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MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015
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arts & features
HOROSCOPES
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 9
You're in the right place at the right time. You'll be more patient with finances over the next few days. Minimize the risks. Uncover family secrets. Better go over your resources again. Talk about what you love.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7
Your creativity gushes. Capture it. Today and tomorrow favor collaboration. Expect it to get interesting. Your partner can get what's needed.
Get fully engrossed in your work. Weave your personal magic into it. Profit from meticulous service. Think through the logic. Prepare to go public. Remind colleagues of the goals and timeline. A fabulous job benefits your professional status.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 9
Begin a two-day romantic phase.
Give in to fun. Play like (or with)
a child. Talk about a subject of
your passion. Practice your skills.
Ask a coach for feedback. Share
your game with someone you love
and trust.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is an 8
Focus on home and family over the next two days. Find out what's needed. It could get busy, with information flying. Listen carefully and take notes. Research purchases thoroughly first.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Todav is an 8
Today and tomorrow favor communications and transport.
Get the word out. Write, record and express yourself. Listen and learn from others. Take notes. It's a good phase for studying.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 9
Gather up the fruit of your labors.
Grab as much as you can while you can.
There's money coming today and tomorrow. Walk, jog or run. Work hard and make more.
Keep track of your earnings.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
Shop for items to enhance a private tyst. Plan for fun and games. You're especially attractive. Jump into a two-day confident phase, and take control. Follow through on a decision.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Take time for meditation and spiritual reflection. Options emerge as if from a dream. To manage deadlines, list what to do next and schedule actions. Delegate some. Get introspective, and review the big picture.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Today and tomorrow are great for meetings. Talk and network. Discover necessary resources. But dog don't make a change quite yet. Hold off on a household decision. Confer with family. Listen and learn.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Consider new professional opportunities for the next few days, and provide requested information. Practice makes perfect in the coming phase.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
Travel and fun are favored today and tomorrow. Get out there and go explore. It's a good time to ask for money.
Discover new tricks and ideas
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
University a capella group rebuilds
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Members of the KU Genuine imitation show off their talents by singing in the Strong Hall Rotunda during a Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
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While some groups on campus play instruments, KU Genuine Imitation approaches music in a different way — it uses members as the instruments. KU Genuine Imitation is an a cappella group that started at the University in 2003.
Rachel Prather, a senior from Palo Cedro, Calif., is the music director for the group. She said creativity is a big part of a cappella.
This year Genuine Imitation has been busy. It recently participated in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. Last year the group placed third; this year it didn't place.
"It's about what we want to do with the group." Prather said. "In contemporary a cappella, it's your job to imitate the instrument; you're not a singer anymore."
Prather said even though they didn't place, they are happy with how they performed.
"For a lot of us, Genuine Imitation is a way to get back to the music that we love."
ALEX KONG Senior from Lawrence
"It's been a rebuilding year, but it's been a fulfilling year and we've got a lot of work done." Prather said.
Of the 19 members Genuine Imitation currently has, 15 of them are new. Both Prather and Alex Kong, a senior from Lawrence and the business director for Genuine Imitation, said one of the most challenging aspects this year was rebuilding the group with all the new members.
"When we're doing something that seems so abstract from the outside, it can be difficult to get everyone on the same page," Prather said.
One difficulty was helping new members to find their niche and musical role in the group. Kong said easing students' concerns about recreating the group's previous music can be difficult.
"It's not about recreating that sound, it's about using the new voices to form something completely unique," Kong said.
"What's been really cool is seeing some of our really young members who have never done anything like this really come into their own and find their voices," she said.
This year the group also participated in KU's Got
Prather said she enjoys watching the group grow and change.
KU Genuine Imitation participates in several events throughout the year. The group has 19 members. Fifteen of them are new.
Talent and performed for the Kansas Board of Regents at Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little's home this past semester.
that was something we've never [done] before, and it's very cool to be working with the University in our performances," Prather said.
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Kong said he joined KU Genuine Imitation after missing being involved in his high school choir.
"I have so many science courses, and so much time spent in that lab that even though [rehearsal] is 4 hours a week, that time is just a lot of fun for me, and helps me to unwind and to be able to do something completely different," Kong said.
Kong said he wanted to become more involved with the group after his first year. He said the directors are the ones who make it all work and enjoyed his transition into that role.
Prather said she auditioned for the group junior year. She was involved in a capella in high school and was excited about staying involved in college. She said she waited until her junior year to audition because she never really had the time for it before then.
"The biggest thing that
we agreed on is that we all did music in high school, we all like to sing outside of our normal lives, and it's something we can do together that we wouldn't have any other opportunity to do elsewhere."
"We seldom have any music majors," Kong said. "It's really about reconnecting to that love for music, and when the
Prather said from the moment she joined, she wanted to give the role of music director a try.
Kong said one driving goal behind KU Genuine Imitation is the diverse background of the members involved.
Prather said one thing the group shares is their love for music.
"I had a vision for the kind of group that we could have, and I think it's super fun to work with young musicians and help us all figure out together what our sound is going to be," Prather said.
group first started, it was a pretty rag-tag team of students from all different majors. For a lot of us, Genuine Imitation is a way to get back to the music that we love."
Edited by Kayla Schartz
REVUE FROM PAGE 1
said, is that each group is only allowed to rehearse for an hour a day from the start of spring semester until showtime.
"There's also the creativity everybody wants to make sure that their show is the funniest and that their show looks the best up on stage," Hanson said. "So just making sure all the little details come together is a big challenge as well."
Edited by Kelsi Kirwin
The other four finalist groups included: Chi Omega and Pi Delta Theta, with "Campus Chaos;" Delta Delta Delta and Pi Kappa Phi with "These Boots were Made for Dancing;" Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Upsilon with "Sole Searching;" and Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon with "Jayola (Live in Technicolor)."
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Delta Delta Delta and Pi Kappa Phi perform "These Boots were Made for Dancing" during this year's Rock Chalk Revue. The show raised thousands of dollars for local charities like Bie Brothers Bie Sisters.
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