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Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102.NO.67
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24,1992
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Five shows chosen for'93 variety show
By Lynne McAdoo
Kansan staff writer
At 7:25 last night, about 90 people were making small talk at the Eldridge Hotel and waiting to find out if their shows were picked as one of the five entries in the 1993 Rock Chalk Revue show.
After the names had been read 20 minutes later, those same 90 people were either screaming for joy or quietly crying on their friends' shoulders.
Julie Harris and Eric Swank, co-directors for the Chi Omega and Phi Kappa PSI entry, hugged each other after their names were announced.
"I can't believe it," said Harris as she laughed and cried simultaneously. "I guess
my grades are screwed for next semester too."
The groups selected for the 44th annual event were: Chi Omega and Pi Kappa Psi; Alpha Gamma Delta and Beta Theta Pi; Kappa Alpha Theta and Lambda Chi Alpha; Pi Beta Phi and Pi Kappa Alpha; and Delta Delta Delta and Sigma Nu.
Swan said, "I feel great. I knew all along,
We have a lot of fun and a lot of work to do."
The 17 entries included 15 pairs of Greek houses, one residence hall entry and one guest suite.
Rock Chalk Revue is a music variety show put on by KU living groups and raises money for the Douglas County United Way. Last year's show raised $43,000 for the United Way of Douglas County, and more than 10,000 hours of community service were performed, said business manager Aaron McKee.
Entries had to go through a selection process that included interviews and the crea-
Gant Lambertz, co-director of the Phi Delta Theta and Gamma Phi Beta entry, said he was proud of their show even though it was not accepted.
ation of a script and original music.
"We know how great our show was, and we didn't get in," he said. "So the ones that got in
Ashley Balch, executive director of Rock Chalk, said the 17 entries were all strong contenders for the five spots.
Ed Foley, a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, said his house would continue participating in Rock Chalk.
"We gave it our best shot," he said. "We are going to support it as much as if we were in it. It's a great cause."
"We had many comments from the advisory board saying that the quality was extremely high this year," she said.
The show will run Feb. 25, 26 and 28 and March 4, 5 and 6 at Lawrence High School auditorium.
Julie Harris, Otis oat sophomore, and Eric Swank, Columbia, Mo., sophomore, are part of the Chi Omega and Phi Kappa Psi Rock Chalk Revue entry that was one of five chosen for the '19 show.
Winter weather to blanket Midwest
Snow, ice, rain could produce travel delays
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By Christine Laue
Kansan staff writer
Travel advisory through Thanksgiving Day
A massive winter storm is dumping snow and ice across most of Kansas, as thousands of KU students and other motorists begin the busiest traveling holiday of the year.
The winter storm formed over the central Rockies and intensified as it moved into the Plains, dumping more than a foot of snow in Denver yesterday and late afternoon snowfall in Kansas.
Omaha
Several destinations within one day's travel time are the next two days to snowstorms, rain and ice. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for most areas.
Today: 60 percent chance for light snow
High: Upper 20s
Low: Lower 20s
Tonight: 40 percent chance of snow
Tomorrow: More snow
Thanksgiving Day;
Snow ending toward
Forecasters for the KU Weather Service said the winter storm should move eastward across Kansas, dumping 6 to 10 inches of snow in western Kansas and parts of central Kansas. Rain should fall on Lawrence and eastern Kansas for most of today, changing into snow in the afternoon. Eastern Kansas also could see 6 to 10 inches of snow as it continues into tomorrow.
Denver
St. Louis
Today: Snow — 10·18"
Higher - 20s
Lower - 10s
Tonight: 30 percent chance of snow
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, cool
Day: Driving Day: Dry and cold
you're going to have snowy roads just about everywhere," said Jim Dudley, student forecaster.
Tulsa
Chicago
At 9:30 last night, Steve Kisner, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said that no travel problems in Kansas existed but that Interstate 70 between the eastern Colorado towns of Limon and Watkins had been closed.
"I would expect a possibility of L70 being closed in portions of Kansas from Hays westward for part of the time tomorrow," Kisner said. "Western Kansas travel conditions will deteriorate rapidly after midnight. I would expect travel conditions in western Kansas by tomorrow afternoon to be pretty bad."
The storm followed a low pressure system that looped from the Rocky Mountains, through the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles and up to Missouri. The KU Weather Service forecasters said those areas south of the low-
The Kansas Highway Patrol at 9:30 last night reported no roads closed in Kansas.
Source: Jim Dudley, Marc Kramer, Andy Kula — KU Weather Service
Sean M. Tevis / KANSAN
pressure system could receive rain, freezing rain or sleet.
The system made conditions north of the low pressure favorable for snow — lots of snow. Even as the storm cranked up in Colorado, it had dumped 5 inches of snow by noon yesterday in Limon, Colo. The forecasters said Goodland, in northwestern Kansas, should have up to 6 inches of snow by noon today.
Blizzard warnings yesterday were in effect in some portions of Colorado, and Stapleton airport in Denver had canceled most of its flights by 5:30 p.m. Airport officials reported only 20
Kyle Duffens, Denver freshman, said yesterday afternoon that she was uncertain whether she would travel to her hometown last night or at about 5 a.m. today.
Officials at the Federal Aviation Administration in Kansas City, Mo., reported at 9 last night that no airports in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri or Iowa had canceled any flights.
aircraft an hour to be landing at the airport. The average is 80 an hour.
She said she planned to put an extra blanket and some water and food into her 4-wheel drive Blazer.
Lt. Sam Grant of the Kansas Highway Patrol said people traveling on road should make sure they have at least a half a tank of gas at all times and should pack emergency food, water, and equipment such as a flare and first-aid kit.
"The first thing they should do is make sure their cars and themselves are in good condition." Grant said.
He said the best time for people to travel is on Thanksgiving Day because most people already were to their destinations. He advised that people not wait to travel home on Sunday, one of the busiest days to travel.
Senate decides funding Hearings determine revenue code status
By Stacy Morford Kansan staff writer
Fifteen student and city groups received revenue code status last night as Student Senate's committees met a day early to avoid the Thanksgiving holiday.
Revenue code status hearings are held every two years by the finance committee to determine which organizations deserve unrestricted, set Senate funds. The organizations are judged on their need for Senate money and their history of fiscal responsibility.
John Shoemaker, student rights chairperson, said that Senate had voted last night to give the groups status and that they would vote in the spring on how much money to give them. He said they did this so that the amount of money groups received was not dependent on their past use of funds.
The groups approved were: the Graduate Student Council; University Theater; Elections Commission; Black Student Union; Legal Services for Students; Hilltop Child Development Center; University of Kansas Concert, Chamber Music and New Directions Series; Lawrence Women's Transitional Care Services; KU on Wheels; KU Band; Student Senate; University Dance Company; Headquarters; Douglas County Rape Victim Support Service; and KU Forensics.
To receive revenue code status, a group has to be approved by both Student Executive Committee and the finance committee. Only the Student Bar Association failed in both groups. Student Union Activities failed in StudEx.
Jamie Finkeldei, Wichita sophomore, said that the SIA representatives had said that they would be by with year-to-year funding.
Catherine Bubb, finance chairperson, said, "SUA simply did not meet the minimum criteria that we ask for from all revenue code groups."
The finance committee only voted on one of the seven bills on its agenda. It approved $2,000 to finance environmental lecture series speakers Frank and Deborah Popper, land management writers, and Donald Worster, ecology and natural resources expert. The committee spent the rest of the meeting voting on the 17 groups that had requested revenue code status.
On the air
With its topical humor and fast-moving skits, the Workshop is one of the few satirical comedy shows on the air today—and public radio stations across the country are taking notice.
KANU's Imagination Workshop would like to become the "Saturday Night Live" of radio.
Salvation Army gives Thanksgiving wealth to needy
See story, Page 5.
AIDS quilt
Apice of the AIDS quilt — a nationally recognized symbol that represents the people who died of AIDS complication — will be at the University of Kansas.
See story. Page 3.
By Delin Cormeny
Kansan staff writer
"I was raised in North Lawrence, and if it weren't for the Salvation Army, we wouldn't have had a Christmas," he said.
Bob Kolars just wanted to give something back.
Kolars, along with the volunteers and the Salvation Army staff, distributed baskets yesterday filled with turkeys, stuffing, potatoes, pie mixes, green beans, corn and fruit, so needy families can celebrate Thanksgiving with a traditional dinner. They will deliver more baskets today.
Although there were more than 450 applications for the food baskets, the Salvation Army had provisions for only
"It's just a blessing to be able to help people out," Kolars said. "It's a real blessing."
But Betsy Anderson, Salvation Army holiday coordinator, said she remained optimistic that more food would trickle in.
"We still have people donating," she said.
More than 120 organizations — including businesses, KU's Panhellenic Association, various churches and individuals — adopted families in need and donated the food for the Thanksgiving baskets.
Capt. George Windham, Salvation Army director, said donors prepared baskets for certain sizes and numbers of families but remained anonymous to the adopted families.
He said the KU community played a big part in the effort. The Panhellenic Association adopted 60 families and, in conjunction with Students Against Hunger, turned in 12,000 cans of food earlier this year. Some of those cans ended up in the Thanksgiving baskets.
"I was not a KU fan when I came up here," Windham said. "I went to Wichita State. But let me tell you, the people in this town have no idea what KU does for the community." He said other branches of the Salvation Army in college towns did not receive as much support from universities as the Lawrence branch.
In order to be adopted, the applicants must meet certain qualifications. The Salvation Army considers a family's income first, then unique factors are taken into consideration. Anderson said.
The Thanksgiving food program in Lawrence is the only one of its kind in the surrounding area, Windham said. Most branches of the Salvation Army in Topeka, Wichita and Emporia provide a Thanksgiving dinner at Army facilities, but families are not allowed to take food home and cook it.
"It's a big help," he said.
some of the senior citizens have a lot of money," she said, "but when you look at the amount of doctor bills they have, there's nothing left."
In addition to the adoption program, Windham said there will be a traditional Thanksgiving dinner open to the public at noon tomorrow at the Salvation Army Church, 946 New Hampshire St.
Richard Devinki / KANSAN
Salvation Army volunteers Biz Williamson (left) of Lawrence, and Antonette Brecheisen of Eudora, prepare boxes of food for needy families.