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Thursday March 9,2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (March 9). You could learn more than you believe possible this year. Your attention span deficit is cured! Consider your past in March, but don't be slowed down by it. In April, move quickly to advance in your career. Set up a routine for learning in May, and then stick to it. Work to upgrade skills for more than the money in August. Your partner is your best coach in September. There's a test in December. If you've studied, you'll pass with flying colors. Let an old wound heal in February.
To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day. O the most challenging.
Aries: Today is a 7. Do you have something another person needs, and are you willing to trade? A good deal is close at hand. Watch for it. Don't believe a friend who doesn't understand the whole story. You're the best judge of whether or not this will work.
Taurus: Today is a 7. The moon is joining Jupiter in your sign. This is good for you. Jupiter means abundance, so what do you want? You're about to be validated. Others will finally realize you were right all along.
Gemini: Today is a 7. You'll have good luck today if you play by the rules. In other words, the harder you work, the luckier you'll get. Make a commitment, and you'll push things in the right direction.
- Cancer: Today is a 7. You and your friends can accomplish an important task. Work's involved, but that's OK. Once you decide on the rules and regulations you're going to follow, the rest should be easy.
Leo: Today is a 6. You could be quite successful today, especially if you follow orders. That's not easy since you'd rather give them. You can do it, though, and right now it's a good idea. Don't sign anything without reading it first.
Virgo: Today is a 7. If you have a complaint, especially regarding a work-related matter, relax. Talk it over, and the other person will probably see the logic of your argument. Do your homework first so you will have all of the facts on your side.
Libra: Today is a 7. You're lucky regarding money today, especially if you want it for education or books. You'll be able to acquire the tools you need, too. Don't spend more than you can expect to make back in the next few years. That's counter productive.
Scorpio: Today is an 8. This is a good day to dis cuss a partnership agreement. You can win, and so can the person who's most important to you. The others might have to do without, but that's OK. Works for you anyway, right?
Sagittarius: Today is a 7. You have to play by the rules, but if you do, you can have what you're after. You want to do things your way, however. You can sure make it easier, however, by going along with what's required.
Capricorn: Today is an 8. It won't take many words to get your meaning across. You're being judged more by what you do than what you say, anyway. Don't fall for one who makes big promises, but doesn't deliver.
Aquarius: Today is a 7. Home is where the heart is, and that's where you should be, too. Trouble is, you'd like to be just about anyplace else. If you're struggling with a tough household project, relax. If you stop fighting it, cleaning up a big mess could be relatively easy.
Pisces: Today is an 8. Set up a structure, and you'll achieve what you want. This could help you become more successful in your career, too. There's a lot to do, that's for sure. That's why you need to set priorities first.
Expense of show excludes groups
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
Bv Leah Shaffer
Kansan correspondent
Rock Chalk Revue is open to any living organization, but the revue has been traditionally a greek-oriented event with sorority and fraternity members constituting most of the show's performers.
Throughout its 51-year history, residence and scholarship hall participation has been intermittent. The last time non-greek organizations were involved in the performance was 1990 when Battenfeld and Watkins Scholarship Halls were awarded best show.
Residents of Hashinger Hall performed in 1978 and 1973 and residents of McCollum Hall performed in 1966. Corbin Hall residents took the stage in 1957.
"Basically nobody came forward this year with an interest in organizing for the event," said Sarah Crumrine, president of the All Scholarship Hall Council and Olathe junior. "Also, it is too expensive. We'd rather spend the money on social activities or other community service programs."
Auditions for Rock Chalk can be pricey and intense ordeals. Groups were not required to spend a certain amount of money, but quality productions generally were matched with high price tags.
Josh Burdette, president of the Association of University Residence Halls and Belle Plaine senior, said the organization spent between $2,000 and $3,000 three years ago when it applied.
Rock Chalk, agreed that it was expensive to triv out.
Lori Krug, executive producer of
"We don't set a limit," she said of the price. "Totally it is about $1,000."
Groups were kept from making their tapes too extravagant because they were required to use the same recording studio. Krug said.
After notebooks were submitted, the Rock Chalk audition process concludes with the judges interviewing the groups.
"I think there should be a spending limit, but its hard to say that to groups that do their own fund-raising," Krug said.
"We can't afford Rock Chalk right now," she said. "To increase participation, they should have a limit as to how much you can spend."
Crumrime said the lack of a spending limit eliminated some of the nongreek organizations from participating.
Krug said she might talk to resident assistants about participation next year in order to recruit more nongreeks.
Burdette said the problem was not a lack of financial resources.
"Part of the reason it's hard for us to be in the show is because we start new every year," he said. "Last year we had signs up, but we didn't have much of a turnout."
Rock Chalk Revue proves expensive for participants
Groups wrestle with costs
By Kate Williams
Kansan corresponden
Building a pirate ship to fit on the Lied Center stage isn't cheap.
Marie Mossberger, Leawood senior and Rock Chalk executive director, said that there are no regulations as to how much houses could spend. Most building materials for the show are donated but even so, the average cost of each show often reaches $5,000.
Amy Henderson, Topeka junior and Rock Chalk director for Kappa Alpha Theta, said that the construction of a ship was one of the biggest costs that her chapter faced in producing its portion of Rock Chalk Revue.
Henderson said that they also were able to save money by having alumnae help make the costumes and by having cast members buy most of their own individual make-up.
Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi Delta Theta received much of the wood required from donations, but Henderson still estimates that her house spent $1,800.
"I think that Phi Delt spent about as much as we did," she said. "If we hadn't have been able to get so much donated, it probably would have cost us twice as much."
"We try to make sure that everyone spends about the same amount on tapes and stuff," she
said. "But as far as the show goes, they can spend as much as they have."
Most groups have money for Rock Chalk allotted into their budgets, and fraternity and sorority alumni often will donate money to help offset the costs.
"For my house, I'm a Chi Omega, and we haven't gotten in for several years." Mossberger said. "So our budget just keeps growing."
"We have a few corporate sponsors, and we do raise some money through program ads that we sell," Bezdek said. "But mainly it's all from ticket sales."
Aside from the costs for each individual set, there is also a lot of money spent on the overall production. Rock Chalk business director Angie Bedek, Topeka senior, said that renting the Lied Center was the biggest cost.
"That alone is about $15,000," she said.
Last fall, Rock Chalk officials held a drawing and karaoke contest to raise money, with each event making about $1,500. Bezdek said that another drawing was planned for this spring.
As an organization, Rock Chalk itself has no money. The payment for the Lied Center and the printing of the program — which itself costs about $8,000 — is all financed through ticket sales.
Henderson said her chapter did not hold any fund-raisers, but she wished it had.
"We thought of some really cool things that we could have done if we'd had more money," she said. "But hindsight is always better than foresight."
Advisory board sets its sights on versatility
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"We put the actual interpretation of Out of Focus off until the very end." Eagan said.
ROCK CHALK THEMES Out of Focus, 2000
At that point, it was time to actually put a skit together in order to try out. After deciding on the idea, the group started making up characters, songs, set design, plot and the story, Eagan said. All these elements were put together in the notebook each team submitted for the advisory board to review. The board chose the revue's participants based on these notebooks.
Out of Focus, 2000
Wonders Never Cease, 1999
Two Truths and a Lie, 1998
On A Mission, 1997
"The notebook is a huge collaboration of everything," Eagan said. "It has the plot summary, character sketches, drawings of characters, a blurb about each one and the script. If you looked at this notebook, you could make an actual show."
Behind Closed Doors, 1996
Caught In the Act, 1995
"We honestly just wanted to give the audience the best show," Eagan said. "I don't think winning an award
The performance that best interprets the theme receives an award. Eagan said winning the award for theme interpretation was not a factor in how they created their notebook, even though she thought it would be nice.
The Word is Out, 1994
From the Top, 1993
Changing Places, 1992
You'd be Surprised, 1991
should be the goal of Rock Chalk. It should be to have everyone together on stage having fun. That's the way we look at it."
Kaplan said that in addition to having fun with the theme, everyone wanted the show to be at least as good as the year before. He said the revue carried tradition and the previous year was always a means for comparison.
"We do have something to live up to," Kaplan said. "Last year was a great show."
Writers focus on productions
Students say hard work rewarded when ideas hit Lied Center's stage
By Doug Pacey
writer@kanson.com
Kansas staff writer
The opening night performances of tonight's Rock Chalk Revue are the culmination of a semester and a half's work. For a few people in each group, the end will be both a godsend and a letdown.
"The only thing I've really had time for besides Rock Chalk is to study," said Ryan Robinson, one of the directors for the Phi Delta Theta and Kappa Alpha Theta group and Arlington Heights, Ill., senior.
Gina Wilson, one of the directors for the Delta Gamma and Beta Theta Pi show and Parsons sophomore, said her group had worked on its performance every day since the fall semester.
Work on performances for the revue began last fall when the theme "Out of Focus" was announced by the Rock Chalk Revue committee.
"The writing probably took at least half of last semester," Wilson said. "That included writing the words to the music and putting all the work together in the notebooks."
Brad Eisel, one of the directors in the Phi Delta Theta and Kappa Alpha Theta group and Wichita sophomore, said that after a certain point things went smoothly.
"When you get the plotof the story, the actual lyrics to the song and the other
"The writing probably took at least half of last semester. That included writing the words to the music and putting all the world together in the notebooks.."
Gina Wilson Delta Gamma skit co-director
stuff came pretty quickly," he said. But plots and song lyrics weren't the only things that groups were working on.
Eisel said he and others from his group had invested several hours each week working to get the group's skit ready.
"I'm looking forward to the performance and being on stage," he said.
Though the directors completed most of the preliminary work last semester, the workload increased this semester to include no more than 60 members in each group.
"We have 29 guys and 31 girls in our group." Elisel said.
All of the work pays off, he said.
"You actually learn to manage your time a lot more," Eisel said. "When myself or the other directors have a test, the directors understand and cover for each."
None of the directors said they were nervous, and all said they were confident their groups would perform well.
"I know our stuff will be great," Wilson said.
ADVISORY BOARD THANKS YOU FOR MAKING OUR 51ST SHOW TRULY SPECTACULAR!
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