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Banishing stereotypes Latina-based sorority Sigma Lambda Gamma will host "Luscious Latinas and Bootylicious Black Women" to educate students on the meanings behind terms such as "bootylicious." The group wants to discuss how words such as those affect women. PAGE 3A
Show me the president The next Democratic nominee for president of the United States Campaign 2004 could be determined today after the primary in Missouri, which has correctly predicted the Democratic nominee all but once in the past 50 years. PAGE 5A
'Hawks down Tigers
Self's first game against Missouri, Kansas outlasted
Missouri to take the first round of basketball's Border War. PAGE 12A
Clamorous crowd
Rowdy fans lived up to the revelry of the Border War with unique chants and unusual signs. Event staff took the brunt of the abuse before the game, but the crowd soon switched its attention to Quin Snyder and the visiting Tigers.PAGE 12A
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IN ITS 100TH YEAR AS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol.114 Issue No.84
Snowy welcome for Mizzou
Jeff Brandsted/Kansan
A snowman built yesterday in front of Murphy Hall donned a T-shirt in the spirit of the day. The men's basketball team played Missouri last night.
Never too old for snow
Winter weather has students acting like kids again
By Neoley J. Spellmeir
nspellmeier@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The hill behind JRP Hall was littered with abandoned laundry baskets and pieces of broken plastic yesterday, an indication of the weekend's winter activities.
But not all sledding enthusiasts had given up because of the cold. Four sledders endured biting winds yesterday to frolic in the snow.
"We were trying to decide how many
years it had been since we've gone sledding," said Glenda Rolle, Peoria, Ill., senior. She said she hadn't been sledding since before she came to college.
Her friend, Amber Koelzer, Corning senior, said it had been at least two years for her. They seemed to be making up for lost winters, having been out for what they said felt like three hours but was probably closer to just one or two.
had been sledding at the University. He said everything went pretty smoothly except for an incident when the group temporarily lost its snowboard on Potter's Lake. Neal said she walked out onto the ice to rescue it, but not to worry, she was experienced.
University of Kansas students were not the only ones taking advantage of the campus hills. 9-year-old Garret Kahle and 12-year-old Rachel Neal, both of Linwood, and 12-year-old Jeremy Bradshaw, of Lansing, were snowboarding and sledding yesterday afternoon. Their schools had cancelled classes yesterday and the three were out early, wanting to beat the Lawrence crowd.
Bradshaw said it was the first time he
"I smacked it with my boot and it was cracking, so I moved over to where it was safe." Neal said.
The recent cold weather is not unusual for this region, said Curtis Hall, instructor of geology. He said the weather Kansas has experienced for the past 10 years was more unusual.
"If you look at the '80s, the winters were much harsher," he said.
The recent warm winters could be an effect of global warming, but Hall was
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Downtown area on ice City creates makeshift ice rink for skaters
By Laura Pate
lpate@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
For the first time in three years, Lawrence Parks and Recreation has given the OK to turn part of downtown into a skating rink.
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Lawrence Parks and Recreation poured water into a patch of ground at Sixth and Kentucky streets Thursday morning through a fire hydrant at the intersection of Sixth and Tennessee streets. The area is a sloped, grassy spot in the summer in Buford M. Watson Jr. Park.
Kale and Alek Joyce, Lawrence residents, played hockey at Buford M. Watson Jr. Park, Sixth and Kentucky streets on Saturday. The city of Lawrence froze the area for skaters.
Roger Steinbrock, marketing supervisor for the department, said the temporary rink would be usable for at least a week. He said skaters must provide their own ice skates and he said he discouraged people from walking on the ice in tennis shoes.
Although Steinbrock advised skaters to wait until yesterday to skate because the ice had to have time to harden into a three to four inch surface, Olathe resident Patrick Hall couldn't wait that long. He took his three children to the rink Saturday.
Jim Joyce of Lawrence couldn't wait, either. On Saturday and Sunday afternoon, he took his 9-year-old son Kale to Lawrence's makeshift rink to play hockey.
"It's really thick ice," said Maggie, Hall's 9-year-old daughter. "Just stay out of the white cracks."
"You don't have to drive 45 minutes to Kansas City to skate," Joyce said.
When the Lawrence ice skating rink is not usable, Joyce drives his son to Pepsi Ice Midwest & Fitness Center in Overland Park.
Although some people have skated on Potter's Lake on campus this year, Lt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office said the ice on the lake near Memorial Stadium was not yet solid enough for skaters.
Bailey said no fatalities or injuries have resulted from skating on the lake, but he said he discouraged skating on Potter's Lake.
Edited by Joe Hartigan
SKATING FREEZE-OUT
When the weather outside is not loy enough, students can enjoy these options for ice skating.
Ice Chaston, 8788 Metcalf Ave.
Durand Park (913) 643-0129
Ice Sports Kansas City, 19900 Johnson Drive, Shawnee Mission, (913) 441- 3033
*Ice Terrace, Crown Center, 2425 Grand
Philid, Kings City, (818) 724-8432*
Pearl City Midwest, 12140 W. 139th St.
Popc Ice Milwaukee, 12140 W. 4500
Shawnee Mission, (913) 811-1600
Freeze out illness by dressing warmly
By Matt Rodriguez
mrodriguez@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The myths and facts of the connection between cold weather and illness can be confusing to many.
Long distance runner Chris Jones is battling his cold while running outdoors, but he wouldn't have it any other way.
Along with the other Kansas distance runners, the Iowa City, Iowa junior practices outside regardless of the conditions. His running outfit consists of layers of cotton, spandex, a face mask and a pair of eloves.
Jones said he thought his cold was a result of the weather, because he took precautions to stay healthy by changing out of wet clothes after exercising and taking vitamins.
"I enjoy running outside," Jones said. "Running on a track indoors can be boring."
But cold weather isn't the only cause for a cold. It's a combination of cold weather and viruses encouraged by cold air that cause a person to be sick. But when temperatures drop to single digits, students underestimate the importance of dressing warm, said Myra Strother, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
Exposing yourself to drastic changes in temperature, such as students who walk outside in shorts after working out, can also cause fatigue. Strother said.
One health concern of cold weather is its effect on the immune system, which Strother said can encourage some viruses.
Strother recommends students dress in layers to keep their body's core temperature constant and maintain circulation. She said once the body's temperature starts to fall, you start to lose circulation. Once circulation is cut off, the body is open to develop frostbite.
"One thing with getting cold is you're setting yourself up to get ill more often," she said.
Keith Young, Libertyville, Ill., senior works at the Student Fitness Recreation Center. He sees fitness come to work out wearing several layers of clothes but leave wearing just a T-shirt and shorts.
Strother advises students to be over-prepared for winter weather.
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"You're better off stripping down and having to drag around clothes," Strother said. "Try to plan ahead the night before."
Edited by Louise Stauffer
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