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2A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
this week in KU HISTORY
BY KELSEY HAYES editor@kansan.com KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
Oct. 17, 1944
In preparation for the 1944 presidential elections — a pivotal election because of World War II — members of the Democratic and Republican parties distributed fliers, stickers and political pamphlets en masse on campus. The 1944 candidates were Franklin Delano Roosevelt on the Democratic ticket and Thomas Dewey on the Republican ticket.
Democrats circulated literature regarding the labor-friendly Political Action Committee and held a town rally Oct. 2, Senatorial candidate Thurman Hill and gubernatorial candidate Robert Lemon spoke at the rally.
Republicans surveyed so-called Deweyites on campus and held voter registration drives. The University's Socialist party also published copies of its magazine, The Informer, and made them available to students. The all-campus election was Nov 3, 1944.
Oct. 17, 1992
The Jayhawk football team overcame the largest deficit in school history when it defeated Iowa State 50-47. At one time, the University trailed the Cyclones by 26 points. Each team collected more than 500 vards on offense.
Kansas coach Glen Mason said in a University Daily Kansan article that it was a tremendous victory for Kansas.
"To come from behind we did, there's only one way to describe it. It's because of T-E-A-M. Nothing else," he said.
Among the highlights of the game was quarterback Chip Hillleary surpassing 5,000 yards of career offense, the third player in Kansas football history to do so.
Despite the victory, Kansas' then second-ranked defense fell in the polls. Before surrendering yardage in excess of 500 to Iowa State, the defense had given up only 209.2 yards per game that season.
Oct.23.1973
The Kansan profiled the 10 finalists for the HOPE Award (Honor for an Outstanding Progressive Education), an honor bestowed on faculty by members of the senior class each year. The last profile to be published detailed the career of mechanical engineering professor Edward McBride
McBride had been teaching at the University for 21 years at the time of his nomination. McBride's classes were renowned for the discipline of the students taking them. When a HOPE committee member made plans to sit in on one McBride's classes, the professor famously told him not to arrive late or he'd fin
late or he'd find
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the door locked. Students said McBride expected a lot out of them and had no tolerance for tardiness and late homework.
Regarding the difficulty of his tests, McBride joked in his profile, "There are tests where the first question any student can answer. The second question, the good students can answer. The third question, only the teacher and God can answer and the fourth, only the teacher can answer."
McBride went on to win the HOPE award.
STUDENT LIFE
For some, parenting as much a part of college as classwork
Balancing obligations
BY Louis Mora
lmora@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Dayvid Prahl, Baldwin City senior, juggles teaching and a military career with his role as a father and husband.
Whenever the baby sleeps and Hauber makes it to the library he cracks his books and studies.
Eric Hauber jumps out of bed as a loud noise wakes him up to get ready for school. The noise isn't his alarm clock, it's his newborn son, George.
The Shawnee senior is one of several college students trying to balance the responsibilities of a family, school and work.
"It's stressful but it isn't because it's exciting," Eric said. "I just take things day by day, hour by hour."
He is a student, algebra teacher, Air Force ROTC cadet, husband to Michelle
The new dad is still learning how to juggle working 30 hours a week and taking 15 credit hours at the University of Kansas.
After spending a week in the hospital with his wife, Ashley, he's still trying to make up for the week he missed.
Finding time for school work can be difficult between changing diapers and playing with George, Eric said.
- Source: Spencer Research Library. Edited by Katie Lohrenz
One piece of advice concerning how to juggle those increased responsibilities came from his supervisor this summer, and he continues to remember his words.
"He said, 'You got to juggle them, but the trick is you got to know which balls are made of glass. Which ones are the ones you absolutely cannot drop.'"
Dayvid said the most important thing to him is his family, and sometimes other responsibilities, such as writing a paper or studying for a test, suffer.
When Audrey Pool, Great Bend graduate student, learned she was having a baby she worried about what other people would think of her.
Prahl and father to 12-week-old Nora.
The Prahls have been able to structure their work and class schedule so someone is with the baby all the time and each parent can spend time on school work.
She said she didn't talk much about her son initially.
The arrival of a new daughter forced Dayvid to become more organized and more efficient in his time management.
Now she takes Simon, 2, to her classes and lets everyone know how proud she is of being a mother.
He said, 'You got to juggle them, but the trick is you got to know which balls are made of glass. Which ones are the ones you absolutely cannot drop."
Dayvid Prahl Baldwin City senior
"I love my life. I love being called mommy because that's who I am," she said.
For Eric, getting away from the stress of school work means going to work as a carpenter.
He said working 30 hours a week and doing something that was "enjoyable" provided an opportunity to relax, as well as the opportunity to provide for his family.
Audrey said having a child worried her at first, but she has overcome that.
Eric said the financial responsibility of supporting a family as a college student could be difficult but is manageable with hard work.
He said he paid attention to where money is spent so the bills get paid.
For the Haubers, life slows down when the clock reads 7:00 and George goes to bed. That is, until the next time he cries.
— Edited by Jonathan Kealing
Cat-o'-lantern
Erin Pence/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
This jack-o'-lantern in Sidney, Ohio, may be scary, but it doesn't seem to bother a kitten who decided to take an afternoon nap inside it on Friday.
Accident leaves four dead,11 injured
OSSEO, Wis. — A bus carrying high school students home from a band competition crashed into a tractor-trailer that had jackknifed on the interstate early Sunday, killing four adults and an 11-year-old girl, officials said.
Twenty-nine others were injured, some seriously, troopers said.
NATION
"It's a terrific tragedy and loss to our school and community," said Chippewa Falls schools superintendent Mike Schoch.
The semi had gone off the shoulder of Interstate 94 and jackknifed, and was blocking the westbound lane, Wisconsin State Patrol Capt. Douglas Notbohm said.
"I don't know how much opportunity there was for braking action" he said. The bus slammed into the overturned truck, but it didn't roll or catch fire, patrol spokesman Brent Pickard said.
It was the first of four buses carrying about 200 students and 40 adult chaperones, Schoch said.
Four students and three adults remained hospitalized Sunday night.
The Associated Press
Renovations
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Late Night was the first opportunity for fans to see the renovations made during the summer and fall. The improvements included freshly painted bleachers, refurbished chair-back seats, new lighting and sound systems and renovated bathrooms. The most noticeable addition was the large video board hanging over center court.
Chandler Hess, Lawrence junior, said he liked the new video board but wanted to see more graphics than just the Jayhawk logo.
The four-panel board displayed the game score and a message board at the top, replay board in the center and another message board at the bottom. The Russell Stover Candies logo ran near the bottom, in recognition of the company's owners, the Ward family, who funded the interior renovations to the fieldhouse.
"I think the video board has a chance," Hess said. "We'll see as the season goes along if it was a good decision."
During Late Night, the video board showed video packages introducing the men's and women's basketball teams and shots of fans in the crowd throughout the night.
A new hardwood court, with added cushioning, was installed last month to reduce player injuries. The design is the similar to the design used the last two seasons. The only difference is the Jayhawk at center court that features the new KU logo.
As part of the renovation, the building received a detailed cleaning.
Liz Roybal, Andover junior, said the building seemed cleaner and less dusty than in past years, but it doesn't seem any different, despite its fresh look.
"It it still has a sense of tradition," Roybal said, "but now it just has a more updated feel."
Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director, said the most important part of the renovation was maintaining the building's atmosphere.
He said the retro style of the new additions, including the lights, speakers and video board, added to the old-time feel of the 51-year-old building.
Chris Schulte, Wichita resident, said he thought the atmosphere was maintained, even with the additions to the building.
"The key is making it better for the players, but keeping the magic of Allen Fieldhouse intact." Schulte said. "I think they thought it off."
The bleachers and stairs in the three levels of the fieldhouse were painted crimson and blue. Schulte said he thought the improvements, such as the fresh paint, helped make the fieldhouse seem new.
The Booth Family Hall of Athletics is still under construction on the east lawn of the fieldhouse. The new Hall of Athletics is expected to be completed in time for the first men's basketball game against Idaho State on Nov. 18.
Edited by Katie Lohrenz
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