hilltopics Images People Features Monday, August 21, 2000 For comments, contact Clay McCruist at 864-4924 or e-mail features@kansan.com
Manda Lasswell of St. Mary's, stands vigil over her sister Heidi's new television and refrigerator. Lasswell was helping her sister Heidi, a freshman, who was moving into Oliver Hall.
Speed, Shirley and Bryan Marriott, from left to right, tackle the challenge of moving Ashley Marriott's refrigerator into Corbin Hall. The Marriotts came into Lawrence on Saturday from Overland Park to help Ashley move in.
After moving her belongings into her room, Kari Morgan, Topeka freshman, gets a quick lesson on bicycle lock installation from Bob Thomas of Topeka. Morgan is one of the 650 new residents in Ellsworth Hall.
KU students move in, set up and brace themselves for the new school year.
Photos by Craig Bennett
they came from towns throughout Kansas. They came from states throughout the Union. They came from countries around the world.
Last week, the thousands of students who make up the University of Kansas descended upon Lawrence. They unloaded cars, unpacked boxes and filled apartments with threadbare couches, lava lamps and Jimi Hendrix posters.
Parents of college students hurried through the mega-stores on Iowa Street searching for the perfect futon. Students followed a few steps behind their parents; looking uncomfortable but continually thinking of extra items their rooms absolutely required.
Cars crawled through the streets surrounding the University. The drivers looked moodily out, tapping their fingers and searching for the exact apartment where their friends lived. Cell phones rang and enthused "Whazups?!!" floated through the summer air.
Custodial staffs put the finishing touches on apartments, student housing units and campus buildings. Stores loaded their windows with merchandise and proclaimed their sales far and wide. Bars pasted up "Welcome Back Students!" banners and prepared for some hectic back-to-school nights.
Students — wave following after wave — kept moving into town. The unpacking, the rearranging, the living continued.
A new school year was about to begin.
Clay McCuistion
Marilyn Swearingen of Augusta keeps an eye on her cart while she takes a break. She had helped her grandson Rocky Parish move into Lewis Hall before her short break.
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