Monday
March 10, 2003
Vol. 113. Issue No. 113
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Miles, Hinrich hit clutch three-pointers to lift No. 6 Kansas past Mizzou p.1B
Senate coalitions select issues
By Cate Batchelder
cbatchelder@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Students walking Wescoe Beach can soon expect to have both hands full. Student Senate election coalitions have decided their issues and are getting them ready in flyer-form.
Delta Force
Drew Thomas, Hays senior, and Fallon Farokhi, Lawrence junior, will represent Delta Force on the presidential ballot.
The candidates see problems at the University of Kansas and haven't seen them fixed.
"People always talk good games about campus safety, but there needs to be
some action," Thomas said.
To Do List:
Expanding the sexual assault awareness program in the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center. Adding another part-time employee or hiring a full-time employee could inform more living organizations and student groups about sexual assault. "By expanding the program itself, you get to the root of the problem by talking to students about the issues behind it," Farokhi said.
Having more blue emergency lights and phones placed in the gray areas where campus ends and off-campus begins.
SEE COALITIONS ON PAGE 5A
Delta Force
STUDENT SENATE PRESIDENTIAL & VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Delta Force KUnited
Thomas presidential candidate
Farokhi vice-presidental candidate
Knopp presidential candidate
Bell vice-president candidate
Lord Wad
Wadsworth presidential candidate
Foertsch
vice-presidential candidate
The cast of "The Comeback Squid" celebrates after receiving the trophy for best overall show. The Alpha Gamma Delta and Lambda Chi Alpha partnership won several awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Interpretation of Theme.
Rock Chalk raises $52,000
By Jessica Palimenio
jpalimenio@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
When an oversized check for $52,000 was presented to United Way Saturday, cheers from the audience and cast members of the Rock Chalk Revue filled the nearly sold-out Lied Center.
In their third performance, participants presented their skills for the last time Saturday night, and in the end, the cast of fraternity and sorority members raised $2,000 more for charity than last year.
Twenty judges, made up of Rock Chalk and KU alumni and members of
the theater and dance community, chose winners of the competition's 12 awards
The big winners of the night, Alpha Gamma Delta and Lambda Chi Alpha, won the best overall show with their skit "The Comeback Squid," which chronicled the revival of a dilapidated Italian restaurant. The women of Alpha Gamma Delta captured the award for the second consecutive year
The winning cast included winners in the Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress categories.
After the announcements, participants flocked to the backstage area. Andrew Kroeker, Best Actor recipient
"The only thing I can say is'elation," said Andrew Kroeker, Best Actor recipient and co-director of "The Comeback Squid."
and director of the "The Comeback Squid," shouted in excitement.
Sara Baumgartner, Best Supporting Actress and co-director, said she was proud that her cast had performed well and helped raise the money.
"It makes me so proud of what we were here to do,"said Baumgartner, St. Louis senior. "Our two chapters came together so well."
Revue ends, memories remain
SEE ROCK CHAK ON PAGE 5A
By Jessica Palmenio
jpalimenio@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
With the close of another Rock Chalk Revue on Saturday, emotions were running high for both seniors experiencing their last revue and freshmen just starting the tradition.
Sarah Morrison has participated in the revue for two years, and this year, she directed Delta Delta Delta and Beta Theta Pi's "Help Wanted." She said she got a lot out of her experience.
"I've learned more about myself in the last 11 months than I have in four years of college," Morrison, Leawood senior, said.
But Morrison's last experience was
bittersweet, she said.
"I'm kind of depressed. It seems like this year was the best being with such a great group," Millett said. "I'll miss them."
"At first it was a lot of commitment, but it's definitely worth it," said Natalie Adams, Shawnee freshman and Pi Beta Phi member.
After months of practice and hard work, the freshmen are ready to get involved again.
"Tonight is terrible," Morrison said. "It's the best and worst night in one."
John Millett, Overland Park senior and Sigma Nu member, has been participating since his sophomore year.
Brian Relph, Wichita freshman and Pi Kappa Phi member, said he did not
think he would be involved in a theater reve when he came to the University of Kansas.
Many agreed that the relationships they made throughout the production were the best part of their experience. The groups were able to bond through rehearsals and outside activities and meetings.
"It's definitely been the most enjoyable two months I've had," Relph said.
Jordan Albert, Stillwater, Okla., senior and Sigma Nu member, was participating in his first and last Rock Chalk this year.
"It was fun meeting a lot of people, making a lot of really good friendships." Albert said.
Edited by Ryan Wood
ROCK CHALK AWARDS
Best Overall Show: "The Comeback Squid"
Best Actor: Andrew Kroeker of "The Comeback Squid"
Best Actress: Megan Murphy of "Rockus in River Rust" and Whitney Armstrong of "The Comeback Squid"
Best Supporting Actor: Chris Morton of "The Comeback Squid"
Best Supporting Actress: Sara Baumgartner of "The Comeback Squid"
Best Choreography: "In Your Dreams"
Best Original Song: "Ruckus in River Rust"
Best Production Number:
"In Your Dreams"
Best Set Design: "In Your Dreams"
Best Use of Costumes: "Life is a Beach"
SEE ROCK CHALK TEAMS ON PAGE 5A
Best Preshow Video:"In Your Dreams"
Best Interpretation of Theme:
"The Comeback Squid"
Courtney Kuhlen/Kansan
Riti Doshi dances to Badi Muskhil as part of Cultural India Club's Vasant Vtsav. The event held Saturday evening in the Kansas Union included dancing, speeches and songs.
By Henry C. Jackson
cjackson@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
India club celebrates springtime
On Saturday night the Cultural India Club celebrated the coming of spring with standard fare — traditional dancing, singing and native food — and, to start the second intermission, a cover of the classic rock hit "Born to be Wild."
Though not exactly traditional, the cover of Steppenwolf's hit highlighted the joining of Indian culture with America, something Anand Madhavan, a volunteer at Saturday's Vasant Vtsav celebration, appreciated. Madhaven and about 350 others gathered at the at Woodruff Auditorium and The Market in the Kansas Union to celebrate the coming of spring.
Madhavan said the coming together of Indians and those less familiar with Indian culture was important.
"I think one thing we should work on is bringing more non-Indians here," said Madhavan, Coimbatore, India, graduate student. "It's exciting to see people who aren't Indian take a vested interest in our culture."
Festivities included a salute to "Bollywood," the Indian equivalent of Hollywood. Members of the Cultural India Club celebrated "Bollywood through the Years," by re-enacting scenes from musical movies.
In addition to music and dance, the event featured two comedy routines: an American learning Indian culture and an Indian learning American culture.
Arun Agarwal, Bombay, India, graduate student and president of the Cultural India Club, said he was pleased that Saturday's event featured more student participation than past celebrations.
"It's something we've worked on and this time we've succeeded," he said.
Edited by Brandon Gay
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