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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, October 23, 1992
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Homecoming Calendar of events
By J.R. Clairborne
Kansan staff writer
Those traveling far and wide — and even those close to Lawrence — will find plenty of ways to celebrate KU's homecoming this weekend.
Today:
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. — Alumni Chapter Leader Seminar at the Adams University Center.
2:20 p.m. — Homecoming parade. The parade will go down Jayhawk Boulevard from the Chi Omega Fountain to the alumni center. The parade will start with a rally in front of Wesco Hall.
6 to 9 p.m. — B.O.C.O. Beach Bash. The Board of Class Officers will present awards from the parade at this pep rally in front of Wescoe Hall featuring the pep band and KU cheerleaders. A free concert will follow the rally featuring Hangdog Willie and Baghdad Jones.
7 p.m. — Swim meet. KU intersquid competition at Robinson Center.
*p.m.* — Naismith Alumni Fencing Tournament at Robinson Center.
Tomorrow:
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Alumini information able. Alumini can receive information about weekend activities on Level 4 of the Kansas Union.
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. — School of Business
reception in the Summerfield Room at the
alumni center.
9:30 and 11 a.m. — Campus walking tours. Tours will be given by members of the Student Alumni Association. Tours will begin at the alumni center.
10 a.m. — School of Education open house at 215 Robinson Center. A tour of the facility will follow the program with box lunch at noon.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Alumni Association Picnic Under-The-Tent. Food will be served continuously during the picnic with entertainment provided by the KU Alumni Jazz Band. The picnic will be at the tennis courts, southeast of Memorial Stadium. Admission is $6. The class of 1982 will also sponsor a Reunion Table at the picnic.
11 a.m. — Alumun Spirit Squad Tailgate
Party will be at Parking Lot
44 east of Memorial Stadium. There will be a performance with the KU Alumni Band at halftime.
11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. — ABC TV Daytime and Athletics Tent Party. Meet Trevor Dillon of "All My Children" at the ABC In the Flesh Party sponsored by the Athletic Department. Students may register for a $1,000 cash prize and a trip to New York. Drawing will be at halftime of tomorrow's game
1 p.m. — Kickoff Kansas Jayhawks v.
Oklahoma Sooners.
Today and tomorrow:
Student Union Activities Movies
"Housesitet," 7 and 9:30 p.m. "Altered States," midnight. Movies are $2.50 and $3or free with movie card. "Man Facing Southeast" will be shown at 1 and 4 p.m., tomorrow. The movies will be shown at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
8 p.m. — William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" performed by University Theatre. The production is directed by KU alumnus Kip Niven at Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. Admission is $3.50 with KUID and $7 for the public.
Tomorrow and Sunday:
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday — The Fourth Annual Art Show. The exhibit is at the Museum of Anthropology.
8 m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday • "Milestones" KU Museum of Natural History 1866-1922" on the fifth floor at the Museum of Natural History.
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow and 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday — "Keith Hirst Printings/William Burroughs Text." "Navaho Rugs," and "A Noble Collection: Master Prints from the Spencer Albums" in the Spencer Museum of Art.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow and 1:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday — "The Basketball Men-James Naismith and Phog Allen." Exhibit is at the Watkins Community Museum, 1047 Massachusetts St.
Homecoming crowd to benefit businesses
By Joe Harder
Members of the KU football team are not the only ones looking for a win on Homecoming Day.
Kansan staff writer
Many Lawrence business owners are anticipating the dollars brought in by the homecoming crowd will make a successful weekend.
Monica Seiter, assistant manager for merchandise at the Kansas and Burge Urns, said that while she was expecting an increase in business, the strong performance of the football team this year had made this weekend's sales more difficult to predict.
"With the success of the football team, it might be completely different because of the excitement," she said. "We've spent most of the week restocking the floor and filling the racks."
Bill Muggy, manager of the Jayhawk Bookstore, 1420 Crescent Road, said his business sales doubled on home-game days.
But the sales depend on several factors, including how many people are from out of town and how much time they have between the end of the game and when they go home, he said.
The most popular items are KU garments, such as T-shirts, sweatshirts and caps, he said.
a reflection of how the team has done, "he said.
All the rooms at the Holiday Inn Holdome, 200
W. Turnpike Access Road, were reserved for Wednesday through tomorrow night, said Andrew White, assistant guest service manager. He said most of the guests were in town for the homecoming festivities.
"It isn't as bad as Parents' Weekend," he said. Lane Brant, manager of Bonanza, 3292 Iowa St., said that he had only worked at the restaurant for three months and was not certain of what to expect.
"I hope we're expecting something good," he said. "The K-State game and Parents' Weekend were real good to us."
He said Bonanza's business usually increased 15 to 20 percent on home-game days over that of away game Saturdays.
But Jeff Ring, manager of Mister Guy, 920 Massachusetts St., said home games sometimes hurt the clothing store's Saturday business.
"That really depends on who we're playing," he said. "Sometimes it's not as good, because it takes away from afternoon sales." Mister Guy has been reducing its inventory for several weeks.
John Wooden, owner of the Wagon Wheel Cafe, 507 W. 14th St., said that attendance at the Wheel usually increased 10 to 20 percent on the Saturday of the homecoming football game, an increase largely due to returning alumni.
"You get a lot of old people and their kids coming back," he said.