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University Daily Kansan
Thursday Features
Thursday, Oct. 17, 1985
Students sneak sleep in comfortable campus spots
By Susie Bishon
By Susie Bishop Of the Kansan staff
Even cramped campus corners can look appealing to some sleepy students trying to catch a cat nap between classes.
Many students find little respite from school stress other than the 40
winks stakes between classes or at lunch time. At such times, these students don't seem particular about where they lay their heads.
One popular hangout for the between-class snoozer is the 4th floor hallway of Wescoe Hall. On the average day, several sleeping beauties can be found peacefully
James Whaley, Columbia, S.C., junior, napped after reading from his social welfare book Tuesday on the third floor of Watson Library.
passing away the minutes. They seem oblivious to the boisterous activity around them.
"I tune out the noise," Stephanie Berry, Willingboro, N.J., senior, said Monday. "It's easy to do because it's so steady. It's like a constant war zone."
Berry said she grabbed an hour or an hour and a half nap on the floor every Monday, Wednesday and Friday because she had a two-hour break between classes.
After spending the first half hour eating lunch and studying, Berry said, she gives in to the desire for sleep.
"I usually get six hours of sleep a night, but I need to about seven," she said.
The ability to sleep on the floor of Wescoe isn't developed overnight, Berry said. It's a habit acquired from years of observation and a gradual lessening of self-consciousness.
Berry said she started sleeping on the floor this year.
"I started out in chairs and gradually went to the floor," she said.
For the lighter or more particular sleeper, Watson Library offers a variety of comfortable, quiet and private niches.
The first-floor reading room provides cushioned easy chairs and a softly silent sleep atmosphere, but little privacy.
John Nelson, Amsterdam, Mo,
said. "I come to the library because it's comfortable. The quietness helps."
Nelson's average snooze lasts 45 minutes and occurs at least once a day.
Daytime naps are important to the student deprived of precious sleep during the night.
"I don't get enough nighttime sleep." Nelson said.
Nelson said even though he could always find something to do, he chose to take an afternoon nap anyway.
"I've already eaten lunch, and there isn't enough time to start studying," Nelson said.
Dozing between classes is often the most constructive use of his time.
"I've got some friends who sleep during class," he said.
Nelson said he thought that sleeping between classes was more acceptable than sleeping through class — the student learned more and didn't annoy the professor.
Amy Jacquoinet, Prairie Village sophomore, was found sleeping in the reading room during the rain on Monday.
"I don't usually sleep between classes," Jacquint said. "I forgot my umbrella and didn't want to walk back to Naismith."
The constant, soft drone issuing from the air vents promoted a quick and deep sleep, she said.
As long as the sleepers are silent and keep their feet off the furniture, library officials don't care whether you are a staff member or Kendall Simmons, head of circulation.
However, Simmons said she would worry if the principal use of the library was for student naps.
Students thoroughly engrossed in their studies often don't notice the sandman creeping up on them until it's too late.
"I don't know how many students come to the library to sleep, but that's how they end up," Simmons said.
The ease of sleeping in the library isn't a myth to Simmons. The comfortable chairs, the quiet and the warmth all add up to a decidedly restful atmosphere, she said.
Students draped over desks and
crashed in easy chairs disperse themselves in every corner of the library, from the public areas to the darkened, silent recesses of the stacks.
In some cases, restrooms are just what they sound like, rooms to rest in
Relaxing in small restrooms that that
would be those in those in Weson
has limited appeal.
"I probably wouldn't doze off in the bathroom," Berry said. "I'd feel real conspicuous."
On the other hand, restrooms with a spacious lounge and plenty of comfortable furniture, such as the one in the Kansas Union, beckon the weary student.
Jane Ungerman, Lawrence senior,
said. "I've seen four or five women
sacked out at a time in there. It's
not the same with private. I'm not as
self-conscious."
Son Nguyen, Prairie Village freshman, caught some sleep Tuesday on the fifth floor of Watson Library. The library is one of many places on campus where students find room to snooze between classes.
'Agnes' hits KU stage
Of the Kansan staff
By Susie Bishop
Of the Kernel staff
Although the movie and the KU production of "Agnes of God" have hit Lawrence simultaneously, people who go to see the University Theatre Series opener won't be seeing double, the director of the play said Monday.
"From what I hear, the scripts are completely different, so the experiences are different too," said John Gromeke-Tedesco, associate professor of theater and the director.
“Agnes of God,” by John Pielmeier, begins today and runs through Sunday in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre. The performances will be at 8 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
town at the same time the play was scheduled.
The play is about a young nun, Agnes, accused of murdering her baby, and the conflict between the psychiatrist and the mother superior about what happened to Agnes and why.
When Gronbeck-Tedesco chose to produce "Agnes of God," he didn't know the movie would be playing in
Gronbeck Tedesco that plays were "Hollywoodized" when they were made into movies to make money. The movie "Agnes of God" had to be made into more a detective story in a convent than a story about ideas, as the KU production is, he said
The entire KU production is staged in a psychiatrist's office, he said. The movie version has setting changes to maintain the audience's interest.
The constant setting in the play places emphasis on ideas whereas the movie stresses the physical aspect of the characters' movements, he said.
The three cast members are women. Beth Reiff, Westwood Hills, senior, plays Dr. Livingstone, the psychiatrist. Mother Mirmain Ruth is portrayed by Tracy Iwersen, Kansas City, Mo., senior and Amy Caire Wheeler, Oklahoma City, Okla., junior, plays Agnes.
Amy Clare Wheeler, Oklahoma City, Okla., junior, portraits Agnes, a young nun accused of murdering her baby, in the KU theatre production of "Agnes of God."
Intrastate rivalry ebbs over years
By Theresa Scott Of the Kansan staff
Although last year's football game between the University of Kansas and Kansas State University sparked rioting in the streets of Manhattan's Aggieville area, the rivalry between the Jayhawks and the Wildcats has cooled over the years, many KU officials and students said earlier this week.
Lt. Jeanne Longaker, KU police spokesman, said campus police weren't expecting crowd problems during Saturday's rematch here — and certainly not a riot.
William Easley, student body president, said he didn't think a riot similar to the one in Manhattan could happen in Lawrence.
The low ticket sales this year, along with the decline of student pranks at both schools, are signs that the rivalry is slacking off, officials say. Many pranks, which used to be annual traditions, are no longer attempted.
As of Tuesday, about 15,000 tickets remained for Saturday's showdown, the 83rd meeting of the schools, according to Doug Vance, sports information director. KU leads the series, 55-22. The teams have tied four times.
The statue of Jimmy Green, in front of Lippincott Hall, hasn't been painted purple in years. Campus raids and peace pacts between organizations at both schools, which used to be yearly traditions, have become things of the past.
"A riot in Lawrence would be to invade a Mr. Guy's store," Easley said.
And captured students from the
'There's a decline in tradition. It's not such a big deal anymore. Pranks are passe and immature.'
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the rivalry between KU and K-State had been healthy during the eight years he had been at the University.
rival school no longer get their heads shaved before being freed.
"I don't spend much time worrying about pranks," Ambler said. "We haven't had anything serious, and I don't recall the last time Jimmy Green was decorated."
Mitsuo Lockrow Middletown, Conn., senior
Ambler attributed the decline of pranks to the changing times. One characteristic of the times is an increase in invervism among students, he said.
Max Falkentienst, who has announced KU football games on the Jayhawk network for 40 years, said games other than KU-K-State now were more important to students.
"The rivalry is somewhat less than it used to be," Falkenstien said. "But it hasn't vanished. There's not the impact for students that the Missouri game has."
Falkenstien also said KU fans soped for an upset over the University of Oklahoma, the University of Arkansas and Oklahoma State University.
Mituuo Lockwry, Middletown,
Conn. senior, agreed that fans look
ed forward to playing the bigger teams.
"Students like to root for the underdog." Lockrow said. "That's why they look forward to playing NU or OU."
Lockrow had other theories about the declining rivalry.
"There's a decline in tradition," he said. "It's not such a big deal anymore. Pranks are passe and immature. Students are more conservative as a general trend."
Keith Nelson, Denver senior, said the decline of the KU-State rivalry revealed a trend toward less emphasis on rivalries in college sports.
Ambler said changing laws also contributed to the decline in pranks.
"Students used to be considered minors until their junior years in college." Aambir said. "Now, they are considered adults when they are 18 years old, so the consequences of pulling pranks are greater."
If caught vandalizing property, he said, a student must appear before a judicial board or be arrested. Because of this, he said, students are more cautious.
Several people attributed this year's malaise about the game to the difference between the two football teams.
Tom Miller, Roeland Park senior,
said, "K-State is not good enough. If
he's then, it it's another story."
Falkenstien said, "Kansas State has been down for two or three years, but they handled us OK last year."
The Jayhawks lost last year's game, 24-7. Falkenstein said he thought the KU team would be ready this year to avenge this loss.
Easley agreed.
"They're so bad this year that no one's anxious to get into any kind of bets," he said.
On Tap
Nancy Haney
Peggy Helsel
CONCERTS:
Tickets for the Romantics concert will go on sale tomorrow at the Student Union Activities box office in the Kansas Union. They also are available at all CATS ticket outlets, including Omni Electronics, 540 Fireles Ct., and through Dial-A-Ticker, 816-756-7676. Tickets are $11 for students with a KU ID and $12.50 for the public. The concert will start at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Hoch Auditorium and is sponsored by SUA Special Productions and New West Presentations.
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Sean Sales, a Chicago bluesman and Grammy-nominated artist, will perform at 9:30 p.m. today at The Haze Jazzah St. and 9:26 1/4 Massachusetts St. There is a $5 cover baby. Baby Leroy will play at 9 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday. The cover宝宝 is $3.
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SUA MOVIES:
"Lies My Father Told Me" will be shown at 7:30 p.m. today at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. "Purple Rain" will be shown at 3:30 p.m. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday at Woodruff. Tickets for all shows can be bought at the SUA box office for $1.50 with a KU ID. The midnight movie tomorrow and Saturday will be "The Kids Are Alright." Tickets are $2. "Koyaansisatsi" will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at Woodruff Auditorium and tickets are $2.
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PLAYS:
"images of God," a contemporary religious drama, will be open at 8 p.m. today at the Crafton-Prever Theatre in Murphy Hall. The show will run daily through Sunday. Curtain time is 8 p.m. for all shows except, for the Sunday matinee, which starts at 2:30 p.m. Reserved tickets for tonight and Sunday's performances are $4, $3 and $2. Tickets for tomorrow and Saturday's shows are $5, $4 and $6. KU students receive a half-price discount, senior citizens and other students receive a $1 discount. Tickets can be bought at the Murphy Hall box office.
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"Chambers," a play by Paul Stephen Lim, professor of English, will run Oct. 24-26 and Nov. 1-3 at the Lawrence Community Theatre Building, 15th and New Hampshire streets. All shows will start at 8 p.m. except for the Nov. 3 show, which begins at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for the public and $4 for senior citizens and are available by calling the theatre office at 843-7469.