Monday, May 4, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 7
Day on The Hill
M. Doughty, lead singer of Soul Coughing holds up a T-shirt that a fan threw at him. Doughty told the crowd that T-shirts were what rock 'n' roll was all about. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
A girl body surfs through the crowd at Day On The Hill. About 1,500 people attended the free concert on Saturday. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
Left: DJ Apocalypse spins a record. He was one of the guest DJ's during the band changovers Saturday.
Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
Right:'Soul Coughing came to Lawrence for Day on The Hill. The performances were held Saturday afternoon on West Campanile Hill. The annual event featured six bands along with vendors, on-site massage, KJHK and several special interest groups. Photo by Sean Hallay / KANSAN
**Lefft:** Dan Abramis, Olathe freshman, dips Anna Wagner, Topeka freshman. The danced while and Drinksey played on Saturday. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
Kris Harris twirls his dance partner Ms. Martha. Harris played bass for Fear and Whisky during Saturday's festivities. Photo by Sean Haley / KANSAN
Wildlife thrive with student help
By Graham K. Johnson
Kansan staff writer
As a student volunteer with WildCare Wildlife Rehabilitation, Woods, El Dorado senior, spends four-hour shifts caring for abandoned baby birds. The birds require frequent feedings and constant care. The birds are just one type of the many abandoned or abused wild animals that WildCare handles.
Denise Woods loves feeding her babies, even though she has to feed them every fifteen minutes.
WildCare is an independent, nonprofit wild animal rehabilitation center and education organization established in 1979. It is located 15 miles east of Lawrence.
Woods said the organization's mission to help wild animals was consistent with her personal reasons for coming out twice a week to help feed
The center treats animals from baby possums to bobcats and bald eagles, and even has taken care of a few exotic animals such as an emu and a Peregrine falcon. Schwarting said.
"The students are crucial," Schwarting said. "If it weren't for the student volunteers, we probably wouldn't have any way to keep the program going."
the baby birds and take care of other injured animals.
"The highlight of the program is letting a Bald Eagle go," Schwarting said.
Nancy Schwarting, director of the center, said the organization's mission was to increase awareness appreciation and presence of wildlife in Kansas. The primary function is the rehabilitation of injured wild animals native to Kansas.
"It's important to me because I really think they need help," Woods said. "A lot of people are caught up in their fast-pace life, but nobody takes the time to help the animals that are struggling from the over-population of people."
The organization relies heavily on its volunteers, 25 of which are students, to care for the animals, Schwarting said.
Woods, who is treasurer for Students for WildCare, said though many of the group's 10 members volunteered at WildCare, volunteering was not required to be a member.
Woods said Students for WildCare also served as an educational tool and as a support group and fund-raiser for WildCare, which requires a lot of food for the animals.
WildCare also has ties to the University through the recently formed student group, Students for WildCare. Schwarting said the student group provided some of the center's best volunteers.
Fictitious character takes the lead in forward mocking People's poll
By Laura Roddy
Kansan staff writer
Internet surfers are banding together and mocking People Online's most beautiful people nooll.
An e-mail forward circulated around the country has reached the University of Kansas. The message encourages votes for the fictitious character "Hank, the Angry, Drunken Dwarf." No one knows who created Hank, or even what he looks like.
One forwarded message says that Hank now has twice as many votes as *Titanic*'s Leonardo DiCaurio for the online poll.
"I just did it because I thought it was funny," Balsmer said.
Aaron Balsmeier, Blackfoot, Idaho, sophomore, received the forward and cast his vote for Hank. He then forwarded it to his father.
DiCaprio: Losing to a fictional character.
Balsmeier said that he thought the magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" feature was a fraud. He said the celebrity whose face would sell the most copies would end up on the
cover, not the most attractive candidate.
"I've seen more beautiful girls on campus than I've seen in People magazine," Balsmeier said.
The issue already has hit newsstands, and DiCaprio is on the cover. According to People's Web site, www.pathfinder.com/people, the online beauty poll does not have any influence in the magazine's editorial
decisions for selecting its 50 most beautiful people.
The top 10 vote grabbers will be featured Friday in a photo gallery on the Web site. Internet users can cast their votes at pathfinder.com/people/1890/1990_vote
Bryan mcClooskey, Atchison sophomore, said the concept of choosing the 50 most beautiful people was pretentious. He voted for Hank because he was up against Leonardo Dicaprio. McCloskey said he forwarded the message to about 20 people.