University Daily Kansan / Friday, November 14, 1986 7 Football tradition compared to law school's History of standout individuals adds prestige to both programs, Valesente says By PAMELA SPINGLEP Valesente spoke about the KU football program to about 15 law students in Green Hall in a weekly noon forum sponsored by the Student Bar Association. Football head coach Bob Valesente could not be found in Parrot Athletic Center yesterday afternoon. He received a change of venue. Although he wasn't on his turf, he stuck to his priorities, with academics ranking first, he said. "There is no rule that says if you want to be a good football player, you should be a bum," he said. "In the long run, when you are 40, you realize what you did in the classroom was more important than what you did on the football field. "You don't build a good house unless you have a strong foundation. Education is the foundation of our society and, in this atmosphere, it should be held in high esteem." said that both had the tradition to attract top recruits. "Traditionally, the law school is ranked as one of the finest in the country, and it started with these people on the walls," he said, pointing to the pictures of graduating classes that line the room. Valesate compared the football program to the KU law school. He he said, a sense of continuity was important. "KU can attract a lot of good football players because of tradition." Valesene said. The tradition doesn't come from bowl games, but from individual players, he said. To help build a stronger tradition. Valesente compared the number of football coaches, 34, to the number of basketball coaches, six, that the University of Kansas has had since the programs began. He said programs had difficulty flourishing if leadership kept changing. "In any type of business, if you can change the leadership, it will cause problems." The continuity of the leaders also helps the team build a winning attitude. he said "We have a fragile attitude on this football team because we haven't had continued success," he said. Valesente mentioned the team's opponent this week, the University of Nebraska, and said its football program was one of the best. "If I lost three tailbacks, I would have to go ask a manager to play." he said. "Nebraska has a true system of red-shirting that they've worked out. They have a truly outstanding football team." Class displays a bit of culture By PATRICIA FEENY The School of Education created a melting pot in the Kansas Union yesterday. Pat Weiss, assistant director of economy education and curriculum and instruction, and her multicultural education class displayed cultural elements from countries such as Poland, Ireland, Japan, China and Germany. The school requires education majors to take the class, which teaches students about the contributions that ethnic groups have made to the United States. Forty-five students are enrolled in Weiss' section of the class this semester. "This gives students the chance to display the products from different ethnic groups that have contributed to America," Weiss said. "It is a required class so that all students can appreciate the multicultural perspective." She said some students in the school came culture and to write a research paper. Peggy Bolin, Fairway sophomore, said, "She's a good teacher. She makes the class interesting with this and things like field trips. She keeps our attention better than a textbook or lecture." The class took a field trip to Haskell Indian Junior College recently. Weiss said participation in the exhibit and enrollment in the class would help those students who went into teaching to integrate different ethnic cultures and to know the cultural backgrounds of the students in their classrooms. "With the cooperation of Haskell, we learned more about Indian cultures." Wess said. "We've seen a different cultures within a single tube." Kathy Fick, Overland Park sophomore, was responsible for contributing information about prominent Irish Americans. In ad "We get first-hand knowledge of how Italians lived," Bowen said. "We can relate to Italian-Americans now." Lara Bowen. Overland Park junior, was part of the Italian culture exhibit. Bolin said she learned that the noodles used to make spaghetti were not from Italy but probably from China. The Polish table displayed sheet music, an album, graphs and even a polish sausage. "It's been helpful," said Mary Holt. Great Bend sophomore and member of the Polish culture group. 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Lassley said. "He likes everything the way it is and gets really upset when things start to change." orehouse in Texas Friday "We tried not to make it nasty," he said. "There is no exposed skin so the cast is comfortable and the audience feels more comfortable." Lassley said he thought eyebrows would raise at some of the language in the play, but said the show was so well-received that he was "It is natural for the characters to talk the way they do," she said. Jimmy Ashmore, Pittsburg junior, who plays both a shy kid and a cameraman, said the play was entertaining and not nasty. Jennifer Patty, Fairway senior, said the language fit the lifestyle and personalities of the characters. During the play everyone wears a flesh colored unitard and certain parts of the female and male anatomies are exaggerated to make fun of sexual stereotypes. Part of the whores' costumes include large, stuffed breasts. "We don't like wearing the breasts," Patty said. "That was a hard step. We had to jump over that block before we felt comfortable on stage." Patty said director Pierce searched for a burlesque style. She said he pictured the play all at once with all of her costumes. "Glen really cares about his actors, which helps us a lot," Patty said. "He likes to see the full production. He knows what he's doing." "I think it is one of the best slow numbers for the whores," she said. "The audience can hear and see each where individually. It's a chance to see each girl's personality." Patty and the other whores shine in a number called "Hard Candy Christmas." ratty plays a whore named Patty Jo, who is aggressive and loves her life as a whore. She has said no cast The set for the play is a large skeletal framework of the whorchoir. On either side of the house are chairs. Patty said, "The show itself was a challenge because the set was just finished in the last week of rehearsals and it took me 20 hours to complete." But the whorehouse is open and ready for business tonight. Photos by Jan Morris Above, evangelist Melvin P. Thorpe, played by Darrrell Everson. Olathe senior, informs the good citizens of Texas that the Chicken Ranch is a house of ill repute. r Bar the ell n.