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Monday. September 21. 1992
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Multiculturalism: Where is the Common Ground?
Explore similarities and differences among various cultural and minority groups. This is an opportunity for open dialogue. Be exposed to new ideas and share your own.
Moderator: Adrienne Rivers, Associate Professor
School of Journalism & Mass Communications
Tuesday, September 22, 1992
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Big Brow, Kansas Union
Sponsored by the RKL Coalition, an action coalition of the Lawrence Alliance. The Lawrence Alliance is a community organization dedicated to a discrimination-free environment.
The University of Kansas will take you on
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Study Abroad Informational Meeting
Tuesday, September 22,1992
7:00 pm Frontier Room--Burge Union
"Passport" and tickets available in advance at The Office of Study Abroad-203 Lippincott Hall.
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11:00 - 2:30 pm/day Shift
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UPS DELIVERS EDUCATION
Readings in bar attract audience
By James J. Reece Kansan staff writer
EOE M/F
Flamingo 'slams' poetry
Three women will perform at 7:30 tonight at the Flamingo Club, a topless bar at 501 N. North St. None, however, will remove her clothing.
Instead, the women will read poetry as the first three competitors in this year's fall semester Poetry Slams.
A Poetry Slam consists of three poets each reading six poems. Judging is done by the audience members, who can participate in open microphone readings after the Slams. The audience readings also serve as a means of selecting the next week's competitors.
Three women will appear in tonight's slam: Caryn Goldberg, a local published poet, Sarah Smith, a junior majoring in comparative literature, and Lisa Cordes, who works and lives in Kansas City, Mo.
The Slams are held on every second or third Monday of each month until December. The season ends each semester in a culmination of wit and talent known as the Grand Slam, an event featuring the season's five winners.
The competition was organized last year by Cheryl Lester, assistant professor of English, and Jim McCrary, a
"The very nature of the Slam seems aimed toward males," lester said. But she said that she wanted to get new people involved in the Slams this year, including more students, minorities and women.
Lester said the Poetry Slam name was used in Chicago, where they liken the contest to a boxing match.
Lawrence poet.
"It kind of has that suggestion that you're knocking somebody around," she said.
Lester said the competitions were intended to help people realize that poetry was important in representing special interest communities such as women and minorities. Her main objective in organizing the Slams was the opportunity for the audience and the performers to have fun.
Smith described three competitors one evening as a woman with an eloquent reading style, a young man who attempted a tribute to author Jack Kerouac, and a man who resembled a 97-year-old trucker whom she called a king of the vernacular.
McCrary, who teaches a poetry class at the Lawrence Arts Center, Ninth and Vermont streets, said he thought the Slams brought poetry to the public sector.
Both agreed, however, that some people could be intimidated by the use of a toopless bar for poetry readings. The Slams are open only to those over 21 years of age.
The Flamingo should be viewed as a statement about censorship, Lester said.
While no stripping occurs on Slam nights, she said that she hoped the location would not hinder people from sharing in the fun. Both Lester and McCrary said they had received no complaints about the location.
Diversity became a part of the Slam's allure last year. Readers included students, non-students, professors, areaspoet, T桃oardi discart radio and Marshall Barber and two Socialist Worker Party poets from Wichita.
Poems covered many topics. One poem personified a cat toiling with deep philosophical questions. Another poem was dedicated to the in-depth psychoanalysis, criticism and explanation of a short passage of graffiti scrawled on a bathroom wall in Wescoe Hall.
ASK members decide priorities
Kansan staff report
Eighteen KU Associated Students of Kansas members plotted lobbying strategies in Emporia this weekend with peers from the five Board of Regents schools.
The Non-traditional Issues committee, chaired by KU ASk Director John Schwartz said that child care, scholarships for non-traditional students and a new class to introductory non-traditional students to the University were the main issues.
The Voter Registration committee considered lobbying for on-sight registration, a program that would allow people to register at the polling places.
The Tuition and Finance of Higher Education committee discussed adding Washburn to the Regents system and keeping tuition percentage increases the same for in-state and out-of-state students.
The Campus Safety committee discussed campus crime statistics.
"The numbers that have been published are just ludicrously low," said Chris Pace, KU ASK member. "The individual universities can get around the rules by interpreting their figures differently."
Both the Internships committee and the re-authorization of the Higher Education Act committee reviewed existing policies.
Student Senate AIDS Task Force will be holding a meeting
Monday, Sept. 21st
7:00 p.m.
in the
Centennial Room of the Kansas Union
Paid for by
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This way to the future.
See it September 22 & 23
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10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
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