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Friday March 5,1999 Section: A Vol.109·No.108
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Wandering the Web
This week's trip around the Web is devoted to women in history. March is National Women's History Month, and there is a wealth of information online about women and the issues that interest them.
www.nwhp.org/test.html
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY
www.greatwomen.org
www.nwnp.org/test.mni
This is a short quiz about women in history that was put together by the National Women's History Project. Take the quiz to see how much you really know about the women who helped shape the nation. Some answers include Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart and Harriet Tubman.
www.glueawwonder.org
This Web site is the National Women's Hall of Fame homepage. Browse to see who has been inducted, plus learn what they did. Short biographies of each member also are provided.
www.firstwomen.org
www.firstladies.org
www.dlcwest.com/~smudge
This is the National First Ladies' Library Homepage. Here one can find biographies about each of the nation's former first ladies. Plus, view photos and paintings of inaugural gowns and read personal correspondence.
www.dlcwest.com/~smudge This Web site is devoted to the short, but certainly sweet, history of women's professional baseball. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League began in 1943 when a shortage of men in the big leagues made women's baseball a big draw. Point your browser at this Web site, and when finished, rent A League of Their Own.
www.HistoryChannel.com
www.HistoryChamfer.com
This is the History Channel's homepage on the Internet. Log on to it to find programming notes about the network's television specials in honor of women's history. There are also daily profiles of famous women, quizzes, opinion polls and virtual exhibits.
CONCERT CALENDAR
Tonight
The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. — Frogpond,
The Anniversary and Reflector
Brown Bear Brewing Co., 729 Massachusetts St. - The Band that Saved the World
■ Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St. — Common Ground
Tomorrow
The Bottleneck — Danger Bob, Exit 159 and The Touchdowns
Brown Bear Brewing Co. Simon Wonderbrown
Jazzhaus — W.C. Clark
Sunday
The Bottleneck — Swing Set
Index
News . . . .2A
Movies . . .5A
Coupons . .7A
Classifieds . .8,9B
Horoscopes . .2B
Entertainment . .10A
Sport of the Week . 10B
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Senioritis strikes May graduates
By Ezra Sykes
esykes@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
A group of diseased students gathered in the depths of the Kansas Union yesterday to try on black robes, knowing their college life would soon be finished.
As the students passed booths advertising class rings, class coffee mugs and graduation caps and gowns, some explained their illness
Aarin Beckerlo, St. Louis senior, tries on a cap at the graduation fair in the Kansas Union Bookstore.
Seniors gathered there yesterday to prepare for the day that they receive their diplomas. Photo by Ruben Naoura/KANSAN
at the graduation fair in the bookstore.
Ryan French, Kansas City, Kan., senior, said that symptoms included apathy in class participation and spending more time at the bars.
Celebrity spending more time at Kelli Carney, St. Louis senior, said she recently had acquired a great desire to sleep at all times.
These students, along with many more KU seniors, are dealing with a strange disease that has never been recorded in any medical journal or proven fatal. They are dealing with a plague that strikes campuses every semester.
"This semester, I'm skipping even more classes, and it's not working out," David said. "It was the same thing with high school. All I can think about is looking ahead."
They are dealing with senioritis.
After four years at the University of Kansas, James David, Stilwell senior, is ready to leave. Last semester, he had a hard time doing homework and reading texts for his classes, and this semester is even more rough, he said.
Study habits have dwindled for David.
"I don't read anymore until the day before the tests," he said, explaining how he had learned to manipulate the system during his college career. "There's always a way to do good without studying."
Being a senior had also been hazardous to his health, said David, preparing to fill out forms for graduation announcements.
After finding the right size graduation cap.
"I never thought I be the one to sit down and drink a couple buses every night, but for some reason I do," he said. "I just can't take it anymore. I've got to get away from campus."
“This stuff is scary,” he said, nodding toward the graduation caps and gowns. “I don’t feel that old, but I’ve got to realize that I’m old now and that college is over.”
See MAY on page 2A
Illustration by Jason Williams
Illustration by Jason Williams
YOU coalition opens campaign at student bar
By Nadia Mustafa
nmustafa@kansan.com
n kansan staff writer
Amidst rally cries about student input and representation from atop a bar counter and cheers from about 200 supporters, YOU coalition kicked off its campaign last night at The Hawk, 1340 Ohio St.
YOU, which represents a refocus on issues that affect students, is a new Student Senate coalition established in October by Korb Maxwell, Student Legislative Awareness Board legislative director, and Dede Selnuemaker Senator.
Maxwell, who is for student body president, ran as a Delta Force senatorial candidate last spring.
Seibel, who will run as the YOU candidate for student
Maxwell, who left Delta Force because he was concerned the coalition wasn't moving ahead, said that YOU was not a new Campus Cause coalition and that he wanted to bridge both coalitions to create something different and cohesive. He said that YOU was not a greek or non-greek coalition.
There are about 100 members in YOU, 55 of whom are running for senatorial positions. A coalition must consist of at least 65 candidates.
body vice president, was a candidate for Campus Cause last spring, which is no longer a coalition.
Maxwell said the coalition would work to gain more student representation in University decisions, such as corporate contracts.
Maxwell said that YOU had not yet decided on specific campaign issues because coalition members were still surveying student groups. Surveys have been conducted at various greek houses and will be conducted at the residence and scholarship halls throughout the next two weeks.
"I'm not concerned if there is a smart card or Coke contract, I'm only concerned about the way those decisions are made," he said. "They can't be made in a back room of Strong Hall."
The coalition's survey includes issues such as citywide transportation, campus safety, online enrollment, bus routes on weekends, fast food in the Kansas Union and recreational facilities.
See Coalition on page 3A
Out of the race
The Iowa State Cyclones defeated the Kansas women's basketball last night in the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City.
See page 1B
Between a rock and a fun place
For the 84 members of the KU Rock Climbing Club, socializing and rock climbing go hand in hand.
See page 10B
Love in the 20th Century
University Theatre puts a modern twist on an 18th Century satire about malefemale relationships.
See page 7A
Analyze This
Kansan movie critic Brendan Walsh takes the challenge and finds that what the movie lacks in pacing and plot it makes up with strong acting.
See page 10A