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Vol. 99, No. 59 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1889 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Thursday November 17,1988
200 protesters stage rally at Liberty Hall
By Daniel Niemi Kansan staff writer
"The Last Temptation of Christ," the film that has sparked protests across the country, tempted about 200 people into the cold last night to demonstrate at Sterling Hall. 642 Massachusetts.
directed by Martin Scorsese and based on a book by Nikos Kanzantzak, have focused on a scene from "The Fall" by lust toward Mary Malgalene.
The Rev. Herve de la Tour, headmaster of St. Mary's, said the protesters were there to pray and serve penance in compensation for the loss of life of the film and to distribute fluors to dissuade people from seeing it.
De la Tour said he hoped the protest would halt the showing of the movie at Liberty Hall. It is scheduled to run through Dec. 3.
"It mocks our Lord. It insults him. It's sickening. It's porno-
Jerry Kramer, a senior at St. Mary's, said he hoped the protest would keep people from seeing the movie.
"I hope we're blocking the doors enough" he said.
To protest the local showing of the film, "The Last Temptation of Church gathered in front of Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St., last Christ," about 200 people from St. Mary's Academy, College and night.
The protesters, however, did not stop Sarah Buchmuller, Overland Park sophomore, from seeing the movie.
"This guy was grabbing me and trying to get me to read this stuff," she said. "I said, 'I just want to see the movie.'
"It made me want to see the movie more."
Jill Johns, a theater employee,
for the film earlier in the week.
Rob Fitzgerald, assistant manager at Liberty Hall, said earlier yesterday that three to four people had protested the film almost
want. They have the right to protect."
John Winfrey, KU assistant professor of Army ROTC, also was protesting the movie.
Many of the students refused comment. De la Tour said the policy stemmed from a similar protest of the movie "Hail Mary."
testify for Christ," he said.
student who was in the seventh grade, and he didn't give the right answers. I think sometimes the youngest person knows what to do on the tour.
one of the protesters intervened had seen the film or used to see it.
Picking up the pieces
It was a big year for the Big Eight
Conference got national exposure but now needs to back up success
By Arvin Donley Kansan sportswriter
For years, basketball in the Big Eight Conference has been overshadowed by the conference's rich tradition in football.
Not since 1952 when Forrest C. (Phog) Allen's Kansas Jayhawks defeated St. John's 30-63, had the conference produced a national champion in basketball — until last season.
Former Iowa State All-American and Big Eight television commentator Gary Thompson said coaches and media from across the country were raving about the quality of play after the first half, which produced a 50-50 tie.
It was Big Eight basketball's proudest moment. Oklahoma and Kansas meeting for the national championship in Kansas City's Kemper Arena. Kansas upset the Sooners 83-79 in a game that dispelled the myth that Big Eight basketball was unexciting.
"Being a Big Eight fan and having both teams in the finals, I wanted it to be a decent game," Thompson said. "People were talking about it at halftime saying it was one of the best halves of basketball in a championship game that they had ever seen."
1987-88 was a banner season for the Big Eight. Not only did the conference have two representatives in the final game, it also had three teams in the final eight and five teams invited to play. Missouri State were knocked out of the first round and Kansas State was defeated by the Jayhawks in the Midwest Regional Final in Pontiac, Mich.
Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs said, "Had Kansas State not been in the regional with Kansas, we probably would have had three
Big Eight teams in the Final Four."
Besides having five of the best teams in the country last season, the Big Eight produced first five round draft choices in the nation more than any other conference in the nation.
the Big Eight also had more players on the Olympic team — Kansas' Danny Manning, Iowa State's jeff Grayer and K-State's Mitch Richmond — than any other conference.
Can the Big Eight duplicate last season's performance?
"It would be unfair to expect that," KState coach Lon Kruger said. "It was an ideal year, a dream year for the conference. But I think to follow that year up with a solid year would help to solidify our position on a national level.
"I think we can do that. I think we have teams in the conference that will have great years. The last few years we've had great representation in the NCAA tournament. If we come anywhere close to matching that again this year, we'll finally get over the hump to where people will give the Big Eight the respect it deserves."
"The Big Eight can be a dominant basketball league." Packer said. "But it will depend forever more upon the future performance of its teams. If the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) wasn't good for five years it would still be looked upon as a great basketball conference because of its performance over a long period of time.
CBS television analyst Billy Packer said last year's performance did not automatically make the Big Eight a dominant basketball conference.
strength at the top with (former coach Henry) Ibo's teams at Oklahoma State and of course Kansas has always had a great tradition. But when a conference is rated, it is looked upon as does it have good depth from top to bottom. To have multiple teams in NCAA is now the bench mark."
Despite last year's accomplishments, Packer said he would not rate the Big Eight as the best conference in the United States because he doubted "whether the number seven team in the Big Eight would have beaten the number seven team in the ACC or Big East Conference."
"The Big Eight has always had good
ABC and ESPN basketball analyst Dick Vitale said the Big Eight's accomplishments last season "exceeded my wildest expectations," he has a difficult time repeating that success.
"Last season they had the mega stars such as Jeff Grayer, Mitch Richmond, Derrick Brown, Danny Manning that brought great prestige and attention to the conference.
"The biggest problem that the Big Eight has is consistently getting the top talent. Conferences such as the Big Ten, ACC and Big East recruit great players every year to play in the conference. I don't think the Big Eight will be able to attract the big name players consistently."
Thompson, who has been a color commentator on Big Eight games for 18 years, said he had seen several changes occur recently as the Big Eight to improve as a basketball league.
"When Tubbs and (Iowa State coach Johnny) Orca came in (1980) they had a big effect on making it a more up-tempo game. People had always said you can never run successfully in the Big Eight. They have proven that you can run successfully.
The 45-second clock has also played a factor in the running game and I think most of the coaches in the league are better recruiters than before."
Missouri coach Norm Stewart said recruiting better players was the main reason for the increased success of the Big Eight.
"The era we had in '79 with (former Missouri center Steve) Stipanovich was very important and having very highly recruited players like (Wayman) Tisdale and Manning coming in behind him were important. Basketball was peaking at the same time and so we were really in stride with what was happening nationally."
Most coaches around the league said recruiting had been made easier because
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Points
1 Oklahoma (14) 140
2 Missouri (4) 130
3 Kansas 97
4 Kansas State 89
5 Oklahoma State 84
6 Nebraska 49
7 Iowa State 18
8 Colorado () number of first place votes
Tigers have the talent, seek team chemistry
Rv Mike Considine
Special to the Kansan
Last year Missouri seemed to have all the elements a basketball team could want. But when coach Norm Stewart tried to mix them together, there was no reaction.
"I'm really concerned from the standpoint of consistency," Stewart said. "The biggest problem we have to solve is our guard play. And we have to improve our defense.
together, they This season, the Tigers realize that they need to have a better understanding of team chemistry to win the Big Eight Conference.
"Sometimes it takes more than talent," Senior forward Greg Church said. "It's obvious we were missing something."
freshmen are pushing them to do that."
Coming off a surprising Big Eight championship in 1987-88, Missouri struggled to a 19-11 record and finished fourth in the league (7-7) last year.
defense
we can get those two things done, we'll be a good basketball team.
he said.
"They lead and push themselves," Stewart said. "We have a couple of seniors who haven't been that type of player, but the
Most coaches agree that Missouri has the best talent in the conference. A freshman class ranked ninth nationally by All-Star Sports Publications has surprised Stewart, he said.
the Tigers lost two starters, Derrick Chievous and Lynn Hardy.
"They played better when they played us without him," Iowa State coach Johnny Orr said. "With all those guys back, they'll have more cohesion than they had before."
Still, some think it was a case of addition by subtraction.
Chievous' heir apparent is 6-foot-4 freshman Anthony Peeller, who averaged 26.7 points, 11.4 rebounds and five assists at the University High School. He chose Musselow over Kansas.
Goneous, drafted in the first round by the NBA Houston Rockets, averaged 23.4 points per game last year and set the career scoring record at Missouri.
Peeler did not make a good first impression with the Tigers. He missed a few classes and was suspended from practice by Stewart.
"He's a great talent," Church said. "As long as he does what he's supposed to do, he refines his game down to his strengths and his weaknesses, he'll be a great player."
The leading returning scorer is shooting guard Byron Irvin, who averaged 12.9. Stewart said he expects Irvin to pick up some of the scoring load.
Peeler and junior John McIntyre should challenge Irvin for playing time.
Point guard Lee Coward could be a key player for the Tigers. Coward averaged 11 points per game as a sophomore and shot 53 percent from both the field and three-point range.
Missouri has two experienced centers in 7-1 senior Gary Leonard and 6-10 sophomore Doug Smith. Leonard averaged just 4.9 points and 3.4 rebounds in 95 games but had a career-high 17 points against the LSU team, and 13.1 points and 6.6 rebounds as a freshman. He was named a first-team selection on the UPI freshman All-American team.
"He made some crucial shots last year," Stewart said. "He's a very good competitor in the league."
"I feel I've improved my work ethic in practice," Smith said. "I need to work hard on things like defense and shooting."
Competing for starting positions at forward are senior defensive standouts Church and Mike Sandbothe, junior Nathan Buntin and freshman Maile Camelole.
Buntin started 25 games last season and averaged nine points and nearly five rebounds a game. Church scored eight points per game and Sandbette added five.
Missouri Tigers
Coach: Norm Stewart
Record at MU: 400-217(21 yrs.)
1987-68 record: 19-11
Conference finish: 7-7 (4th)
KU leads series 138-78
Protected starters:
F-Mike Sandbothe 6-8, Sr.
F-Nathan Buntin 6-9, Jr.
C-Doug Smith 6-10, So.
F-Nathan Buntin 6-9, Jr.
C-Doug Smith 8-10, 50
C Lee Coward 6-1 Jr
G-Byron Irvin 6-6, Sr.
Comment:
The Tigers have more returning talent and experience than any other team in the Big Eight. Four returning starters and two blue-chip freshmen should help.
It all sounds great, but Missouri needs to prove it can live up to its visions of greatness. Until then, guess on 24 wins and a roll of the dice in the NCAA tournament.
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band was killed . . . I gave Tom 22-caliber Woodman that he I to shoot my husband." she said. idridge, 35, awaits sentencing on second-degree murder charge is already serving 5 to 18 years an earlier unsuccessful plot on husband's life.
the story of Eldridge and Bird,
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University Daily Kansan ■ Kansas Jayhawks Basketball November 16, 1988 13
habit of smoking is no longer in ion in New York City."
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