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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Monday, January 29, 2001
Sports: Kansas pummels Kansas State in its 20th consecutive win against the Wildcats.
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Inside: Local bars defend their liquor licenses against charges of not paying taxes.
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Alumni among dead in plane crash
By Chris Wristen writer@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter
Ten people associated with the Oklahoma State University basketball team, including two players and two University of Kansas graduates, died in a plane crash in Byers, Colo., Saturday night, officials said.
Oklahoma State associate athletics director Steve Buzzard confirmed that Will Hancock, media relations coordinator, and athletic trainer Brian Luinstra, both University of Kansas graduates, were killed in the crash.
The other victims of the crash that occurred about 40 miles south of Denver were Oklahoma State players Nate Fleming and Dan Lawson, director of basketball operations Pat Noyes, student manager Jared Weiberg,
broadcast engineer Kendall Durfey, broadcaster Bill Teegins, pilot Denver Mills and co-pilot Bjorn Fallstrom.
Hancock graduated from the University of Kansas in 1991 and was the son of NCAA Tournament director Bill Hancock. He had spent five years at his post at Kearnahma State where he was married to the women's soccer coach Karen Hancock.
Mitch Germann, Kansas' assistant sports information director in charge of men's basketball, said Hancock was one of the most respected sports information directors in the Big 12 Conference.
"He was a great guy and was well respected throughout the league for doing a real good job," Germann said. "I just feel horrible for both of these guys' families. They will definitely be
Luinstra: the '94 graduate was in his second year as an athletician at OSU
missed."
Hancock: OSU's media relations coordinator, he was a '91 KU grad
Nicki Hancock, Will Hancock's mother, said she had received calls of support from around the country.
"It's wonderful to know that we have so many friends and so many people thought so highly of Will," she said. "I
Oklahoma State plane crash
think we're still in shock at this point.'
think we're still in shock at this point." Also shocked was Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams, whose Jayhawks made a similar return flight from Colorado last Monday.
"I was deeply saddened after hearing of the travedy last night." Williams
said in a prepared statement. "I know Bill and Nicki Hancock personally, and there's nothing that can be said at this time that can ease their pain. That's the most difficult part for everyone involved."
Wake Forest sports information director Dean Buchan, a former sports information director at Kansas, said he also was stunned by the accident.
He worked with Hancock in Buchan's first year at Kansas but remained in contact after Hancock left for Oklahoma State.
"At his job, he was one of the best in the country," Buchan said. "The main thing about him, though, is that you'd never find a single person anywhere who could have a single bad thing to say about him. People
Influenza strikes campus suddenly
See POOR on page 5A
by Livi Regenbaum writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
The stomach flu has spread across the University of Kansas.
And the results are gruesome at Battenfeld Scholarship Hall, where 40 out of 48 residents have been infected with the flu.
Justin Birge, Battenfeld president and Omaha, Neb., senior, was surprised by the number of people sick.
"I have never seen such a spread of the stomach flu at the hall in the past four years that I have lived here," Birge said.
Birge said residents of the hall began getting sick last week, and two were sent to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for treatment.
STOMACH FLU
Symptoms of influenza include:
■ nausea
■ vomiting
■ fever
■ diarrhea
Source: Randall Rock, physician at Watkins Memorial Health Center
Randall Rock, physician at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said the stomach flu, known as gastroenteritis, is different from the common flu, known as influenza.
"Influenza is a respiratory illness and it is treated differently from the stomach flu," he said.
Rock said flu shots could prevent students from developing influenza, but they did not prevent the stomach flu.
Vaccines for influenza are available at Watkins for $5.
"Those with the stomach flu should drink plenty of clear liquids," Rock said. "This is the first step in the stage of recovery."
Rock advised students who have the stomach flu to avoid becoming dehydrated.
Symptoms of the stomach flu include vomiting, diarrhea, fever and nausea.
Derrick Birdsell, Omaha, Neb., sophomore and a Battenfeld resident, said the stomach flu kept him in bed for an entire day.
Rock said students who do not feel better should go to Watkins.
Rock said the stomach flu could be spread by sharing food, drinks and not properly washing one's hands.
"Most of the residents in the hall experienced symptoms that lasted from nine to 24 hours." Birdsell said.
- Edited by Melissa Cooley
JAZZHAUS JAM
Bar lets dreamers jam
Jazzhaus allows anyone to play
By Sarah Smarsh
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
At this very moment, a musician somewhere in Lawrence is probably having that fantasy again.
He will walk on the stage, plug in his guitar, let a chord rip through the amplifier and electrify an audience of screaming, adoring fans.
But reality will likely crash the mental concert. The aspiring musician will sigh as he realizes he'll never have a reason to take his six-string beyond his bedroom door.
He should think again.
line Jazzhaus. 926 1/2 Massachusetts St., provides a performance forum for amateur and experienced musicians alike. The Open Blues Jam, held Mondays at 10:30 p.m., gives aspiring Janis Joplins or Stevie Ray Vaughns a chance to take the stage.
Participants bring their instruments — saxophones, drum sticks, vocal chords — and put their names on a list at the door. Once their names are called, they join the Spanktones, the house band on Monday nights, for at least a couple of songs.
"We like to do it so people who wouldn't normally have a chance to perform can live their fantasy," said Guy Messenger, event organizer and guitarist for the Spanktones.
Eve Bradley, Shreveport, La. senior, saw a flier for the jam and soon made her first performance at the Jazzhaus.
Andrea Benedick, Beloit, KS sophomore, sings with her friends. "I've been a lot of places and seen a lot of musicians, but nothing like the Jazzzhuas." claimed Andrea after her performance Monday night at the Jazzzhaus. Photo by Micah Kimball/KANSAN
Bradley, who raps and freestyles, was happy to find an atmosphere open to all sorts of talents.
Bradley, who is now working on a demo tape, said the crowd's response was "all positive," particularly because of the unique nature of her performance.
"Being able to express yourself to the music—I can't really explain it," Bradley said. "It's just great."
Not everyone at the jam is new to performing. Mike Cibura, Chicago freshman, played guitar with a band in high school and has performed at other Lawrence venues.
"People listen to the words because of the music," Bradley said. "I like it when people feel what I'm saying."
He said he considered the Jazzhaus a place to improve his skills and to have fun.
Bradley said that rapping with a live band enhanced her artistic message.
"No one ever comes in here and raps" she said
"It just makes you able to play better with other people," Cibura said. "I come because I just love to play."
The Open Blues Jam provides a unique chance for performers, but it also offers an equally unusual opportunity for those seeking entertainment
Lindsay Crucker, Chicago freshman, and Katy Darnaby, Deerfield, Ill., freshman, go to the Jazzhaus for the laid-back vibe.
JAZZHAUS
What's happening: Open Blues Jam, a performance opportunity for musicians of all experience levels, at 10:30 p.m. every Monday at the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
"For a night when you don't want to dance, it's nice to just get out with your friends and not be cooped up somewhere," Darnaby said. "We come here, like, once or twice a week."
Dash Williamson, drummer for the Spanktones, said Monday was the best night of the week at the Jazzhaus.
Messenger said the assortment of
"I look forward to Mondays, just to play with so many walks of musicians — and have fun." Williamson said.
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musicians demonstrate a variety of skill levels.
"I've seen some people who don't really realize that people are covering their ears," Messenger said with a laugh. "But it's OK; anything goes. This is the place to do your bad singing."
Mark Smith, also a guitarist for the Spanktones, said the non-judgmental environment gave way to great things.
"This is democracy in action," Smith said. "I love it when the chemistry happens, when it's totally unplanned and it comes together well. All of a sudden, you have magic moments."
— Edited by Doug Pacey
Earthquake location
Kyle Ramsey/KANSAN
Students feel shockwaves of India quake
By J. R. Mendoza
Kansan wire editor
Fear gripped Ritika Bhatnagar Friday when she turned on her television and found out an earthquake had hit near her family's home in India.
To her relief, her father called and told her that he, her mother and sister were not injured in the quake.
"But their house is cracked up, and they couldn't get out of their house. Now, they're outside in camps," said Bhatnagar, Ahmedabad, India, senior.
More than 6,000 bodies had been found since Friday's quake, and the death toll was expected to go much higher. Some authorities estimated it would reach 16,000 or more. A rescue official said there could be up to 30,000 dead in one town alone. More than 14,500 have been injured, the Indian national government said.
Exhausted searchers used everything from sophisticated rock-cutting tools to their bare hands to claw through rubble yesterday, hoping to find survivors lingering among the thousands believed buried by western India's massive earthquake.
The University of Kansas has about 175 students from India and about 50 students of Indian descent, said Giri Gokulrangan, president of the KU Cultural India Club and Chennai, India, graduate student.
"I was relieved to hear they were OK," she said. "But there's not electricity, transportation or water. It's just terrible."
At first, Bhatnagar said she worried when she was unable to get through to her family in India because phone lines were down.
Arwind Manohar, Nairobi, Kenya, junior, has relatives who live in New Delhi, the capital of India. None of them was injured, but Manohar said they were in shock because of the earthquake's devastation.
Friday's magnitude 7.9 quake — India's strongest in more than 50 years — shook the earth for more than 1,200 miles and was felt in Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, where 10 people were crushed in their houses.
By Sunday, foreign aid was pouring in: Cranes, generators, cutting tools, sniffer dogs, seismic monitors and cameras attached to poles had begun to arrive along with teams of rescuers from places such as Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Turkey.
Manohar said more than anything, it was hard not being able to communicate easily with his relatives in New Delhi.
"Getting the chance to talk to them was barely possible," he said.
- The Associated Press contributed to this story
Edited by Leita Schultes
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