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KULTURE
THE UNIVERSITY BABY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2006
Mindie Wickers/KANSAN
"Hepatitis" Rao Ran, Loft, Queens, New York. Providence, dancers with Acuum Coke, Oldfield and Arsenal, late Monday, standing on the poch of Hassinger Hall. Students stayed out on the poch late into the evening smoking, talking
Hash's 'Porch kids' continue tradition
BY JOSH LANDAU
Almost every night people gather in front of Hashinger Hall, Sunday night was no exception. As a steady stream of students returned to the dorms with laundry, the students who refer to themselves as "porch kids" emerge onto the steps of Hash. The night was filled with music, smoking, swing dancing and to song of singing.
5 p.m. Students sing along to: "A Whole New World" — Aladdin
The night begins at nine. Conversation focuses on plans for the evening. The porch is full of people, many of them from other residence halls. Talan Abad, Kansas City, Mo., freshman, is one of them. Though he lives in McColliam, he spends at least four hours every day outside of Hash. For the most part he is singing.
10 p.m. Students sing Along to: "No day but today" — Kent
Growing tired of their room, Kristina Pollard, and Liz Keeen, Dallas freshmen, come out to the porch to continue their acts and crafts time. Pollard is making a blanket out of scrapes of cloth and Keenor is making a necklace. The two playfully banter as they work on their projects. Meanwhile, Stacy Lambell, Kansas City freshman, and Haley Yankey, Wichita freshman, leave the dorm with long poles in hand. Striding over to the open space next to the porch, they begin in twirl the poles over and over. The two like to twirl the poles to relax and get some recreation. They find the porch an ideal place to practice their hobby.
"Hash is the only dorm with a pouch, so we should abuse it to its full potential." Yankee said.
11 p.m. Students sing along to "Lips of an Angel" — Rock Hinder
Kelley Johnson, Kansas City freshman, sits typing on her laptop while smoking a cigarette and drinking a Red Bull. She has 10 page paper to write by tomorrow. She is not a flash resident but loves the atmosphere of the couch, as are types, live musician pass her with instrumentation hard. A crowd gathers around them at they begin to improvise a melody out two guitars, a viola, a harmonica and bongo drums. All five of them play for fun to see what they can create.
12 a.m. Students sing along to: A mix of voices
from the resident assistant
The porch is now full of people. Walking into the dorm requires students to wave in and out of people. Diana Hall, Hoxton, with year senior sits on the steps of the porch talking, unaware that Victor Washburn, Topica freshman, is stealing out of the dorm and behind her with a three foot long NERP gun. He cocks the gun, takes aim and pushes the trigger. Nothing happens. He tries agile, still nothing. After the third try he gives up and, with a sigh, takes a dirt from the gun and throws it at her. Upon the hit he bursts into a laugh. Hall is the first casualty of the game called Assassin. The game puts resident against resident as they try to "kill" their targets with NERP guns or by throwing a sock at them. Washburn's victory is short lived. Immediately following his triumph, he is hit with a sock by Keaver.
This Gavens needs a ride. His car has broken down and he has taken refuge at Hash. He has
5. a.m. Students are singing along to Swimmer by Braken Social Scene
been waiting for a friend to pick him up since 11
rem. He is not worried though.
These people looked like peaceful folk, so I thought it would be good to wait for my ride here. Gavers and Inside Hask, Arnold Mithmawong, Swindale, Ake, junior, and Morgan Johnston, Dolphin senior, play Cle while on security duty. Both have grown accustomed to the amount of people on the porch. In fact, they consider it a tradition.
"You have to learn the past of Hash from older residents," Johnston said. "Things like playing music and smoking all night are starting to come back."
A small gathering is swing dancing while inside the security team wraps up their last game of Clue before the shift change. The murderer? Professor Plum in the lounge with the rope.
2. A.m. Students sing along to: "Straw Dog" by Something Corporate
3 a.m. Students sing along to: the theme song
of "Theme" on Nickelodeon.
to "Dong" on Nickelodeon
The last of the workers at Studio have finally gotten off work, Megan Mills, Clearwater, junior, walks to the porch and relaxes before she returns to Tempin Residence Hall to go to bed. She sits and talks with Kegan Scriver, Scandia, sophomore, who is in the process of lighting coal for a bookok. The two of them happen to be the only people on the porch, a brief reprise from the regular busile. The lull will last only minutes. Other residents have gone to Dunkin' Doughnuts to get a dozen sprinkled doughnuts.
Inside, Jared Elinkt, Bellville, Ill., junior is
sustained his first of two shifts for the day. He has his
biology book, with him. He needs to study because he has a test later in the day.
4. Attend Students sing along to: "Mrs. Robinson"
    - Simon and Garfunkel
Returning from Dunkin' Doughnuts with a dozen spiked doughnuts and coffee, Afton Bobee passes out connections to the students left smoking from the Hekokah. Soon after, Zach Stalling, Kansas City freshman, drags his laundry behind him. He is the last resident to return from his weekend at home.
5 a.m. Students sing along to: "Got to give it up"
Mariam Gay
After an eventful night, only 10 residents remain on the porch smoking out of the hookah. All of them have been in and out of Hash throughout the night. A car pulls up to deliver newspapers, and the students begin to applaud. The delivery marks the end of a night spent outside the dorm. The students decide to go to Perkins, then to bed. It has been a long night and all of them have class later in the day Inside, Elfrink has finished studying and is working on a Sudoku puzzle. His day has only begun.
At a time when most students are asleep, a whole eight hour day has played on the front steps of Hash. The ash trays are full, the trash cans are overflowing and for the first time that night, there is no one outside of Hash.
Kansan correspondent Josh Landau can be contacted at editorkansan.com
... Edited by Mindy Ricketts and Jacky Carter
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