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Black History Month The Black Student Union is planning social events, shows and lectures for February's Black History Month. The group wants to spread awareness and expand sponsorship of programs to other campus organizations.PAGE 3A
Talent show fundraiser The annual talent show raised more than $7,000 on Saturday night for a local children's theater company,the Seem-To-Be Players. PAGE 6A
Cyclones storm 'Hawks
After being upset by Iowa State, 68-61
Saturday, Kansas looks to rebound against Missouri tonight at Allen Fieldhouse. Tip-off is 8 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN. PAGE1B
Super Bowl search
During the Super Bowl, David Nobles visited two Lawrence establishments and a house party to find the ultimate football fan. The threat of a winter storm and more interest in commercials than the actual game made it an interesting experiment.PAGE 8B
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February 2, 2004 IN ITS 100TH YEAR AS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol.114 Issue No.83
Site wants coach ousted
Mizzou graduate demands firing of Quin Snyder
By Andy Marso
amarso@kansan.com
Kansan staffwriter
Submitted Art
The Web site features a rather unflattering picture of Quin Snyder. The Missouri coach's hair remains neatly combed and well-placed, but his face is beet-red, his eyes are bugging out and his mouth is a gaping "O" of disbelief.
A graphic from the site dedicated to get Quin Snyder fired makes its position known. The creator posted the site after the Missouri loss to Syracuse.
Meanwhile, he's holding his hands out about a foot apart above a caption that reads "I suck this much!"
No, this site wasn't created by an avid Kansas fan. Its creator, "QuinMustGo," is a Missouri graduate who describes himself as "a Tiger fan, born and bred." He asked that his real name not be used because he had received threats of vandalism. His Web site, www.firequinsny-
der.com, reflects his burning desire to see his alma mater fire Snyder. He said he started the site because of the Tigers' disappointing record and a recruiting scandal that has dogged the team all year. Missouri is under investigation by the NCAA after ex-player Ricky Clemons accused the administration of a host of violations, including paying players.
QuinMustGo said that he's little more
than an "armchair coach," with no basketball expertise outside of playing the sport in high school. But, while some of the site's elements are humorous, he says he is dead serious about its message.
"Every team struggles," QuinMustGo said, "but this year has been exceptionally poor, given the talent and expectations. Then you have to combine that with the last four years of chronic underperformance and ongoing ethical issues."
QuinMustGo started the site after a loss to Syracuse left the Tigers 6-6 on the
season, but he said the idea was planted by an even more distressing home loss to Belmont four games earlier.
But on Saturday, following a loss to Colorado, 66 percent of 985 voters were calling for Snyder to go. The poll is unscientific, however, as it was not taken by a simple random sample of people. And though there might be some grumbling in the Tiger fan base, the Missouri Athletic Department is sticking behind Snyder 100 percent.
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War protestors react after a vehicle attempted to drive through them during a peace demonstration on Saturday. The protestors marched south from 7th and Massachusetts streets to the Douglas County Courthouse, 11th and Massachusetts. The group, drumming on buckets and chanting, then moved on to the Lawrence Public Library, where Congressman Dennis Moore (D-Kan.) was making an appearance.
SEE COACH ON PAGE 8A
Protesters question Moore
U.S. Rep.'s forum filled with anti-war marchers
By Ron Knox
rknox@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
U. S. Rep. Dennis Moore couldn't have asked for a better turnout at his Saturday forum at the Lawrence Public Library.
Just before the 3rd District Democrat entered, more than 40 anti-war marchers stormed in after protesting on Massachusetts St.
Julie Merz, Moore's outreach coordinator, told the protesters they needed to sign in as they entered, holding huge banners and wearing full costumes.
One protester in an Uncle Sam mask and Grim Reaper cloak struggled mightily,
attempting to juggle her makeshift sickle and the pen as she signed her name.
By the time Moore entered, the room was packed.
Lawrence resident Bob Lewis had been sitting in the front row for some time and had watched the procession of protesters fill the small meeting room.
"Hey, Dennis," Lewis said. "Don't frown. You should smile. You should lighten up."
But that was before the screaming, before the barrage of questions about Iraq, about intelligence and about Moore's voting record in Congress.
"I'm light, I'm light," Moore said.
And quite some time before the protesters wound their way through downtown to the library.
Before the meeting on Saturday, the marchers hudded in a gazebo just north of Seventh and Kentucky streets, waiting to start marching at noon.
In one corner, two women talked about why they braved the cold to march.
"They say combat has officially ended, but it hasn't," said Hallie Bennet, Merrion senior. "People are still dying every day. The war isn't over."
Plans for men's calendar halted
SEE MOORE ON PAGE 8A
By Andy Marso
amarso@kansan.com
Kansan staffwriter
But he changed his mind this weekend after a lengthy debate on the Senate list server.
Owen called the University Affairs Committee's decision "arbitrary and capricious," on Wednesday, and vowed to appeal to the Student Executive Committee.
James Owen, law senator, has decided he will not appeal Student Senate's refusal to allocate funding for a KU Men of Distinction calendar.
He also said he wasn't sure if he and the senators who sponsored his bill to
fund the calendar would take up the project again in the future.
Owen was initially against the KU Women of Distinction calendar because he thought it was in retaliation to the Women of KU calendar.
He said he later realized the Distinction calendar's value and thought a men's version would be just as valuable.
Jayme Aschemeyer, off-campus senator, was one of the bill's sponsors. She said the committee was discriminating because it passed the KU Women of Distinction calendar and not Owen's.
Brian Thomas, University Affairs Committee member, said the decision had nothing to do with the gender of the
calendar's subjects.
He said Owen hadn't shown the same level of commitment as the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center had shown for the KU Women of Distinction project.
"I think the reason it came up was that he wanted to make a statement," Thomas said. "I never got the indication that the calendar was ever a priority of any of theirs."
Thomas said he agreed with the concept of a men's calendar, but wanted to see more plans. He said there needed to be some groundwork before Owen asked for the $5,000.
SEE CALENDAR ON PAGE 8A
Watkins raising meningitis awareness
By Anna Clovis aclovis@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
A rare disease made a big impact in Kansas over winter break, and that has Watkins Memorial Health Center increasing awareness of meningitis.
One student at Wichita State University died, and two students at Pittsburg State University were diagnosed with meningitis over winter break.
As a result, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius wrote a letter to the Board of Regents encouraging Kansas schools to increase disease awareness and vaccine services.
"This is a very rare disease," she said, "but the effects are just devastating."
Myra Strother, chief of staff at Watkins, said the health center had put flyers in residence halls and had public service announcements on KJHK to inform students about the risks of the disease.
Meningitis comes in two forms: viral and bacterial. While viral meningitis tends to be less severe, bacterial meningitis can result in brain damage, hearing loss, learning disability or death, according to the Centers for Disease Control's Web site. www.cdc.gov.
Strother said students who lived in residence halls or other group situations, such as fraternities and sororities, were at the most risk for the disease.
At Pittsburgh State University, the two diagnosed cases were the first documented at the school.
Dave Parris, director of health services, said the university acted fast to notify students of the problem.
Strother said since 2001, Watkins has sent letters about the disease and the vaccine to parents of new students. She said they also went to every summer orientation.
Parris said the university held an informational session to inform students and their parents.
"Our rate of vaccination is fairly high," Strother said. "Unlike other places, we always have it on stock."
Strother said many students were vaccinated because of television programs they had seen about meningitis or because of prodding from their parents.
Jennifer Gray said she was vaccinated because she had prior experience with the disease.
"My mom is a nurse, and my sister had it," the Lenexa freshman said. "I also have a low immune system, so it was something that my doctor encouraged."
The meningitis vaccine is available for between $65 and $75 at Watkins.
Edited by Collin LaJoie
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