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THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KAISAN
arts & features
HOROSCOPES Because the stars know things we don't.
Aries (March 21 -- April 19)
Today is a 6
Proceed with caution over the next two days. You may have to make an abrupt decision to save the day, imagine the problem already solved, and then take the natural steps to arrive there.
Keep a secret.
Taurus (April 20 -- May 20)
Today is a 6
Go farther than ever over the next two days. Unexpected bills arrive. Reach for something you might normally avoid. Try using the opposite hand that you normally use. Explore culture, philosophy and history. Get adventurous.
Gemini (May 21 -- June 20)
Today is a G
Today's a 6
Figure the costs in advance.
The more careful you are with
the details, the better you look.
You agree to disagree. Express
differences respectfully and
admit when you're wrong. That's
appreciated. Don't rush it.
Cancer (June 21 -- July 22)
Today is a 6
Maintain conscious awareness of your environment. Discover romance, today and tomorrow. You're likely to be busy, so spend cuddy time with family every opportunity you can. Let a partner or friend do the talking.
Leo (July 23 -- Aug. 22) Today is a 7
Leo (July 23 -- Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Soak in the love and enjoy the moment. Things are about to get busy soon. You're going to need all your stamina. Profit from meticulous service. Make investments later. Rest, relax and think it over.
Virgo (Aug. 23 -- Sept. 22)
Tuesday in S
Virgo (Aug. 23 -- Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
Prepare for confrontation and consider all possibilities. Your routine could get disrupted, but there's more time to relax, today and tomorrow. Handle chores.
Pamper yourself along with your sweetheart. Share something delicious
Libra (Sept. 23 -- Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Reconsider assumptions and judgments. The next two days are good for making changes at home. Be careful applying new skills. Temporary confusion could slow the action. Don't leave the job half done or overlook domestic chores. Feed assistants.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 -- Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
Today and tomorrow your concentration's especially sharp. Study the angles. An unexpected bonus arrives from articulating the project. Go with your feelings. Don't spend to fix the problem yet. Package your ideas creatively.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 -- Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Figure finances today and tomorrow. Household matters demand attention. Estimate how much money you'll need. Engage with the budget. You can make changes soon. Study options and elements, and make preparations. Recharge your batteries.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 -- Jan.19)
Capricorn (Dec. 22 -- Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
You're strong and getting stronger. Don't offer to pay all the bills, though. Get lost in two days of intense activity and study. You're extra confident. Play conservative with your finances, nonetheless. Consider the change you want.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 -- Feb. 18)
Indoy in a R
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Aquarius Unit. 20 -- FEB. 18
Today is a 6
Don't fail for crocodile tears.
Review plans in confidence.
Identify new resources. Note financial shortages. Take two days for private meditation, as much as possible. Slow down and contemplate. Something's coming due. Rest up to provide it.
Pisces (Feb. 19 -- March 20)
Today is a 6
Check public opinion today and tomorrow. An uncomfortable moment could arise. Something's not working right. Friends offer comfort and advice. Avoid blind reactions. Break the old mold. Today and tomorrow are good early days.
party days.
PUTTING PEP IN THEIR STEP
Marching Jayhawks help kick off spring football game
IKELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordinglev
Volunteers from the 200-member Marching Jayhawks will help pump up Kansas football fans at Saturday's spring football game. The game starts at 1 p.m.
All eyes will be on the Jayhawks football players Saturday, April 25, as they strip up for the spring football game. But the pep in their step and excitement in the stands will be contributed, in part, by the Marching Jayhawks marching band.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
"When we're there, we help get people pumped up for football season," said junior Karynn Glover from Olathe, one of the three drum majors on the Marching Jayhawks. "I think it's a good encourager for the football players, and it gets them pumped up for what they can do in the season against other opponents."
Every year at the spring football game, volunteers from the 200-member Marching Jayhawks play in the stands. Director Matthew O. Smith said this is a good way for some students to get reacquainted with their instruments.
"For some students, they haven't touched their horns since the last performance last year or our last rehearsals in the fall," Smith said. "It's a good way to get back in the swing of things and get back in the stadium, have a good time with each other and see what the football team has to offer."
Smith also said members have already begun to discuss changes for next season and set groundwork.
"I spend part of the off-season looking at comments from last year," Smith said. "The nearest thing is — and maybe it comes with the warm weather — the buzz of after we get through finals week as we look ahead to next year."
"I thought that was really cool, so when I came to KU, I was like 'You know what? I want to do that,'" she said. "It looked really cool. It turned out to be even better than I imagined."
Glover said she became involved in the Marching Jayhawks because shed been in high school marching band and had seen the Marching Jayhawks perform during a competition.
they found a lot of their best friends," he said. "And they enjoyed being members of a larger group they could all contribute to and have a sense of pride in their work."
"A lot of students continue in college marching band because of the positive experience they had in high school marching band where
That transition is something Smith said is common for many members of the Marching Jayhawks.
Having been a drum major for three years, Glover said she can't imagine her college experience without the Marching Jayhawks.
Being such a large group, Smith said there's a wide array of majors and that promotes a social environment he's proud of.
"We want to promote a family atmosphere," he said. "Marching band, for a lot of our students, is a social release from their academics and other pursuits they may have, work-related or [otherwise]."
"Without being in it, I wouldn't feel as if I fit in as much as I do here at KU," she said. "I love going to football games and making sure they have motivation and getting the crowd involved. I love it."
Whether our football team is winning or losing, Glover said they aim to encourage the athletes and excite the fans.
"I think my favorite thing is the fact that the people in band — and our directors — [are] all on the same page," she said. "We want to perform well, we want to have fun and we want to be there to motivate the athletes we perform for, and feel like [the students] get involved."
The Marching Jayhawks, with more than 100 years of tradition, will play fight songs for the spring football game at 1 p.m., April 25, at Memorial Stadium.
Director Matthew O. Smith said it's important to have a family environment for the 200 band members so everyone feels valued and appreciated.
— Edited by Mitch Raznick
The Marching Jayhawks play at every home football game and selected away games.
Student-created film festival begins Friday
ANDREW COLLINS
@KansanNews
The See/Saw Film Festival will begin on Friday, April 24, and hold screenings of several films and discussion panels with select films at the Lawrence Public Library and one at the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union before concluding on Sunday, April 26. This is the event's first year, and it was started by doctoral students Sorcha Hyland, Wexford, Ireland, and Maggie Beneke, Princeton, Ill.
The festival will include films of many genres including documentaries, fictional narratives, animations, feature-length films, short films and local films. The films will primarily target adult audiences, but a family movie night is scheduled for Friday at the Lawrence Public Library, featuring the film "Song of the Sea," an Oscar-nominated animation from Ireland, with a discussion panel for kids with a character from the movie.
"It's about inclusivity and what it means to grow up in the 21st century."
The films cover a variety of topics that range from teenagers facing tough economic times to inspirational stories of overcoming the odds. Hyland said the film festival is meant to be a campus community event, and to focus on that rather than on poverty or
SORCHA HYLAND Doctoral student from Wexford, Ireland
"Whether you're white and privileged or black and privileged - or wherever you come from - at some point, you will experience struggle, and it's how children and young people navigate and deal with struggle that we want to focus on," Hyland said. "It's also how your community supports you or doesn't support you in navigating that struggle."
Hyland said the stereotype of poverty and sadness is a correlation that is made far too often today in society, and it's an issue that will be addressed through the See/Saw Film Festival.
disability, which are the two main themes of the films that will be shown.
"It's about inclusivity and what it means to grow up in the 21st century," Hyland said.
TOP4 FILMS SHOWING AT THE FESTIVAL:
At 14 years old, Kenneth Young was arrested in Florida on four counts of armed robbery and sentenced to four consecutive life sentences a year later at 15 years old. The film brings you inside the life of Kenneth Young, now 24, and his struggle for redemption. The film includes interviews with Kenneth, his family and civil rights workers as they fight for Young's rights and against an unjust system.
15 TO LIFE: KENNETH'S STORY
Winner of the U.S. Grand Jury First Prize for documentaries at the Sundance Film Festival last year, "Rich Hill" is a documentary surrounding the lives of three young boys Andrew, 14, Appachey,13, and Harley,15, who reside in the small town of Rich Hill, Mo., and are struggling in different ways. Andrew is dealing with the loss of his mom, Appachey is struggling with having to repeat the sixth grade, but has big dreams of becoming an art teacher in China when he grows up, and Harley is moved in with his extended family because his mom is in prison.
RICH HILL
Lauduree is a 13-year-old loner, who is passionate about nature and natural disasters and is forced to live with her grandma when her mom abandon her. Lauduree's grandma is a fiery nurse with a personality that is fuelled by alcohol. The two are clashing personalities that don't see eye-to-eye, but have to learn to trust each other as the future unfolds.
FUTURE WEATHER
DARIUS GOES WEST
Darius Weems is a teenager who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and resides in Athens, Ga. He has big dreams of going west to get his wheelchair customized on the MTV show Pimp My Ride, as well as spread awareness and raise money for research of the disease. This documentary follows Darius on his journey west, as he is leaving his hometown for the first time.
Edited by Mitch Raznick
JONES FROM
Dakota influenced his creative process.
"I feel like I have more of an emotional connection to the script," he said. "I feel like all the characters in my script are more real because they're loosely based off things that happened. There's a lot of things up there that most people don't know about. People die all the time up there. There's a lot of prostitution, and people get kidnapped and sold into sex-trafficking. That's normal, that happens all the time up there. So those events really do give me an emotional attachment to what I'm writing about. I want to do to justice and portray it as real as it is. It's easy to write about and hard to write about at the same time."
For the time being, Jones plans on furthering his career by auditioning for parts in the Kansas City area. He
said his advice for University students who are currently pursuing an acting career is don't be afraid to take risks.
"Don't let anybody ever tell you no," Jones said. "There are always going to be nay-sayers and doubters in pretty much everything that you do. Get creative. Reinvent yourself and make yourself unique. I'm super country, and every time I go into an audition, that's the first thing that comes across, but I can do anything, and I'm comfortable in my own skin."
- Edited by Laura Kubicki
"Neon Veins," will be premiering at Liberty Hall tonight, April 23 at 7 p.m. The festival costs $10 to attend, and all the proceeds go to charity.
LAUREN MUTH/KANSAN
Kansas film alumnus Sam Jones is in a short film airing at Liberty Hall on April 23 for $10 with all proceeds going to charity. Jones considers himself a nomad and said, "don't like to stay in one place for too long."
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