THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904 SA hotel on seat the ello Sub nth, but ng, said close his id Paul rs wait city of l called 2th and sold also r among that has ears said open for it year. Start or R DS orney in his case. semester Andrew Wacker/KANSAN 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. SEE STORY ON PAGE 8A 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 lavhawk. hotel bar The KUADDE drumming group performs in front of Wescoe Hall on Wednesday afternoon. KUADDE is a non-profit amatuer 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. The concert kicked off the semester for the Kansas African Studies Center. KUADDE was formed last spring to encourage awareness of African culture. SEE STORY ON PAGE 4A SEE STORY ON PAGE 4A The concert will continue on Wescoe Beach this afternoon. Khalid El-Hassan, director for the center, said the group promotes diversity on campus. 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. 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. Students scammed by door-to-door salesman weather 14 96 72 Isolated T-storms — weather.com 93 73 Partly Cloudy index Classifieds...7B Crossword...6A Horoscopes...6A Opinion...7A Sports...1B Sudoku...6A X. CAL All contents, unless stated otherwise © 2007The University Daily Kansan 8 9