Wednesday, September 3. 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
'Hollywood' seizes local theaters
By Ann Premer
apremer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
By mid-September, Hollywood Theaters will own all the movie theaters in Lawrence except Liberty Hall.
Hollywood Theaters and Dickinson Theaters said last week that both had exchanged theater complexes in six cities in Kansas and Missouri.
Lawrence's Dickinson Theater,
2339 Iowa St., will be operated by Hollywood Theaters. Hollywood
Hollywood recently sold The Varsity Theatre, 1015 Massachusetts St., to an undisclosed buyer. Hollywood's lease agreement for Cinema Twin Theaters, 3110 Iowa St., has run out.
also owns Hillcrest Theaters, 925 Iowa St., and Southwind 12 Theaters, 3433 Iowa St.
Plans for Cinema Twin have not been disclosed, but Varsity will no longer be a movie theater, said Kevin Frost, Topeka junior and former Varsity assistant manager.
Hollywood Theaters will own
all of the movie theaters in Topeka, and Dickinson will own all of the theaters in Hutchinson.
Tracy M. Bundy, marketing director for Hollywood Theaters, said that the companies made the exchanges to make one company dominant in each town.
Theaters also will be traded in Joplin, Mo.; Jefferson City, Mo.; and Garden City.
"It was kind of a package trade," said Gary Downs, Dickinson Theaters marketing director. He said Dickinson's goal was to become more profitable.
"Just as a consumer, I think everyone should be worried about this," Frost said. "All the theaters in town are owned by one company. I would almost guarantee that there will be a change that affects the prices in the coming months because there's no competition."
Hollywood Theaters has no plans to change ticket or concession prices as a result of the exchange, Bundy said.
Downs said he did not know how or if the trade would affect Dickinson's prices.
Students work to organize new fraternity
By Sarah McWilliams
By Sarah McWilliams smcwilliams@kansas.com
Kanson staff writer
For students who want a new choice in fraternities, two students at the University of Kansas may have the answer.
Dion Jones, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, junior, looked for a fraternity to join in May and found his options at the University were limited.
When Jones heard about the African-American national fraternity, Iota Phi Theta, he looked at its Internet site.
Jones called fraternity's
regional leaders and was invited to a national conference in July.
Jones and his friend, Michael Owens, Kansas City, Kan., senior, attended the conference in Richmond, Va. Both were impressed by the unity of the members and signed on to start a new chapter at the University.
Iota Phi Theta, founded in 1963 at Morgan State University in Baltimore, would offer another alternative to the University's four historically African-American fraternities.
All students, not just African Americans, can join, Jones said. Bill Nelson, associate director of
the Organizations and Activities Center, has worked with Jones and Owens.
Nelson said the University now has three active chapters of historically African-American fraternities, Kappa Alpha Psi, Phi Beta Sigma and Alpha Phi Alpha, and one inactive chapter, Omega Psi Phi.
Owens said he was impressed by the open-minded outlook of Iota Phi Theta.
"They stress individuality," he said.
To become an active chapter, Jones and Owens must have at least five members by the end of
the school year and show a commitment to community-service projects.
They plan to start projects that link Lawrence and the University.
Jones said that along with recruiting members, he and Owens would participate in the Iota Phi Theta Youth Alliance by encouraging local high school students to consider college.
The two also will work with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program in Lawrence.
"A lot of students from Lawrence don't look past 11th grade," Jones said. "We want them to see how important college is."
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