Volume 125 Issue 12
2012
Thursday. September 6, 2012
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WEEKEND EDITION SEPT. 6 - 9
NEW COACH, NEW RITUAL
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
Members of the Marching Jayhawks preform during the pregame show of the Sept. 1 football game against South Dakota State at Memorial Stadium. The pregame show has been a beloved tradition for 40 years and remained unchanged until this year. They will now preform "God Bless America" instead of "America the Beautiful."
UNITED BY SONG
The Marching Jayhawks and Weis add ritual to establish game-day tradition
MARSHALL SCHMIDT
mschmidt@kansan.com
This football season, the Marching Jayhawks will play the alma mater, "Crimson and Blue," with students and players after every home game. Initiated by head football coach Charlie Weis, the change adds to the Marching Jayhawks' longstanding game-day tradition.
"Charlie Weis wants the students, band and the football team to be one unit," said Kyle Stringer, a junior from Haven, who plays baritone in the marching band. Stringer said Weis has spoken to the band on multiple occasions conveying this idea.
After defeating the Jackrabbits
last Saturday, a packed stadium participated in the new ritual. The band and football team lined up next to the student section in a show of KU pride.
"I was generally very pleased," Weis said after the game. "It'll just get better, but for the first rattle out of the box, that was a pretty good start," Weis said.
He added that the tradition would occur after every game, win or lose, and encouraged students to always participate by staying to the end of every game.
While this end-of-game tradition is new, the Marching Jayhawk's 13-minute pregame show is relatively unchanged for the past 40 years, said Matthew Smith, director of the Marching Jayhawks.
"The pregame show is where fans can expect to hear 'Crimson and Blue,' I'm a Jayhawk," "Fighting Jayhawk," "The Star Spangled Banner" and the Rock Chalk chant, as well as to see the band do things that are traditional only to KU." Smith said. "It embodies the spirit and traditions of the University."
Some of the marching moves unique to KU tradition include spelling out "KU" as well as the Sunflower and Block-K formations, Smith said.
And beginning last year, the halftime show is new for every game. Fans can expect superhero, Latin and classic rock-themed shows featuring music from movies like "Spiderman" and "The Dark Knight" and from singer
Shakira, Smith said.
Though practice can be difficult at times, especially being in the heat six hours a week, Stringer said it is all worth it.
"During the game, it's like you're doing it for the first time." Stringer said.
Emily Scholle, a senior from Lawrence and tenor saxophone player in the band, finds comfort in the band's tradition.
"Aulni will see the same pregame show that they saw when they were in college," Scholle said. "So many traditions have been upheld this year, and with this new one, I feel honored to be part of it all."
Edited by Sarah McCabe
RECREATION
Trail Hawks to host 100-mile races
HANNAH BARLING
hbarling@kansan.com
The Hawk Hundred is a 100 mile race open to anyone wanting to participate. This year will be the second ever 100 mile race in Lawrence, the first to combine three distances. Participants can choose to run 100 miles, 50 miles, or the marathon which is 26.2 miles.
The Lawrence Trail Hawks will be hosting the 2nd annual Hawk Hundred at Clinton Lake Saturday and Sunday.
"I'm excited to have the 100 mile and 50 mile runners on the course together," said race director Danny Miller. "They'll give each other a boost throughout the day and be there for emotional support."
There are 128 runners registered in 15 different states. The race begins Saturday at 6:00 a.m.
"You always want everyone to finish and have a good time," Miller said. "If you go into with the attitude that you have to win, you're missing the point. It's a personal discovery sport."
According to Miller, the Hawk Hundred was thought up by the Lawrence Trail Hawks and is a huge production. Miller, along with the other race director Coleen Voeks, are both finishers of multiple 100-mile races. Voeks will be participating in this weekend's race.
James Partridge, a graduate student in the chemistry department, will be running his 18th marathon on Saturday.
"I'm most looking forward to getting a chance to get out and get a good, long run in," Partridge said.
2012 NAWK COURSE
Edited by Sarah McCabe
COURTESY OF LAWRENCE TRAIL HAWKS
The 2nd annual Hawk Hundred race at Clinton Lake will start Saturday at 6 a.m. The race offers runners three distances: 100 miles, 50 miles or 26.2 miles.
Comicon craze comes to town
NIKKI WENTLING
nwentling@kansan.com
You may have seen the last installment of the Batman trilogy this summer or the latest silvery-screen take on one of Marvel's most famous superheroes, the Amazing Spider-Man. You may have even joined in on the Avengers craze.
However, you may not have been in a room with 500 other people dressed up as their favorite comic book characters. You most likely haven't seen a first edition of the Amazing Spider-Man. And you probably haven't spent an entire day riffing through boxes and boxes of bargain comic books, speaking with comic book creators and receiving a commissioned caricature of yourself as a zombie. Well, now your chance.
The Free State Comicon is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Douglas County fairgrounds. For a $5 admission fee, attendees can receive merchandise like posters and t-shirts, meet more than 30 local comic book creators, see rare items and buy toys and books from dealers.
"For a lot of people, going to a comicon is all about finding those rare issues for a cheap price", said Craig Klotz, organizer of the Free State Comicon. "There has been huge success with all of the Marvel and Batman films. People have taken notice and are now seeking out the source material."
Klotz started the Free State Comicon seven years ago. At the beginning, an average of 400 to 500 people showed up. Last year, that number almost doubled, and this year Klotz is expecting up to
1,000 comic book fans from all over Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri.
Klotz said he wants to remain separated from today's image of a comic book convention. Over the years, he said, these mega conventions have become more about Hollywood; the comic books have become secondary.
One of those 1,000 people will be Joel Fannettniel, owner of Astrokitty, Lawrence's only comic book store. Fannettniel has been to the convention for the last seven years; he sells comic books and does commissioned artwork.
"He loved it so much, and he saw the opportunity to fill a niche here in town." Piannenstiel said. "Aside from collecting his own stuff, he created a unique thing here in Lawrence."
"Comic books are taking a back seat," Klotz said. "But I love the art form. It's a great blending of literature and artwork that tells a visual story in the same way TV or film does, only you have to use your imagination to fill in the gaps."
"I have a good time, and I expose people to the fact that we exist here in town," Pfannenstiel said. "I get to see friends I haven't seen in a while and interact with other creators."
For more information, view next Thursday's Kansan.
Edited by Sarah McCabe
Three University of Kansas graduates created the website, which currently contains information and photos for eight venues. The photos are intentionally blurred, so a person viewing will not be able to identify anyone in the bar. The purpose of the picture is to see whether or not the bar is full and to help viewers plan their night accordingly.
It's Friday night. You and a group of friends are trying to find the place to be, but there are more than 20 bars to choose from. You don't want a place that's too crowded or too dead, and you can't remember the drink specials.
NIGHTLIFE
New website gives live updates of local bars
Pfannentiel got into comic books as a kid when his father introduced him to "Conan the Barbarian." He met Klotz in 2003 while he was working part-time at Mass Street Comics. Pfannentiel said Klotz was originally a "Trekkie" who got into comic books later.
Next week, Lawnencarbarslive.com will be there to guide you through the decision process. Lawnencarbarslive.com, a website that will conveniently tell you all of this information, is set to launch at midnight next Thursday. The site allows you to select a bar, view the bar's Twitter and Facebook feeds, which include drink specials, and see a real-time photo of the interior of the bar every 10 seconds.
Nikki Wentling
Nichols
After voting closed on Wednesday, five new freshmen joined Student Senate.
Freshmen Lauren Arney, Evan Nichols, John Lee, Jessie Pringle and William Murfin participated in committee meetings that night, after results were announced earlier that day.
CAMPUS
Arney
Voter turnout was on par with last year,with the five elected to candidates bringing in between 88 and 121 votes each.
Senate also voted that evening to approve Zach George, a sophomore from Ottawa Kan, to fill an opening as Senate Government Relations Director.
Freshmen Senators elected to student board
**Index**
CLASSIFIED 7B    CRYTOQUIP 7A    SPORTS 18
CROSSWORD 7A    SPINION 5A    SUOKU 7A
Elise Reuter
All contents, unless stated otherwise, © 2012 The University Daily Kansan
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KU Fights Hunger is hosting a campus-wide food drive all day Sunday.
Today's Weather
Still too hot.
HI: 90
LO: 68