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OCTOBER15,2001
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ISSUE 36 VOLUME 112
New house puts sorority in prime spot
By J. M. menuoza Kansan staff writer
The members of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority took a step closer to moving into a new chapter house last weekend.
About 200 people attended a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday at the site of what will be 1521 Sigma Nu Place. The land for the sorority's house is located west of Sigma Nu fraternity.
Amy Tarwater, Olathe senior and sorority president, said the new house was being built because because members wanted to be in a more central location with other greek houses. The chapter's existing house is located at 2005 Stewart Ave.
"It gives us a chance to be more in the middle of things," Tarwater said. "This is really important to everyone."
really important to everyone.
The new chapter house is called Legacy House, said Lori Allen, chapter adviser and vice president of the house association board, which includes chapter alumni who oversee the house's operations. The house will cost $3 million to build and will have 22 four-person suites.
Allen also said Legacy House would have 28,000 square feet of space, including a fitness center, technology center, library and 24-hour quiet center. Allen said the house was projected
house was projected to be finished in the fall of 2003.
She said sorority members were starting to raise money to build the new house by holding fundraisers, such as luncheons and cocktail parties.
Tarwater said there were 135 members in the sorority.
"It gives
Chancellor Robert Hemenway, Jennifer Lemus, president of the house association board; Mike Maddox, community bank president of Intrust Bank in Lawrence; and Amy
It gives us a chance to be more in the middle of things. This is really important to everyone" Amy Tarwater Alpha Gamma Delta president
Tarwater, Olathe senior and sorority president, broke ground using small gold shovels with red ribbons on them. Then, sorority members dug up dirt with spoons.
ry members dug up
Jennifer Shirk, Lawrence freshman and
sorority member, said she was excited
about having a new chapter house.
about having "it's going to be a gorgeous house." Shirk said, "It has taken a lot of work by the girls to put it together."
girls to put together. Raven Anderson, Topeka freshman, said she was looking forward to living in the new house because it would have a technology center, library and quiet center
PATRIOTISM ON A GRAND SCALE
"It will help us in school because we'll have those resources." Anderson said.
have those resources Weigel Construction from Olathe is building the new house. Jeff Shinkle of BCS Design in Olathe is the architect.
Representatives from every branch of the military display a football field size U.S. flag before the Oklahoma University vs. the University of Kansas Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
'Big Flag'accents game
By Courtney Craigmile Kansan staff writer
The U.S. flag has 13 stripes and 50 stars,but not every U.S. flag weighs 850 pounds and is the size of a football field
Last Saturday, nearly 250 people volunteered their time to display the giant flag during the homecoming pregame ceremonies at Memorial Stadium.
"I love this country and that's why I'm here," said Lance Cpl. David Dickinson, a Marine stationed in the Kansas City area.
Clydea. Cpt. Bill Howell, Marine officer instructor at the Naval ROTC for KU was responsible for finding the volum-
teers to display the flag. He said he recruited firefighters, police, veterans, active duty soldiers and ROTC cadets from Lawrence, Topela and the Kansas City area through word-of-mouth.
"I thought it would be great to have it here," he said.
Howell said he first saw the "Big Flag" displayed at the first Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Howell said he had been approached by Allen Bohl, KU athletics director, after the UCLA game about getting veterans involved in a pregame or halftime show. The two decided after the attacks that displaying the flag and
getting veterans, active military and law enforcement officials involved would be a better way to show patriotism at the University.
The Culligan Holiday Bowl, a big 12 sponsor, lends out the "Big Flag," Howell said. A fee and expense contract usually accompanies use of the flag, but Howell said the fee was waived this time because of the Big 12 connection. The KU Athletics Department paid for the other expenses, he said.
Although the flag was displayed only a few minutes, volunteers were lined up more than an hour before kickoff to unveil the flag. Shelley Viles, midshipman fourth class in the Naval ROTC
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program at KU, came out with members of her battalion to help display the flag.
The group had a practice run Thursday night to learn how to display the flag, all while trying to keep it off the ground. The practice took about three hours, but it was well worth it, Viles said.
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Musicians raise money for victims
Kansan staff writer
By Eve Lamborn
Area musicians put together a program of patriotic music last night at the Lied Center to raise money for the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
University of Kansas students and faculty members joined musicians from Baker University, Washburn University and a few local high schools for the "Salute to America" benefit concert.
Hank Booth from KLZR 105.9 The Lazer was host for the event.
"The band came together tonight, not just to raise money,but to raise spirits," Booth told the crowd of about 400 which included KU students.
As the band played music that conjured images of the Fourth of July, the
audience clapped along. Audience members, many decked out in clothing covered with stars and stripes, rose to their feet with hands over their hearts and joined KU tenor Genaro Mendez in singing "The Star Spangled Banner."
Fred Six, Lawrence resident, said the concert was a healing experience for him.
concert was "The cooperation of musicians and the quality of music was outstanding," he said. "The selections were uplifting and fulfilling, and I'm thankful to the organizers for putting this event together."
Rose Lawson, volunteer usher at the Lied Center, said $3 was the suggested donation amount, but most people were giving $5 or more.
Fred Pawlicki, associate director of the Lied Center, said he would not know how much money was raised
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Larry Maxey, KU professor of music, was one of the conductors last night. He said the idea for the concert belonged to Jack Brookshire, retired band director at Baker, who enlisted Maxey to help recruit band members.
until this morning.
Matty Taylor
“It's a musician's response to the terrorist attacks,” he said. “We're doing what we can to help.”
Genevieve Klassen, Fort Scott senior, played the french horn in last night's concert and said music was a good way to help people cope with the tragedies.
tragedy.
"Especially in times like this, music is one of the things that calms people down," she said.
Other conductors included Brookshire; James Barnes, KU music professor; Kirt Saville, director of bands at Washburn; and Ray James, director of bands at Baker.
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James Barnes, KU music professor, directs musicians from KU, Baker and Wasburn Universities for the "Salute to America" concert.
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Coffee group seeks fair trade in brew choices
Caterina Benalcazar, an employee of La Prima Tazza, 638 Massachusetts*s St., talks with members of the Lawrence Fair Trade Coffee Commission. From left, Jessica Cook, Topea freshman; Dalyn Cook, Colorado Springs, Colo.; junior; and Laura Adams, Topea freshman, are members of the commission, which is a subsidiary of the KU Green Party.
Kansan staff writer
By Paul Smith
One blend of regular-flavored, Latin-American coffee beans is not enough for the Lawrence Fair Trade Coffee Commission.
Jittermugs at the Kansas Union began selling the one Starbucks "fair trade" bean on Thursday in response to the student organization's request, said David Mucci, director of the Union.
director of the business Fair trade coffee is purchased by organizations such as TransFair
USA, which try to provide a living wage for third-world farmers.
Laura Adams, Topeka freshman and co-founder of the commission, said that she's not satisfied with the one Starbucks fair-trade product
"I'm really disappointed with Starbucks for offering just one roast of one bean," Adams said. "I don't believe they support fair trade."
The commission will provide a table at the Union today and tomorrow, allowing students to sample the new fair trade offering at Jitter-
eines them for variety." Mucci said. "The more variety we have, the more customer needs can be met."
mugs. Students can also sign a petition calling for more fair trade varieties from Starbucks.
The commission, a subsidiary of the KU Green Party, organized a cafe crawl on Saturday to promote fair trade coffees and local coffee grinders among locally owned shops.
Dalyn Cook, Colorado Springs,
colon. senior and co-coordinator of
the KU Green Party, said that promoting fair trade coffees and local grinders was important to maintaining the integrity of Lawrence.
"The local shops capture the essence of Lawrence and keep it unique." Cook said.
INSIDE TODAY
Cook said that the Bourgeois Pig, 6 E. 9th St.; Aimee's Cafe and Coffee House, 1025 Mass. St., and Henry's, 11 E. 8th St., all carried fair trade coffees.
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WORLD NEWS ...7A
LATE NIGHT ...8A
WEATHER ...6B
CROSSWORD ...6B
COMING IN TOMORROW'S KANSAN
BAND: Why fewer Jayhawks are marching this year.
NONTRADS: The unique problems nontraditional students face.
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