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FRIDAY,APRIL 9,2010
VOLUME 121ISSUE 132
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University administrators break ground on Thursday during a ceremony for the expansion of the Lied Center. Among the attendees were Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, Christina Hixson, the sole trustee of the Ernst F. Lied Foundation Trust, Tim Van Leer, executive director of the Lied Center, and Patrick Kelly, education specialist for Lawrence Public School.
KU breaks ground on Lied expansion
BY ERIN BROWN
ebrown@kansan.com
University administrators held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for a new expansion of the Lied Center on West Campus.
The expansion, made possible by a $2.5 million donation from the Lied Foundation last fall, will double the size of the main floor
lobby and fund the construction of an education pavilion.
The education pavilion will eventually provide extra space for receptions, dinners and pre- and post-concert discussions.
Construction is expected to begin within the next few weeks and last nine to 12 months.
Edited by Taylor Bern
INAUGURATION
Parkinson, Sebelius to speak at ceremony
BY ERIN BROWN
ebrown@kansan.com
Bernadette Gray-Little will be formally inaugurated as the 17th chancellor of the University this weekend. The installation ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lied Center.
Gray-Little
Guest speakers for theceremony will include Gov. Mark Parkinson, former Kansas Governor and current Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, and Chancellor Emeritus of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill James Moeser Grav-Little
Sebelius
Parkinson
WAVE IT WITH PRIDE
worked at North Carolina before she moved to Kansas.
In honor of Gray-Little's inauguration, the University declared a semester of service and invited students, staff, faculty, alumni and members of the Lawrence community to dedicate volunteer service hours. As part of the inaugural weekend, community service events involving faculty,
INAUGURATION OF CHANCELLOR BERNADETTE GRAY-LITTLE
WHO:
Bernadette Gray-Little,
17th Chancellor
Mark Parkinson, Kansas governor
Kathleen Sebelius, former Kansas governor and current Secretary of Health and Human Services James Moeser, Chancellor-Emeritus, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Lied Center
COST: Free
staff, students, and alumni will take place Saturday in Lawrence and at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
In addition to the installation ceremony, a symposium on the future of research universities will take place today. The symposium will be held at the Edwards Campus and presenters for the event will include Robert Berdahl, president of the Association of American Universities; Sally Mason, University of Iowa President; and David Shulenburger, vice president for academic affairs
SEE GRAY-LITTLE ON PAGE 3A
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Vexillographer (the proper name for flag-maker) Gilbert Blake, creator of the Rainbow Flag, holds up a flag with his original eight-color design. "I am very proud," he voiced, "to be able to use my gift, my craft, my skill, to be active." He recounted the first moment his flag was raised and immediately accepted by the gay community as being the "moment that changed my life."
Parade closes Pride Week
BY ROSHNI OOMMEN roommen@kansan.com
As Pride Week comes to a close, members of KU Queers and Allies are remembering why they're proud to be
big as possible and as visible as possible. You want every Pride Week to be the best."
Bolt said Pride Week was important for the KU LGBT community because it allows members to participate in events that
This is the 20th annual Pride Week at KU, an idea that Pride Week coordinator Kellen Bolt said he
the LGBT Community.
"Pride week has been visible this year, so it's been awesome."
found both exciting and daunting.
"Pride week has been visible this year, so it's been awesome," said Bolt, a sophomore from Iola. "We tried to make it as
KELLEN BOLT Pride Week Coordinator
embrace their differences and individuality.
"There are a lot of queer people on campus that you don't necessarily meet or know," said Bolt. "This brings everyone together."
All of the events included a question-and answer session with the speaker or artist, allowing members of the audience to gain the perspectives of prominent members of the queer community.
Rachel Gadd Nelson, educational outreach coordinator for Queers and Allies, said she felt that all of the events were successful and fulfilled their purpose.
"Also, I'm really excited about the fact that we're seeing a lot
of new people in the community coming to our event," said Gadd-Nelson, a junior from Kansas City, Kan. "It's really nice to see people that aren't part of the usual crowd there."
als of being an openly-gay person of color.
"We don't consider ourselves black gay men," said Devon 'Pony' Webster of Vogue Evolution. "When the world sees us, they see black gay men. We just see ourselves."
"When the world sees us, they see black gay men. We just see ourselves."
DEVON'PONY WEBSTER Dancer for Vogue Evolution
Among this week's events was a performance by Vogue Evolution, a dance group that was on the fourth season of MTV'S America's Best Dance Crew. As the group was speaking to the audience, one of the members addressed the tri-
Gadd-
Nelson said
this Pride
Week
will
end with the
Brown Bag
Drag today,
outside of the
Kansas Union
at noon.
Tomorrow.
members of Queers and Allies will participate in the Pride Parade, which begins at South Park at 10:45.
Edited by Cory Bunting
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