No Sweat
End-of-week packed with spirit events
Student Union Activities Spirit Squad provide many activities for busy weekend
SOMETHING CONTAGIOUS IS IN THE AIR, AND certain students, staff and alumni from the University of Kansas want the student body to catch it. The affliction is spirit, and members of Student Union Activities and the Spirit Squad are looking forward to an outbreak in honor of homecoming weekend.
To kick off the weekend, the homecoming parade will begin at 2:20 p.m. Friday on Jayhawk Boulevard. Floats from student organizations will be on display, and the Marching Jayhawks will perform.
"There are more people involved with the parade than ever before because it is right on campus instead of downtown," said Sue Morrell, SUA program manager and homecoming coordinator. "They spend hours on their floats, and they really want to show it off."
In addition to the parade, students and alumni can celebrate their spirit by participating in tailgate parties and volleyball games. Special tours through the University's museums also will be offered. Greek alumni can attend open houses in their respective chapters.
A highlight of the activities is Denny Dent's performance at 8 p.m. Friday in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Dent, a performance artist from Colorado, uses canvases, music and a large amount of paint to entertain his audience with his "Two-Fisted Art Attack."
"He does wall-size canvases of different famous people," Morrell said. "He paints to music that is representative of the person he is painting. He sticks his hand in the buckets of paint. He's wild and gets paint everywhere."
Elaine Brady, Spirit Squad coordinator, is also enthusiastic about the homecoming events.
"I'm so excited about the entire weekend," Brady said. "All the events and activities lead right up to "Late Night" with the basketball team and an all-sports rally."
A bonfire is a possible activity for future homecoming weekends. Each year, students ask to start such a tradition.
"We do not have a place to have bonfires," Morrell said. "We are definitely looking into that for next year."
SUE MORRELL SUA program manager,homecoming coordinator
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Neither Morrell nor Brady see a lack of interest in students regarding homecoming plans.
"We have had wonderful guidance from the promotions department," Brady said. "There is plenty of publicity. There is never any problem with getting people to 'Late Night.'"
—BY LINDSEY HENRY
Hill October 11, 1995
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