CAMPUS JARGON
University Daily Kansan, August 22, 1984
Page 15
'The Hill has its own language
Wescoe Beach, the Tan Man, Prairie Acre, the Hill, the O-zone, blue phones
This is Jayhawk jargon. It is part of the culture of Mount Oread. It is part of adapting to life on "the Hill." Those who are new to the University learn jargon the way they learn that the entry level of a building at KU is not always on the first floor.
By BRENDA STOCKMAN
Staff Reporter
Abbreviation
Abbreviations acronyms
and acronyms
bibliophilia
The world of abbreviations and acronyms is a world unto itself. An entire booklet on abbreviation and Acronym Directives, one can find that Mork came from but the booklet is Residential Programs, not what you do to their parents they need not what it stands for. A residential group in Kansas, which is a study group, the uncertainty can be found in this booklet.
Blue phones are the telephones on the poles with square hilt. They punctate the canopy to serve as emergency phones for anyone needed to service an emergency as anyone people
who needs them.
We define an emergency as anyone people need help. In the Department Fishing, paid officer for the KU department or campus access phones, they think they are pay phones or campus access phones. If the residents are to the police office, if the receive removed from the area, it rings the信箱 in Hoch Audituert. Even if there is no conversation, a police unit is sent to the area...
conversation, a police and is sent to the area for a pick up and see there is no other hang up real quick thinking they are usually just really embarrassed when we call. Fish said
**Campane**
Companion can camplib NUEELee acceding to Wielter's tail, the tall bell tower that overlooks his studio. Students follow this through an ceremony walk through this world War II memorial wall their way down the hill. The University carltonier plays all afternoon during Day The plays play each quarter hour on their own most days and strike the time each hour.
The term "the College" is containing to many new students to Lovely, Ulysses, assistant professor of admissions at the college and understand the difference between college and the University.
between the College and the University and the University is divided into one college, the College, and nine school colleges, with a capital C. provides education to most students, while the College provides professional Libraries, said Robert Lindenby, dean of the Library Sciences. The College is often called LAARS and Sciences. The College is often called LAARS and Sciences.
Crimson and blue
CRIMINAL and blue, contrary to popular opinion, are Criminial and blue, contrary to popular opinion, are the Official University of Missouri. The Board of Regents adopted the colors of maize and blue in the 1983 edition to honor Mihai University in the same colors as the colors of the University of Kansas was issued after that university was formed in 1908 when food companies on the College University began coloring the athletes to
Green Hall and Lippincott Hall
Lippincott Hall was originally the law school and was named after Dean Jimmy Cunningham, who built and the two buildings were called Green and New Green accounts. Wilson, professor Green's name was changed by the college to Lippincott Hall, officially Green Hall. Wilson said
For years The Hill has meant Mount Oread, the hill where located. To many people it still does. The scores who were graduated from KU, the hill toward to graduation from KU, the grassy area by the Campanion and commitment exercises all of the Graduates and faculty and staff of the University walk down the hill and into the stadium.
bout tickets to
mill and into the stadium.
For football fans who don't buy tickets to the game, the hill provides a good view of the action on fall afternoons.
fall afternoon, students who live in Tenggal, Lewis,
Hashinger, Ellsworth Hill's halls the Hill, are in
where their homes sit situated. Actually, in a
short form, Hill this Mound was called Daisy
according to what it used to be for a dance, according
to Pat Kabee, coordinator of the Information Center.
Saint Great
The hill on which KU rests was originally called Hopkash Ridge. Mount Hopkash named its name from the first group of people buried here. They had come from New England and decided to name it after the Oreil Indian in Massachusetts. It also sat on a hill above the town.
Mount Oread
To the rest of the world the ozone is a layer of the atmosphere. At KU, the O zone is a parking lot south of Robinson Hall. Its counterpart, the X zone, is south of Memorial Stadium and north of the Helm Spencer Foresman Museum of Art.
Pearson Halls
Alumni have given a great deal to the University. The Pearson's family who did. Pat accrualations to the University of Hawaii among the numerous Jackson halls.
attention to the university Pearson halls differences among the Pearson halls and "scholar Hall" is at 148 AFB Place Joseph R. Pearson Hall it is at 122 S.C. Campus Gertrude Sellars Hall at 509 W. 11th St. Place and a schlolar hall at 509 W. 11th St. Place and Grace Hall is another schlolar hall located at Pearson SI. With so many being named of the Pearson halls have taken to call them on their abbreviations. These are JHP, GSF, GP and they sellars and Pearson.
This parking lot is behind Stephenson and Pearson scholarship halls. It is behind the Wheel, a favorite dining hall. Disillusionment for many students was known as such, before it was paved. Prior to 1980 it had dirt area and dirt area without line to mark placing places. In the winter or when it was difficult to walk it was different. The parking lot is in a low-lying area according to John young. resident study of Stephenson Hall.
Potter Lake, not Potter's Lake, is the body of water north of Campanile Drive and southwest of the football stadium
that stadium, which was built in 1911 by the University for fire protection. It was a lake named to a former member of Regent College. M. Potter has it and for swimming and swimming it has to the Information Center, which is longer sale for the University's steam tunnels. Because it is the dumping spot for the University's steam tunnels.
Prairie Acre is a piece of land at the corner of Sunflower Road and 16th Street. It has never been moved or built on. A group of oakmen set aside the land in 1923. It also attached two oakmen of the original 50 acres campus, according to the University Archives.
Residence halls
Many of the residence halls have nikkei homes. Maggie's Place Marquette to Hassinger Hall because it is located near to Hassinger Hall because it is Hassinger residents on the Zoe of because it is Hassinger residents on the Yell of because it is Hassinger residents on the Nation's Hall McCollum to students in Indiana because of its many students in Ellsworth, named because it is Fred's Place (GFR) the city's State Pen. Everyone lives in a residence hall is a
Rock Chalk is the chart that is yelled at most sporting events. It is almost as old as the movie "In May 1989 E H B." and the professor of chemistry, presenter for the first time to the Secretary of State, the words rock chalk to the Secretariat. The rocks held for rail rain because it represented better with Jayhawk and because it represented the
outcropting of rock strata on the campus, according to the University Archives. They have been velled in places all around the
This chant has been yelled in places all around the world. In 1900, for instance, the king and queen of Belgium wanted to use a typical American college yell from the U.S. Olympic team. The队 chanted the Rock Chalk Court.
In addition to Jayhawk jargon that is spoken campus wide, some is associated with particular schools or departments.
*Nurses is the School of Journalism*
*The School of Pharmacy uses a code system to*
*offer the level of students at the School. A *a* is a first year pharmacy student who is usually a junior. A *a* is a second year student and a *p* is a third year student.*
schools or colleges at the School of Engineering there are MES, Double-Es, Chem Esm, Arc Esm, MEs are mechanical engineering students. Double-Es are chemical engineering and Arc Esm are also chemical engineering and Arc Esm are architectural engineering students.
The B School is the School of Business and the J School is the School of Journalism The Pharmacy uses a code system
K1 students.
Some form 'train' by linking several people and their trays together and sliding down together to reach a maximum speed or distance in their traying.
for one KU winter sport — trarying
in sliding down ice or covered
streets, sidewalks or downtown cafeteria trays.
He treats the Porter Lake, but his
do. Trarying can be dangerous, and students have been known to get hurt during participation in the KU student. Nonetheless, it remains popular with KU students.
Fourteenth Street is one of the most popular spots
in winter sport — where you can go ice or ice cover
Tan Man It is well known to most students. John Schneider, 436 Rhode Island is known as the Tan because he loves the sun. He loyages in his light on Wesco Beach nearly every day. He has been doing so for almost 15 years.
Waving the Wheat
Waving of the Wheat is when KU sports fam put their arms in the air and move their wedge from side to side, in distance the motion represents the saving wheel of the Kansas countyship.
Wescoe Beach
Wescue Beach will never be found on any University map. Still, everywhere on campus knows where the terrace in front of it and the car that Wescue Hall. Wescue Hall is the 'hot air warm spring and sand court' according to the Big Blue Book published by the admissions office. It is warning this book's 'heaven has too much pop around and watch each other as if they were at a beach.
Just behind Stauffer-Flint Hall is the Whistle. It is according to Kebbe, and he whistled it. Whe was used in 1923 when the University began 50-minute classes. It shows to giveway the end of the clas period and to give notice that the end will begin in 10 minutes.
Get Into The Swing of Things with Recreation Services!
ACTIVITY CALENDAR Fall, 1984
Mon. Aug. 20 Robinson Center reopens for Fall
Tues. Aug. 28 Sunrise Fitness Informational Day 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 208 Robinson
Wed. Aug. 29 Sunrise Fitness begins 6:15 a.m.
Thurs. Aug. 30 Sports Clubs organizational meeting 7:00 p.m. 202 Robinson
Entry deadline—Labor Day X 5:00 p.m. 208 Robinson
Mon. Sept. 3 Labor Day Extravaganza Mud Volleyball 1:00 p.m. 23rd & Iowa Courtyard Movie 9:00 p.m. Robinson
Tues. Sept. 4 Fall Football Managers Meeting 6:15 p.m. Old N. Gym, Robinson. All managers must attend.
*Softball managers meeting 7:15 p.m. Old N. Gym, Robinson. All managers must be present
Wed. Sept. 5 *Football Officials Meeting 6:00 p.m. 156 Robinson
*Softball Officials Meeting 7:00 p.m. 156 Robinson
Thurs. Sept. 6 Football Officials Clinic 6:00 p.m. Old N. Gym, Robinson Softball Officials Clinic 7:00 p.m. Old N. Gym, Robinson *Tennis Singles entries due 5:00 p.m. 208 Robinson
Sun. Sept. 9 Tennis Singles Tournament 1:00 p.m. Robinson 1st & 2nd rounds
Mon. Sept. 10 Football-Softball seasons begin
Tues. Sept. 11 F.A.T.S. Seminar 7:00 p.m. 202 Robinson (Fitness Awareness Techniques Seminar)
Wed. Sept. 12 Jazzercise Demonstration 5:30 p.m.
Thurs. Sept. 13 Tennis Doubles entries due 5:00 p.m. 208 Robinson
Fri. Sept. 14 Deadline—First Aid Workshop 5:00 p.m. 208 Robinson
Sat. Sept. 15 Saturday Sports Spectacular (TBA) 10:00 a.m.
Sun. Sept. 16 Tennis Doubles Tournament 1:00 p.m. Robinson 1st and 2nd rounds.
Mon. Sept. 17 First Aid Workshop 6-10 p.m. 202 Robinson Jazzercise Workshop Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. for 4 weeks.
Tues. Sept. 18 Women & Weights Clinic 7-10 p.m.
*Weight Room closed
Wed. Sept. 19 First Aid Workshop concludes 6:00 p.m. 202 Robinson Entry deadline for 3rd Annual Jayhawk Triathlon 5:00 p.m. 208 Robinson
Sun. Sept. 23 *3rd Annual Jayhawk Triathlon 8:00 a.m. Robinson Center Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament 1:00 p.m. Robinson 1st and 2nd rounds
Thurs. Sept. 27 Squash entries due 5:00 p.m. 208 Robinson
Fri. Sept. 28 Entry deadline for CPR Workshop 5:00 p.m. 208 Robinson
Mon. Oct. 1 Playoffs for Football-Softball begin
*Squash Tournament 5:30 p.m. Robinson Courts
*CPR Workshop 6-10 p.m. 202 Robinson
Tues. Oct. 2 F.A.T.S. 7:00 p.m. 202 Robinson. Topic (TBA)
Wed. Oct. 3 CPR Workshop 6-10 p.m. 202 Robinson
Thurs. Oct. 4 Handball entries due 5:00 p.m. 208 Robinson
Sat. Oct. 6 SSS 10:00 a.m. Saturday Sports Spectacular
Sun. Oct. 7 Handball Tournament 1:30 p.m. Robinson
Tues. Oct. 9 *Volleyball Managers Meeting 6:15 p.m. Old N. Gym, Robinson.
All managers must attend.
Wed. Oct. 10 Water Polo Hill Championships TBA
Thurs. Oct. 11 Entry Deadline Punt-Pass-Kick 5:00 p.m. 208 Robinson
Volleyball Officials Clinic 6:15 p.m. N. Gym
Indoor Soccer Officials Clinic 7:15 p.m. N. Gym
Sun. Oct. 14 Football-Softball Hill Championships (TBA)
Punt-Pass-Kick Competition
Mon. Oct. 15 Volleyball and Indoor Soccer seasons begin
Sat. Oct. 20 SSS 10:00 a.m. Saturday Sports Spectacular
Thurs. Oct. 25 Racquetball Singles Tournament 1:30 p.m. Robinson. 1st and 2nd rounds.
Sun. Oct. 28 Racquetball Singles Tournament 1:30 p.m. Robinson. 1st and 2nd rounds.
Thurs. Nov. 1 Racquetball Doubles entry deadline 5:00 p.m. 208 Robinson
Sat. Nov. 3 SSS 10:00 a.m. Saturday Sports Spectacular
Sun. Nov. 4 Racquetball Doubles Tournament 1:30 p.m. Robinson. 1st and 2nd rounds
Tues. Nov. 6 F.A.T.S. 7:00 p.m. Room 202 Robinson. Topic (TBA)
Thurs. Nov. 8 Racquetball Mixed Doubles entry deadline 5:00 p.m. Robinson
Sun. Nov. 11 Racquetball Mixed Doubles Tournament 1:30 p.m. Robinson. 1st and 2nd rounds
Thurs. Nov. 15 Volleyball Hill Championships TBA
Indoor Soccer Hill Championships TBA
Fri. Nov. 16 *Pre-Holiday 5-on-5 Basketball Tourney entry deadline 5:00 p.m. 208 Robinson
Sat. Nov. 17 *Turkey Trot 9:00 a.m. 23rd & Iowa, in conjunction with Lawrence Parks & Recreation
Tues. Nov. 27 Racquetmania entries due 5:00 p.m. 208 Robinson
Pre-Holiday 5-on-5 Basketball Tourney begins
Fri. Nov. 30 Racquetmania Table Tennis competition 5:00 p.m. 207 Robinson
Sat. Dec. 1 Racquetmania Badminton competition 10:00 a.m. Robinson Gyms 1 & 2
Sun. Dec. 2 Racquetmania Racquetball competition 1:00 p.m.
Tues. Dec. 4 Final F.A.T.S. for the semester 7:00 p.m. 202 Robinson Topic TBA
Thurs. Dec. 6 Entries due 3rd Annual Polar Bear Fun Run 5:00 p.m. 208 Robinson
Fri. Dec. 7 K.U. Recreation Services Host to Big 8 Intramural Conference 1:30 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 8 3rd Annual Polar Bear Fun Run 8:00 a.m. 23rd & Iowa
National Intramural Certification Testing Site 9:00-11:00 a.m. 208 Robin-son
Recreation Services 864-3546
Service Center 864-3371