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University Daily Kansan, April 2, 1985
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The Rev. Vince Krische, pastor of the St. Lawrence Catholic Center, discusses wedding plans with Elizabeth Hagen, Manhattan graduate student and her flame, Joel Paddock, Lawrence graduate student. Krische headed the battle for the building of the new Catholic church in which the couple hopes to be married.
Church conflict is rare challenge, but campus priest still undaunted
By PATRICIA SKALLA
Staff Reporter
For the last two years, the Rev. Vince Krische, pastor of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church, has faced protests that questioned his beliefs that priests will face.
But he said he knew his job wouldn't be easy.
"Being a priest is the most challenging way of life," he said recently. "It's hard knowing that you can't do your own thing. You have to guide people according to what God would want."
The church, which now holds masses in Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union, announced plans to build a church and renovate its student center, 1631 Crescent Road, in April 1983. At that time, Krische did not anticipate the battle he would face to make a dream come true.
AFTER TWO YEARS of discussion and negotiations with the Crescent-Engel Neighborhood Association, which filed a lawsuit against the city opposing the development, the board sent an appeal to the court settlement March 8. Krusche's dream of a new church now may become reality.
The conflict began after neighborhood residents opposed the proposed size of the church, the number of clergy and the access to the site from the streets.
UNDER THE TENTATIVE settlement reached last month, church members would not be able to park on Crescent or Engel roads. After the church project is completed, nothing could be built on the site for 15 years. For these concessions, the center would be allowed to expand its basement.
After negotiations between the church and the neighborhood association failed, the association filed a suit against the city charging that it had acted unreasonably in granting the permit for the construction of the church and renovation of the student center.
Tonight, the Lawrence City Commission plans to consider the site plan and the tentative agreement between the church and the neighborhood association. If both are satisfied, the lawsuit would be dismissed.
If the city approves the settlement, groundbreaking for the church and student center addition would be in May. Krische said. He said he hoped construction would be finished by May 1986 so that he could celebrate the annual mass for KU graduates in the new church.
DURING THE DISPLEE, Krische said, the church tried to settle the dispute by decreasing the proposed seating in the church and the number
of parking places, moving the site farther from the street and eliminating plans to build a chapel.
Krische said he thought the neighbors were as relieved as he was when the dispute was resolved. He said he hoped no hard feelings remained.
"If it were to be done over, I would wish that we would not have gotten into the disagreement," he said. "I would be more careful that people understood exactly what we were doing."
Charles Himmelberg, chairman of the math department and Krische's friend, said it was painful for Krische to see people opposed to a project he thought could benefit students, alumni and Lawrence residents.
STEVE ALEMAN, HUTCHINSON junior and a member of the parish council, recalled a mass at which Krische talked about the dispute. He said Krische became upset because of the strain he had been under and had to stop the mass to regain his composure.
"This new church . . . has literally been his life for the last two years," Aleman said. "He's still the same unbeat and positive person, though."
But Krische said some good had resulted from the conflict.
The congregation has become more unified and the continuing support of students, parents and alumni has given him hope, he said.
Instead of dwelling on personal burdens during the dispute, Krische said, he tried to continue to help those who were not able to grate their spiritual and daily lives.
BILL PORTER, ASSOCIATE pastor of the church, said Krische wanted to serve God through people. Although Krische excels in his endeavors, he is humble about his abilities to serve the community.
Krische said he tried to understand the human condition and lead people to a higher level of life. But accomplishing that goal is hard because he realizes he has limitations.
"I have my repositions, but there is someone greater." he said. "I know I have another boss who is really in charge."
After lifelong involvement in the Catholic church, Krische was ordained in 1964 after attending St. Thomas seminary in Denver. He then began to dedicate his work to students.
He worked as a chaplain at Bishop Miege High School in Kansas City, Kan., became campus minister at Washburn University in Topeka and then came to the campus ministry at the University of Kansas in 1977.
KRISCHE BECAME INVOLVED in campus ministry so he could offer an alternative to popular opinion, being known "down" and has no substance, he said.
However, Krische said, "Sometimes I feel like a fish out of water."
Because of his religious convictions, he said, he thinks differently from most people. He often feels as if he were not in tune with the people around him. People who aren't active don't live out their faith frustrate him.
IN HIS SERMONS, Krische said, he tries to talk about everyday life. He also tries to know what is happening on campuses across the country.
A campus environment often supports values and opinions that contradict church teachings, Krische said. Students may decide to follow those values because of peer pressure, he said, so they should be able to turn to the church for leadership and strength.
Nancy Schmitz, chairman of the parish council, said, "I feel he is a pioneer in higher education and campus ministry."
"I see the potential that hasn't been actualized," Krische said.
Because people follow someone they trust, Krische said, he tries to build trust through social religious education and to enhance students' spiritual lives.
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"The church will never determine morality by the popular opinion," he said.
KRISCHE SAID THE joys of campus ministry outweighed the sorrows, and he wouldn't want to preach anywhere but on a college campus.
Aleman recalled what Krische said during one mass about being a priest.
Krische said he enjoyed the tree dom of being a priest, Aleman said, because he was able to serve people of all ages.
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Krische said he wanted to keep working to achieve goals he had set for himself as well as for the St. Lawrence Catholic Church. He wants to see the church built and the campus ministry well established before moving elsewhere to continue in the work he loves, he said.
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By CINDY McCURRY Staff Reporter
Jack Greenwood, Denver senior,
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the Dodge Daytona treasure in a rock wall south of Blake Hall annex.
Greenwood found the treasure, a plastic Chrysler Corp. logo, Friday after following clues printed in the University Daily Kansan last week. The campus treasure hunt was a promotion in the Dodge National Marketing Competition, sponsored by the Dodge Division of Chrysler.
The goal of the treasure hunt, organized by five business graduate students, was to promote the 1985 Dodge Daytona Turbo.
The treasure was found in a crevice of a rock wall that surrounds Prairie Acre, a parcel of land south of the annex. The land was set aside by campus graduates who feared that campus land would be covered by buildings.
GREENWOOD SAID HE would use part of his winsigns as spending money when he traveled to England to study history and English this summer. He said some money to the First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St.
Greenwood started following the clues Feb. 25. The first clue said, "Look for the steep part of the devil's backbone."
Greenwood said he immediately decided that the clue referred to a geographic area. He went to Spencer Research Library's archives section and discovered that Mount Oread once had been called "the devil's backbone."
Olivier Paturet, Paris first-year graduate student who wrote the clues, said he also had obtained the information from the archives. Paturet is one of the students who organized the treasure hunt.
DECIDING THAT THE clue was too general, Greenwood waited for the next clue. Tuesday's clue said, "We asked the likes of Horace Greylew."
Horace Greeley was the 19th century New York newspaper editor who coined the saying, "Go west young man."
"My history major finally paid off," Greenwood said. "I knew it had to be somewhere east, so I started to be somewhere east, Fresno Hall and
Wednesday's clue was "It has been burned many times" Greenwood said he went back to the archives and discovered that Flint Hall, now called Stauffer-Flint Hall, had burned several times.
Not finding anything around Stauffer-Flint, Greenwood returned to Fraser. Walking by, he saw a parked car in the hall and decided to look in the area.
BEHIND BLAKE ANNEX, he discovered a placard that marked Prairie Acre but did not find the logo.
Paturet said the walled area used to be burned once a year.
Greenwood said he did not have much time to spend on Thursday's clue. "If you are a real expert, real expert," he said to hall of half of what they should be."
Friday's clue said, "If at this point you are stumped, don't be proud. Two's company and three's a crowd."
"I went back to Danforth Chapel thinking it had something to do with a wedding." Greenwood said.
Again finding nothing at Danforth,
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Acre placard. Behind the placard is a
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The four other students who organized the treasure hunt are Cheryl Cotterman, Lake Quivera first-year graduate student; Bruno Reilland, Les Sables D'Olunes, France, first-year graduate student; Dave Wegley, Olathe first-year graduate student and Catherine Hudson, Clermont, France, first-year graduate student.
The five students were chosen from hundreds of entries as one of the top 20 teams to promote the Dodge Daytona Turbo. The students now work at the company, whether more students know about the car than before the promotion.
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Prank leads to arrest of students
By KATHY FLANDERS Staff Reporter
A traditional prank among living groups, stealing hall photographs for a song, backfired Friday, and three students were arrested on charges of felony theft, according to one of the students.
Jerome Farr, Waukean, Ill., sophomore, said yesterday that he and John Rost, Roeland Park freshman, and Pete Harris, Prairie Village freshman were involved in the incident. Rost and Farr are members of Evans Scholarship Fraternity, 1942 Stewart Ave.
Lt. Jeanne Longaker, KU police spokesman, said police received a call at 2 a.m. Saturday from a
joked about stealing a vacuum cleaner. They left the vacuum cleaner, but Rost and Harrigan took two photographs from the hall, Farr
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"IT'S A TRADITION to take composites and have the girls sing to get them back," Farr said. "They took the pictures with the intent to bring them back after the girls sang 'or them.'"
The resident told police that she saw the three students in a first-floor Douthart hallway. She said one of the men tried to take a vacuum cleaner from the hall closet. She said she later noticed a composite photograph and an aerial photo of the campus were missing.
COMPOSITE PHOTOGRAPHIS are large framed pictures made up of small photographs of every hall member.
Farr said they took the pictures to Rost's car, drove to Stephenson Hall, 1404 Alumni Place, and left one of the pictures in the hall.
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