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Big breakup A KU professor, with the help of a colleague from the University of Florida, has conducted research that contradicts current thought on the splitting of the supercontinent. Pangea, and its effect on evolution. PAGE 3A
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The blue team defeated the white team yesterday in the spring-football game. Coach Mark Mangino said that the teams did not play as well as they could have, but that they would be ready for the fall. PAGE 1B
Victory at last The University of Kansas men's bowling team has won its first championship since 1963. Kansas beat Saginaw Valley State to win the Intercollegiate Bowling Championship on Saturday. PAGE 1B
Spring success The Kansas Relays brought athletes from around the nation, and world, to compete at Memorial Stadium from Thursday through Saturday. More than one dozen records were broken, and others were close. The University's own Leo Bookman walked away successful, but not in his usual 200meter sprint.PAGE 1B
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KANSAN
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
IN ITS 100TH YEAR AS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol. 114 Issue No. 133
April 19,2004
Drag show sizzles in sun
Annual event draws enthusiastic crowd of more than 100
Amanda Kim Stairrett/Kansan
Robin Banks performed 1,000 Miles and accepted tips from the crowd during the Brown Bag Drag Show. Banks attended the University of Kansas and majored in theater.
By Marc Ingber
minger@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Hundreds of people sat listening to the aptly-chosen band Queen while waiting for the drag queens to arrive.
Queers and Allies held its 11th Annual Brown Bag Drag Show on Friday afternoon at the Kansas Union Plaza. The event was a part of the group's Pride Week 2004.
The show filled the afternoon with make-up, lip-syncing, stillettos, wigs and fishnet stockings. More than 1,000 people passed by the plaza to see the drag queens' performances on one of the warmest days of the year.
And Queers and Allies raised $275 in donations at the show for its Donate Against Hate program, designed to raise money to fight against Fred Phelps and his cause. Phels is a Topeka pastor known for his anti-gay stance.
Dolls, Lawrence resident, got the crowd into the show early when she emerged smoking a cigarette in a polka-dot skirt, lip-syncing to Dolly Parton's 9 to 5. People clapped and sang along as Dolls strutted all over the stage. She later performed When You're Good to Mama from the musical Chicago.
Each drag queen performed several songs, so the crowd heard music from many genres.
Other songs performed at the show
SEE DRAG ON PAGE 8A
Fund aids student businesses
The terms of the fund are flexible and deals can be structured to meet the needs of the applicant, Morrow said.
Morrow said the fund was a unique opportunity for students to get started on any kind of business.
"It's venture capital, but it's venture capital with a student friendly attitude," Morrow said.
By Steve Vockrodt svockrott@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Recipients of the fund are expected
It's been around for a while, but most business-minded KU students don't know that all or a portion of $1 million is up for grabs.
"There has been no action here at KU to get this money," Wellems said. "Word hasn't gotten out. It should have gotten out, but it didn't."
Even though it's been available since 1998, the Rudd Foundation's Student Venture Capital Fund hasn't been publicized at the University of Kansas.
The foundation considered taking Kansas out of the running for the fund last year because of the lack of interest from students.
This year, Monte Johnson, director of the Rudd Family Entrepreneur Fund, will speak at the University to tell students how they can get money to start their own business.
Leslie Rudd, Kansas business mogul, started the fund. Rudd set up the fund in hopes of stimulating business-related education for students and also stimulating the economy in Kansas.
The fund offers up to $1 million in venture capital to applicants at the University of Kansas, Wichita State University and Kansas State University to help finance start-up costs of a business.
SEE RUDD FOUNDATION 04H PAGE 8A
Morrow is working with Mike Wellems, KU Entrepreneurs Club president, to promote awareness of the fund at the University.
Jeff Morrow, Lawrence graduate student, is an applicant for a portion of the fund.
Bugging out
Amanda Kim Stairrett/Kansan
Skylar Shrum inspected the work of her aunt, Trisha Shrum, Olathe junior. Trisha, a member of the KU Environs, painted a ladybug and a butterfly on the 2-year-old's face Saturday at the fair following the Earth Day parade.
University breaks ground
Construction begins on new women's scholarship hall
By Azita Tafreshi
atafreshi@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Armed with gleaming gold shovels, donors Roger and Annette Rieger, along with Chancellor Robert Hemenway, All-Scholarship Hall Council President Jennifer Overstreet and Big Jay, broke ground on construction of the Dennis E. Rieger Scholarship Hall.
More than 100 people came Saturday morning to take part in the ceremonial groundbreaking for the University of Kansas' 11th scholarship all at 1323 Ohio St.
Roger and Annette Rieger, Seattle residents who are both KU alumni, donated $3 million to the Kansas University Endowment Association to fund the construction of the hall in honor of the late Dennis E. Rieger, who is Roger's brother.
Amanda Kim Stairrott/Kansen
SEE GROUNDBREAKING ON PAGE 8A
Annette Rieger, Big Jay, Roger Rieger, Jennifer Oversestreet, All-Scholarship Hall Council President, and Chancellor Robert Hamenway ceremoniously broke ground on the Dennis E. Rieger Scholarship Hall. The Riegers, KU alumni, pledged $3 million to KU Endowment for the hall. The hall is named after Roger's brothee. One protester, Lawrence resident Fred Sack, was at the event. Sack opposed the building of a scholarship hall in his neighborhood but he said he liked the design of the new hall better than the "fascist buildings" next to it, referring to Margaret Amini and K.K. Amini halls.
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