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Heat affects move-in day
Tents, drinks provide relief for students and parents
BY SARAH NEFF
sneff@kansan.com
The parking lots in front of the dorms on Daisy Hill were filled with moving vans, SUVs, boxes, furniture and students with their parents on Sunday.
This year, the housing department decided to change the move-in time from 8 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. to give students a chance to move in before the heat of the day set in.
Shanna Doering, Mulvane senior and resident assistant at Hashinger Hall, said she got up at 6 a.m. to get ready to help new residents check in.
"A lot of people have been taking advantage of the cooler hours," Doering said.
Roger and Leslie Williams, parents of Hunter Williams, Shawnee freshman, arrived for the move in around 8 a.m. They weren't scheduled to move in until 2 p.m.
Hunter said he was excited about moving.
"I'm probably for-
Hunter is first child in the Williams family to go away to college, and Roger said the feeling was bittersweet.
"A lot of people have been taking advantage of the cooler hours."
SHANNA DOERING resident assistant, Hashinger Hall
"I'm probably forgetting something though." Hunter said. "But I guess that's normal."
"It's a big step and a lot of preparation, but you never know if it's enough," Roger said. "It's important they work things out for themselves and this is a good time for them to start."
mixed feelings.
Leslie said she was excited, but she was also having some
"I can't stop and think about it ver
much because I get emotional" Leslie said.
Tents were set up for the parents to rest. Ice troughs placed at rest areas and in front of residence halls were filled with water and soda to refresh the movers. There was a student in a giant banana suit handing out smoothie samples in front of Pulse coffee shop. The parents waited in the parking lot with boxes stacked high while the students checked in at their residence halls.
Diana Robertson, director of Student Housing, said people were waiting to
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Students faculty celebrate start of semester
Chancellor Robert Hemenway welcomed returning students, faculty and staff, as well as the new freshman class of 2011, to the new academic year last night at the 142nd opening convocation ceremony.
Hannah Love, student body president, encouraged students to make the most of their time on campus. Love told students to experience not only the famous landmarks near the University, but also the lesser-known areas of Lawrence.
During the ceremony in the Lied Center, the chancellor spoke about tradition and what it means to be a jayhawk.
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The KUADDE drumming group performs in front of Wescoe Hall on Wednesday afternoon. KUADDE is a non-profit amateur drumming group in association with the Kansas African Studies Center.
Concert gets crowd groovin Drummers, dancers promote diversity
A crowd gathered afternoon outside Wescoe Hall to listen and dance at a free concert put on by the Kansas University Drumming and Dancing Ensemble.
KUADDE was formed last spring to encourage awareness of African culture.
The concert kicked off the semester for the Kansas African Studies Center.
Khalid El-Hassan, director for the center, said the group promotes diversity on campus.
The concert will continue on Wescoe Beach this afternoon.
Students scammed by door-to-door
Solicitors try to sell magazines on campus
salesman
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Students in Templin and Lewis Residence Halls filed non-criminal offense reports after two men attempted to sell them magazine subscriptions.
Element Sales, the company the men claimed to be with, did not exist.
Becky Getman, Templin Hall resident, said the men claimed to be raising money for a trip to Europe. She said that she encountered a similar scam last year.
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Plan to develop hotel not yet affecting bar
Crossing still open despite Eldridge Hotel proposal
Developers' plans to build a hotel on the current site of The Crossing, Beat the Bookstore and the recently-closed Yello Sub may go to a vote as soon as next month, but Phil Mears, manager of The Crossing, said he does not know of any plans to close his doors just yet.
Gene Fritzel Construction and Paul Werner Architects are the developers waiting to receive approval from the city of Lawrence to build a high-rise hotel called Eldridge on the Hill on the site at 12th and Indiana streets.
Approval for the construction would also mean demolition of the bar popular among KU students and the textbook store that has been open since May. However, Mears said he expected The Crossing to remain open for the entire school year, as well as next year.
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