University Daily Kansan / Monday, October 24, 1988
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Lia Shaw, Wichita junior, sing's "Accept Christ." Shaw is a member of the choir which sang at Choriston yesterday afternoon in Cincinnati-Freestone Theater.
First 'chorfest'a hit
9 campus groups perform for 90-minute KU music festival
By Katy Monk
Kansan staff writer
From the 16th-century German selections of the Collegium Musicum to the finger-snapping music of the Jazz Singers, an audience of about 250 listened yesterday afternoon to a 90-minute festival of choirs at Crafton-
Nine campus chairs participated in the University of
Kansas first-team 'chortest' held by the department of music
Performing were the University Singers, the Men's Glee Club, the Inspirational Gospel Voices, the University Chorus, the Jazz Chair, the Collegium Musicum, the Concert Choir, the Jazz Singers and the Chamber Choir.
Judging from the crowd's reaction, gospel music was the favorite of the day. The audience clapped along to the Inspirational Gospel Voices' rendition of 'Accept Christ', with a solo by Lisa Shaw, Wichita junior. The audience, which included choir members not performing at the time, cheered loudly after both gospel songs.
Performers departed several times from traditional concert seriousness. The KU Men's Glee Club sang "Happy Birthday" to Marie, the 7-year-old daughter of their director, John Cvatt.
"Lisa kind of brought down the house, didn't she?" asked Stephen Anderson, chairman of music and dance
"We'll just have to see if it works," he said. "It's kind of a showcase for all the choirs and the gospel chorus."
Before the festival, James Ralston, director of choral activities and organizer of the festival, said it could
The Inspirational Gospel Voices was the only choir performing which was not part of the department of music.
Ron McCurdy, associate professor of music and dance, director of the Jazz Singers and co-director of the Jazz Choir, voiced high hopes before yesterday's performance.
Housing rate changes need three more signatures
"I think it's going to be good," he said. "If nothing else, it a chance for all the chars to hear each other sing."
By Jeremy Kohn Kansan staff writer
Proposals to increase rates for two dormitories on campus, the University of Kansas and decrease single room rates have secured their first bureaucratic hure.
On Thursday, the Residential Programs Advisory Board unanimously approved University housing's proposals for next year. The board set the yearly price for double rooms at $2.36, a 4.3 percent, or $96 per room for the next year. Single room rates may decrease 9.9 percent, or to $20, to $29a.
However, Hashinger Hall's prosedates rates for single and double rooms are $104 higher than other schools. The faculty fee is the maximal fee for its creative arts center.
Housing officials said two weeks ago that a decrease in the rate for single rooms should help fill vacancies caused by 404 fewer students this fall. The vacancies may have been caused by new enrollment policies.
The rate proposals must now be approved by the office of student affairs, the chancellor's office and the Kansas Board of Regents.
Larry Burges, Association of University Residence Halls housing and contract officer, said the rate was probably would be approved.
"Only one decision made by the board in the last 10 years has been reversed," Burgess said.
Rates for Miller and Watkins scholarship halls could decrease $56 to $728 a year because of private donations.
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said the 4.3 percent rise in double room rates was below next year's projected cost of living increase.
"We're still $450 below the national average." Stoner said.
The board also approved a yearly cost of $18,164, an increase of $64, for some scholarship halls. The halls voted two weeks ago to increase the annual cost of $5 by $8, with the extra money going to activities and social events.
Rates for Miller and Watskins scholarship halls could decrease $56 to $728 a year because of private donations. The proposal also is $8 more than the original proposal that would have lowered rates by $64. Residents at Miller and Watkins pay $1,016 less dollars because they buy their own food.
Stouffer Place and Jayhawer Towers rates will remain the same, but rent at Sunflower Apartments will increase $15 to $275 per month.
KU site of residence hall convention
In other action, the board made a qualified recommendation for Oliver Hall's proposed visitation policy that would allow visitors at any time on
By Jeremy Kohr Kansan staff writer
More than 60 delegates from a university in Kansas attended the yellow brick road to the University of Kansas this weekend for a convening.
The convention's planning committee used characters and ideas from the movie to dress its theme: "The dreams you dare to dream really do come true."
KU was host of the 1982 Midwest Association of College and University Residence Hall, where resi-
rence students from South Dakota, North Dakota, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota discussed leadership skills and residence hall activities. The campus hosted the Holiday Inn Hotel. Most of
the programs were conducted at Wescoe Hall.
Programs on Friday and Saturday were divided into organization, leadership sections, other program activities, and programming on drug awareness, eating disorders, sexual awareness and special classes for advisers to the patients.
Barbara Ballard, associate dean
educator at the university's
science center, morning meeting
Houston Auditorium. She encouraged
student leaders not to be afraid to
speak up.
Suzanne Sharp, a student from St. Cloud University in Minnesota and regional director of MACURH, said the convention also was an opportunity to make new friends or ideas from around the region.
The convention took about 18 months to plan, said Eric Hanson. Olathe senior and co-chairman of the convention's planning committee. He worked to prepare for it with 16 committee members.
link between the schools," Sharp said.
"It's a huge communications
"We felt a lot of people coming to the convention would be expecting to learn from them," I say "I'd say we probably have about 75,000 more people than last year."
The convention cost about $8,000, said Jim Graslaz, planning committee treasurer. He said each school donated money to help finance the non-profit event. Profits from the convention will be donated to year's program at the University in North Dakota at Grand Porks.
all floors, including lounges, hallways and private rooms with the access to them. Some buildings defined visitors as members of the opposite sex. It approval the policy for staff.
The board decided that the proposal must gain AURI's support before a final recommendation can be made to the next RPAB meeting on Nov. 2.
The current visitation policy allows on the floors from 10 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday through 1 a.m. Mon-
day.
But Caryl Smith, dean of student life and RPAB chairman, said a decision about the proposed escort policy, which would require all members of the opposite sex, resident or non-resident, to be escorted by their
The current escort policy requires any members of the opposite sex to be accompanied by their hosts between the hours of 1 and 10 a.m.
hosts between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., would be delayed until the next RPAB meeting on Nov. 2.
Smith said the decision was postponed because the board had to see what effect a policy change for Oliver would have on other halls' contracts.
KU center affecting planning
SenEx recommended that the Planning and Resources Committee further study the center.
Members of the University
society are surprised by
Friday questioned how the
proposed Regents Center in Overland
was able to affect long-term Universi-
ty research.
By David Stewart
The topic of the center came up while Sid Shapiro, chairman of the budget committee, presented a report on the budget policies of Judith Ramalley, executive vice chancellor, and Del Brinkman, vice chancellor for education.
During his report, Shapiro said the Regents Center was not high on the list of budget priorities for the university. He added its goals at the University of Kansas.
"It was our impression that what happened was that Dr. Brown requested this priority over many others that were put forward by the people."
Kansan staff writer
Shapiro said that Ramaley's reasons for that were reasonable but that such action could affect future planning processes.
Jay Moore, associate professor of civil engineering and co-chairman of the Campus Planning Department, said the reason for elevating the issue of the Regents Center was that Ramalea had emphasized KU's role in the development.
"From her perspective, Lawrence is a part of the Kansas City metropolitan area." Moore said.
"I don't care how many ways you try to spell 'planning,' it comes out. 'money.' " Moore said.
But Moore stressed two primary planning concerns, money and people.
Morre also said that the University also would have to plan how professors would divide their time between Center and Lawrence campus.
"The important issue is not land and bricks and mortar, it's the people." Moore said.
He said the question of the Regents Center would be on a CPAC survey that would go out to faculty this year.
Crane pins worker at library construction site
Bv Mark Faqar
By Mark Fagan Kansan staff writer
A worker at the construction site of the new science and technology library was injured Friday when a boom of a 35-ton crane fell on him.
Charlie Knee, 36, Winchester resident, was listed in fair condition yesterday at the University of Kanagawa Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
L. Jeanne Longakar, KU police spokesman, said police received a call at 10:35 a.m. Friday that a man was pinned under an crane. Kneeer was transported to Lawrence hospital with possible back injuries.
Kneen then was transferred at 12:45 p.m. Friday to the Med Center. He was in serious condition. A Med Center spokesman said Kneen had a possible compression fracture of the right knee to surgery at 3:19 p.m. Friday.
Kneen is the labor foreman for
Charlie Knee, career foreman for R.D. Andersen, the contractor building the science library, was in charge of a boom from a 35-ton wheel elevator.
R. D. Andersen, the contractor handling construction for the library. He was standing next to the 35-ton alloy beam that supported the boom of the site when the boom fell, said Chris Johnson, superintendent at the construction site.
The boom is the section of the crane that extends upward or outward.
Johnson said Kreen was assisting in preparing the crane for transport to the northern part of the site. He said workers were adding and removing pins on the boom, which allowed six feet off the ground when it fell.
Johnson said workers were not doing anything out of the ordinary when it happened.
Stan Classen, project manager for the Topeka contractor, said that Kneeen, as labor foreman, was responsible for maintenance on the site.
Actor and University of Kansas alum. Gunh has been named the department of music's film's second "Budd y"
Actor Moses Gunn to receive KU theater department award
By a Kansan reporter
award recini
The award will be presented May 4 at the Crafton-Preyer Theatre after the opening of "I'm Not Rannauorn" starring Gunnar
Gunn was a KU graduate student in theater from 1959 to 1961.
The "Buddy" award, named for KU alumnus Charles "Buddy" Rogers, was created in 1887 to
The winner of several prestigious awards, Gunn has acted in numerous films and includes performances on Broadway. He won Obi Awards for his performances in "Titus Andronicus," "Django Unchained," "Summer" and for a series of performances for the Negro Expo Company, of which he is the executive chairman.
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He has received two Image Awards from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and one for Tony and Emmy awards.
Don Johnson was last year's recipient.
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