University Daily Kansan / Monday, November 26, 1990
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Second Coming likely to be a media circus
You all can relax now. The Second Coming, which sent millions of people into frenzied repentance, is over
The press was the first to sniff out the news. If it had been content to let the Second Coming happen, without pump and circumstance, all would have been well. Instead, the press wrote that he gave the great event. The rest is history.
First, reporters decided to find God and ask him to confirm the rumors they had heard. They stormed heaven and demanded the truth, but God took refuge in a stern "No comment." Undaunted, the reporters found a discontented angel and persevered to prove that the condition that his name not be revealed
After the news hit the stands, highbrow magazines decided to take an in-depth look at this impending phenomenon. Time magazine devoted an entire issue to the Second Coming, polling scores of pontificataionists and religiousmen in meaning of it all. People magazine ran gossip interviews with the angelic host, left over from previous celestial happenings. Even Cosmopolitan got into the act with a helpful story called, "Sex in the Afterlife: The Greatest Funeral Angel." It was the greatest media blitz the world had ever seen.
After the press had wring the subject dry, the intellectuals took over. They analyzed the event from political, literary, political and lithological.
After the intellectuals had their say, the book publishers took over. The book tours to toluat the Bibles were planned for them and were persuaded to sponsor autograph parch
Eric Swanson Staff column
tries given by the Four Disciples.
Book clubs designated the Bible as their featured selection for the month, and eager subscribers find it. No one really wanted to read the Bible, but everyone wanted to have it.
Before the book world could tire of the blitz, the department stores took over. J.C. Penney advertised Second Coming sales, offering 40 percent discounts on sackcloth-and-sash suits. Bloomingdale's offered Respentina for $199 and Baskin-Robbins the saint in light. Even K-Mart offered Blue Light Salvation Specials.
The sports world, eager to find absolution for its sins, jumped on the wagon. Swordwriters around the country argued about whether the Second Coming would affect KU's chances in the NCAA tournament.
Even television got into the act. The networks planned to devote six hours to live coverage of the terminal event. Soap opera fans wore reams of letters protesting the proposed interruption of their programs.
Just as we all were dusting off our best black suit and hoping for invitations to the event, news came that the team had been knocked out and gone. The Second Coming was over.
Eric Swanson is an Arvada, Colo., senior majoring in English and journalism.
Monday
2:30 p.m. — Lecture about time management at the KU Wellness Center, 138 Robinson Center.
6:30 p.m. - KU Tae Kwon Do Club workout at 207 Robinson Center.
Force forum about racism at South Park Center, 1141 Massachusetts St. All citizens of Lawrence are invited to attend and share their Perceptions and experiences about racism and all other forms of discrimination. topic: public and community services.
6:30 p.m. — Hispanic-American Leadership Organization meeting at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union.
Wainut Hoom in the Kansas Union.
7 p.m. - Lawrence Community Task
■ 7:30 p.m. — Sociology Club meeting at 706 Fraser Hall.
Tuesday
for lunch at Alcove I in the Kansas Union
**Noon** - Worldview lecture titled,
"The Arabian Peninsula: Why Are We"
"There?" by Lee Gerhard, director of the
Kansas Geological Survey, at Alcove H
in the Kansas Union.
11 a.m. — Commuters Club meeting for lunch at Alcove I in the Kansas Union.
2:30 p.m. — KU Wellness Center lecture: "Distorted Eating Patterns" at 138 Robinson Center.
2:30 p.m. Study abroad informational meeting at 214 Fraser Hall.
7 p.m. — Dr. Sesus Club meeting at the Oread Room in the Kansas Union
7:30 p.m. — Eat Disorders support group meeting at 20 Walks Memorial Hall
6 p.m. — KU Students Against Hunger meeting at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
6 p.m. — KU Gamers and Role Players meeting at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union.
7:30 p.m. E. — Society for Soviet and East European Studies lecture titled, "The Aftermath of the 1989 Romanian Revolution," by professor Glenn Torrey of Emporia State University, at Parlor C in the Kansas Union
8 p.m. — KU Bleacher Bums meeting at 4037 Wesco Hall. Anyone interested is invited to attend.
8:30 p.m. — KU Fencing Club work at 130 Robinson Center. The first hour is dedicated to instruction. Also, Thursdays at 8:30 p.m.
Wednesdaw
3:45 p.m. — Mountain bike ride leaving from the front of Wesco Hall. Sponsored by the KU CVC Club.
6 p.m. - Envirors Club meeting at Jawahrium Room in Kansas Union.
6:15 p.m. - All-Scholarship Hall Full Council meeting at Stephenson Hall, University Scholarship Halls for Ethnic Realm will make a presentation.
7:15 p.m. — Forming Awareness of Cancer through Students organizational meeting at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union.
7 p.m. — Society for Fantasy and Science Fiction meeting at Alcove C in the Kansas Union.
7 p.m. — Student Assistance Center workshop on preparing for final exams at 4020 Wesco Hall.
7 p.m. — KU Chess Club meeting at Alcove A in the Kansas Union.
7 p.m. — KU Latter-day Saint Student Association meeting at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union.
7:30 p.m. — KU Philosophy Department lecture taught, "Heidegger In and Out of Place," by Edward Casesh, philosophy professor at State University of New York-Stony Brook, at the Watkins Room in the Kansas Union.
10 a.m. — Mothers Against Drunk Driving-Douglas County chapter Red Ribbon Kick-Off at Dillons, 3000 W. Sth Refreshments provided by Dillons.
Thursday
3 p.m. — KU Study abroad in French-speaking countries informational hall at 2055 Wescoe Hall.
4 p.m. — Amnesty International letter-writing session at Alcove B in the Kansas Union.
6 p.m. — GLSOK Women's Concerns Committee meeting at Alcove H in the Kansas Union.
Noon — Eucharist service at Danforth Chapel, sponsored by Canterbury House.
6:30 p.m. — Baptist Student Union meeting at the Baptist Student Center.
6:30 p.m. — KU Christian Science Student Union meeting at Alcove C in the Kansas University.
6 p.m. — KU-ACLU meeting at Alcove B in the Kansas Union.
Friday
7:30 p.m. — Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas meeting at the Pioneer Room in the Burgeon Union.
1 p.m. — Organization of Adult Knowledge Seekers meeting at Alcore A in the Kansas Union.
7:30 p.m. - KU International Folk Dance Club instruction and practice in folk dancing at the Saint John's School
8 p.m. — University Dance Company Winter Concert at Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. Call 864-4264 for ticket information.
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