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January 28,1998
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Vol.108·No.88
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The Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team moved to 13-4 overall with last nights 63-58 victory against Texas A&M at Allen Field House.
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Jazz
Where's the music?
(USPS 650-640)
Kansas City Jazz flourished in clubs during the '20s, '30s and'40s. Today,the sophisticated style of music still exists, but is not always as easy to find.
Story by Mike J.Perryman • Art by Mike G.Perryman
door Garner pushes open the
door of Jardine's Restaurant by
door of Jardine's Restaurant in Kansas City, Mo. The familiar sound of chattering voices accompanies the sound of clinking ice and glasses. Inside, the powerful, vet smooth sound of a tenor saxophone joins the low tones of a bass, then a rhythm guitar. Finally, a set of drums toms in.
Four of the hottest jazz musicians in Kansas City have only just begun to entertain Garner, along with Jardine's regular crowd of jazz enthusiasts.
"There really are a lot of places you can routinely find jazz," he said. "If there were more clubs here in KC, this place would definitely be a more happenin' town."
Garner, Olathe sophomore, full-time music education student and a trumpet player at the University of Kansas, can figure out why Jardine s. 1536 Main St., near the Country Club Plaza, is one of only a few clubs in town where he can jazz night after night.
During the 1920s, '30s and '40s, Kansas Citians could find jazz at almost every street corner, and jazz club owners made good money. Today, clubs and venues are not as willing to feature jazz because it doesn't bring in the business it once did, said Dick Wright, University of Kansas music historian, jazz authority and host of KANU's Saturday morning jazz show.
"Jazz audiences today just sit and listen and don't buy anything." Wright said. "A jazz listener may buy one drink the whole
evening. Clubs can't make much money." Wright said the clubs that were able to afford to offer jazz consistently were the clubs that had been around for years.
Some clubs, like the Phoenix, have stuck it out and have been around long enough to offer jazz on a regular basis, even if they are not making money all the time, he still.
"With jazz, it takes awhile to catch on," he said. "Most clubs are in it to make money right now."
Sixty years ago, Kansas City was the city; the epitome of the good life and jazz was its trademark.
city, the epitome of the good jazz was its trademark.
Today, the pulse of jazz in Kansas City is still strong, but it is a well-hept secret even to many Kansas Citians. Wright said.
During the Great Depression, Tom Pendergast's political machine offered a degree of prosperity unknown to the rest of the nation. Nightclubs flourished, providing a haven for great musicians from all over the country as well as from Kansas City, including famous names such as William "Count" Basie, Duke Ellington, Berny Moten, native Kansas City, Mo., saxophonist Ben Webster, native Kansas City, Kan., saxophonist Charlie Parker and native Kansas City, Kan., trumpeter Carmell Jones. Each club had its own clientele. A night out on the town meant a night with jazz, and the music appealed to the young and old. Jazz was complex and intellectual, but it also was basic and
See PULSE on page 6A
Clinton delivers policy, not apology
By Brandon Copple
Kansan staff writer
President Bill Clinton, speaking amid the usual ovations and formalities, delivered his annual State of the Union address last night without mentioning the scandal surrounding his presidency.
Clinton managed to keep the focus on matters of state, but reactions on and around the University of Kansas campus quickly turned to the allegations that the president had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
"It was in everybody's mind," said Allison Bernard, Lawrence junior, who watched the speech with KU Young Democrats in the television lounge at the Kansas Union. "As a Democrat, I was thinking about it. Looking at his eyes, you could see how tired he is."
Most media speculation prior to the speech focused on whether Clinton could shift attention away from the scandal.
"The speech was brilliantly put together," said Ellen Gold, associate professor of communication studies. "In the first ten minutes he was able to focus on issues that everyone cares about."
At least one local expert thinks Clinton was successful.
KU LOU Democritus gather to watch President Clinton's state to the Union address in the T Lounge of the Kansas University. The students were encouraged by last night's speech. Photo by Corie Waters / KANSAN-
Clinton opened the speech by paying his
respects to Sonny Bono and Walter Capps, former Congressmen who died in the past year. He also addressed the Social Security system in the first 10 minutes and proposed that any surplus revenue collected in the future be dedicated to preserving Social Security.
Clinton's policy proposals included numerous educational initiatives. One of the most ambitious was a plan to reduce the average number of pupils from 25 to 18 in first- through third-grade classrooms.
"He avoided speaking of ethics and justice," she said. "There was a little reaction when he talked about individual responsibility, but mostly he stuck to policy."
Karen Gallagher, dean of education, said she was encouraged by the attention Clinton paid to education, but she remained skeptical about some federal initiatives.
Gold said Clinton sidestepped issues that could touch on his alleged sexual misconduct.
"That's a pretty significant drop," she said. "It will cost a lot of money, and if the teachers aren't prepared and properly trained, you won't get your money's worth no matter what the ratio."
Gallagher said the president's plan would be difficult to achieve in the nation's 105,000 schools.
Although most of the questions surrounding the Lewinsky affair remain unanswered, some viewers agreed that Clinton skillfully avoided the issue.
Park senior and member of KU College Republics. "He knows how to manipulate the system, and he did a good job of accomplishing what he meant to do."
"He said 'lot of things that are hard to disagree with,' said Ryan Kaufman, Overland
On-campus displays OK; organizations need approval
By Laura Roddy
roddy@kenson.com
Kansas staff writer
Spray painting "KSU" on the base of the Uncle Jimmy Green statue is not a legal form of expression. However, hanging pieces of paper in trees on campus is legal — if the group hanging the message has permission from the University Events Committee.
An unidentified individual or group attached pieces of paper inscribed with the words "Never Again" and "ProChoice" were attached to wire clothes hangers and placed in the trees along Jayhawk Boulevard Thursday.
The University took no action regarding the display, which was a commentary on the 25th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision. But facilities operations employees had to remove the hangers.
The committee would have required the individuals to take the hangers down at the end of the day, Kaiser said.
"Technically, it is against the law," he said.
Other types of expression, like posters and sidewalk chalk, are generally not a problem. KU police do not consider most displays vandalism unless they are permanent.
Students who decorate Wescoe Beach with chalk or post signs on bulletin boards without permission shouldn't fear, said KU Police Sgt. Chris Keary.
But, police response to campus expression depends on the situation and whether a display is permanent or obscene, Keary said. Most of the time — as with the hangers— KU police take no action.
"If we see them doing it, it's another thing." Kearv said.
Keary said putting handbills on vehicles was illegal.
Lawrence ordinances, which apply to University property, prohibit some forms of advertisement and expression.
"People aren't aware that the city of Lawrence has an ordinance against it," he said.
When police catch handbill distributors, they ask them to remove the papers, Keary said. If the police do not catch the distributor, they contact the companies advertised on the handbills, and no further action is usually necessary.
Keary said KU police were unconcerned about chalk on campus sidewalks because it was not permanent.
Jodie Pogge, Lawrence freshman, said sidewalk chalk was not a problem.
"I think it gets noticed, but I don't think students really pay attention to it." Pogge said.
She said she thought writing on University property such as desks and restroom walls crossed the line of vandalism more than sidewalk chalk.
Students and members of organizations who want to have a campus display should contact the committee.
Kaiser said the committee worked with individuals to ensure regulations were not violated.
Event request forms, available in 400 Kansas Union, must be turned in by noon on Tuesday. The committee meets at 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays to consider the requests.
CITY ORDINANCES
14-314 Painting and Staining
No person, without proper authority,
shall mark by painting or staining on
any fence, wall, window, building, post
or place which is not his own.
14-316 Posting Signs Without Permission
No person shall put up any handbills, advertisements, posters, show bills or other signs on any building, pole or property not his own without permission from the owner thereof.
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