6A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2004
including a piece by James Barnes,
a University alumnus;
Lincolnshire Posy by Percy
Grainger and the world premiere
of a piece dedicated to the
University by composer Thomas
Stone, who will be in attendance.
The concert will end with everyone
in attendance singing the
University's Alma Mater, The
Crimson and the Blue, the Rock
Chalk Chant and I'm a Jayhawk!
After the concert, the last event of the the night will take place on the second floor of the Adams Alumni Center, 1266 Oread Ave., across from the Kansas Union parking garage. The KU Class of 1964 is having its 40-year reunion, and there will be a dance from 9 until 11 p.m. The dance will be open to everyone, and students are encouraged to bust a move with the older generation.
The traditional homecoming Parade will take place tomorrow. Charlie Gruber, University alumnus and 2004 U.S. Olympic Team member, will be the grand marshal. Gruber competed in the 1,500-meter run at the 2004 Summer Olympic games, but fell just short of being eligible for the finals by finishing ninth place.
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and members of numerous organizations, including the Arab Shriner's Clown Unit and Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Douglas County, will participate.
Last year's event started new parade traditions, Anderson said. The coordinators emphasized putting more spirit and diverse involvement in the parade, including introducing a high school marching band competition. The winners got to play in the parade, she said.
Grand marshals in recent years include Danny Manning in 2003 and Don Fambrough in 2002.
"We're trying to help that tradition grow bigger," Anderson said.
This year's parade will continue the marching band competition and will feature more than 300 high school students playing in the parade, she said.
Manning played on the men's basketball team from 1985 to 1988, leading the Jayhawks to a national championship in 1988. Fambrough was the football team's head coach from 1971 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1982.
Thirteen floats, eight marching bands and eight decorated vehicles are in the lineup. KU Public Safety Office, the ROTC Color Guard, Chancellor Robert Hemenway, Mayor Mike Rundle and some of the former KU homecoming queens will also be in the parade.
"Our goal is to try and top it this year," said Marlyse Anderson, Oathe senior and 2004 Homecoming parade co-chairwoman.
For early-morning risers, there will be a pancake feed from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. on the Stauffer-Flint lawn.
This year's parade will also draw in more participants from the Lawrence community. Various local organizations and a dance team from Haskell Indian Nations University, the New Dawn Native Dancers, will be in the parade. The purpose of making an effort to include members of the Lawrence community is to show that homecoming is about more than just the University, Anderson said.
According to University Relations, 2003's homecoming parade was the largest parade in University history.
The parade will start at the Adams Alumni Center at 11 a.m. and wind its way through campus, ending at the Chi Omega Fountain.
"It's not just a University thing," she said. "It's more of a Lawrence event."
One hundred Flags of KU and various banners will wave throughout the parade. Each flag represents a University group or residence hall. Representatives
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COUNTY: Registrators increase
"President Bush's and Senator Kerry's platforms are radically different creating a political frenzy nationwide," Wolff said. "A student vote simply strengthens the ideals that this country was founded on."
Mark Lyda, co-director of the KU Center for Community Outreach, said college-aged students are volunteering now more than ever.
"Students are becoming more actively involved with the political process." Lyda said. "People finally realize that voter registration is vitally important because this election affects our quality of life."
Chris Brown, Lawrence senior, attributed the increase in county registration to the overflow of anti-Bush voters.
"Lawrence is such a liberal hipple-ville," Brown said. "Locals make it a point to register and vote against Bush more than anything else."
The Douglas County Clerk Election Office is expecting even more voter registrations before the deadline.
the deadline. "Our estimations are high for the remaining county citizens to
register before deadline." Penrod said.
A large portion of the registrations could still come from students who have yet to register.
Voter registration applications are available online at www.douglas-county.com or at the Student Senate office in the Kansas Union.
Student Senate and SLAB will be helping students register to vote through the Oct. 18 deadline.
"The best way for elected officials to have the ability to take care of KU needs is to know students will back them with support and their vote," Wolff said.
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