MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2002
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Events honor 50 years of KANU
By Nathan Dayani
Kansan staff writer
KANU, the public radio station of the University of Kansas, celebrated its birthday yesterday, 50 years after it went live in 1952.
"It's a big deal," said Janet Campbell, general manager of the nonprofit radio station. "There are very few public stations that have made it 50 years."
About 100 people, including many current and former members of KANU, attended the celebration at the construction site for the new KANU building, 1120 W.11th St.
Edwin Browne, the station's general manager when it first opened, attended the anniversary and said the station began as a pioneer in radio programming.
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Browne said the station used to serve as a link between the University and Kansas elementary schools during its early days, in which class lessons and exercises would be taught over the radio. Wilke said he thought KANU had contributed to an understanding of local, national and global community issues.
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"We were the first of so many things," he said. "We were probably the first (local station) to have a regular jazz program in
addition to classical music. We used to read whole books on the air."
In 1971, KANU began its affiliation with National Public Radio.
aton with National Airlines.
"When NPR went on the air, it didn't have a lot of people sign on," said Laura Lorson, host of KANU's "Mornin' Edition" news show.
"But KANU was one of the founding charter members of NPR."
Nykki Kring attended KANU's celebration and said although she wasn't an avid KANU listener, she liked its comprehensive news coverage.
"I'm glad they have a variety," said Kring, Bellevue, Neb., freshman. "You don't want to hear just about politics or just world news, you want to hear everything that's going on."
Attendees at KANU's 50th birthday party celebrate with cake, conversation and music yesterday. KANU, which broadcasts mainly jazz, news and classical music, is one of two radio stations operated at the University of Kansas.
Phil Wilke, media manager for KANU, said the station's weekend shows incorporated diverse themes, including automotive repair, bluegrass and Celtic music.
"It's our mission to broadcast not only news and music," he said. "We regard ourselves as a full-service radio station."
Wilke said he thought KANU had contributed to an understanding of local, national and global community issues.
"I would hope that the range of issues and the type of coverage we have spurs some water-cooler
talk about the issues we're trying to raise."More information about KANU and its programming can be found on its Web site, http://kanu.ku.edu.
Contact Dayani at ndayani@kansan.com. This story was edited by Jessica Hood.
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By Aaron Passman Kansan staff writer
Students and citizens should be aware of their civil rights and liberties in matters of search and seizure, said John Frydman, Lawrence attorney.
Frydman gave a presentation titled "Search and Seizure: Just Say No!" at the Douglas County American Civil Liberties Union's general membership meeting last night. About 25 people attended the meeting at Haskell Indian Nations University.
veryly. Frydman began his presentation by reading the Fourth Amendment, which protects Americans from unreasonable search and seizure.
"The big question to ask is What's unreasonable?" he said
Frydman said people often consented to search without knowing any better.
He said unless an officer had a signed search warrant, people could refuse to be searched.
"People are shocked that they really have a right to say no." Frydman said.
In addition to his presentation, Frydman mediated a question-and-answer session. Members of the Douglas County ACLU handed out brochures about people's rights.
People asked about drugs and what rights a person has when pulled over by a policeman.
David Burress, Lawrence resident, said there should be rules of procedure for police, such as video recorders in police cruisers or a signed consent form before persons or properties could be searched.
He said the issues important to the ACLU should also be important to college students.
Brad Sherman, Ellsworth junior and KU representative for the Douglas County ACLU, said the meeting and the organization had good information for students.
"I wish there were more KU students here," Sherman said. "A lot of students would probably be really interested in the ACLU if they knew more about it."
Contact Passionist at passion
@kansan.com. This story was
edited by Nicole Roché.
Rock Chalk Revue presents check to United Way at halftime
Advisory board donates $50,000 during football game
By Todd Rapp
Kansan staff writer
The United Way's major fundraising campaign received its kickoff at the KU football game Saturday.
Members of Rock Chalk
Revue's advisory board presented a check for $50,000 to the United Way during hafftime. The money was raised during last year's annual Rock Chalk Revue and was donated on United Way's Day of Caring.
"I think it was great ... because the entire community helped raise the $50,000 for the Douglas County United Way."
Day of Caring. The donation is usually given during the first United Way of Douglas County's executive meeting, said Michael Rodriguez, executive producer for Rock Chalk Revue. However, the decision was
Michael Rodriguez executive producer for Rock Chalk Revue
made this year to present the donation during halftime because it was the Day of Caring.
"I think it was great that this was presented at the football
game, because the entire community helped raise the $50,000 for the Douglas County United Way." Rodriguez, Chicago senior said
The Day of Caring was signified
as the start of the United Way's national fund raising campaign.
Rodriguez said the donation was good for the KU and Lawrence communities to see that the fund raising campaign had begun and it had received a solid amount.
Tiffanie Schneider, business manager for Rock Chalk Revue, said last year the revue raised approximately $80,000.
She said some of the money
was saved by the revue to pay for organizing next year's show.
Some costs include renting the Lied Center for $5,000 each night the revue performs and renting studios for practice.
Rock Chalk Revue will run March 6 to 8,2003, at the Lied Center.
Contact Rapp at trapp @kansan.com. This story was edited by Christina Neff.