16C HOMECOMING
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PARADE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007
Filling the boulevard with Jayhawk spirit
Student organizations compete for parade title
BY KATHERINE LESLIE
editor@kansan.com
Every year thousands of students, alumni and Kansas fans line Jayhawk Boulevard to watch the Homecoming Parade. The parade
will begin at
9:30 a.m. at
the Kansas
Union and follow
Jayhawk
Boulevard to
the Chi Omega
fountain. The parade will last
30 to 45 minutes.
Student life and greek organizations compete in the parade using
"There will be plenty of variety to this year's parade, ranging from KU organizational floats and banners, to a large, floating Chipotle burrito."
floats, decorated vehicles and banners.
Groups can participate in one of four categories to earn points; floats with moving parts, floats with nonmoving parts, decorated vehicles and banners. First, second and third places and honorable mentions will be awarded in each division.
ber of points for first, second and third place. The points are based on the difficulty of creating the floats and banners. Moving parts floats receive 200, 175 and 150 points for first, second and third place, respectively. Thirty-five points are awarded for participation; nonmoving parts floats receive 175, 150, and 125 points with 30 points for participation; and decorated vehicles and banners receive 100, 75 and 50 points with 25 points for participation. Banners are worth 20 points.
DAVID WILCOX Parade co-chairman
In addition to participation points, each division allots a num-
General guidelines participants must follow during the parade include sticking to the lajahwk Nation theme and having escape hatches on the moving parts floats in case of fire. Parade cochairwoman Alyson Rodee, Wichita junior, said that participants could not endanger small children with vehicles or candy.
This year's parade will feature the Marching Jayhawks and the
Marching Cobras, a world-famous Kansas City, Mo., drill team. The Rock Chalk dancers will also perform. The Grand Marshall for this year's parade is Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, a University of Kansas alumna.
"There will be plenty of variety to this year's parade, ranging from KU organizational floats and banners, to a large, floating Chipotle burrito," said parade co-chairman David Wilcox, Manhattan sophomore.
Student life and greek organizations compete in the parade using floats, decorated vehicles and banners.
Brittani
Johnson, Denver senior, described her sorority's plans for their float.
"For this year's theme, we're having a lajayawk on a throne with a crown on his head, with stalks of corn as his subjects," she said.
Johnson said her sorority had placed well during her time at the University and she expected the same results at this year's parade.
"We've been in the top three ever since I was a freshman," she said. "We got second place last year. We're hoping for another victory this year."
Edited by Rachael Gray
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PARTAKE:
IN HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES
This weekend is the culmination of Homecoming week at KU, and school-spirited carousing is sure to abound. Stop by the pancake feed early Saturday morning at Stauffer-Flint Hall, check out the Homecoming parade, or just get together with friends to watch the game. Not interested in sports? Try spending Saturday night bowling at Jaybowl for free. However you celebrate, spend a little time with KU this weekend. She is, after all, your future alma mater.
MILK IT: PUT YOUR EXTRA HOUR TO GOOD USE
What would you do with extra hour? This Sunday ma the end of daylight-savir time, which means an extra hour for you, dear reader. Make sure to set your clocks back, then actually do something with your newfound hour. Cook a batch of brownies. Vacuum the interior of your car. Go streaking down Jayhawk Boulevard. It doesn't matter what you decide on, just as long as you don't let this blessed event go uncelebrated.
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