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University Daily Kansan, October 14, 1982
BSU calls for unity among black groups
By JEANNE FOY Staff Reporter
The Black Student Union is trying to increase communication among black organizations on campus, the union's president said last night.
About 35 people attended the third meeting of the BSU last night to discuss funds, homecoming and a pageant to pick a Miss Black KU.
BSU president Tami Weathersby
said that in order to stimulate more communication between black groups this year, representatives from most of the groups were attending BSU1.
The BSU is intended to be the umbrella organization of all black organizations on campus. Weathersby said.
"Instead of each group doing its own thing, we'll have everyone come as one," Weatherbs said.
THE GROUP meets at 7:30 p.m. on
the second and fourth Wednesdays each month in the Conference Room of the Satellite Union.
Weatherbsy said that in order to make communication easier, BSU's executive board included representatives from black caucuses in residence halls, black sororites and fraternities and black academic clubs, in addition to six elected members.
She said a subcommittee was formed last week to send a newsletter
to all black students at KU to inform them of events sponsored by the organizations on campus.
She said the planned BSU homecoming float would reflect the unifying purpose of the organization and year's theme of the Famous Forties.
Wesley Buckner, BSU treasurer,
said the group was in debt $250. He
based BSU's only fund-raising project
concession shoes at football games
Facilities prevent big KU concerts
By MATT BARTEL Staff Reporter
Major concerts at the University of Kansas have been far and far between, but they could become more plentiful if adequate facilities were available on campus, a Student Union Activities official said yesterday.
Steve Ghrormley, SUA special events chairman, said one problem with concert scheduling was that smaller shows could be put on in Hoch Auditorium, with a seating capacity of about 3,700, but they would have to be
scheduled around classes, exams and other uses for that building.
Ghormirey said another problem was that neither Hoch nor Allen Field House, which seats 13,500, allowed for suspended equipment because of strukturations in the floor, was enough to tour preferred to suspend its sound equipment, such as speakers.
"WE CONSULTED their original architect who designed the field house, and he said it would be no problem." Ghormley said. "But facilities and operations told us they needed to do a test (let before they could hang anything."
Such a test could cost thousands of
dollars, however, and that is more than SUA can afford, he said.
If "we gross $103,000 and if costs us $100,000 to have the show, you can see
the movie."
It costs between $90,000 and $120,000 to produce most major concerts, he has said.
He said some bands charged the promoter for the inconvenience of not being able to hang their sound equipment.
AFTER A WHILE, promoters start looking for other places to have their
Ghormily said at least one concert arrangement resulted in bad feelings
Ghormirey said SUA had been unable to bring in several concerts within the last two or three years, such as Rod St. John, because of these and other problems.
because the band did not know in advance it could not suspend its
"We lost an opportunity to have Crosby, Stills and Nash this fall because we were told there was basketball practice." he said.
Ted Owens, head basketball coach,
said he did not object to holding
conerts at the field house, but his
possibility was to the basketball team
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Noted writer, director and actor John Houseman, perhaps best known for his portrait of Professor Kingsfield in the movie "The Paper Chase," will speak at 8 p.m. tonight in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
The event is sponsored by Student Union Activities, the Student Senate and the Association of University Residence Halls in cooperation with the University Lecture Series. It is free to the public.
Houseman started behind the scenes as a producer, director and writer with
HOUSEMAN WILL talk about his work in the theatre and the future of that art, said Brian Raleigh, a member of SUA.
He continued to work behind the scenes on such films as "Citizen Kane" and "Julian Cusaray," and was involved in the film adaptation of *Jackie O'Brien* of America" and *Playhouse 10*.
Raleigh said Houseman's years of experience in the theatre made him interesting to all kinds of people.
HIS MEMOIRS, "Run through," were published in 1972, and are credited with bringing him out from behind the wall. He then began a new career as an actor.
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