Kansas wins, back in hunt for title With a Jayhawk victory and a Longhorn loss, Kansas has an opportunity to win a share of the Big 12 Conference regular season title after defeating Colorado 75-64. PAGE 1B
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Kemp finishing storied career Kansas women's basketball senior forward Crystal Kemp will be the last of three seniors honored at tonight's game against Kansas State. Kemp has played in 111 career games. PAGE 1B
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▼ LEGISLATURE
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THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2006
Bill moves to floor
BY FRED A. DAVIS III
fidavis@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Seniors Christian Moody, Jeff Hawkins and Stephen Vinson hold up their framed jerseys last night in Allen Fieldhouse in honor of their last home game of their college careers. Christian Moody, Jeff Hawkins, Stephen Vinson and Moulaye Niang were honored last night with flowers and cheers from family and fans.
It may have taken a rare two times to get the bill out of committee, but an attempt to repeal instate tuition for undocumented residents is now on its way to the House Floor.
way to the house.
By a 12-to-8 margin, the House Federal and State Affairs Committee passed the repeal bill after rejecting it two weeks ago. The re-vote was granted by committee chairman John Edmonds (R-Great Bend) after he was asked to consider the re-vote by House Speaker Doug Mays (R-Topeka).
"I was surprised, but not much," committee chairman Edmonds said about the outcome of the vote. Edmonds said there were a couple of members absent from the meeting who had voted against the repeal earlier. Ray Cox (R-Bonner Springs) was absent after notifying the committee earlier that he would miss the meeting. Broderick Henderson (D-Kansas City) also missed the meeting, though no explanation of his absence was available.
Debate on the bill could begin as early as this Friday, yet that hinges upon its introduction to the House.
Discussion for and against the repeal lasted roughly 40 minutes in the Old Supreme Court Room in the Capitol before a vote on the measure was finally called. The discussion became emotional at times.
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Senior class, announcer bid farewell
▼ MENS BASKETBALL: 75-54
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BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@kansan.com
KANSAN SENIOR SPORTWRITER
With one minute to play in his final game at Allen Fieldhouse, senior forward Christian Moody found himself in a place he had spent much of his playing career: on the floor battling for a loose ball with Colorado players.
Moody, along with fellow seniors Jeff Hawkins and Stephen Vinson, played his last game at Allen Fieldhouse and contributed to Kansas' 75-54 victory against Colorado.
All three players started the game and helped the team jump out to a 10-2 lead in the first five minutes. Vinson guarded Colorado's top scorer, Richard Roby, and didn't allow Roby to get a shot off over him in the first five minutes.
Hawkins contributed when he hit a three-point shot for the second basket of the game, and Moody contributed a rebound, a steal and an assist in his first five minutes.
Kansas coach Bill Self said after the game that there was no plan as to how long he would play the seniors in the first half, instead, the plan was to win the game.
"I thought Stephen did great," Self said. "Roby never got any rhythm. That was due in large part to Stephen. I told all the seniors after the game, you will remember this night because you impacted this game as much as anybody on our team."
After the game, all three players, along with fellow senior Moulage Niang, spoke to the crowd in the traditional senior night speeches.
Niang was the first to speak, and thanked former coach Roy Williams for giving him an initial shot at playing basketball at Kansas. Niang also thanked Self for keeping him around this year and still allowing him to be
a part of the team.
Niang's playing career at Kansas was cut short because of nagging back injuries. That did not stop Niang from being named Second Team Academic All-Big 12 this season.
Vinson was the next to speak after Niang. He started by telling the crowd that Self invoked a time limit on speeches this year.
"Coach told us to keep it to five minutes," Vinson said during his speech. "That's usually what I am on the court for, so I would get uncomfortable if I was on here for more."
Vinson also thanked Self for keeping him on the team after Williams left for North Carolina. He said he was unsure of his future at Kansas after the coaching change, but Self never thought about getting rid of him.
Hawkins was next, and started by apologizing to the crowd for the mistakes he had made during his five years at Kansas. He apologized to the fans, his family and the coaches for disappointing them.
He also spoke about his relationship with Self. Hawkins said the two of them had ups and downs along with left and rights and had been through it all. He thanked him for all
of his support.
Moody was the final senior to speak. He was also the first player to shed any tears. He became emotional when talking about Self and told a similar story to Vinson's about not being sure about his future when Self took over.
Many of Moody's family members and friends, along with Vinson's family and friends, donned red shirts with Moody and Vinson's name on the front with the phrase "walk on" on the back.
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STUDENT SENATE
Half empty or half full?
Budget reserve is running low but major problems not likely
BY NICOLLE KELLEY
nkelley@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
At Wednesday night's full Senate meeting, members passed four new bills leaving $32,285, or about 26.95 percent, remaining of the unallocated budget the Senate had at the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year. The money in that account used to fund different programs for student organizations throughout campus.
That night the committee failed two bills of the semester, its first failures, leaving it in a more comfortable position for its remaining two cycles before the start of elections.
At the start of last week's Student Senate Finance meeting, committee members were warned that if all the legislation of the night passed, only 12 percent of this year's budget would be left.
Richard Zayas, Smith-
ville, Mo., junior and Student Senate treasurer, said the warning may have scared the committee members a little, but the most important thing was to not to run out of money before every group has had a chance to ask for some.
Both Andrew Payne, Garden City junior and finance committee chairman, and Zayas said they didn't expect any group that asked for money this late in the year to have any trouble getting it as long as they met all the guidelines for funding.
"We want to spend all our money." he said. "We just want to make sure we spend it on the right things."
"We kind of take into account that a lot of groups don't have big events till spring," Zayas said. "That's why we don't spend all our money first semester."
Treasurer resigns assistant takes over position
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Richard Zayas, former Student Senate assistant treasurer is now treasurer.
BryanYoung previously held the position, but requested that Zayas take over his duties. Young is the new assistant treasurer.
Marynell Jones, student body vice president, said Young made the request because he no longer had the necessary time to fulfill the duties required of the position.
— Nicole Kelley
Teams not making the grade
The NCAA released its Academic Progress Rate for all division one schools Wednesday, and The University of Kansas is one of eight schools appealing the results.
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
BY ERIC JORGENSEN
ejorgensen@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Three KU sports - baseball, football and women's basketball - did not meet the academic progress minimum requirement. Women's basketball will not be punished, because there were not enough players to gauge academic progress.
The NCAA gave guidelines for winning an appeal, and Paul Buskirk, associate athletics director, said he thought the University would win.
"We have a tremendous case," he said.
we have a tremendous case. If Kansas does not win, football and baseball will lose one scholarship for next season.
Kansas is not alone in baseball and football academic and eligibility woes. Football and baseball were problems nationally in regards to meeting the APR, Myles Brand, NCAA president said.
Brand said 40 percent of baseball, basketball and football teams are at risk for losing scholarships in the coming years. Brand also said a total of 99 teams were in violation of the APR minimum, 90 of which are men's sports.
Currently, the APR minimum standard is a score of 925. This roughly equals a 60 percent graduation rate.
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