Sunflower Showdown to pay for the construction of Allen Fieldhouse, which would seat 17,000. KU opened the facility with a 77–66 victory over Kansas State on March 1, 1955. This period also saw the beginning of the 'Sunflower Doubleheader', with two non-conference teams visiting the state to play KU and K-State at one venue one night, then switching venues and opponents the following evening. This event was held from 1957 to 1968, and featured national powerhouses such as UCLA, Xavier, San Francisco, St. Joseph's, Cal, and Marquette. The basketball rivalry between the two schools continued unabated through the 1960s and 1970s, with
Sunflower Student Movement way media in free and democratic Poland writes about Taiwan, is not acceptable. [M]any media outlets around the world — including in Germany and in the US — have also made the same analogy in their reports. Tang Prize recipient Yu Ying-shih expressed support for the movement in a speech on 20 September 2014. He lauded the students' intentions and further commented that all citizens of a democracy should make their concerns known and vote. Sunflower Student Movement The Sunflower Student Movement is associated with a protest movement driven by a coalition of students and civic groups that came to