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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, August 17, 1998
HAWK WEEK do something!
story by angela johnson o kansan staff writer
Ray Dalton, Lansing junior, competes in a game of virtual Pac Man at a Hawk Week event. Students gathered Friday night at the Lied Center to play laser tag, virtual-reality Pac Man and hear a guest comedian. Photo by Corie Waters/KANSAN
Instead of sitting at home wondering what to do during these marvelous three days before classes start, get off your duff and join in the fun.
or many KU students stuck in the summer mode, Hawk Week offers a transition to
campus before the burden of the fall semester.
The orientation event, which kicks off every school year, began Saturday with HawkMania in the residence halls. Events will run through this weekend.
Hawk Week coordinators Hilary Johnston and Holly Tallen have been organizing the festivities since March.
we have 70 different programs this year, including the day programs," Johnston said. "It's exciting that so many people are taking part in it. It's become a bigger event, this year especially. We have a packed schedule."
Some students agreed that Hawk Week helped the transition from summer to campus life.
Jessica Bodine, Leawood junior, said the Hawk Week activities last year helped her relax.
"I was really nervous when I got here," she said. "I remember going to the dance on Daisy Hill. I wasn't expecting to see so many people there. It's where I met my boyfriend."
Scott Hasty, Overland Park sophomore, said last year's Movie on the Hill was a popular event.
"I saw a lot of people I knew," he said. "It gets the students on campus and gets them to meet people."
Tracie Schuler, Student Union Activities graduate advisor, said last year's Movie on the Hill attracted about 6,000 people
This year's movie, to be shown Sunday, is $Screen 2$.
Tenight's events include an ice cream social at Adams Alumni Center, followed by Traditions Night at Memorial Stadium.
The KU Marching Band and the spirit squads will direct the crowd through the various KU traditions, such as waving the wheat, the alma mater, the Rock Chalk chant and the fight song.
Terry Allen, football coach, and Bob Frederick, athletics director, both will
speak at Traditions Night. Johnston said she
expected the event, which was rained out last year, to draw a crowd of about 3,000 students and community members.
Jason Hannah, Overland Park sophomore, said he was planning on going to Traditions Night.
"I was very disappointed that I didn't get to go last year because at basketball games I can't do the clap to the fight song — I feel left out," he said.
Johnston said a major part of Traditions Night was the passing of the torch, which is symbolic to passing knowledge and growth to a new freshman class.
"It starts at the Campanile," Johnston said. "The presidents of Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board, two honors fraternities, bring the torch down the hill into Memorial Stadium. Then representatives of each class take turns passing it until it ends at the stage in Memorial Stadium. Passing the torch on is kind of symbolic. It's welcoming the freshmen into the beginning of a new school year."
Convocation, another traditional event during Hawk Week, will be Wednesday at the Lied Center. Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Kevin Yoder, student body president, are scheduled to speak.
Several new activities have been added to this year's itinerary.
Tomorrow night's Beach-n-Boulevard will put a new twist on a traditional event.
The Grammy Award-winning Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band will perform tomorrow at Beach-n-Boulevard in front of Wescoe Hall. The reggae band has performed at more than 325 major colleges and universities.
SUA has brought back Wheatstock, an outdoor concert on Campanile Hill. Schuler said she was expecting a big turnout on Saturday for Wheatstock '98
"We're hoping it will eventually be as big as Daw on the Hill," she said.
The Glitter Kicks, The L.A. Rambiers and The Norman 360, all Lawrence bands, will perform at Wheatstock. The concert is free.
Friday, the Kansas Union will sponsor Union Fest '98. Katrina Warren, marketing coordinator for the Kansas and Burge Unions, said this year's event had a swing theme.
"Students thought it would be popular because of the new movement of swing music, but we're not emphasizing the
1930s or any other era—just swing
in general," she said.
The local band Swing 39 will perform on the plaza.
offer. We'll make it a fun, carnival-like atmosphere."
perform on the plaza.
"We'll have activities related to all areas of the building." Warren said. "It will be a good time for us to show students the services we have to
Wheatstock '98,
sponsored by SUA, will feature the L.A. Ramblers, the Glitter Kicks and the Norman 360. The concert will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday on Campanile hill.
Another Hawk Week event, new this year, was Playfest, which was held last weekend.
In previous years, Playfair, a national company, held events on the east lawn of Allen Field House. This year, Robinson Center organized the events and renamed the activity Playfest.
Some activities included at Playfest were a rock-climbing wall, sand volley
ball and intramural games. KJHK, the campus radio station, broadcast live by the pool patio.
The residence and scholarship halls on campus also had them-based events this week. HawkMania started last weekend with the comedian Buzz Sutherland performing in Lied Center, followed by the movie Good Will Hunting and a game of laser tag.
This week's HawkMania events include a Hall Crawl, during which the residence halls will hold themed dances.
Tallen said that the campus would feel like home if students took full advantage of the Hawk Week events.
"We want to prepare the students for academic and social success at KU," she said. "We want them to look at all these organizations and see that there are all these opportunities to become involved. If students really utilize these programs, they'll really feel a sense of community."
Today
EVENTS
"Get the Scoop" ice cream social, 6:30 p.m., Adams Alumni Cente
Convocation will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Lied Center. Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Kevin Yader, student body president, are scheduled to speak.
Adams Admin Center
Traditions Night,
8 p.m.
Memorial Stadium
Tomorrow
University Theatre Follies, 6 p.m., Crafton Prever Theater
Beach-n-Boulevard,
7 p.m. in front of
Wescoc Hall
Student information
fair, 7 p.m.
Strong Hall lawn
Wednesday
Rock-A-Hawk picnic and carnival, 4 to 7:30 p.m., Daisy Hill
Student information fair, 4:30 to 7 p.m., Daisy Hill
Convocation, 8 p.m., Lied Center
Thursdav
Quit playing around and go to class!
Friday
Friday
Union Fest '98,
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Kansas Union
Arts program info fair and displays, 6 p.m., Lied Center
Nontraditional and commuter student welcome, 7 p.m., Lied Center northeast lawn
Outdoor concert, featuring BeauSoleil. 7 n.m. Lied Center
Saturday
SUA Wheatstock,
5 to 8 p.m., west side
of Campanile Hill
Techno bowling,
9 p.m. to midnight,
Jaybowl in the Kansas
Union
Sunday
SUA Movie on the Hill:
Scream 2, 8:30 p.m.
Campanile Hill
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