Wednesday, November 19, 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 7
Batman takes flight at Union
By Corrie Moore
cmowore@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
POW!"#!IBANG!*#!ZAP!*#!SHAZAM!*#!WHACK!*#!BIFF!*#!
"Holy moly Batman!"
This is the last week for Student Union Activities to show movies in the Kansas Union this semester, and it is celebrating with a Batman theme.
SUA had two other theme weeks this semester.
"It's something a little different," he said. "We thought it would do pretty well."
Brett Generaux, Kansas City, Kan., senior and spectrum films coordinator for SUA, said that SUA would show new and old Batman movies this week.
Batman is the star of the third theme week.
In September, SUA had a silent-film week that featured Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin films. The Lust and Vengeance theme week was in October and showed films such as "Pink Flamingos."
SUA will play the cartoon "Batman's Mask of the Phantasm" at 7 p.m. tonight. Tim Burton's 1989 version of "Batman", *starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson*, will play at 9 p.m.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday the newest release," Batman and Robin," will be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. The 1966 version of "Batman," starring Adam West, will be shown at midnight Friday and Saturday.
All movies are showing at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union
SUA showed more than 40 movies this semester, including "Men in Black," "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" and "Contact."
The organization gets the movies after major theaters have shown them movies. SUA rents the films from several national distributors such as Swank Motion Pictures and Critieron Films. The distributors handle the release of the movies after the theaters and before video stores.
Ana Calderon, Shawnee senior and feature films coordinator, said SUA paid between $60 and $1,200 to rent the movies. New releases usually were more expensive.
Calderon said SUA showed some films at least four times.
"We try and get as many showings of it as possible." she said.
SUA charges students $2.50 to view the movies, or there is a movie card for $35 for the year and $25 for a semester.
Calderon said SUA started showing movies for students in 1955. That year they showed "Shadow of a Doubt," "Pickwick Papers" and "Odd Man Out."
Calderon and the feature films committee already are planning to show movies such as "Boogie Nights" and "Gattaca" next semester.
contributed art
Jack Nicholson- "Batman"
Michael Keaton-
Nicole Kidman-
"Batman Forever"
Michael Keaton "Batman," "Batman Returns"
Drew Barrymore-
"Batman Forever"
Jim Carrey-
"Batman Forever"
Arnold
Schwarzenegger-
"Batman and Robin"
SUA movies:
SUA started showing movies in 1955.
**Movies cost $2.50 each, $35 for a year-long movie pass or $25 for a semester movie pass.**
Batman Theme Week (Woodruff Auditorium):
5 p.m. tonight — Mask of the Nun!
8 p.m. tonight — Burt Burton's "Batman"
7 and 9:30 p. m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday — "Batman and Robin"
- Midniaht Fridav and Saturday — 1966's "Batman"
Hawke relates radio, TV experience to students
Jennifer A. Yeoman
jeeoman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Jennifer A. Yeoman
From director of early talk shows, to radio station owner, to ranch hand, Gary Hawke has done it all. And now, he does it all for the University of Kansas as KUJH general manager, KJHK faculty adviser, instructor and general manager for integrated media laboratory for the School of Journalism.
Hawke came to the University in 1994 from California, where he owned four radio stations. Hawke said he came to the University because he wanted to do something new.
"I have something that I want to pass on." Hawke said.
"And, I want to keep learning myself. I don't want to be cut off from the real world."
Hawke, who was raised in the Los Angeles area, received a degree in speech communications with a concentration in radio from California State University at Long Beach. After graduation, he worked at television stations in Los Angeles. As director, he worked on some of the original talk shows such as Joe Pine, Mort Sahl and Les Crane.
He also worked on "Truth or Consequences," sports coverage and Disney openings.
Hawke was hired for six months as the associate director of the "Johnny Cash Show," a position he eventually turned down.
"I realized that it just wasn't me," he said. "So, I didn't take it in the end."
Instead, Hawke went to work for a friend as a ranch hand in Yreka, Calif. 20 miles south of the Oregon border.
"My father thought I was throwing my life away," he said. "Here I was, young and successful, and I went to shovel horse stalls, bale hay and brand cows."
Hawke took the job, he said, because he wanted to get away from the big cities. So, he worked as a ranch hand for two years and learned a lot about himself, he said.
"I was a young punk who had gotten a lot of good breaks," Hawke said. "I thought I was hot stuff. But, I was transported to a place where no one cared what I had done. What important was
how hard I worked or how courageous I was. I learned to respect rural people who work hard every day of their lives."
It was this experience that eventually led him back to Yreka to purchase four radio stations including two country stations, an oldies station and an adult contemporary station. He bought his first radio station when at age 29.
He bought the stations after a stint back in Los Angeles as an account executive and sales manager for a radio station.
These experiences have helped Hawke while teaching media broadcast sales at the University.
Hawke also spends his time managing equipment and trying to get new equipment for the journalism school.
"I'm here a lot," he said. "I don't usually go five minutes without the phone ringing or having students come in with questions."
Jonathan Kirsch, Anglewood, Colo., senior and KJHK news director, agreed that Hawke worked hard, especially with the station's recent power upgrade.
"He's so easy to talk to," said Eva Nilson, Harnosand, Sweden, graduate student. "He's sincere in his caring and he is down to our level. He's attainable. He also works too much."
And students always are walking in.
"He's unrelentless in his pursuit of this," Kirsch said. "He really cares about his job and what's going on in the lives of his students."
Gary Hawke is the faculty adviser for KJHK, general manager for KUJH, and instructor and general manager for integrated media laboratory. Hawke said he
came to the University of Kansas in 1994 from California, where he owned four radio stations, to try something new. Photo by Marc Shank/KANSAN
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