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THURSDAY
Getting a little warmer...
Tuesday, March 4
About: KU students and alumni interested in a career in education have the opportunity to network with school districts from Kansas, Missouri and a number of other states.
What: Persian Culture Festival:
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, A
Dramatic Reading
When: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Hawk's Nest
About: Poems from Omar
Khayyam's Rubaiyat will be recited
in both English and Farsi.
What: Education Interview Day
When: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, 5th and 6th floors
Wednesday, March 5
What: Ground-breaking for two new residence halls on Daisy Hill When: 3:30 p.m., reception to follow at The Lied Center Where: The Lied Center Pavilion About: A ceremony to celebrate the new $47.8 million project on Daisy Hill.
Thursday, March 5
What: Veggie Lunch
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Ecumenical Campus Ministries
About: A free vegetarian meal on Thursdays at the ECM.
What: Unmanned Drones: Soldiers without Uniforms When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Dole Institute of Politics About: The first installment in a two-program series on drones. The technology of drones and ethical questions involving their use will be discussed. Part two in the series will take place on March 11.
Friday, March 6
What: Undergraduate Research Office Hours When: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Strong Hall, Room 151 About: Stop by the office to ask about getting started in research as an undergraduate student.
What: KU Jazz Festival Concerts
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium
About: Day one of the KU Jazz Festival. Performances on both March 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Rock Chalk Park earns Class I grade
MIRANDA DAVIS news@kansan.com
The surface at Rock Chalk Park, installed by Beynon
Rock Chalk Park, the new track and field facility that KU Athletics is building in west Lawrence, will soon be recognized as a truly exceptional sporting venue. It will become the fifth Class I certified track in the United States and 105th in the world.
The certification comes from the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAFF); only Oregon, Auburn and Arkansas Universities also have Class I certification.
"It's a place that our athletes can call our own," track and field coach Stanley Redwine said.
Redwine said the park would be the location for all track and field team activities, practices and competitions. Redwine also insisted that the move was necessary, due to the outdated nature of the 440 yard track at Memorial Stadium.
"Times have changed and we have to move on from Memorial Stadium," Redwine said.
"Our goal was to build one of the three or four highest-end competitive tracks in the nation: a world-class track that would allow KU to host not just state and regional competitions, but national competitions." Zenger said. "This certification proves that we have accomplished our goals and now have a national championship team competing in a world-class facility."
University of Kansas athletics director, Sheahon Zenger, said in a press release that the University would be able to host national competitions by having a world-class track.
Sports Surfaces, underwent in-situ testing for the certification process. The average depth of the running surface for IAAF Class I certification is 12 mm, while the depth for Rock Chalk Park ranges from 16mm to 19mm.
The new track is already showing its benefits: according to KU athletics, Kansas was selected to host its first NCAA West Preliminary regional meet May 26-28, 2016, which will feature the top-48 student athletes in each event west of the Mississippi River.
The park, located on the farthest west edge of Lawrence, is nowhere near the main campus, but that shouldn't be a deterrent to the team.
The park is not complete yet; the first event set to be hosted there will be this year's Kansas Relays on April 16-19, but the team is ready to start practicing at the park as soon as it's finished.
"I don't think they will have to make many adjustments," Redwine said. "We go to Rim Rock for practice and competition. It's just a difference in meeting a little earlier and driving."
"It'll be really nice to have an outdoor facility to run at and watch the track team compete," Kane said. "I'm a little sad to see the track in Memorial Stadium go by the wayside, because I think it's historic and cool, but Rock Chalk Park should be a nice addition for everyone."
"We're excited to get on it as soon as we can," Redwine said.
Sean Kane, a freshmen from Oklahoma City, is excited to work out in the new park.
—Edited by Krista Montgomery
MIRANDA DAVIS/KANSAN
Rock Chalk Park, located near 6th Street and George Williams Way, by K-10 highway. The park is host to one or five Class I sporting venues in the US.
According to a press release from Kansas Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger, Rock Chalk Park had to meet rigorous requirements to receive IAAF Class I certification:
IAAF Class I Certification
The cross slope of the main oval had to be less than 1 percent
- The downward slope of the straightaway for running events had to be less than 0.1 percent
- The lengths of the 100m, 110m and 200m events had to be within 0.010m of the proposed distance.
- The lengths of the 400m had to be within 0.030m of the proposed distance.
- Elevations and lengths for the report were measured to the nearest millimeter.
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