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Volume 128 Issue 2
April Fool's Edition
Wednesday, Marchvember 50,2015
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Trying to stay relevant since 1904
WHAT'S CRACKIN'
Graduation ceremony to be moved elsewhere after crack found in Campanile infrastructure
WINNIFRED BEATRICE
@WinnieTheBae27
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Starting next week the Campanile will undergo construction that will likely last until mid summer.
Campanile holds a special place in the hearts of KU students, especially those graduating
"I've never walked straight through the Campanile," said Sean Marlow, a junior from Overland Park. "I've alwu
Ben Felderstein
@Ben Felderstein
For Dombroski, the inability to sleep in the mornings before dance workouts is typical.
Dombroski is a junior from Lakewood, Colo., and a member of the Rock Chalk Dancers.
"On the days that I have workouts, I'm usually waking up anxious every hour," she said.
Dombroski is a journalism major studying strategic communications and is minoring in creative writing. She has spent the past three years on the University's dance team.
Dombroski jugles dance, school work and classes, and is a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
"I make it work," Dombroski said. "You have to sacrifice sleep sometimes, but I'm the type of person that needs to be staying busy."
Growing up in Colorado, most of Dombroski's high school friends attended local schools like the University of Colorado. She wanted to get away from home and start a new chapter.
Dombroski came to visit Kansas during the final Kansas-Missouri basketball game in 2012. Following the victory, she and her father rushed to Massachusetts Street to see
students and Kansas fans celebrating.
"My dad looked at me and said, 'This is where you're going,' " Dombroski said. "I fell in love with the campus, the tradition, everything."
The dance team plays a large role in the University's tradition, and it has a big presence at sports events throughout the year.
Dancing at basketball games will always be some of Kiley's most cherished memories, from building relationships with the other dancers to getting to lead fans in the Rock Chalk chant on one of the most famous basketball courts in America.
"It's the best, most unreal feeling, standing out on the court doing the Rock Chalk chant," Dombroski said. "It gives me goosebumps every time. It's something only a few people will experience in their lives."
The Rock Chalk Dancers serve as University ambassadors and have a lot of responsibility to keep up a public image. Dombroski and her team run camps for children and make public appearances.
With the hectic schedule of a dancer, things are often subject to change.
"We have a motto on the team," Dombroski said. "It's 'cope and adjust.' We
say 'OK, reset and go on with whatever you have to do.' "
Dombroski and the rest of the Rock Chalk Dancers have developed bonds that are as strong as familial ties. Dombroski attended a former dancer's wedding this past summer with close to 30 other dancers.
"I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CAMPUS, THE TRADITION, EVERYTHING."
— KILEY DOMBROSKI
Seeing seniors at the center of the court on their senior night is always an emotional experience, Dombroski said. For her, this year's senior night meant she is one year closer to her last game dancing at the Fieldhouse.
"They're going to have to drag me off the court crying," Dombroski said. "It'll be hard to get me out of Allen [Fieldhouse]."
After her senior night next fall, Dombroski hopes to graduate the following May and start another chapter in her life in sports marketing. She said she hopes to stay
around the University and live in Lawrence for a little while.
Dombroski said she has loved every moment she has spent dancing for Kansas but does not see that as a part of her life after graduation.
"A lot of girls try out for the Chiefs or Broncos," she said. "But I don't really think that's for me."
Next year will be her last year waking up at 5:15 a.m. for workouts and her last year making public appearances and posing for pictures with little kids. It will be her last year dancing on the sidelines of Memorial Stadium and her final season leading 16,300 people in the Rock Chalk chant from the court of Allen Fieldhouse.
But it won't be the last time she practices the traditions of being a Jayhawk and spends time with her teammates, and it won't be the last time she gets goosebumps inside Allen Fieldhouse.
"I've learned so much about life from being a Rock Chalk Dancer," Dombroski said. "And to know that the way we do things is the same as we've always done it at a school that is so rich in tradition and basketball history is really special."
DITL | 11B
er," Vitter said. "I know some individuals who eat as many as 10 in a single week. That will undoubtedly lead to poor health consequences down the road for students. Not to mention ripped jeans and broken chairs."
According to myfitnesspal. com, the Crunchy Chicken Cheddar Wrap contains 776 calories, which is more than one-third of the daily recommendation of 2,000, according to the Mayo Clinic. It also contains more than 70 percent of the daily recommended consumption of cholesterol and sodium.
Vitter made this decision in collaboration with Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Monounsaturated 0 g
Sugars 0 g
Trans 0 g
Protein 53 g
Cholesterol 212 mg
Vitamin A 18 percent
Calcium 30 percent
Vitamin C 2 percent
Iron 16 percent
"The mission of the University of Kansas is to uplift students and society by educating leaders, building healthy communities and making discov-
Nona Golledge, the director of KU Dining Services.
In 2013, the Cooking Channel featured the Crunchy Chicken Cheddar wrap on a bracket of the 32 best college dishes. The wrap advanced to the Elite 8 before losing to a spaghetti dish at Marquette University.
Golledge said the wrap will be replaced by the Ultimate Vegan Wrap, which contains tofu, pickled beets, habanero peppers, asparagus, cottage cheese and a fat-free vinaigrette dressing.
FRANK WEIRICH/KANSAN
KU Dining Services announced yesterday it would no longer be serving the Crunchy Chicken Cheddar Wrap. The wrap will be replaced with the Ultimate Vegan Wrap starting next fall.
be the most popular one. It's a campus tradition."
"We are replacing an unhealthy wrap with what will be our healthiest one on the menu." Golledge said. "I want to prove to college students
"I shed a couple tears when I first heard about it. The Crunchy Chicken Cheddar Wrap is bae."
REGINA FILANGE
KU Dining student liaison
OPINION 4A
F&F 5A
PUZZLES 6A
SPORTS 8A
The University will continue to look at eliminating other
"They are addicting," Vitter said. "The chicken strips are absolutely delightful, and the ranch dressing tastes heavenly. I frequently have to remind myself, 'A moment on the lips, a ranch on the hips.'"
MORNING BREW 7A
FFA 4A
"That is certainly a possibility." Vitter said. "We are looking into vendors that are more health-conscious and provide more vegetarian and vegan
unhealthy dishes served on campus, Vitter said. He hinted that Chick-Fil-A and Pizza Hut could be on the chopping block.
Don't Forget
"Enjoy them while you can." Vitter said. "Because they are going to be gone forever."
The last-day the wraps will be available for purchase will be Friday, July 31.
options."
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Today's Weather
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