Friday, April 23, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Hum, three local bands set to play Day on the Hill
By Ezra Sykes
aykes@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A Hum will fill the air on the Hill.
A Hum will fill the air on the Hill. SUA announced yesterday that the band Hum, along with Frogpond, Panel Donor and Son Venezuela, will perform May 1 at Day on the Hill.
The free concert, which will start at noon and run until about 6 p.m. on the west side of Campanile Hill, will also feature the winner of JKJH's Farmer's Ball, a battle of the bands
for Josh Lake, Wamego sophomore. Hum's appearance solidified his decision on whether to attend Day on the Hill.
finishing up to tomorrow night at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.
He is now sure he will be there.
"I really like them for the layered sound that they have," he said. "It's an ambient type music with vocals that actually seem to hum. I also like the fact that they use a lot of scientific terms and space motifs."
Here's a rundown of the bands:
Hum — A modern rock band out
Who: Hum, Frogpond, Panel Donor, Son Venezuela and the winner of KHK'I's Farmer's Ball When: Noon, May 1
DAY ON THE HILL
When: Noon, May
Where: West side of Campanile Hill
of Champaign, Ill. The group has been around since 1989 and is best known for its song "Stars."
Frogprod — A local rock favorite that will be playing to promote its latest album entitled "Safe Ride Home."
Panel Donor — A Lawrence band that has never appeared at Day on the Hill and soon will release its fourth full-length album.
son Venezuela — Plays upbeat Afro-Cuban, Salsa and World Beat music and was recently asked to headline the Klammies, an award show sponsored by Kansas City's PitchWeek magazine.
For Matt Dunnehoo, live music coordinator at SUA, organizing the event was quite an undertaking.
Every year, Day on the Hill is provided with a specific amount of
money used to pay for everything, including the band, portable toilets and security. But during the spring semester, funding for the event dwindled.
"Money is normally not a problem but there was a considerable financial stress this year due to the overall condition of the economic state of the Union and some of the SUA budgeting for events like Paula Poundstone and Archbishop Tutu," Dunehoo said.
And although he's pleased with the outcome, coordinating the event
wasn't all it was cracked up to be, he said.
"I had great aspirations to do something really special, but this became less of a coordinator's dream and more of a bureaucratic scenario, learning the lessons of economics." Dunehho said.
Despite some of the setbacks, Duneboo is confident that Day on the Hill will be a success.
"I'm really happy about Hum playing," he said. "They are more than a great band to work with."
Gay fraternity meeting draws 0
— Edited by Matt Merkel-Hess
Recent efforts to bring Delta Lambda Phi to KU get no student support
By Jamie Knodel
jknodel@kansas.com
Kansan Staff writer
Although he said he didn't expect swarms of people to be interested in a new fraternity for gay, bisexual and progressive men, the KU student who was attempting to form a colony chapter was surprised when no one showed up at his meeting.
Last night, Matthew Skinta, Andover junior, held a meeting for students interested in bringing the Delta Lambda Phi fraternity to the University of Kansas because he thought that the organization would increase the diversity of KU's greek community.
"It would serve a unique function," he said. "KU has such a large Greek community. This would be a great opportunity to spread some diversity throughout that community."
Skinta said that the fraternity would offer
an outlet where a member's sexuality would not be an obstacle.
"So many of fraternities' and sororities' current social activities, like serenading and date exchanges, are built around heterocentric creech," he said.
Not all members of the gay community feel that the addition of the Delta Lambda Phi fraternity would be beneficial to the University.
Ryan VanMeter, McPherson senior, said that the fraternity would promote isolation.
"I support inclusion, and what this does is excludes — it creates too much isolation," he said. "I don't think 40-60 gay guys all living together is a good idea."
VanMeter also said that he thought it did more for the acceptance of homosexuality in the Greek community when gay individuals were members of traditional fraternities and sororites.
"I support the greek world as it exists," he said. "When guys are openly gay with their fraternity brothers, it helps educate them."
There have been three prior efforts by students to bring a fraternity for gay men to the University, but each has failed.
Skinta said that he went ahead with his attempt because five years had passed since
the last effort and that the University's population was new to the idea.
I think it is worth a chance to see if current students are interested in something like this," he said.
Although no one attended last night's meeting, Skinta said he would continue to promote the idea of a Delta Lambda Phi fraternity chapter at the University.
"It did get people talking about the idea at least," he said.
He said that he would wait until at least next semester to try to generate interest again.
A colony chapter of the Delta Lambda Phi fraternity was formed last semester at Colorado State University. Members of the group said that the entire campus benefited from the addition of the fraternity.
"The community is understanding and rejoicing in diversity," said Peter Colussy. Colorado State University sophomore and Delta Lambda Phi fraternity president.
"It has been an eye-opener and helped acclimate people to the fact that there are gay people out there and that we are normal," he said.
Edited by Keith Burner
Fellows share learned experiences
By Chris Hopkins chopkins@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Estela Gavasto, assistant professor of mathematics, speaks to 15 other professors last night in Dinner and Dialogue, "Evening with Faculty Fellows" in Budig Hall. Gavasto spoke about her research on calculus students and their retainment of basic algebraic concepts for her Center for Teaching Excellence fellowship. Photo by Christina Neff/KANSAN
Classrooms in the community became the theme during last night's "Evening with Faculty Fellows" at the Center for Teaching Excellence.
Estela Gavosto, assistant professor of mathematics; Tony Rosenthal, associate professor of history; Kathryn Kirigin, associate professor of human development and family life; and Bill Staples, associate professor of sociology; presented the findings they made during their fellowships, which are financed by the center.
with your algebra,'" she said.
The fellowships allowed the professors to teach one fewer class a semester but retain their salaries.
Gavosto spoke first, saying that many students had forgotten aspects of algebra by the time they had arrived in her Calculus II class and that professors needed to solve this problem quickly.
"Tell them early in the semester, 'You really have a problem
Gavosto suggested having students take the University's math placement test early in the semester to gauge their level and having students work in groups.
Rosenthal incorporated the Internet into his classes about the cultural history of modern Latin America and a class about Los Angeles, which he co-teaches with Valerie Mendoza, assistant professor of history.
With his system, students take an artist they heard about in class and find five sources on the topic, a difficult task without the Internet.
"They'd have to go to the art library, the music library, and Watson," he said. "They're not going to do it."
Kirigin and Staples both spoke last night about getting students involved in Lawrence through classwork.
Kirigin decided to make her students work with local elementary teachers after noticing that the students learned more from interacting with children.
The Community.
"I was trying to bring my own interests into the classroom and reenervize," he said.
Fred Rodriguez, director of the center, said that the fellows were a good cross-section of KU professors' goals.
"I think they really represent the current thinking of the faculty on campus," he said.
Next year's fellows are Bill Tsutsi, assistant professor of history; Sandra Albrecht, associate professor of sociology; Mehrangir Nafiazadeh, assistant professor of sociology; and Haskell Springer, professor of English.
Edited by Jodi Smith
Laura Fleming, Prairie Village senior, shows off a sparrow hawk at the Helping Hands Earth Day Awareness Fair. The fair was held yesterday and provided an opportunity for environmentally-minded organizations to speak to the public. Photo by Joseph Griffin/KANSAN.
Earth Day celebration endures precipitation
By Jennifer Roush
Kansan staff writer
Early spring thunderstorms and pouring rain didn't keep KU students from crowding into the Kansas Union for the Helping Hands Earth Day Awareness Fair.
Katrina Warren, marketing and promotions coordinator for the Kansas and Burge unions, said she was pleased with the number of students who showed up despite the weather.
"I was a little worried this morning, but the traffic has been pretty steady since 10 a.m.," Warren said.
She said that the Earth Day fair usually attracted about 2,000 students and expected a similar turnout this year. Activities were sponsored by SUA and the Union. Money for the event was allocated from the KU activity fund.
Warren also said that the only event affected by the weather was planting flowers in front of the Union. That event was postponed to next week.
Free events at the fair included flower pot painting, hemp necklace and wax hand-making stations. Students dipped their hands into melted wax six to eight times and waited for it to harden. The resulting impression was then removed and dyed. Students were able to take them home for free, but non-students were charged $2.
As many as 18 students at a time huddled
around the flower pot-painting station, turning ordinary clay pots into works of art.
Other special promotions at the Union in honor of Earth Day included a seavenger hunt for environmentally friendly products in the Union Bookstore and a gardenburger lunch special at the Hawk's Nest.
Student environmental groups, such as KU Environs and Students for Wildcare, also had information tables for the fair.
Matt Dunbar, Environs president, said that members of the groups distributed information about environmental issues and the Environs Earth Day celebration, which be held tomorrow at the Community Building at 11th and Massachusetts streets in case of inclement weather.
Students and faculty who attended the celebration were undaunted by the weather and glad that the University was celebrating Earth Day.
"I'll probably plant an aloe vera plant," she said.
Faranita Dunbar, Anchorage, Alaska,
sophomore, said that she enjoyed the events
and planned to use the flower pot she painted.
"I'll probably plant an aloe vera plant." she
Erin Spiridigliozzl brought her two daughters to the Union to enjoy the events.
"I'm an assistant dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and it's take your daughter I prefer kid — to work day," she said. "The place to be today is the Union, so we decided to partake."
Edited by Juan H. Heath
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