THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2006
NEWS
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Chalk week
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Katie Beam, Topeka senior, chalks the sidewalk in front of the Kansas Union on Friday in preparation for Hawk Week. Hawk Week, sponsored by the New Student Orientation Office, continues through Aug. 19. Today's events include the Campus Crusade for Christ barbecue at 5 p.m., an ice cream social at 6:30 p.m., and Traditions Night at 8 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.
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'Kilty Kane'starts season
Freshman will commence theater's fall schedule with tapping of legendary stage prop at University Theatre Rally Wednesdav
BY DARLA SLIPKE
Receiving the University Theatre's sacred "Kilty Kane" award is a prestigious honor that is usually reserved for an exceptional graduate of the theater program. However, each year at the University Theatre's annual rally, a lucky freshman is chosen to tap the cane on the Crafton-Preyer Theatre stage.
The "Kilty Kane" has been with University Theatre since actor Jerome Kilty first used it as a prop in Murphy Hall's inaugural production, "Richard the Third" in 1957.
This year's freshman will be chosen at the rally at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Murphy Hall and is open to anyone interested in the University Theatre. Students can meet with faculty, staff and other students, learn about opportunities in the theater, and hear about the upcoming season.
"I think this year will be an exciting year for the theater department,
and the rally is the first step," Jon Matteten, Leavenworth junior, said.
Charla Jenkins, director of public relations for the department of theatre and film said the rally gives new students a chance to learn more about the theater and gives returning students the opportunity to meet up with friends.
New students are encouraged to come meet the faculty and staff and learn more about University Theatre. They can be matched up with a returning student who serves as a "buddy."
"There's lots of laughing and joking," Jenkins said. "It's as exciting for the faculty as it is for the students."
"Theater buddies give tours, tell stories and make them feel welcome," Matteon said. "The first time I attended, I was immediately welcomed. I immediately had a family."
Students can also hear from directors of the fall productions about the shows and what they will be looked for during auditions, which start
University Theatre auditions for Fall 2006 productions will take place Aug.17 to 21 at Murphy Hall. Registration is from 12 to 4 p.m. Thursday. For more information, call 864-3381.
nursday. An audition workshop will be offered during the rally to help prepare students for the audition process so that they will not feel overwhelmed. Students do not have to be in the theater department to audition for the shows.
"That officially starts our year," Lawrence Henderson, Lansing senior said. "It's a big symbolic gesture."
To mark the commencement of the new theater season, the randomly selected freshman taps the Kilty Kane on the stage floor three times.
Kansan staff writer Darla Slipke can be contacted at dslipke@kansan.com.
— Edited by Elyse Weidner
Percolating business
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Students walk by as Karen Lewis, manager of The Market at the Kansas Union, gets the Pulse coffee shop ready for its new location across from Commerce Bank on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union. Lewis said the coffee shop was hoping to get more traffic in the new location. Pulse opens today and will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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