THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
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Mock interviews, resume workshops, and research of companies are great ways to work towards finding them, she said.
"The demand for internships this year has been good." Phillips said.
Bryce Allenbrand, a junior from Olathe, has been interning at Kiewit Power Engineersince the summer of 2008.
"The internship has allowed me to apply the concepts I've learned in the classroom," Allenbrand said. "I can see how it's applied in the real world rather than just to a simplified book problem."
While his pay is lower than the other engineers who have graduated — $18 an hours versus $30 an hour — Allenbrand feels like he gets paid properly for the work he does.
He said the most valuable part of the internship was finding out if he was truly passionate about engineering . Luckily for Allenbrand he enjoys his work and hopes to work for the company full-time after he graduates.
"It's win-win because we get real world experience and they get to see possible future employees," he said. "The engineers are still doing a lot of the work, but interns help take some of the load off their hands."
While Allenbrand thinks all internships should be paid, he does not think they should all be paid the same.
"Internship salary should be proportional to the pay of that industry," Allenbrand said.
also plays a part in the decision.
Tyler Waugh, a graduate from Topeka, heard about the casting call through Facebook and thought auditioning for the show could help him become rapper. Waugh currently performs under the name New Suede.
"Look at an internship more for the experience versus the money you'll make," Allenbrand said. "Think more of your long term goals versus immediate rewards."
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Waugh said he was nervous, but relaxed once he started to tell his story.
"I feel like I've always been an entertainer," Waugh said. "The way I rap is sort of comedy, but not really. I can say things that normally I wouldn't say, but in a rhyme they're easier to say."
Johnson said he is still accepting online applications to be on the show and personally reviews every application submitted through the website.
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Brown Bag Drag attracts attention
ENTERTAINMENT
ELISE REUTER
ereuter@kansan.com
Deja Brooks strutted across the Alderson Auditorium stage, wearing skyscraper heels and a violet peplum coat. When the music started, Brooks threw his coat across the stage, singing and dancing in a matching one-piece.
This was Brooks' third year participating in Queens and Allies's annual Brown Bag Drag. Brooks has been performing in drag shows since 2004, and hopes to win the national title of Miss Gay America.
"I look at this as entertainment: being on stage for theatrical purposes or pageantry purposes," Brooks said.
Backstage, Brooks and the other drag queens prepared for their performances. The getting-ready process takes about two hours, during which costumes are fitted, and copious amounts of makeup are applied. All of the costumes are elaborate, though some are flashier than others. Brooks' costume is custom-made, but several of the other queens wear costumes designed by students.
The entire show lasted about an hour and a half and consisted of several music and dance pieces.
"You kind of have to pick the genre that best suits you — what kind of music is going to best entertain the audience — just getting in that mindset," Brooks said.
A group of women dressed as men also performed a hiphop routine and rapped. The show's grand finale featured the host, Daisy Buckets, and a few other acts singing in nun costumes.
Buckets, also known offstage as Spencer Brown, is a professional drag queen who
has hosted the show for six years. The show is put on by Queers and Allies each year, and this year Student Union Activities' Comedy and Music Committee also helped with the event.
"We want to bring awareness to the LGBT community, and we thought that this was a fun way to get a diverse group involved," Comedy and Music Coordinator Amanda Kravitz said.
The show was one of the final events of Gaypril, a series of events KU Q&A sponsors to celebrate LGBT pride.
Protesters from Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka showed up to picket outside the Union Friday. Many of the protesters were children or teenagers holding signs with messages like "Thank God for Dead Soldiers," "Keep God's Law," "Fags Doom Nations" and "Antichrist Obama." They also sang parodies of popular songs including Nicki Minaj's "Check it Out" and Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie." Two police officers stood next to the protesters, who were lined up in front of the parking lot adjacent to Smith Hall and across from the Union.
A large group of students congregated at the Union to watch the action. Some took photos with the protesters while others, such as Tim Barta, a senior from Lawrence, held up counter protest signs reading "Love not hate," "We support LGBT" and "Honk for Equal Rights."
Westboro picketers left campus a little before noon and the beginning of the show, which was held in Woodruff Auditorium.
Kelsey Cipolla contributed to this story,edited by Caroline Kraft
Three performers sing and dance on stage at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union Friday afternoon as a part of the brown Bag Drag performance event. Queers and Allies hosted the event as part of Gaypril.
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Police officers stood next to the Westboro Baptist Church protesters who gathered across from the Kansas Union on Friday. Protesters, many of whom where children, held up signs criticizing the gay community, the military, and President Obama.