THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Early kickoff ends Band Day parade
IMARK ARCE
marce@kansan.com
As people converge on Lawrence for the Kansas football game against Louisiana Tech this Saturday, they may notice something different. This year the KU Band Day parade won't be taking place in downtown Lawrence. The announcement has been met with disappointment from many, especially the KU Bands.
"We're bummed. I mean the whole band department is just really bummed, cause we look forward to it too. It's a fun event, it really is," said Sharon Toulouse, assistant director of Bands.
For 66 years, KU Band Day has been a tradition for the Marching Jayhawks. It is a partnership between the the Marching Jayhawks and different high school bands in the area. For this year, 18 high schools are participating. Together the bands usually have a parade through downtown Lawrence to Memorial Field, a band rehearsal at the stadium and then play at halftime.
The KU Bands administration decided to cancel the parade section of KU Band Day due to an early kickoff time. Due to NCAA rules that specify that the football
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field must be clear two hours prior to kickoff time, the Band administration decided the parade wasn't feasible.
"The parade would have had to begin at about 5 a.m. in order to get back to the stadium, to rehearse and to get off of the field in time for the team to take the field and warm up as well." Toulouse said.
The announcement has been met with resounding disappointment from the Band department.
"For us Band Day is just a really great experience," said Kelsey James, a junior from Overland-Park. "It's really disappointing that they are canceling a big part of it, but we're going to do it next year."
Despite those initial feelings, she emphasized that this year's KU Band Day will still be a memorable event, even with the absence of the parade.
LibArt displays an average of 100 works from up to 40 different student artists in libraries across campus.
Toulouse shared in this sentiment and stated that while high school band students may be let down, they are still going to have a positive experience.
The Marching Jav Hawks performs at the Sept. 7 football game against South Dakota. Kansas won 31-14
"I mean, the students, yes, are absolutely disappointed, but they are at least getting to participate in some capacity in Band Day," Toulouse said.
Campus libraries feature student art
- Edited by Jessica Mitchell
EMILY WITTLER/KANSAN
csisk@kansan.com
Tens of thousands of students walk through the doors of the libraries each year. These students have been subjected to white walls and uniform spaces in the past, but that has all changed.
LibArt hosted a reception yesterday in Watson Library. The LibArt program was created in 2012 by the KU Libraries to collaborate and enrich the student experience. All of the student artists whose works are featured this year were recognized for their contributions. Roughly 100 works from 35 to 40 artists are featured on an annual basis.
"We are pleased by the growth in submissions over the years and hope to see continued growth," said Courtney Foat, Chair of the LibArt committee.
All students, not just Art and Design majors, are encouraged to apply and have their work shown in one of the three locations. Applicants' art may be displayed in Anschutz, Watson and Spencer Research libraries.
Joe Kirchhoff, a senior from Over
Anyone wishing to apply must submit a formal portfolio online with five digital representations of their artwork. After all of the portfolios are compiled, a committee made up of library staff with backgrounds in art and art history reviews them.
Once they decide which artists to feature, the pieces are distributed throughout the three locations; digital representations of 3-D submissions are shown on a stream in each location.
land park, is fond of the exhibits.
"I really enjoy the exhibits and I
I really enjoy the like seeing art taken out of the museums and put back in the public eye," Kirchhoff said.
Along with students, the staff at KU Libraries believes the artwork enhances the student experience.
"Being able to feature student work in the libraries adds warmth and visual interest to
otherwise dull spaces," Foat said.
"The program is also an exciting way for these students to learn to
"Being able to feature student work in the libraries ads warm and visual interest to otherwise dull spaces."
promote and show their own work." This year's featured student artists
COURTNEY FOAT
LibArt committee chair
Max Mikulecky, a senior from Overland Park, shares Forrest's sentiment.
"I'm glad that I can share my work with other students in such a public forum,"
"These walls would have been blank otherwise. Why buy cheap commercial art when there are students that would love to have their work feaured doing amazing things right here on campus," Mikulecky said.
Rachel Forrest, a senior from Oklahoma.
said
In the future, the staff hopes to expand in order to accommodate 3-D works on location in the libraries. Any students wishing to learn more about the program should visit www.libku.edu/libart for more information on how to apply.
Edited by Hannah Barling
Kerry Washington celebrates diversity at pre-Emmy party
LOS ANGELES — Before celebrating the Emmys, Kerry Washington and other TV insiders took a moment to toast diversity.
Washington was among the honorees at a pre-Emmy reception hosted Tuesday night by the television academy and the SAG-AFTRA actors union. The academy's headquarters in North Hollywood were transformed into a jet-setting soiree complete with 1960s-era furniture and mid-century modern wall sculptures.
was in 1995 for "Sweet Justice." She was joined at Tuesday's affair by her "Scandal" co-stars Joe Morton and Dan Bucatinsky, who nibbed the outstanding guest actor in a drama Emmay at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmys.
Other attendees who sipped vintage cocktails and noshed on minigyros and stuffed grape leaves included Wilson Cruz, Ron Glass, Sharon Lawrence and Lisa Vidal.
"We all know what the Emmys mean," said Jason George, the "Grey's Anatomy" and "Mistresses" actor who serves as the chair of SAG-AFTRA's diversity advisory committee. "They are the aspiration for all actors who work in this medium, but tonight we're shining a light on the diverse aspects of that."
Washington, who is up for the outstanding lead actress in a drama series trophy for "Scandal" at Sunday's ceremony, is the first black actress in nearly two decades to be nominated in the category since Cicely Tyson
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards will air live Sept. 22 from the Nokia Theatre with Neil Patrick Harris as host.
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