University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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A KU basketball fans faced a new malady following March Madness + a bad case of the Mondays. Mondays in April brought Ta lost Championship game, goodbyes to a well-loved coach, and anew coacThing.staff. T The whole season was kind of a roller coaster ride, and April was no different, Danielle Hillix, Camden Point, Miss., sopho- more, said. From getting to the national championship to losing our coach, as well as our athletic director, it was a wild ride. lt all began Monday April 7, when the Jayhawks fell a three- pointer short of a national championship. T A The team returned Tuesday to a hero's welcome from over 7,500 fans at Allen Fieldhouse, despite their 81-78 loss to Syracuse. The next day, Chancellor Robert Hemenway fired Athletic Director TAlT BoThl. T e l encouraged Al to resign. l thought it would be better for him and for the institution for him to resign, Hernenway said at a press conference onApril 9, g Bohl, however, wouldn't cooperate., . l would not res.iTgTn,.Tl BoThTlTsaid.T, lT . T T was,fiTredT. T T T T .T T .T T Rumors had been circlingf forTsoTme T T T time that T ohlTTdTiTdTnT'Tt get aloingwith T A T it basketball coach TWilllams. ,Mahyt 'W Trnu.udTiiTghBuhi,T 5awpiTrs,firi1Ttgfas a p j, A p , deSPCrate QllemTPt.tQT keeTpyWilliams at T FFFTF' Tl proud basketball program. He refused to comment on the situation during the Final Four, even when the press hounded him. When CBS reporter Bonnie Bernstein asked him what his decision would be only minutes after losing to Syracuse, his response was finally, I could give a sh-- about North Carolina. l have thirteen kids in that locker room that l love. His heartfelt statement in the heat of the moment gave many KU fans hope that the beloved coach would stay Some believed he could never leave the fans that loved him so much. Others doubted he could resist the siren's call of North Carolina baby blue or refuse his mentor, Dean Smith, again. On Monday April 14, fans, players and recruits were put out A of their misery Williams met with his players, quietly flew to Chapel Hill, and .r lil' .Ti W T ,TT W. then told the layhawk faithful, l've never stopped loving North Carolina, and now no one will ever pull harder for the University of Kansas than l will. ,T, But that wasn't enough for some. Ti W1 mx Tilwvlr' All' T .TW . T ' i When I heard that Coach Roy left, I felt betrayed because he said he would TT T Tim y T I T TTTTTT TTTTT I stay at KU last time, Kevin Faddis, Piper ,M 5 . W Wm, A freshman, said. But l could never fault a kT ll i' A man for following his dream and putting p ' f' his family above his job. the University. 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Down the hill, just beyond Anschutz Library sits the Military Science Building within whose walls great leaders are formed. One of the ways they are training us is by teaching us to lead through teamwork and delegation, Navy Option Drew Marting, Lenexa sophomore, said. For Marting, joining the KU ROTC was simply the next step to becoming a respected member of the military. When l graduate, l will hopefully be commissioned as a 2nd Lietenant of the Marine Corps, Marting said. The Marines represent a small number of individu- als in ROTC at KU and are associated with the Navy branch. Marine Option Amber lones, Lawrence junior, hopes to one day have a career as a Marine pilot. ln the meantime, she balances 19 hours of school credit, early morning trainng and a hefty work schedule. l've always wanted to lead Marines, get a good education and a good career, she said. The camraderie of the unit is close and individuals are focused. We all have similar interests and everyone here is highly motivated, Army Option lohn Gassmann, Lawrence sophomore, said. Across all branches of the military, students expressed enthusiasm for what they were accom- plishing in ROTC. lt's so adventurous and after college, things will still be exciting, Air Force Option Natalie Occhipinti, Kansas City, Mo. sophomore, said. Each member of the program has a unique reason for getting involved in ROTC. Besides the perks like scholarship opportunities for free uniforms, textbook stipends, and paid tuition and fees, students are getting a headstart on their chosen career paths. My father was in the Army for 20 years, so l've been surrounded by the military all my life. When I was in high school, I met a women from the Air Force was was a lAG and ever since then that's what l've wanted to be, Orianiz Medina, Topeka freshman, said. l'm just fulfilling my dream. . vi , '..1i:yy3 .:...,x-'iw l i 30 ROTC