6A Friday, August 23, 1996 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Jazz Queen kicks off Lied Center season By Neal Shulenburger Kansan staff writer Jazz legend Queen Bey will open the Lied Center's 1996 series with a free outdoor concert on the northeast lawn. Karen Lane Christilles, public relations director for the center, said Bey was an easy choice for the series opener. "We were looking for an event that would go over really well outside," Christilles said. "We decided that an outdoor jazz concert would be excellent. We decided to pick local performers because of Kansas City's rich history in jazz. Whenever we talked to patrons, her name just kept coming up. So, I guess you can say we got her by popular demand." The concert is expected to draw a crowd of about 1,500 and will begin at 7 p.m. with a performance by the Dan Gailey Quintet. Bey will take the stage at 8 p.m. Bey, of Kansas City, Kan., has had a long, distinguished career. She began singing at the age 12 in Kansas City's Orchid Room, a popular jazz club, in the 1950s. She left for Los Angles, where she sang at Dino's Lodge, a club owned by Dean Martin. There she performed with jazz masters such as B.B. King, the Platters and jazz pianist Earl Gardner. Bey was appointed Kansas City's Jazz Ambassador by Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Emanuel Cleaver on Dec. 29, 1995. As part of that title, Bey has traveled to Los Angles, Palm Springs and Europe to represent the Kansas City jazz community. However, despite her many travels, Bey never has given a concert in Lawrence. "I guess you can say we got her by popular demand." Karen Lane Christilles Lied Center public relations director "I'm definitely looking forward to it," she said. "I'd never done one at KU before, and since I'm the Jazz Ambassador for Kansas and Missouri, I thought that it would be a good thing to do. The students are part of my audience, too." Bey's recent projects include a series of one-woman shows and a starring role in the movie Ninth Street. In addition to the concert itself, the Lied Center will host an information fair from 6 to 7 p.m. Several local organizations, including the University Theatre, the Lawrence Arts Center and the Douglas County AIDS Project will have information booths. "We were really looking for a way to give information about several local organizations to the audience," Christilles said. "They all have positive contributions to make to the community. The people who come to see the events should know about them." Prizes will be given away, including two $50 savings bonds from Mercantile Bank, tickets to Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun, and season tickets to the new Lied Family Series. New group aims to help students use the Internet Untangling the World Wide Web Casey Wilkinson is suffering from a problem that is prevalent among many KU students. She has found that she is drowning in, rather than surfing on, the World Wide Web. By Bradley Brooks Kansan staff writer "I'm so confused about e-mail and AmericaOnline," said Wilkinson, Olathe sophomore. "I couldn't get either to work from my computer last year." Fortunately for Wilkinson and others, a new student group is emerging: the Kansas University Campus Internet Association, or KUCIA. "We can offer a student an environment in which they won't be intimidated by jargon — where they can get help," Jones said. Wade Jones, Milford, Conn., senior, is the group's president. Last January, Jones and vice president David Veatch, 1996 graduate, took control of the group. The KUCIA began in 1994 but hasn't been active for nearly a year. "It took us all of eight days to set it up, to get a Web page going," Jones said. Veatch sees the opportunity for KUCIA to be a unique and helpful organization. "There is nothing else that fills this niche on campus. No other group lets students get together and learn about the Web. This is just an ideal vehicle for students to jump in." Veatch said. Veatch said he wanted KUCIA to be a place where students could gather and explore problems that face today's computer user, such as the recent fee increase for dial-in access to the campus computer system. KUCIA faculty adviser Michael Grobe, manager of distribute computing support at the computer center, thinks the group will be able to assist students the computer center cannot. "With the increase in the number of accounts in the last few years, we can't support our new customer base," Grobe said, referring to e-mail and dial-in access users. "I think that this student group could facilitate learning and organization." While the KUCIA encourages all students to join, it also welcomes students who just want questions answered to contact them. "That is half of what we are here for," Jones said. "We are students trying to help other students." For those who do choose to join KUCIA Where to reach the KUCIA: On the World Wide Web: http://www.ukans.edu/KUCIA By e-mail: KUCIA@ukans.edu the group, Jones thinks they will receive nothing but benefits, such as being more marketable in the workforce. "Companies are looking for people who can do things like create their own Web pages," Jones said. "You'll be ahead of the guy who is afraid of the technology, who doesn't take advantage of this stuff." The group plans to have monthly meetings, but a specific date has yet to be determined. Shortened Hawk Week complicates rush events Until then, students can contact Bv Ashlee Roll By Ashlee Roll Kansan staff writer For one week each year, the University of Kansas celebrates the beginning of the fall semester with Hawk Week. This year, for the first time, Hawk Week overlaps the first days of school, and this new schedule has posed some obstacles for fraternities and sororites. "The new schedule worked out fine for us," said Alex Franz, Colorado "Because of the new schedule, it changed rush a lot," said Melissa Morgan, an Olathe senior and rush coordinator for Sigma Kappa. "It wasn't all negative, even though it separated rush and Hawk Week." Morgan also said that the past separation of the events enabled rushees to move in sooner, to be more active during Hawk Week and to be well-rested for class. The new schedule posed no real problems for fraternities, whose rush was finished three days before the sororites' rush. junior and pledge trainer for Phi Delta Theta. "The only thing was that the girls couldn't go out and stuff, which was a bummer." The schedule the University is following for 1996 was made up three years ago. "We don't want to keep students here unnecessarily when they could be at home working to make money for school. I look at it as a tradeoff between students and the University," Morrell said. But automation and improved efficiency in enrollment have shortened the time that students need to be at the University before classes start. "The school calendar is mandated by the Board of Regents for planning purposes," said Richard Morrell, University Registrar. "We already have our calendar made up for 2001." The planning was born out of a feeling that there was too long a period between pre-class activities and the start of classes. Morrell said. "Pre-class activities used to stretch out over three weekends, and we felt that was too long to be here," he said. Group urges against bookstore By Liz Musser Kansan staff writer If the Lawrence Historic Resource Commission has its way, no downtown buildings will be demolished to make way for a new Border's Book Shop. The commission made a unanimous decision in a meeting last night to recommend that the Kansas State Historic Preservation Office not approve a site plan for a Border's bookstore in the 700 block of New Hampshire Street. The plan, which was submitted by Wint Winter Inc., called for the demolition of the 125-year-old Lawrence Buick Co. building at Seventh and New Hampshire streets. The commission got involved because the site is close to the Eldridge Hotel, which is on the national historic register. About 130 Lawrence residents attended the meeting. Many of them did not want to see the historic building demolished and thought that the new bookstore should include the Buick Co. building in its construction. Lawrence resident Pat Kady gathered a petition against the demolition that had 1,150 signatures. "I want to see this project go forward," said Austin Tearney, a Lawrence resident. Tearney also said he wanted the building to be incorporated into the new bookstore. Lawrence resident Jay Smith agreed. "We can do better than what is proposed here. I invite the Winters to use their and our resources in a more challenging wav." he said. Wint Winter, spokesman for Wint Winter Inc., said that the building was not historic under legal standards and that the proposed structure was consistent with the downtown atmosphere. "This commission's legal job is not to save neat buildings," he said. The commission's decision is advisory only. The Kansas State Historic Preservation office will make a recommendation to the Lawrence City Commission, which will vote on Sept. 10. STONEBACK'S APPLIANCE STONEBLADE PERIWELL DORM SIZE REPLENISHERS FOR RENT 2 cu. ft. $45 4 cu. ft. $65 school year 929 Mass, 843-4170 FREE DELIVERY REFOUND SOUND 1-913-842-2555 BUY-SELL TRADE 823 MASS. LAWRENCE, KS Kansas Univ. Rugby Football Club - RUGBY • Shenk Sports Complex ,23rd & Iowa Street Every Tue. & Thurs. at 5:30 pm Info. 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