TUESDAY,OCT.16,2001
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Students ready for Halloween thrills
By Michelle Burhenn
Kansan staff writer
Halloween gives Chris Cardinal a chance to break from his normal routine — and normal wardrobe.
This Halloween, Cardinal, Salina freshman, will don underwear, socks and a white shirt to portray Tom Cruise's character in the movie Risky Business.
"It's just that time in the school year, and it's a social event," Cardinal said. "People put more effort into having fun and breaking from the status quo."
Cardinal said that he would decorate his room in Hashinger Hall for trick-or-treaters.
He said that although he didn't yet know his plans for Halloween, now that he is in college, he would most likely do more for the holiday, such as spending money on a costume, decorations and trips to haunted houses in the Kansas City area.
At Fun and Games, 816
Massachusetts St., costumes range in price from
$15 to $100, said Gwen
Billings, part-owner of the store.
"What's going early is the nicer, more expensive ones," Billings said. "The people that have a particular thing in mind or don't want to wait until the last minute are picking up the most expensive costumes."
About 75 percent of the store is devoted to costumes for Halloween, Billings said. It began selling costumes in late September.
In addition to costumes, individuals and organizations spend money for Halloween parties.
The International Students Association will have its annual Halloween party Friday, Nov. 2, at the Holiday Inn, 200 McDonald Drive.
The association has budgeted about $2,300 for the party, but Luis Parreira,
president of the association, said he was not sure if it would spend that much.
The budgeted money will be spent on the banquet room rental, decorations, advertising, shuttle buses to and from the event, security and a disc jockey. They expect about 600 to 700 people, said Parreira, Sao Paulo, Brazil, junior.
Parreira said that the Halloween party was the biggest party the association sponsored all year because the holiday was the most unique to international students.
"Halloween is not such a big deal in other cultures, and when international students get here, it's something different for the international community," Parreira said.
"It's not something they've seen before," he said.
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Haunted House
What: Terror II, the haunted house for kids of all ages. Parental discretion is advised for children under 7.
When: 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Oct. 26, through Monday, Oct. 29.
Where: Holom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St.
Cost: $5
Haunted House
LOCAL HALLOWEEN EVENTS
For more information, call 832-7950.
Snook'n' Splash
Spook 'n' Splash
Splash What: A family event at the pool includes children's costume contest from 5 to 6 p.m. and swimming, games and candy from 6 to 8:30pm.
When: 5 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.
Where: Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive, north of Free State High School
Cost: Ages 3 to 12,$3
Ages 13 and up,$3.75
Ages 13 and up, door prizes
Admission includes candy and door prizes.
Admission includes candy and door prizes.
For more information, call 632-SWIM (7946).
Halloween Open House
Hallowen Open House
What: Residents of all ages can enjoy tricks and treats and a scavenger hunt and a special Creepy Creatures program
When: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct 28.
Where: Prairie Park Nature Center
Cost: No charge
For more information, call 832-7980.
Halloween Paint-In
What: Students in third through twelfth grade can paint Halloween-themed windows in downtown Lawrence When: Registration deadline is tomorrow; painting is from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Painters should submit a sketch and registration form at the Holcom Park Recreation Center. Cost: $5
For more information, call 832-1940.
All events sponsored by Lawrence Parks and Recreation
Halloween to bring George Clinton to Liberty Hall
By Graham Winch Special to the Kansan
Lawrence is going to get funked up this Halloween by George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars.
Clinton, a '70s music icon known for his former band, Parliament, will perform at 7 p.m. on Halloween at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.
Tickets are on sale for $28.50 (standing) and $35.50 (balcony). Matt Toplikar, Liberty Hall employee, said the number of tickets already sold was confidential, but he expected the concert to sell out by Halloween.
"Everybody seems to be really excited about it," Toplikar said. "A lot of people have come up just to ask about it."
capacity of 1,000 people.
At least one KU student is already making plans with his friends to hear the funk icon.
"I think it will be a good show because of the costumes, and George Clinton is very talented and has influenced music a lot," said Adam Steele, Atlanta junior.
Clinton invented the funk revolution of the late 70s, according to his official Web site, www.availableentertainment.com.
After Parliament shut down, Clinton regrouped with the P-Funk All Stars in 1982 behind the success of the hit single "Atomic Dog," which spawned barking dog sounds from the crowds on tour, according to the site.
Superman returns to television with the premiere of 'Smallville'
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The Associated Press
VANCOUVER, British Columbia Gone are the tights and the flights, the cape, glasses and dual identity.
There's just a teen-age Clark Kent coping with adolescence, his burgeoning superpowers and the occasional villain.
The WB's Smallville, which premieres at 8 p.m. Tuesday, takes viewers back to where Superman's earthly life started — Smallville.
The series opener begins with a meteor shower that brings death, destruction and a small boy to Smallville. The youngster is found by the childless Kents and raised as their own. The show jumps 12 years, and Clark (played by Tom Welling) has grown into an awkward, unpopular teen.
He's got friends who make bets on his success and failures — from talking to girls to catching the bus on time.
He longs for popular cheerleader Lana Lang (newcomer Kristen Kreuk). But when he tries to talk to her, Clark gets weak-
kneed and sick to his stomach. The problem: She wears a Kryptonite necklace.
He also finds an unlikely friend in a twenty-something Lex Luther (Michael Rosenbaum, from Sweet November) after saving his life in a car accident.
"As much as this is a story about Clark's journey to super hero, it's also the story of Lex's journey to being a villain," said Alfred Gough, one of the writers.
Superman references are peppered throughout the episode. For example, the high school athletes sport lettermen's jackets with a logo similar to the famous "S." In another scene, a red blanket is thrown over Clark's shoulders after he's gotten wet.
No one needs to figure out Superman's enduring appeal, though. Dating back to the 1930s, he was a smash in comic books, radio and movies. Television's The Adventures of Superman starring George Reeves took off in the 1950s. Saturday morning cartoons followed, as well as the
big-budget Superman movies with Christopher Reeve starting in 1978. Superboy came along later, then ABC's Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman.
The newest show rests on the shoulders of Welling, whose only other major acting credit includes six episodes on Judging Amy.
Rosenbaum's scene-stealing Lex offers a rounded picture of a young adult trying to live up to his father's expectations while struggling with his own limitations.
John Schneider, from the old The Dukes of Hazzard and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman series, is likable and believable as Clark's father. Annette O'Toole, who played Lana Lang in Superman III, provides some continuity for Superman fans as Clark's mother, while Sam Jones III (NYPD Blue) and Allison Mack (My Horrible Year and Honey, We Shrunk Ourselfs) — who play Clark's best friends — provide the show's comic relief.
'Don't ask, don't tell' still the rule even in light of America's new war
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — At military bases across the country, troops mobilizing for America's new war are saying goodbye to spouses and sweethearts with lingering embraces and tearing kisses.
Unless they're gay.
Homosexuals reporting for possible combat are bound by the "don't ask, don't tell" mandate to keep their sexual orientation to themselves.
Following the Sept. 11 attacks, the Pentagon suspended certain types of administrative discharges, but not the ban on serving as an openly gay member of the armed forces.
Historically, discharges for homosexuality have decreased during times of war according to the Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military based at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
In the three years before 1966, the Navy discharged more than 1,600 sailors a year for homosexuality, says center director Aaron Belkin, quoting figures researched by Randy Shilts, who
wrote Conduct Unbecoming, and Alan Berube, author of Coming Out Under Fire. But as military involvement in Vietnam increased, the number dropped to as low as 461 in 1970.
"You can bleed, die and fight for your country when there's an external enemy. It seems unfortunate that America tends to feed on itself and harm itself when there's no external threat," says Richard Watson, a former Navy submarine officer who was discharged after he told his commanding officer he was gay.
Several countries allow openly homosexual troops to serve, including Canada, Israel, Australia and Britain.
Supporters of "don't ask, don't tell" say allowing gays to serve openly would undercut morale and unit cohesion. A heterosexual soldier, for example, might not want to share a foxhole with a homosexual.
Charles Moskos, a Northwestern University sociology professor who studies the armed forces and helped draft "don't ask, don't tell" for the Clinton administration, says the policy
tried to steer a middle course.
"If you let open gays in then you do have problems of personal privacy violations — 'You will have to live with this gay guy' — and if you go back to the old order, which was the true witch-hunting, well that was just repressive and they got stigmatized," Moskos says. The policy allows gays to serve provided they hide their sexual orientation. Supervisors are not supposed to ask about their sex lives.
Dixon Osburn, executive director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense League, said after the Sept. 11 attacks, a number of gays who had been kicked out of the armed forces got in touch with the League to see if there was any chance of reenlisting, There wasn't.
But Watson, the former submarine officer, understands.
"Would I go back to defend this country and to serve? You bet," he says. "Even with all its pitfalls and all of its social ills, this is still the greatest place in the world."
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