Vol. 99, No. 59 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1880 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 Hall Hall, 642 Massachusetts Avenue.
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, most of them from St. Mary's Academy, Church and College in Leavenworth sang hymns, carried banners and knelt in prayer in front of the theater for about an hour. They arrived about one-half hour before the 9 p.m. showing of the film.
directed by Martin Scorsese and based on a book by Nikos Kanzantzakis, have focused on a scene that was not shot by last toward Mary Galenale.
The Rev Herve de la Tour, headmaster of St. Mary's, said the protesters were there to pray and serve penance in compensation for an offense against God, to protest the film and to distribute fliers 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.
The protesters, however, did not stop Sarah Buchmueller, 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 almo
want. They have the right to protest."
John Winfrey, KU assistant professor of Army ROTC, also was protesting the movie.
testify for Christ," he said.
Many of the students refused comment. De la Taure said the policy stemmed from a similar protest of the movie "Hail Mary."
student who was in the seventh grade, and he didn't give the right answers. I think sometimes the teacher asks how to know what to say," de la Tour said.
one of the protesters interve
had seen the film or
used to see it.
Picking up the pieces
'Hawks must battle against taller teams
By Arvin Donley
Kansan sportswriter
Having only three players taller than 6 foot-7, the Kansas basketball team is hoping that its quickness and returning experienced players can carry them to a winning season.
"We're going to have to rely on our quickness on both offense and defense to make up for our lack of height," Kansas coach Roy Williams said.
The Jayhawks return eight letterman from last year's national championship team, but will be without last year's college player-of-the-year Danny Manning, who averaged 25 points and nine rebounds a game.
The only true center on this year's team is 6-9 senior Sean Alvarado, who was redshirt last season. But Williams said the Jayhawks' offense would operate without a true center.
true center.
"We'll run an offense with a lot of motion, in which several players can post up high or low" Williams said.
Anchoring the power forward positions are a pair of sophomores — 6-8 Mark Randall and 6-7 Mike Maddox. Both Randall and Maddox put on weight and increased their strength during the off-season, knowing they would have to play more physically this season.
is season.
Randall has gained 40 pounds since his
freshman year, from 190 to 230. Maddox's weight increased from 190 to 215 since last season.
"The major goal I've set is to play stronger and to rebound better," Maddox said. "I think we are all going to have to play tougher offensively since Danny Manning is gone."
Randall said. "I wasn't used to being physical when I played high school ball in Colorado, but it's definitely something I need to do this year."
At small forward, the Jayhawks have three players who previously spent most of their college careers at the off guard position. They are 6-4 senior Milt Newton and juniors Freeman West and Jeff Gueldner, who are both 6-5.
Newton ranked second on last year's team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 11.6 points per game and five rebounds per game. He said, despite his height, he would have to increase his rebound total from last season.
"Last year, when I didn't get seven or eight rebounds a game, I was upset," Newton said. "Now this year, I'll have to go out and get eight or nine a game, if it can be done. So every time the ball goes up, I'll be looking to crash the boards."
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The Jayhawks must try to replace Danny Manning, Chris Piper and Archie Marshall who helped Kansas to two Final Four appearances in three years.
Newton still wants to have a role in NCAA tourney
Senior forward Milt Newton is the highest returning scorer and rebounder from last season's national champion team. Last season he averaged 11.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
By Joel Zeff
Milt Newton accepts the fact that Kansas will not be able to defend its national championship, but he still wants the Jayhawks to have a role in the NCAA tournament.
Kansan sportswriter
"Everyone has picked us fifth in the Big Eight." Newton said with a smile. "But I would love to finish in first place for the regular season and finish first in the Big Eight tournament."
Eight tournament.
Because Kansas is ineligible for the NCAA tournament, the Jayhaws could end up keeping another team out of the tournament. The Big Eight tournament winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. If Kansas were to get the Big Eight tournament title, the NCAA bid would go unfilled.
Newton, a 6-foot-5 senior forward, understands the situation the team is in, but he refuses to give up his will to win.
"After all the stuff that has happened to us, we have nothing to lose," Newton said. "We just have to play together and do the things that we need to do to win."
Newton, one of three starters returning this year, is the highest scorer (11.6) and rebounder (5.0) coming back from last year's team. He also is the man that must fill much of the leadership and scoring void left by All-American Danny Manning.
left of Mr. Ankenheim because But Newton sees Manning's absence as an opportunity to prove that he can play without him
"Sometimes I feel the pressure of people expecting too much," he said. "But I had a couple of meetings with coach (Roy) Williams and he explained to me that I can only do so much.
"But I'm my hardest judge and hardest critic. I'm just going to do the best that I can and not worry about what other people think."
Concentrating on the game instead of the pressure to be the savior of the team was one of Newton's primary laws of basketball, he said.
he said.
"With team success comes individual success," Newton said. "I'm not taking it on myself to be the leading scorer or rebounder. I just want to play team basketball. I'm just trying to lead by example."
Some of Newton's examples include 1987-88 NCAA Midwest Regional all-tournament team, 1987-88 NCAA Final Four all-tournament team and a 55.5 shooting percentage last year, third in the Big Eight Conference
Part of Newton's law is a pressure defense and a running, gunning and slamming style
or play
Newton said Williams' style of play was a lot of man-to-man pressure basketball. He also said Williams liked the three-point shot
Newton, a crowd favorite because of his flashy style of play, said his knee injury would not keep him from being able to dunk the hall at the season opener.
"I have the ability to score and I don't mind going up against the big guy," Newton said. "But the thing I need to work on is the man-to-man defense and rebounding."
"It it always slam the ball," Newton said.
"The crowd loves it and I love it. It gets the crowd pumped up."
That is the last principle of Newton's law of basketball.
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