UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, April 6, 1993
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13 students volunteer to donate bone marrow
Thirteen students yesterday registered in the Kansas Union to become marrow donor candidates as part of a marrow donor search sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta sorority.
The National Marrow Donor Program, which conducted the search, was looking for African Americans, as well as other minorities, who were possible marrow donor candidates.
Tonya Brown, donor coordinator, said marrow transplants were more successful between members of the same race.
Potential donors must give their health history to see whether any potential health threat exists to the donor or to the recipient.
Kansan advertising receives recognition
If there is no threat, blood is drawn and tested to determine compatibility. If the donor is compatible, he or she is contacted by program officials and is required to complete two more sets of tests before making a donation.
The advertising staff for The University Daily Kansan received awards Saturday at the College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers annual conference.
The Kansan received the Trendsetter award, which is given to the newspaper that has achieved the most during the past year through innovation, new programs and new technology.
The business manager of the year award went to Steve Perry, Belleville, Ill., senior. Blythe Focht, Wichita junior, took the sales representative of the year award.
The staff won first-place awards for best customized marketing program, best general marketing package, best training program, best color display advertisement, best display advertising campaign for one-quarter page or less and new newspaper promotion advertisement. The staff also received one second-place and two third-place awards.
Compiled by staff writers Will Lewis and Frank McCleary.
Comedian livens up GALA Week
By Jess DeHaven
Kansan staff writer
Gay and Lesbian Awareness week took on a less serious tone last night as about 175 people attended a performance by comedian Lynn Lavner at the ballroom in the Kansas Union.
Lawyer, a Jewish lesbian woman from New York City, used conversation and music to entertain and amuse the audience. She addressed several important themes in the gay and lesbian community such as AIDS, lesbian adoptions and gays in the military. She also dealt with universal issues such as relationships, families and even cats.
"I try to do things that everyone will understand because my goal as a performer is to entertain and touch people," she said. "I cater to the human heart. People, by being human beings, have a lot more in common than they have differences.
"My material really comes from what strikes me throughout the day," Lavner said. "I'm open to everything that out there from television and reading and people I come in contact with. I sift through all of that information and come up with my own individual style."
Lavier, who is a former teacher, has been a comedian, since 1985.
"At the same time, I'm aware that I am part of a very rich culture, and I'm proud of that. I have pride in being a lesbian, and I realize that I am the inheritor of an important history."
Although much of Lavner's act is directed at gay and lesbian audiences, heterosexuals also can relate to her humor.
Comedian Lynn Laver entertains 175 people at the Kansas Union ballroom. Her performance last night combined conversation and music to address issues in the gay and lesbian community.
Trov Alldaffer, GALA week coordinator, was
instrumental in bringing Lavner to KU.
"I felt she needed to come here because of the current political climate," he said. "She's got a message, and people need to hear it."
Jennifer Papanek, a member of Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas, said she thought the show's blend of light and serious material made it easy to understand.
"She makes it fun," Papanek said. "She tells stories in an anecdotal way that gets important issues across."
"What's really great about a performance like this is that it brings together the older people from the community and the younger people from campus," she said. "That's something that doesn't happen too often."
GALA week main events
**Today** — 9 a.m., 5 p.m. in front of Wescoe Hall. "Come-Out At Thon," coming to book will be read at night. Noon — 1 p.m. in front of Wescoe, brown big lunch, 3:30 p.m. Regionalist Room in the Kansas University, Graduate Student Lecture Series, "Lesbian Issues!" 7 p.m. Big 8 Room in the Union, "Divergent Voices." A Free Speech Forum, "A debate between Nancy Osborne of Equality Colorado and Kevin Tebbed of Colorado for Family Values."
**Tomorrow** – 9 a.m. 5 p.m. “Red Ribbon Day,” AID ribbons will be distributed at a table in front of Wescoe. No 1 p.m. in front of Wescoe, brown bag lunch; 3:30 p.m. Regionalist Room in the Room, Graduate Student Lecture Series, “David Leavitt: A Biographical and Critical Examination”, 7-9 p.m. South Park, Massachusetts Street, AID candlestick vigil.
Car accident causes death of KU student
Kansan staff writer
By Will Lewis
A KU student died yesterday morning after being involved in a March 24 car accident near Vall, Colo.
Emily Nelson, Evergreen, Colo,
sophomore, suffered, among
other injuries, a broken rib that
punctured her lung.
She had a stroke Sunday night and died yesterday morning at the Swedish Medical Center in England. She was a member of PIB Delta Phosphorytis.
Five other KU students were in the car at the time of the accident. The passengers were Lori O'Keele, Paola sophomore; Meghan Johnson, Lake Quiva freshman; Gretchen Van Hoet, Shawne sophomore; Marie Haggart, Manhattan sophomore; and Kate Rumsey, Lawrence sophomore.
The students were on a ski trip when the accident happened. The driver, Van Hoet, was westbound on Interstate 70 when she lost control on an ice patch, according to the Eagle State Patrol Office. The vehicle slid into a snowbank and then rolled. Nelson, O Keefe and Johnson were ejected.
O'Keefe was treated and released; Johnson remains in the hospital in good condition.
By James J. Reece
Time capsule commemorates fallen KU World War I veterans
Kansan staff writer
In a short ceremony on campus Friday, a 67-year-old time capsule was opened. From the rusty, bent and worn copper box came crumbled documents, three leather parchment pouches, newspapers and dried roses placed in the box to honor 129 KU students, faculty and alumni who died in World War I, which ended in November, 1918.
Ten KU student veterans placed the copper box into a cavity in the cornerstone at 10:30 a.m.
"Everything pretty much deteriorated," said Bill Towns, operations manager of the Union, who attended the ceremony to open the capsule.
The original construction of the Union ended a year later. The Union and Memorial Stadium were built to honor those 129 men and women, whose names were included on a parchment in the 1926 time capsule, in one of the three leather pouches.
Towns said the opening of the capsule was a sacred occasion because the box contained a list of those who perished in the war.
"It was not an easy decision," Towns said of choosing to open the capsule. "The only reason we opened it was because the copper box was damaged."
The contents of the capsule are now in the University Archives, some of its contents were damaged and dried beyond repair. But not all its contents were lost.
Among those were the front pages from 13 newspapers. They included two issues of The Kansas City Star — one from Aug. 2, 1914, headlined "Germany Declares War," and another from Nov. 11, 1918, reading "Germany Surrenders Unconditionally."
Others had stories about the capsule's dedication, including the The Laurence JournalWorld and The University Daily Kansas.
Kehde said the opening of the capsule brought to light the forgotten relevance of the Union.
"The Union was originally built as a memorial to the lives lost in World War I," Kehde said. "But it's lost its meaning since then."
The deteriorated paper items included a 1925-26 University Catalog and three issues of "Graduate Magazine", which though intact, crumbled at the touch as Archivist Ned Kehed of University Archives touched each piece.
But James Long, director of the Union, said any items lost to decay would not be forgotten.
"The Kansas Union will work with University Archives to find duplicate items from the original contents," Long said. "We will treat them with today's technology so that they can be rein-
terred in a state-of-the-art time capsule.
He said ribbons from the capsule may be reused. The red and blue ribbons were tied around the newspapers announcing the beginning and end of the war. Others covered one of the leather pouches.
Long said two time capsules, 12-inch aluminum cylinders, would be placed in two cornerstones at the front of the Union in ceremonies planned for Oct. 1 and Oct. 15. The first will contain original and duplicate capsule material; the second will contain modern-day items, chosen by a contest held by Student Union Activities.
Sue Morrell, program manager of the Union, said its contents would be determined this semester and taken from student suggestions.
"We're really limited on size," Morrell said. "That's what's limiting us because the hole it fits in can only be so big."
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS GRADUATES 1993
Commencement is Sunday, May 16, 1993. Early ordering of commencement regalia saves you money now and avoids inconvenience later. Plus when you order on campus you are assured to receive official, matching regalia sanctioned by the University of Kansas through KU Concessions.
All participants, including faculty, doctorate, law, master's and bachelor's candidates, wear traditional regalia during the commencement ceremonies
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Candidates and faculty members may obtain caps, gowns and hoods at Gates 22-23, North End, Memorial Stadium, from 10AM to 3PM, April 5th through 23rd. To ensure proper fit and availability of regalia, participants are asked to visit the order center IN PERSON.
Out of town participants unable to visit the campus order center may reserve regalia by following the instructions in the graduation mailing.
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