University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, August 24, 1988
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The fighting Jayhawk is one of the great traditions associated with the University of Kansas.
Traditions thrive at KU
Student life full of past on The Hill
By Karen Boring Kansan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
"The Hill," otherwise known as Mount Oread, or the place where the Campanile stands, is surrounded by tradition.
OK, let's start at the beginning. The Campanile is the local chiming monument up the hill from the Jayhawks play football
Just west of the Canpanile potter Pottery Lake, a little reflecting pond. It often tempels students to drown their friends and enemies
It seems that students at the University of Kansas are always throwing each other into water. Students from West Campus hawk Boulevard and West Campus Road is the dunking location of many Greeks but for the whole community.
Speaking of greeks, many
appear on stage in February in a traditional variety show *fundraiser for the United Way of Lawrence* Rock Chalk Revue is another that wants to submit a script for consideration by the judging panel.
Student living groups can participate in homecoming activities by creating floats for the parade. The floats are displayed outside the living groups houses the night before the football game so that they can be seen by alumni, can drive around campuses for a festival dose of school spirit.
The University has many voices in the form of publications: the Oread, the faculty and staff newspaper; the Graduate newspaper; the University Daily Kansan; the University College of Applied wood Magazine, a literary publication; and the publications of Dennis "Boo" Higberger
Highberger was student body vice president in 1984-85. His publications on the education and the Gentle Anarchist, have become the traditional voices of the group.
Sports at KU are great forstorms for traditions. Games begin with the crowd singing the alma mater
and the Rock Chalk Chant.
Victories are celebrated with "the waving of the wheat," when all the KU fans put their arms in front of the team and stand side to the tempo of the band. At football games, fans also wave the wheat slowly after each touchdown. At a point, at basketball games, fans do the wheat wave, to the tune of "Too bad, you didn't eat your waffles," as players visit players who foal out
The winter is devoted to basketball at KU, but a few other traditions find a place as well. Near the end of fall semester, students dun their velvet and wool and proceed to Hoch Auditorium to hear the KU choir perform traditional Christmas music at Vespers.
When the snow is falling, stuck-
ensure the snow covers the head and ford the hills. "Traying," the college version of sliding, is most common around the ground.
The Hill is a common theme at KU. It is even a part of KU's nickname, Snob Hill. But KU stu-
dies it in the building, being a Wildcat on Slb Tech.
A DIVIDEND TALE
Once there was a student at KU who saved all of his cash (and check) receipts from the KU Bookstores. He knew that one day his receipts would bring him fame and fortune. Soon he had a vast collection of cash (and check) receipts.
Finally, redemption day was proclaimed and the student brought all his cash (and check) receipts to the KU Bookstore. He received about 62 back from all the cash (and check) receipts he had saved. He didn't really become famous, but he did become richer.
You can be richer, too. Save all your cash and check) receipts this semester. Then, one day in the future, redemption day will be announced and you can turn all your cash and check) receipts in for about a 6% refund.
**A** wonderful service and happy ending.
All yours from the KU Bookstores
The End
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