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Hashies to come home for reunion
By Dave Nobles
nobles@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Past residents of Hashinger Hall will have the opportunity to get in touch with their college roots starting today.
Hashies Come Home is a week of art-related events that starts today and ends Saturday, April 24.
The celebration is in conjunction with Spring Arts Week, a yearly event at the residence hall.
Organizers wanted to try something different the year, said Stephen Moles, Lawrence sophomore, and one of the organizers of the event.
"We thought it would be a cool idea to do something for the alumni," Moles said. "We decided to make the event big and fun to get everyone involved."
Although the activities are geared toward past and present residents, all events are open to everyone, Moles said.
Moles is also directing the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which will have four performances during the week.
The musical, which was turned into a motion picture in 1999, is about a man in communist Berlin who transforms himself into a woman to escape to America.
America.
"It's kind of known as a modern day Rocky Horror," Moles said. "A little bit less crazy, though."
through.
All showings of the play are free and open to the public, but a $2 donation is suggested.
The largest event of the week is tomorrow's Welcome Barbeque and Concert.
Organizers expect more than 300 people to attend the barbeque, which is scheduled to take place on the hill behind Hashinger Hall.
In addition to the events scheduled for the Hashies Come Home celebration, "Trashy Hashie" calendars will be sold for $5.
Kirby Mullenberg, Lodge Grass, Mont., sophomore and Hashinger resident adviser, said the calendars feature current Hashinger residents and showcase the diversity of the residence hall.
"It's a really open community," Mullenberg said. "We're just proud of the people we have here."
For more information about the Hashinger Hall reunion week, visit www.bradlevy.com.
Here's a schedule of events concerning the Hashinger Hall reunion week. Today:
6 p.m. Art show, second floor
8 p.m. Musical, Hedwig and the Angry Inch in the theater
HASHINGER EVENTS
6 p.m. Art show, second floor
Tomorrow:
Noon to 5 p.m. Tours of the residence hall starting in the lobby.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Forum: How to be a working artist
5 p.m. Welcome barbecue and concert
8 p.m. Musical: Hedwig and the Angry Inch in the theater
Sunday:
Monday
Noon to 5 p.m. Tours of the residence hall starting in the lobby.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteer arts fair.
8 p.m. Movie night in the theater.
Monday:
Monday:
7 p.m. Urban Dance B-boys break dancers and MC's battle, hip-hop
Tuesday:
Tuesday:
7 p.m. Swing dance lessons on the fourth floor
Wednesday:
Wednesday:
7:30 p.m. Shape note singing on the fourth floor
Thursday:
8 p.m. Open Mike Night in the theater
8 p.m. Musical: Hedwig and the Angry Inch in the theater
10 p.m. Art House Lounge on the fourth floor
Friday:
saturday:
8 p.m. musical: Hedwig and the Angry Inch in the theater
Saturday:
source: www.bradlevy.com
Speech debates conservation politics Pulitzer Prize winner Wilson evaluates 'The Future of Life' on Earth
Eric Braem/Kansan
Edward O. Wilson, controversial environmentalist, biologist and entomologist gave a presentation on The Future of Life last night at the Lied Center as part of the Humanities Lecture Series. He said there was a microscopic world at our feet about which we knew nothing, but our whole lives depended on.
By Jesse Truesdale
jtruesdale@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Edward O. Wilson spoke yesterday night at a nearly-packed Lied Center, where people began lining up more than 30 minutes before doors opened to see the noted environmentalist, biologist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner.
His lecture, named for his most recent book, The Future of Life, focused on the wonder of the Earth's myriad forms of life, how they are disappearing at an accelerating rate, and what can be done to slow that destruction.
The gravity of the Harvard professor emeritus' speech was lightened when he joked that he only knew "Harvard technology," after the first of several slides in his presentation didn't show.
wilson proposed that a combination of non-governmental organizations and governments could prevent the habitat destruction of 25 hot spots around the world — where 70 percent of the world's species reside — by outcompeting lumber companies and buying land rights for mere dollars per acre.
Wilson then took questions, including one young man who questioned the basic premises of Wilson's argument for conservation policies. The audience erupted with applause when Wilson described the man's question as "a farrago of erroneous statements and non sequitur," and the refusal to take global warming seriously as the position of "Rush Limbaugh and the petroleum industry."
E. O. Wilson sat down for an
interview the afternoon before his lecture yesterday.
Q: What can Americans do to help the environment in their daily lives?
A: One of the things that you don't hear often enough is that they should urge their religious leaders to take into account the destruction of the Creation [the Earth] because it's a major ethical issue, and it's something that should be logically part of the ministry in my opinion, raised as a Southern Baptist not completely outside the system. If we could get religious leaders involved in this issue—and you know it's made to order for theology and moral reasoning—that could have an enormous impact.
Q: Did you like Wesley Clark's idea put forth in his presidential campaign of a Great Society-type federal program to spur investment in renewable energy research and industry?
A: There are a lot of ways the government can help jump start this. We should also tie that into our need for energy independence from the Middle East. Those are the kind of things people can really get interested in — the engagement of religion in conserving the Creation and the desire to keep the quality of life that the natural environment provides, and on the other side promoting and developing new energy sources, especially alternative and sustainable energy sources. We know what they are; we know how to make them. The hydrogen economy is coming.
Q: Do you take seriously Bush's
stated support for the development of hydrogen fuel cell technology?
energy.
A: Well, I believe Bush has probably paid tribute to it, but the Bush administration has largely failed in helping free this country from petroleum and Mideastern energy sources.
A: Clinton did not show major leadership in this area either. We need a Kennedy-esque call for a moon-shot; that is, energy independence in 10 years. That's what we need to do, have from the top a policy and a national goal that will inspire people and that everyone can agree on. I mean, we agreed on an immense expenditure to put a man on the moon. Surely we can agree on a comparable expenditure to get that kind of independence. Just what we put into Iraq would be enough to get things started in a very serious way.
Q: Did you think much of the Clinton environmental track record?
O: What did you think of Bush's Mars plan?
Mars plan.
A: That's a terrible idea. There's just nothing to recommend it. I'm all for exploring Mars, but doing it the way we're doing it now, with ever-more sophisticated robots. It's gotten so good that even for the average person you can almost experience through those images the equivalent of what it would be like if an astronaut were there taking pictures. I don't think we need the emotional shot in the arm that would give us. We need sensible investment in scientific and technological initiatives.
Environns host Earth Day event
Group will march to raise environmental awareness in Kansas
By Matt Rodriguez
mrodriguez@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Downtown Lawrence will host the fourth annual Parade for Earth tomorrow.
Edited by Cindy Yeo
This year, KU Environs have found a way to add entertainment to the festival and still educate people about the environment.
Students are encouraged to participate in tomorrow's parade by dressing in a earth-themed costume.
The parade will assemble at Watson Park, at the corner of Seventh and Tennessee streets, and travel south on Massachusetts Street to South Park, where games, vendors and live music will come together and transform the park into a celebration of our planet.
Don't expect to see tomorrow's parade filled with Hummers and other sport utility vehicles tomorrow.
Instead, look forward to conservationists riding bikes and driving hybrid cars. The KU Environs will even show off its vehicle that runs on cooking oil.
"It's been done before," said Nathan Bokay, "but it's just another way to look at conserving energy."
energy. The Lawrence senior and the rest of the KU Environs have been working with the city on tomorrow's festival since the beginning of the semester, which is all in preparation for their big event Thursday: Earth Day.
Educating the public was the main goal for the Environs this year, and it has developed a multi- angled approach to informing Lawrence how to be environmentally aware.
Children are expected to be there tomorrow and the Environs are ready for them.
Children can either get their face painted by the students or participate in the group's long jump contest, where they can measure up against opponents such as a flea, which can jump 20 feet.
Adults also can gain from the festival because Environs has spent the past three-and-a-half months researching different companies and products available in the town.
Tomorrow, the group will be handing out its consumer-purchasing guide that contains facts on how environmentally friendly the companies and products are.
"There a lot of things advocacy groups tell you what to avoid and not what you should buy," said Joe Morgan, Goodland junior and co-president of Enirons.
Environs was responsible for providing the music for this year's festival, booking local singer and
Earth day activities
Saturday April 17.
Saturday April 17.
Assembly for the parade begins at Watson Park, located behind Kentucky & Tennessee
10:00 am
Fourth annual Parade for Earth travels south on Massachusetts Street to South Park. 11:00 am -songwriter Mark Lyda to entertain the crowd.
Tours begin for Bowerstock Mill & Power Company, located behind City Hall 1:00 & 3:00 pm
Celebration in the South Park, featuring a Water Festival with the theme "April Showers to Water Towers." 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday, April 22nd (Earth Day)
■ Slide Show & Lecture by Eric Drooker in the Kansas room of the KU Union.
7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 24th
Saturday, April 24th
■ Clinton Lake Cleanup
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Meet 9:00
a.m. at Shelter #1 in Overlook
Park)
Includes a Volunteer trash pickup, booths, prizes, and a cookout lunch.
Earth Day Activities at Prairie Park Nature Center 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 2730 Harper Street
More water and earth related fun for all ages: a wetlands bubble, scavenger hunt, games, crafts, speakers, and a Baker Wetlands tour.
The festival also is in celebration of the Douglas County Water Festival, "April showers to water towers." Diana Sjogren, a waste and reduction specialist, said people could participate in the interactive booths and become informed about pollution issues and water conservation.
In celebration of the water theme, Bowerstock Mill & Power Company, located behind City Hall, will open its doors for tours tomorrow afternoon. It's the only hydroelectric plant in the state.
As for the big event Thursday, Environs attracted artist and activist Eric Drooker.
Drooker is an award-winning artist who's been featured in the New Yorker and the Village Voice. Drooker will present a slide show of his art, while also playing his harmonica.
"It's middle ground between lecture and entertainment," Morgan said.
Environs have been in contact with Drooker since late October and have raised the $2,500 it cost to bring Drooker to the University of Kansas with the help of Student Senate, Coca-Cola, and the Association of University Residence Halls.
Edited by Henry C. Jackson
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