SUA programs reflect student taste
By ROBIN STEWART
Kansan Staff Writer
Students' tastes in activities have changed over the years, and Student Union Activities (SUA) reflects these changes. Not many years ago SUA sponsored University dances in Hoch Auditorium, and only this year the SUA Carnival, a tradition of almost 50 years, bowed to the Coffee House, a folk entertainment program.
A board of four student officers and eight other students in charge of various activities head SUA. Officers are chosen each year by the Kansas Union Operating Committee.
The board drew up SUA's annual budget, and funds were obtained through the Kansas Union Operating Committee, said Kendt Longenecker, Shawnee Mission senior and president of the board.
Innovations in the travel program include an expanded travel center in the Kansas Union which would offer travel information including national and foreign transportation fares, accommodation rates, tour information, airline black-out information and other travel hints. Films of various countries would be shown under a travelogue program to promote interest in travel.
Several programs are sponsored by SUA. One program deals with travel, and one of the main functions of the travel committee is to plan student trips. This year's trips include a Christmas ski trip to Austria, a summer flight to Europe and a spring trip, possibly to Mexico.
Forums is another area dealt with by SUA. Speakers of national and international promi-
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nence are brought to KU under the forums program. Forums on minority opinions, current events and world affairs will be included this year.
The new University Seminar, involving professors, KU administrators, Regents and congressmen from Kansas, was set up. A highlight will be an exchange between students and Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers next semester.
The Hyde Park forum is an experimental project which will involve spontaneous participation of students and citizens on subjects of their choice. Topics for other forums planned include city problems and community actions, and the use and effect of drugs.
Popular and classical films and
special film series are provided students at low cost by SUA. A final exam week film series is also scheduled for both semesters, and films will show continuously throughout the exam days to provide relaxation between finals.
Films are rented and are shown on a non-profit basis. The cost of admission pays for the film rental fee.
The special events division of SUA is concerned with providing entertainment to KU. Main events this year include the homecoming concert Nov. 8, featuring Steppenwolf and The Turtles. Blood, Sweat, and Tears will be featured at a winter concert Dec. 2. Other concerts scheduled include the Relaws concert
April 18 and a concert in March. The addition of Kansas Union Woodruff Auditorium would present opportunities for more events, said Warren Harman, Larned senior and board member in charge of concerts.
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Hour and a photography contest. The public relations division handles functions for alumni and after-game receptions. A recreation division coordinates and sponsors various campus clubs that are competitive in nature.
The fourth SUA sponsored Festival of the Arts will take place from March 30 to April 4. Six nights of presentations by artists and critics in various fields of contemporary arts will compose the program. A new effort is being made this year to obtain artists who can remain on campus during that entire week to speak to classes and in forums.
The fine arts division of SUA arranges exhibits in the Kansas Union and sponsors the Poetry
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