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Wednesday, October 9,1996
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
What is Open Rush?
- An informal way to meet women in the Greek community
- An opportunity to see what sororities have to offer in an informal setting
- A chance to learn more about the Greek community
If interested, please call the Panhellenic office at: 864-4643
Friday, October 25,1996 8:00 p.m.
Presented by the University of Kansas School of Fine Arts Lied Center Concert Series
Tickets on sale at the Lied Center Box Office (864-ARTS);
Murphy Hall Box Office (864-3982);
SUA Box Office (864-3477); or call Ticketmaster at (913) 234-4545.
Student ticket prices are $13.50 and $16.00.
Daily tasks a reach for Pollard
By Erin Rooney
Kansan staff writer
Finding non-athletic shoes for his size-18 feet is a difficult task. Walking through a doorway without having to duck is virtually impossible, and climbing into the back seat of a car isn't a future plan.
For Scot Pollard, 6-foot-10 center for the KU basketball team, being tall is an advantage in basketball, but off the court, tall people like Pollard can find they're at a disadvantage in routine situations.
"I can't get good shoes," Pollard said. "I only have one pair of wing tips, and all the others are athletic shoes. I wish I was taller, but I wish I had smaller feet."
A pair of everyday shoes costs him more than $100, and it's rare for him to find a bed big enough to accommodate his height. Ryan Berg, a 6-4 Junior from Arlington Heights, Ill., agreed with Pollard.
"I sleep at an angle," Berg said. "I have a full-size bed, but mv feet still hang off the edge."
The KU Athletic Department provides beds for scholarship athletes in Jayhawker Towers apartments. John Jefferson, director of student- athlete life, is responsible for renting the large beds provided for the athletes.
"If they're too tall for two twin-size beds, they get a king-size bed." Jefferson said.
After a night of confined sleep, a shower can add fuel to the fire. Shower heads are built into house and apartment walls to accommodate individuals of average height, not for those who tower over the majority of the population, Berg said.
In addition to special beds and shower heads, tall people have to deal with a constant line of questioning from strangers about their height.
"I have to tilt my shower head all the way up, but it still hits me in the chest," he said.
When Pollard is home, away from KU students and fans, three or four people a day ask him about his height, he said. After a day full of inquiries, he said that sometimes he got annoyed.
"The first time a person asks I just say, 'I'm tall,'" he said. "If they ask again I say, 'I'm taller than you.' And if they ask again I say, 'I'm 6-10; go away.'"
The second question people ask is whether he plays basketball. This question is easily answered by Pollard, who tells them he has played the sport since he could walk and talk.
Pollard has become comfortable, though, with his height through the years. This is because he comes from a tall family. Pollard's dad is 6-9; his mom and sister are 6-2; he has one brother who is 6-9, two who are 7-0 and one who is 7-3.
"I tend to forget that I'm so imposing," Pollard said. "I don't think of myself as a tall person. I'm not really tall in my family."
Scot Pollard is one of few people who tower over most people's heads. Many don't aren't aware of the problems tall people have doing simple things, such as showering or lying down in a regular-size bed.
Don Knotts presents scholarship
Rich Devinki / KANSAN
By Cameron Heeg Kansan staff writer
Actor Don Knotts presents a scholarship to Andrea Lockett, Lenexa junior, yesterday at the Adams Alumni Center. Lockett's mother stands next to her.
The smile on his face didn't come from cleaning his always unloaded gun. It didn't come from hanging out with those crazy kids upstairs. The smile on Don Knott's face came from presenting a scholarship to a KU student.
Noted television funny man Knotts presented Andrea Lockett, Lenexa junior, with a $1,000 scholarship on behalf of the New Theater Guild yesterday after a lunch at the Adams Alumni Center. The Guild also presented a $1,000 donation to the University's department of theater and film for equipment and other expenses.
"We always have new actors up and coming, and it is a good way to
encourage them," Knotts said of the scholarship.
The New Theater Guild raises money each year and donates it to a worthy cause. The University's department was the best choice for the year, said Dodie Brown, founder of the guild.
As a theater major, Lockett originally received the scholarship money in May for this school year, but she found out a couple of weeks ago that Knotts would make the official presentation.
"It is an honor to be recognized for hard work on the stage, and to be given the scholarship award by someone who has already made it makes it even more special," Lockett said.
After graduating, Lockett wants to continue her stage-acting career in
New York on Broadwav.
It's not Broadway, but the 72-year-old Knott's still is going strong with his theater career, starring in You Can't Take It With You at The New Theater Restaurant, 9229 Foster St., in Overland Park.
Knotts moved to New York in 1949 and began his acting career in radio. Since then, Knotts consistently has been cast as painfully geeky characters, which Knotts didn't mind finding success in.
"I like playing any character. If it's a fun character, I enjoy it." he said.
He is most noted for his television roles as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show and Mr. Furley on Three's Company. He also has acted in 18 movies, including the Apple Dumping Gang and The Incredible Mr. Limpett.
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