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ome again, home again
After a $2.8 million renovation and a year of off-campus living, the Delta Upsilon fraternity soon will be moving into its new house.
For 65 years, the Delta Upsilon fraternity house remained relatively unchanged.
Story by Gwen Olson Photos by Brian Flink
"The cost includes the major addition to the west and south of the house and furnishings," said John Esau. Delta U alumni Premi
All that is different now. A renovation project on the house totaling $2.8 million is drawing to a close.
dent. "The house was originally 13,000 square feet, and we added 7,600 square feet."
The renovation added a library, a computer and study room, a conference and study room and space for 14 new fraternity members to live in the house.
"In this day and age, our house definitely needed to be redone," said Shirley Vaughn. Delta Upsilon house director. "Hopefully, that will
"In this day and age, our house definitely needed to be redone." Shirley Vaughn Delta Upsilon house director
But being inconvenienced and forced out of their house is paying dividends as the renovation nears completion. This is the house's first addition or renovation since it was built in 1929.
The $2.8 million bill was paid by Delta Upsilon alumni contributions.
"We have about 1,000 alumni of the fraternity and for the last couple years we have been contacting them with personal visits, classes for alumni, direct mail and any other means we could use," said Dick Wintermote, retired executive director of the University of Kansas Alumni Association. "The personal visits were our biggest success. We received donations from alumni, parents of fraternity members and some widows of fraternity members."
help us draw more interested students during rush."
The interior of the house, which is located at 1025 Emery Road, had to be gutted last summer, Winternote said. As a result, Delta Upsilon members lived in an off-campus apartment complex last year.
The renovations must be completed before Aug. 10 because Delta Upsilon members will move back into the house at that time.
"I am very pleased with the work that
has been done," Wintermote said. "I am a little concerned about the time running out, but I think the house will be completed on schedule."
Only minor finishing touches are left on the house. The house's interior is being wallpapered and painted, and carpet already is installed, Esau said.
"I have talked to many of the young undergraduates who have been to see the house, and they are very happy with it also," Wintermote said.
Members of the house are excited about the renovations and additions.
The Delta Upsilon fraternity house, 1025 Emery Road, is undergoing a $2.8 million renovation. Members hope the construction, which was financed by Delta Upsilon alumni, will draw more prospective members during rush.
"I think they are great," said Dave Jilec, Fargo, N.D., junior. "It's kind of neat because our living capacity is only going up about 14 or 15 people. This means that the house is a lot more usable facility."
**ABOVE:** Construction workers will finish their work on the Delta Upsilon fraternity house by mid-August when fraternity members return.
**RIGHT:** After being gutted last summer, the Delta Upsilon fraternity house's interior is being painted and wallpapered. The renovations forced fraternity members to live in off-campus apartments last year.
on the RECORD
H. R., lead singer of the hardcore/reggae band Bad Brains, has been tagged with multiple descriptions during his band's 15-year climb out of the Washington, D.C. club scene.
He's been called a rasta-rock prophet, a pioneer and a preacher.
THE Bad Brains are Gary Miller, H.R., Darryl Jennifer and Earl Hudson.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
BY ROBERT MOCZYDLOWSKY KANSAN MUSIC WRITER
When he prematurely ended Thursday's sold-out Bottleneck show by spiking a weighted microphone stand onto two front-row fans, he became a hypocrite.
He was seated in the rear room, staring flatly out of a heavily tinted window. On the table was a news
I spoke with H.R. inside the band's bus before the afternoon sound check.
I, too, was nervous. Many of my favorite artists count H.R. and Bad Brains among their chief influences, and I was eager to ask him about his religion and rock.
By his side was a timid woman named Stephanie, and it appeared that she was unsettled by my arrival.
magazine and a half-full glass of water.
As I started into my list of questions, my nervousness turned to embarrassed confusion. H.R. refused to answer any of my questions with anything more than a crisp "yes" or "no."
Inside the bus' thick air conditioning, I started to sweat.
--them to fit the rules of our new game.
I hurriedly rethought my questions, tailoring
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What about the band's message?
Has it changed?
Now that Bad Brains have been reunited and are touring with the original lineup, are there any aggressions leftover from the split? Yes.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Do you think about your band as one of the few religious bands to
receive modern rock credibility?
Voe
Is the band's message, in a religious context, widely understood?
No.
What about tonight? Will someone get the point tonight?
What about the band's approach to live performance? Will there be anything unexpected?
I don't know.
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A decidedly punk crowd greeted Bad Brains at
See BAD BRAINS,Page 2B.
SECTION B
JULY 26,1995
KU Life
BOX OFFICE BILLBOARD
The Associated Press
The teen farce "Clueless" was in second place, taking in $10.6 million during its debut weekend. It was followed by Hugh Grant's "Nine Months" with $9.8 million.
LOS ANGELES — "Apollo 13" stayed on course for a fourth week as the No. 1 box-office attraction, taking in another $12.5 million to push earnings to $111.2 million in just one month. studio figures showed Monday.
The Top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday:
2. "Clueless"
$10.6 million
$10.6 million
3. "Nine Months'
$12.5 million
2. "Clueless"
1. "Apollo 13"
3. "Nine Months $0.8 million
$9.1 million
4. "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory"
5. "Species" $7.4 million
$7.1 million
6. "Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home"
7. "Pocahontas"
7. Pocahontas $5.7 million
8. "The Indian in the Cupboard"
$5.3 million
First Knight
10. "Batman Forever" $2 million
9. "First Knight $4.7 million
11. "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie" $1,36 million
12. "The Bridges of Madison County"
13. "Judge Dredd"
13. "Judge Dredd $1.2 million
14. "Die Hard With a Vengeance"
$823,874
15. "Congo" $770,089
$779,233
16. "Casper"
$758,515
17. "Braveheart"
$722,365
18. "Forget Paris"
$541,989
19. "A Goofy Movie"
$500,000
20. "Smoke"
$490,472