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"Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded."
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2007
— Sandra Day O'Connor
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On this day in 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female Supreme Court Justice.
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KULTURE
Groups use sidewalk as advertising canvas
BY HELEN MUBARAK
editor@kansan.com
When Andy Haverkamp wanted to advertise his candidacy for Student Senate, chalking was his preferred medium of expression.
"It it's essentially free advertising."
Haverkamp, Hoyt freshman, said.
"You just have to buy the chalk."
Students walking anywhere on campus are likely to see chalk advertisements for many groups and organizations scattered on the sidewalks.
Stephanie Filardo, Owensville,
Mo. senior, noticed the chalking during
her first campus visit. Filardo said
the chalk messages contributed to
the culture of the University of Kansas.
"It's a big part of campus," Filardo said. "The sidewalks are our billboards."
"Chalking is the No. 1 way to
Marc Langston, Wichita senior, agreed that chalking was part of the culture at the University. He is cochair of Barack Chalk Jayhawks and a member of KU Students for Barack Obama, a club that uses chalk messages to advertise its functions.
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The Student Involvement and Leadership Center lists nearly 400 student groups, so for clubs and organizations that advertise on campus, visibility is extremely important.
advertise on campus in terms of visibility," Langston said. "It's what students see the most."
Campus sidewalks also display ads for area businesses, but Filardo said she disliked chalk messages that were not sponsored by student groups.
"Sometimes it's nice to know about things that are going on off-campus, but at the same time, there are a lot of bars that will advertise," she said. "It's one thing when they're advertising a group that's coming, but when they're advertising their drink specials and the majority of the population (at the University) is under 21, I don't think that's very tasteful."
Josh Goetting, Leavenworth law student and former chairman of KU College Republicans, disagreed. Although his organization competes with area businesses for students' attention, he enjoys seeing chalk advertisements from off-campus businesses.
"it's nice to know the drink specials every day of the week," Goetting said. "I think it's just like with student groups — chalking is easy and cheap and it doesn't require expertise."
"I'd prefer it if it was only students," Horras said. "Other establishments have a bigger advertising budget. Sidewalk chalking is a way for students to advertise to other students in an accessible way."
Ashlynn Horras, Knoxville, Iowa, sophomore and communications director of Queers & Allies, said her club relied on chalking to appeal to students who would not already know about club functions.
Horras did not think area businesses should be banned from chalking, but she said she did favor student-sponsored messages.
JB Stout's Sports Bar & Grill, 721 Wakarusa Drive, a locally owned business, uses chalking to attract the attention of University students by advertising specials.
"We just seem so far away from campus, and we wanted students to know where we are at", general manager Stephanie Craig said.
Increasing community involvement is certainly the goal for the businesses and organizations that advertise on campus sidewalks and also was the main goal of Haverkamp's chalking campaign.
("Chalking) helped me make my name stick." Haverkamp said. "That's the only way I could get elected"
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Meter mix-up
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Erin Wonack, Greenwood, Neb., resident, checks out the parking ticket she received on Massachusetts Street on Thursday after putting change in the wrong meter. Wonack came to town for the Black Audio concert at The Granada.
OREAD INN Request for Inn denied; height exceeds standards
The Historic Resources Commission unanimously denied an application from developers Paul Warner and Thomas Fritzel to build a hotel at 618 W. 12th St., the current location of The Crossing and Beat the Bookstore.
Members of the commission said the proposed structure, called Oread Inn, did not meet the guidelines consistent with nearby
historical environs of the Hancock and Oread Districts and the Snow House.
Oread Inn's height was the biggest reason it didn't meet standards. The proposed building had a height of about 94 feet. Although that height was 14 feet shorter than it was when the developers went before the Commission in August, member Jody Meyer still thought the hotel would be too high.
"This building devours any of the other buildings we can use as
a reference point," Meyer said. "And not only is it tall, it's on one of the highest points in Lawrence."
Members also said they disagreed with the developers' need to tear down a house at 1142 Indiana St. that is leased for apartments.
Although the Historic Resources Commission denied the application, multiple members said they liked the idea of the project and said the developers modified their proposal well since their last meeting in August.
Member Sean Williams said the project mainly needed improvements with its size.
"Scanning it down would be excellent," Williams said. "If you could do that and make it economically feasible that would be better."
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission will listen to the developers' application at 6:30 p.m. Monday. It can overturn the Historic Resources Commission's decision.
on campus
Tom Gregoire of Ohio State University will present the Margaret Schutz Gordon lecture at 9 a.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
Lynnell Phillips of the University of Missouri will present the lecture "Tuberculosis Outbreak Cluster Method" at noon in 633 Fraser Hall.
Mark Dent
Takao Shibata will present the lecture "My Perspectives on the Current Relationship between Japan and the U.S.A." (in Japanese) at 1:15 p.m. in Alcove C in the Kansas Union.
Thomas Arnold will present the seminar "Rebels Without Claws:'Zoo Men,'the Zoologische Garten and the Growth of Zoos in 19th Century Germany" at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in the Hall Center for the Humanities.
Jeff Hoyt of McMaster University will present the seminar "From Atoms to Dendrites" at 3:30 p.m. in 1001 Malott Hall.
The public event "For Your Ears Only" will start at 6 p.m. at the Douglas County Fair grounds.
TAILGATING ABC joins campus police to curb underage drinking
Captain Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office said campus police were teaming up with the Kansas Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to keep a close watch for underage drinking at tailgates on campus lots.
University police patrol campus lots during every game. This is the first time that the Alcoholic Beverage Control team has joined. Bailey said the ABC also was队ing up with the Lawrence Police Department to patrol tailgates in the neighborhoods around campus.
Mark Dent
corrections
Garrison Keillor's name was misspelled in Ross Stewart's Thursday's column, "An open letter to Garrison Keillor."
In the Thursday's story "Beneft sale raises money for AudioReader program,"Sarah Hemme and Janet Campbell were incorrectly identified. Hemme is the assistant development director of Audio-Reader, and Campbell is the director.
Thursday's Daily KU Info gave the incorrect date of the Majors Fair. The 10th Annual Majors Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
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through the Looking Glass
by Lewis Carroll
Adapted by
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September 22 (9.45 a.m.) &
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Inge Theatre
Translations
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The Music Man
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November 9 - 11* &
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Guest Artists:
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October 26
Inge Theatre
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Celebrating 50 Years in Murphy Hall
*rumpelstiltskin*
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Inge Theatre
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The Death of Romance,
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Fool For Love
by Sam Shepard
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Twelfth Night
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April 3 - 5*, 6**, & April 8 - 12*
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The Shape of Things
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April 25, April 27**,
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