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MANUAL
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How To Plan the Perfect Tailgate
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Food and friends: Pre-game snacks and drinks are gameday staple.
Football and tailgating go together like peanut butter and jelly; it's tradition. Want to plan a killer pre-game party and don't know what to do? Follow the advice of these experienced hosts to get your bash off on the right foot.
Why do so many students, alumni, and visitors tailgate before games? A tailgate is a good way to build up team spirit before the game starts, "My roommates and I host because we live really close to the stadium, and we like to
get all our friends together to drink, play some games, and enjoy each other's company before we go to the game," says Pat Carter, a senior from Lenexa, who hosts a tailgate every home game with his roommates.
Whether your gathering is going to be big or small, planning is a key to keep everything running smoothly. "We have weekly meetings to discuss what we want to accomplish, and then on game day we start setting up three
hours before the game starts," says Dakota Strange, head of the spirit committee for SUA, which coordinates the Hawks Nest tailgates. Hawks Nest tailgates run two hours before kick-off and are open to members. They feature things like free food and reserved seating at the games. "We want to make sure we have enough food, and enough spirit items for all the students who want to come," he says.
Besides having food, there are other essential elements to keep in mind such as guests and a welcoming environment says Stefani Gerson, coordinator of student programs at the KU Alumni Association, who coordinates the Home Football Friday tailgates at the Alumni Center. "If it's not welcoming, then it's just an empty lawn. You want people to come, and to be sure that they aren't waiting on the buffet line to be refilled," she says. Home Football Friday tailgates are from 11 to 1 p.m. and include free food and games for all students. Music or a TV to keep track of other football games can also help draw people in.
Tailgates are a good way to bring people together, bond them over a common interest. Jette Higgins, a senior from Hutchinson, encourages those who have never been to a tailgate to check one out, "Even if you don't drink you can still go and socialize, and a lot of them have great food. It gets you excited for the game rather than just sitting around waiting for the game to start," she says.
Cheering for a team brings a sense of camaraderie to those around you. "College football is a great thing, and you only have so many opportunities to experience it, so go with an open mind and enjoy yourself," says Strange.
Yard games to get the party started:
Washers:
Involves two teams of two players that take turns tossing washers towards the washer box. In order to score, one must place a washer into the box, into the can that is in the box, or within one foot of the box.
Beanbag toss:
Can be played as either doubles or singles. In doubles play, four players split into two teams. One member from each team pitches beanbags from one platform and the other members pitch from the other. The first side of players alternate pitching bags until both players have thrown all four of their bags, then the players pitching from the opposing board continue.
Ladder ball:
Played by throwing bolas (two balls connected by a string) onto a ladder. Each ladder has three rungs, each rung scoring a different point value. One common method of scoring is to have the rungs be one, two and three points. The bolas suspended on the ladder score the points for that rung, often with the goal of getting at least 21 points to win.
Beer frisbee:
The first team tosses the frisbee, aiming it towards a glass bottle that is placed on top of the stake opposite them. After scoring, the other team throws the Frisbee at the first team's bottle, trying to score points. Play continues until one player/team has reached the set amount of points (typically 21). One team must beat their opponent by at least two points.
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A request form must be filled out to reproduce images for display or publishing, but copyright restrictions are not normally a problem with images of campus, said Tara Wenger, head of reader services at Spencer Research Library.
The requests are used primarily to keep track of reproductions and their usage. Images from Spencer have be in hung in restaurants, published in books and displayed in homes.
A current exhibit at the Spencer Museum of Art also uses images from Spencer Research Library. "Glorious to View: The KU Campus Heritage Project" is a collaboration between Spencer Museum of Art
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Kenzie Tubbs, a senior from St. Louis, said she helped design a piece in the "Glorious to View" exhibit focused on Old North College. Old North College, originally North College Hall, was the campus' first building, built in 1866. The site is
Amanda Kilwin, a senior from St. Louis, said her work in the exhibit focuses on Potter Lake. She said she learned a lot about the history of campus and the number of images Spencer Research Library and Spencer Museum of Art hold.
now occupied by GSP Corbin residence halls. She said her group was provided with several photos to work with by Spencer Museum of Art curators.
"They have a huge collection," Kilwin said. "They are not always able to show everything in the museum."
Chassica Kirchhoff, a curatorial intern at Spencer Museum of Art, said "Glorious to View" features archive images from both Spencer Museum of Art and Spencer Research Library.
"It was so hard to pick the ones for 'Campus Heritage' because there are so many crazy pictures of campus," Kirchhoff said.
Kirchhoff said many of the images from Spencer Museum of Art and Spencer Research Library can be found on Luna Insight, an online collection database found on the University's library website. Images from Spencer Museum of Art, like those of Spencer Research Library, can be reproduced for personal, academic and publication purposes, Kirchhoff said.
"It's fascinating to look at the photos," Tubbs said. "I didn't even know these old images I eisted."
Spencer Museum of Art holds about 38,000 works, of which only about 1 percent are on display, said Jerrye Van Leer, Spencer Museum of Art coordinator of tours and visitor services.
staff and University graphic design students.
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Emissaries from the Lawrence sister cities of Eutin, Germany and Hiratsuka, Japan, toured Lawrence and the campus in an effort to foster their exchange programs, which provide students with the opportunity to study, or intern in the emissaries' respective countries.
Torben Mothes, a banker from Eutin, spent Wednesday morning in Wescoe Hall speaking with students in German language classrooms about the growing number of summer job opportunities in and around Eutin.
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According to Jim Morrison, lecturer on German business culture, the Eutin internship program with the University has increased significantly in the past three years. Only one or two students each year had participated in the exchange
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CROSSWORD 4
CRYPTOQUIPS 4
OPINION 5
SPORTS 10
SUDOKU 4
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