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NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2007
Rock Chalk Revue starts anew
Upper Left: Ryan McIntosh, Kansas City junior, Allie Chaffant, Leawood, senior, and Andrew Patterson, Kansas City sophomore, anxiously wait with other members of their Rock Chalk Revue group for the 2008 In/Out Announcement at Liberty Hall on Monday. Five groups were picked to perform at the annual Rock Chalk Revue in the spring.
Jessie Fetterling/KANSAN
Upper right: Jessica Bell, St. Louis senior,
and Beth Benedict, Kansas City, Mo.
 junior, congratulate each after they
find out that their Rock Chalk Revue group got
"in" at the In/Out Announcement at Liberty Hall on Monday. Both members of Delta Delta Delta
sorority worked on their musical "Flight of the
Starquest" with another sorority sister and three
members of Theta Chi fraternity.
Nikki Sleypen, Kansas City junior, and Beth Benedict, Kansas City junior, give each other a congratulatory hug after finding out that both of their groups got "in" at the 2008 In/Out Announcement outside of Liberty Hall on Monday. The Rock Chalk Revue is a philanthropy event that benefits the United Way.
rock chalk lineup
"Snowed Inn"
Pi Kappa Phi,
Alpha Gamma Delta
"Tune Town"
Beta Theta Pi
Chi Omega
"Singin'in the City"
Delta Upsilon
Pl Beta Phi
"Flight of the Starquest"
Theta Chi Delta Delta Delta
"A Write to Love"
Phi Kappa Psi
Kappa Kappa Gamma
SHOPPING
Photo Illustration by Drew Bergman and Jon Goering/KANSAN
**Photo Illustration by Drew Bergman and Joen Goering/KANSAN**
To avoid the consumerism of Black Friday, a group of people has decided to boycott the day-after-Thanksgiving sales and instead celebrate "Buy Nothing Day." The group has previously demonstrated by cutting up credit cards and walking like zombies in malls.
Consumers avoid big sales, hassle of Black Friday
Group celebrates 'Buy Nothing Day'
BY SASHA ROE
soe@kansan.com
For some students, pumpkin pie and football aren't the first things that come to mind at Thanksgiving; to some it's dollar signs and shopping bags.
But the international campaign of "Buy Nothing Day"encourages people not give in to consumerism this Friday.
Buy Nothing Day is an international day of protest recognized on the day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday, which is one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Buy Nothing Day was founded by Canadian artist Ted Dave in 1992 and is now supported by the Canadian media group and magazine "Adbusters," an anti-consumerist organization that publishes a political and social activist magazine that contains no ads.
Paul Cooper, Adbusters campaign manager, said Buy Nothing Day was an opportunity for society to step back from over-consumerism. He said there were two aspects to the day — one being psychological and resisting the marketing madness of Friday, and moving towards the true spirit of the season. Cooper said the second part was more ecological — realizing that 80 percent of the world's resources are used by 20 percent of the world's citizens.
Cooper said Adbusters encouraged people to take part in events other than shopping on Friday, and different activities were scheduled internationally. He said common displays of activism on the day included cutting up credit cards in a mall, or walking around a mall doing a "zombie walk," with blank stares. Cooper said the easiest way to participate was just to commit to not buying anything on Friday. Cooper said he thought the day was important to make society think twice about their materialistic actions.
"Few people take the time to consider different ways of living."
Cooper said. "They are too busy to examine the way they live."
Spencer White, Independence sophomore, said he joined the Facebook group for Buy Nothing Day not only because he didn't plan to shop on Friday, but because as a college student it was a normal routine to buy nothing.
"It's funny really, I saw that and I thought, 'Almost every day is buy nothing day.' " White said.
"I'm certainly not going to be shopping on Friday," White said.
Christina Williams, Wichita junior, said she planned to sleep in and not take part in the crazy shopping day. She said she didn't have to worry about it being a family thing because her mother didn't enjoy the shopping either. However, Williams said she might consider shopping earlier in the week to get some game-day gear.
White said he thought there were better ways to find Christmas presents than rushing to a mall on Friday. White, a musician, said he planned to record Christmas music and give his family the CDs. He said he thought the nation had become obsessed with materialism, and he was happy not to participate on the biggest shopping day of the year.
"I might go over to the Union on Tuesday thought," Williams said.
However, Leah Wewer, Leoti senior, said she didn't want to miss the Friday bargains. Wewer said it was a family tradition to hit the stores early and find Christmas presents. She said she and her family usually looked at ads the day before and picked out what they wanted to get on Black Friday. She said by 5 a.m. on Friday her family was ready to fight the crowds and find good deals.
For more information on Buy Nothing Day, students can visit the Web site at adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/, or join the event on Facebook.
Edited by Luke Morris