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November 18, 2002
Vol. 113. Issue No. 61
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Kansas fans say Lawrence is not proud football town
By Kelly McNearney
kmcnearney@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Coca-Cola came to Lawrence Saturday as part of its Search for Football Town USA Tour. Symbolic of their dedication to Kansas football, fans gave Coke a clear message — keep searching.
The crowd at the event was comparable to that of a football game — sparse.
Members of a marketing team working for Coke set up a stage in the southeast corner of Memorial Stadium. They marked the location with a huge Coke bottle blowup. Fans had the opportunity to go on stage and videotape a 15-second message saying why Lawrence was Football Town USA.
Most fans failed to come up with a reason.
One fan talked about Lawrence being a basketball town in her message. Another fan brought his dog on stage, and it howled along as he sang the alma mater.
Kristen Hines, Kansas City, Kan., freshman, and Kelly Steinle, Cuba freshman, recorded a message together. They said Lawrence was Football Town USA because of the hot rowers who sold programs. They were talking about themselves.
"We had to give props our rowing team," Steinle said. "We're basketball town USA, not football."
The tour began Sept. 6 in Atlanta and will visit almost 50 stadiums before it ends Dec.23 in Tampa Bay, Fla. It has visited professional, college and high school stadiums.
Tony Kirwin, tour coordinator, said the best turnouts came from towns with great football traditions.
Coca-Cola posted every recorded message on the Internet at www-footballtownusa.com so fans can see their own messages and vote on others. Selected entries will be aired in Coke commercials early next year.
"America has many different kinds of local football pride and traditions, as it does football teams," said Beatriz Perez, vice president of sport marketing for Coke's North American Division, in a statement. "We're touring the country to uncover and celebrate those local connections, and discover exactly what makes up the definitive Football Town USA."
— Edited by Matt Gehrke
Seniors give H.O.P.E. award
First H.O.P.E. award ever presented to a math professor
By Jenna Goepfert
jgoeppfert@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Although the score of Saturday's football game was dismal, at least one Jayhawk was doing a victory dance at Memorial Stadium.
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics, received the H.O.P.E. Award, or Honor for an Outstanding Progressive Educator. It was the first time a mathematics professor had received the award, she said.
The award was presented at halftime
during the Kansas-Oklahoma State foot- football game.
"I was hugging, jumping and screaming, and I forgot about the provost," Pasik-Duncan said."He touched me and said, "Bozenna, I need to give you the award."
Pasik-Duncan has taught at the University since 1984, after teaching in Poland for 13 years. She has won several teaching awards. She said she had thought about returning to Poland to teach, but the H.O.P.E. award changed her mind, she said.
"They've passed the message to me that I need to be here," she said of the students who voted for her.
Pasik-Duncan said that relating mathematics to real life was her passion and that she tried to help students learn that
"Among students, I walk and I feel like a movie star. I walk and I hug and I recognize every student from every class."
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan Professor of mathematics
connection.
She said she had "unlimited love" for her students, and that they could talk with each other about any problem.
"Among students, I walk and I feellike a movie star," she said. "I walk and I hug and I recognize every student from every
SEE H.O.P.E. ON PAGE 6A
Brandon Baker/Kansan
Bozena Pasik-Duncan, mathematics professor, receives the H.O.P.E. Award at Memorial Stadium. "All my love and all my heart goes to students," she said Saturday.
Disappointed by Disney
Walt Disney World College Program not a magical experience for students
By Erin Beatty
ebeatty@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Tony Vhanek said he thought his Disney World internship would teach him leadership skills and allow him to make connections at a large, well-respected corporation.
Instead, he spent four months selling egg rolls at Disney-MGM Studios for $6 an hour, making no professional connections.
"It was disappointing from an internship stand point," said Vyhanek, an Overland Park senior studying business.
Vyhanek worked at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., during Spring 2001 as part of the Walt Disney World College Program.
Some students enjoyed their Disney internship. They said they met people from around the world, received free admission to the Disney parks and learned about the hospitality industry.
Others, like Vyhanek, expected more. These students said the pay was too low, the work was boring and they didn't get an opportunity to shadow Disney employees.
The Walt Disney World College Program, which began in 1980, offers college students "a unique living, learning and earning experience" working at Disney World. The program provides paid positions at theme parks and resorts and offers educational classes and seminars for about 6,000 students each year.
SEE DISNEY ON PAGE 5A
Beck Hansen struts as he takes off his coat in front of a sold-out Lied Center audience. The artist performed a healthy mixture of old favorites and tracks on his new album Sea Change
Concert rocks the Lied Center
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By Louise Stauffer
lstauffer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
"This is the first time in a long time I've seen people looking like something really made them happy," the Stilwell junior said.
The Lied Center became engulfed in a world of twirling strobe lights and smoke during the Beck and The Flaming Lips concert Saturday night.
The audience was treated to a few intimate acoustic solos by Beck before The Flaming Lips joined as the backup band.
The Beck/The Flaming Lips show filled Adrienne Banks with genuine delight.
During a solo, Beck picked up a large bra someone had thrown onstage.
"This is an industrial strength bra,"
"This is the first time in a long time I've seen people looking like something really made them happy."
Adrienne Banks Stilwell junior
he joked. "I don't think it would fit me."
When the two acts began playing together, Beck demonstrated some of his signature dance moves. At one point he danced on a platform, illuminated so that his shadow was larger than life.
Songs such as "Tropicalia," "Loser" and "Devil's Haircut" were played in addition to songs from Beck's newest album Sea Change.
Only one outfit change took place, when Beck emerged in a striped glowing suit for the song "Devil's Haircut."
The Flaming Lips' lead singer Wayne Coyne and Beck performed a duet of the song "Who Loves the Sun."from the band The Velvet Underground.
Thais Brandao, Brazil senior, said she had enjoyed the duet and was amazed by the way Beck performed his old songs with the new.
Before the show began, there was a mellow mood as the crowd waited and bounced around large gumball colored balloons as if they were beach balls. But when The Flaming Lips took the stage, a happy chaos began.
Their lead singer Coyne swung a cord with a light attached over his head like he was a cowboy with a lasso. With a contagious grin that stretched ear to ear, he beamed at the audience and joyfully shook his fists in the air. as if he had won an Olympic medal.
See more photos of the Beck and The Flaming Lips concert on page 6A.
from their newest album, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots such as "Do you realize?" and "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt.1." They also played one of the most popular older songs "She Don't Use Jelly."
As the band performed "Do You Realize?," the animal suited fans descended into the audience and hugged random audience members.
Joel Shaw, Parsons junior, said the night had a different atmosphere.
"This is deep emotional stuff," he said. "It's more about feeling good."
He also said he enjoyed The Flaming Lips as they aged.
The Flaming Lips played songs — Edited by Christina Neff
"They're getting better as they get older," he said.