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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2008
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VOLUME 120ISSUE 69
GREEK LIFE
Groups chosen to perform in Rock Chalk Revue
Whitney Juneau, Lawrence senior and member of Delta Delta Delta, awaits the announcement of the results of the Rock Chalk Revue selection process Monday evening at Liberty Hall. The pairing of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Delta Delta Delta was one of five groups to make it into the student talent show that will take place in March at the Lied Center.
Five shows will hit the stage in March
BY BRANDY ENTSMINGER bentsminger@kansan.com
Jerry Wang/KANSAN
Groups sat in tense silence with arms entwined as they awaited the In/Out announcement for "In the Nick of Time," the 60th annual Rock Chalk Revue production. As the executive director of the production finished reading the names of the shows that made it in to the revue, groups either broke down in tears or ran from the building in excitement. Some did both.
After spending countless hours writing scripts, designing costumes and recording songs, the Rock Chalk directors for Kappa Sigma fraternity learned they missed the mark again this year. The last time Kappa Sigma made it into the show was in 1988, but that didn't stop the fraternity from trying again this year.
Robby House, Salina sophomore and one of Kappa Sigma's directors, said he was disappointed, but he said the fraternity would try again next year.
"Either way, the philanthropy is going to get done, so that's great." House said.
Groups had to complete plans for their shows before finding out whether they had been selected. Only five of the 11 groups that tried out for the production will perform when the show hits the stage in March.
Andrew Calver, Overland Park sophomore and Rock Chalk director for Kappa Sigma, said the number of hours each group spent working on its shows made the process challenging.
"I've put an obscene amount of work." Calver said. "It's taken over my life."
A variety of factors, such as the talent level in other groups, could be responsible for Kappa Sigma missing out on making Rock Chalk Revue for the past 20 years, Calver said.
Calver said Kappa Sigma was hopeful this year because it had members with the talent and desire to perform. He said the fraternity had put a lot of work into what it saw as an original idea.
"It's hard to point a finger at one thing or another," he said. "One way or another we've fallen short of the mark every year."
Kevin Campbell, Leawood senior and executive producer of Rock Chalk Revue, said fraternities and sororities continued
applying despite all the work because getting into the show marked their chapters as some of the top chapters on campus.
Although Campbell said the directors put in a lot of work, he said the three members of each chapter chosen to be directors enjoyed working on the show and often felt pride at being selected by their chapter to lead the show.
"You're viewed as kind of heroic by the people in your house" Campbell said.
Calver said making it into the show would have brought respect and recognition to Kappa Sigma. He said he still recognized the lead performers from previous shows when he saw them around Lawrence.
"If you put on a really good show, people will smile upon your name," Calver said.
The proceeds from Rock Chalk Revue benefit the United Way of Douglas County. Last year the program donated more than
participants
"Jayhawk Jackpot"—Delta Delta
Delta and Sigma Phi Epsilon
"Cast to Sea"—Kappa Kappa
Gamma and Pi Kappa Phi
"Once Upon A Rhyme"—Kappa
Alpha Theta and Delta Upsilon
"Diamond In the Rough"—
Gamma Phi Beta and Phi Delta
Theta
"Disco Nights"—Sigma Kappa
and Theta Chi
$38,000, and this year it is almost halfway to its goal of $60,000.
Three Rock Chalk directors from every fraternity and sorority plan the show for
Jerry Wang/KANSAN
Katy Redman, Grand Island, Neb., junior and Rock Chalk director for Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, and Robby House, Salina sophomore and director for Kappa Sigma fraternity, await the results of this year's In/Out ceremony. Five of 11 groups made the cut, but Kappa Sigma, Alpha Gamma Delta did not.
SEE REVUE ON PAGE 4A
STUDENT SENATE
New limits on campaigning leave Wescoe a little emptier
Student Senate coalitions will face tighter campaigning time limits and budgets this year. Senate passed a new elections reform bill that shortens the time students can actively campaign by approaching students directly and passively campaign by sitting at tables in the Kansas Union. It also caps each coalition's total spending at $6,000.
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FINANCE
Campus living and eating costs to rise
BY JOE PREINER
jpreiner@kansan.com
She said the departments would use
Students who plan on paying for on-campus living or dining next year will have to reach deeper into their pockets to foot the bill.
The annual KU budget proposal went before the Kansas Board of Regents last week and, if approved, both on-campus housing and dining prices would increase.
Diana Robertson, director of student housing, said each student would pay an average $330 more for both services next year.
the additional money for maintenance of KU housing and dining halls.
The Board of Regents will decide on the proposal in December. If approved, students would not feel the effects until next fall.
Naomi Wilfred, Boston junior, stopped living on campus after her sophomore year. She said although she enjoyed the convenience of living on campus, she thought the conditions of residence halls and Jayhawker Towers were subbar.
"People enjoy their freshman year." Wilfred said. "But how often do you hear people saying they'd never go back to the
SEE MONEY ON PAGE 4A
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