Volume 124 Issue 63
kansan.com
Thursday, November 17, 2011
LAUGHS IN OUR LANGUAGE
COLLEGE-STYLE COMEDY
TYLER ROSTE/KANSAN
Second City comedy troupe performs on stage at the Woodruff auditorium in the Union. Second City is a comedy troupe known for starting the careers of people such as John Belushi, Dan Akroyd and Bill Murray.
KELSEY CIPOLLA kcipolla@kansan.com
A few black curtains and a row of uncomfortable looking chairs on a stage have never been so funny. But then again, making the normal seem hilarious is a talent of Second City, a Chicago-based improvisation and sketch comedy troupe that performed in Woodruff Auditorium Wednesday. The group used few props and produced plenty of laughs last night.
The troupe has produced many of today's biggest comedy stars, including Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrell, as well as iconic comedians like Chris Farley, Dan Akroyd and Mike Myers.
"They've had a lot of great people come out of them," said Bea Kilat, Student Union Activities cultural arts coordinator and a senior from Salina. "It's just a fun show, especially this one because it's centered on college."
In the college-focused "The
FAPSA and the Furious" show, the cast of five poked fun at liberal arts colleges, student government and uncomfortably premature affection. The mixture of sketches and improvised skits allowed for plenty of KU references.
"You ever said something you wish you could take back?" said Barry Hite, a performer, while introducing an improv skit where cast members had the chance to take back their earlier statements to change the direction of the skit. "Like," VCU, no problem!
Second City captured the real moments of college, like parting from a long-time roommate or embarking on an Adderall-fueled study session. But some of the sketches were less realistic. In the Second City world, professors drink Four Loko, pass a joint and taunt freshmen. Sorority sisters bounce between sweetly singing in harmony and breaking
LAWRENCE
SEE COMEDY PAGE 7A
Clarifying city zoning code for single-family dwellings
ISACC GWIN editor@kansan.com
The Lawrence City Commission's decision to increase enforcement of a pre-existing housing code in early October resulted in questions concerning student dwellings in some parts of the city.
Violating the code, which has been on the books since 2002, could now incur hefty fines and the possibility of probation for landlords who are found to be in violation. The code limits the number of unrelated residents to three in houses zoned for single-families. The number of unrelated residents allowed goes up to four in multi-dwelling zoned districts, according to the ordinance.
Some of the concern caused by the code stems from confusion about what a single-family zoning area is and where they are located within the city. Lawrence code enforcement manager Brian Jimenez said that any neighborhood that is made up of houses designed for the use of a single family is likely a single-family
zoning area. He used the example of the region south of 19th Street in between Massachusetts Street and Ousdahl Road.
Jimenez said it may be harder to tell what the zoning is in older neighborhoods because there can sometimes be mixed zoning. Prospective tenants should ask landlords what the occupancy limits are for a property before signing a lease.
"If, for some reason, tenants find out they are in violation after signing a lease or are occupying the rental unit," I would suggest they make their landlord aware of the violation and make arrangements to become compliant with the code." Jimenez said.
Several students find the code to be unnecessary, considering
the size of some of the houses being rented out to them.
"I think it kind of stinks," said Collin Baffa, a senior from Olathe who is living in a house with his friends. "I mean, when you have four distinct rooms to a house and you can only use three of them, well that's one more person that could help pay for rent, and rent always seems to be going up."
Landlords who are found to be in breach of the code are charged with the offense even if the renter
Baffa said he understood the idea of limiting the number of occupants for safety but said he thinks the code is a little much.
SEE HOUSING PAGE 7A
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING ZONES:
RS5, RS7
Other zones not included in the map:
RS3, RS10, RS20 and RS40
To find which zone you live in visit:
http://gis.lawrenceks.org/viewer/index.html
THANKSGIVING WITH MRS. E'S
BREN STEWERT/KANSAN
Mark Maranell carves pumpkin ice sculptures to be used for Mrs. E's Thanksgiving decorations. The dining hall holds a Thanksgiving dinner every year.
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
Ice sculptures in the form of pumpkins decorate Mrs. E's Dining Hall Wednesday evening. The dining hall often goes all-out with its themed dinners.
CAMPUS
More family time during break may take away college freedom
ALEXA RUSH
arush@kansan.com
Making the adjustment from life at home to the one in college can be quite the challenge, but when freshmen students return home for Thanksgiving break, the transition back may prove to be just as difficult.
"I'm dreading having less independence and freedom compared to being on my own," said Victoria Porter, a freshman from Garden City. Porter said staying with her family for a week is initially weird because of the lengthy time spent away.
"However, by the end of the week I know it will feel normal because it's home," she said.
This idea of losing newly found freedom when returning home isn't appealing for most freshman. Old curfews may be reinforced.
According to St. Louis University, parents and students should lay out expectations of what events and family functions the student should be expected to attend.
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Not all freshmen are dreading this time at home, though. Stephen Hicks, a freshman from Spring, Texas, is looking forward to spending time with his family, considering he hasn't seen them since they dropped him off at the University in August.
“五 days may seem like a long time with a small lack of the 'freedom' that you have in college, but take advantage of the lack of school work to take a deep breath and catch up with your family and on sleep,” Hecke said.
going out every night may not be an option and instead of being able to hang out with friends, family time may consume the holiday. Some colleges and universities have resources for helping students and parents with being reunited during school breaks.
"Check your assumptions at the gate. Mom shouldn't assume Jennifer is going to want to spend all of Thanksgiving Day with the family when her friends also are home. Likewise, Jennifer shouldn't assume she can punt on her family's Thanksgiving dinner because she would rather be with her friends," St. Louis University said on its website.
"Getting a home-cooked meal for the first time in three months is definitely a plus." Hicks said. "And I'm looking forward to seeing my
Ryan Henke, a junior from West
Chester, Ohio, thinks that time at home is important for students and their families.
SEE BREAK PAGE 7A
Don't forget
Orienteer Kansas is hosting an Adventure Run from 4 to 6 p.m. in front of Lindley hall as part of Geography Awareness Week.
Today's weather
Forcasts done by
University students.
For a more detailed forecast
see page 2A.
HI: 49
LO: 34
it's definitely fall now.