kansas fans who made the 12-hour, 780-mile road trip to San Antonio to see the Jayhawks in the Final Four.
Many Kansas fans took the long drive down Interstate 35 through Oklahoma and parts of Texas to get to San Antonio despite gas prices.
"Gas was definitely our biggest expense," said Grant Buffington, St. Louis junior. Buffington was one of the winners in the Kansas Athletics student ticket lottery for the Final Four. His and all other lottery winners' tickets cost $170.
Many fans hit the road in groups to cut down the cost. Buffington traveled with seven friends in two cars. He estimated that each car took "a little over $100" in gas to get to San Antonio. His group also saved money by staying at a friend's house near San Antonio.
"He didn't come to the Final
Four, but he was willing to make the trip back and let us stay with him at his place," Buffington said.
Meghan Daniels, Long Beach. Calif., sophomore, said her group cut the cost of a hotel by packing a room.
Kansas benefited from having one of the shorter drives compared with
"We have about eight people in one room, so it's going to cost about $14 each for a night," Daniels said.
Kansas Athletics student ticket lottery. They had to purchase tickets from scalpers near the Alamodome and the Riverwalk.
Gonzalo Valdez, Lima, Peru junior, said his group finally got tickets from UCLA and North
"Everyone I know flew here. Nobody wants to drive 19 hours especially with gas prices being so high."
ZOE THOMPSON UCLA junior
"Everyone I know flew here," said Zoe Thompson, UCLA junior. "Nobody wants to drive 19 hours, especially with gas prices being so high."
other Final Four schools. UCLA fans who made their road trip were difficult to find in the crowd.
Expenses didn't end with travel and hotel for fans who didn't get Final Four tickets through the
"We got here a day early to try and find tickets, but we didn't get any until 3:30 p.m. the day of the games," Valdez said.
Carolina fans for $250 each.
Valdez said he was overwhelmed when he finally walked into the arena and saw the basketball court. His road to the Final Four had finally ended.
"We walked in, and we got really hyped up because we were finally here at the Final Four," Valdez said.
Edited by Jessica Sain-Baird
HEALTH
Prescriptions go to waste
BY CANDICE CHOI
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — The struggle to keep soaring medical costs in check is feeding an increase in state programs that collect unused prescription drugs to give away to the uninsured and poor.
Some states allow donations of sealed drugs from individuals, while others only accept pharmaceuticals from institutions, such as doctor's offices or assisted-living homes. Drugs are typically vetted by pharmacists to cross-check safety, then distributed by hospitals, pharmacies or charitable clinics.
The type of drugs donated run the gamut and include antibiotics, antipsychotics, blood thinners and antidepressants.
At least 33 states have laws to allow or study drug recycling programs, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Most state programs are just a few years old or still in the test stages, but officials envision huge gains.
In Iowa, David Fries, CEO of the Iowa Prescription Drug Corp., said the program has the potential to double or triple in the near future. Officials in Tulsa, Okla., also see plenty of room for growth.
"There are millions of dollars of unused meds out there that have not been captured," said Linda Johnston, director of social services for Tulsa County.
Regulations to ensure safety vary from state to state, but the basic concept is the same.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A pilot program in Cheyenne,
Drugs that have been donated to the state's drug recycling program at the offices in Cheyenne, Wyo. help keep in check soaring medical costs and drug costs.
Wyo., last year netted $81,000 in donated drugs to fill 557 prescriptions. State officials say that's just a small slice of the vast reserves of drugs that go to waste each year. The program is now working to get $180,000 in drugs it has online so it can be accessed by other programs in the state.
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