SPORTS
The rivalry between Kansas and Kansas State is especially intense for players that are Kansas natives. Page 1B.
CAMPUS
A room in the military science building was dedicated to a four-star General and KU graduate. Page 3A.
CLOUDY High 70° Low 58° Wet, Dry, Page 2A.
KS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN KS STA. TOPEKA, KS 6b.12
VOL.104,NO.32
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 5.1994
Rock Chalk Revue
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Group strives to change image of Rock Chalk
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combines white, Black and Jewish greeks seeks to bring diversity to a KU fund-raising tradition.
By Colleen McCain Kansan staff writer
Randy Weinstein hopes this year's Rock Chalk Revue will be different than years past.
Revue will be different year by year. Each year, participants in the campus-wide variety show complete community service projects and donate the show's proceeds to the Douglas County United Way. But Rock Chalk often is perceived as an all-white, all-greek affair, said Weinstein, Skokie, Ill., sophomore.
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This year's show could change that perception. Weinstein's fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi, has teamed with Alpha Gamma Delta sorority and Kappa Alpha Psi, a Black fraternity, to submit a Rock Chalk show proposal.
"My fraternity is predominately Jewish," Weinstein said. "And we're working with a predominately white sorority and a Black fraternity."
Weinstein, who is a director for Alpha Epsilon Pi, said he hoped the combination would prove to be a successful one.
success in one.
"My fraternity has never done Rock Chalk before, and we figured if we were going to do it, we might as well take it to a different level," he said. "We're scared because we've never done this, but this is a chance that is worth taking."
Traditionally, fraternities and sororites have paired up to submit Rock Chalk show proposals. But Libby Swed, Rock Chalk executive director, said the Rock Chalk advisory board could allow exceptions to this convention.
exceptions. "Both of the fraternities are relatively small," said Swed Washington, Mo., senior. "The advisory board considered the sizes of the two fraternities and decided that they would have no distinct advantage over other two-house groups."
Swed said this was only the second time a Black fraternity had participated in Rock Chalk.
"I think this will be an eye-opening experience for everyone," she said. "These are not your typical
for Alpha Gamma Delta, said the group's lack of experience was a concern. Neither Alpha Epsilon Pi nor Kappa Alpha Psi has participated in Rock Chalk in the past.
"I a little worried because I'm the only person who knows the process," said Hess, Pleasanton, Calif., junior. "I know that everyone will be watching us to see if this arrangement works."
The success of the group will be determined Nov. 21 when five of the 14 show proposals will be selected for the February variety show.
"At times we've been pulling our hair out when we had to meet deadlines," Hess said. "But I think it's going to be great."
Drew Brown, director for Kappa Alpha Psi and Alexandria, Va., sophomore, said interaction
between the three greek organizations hadn't always gone smoothly.
"During one brainstorming session, someone suggested that the good guys should wear white, and the bad guys should wear black," Brown said. "It disturbed me, but I realize that is a built-in belief. Everybody generally has respect for each other's heritage."
Brown said he hoped his fraternity's participation would be the beginning of a new era for Rock Chalk.
"In the past, Rock Chalk has excluded a lot of people," Brown said. "Rock Chalk is supposed to be a KU tradition, and I hope that it can be a multicultural event every year."
Greek organizations have different goals
Size, aims cause groups to go their separate ways
By Colleen McCain Kansan staff writer
Although Sigma Chi and Kappa Alpha Psi are both greek fraternities, their similarities are few.
given the following information: Sigma Chi has 135 members, while Kappa Alpha Psi has 13 members. Sigma Chi is a social living organization, while Kappa Alpha Psi is more community-service oriented. Sigma Chi is a member of Interfraternity Council, and Kappa Alpha Psi is a member of Black Pan-Hellenic Council.
Hellenic Council Mark Galus, Interfraternity Council vice president for public relations, said differences such as these precluded Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic from coordinating many activities with Black PanHellenic.
"Black PanHellenic has different ideas and goals," Galus said. "But we still should try to incorporate them into the Greek community."
Although the University of Kansas has 15 sororites in Panhellenic and 23 fraternities in Interfraternity Council, there are only 4 sororites and 3 fraternities overseen by Black Panhellenic.
Security Bay is a college campus. Galus said each year Interfraternity Council made it a goal to include Black PanHellenic in more activities, but the goal had not been accomplished.
"We have representatives who attend Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council meetings," Jacobs said. "But the numbers in Black PanHellenic are very low compared to the other groups, and our structures are also different."
Marek Jacobs, president of Black PanHellenic, said the three greek organizations had collaborated on a minor scale.
"It seems like a simple goal, but it just never gets done," he said. "It continually has been put on the back burner."
Jacobs said the groups could work together, on community service projects, but in general they had different goals.
"We're operating separately, but I guess in some ways we could come together," he said. "We don't want to have closed minds about this."
"Those are activities that we can all participate in," MacDonald said. "But it's hard for them to participate when they only have enough people to run their own organization."
Jennifer MacDonald, president of Panhellenic, said Black PanHellenic had participated in Greek Endeavor and Greek Week in recent years.
MacDonald said Panhellenic was working to include members of Black Panhellenic in future activities.
"We're taking as many steps as we can," MacDonald said. "The lines of communication are open, and we are trying to change things."
Students' parking bumped for alumni
Williams Fund has dibs on stadium lot
By Ashley Miller Kansan staff writer
Students who park in the lots behind the Kansas Union might want to move their cars tomorrow afternoon before the Kansas football game against Kansas State University. However, the cars will be towed.
The parking department is asking people who park behind the Union to move their cars by 5 p.m. tomorrow, said Donna Hultine, assistant director of the parking department.
were placed on windshields last night. The fliers will be placed on wind shields tonight, too.
department. Notices have been posted at the entrance of the parking lots that cars need to be moved, Hultine said. Fliers also
"I really think that we're giving pretty good notice," Hultine said.
has need to moved so that members of the Williams Fund, an athletic scholarship fund, can park in the lots closest to the stadium, she said. The Williams funds reserve the parking lots for all football games.
Where to park
Cars parked in the following lots after 5 p.m. tomorrow will be towed.
The lot directly behind the Kansas Union
Hultine said that the parking lots behind Carruth O'Leary Hall and Pearson Hall and spaces along Campanile Drive also needed
The lot adjacent to Memorial Stadium
Cars parked in the following places after 5 p.m. tomorrow will be ticketed.
The lot behind Carruth O' Leary Hall
The lot behind Joseph R. Pearson Hall
The spaces along Campanile drive
The following places will be open for regular parking.
The lot near Robinson Gymnasium
The lot at the Burge Union
The parking garage
Source: Kansan Staff Research
to be empty by 5 p.m. tomorrow. Cars in those lots after 5 n.m. will be ticketed.
"A week-night game, especially a K-State week-night game, is a very big deal," Hultine said.
Students who need to park on campus can park in lots near Robinson Gymnasium, the Burge Union or in the parking garage, Hultine said.
parking garage, hurricane said.
To cut down on traffic as students and faculty leave the parking lots, the University has suggested that departments and offices stagger the times that employees begin to leave, starting at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
Dana Wright, Topeka junior, said she understood why can had to be moved tomorrow.
cars had to be driven. "That kind of irritates me, but the alumni deserve the spots because they are here as our guests." Wright said. "When I'm an alumna, I want a good parking space."
MTV's real-life drama, "The Real World," mirrors what most college students experience everyday—except KU students have to pay for their utilities. Page 10A.
The Real World
Aerosmith video shoot is a handful for KU students
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KU students from left to right, Ryan Coleman, A.C. Jetter and Bill Roche, all Omaha, Neb., freshmen, and Matt Bartels, Apple Valley, Minn., junior, participated in filming the most recent Aerosmith video "Blind Man" on Sept. 28 at the River Market in Kansas City, Mo.
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Coleman, Omaha, Neb, freshman, was one of five KU students who drove to Kansas City, Mo, last week to be in the filming of the video for Aerosmith's new song, "Blind Man." The premise of the "Blind Man" video stems from the old saying, "If you keep doing that, you'll go blind," referring to masturbation.
ryan Coleman skipped class for a day to do the "five-knuckle shuffle."
Along with Coleman, Matt Bartels, Apple Valley, Minn., junior; Tiffany Schobert, Hugon freshman; and A.C. Jetter and Bill Roche, Omaha, Neb., freshmen, all had a hand in the filming Sept. 28 in the River Market. Aerosmith performed that night at Sandstone Amphitheater in Bonner Springs.
The band's video crew conducted open auditions the night of Sept. 27 at the Ritz Carlton hotel on the Country Club Plaza.
"I heard about it on the radio and told Matt about it, and he thought it was pretty cool." Jes
tersaid. "So did I."
"We looked the part," Bartels said.
Out of approximately 50 hopefuls, the crew asked about half to return the next day for the video shoot. The five students were among those asked back.
"We looked the part," Bartels said. Skipping an entire day of classes, the five students journeyed to Kansas City still not entire sure what to expect. Upon arrival, direct Marty Callner, frequent Aerosmith video director, informed the volunteers that he would be more overwhelmed in the video.
Though they don't know how large a role they will play in the video yet, each student won featured parts in the shoot. However, there is no guarantee that their parts will appear in the video.
Coleman was involved in a scene in which he portrayed one of five knuckles doing the "five knuckle shuffle." Each of the five men wore white sweatshirts marked "Knuckle 1" through "Knuckle 5" while doing a two-step line dance.
See AEROSMITH, Page 6A.