THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013
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CAMPUS
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Students gathered at last year's Bagels and Basketball event at Abe and Jakes, 8 E. Sixth St., to cheer on the Jayhawks while enjoying good company and good food.
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The Jewish Greek houses on campus—ZBT, AEPi, and SDT—all help out with the event by promoting their respective philanthropies.
KU Hillel hosts annual event to watch basketball game
LYNDSEY HAVENS
lhavens@kansan.com
This Saturday, March 9, KU Hillel will host its ninth annual Bagels and Basketball. Students, alumni and community members are all welcome to gather at Abe and Jakes, 8 E. Sixth St., to watch the Jayhawks take on the Baylor Bears.
Typically, students have enjoyed a traditional bagels and lox brunch at the event; however, later game
times encouraged new additions. Starting last year, Bagels and Basketball had its first Late Night Edition in order to accommodate the evening game. Since the game begins at 5 p.m. this year, KU Hillel is well prepared with an ample variety of foods.
Carly Brown Stein, programs director for KU Hillel, is excited for the event. According to Stein, 200-250 people usually attend. This year, Stein says she is "looking forward to an amazing turnout and for KU to crush Baylor."
Nathan Lipsky, a senior from Prairie Village, will be among the attendees this year.
"Bagels and Basketball is a great event that brings alumni and current students together to cheer on our Jayhawks in a fun and relaxed setting." Lipsky said. "I always look forward to this event and definitely will be back as an alumni."
Plenty of time and planning is necessary to create such a successful event.
Kenzie Litt, a sophomore from Maple Grove, Minn., is KU Hillel's event planning intern.
"Bagels and Basketball is a really fun way to get students, parents, and alumni together to do things we all love: eat and watch KU basketball." Litt said.
Litt is also a member of Sigma Delta Tau. The sorority, along with the other Jewish Greek houses Alpha Epsilon Pi and Zeta Beta Tau, which are fraternities, will be
participating in the event as well. The chapters will do their part by hosting philanthropic events to help raise money for respective charities.
Abe and Jakes will open at 4:30 p.m. for the 5 p.m. tip-off. Admission is $3 for students and $6 for the general public.
- Edited by Megan Hinman
FASHION
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Rihanna at the launch event for her debut fashion collection for River Island in London on Monday.
Rihanna's line fails to impress
CALLAN REILLY
creilly@kansan.com
Rihanna's clothingbrand, Rihanna for River Island, was finally released into River Island stores on Tuesday. The star's collaboration with the British head-quartered brand is also available online.
The collection debuted in its own fashion show in London in February. Though the show wasn't technically part of the London Fashion Week line up, stars such as Cara Delevingne and Tyson Beckford did attend the event, which took place at a disused post office on New Oxford Street.
The singer received harsh reviews for her alleged lack of participation in the line, as well as for the collection itself. Critics claim that the starlet didn't actually design the clothes, but only called and emailed
In an interview with Vogue, Selman described the collection as "urban-inspired, unfussy with a hint of uptown" and is targeted at "cool hip girls who aren't super thin". Many of the pieces include form-fitting dresses, both mini and maxi lengths in muted colors such as black and grey. Almost all tops are cropped and navel bearing, as the line is heavily '90s inspired.
the actual designer, Sam Selman,
and attended fittings. Selman has
worked with Rihanna before, as he
is responsible for creating all of the
star's on-stage outfits.
The collection was described as "unsurprisingly slutty and yet tiresomely predictable," by the Daily Beast, an American news reporting and opinion website. At one point, Jess Cartner-Morley, the fashion editor of British national daily newspaper the Guardian, tweeted
Rihanna was also scorned for showing up an hour late to her 9-minute event. Though despite the negative response from critics, the line mostly sold out on the first day, and fans were crowded outside of River Island stores hours before they opened.
that a mouse had been spotted at the fashion show.
While I do agree the line lacks creativity and is nowhere near worthy of London Fashion week, it is very much "Rihanna" and fans will continue to support it despite its overpriced styles. Rihanna may often be heavily critiqued by many, but she has proved that she doesn't need the media's support to succeed in now both the music and fashion worlds.
Edited by Megan Hinman