The University Daily Kansan, Feb. 3, 2020

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After 50 years without a Super Bowl appearance, the Kansas City Chiefs

are 2020 champs — KU students took to Massachusetts Street in celebration

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Chinese New Year celebrations canceled Organizations have canceled their Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year celebrations because of concerns about novel coronavirus. The celebrations were originally planned for Jan. 30 and Feb. 8.

Creative writing award winners

Lawrence-based writers Tracey Lien and Kate Lorenz have been awarded this year’s Langston Hughes Creative Writing Awards. They accepted their awards on Feb. 1.

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Negative coronavirus A patient who checked into Lawrence Memorial Hospital with a potential case of coronavirus last week tested negative for the virus.

On the horizon

The Lawrence community swarms downtown after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20, Sunday, Feb. 2.

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For the first time in 50 years, the Kansas City Chiefs are the champions of the football world. Down 10 after a scoreless third quarter, the Chiefs pulled off another post-season comeback to claim the trophy in South Beach, Miami. After the start of the fourth quarter the Chiefs scored 21 points, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20. Students on the steer watched in awe as their local pro team would hoist the Lombardi trophy in front of the entire national audience. A flurry of Chiefs fans shortly headed to Massachusetts Street Sunday night after the Kansas City football team won its first Super Bowl since 1970. Student Body Vice President Seth Wingerter, a lifelong fan,

Douglas County approves $29 million jail expansion Chris Conde

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Jayhawks set to tip off against the Lady Bears

Women’s basketball travels to Waco, Texas, to take on Baylor at 7 p.m. this Wednesday.

The Douglas County Commission approved a $29 million jail expansion as over 100 protesters expressed their disapproval at a commission meeting Wednesday, Jan. 29. Protesters booed when the commission announced it would fund the project through tax bonds that will increase the city’s debt. The expansion will build a new tower on the 186-bed jail, adding between 84 and 112 beds. Activist group Justice Matters

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immediately tweeted, "It is my official statement that I am extremely excited that the Kansas City Chiefs have won the Super Bowl." "I was a huge Chiefs fan my entire life," Wingerter said in an interview with the Kansan. "They've broken my heart for 20 years ­— watching them win is huge." Stop lights were torn off of light poles. Fans stood on store awnings to spray beer on the massive crowd that was positioned near the 800 block of Massachusetts Street. Grace Woods, a senior from Tonganoxie, joined the crowd on Massachusetts Street after the game. "It was a lot of boys on top of telephone poles and street lamps, but all good fun," Woods said. Cayden Fairman, a junior from Overland Park, was part of the celebration downtown as well. "Being a part of this felt at

home," Fairman said. "The city was mayhem — I've never seen anything like it." Ryan Baker, a sophomore from Olathe, said he has cheered on the Chiefs his whole life. He was astounded when his favorite team won a Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years, he said.

and other Douglas County activist groups held a rally and march to protest the jail expansion before attending the meeting. Rosie O'Brien helped organize the rally on behalf of the No Jail campaign led by Justice Matters and Kansas Appleseed. O'Brien is a board member for People's Owned and Operated Collective Housing in Lawrence. “We are kind of making a final stand in saying ... don’t use our tax money, it’s $30 million,” O'Brien said. “They haven’t been listening when we voted in 2018 to not finance this project and they just went ahead and made a plan.” KP Preut is a para at a local middle school. Preut said he opposes the jail expansion and would rather see the money go to solving the homelessness problem in Continue on page 2

KU issues travel restriction to China

“I was a huge Chiefs fan my entire life. They've broken my heart for 20 years — watching them win is huge." Seth Wingerter Student body vice president

"Every single game, every single heartbreak I was there for all of it, and the rewards you get from watching your team win are incredible," Baker said.

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The University of Kansas has issued an immediate travel restriction to China for all faculty, staff and students due to concerns regarding novel coronavirus, according to an email from Chancellor Douglas Girod sent Friday, Jan. 31. The University will also defer any upcoming international travel to the University from China. Novel coronavirus is a type of common virus identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Saturday, a potential case of the virus, discovered in Law-

Makale’a Jackson, a senior from Kansas City, Missouri, said the magnitude of the win will go on for a while. "This was an wemotional game for Chiefs fans everywhere," Jackson said. “This was definitely one crazy night.” In a game that had one final comeback for the ages, Patrick Mahomes and company pulled off one of the best Chiefs wins of all time. Ashley Jimenez, a graduate student from Los Angeles, thought this was a memory that will last a lifetime. “Stuff like this doesn’t happen everyday,” Jimenez said. ”This is a moment I will cherish for the rest of my life. The Chiefs are Super Bowl Champions, and I couldn’t be any happier.” The city of Lawrence may be known for its cherished basketball program, but tonight, the streets are filled for Chiefs Kingdom.

rence Memorial Hospital, turned out to be a false alarm. In late January, the CDC issued a Level 3 health warning, recommending that people avoid nonessential travel to Wuhan, China. On Thursday, Jan. 30, the warning bumped up to a Level 4 travel advisory warning, “do not travel,” for the entire country of China. The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern for novel coronavirus Thursday, Jan. 30.

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