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ANTI-VIOLENCE
Drag kings, queens to raise money for LGBT support
BY TYLER HARBERT
For those would-be queens and kings who missed out on high school prom glory, now is your chance to reclaim your rightful title.
Tonight at the lackpot Saloon and Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts St., you can have another shot at the prom queen or king crown, provided you're dressed in the opposite sex's finest apparel.
Jessica Anthony organized The 'Stache and Lash Drag Formal to benefit the Kansas City Anti Violence Project which provides services to members of the LGBT community who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or hate crimes.
Anthony said the event, which starts at 10 p.m., would be a good
opportunity to dress up and benefit the project, where she has been a volunteer since July.
She said she had enjoyed wearing costumes since her childhood.
"I just think I like gender and queer and temi-
nist theories and I really like costumes, so they kind of meet in drag." Anthony said.
"There are unique situations sometimes the mainstream organizations can't serve."
Anthony said she'll be wearing a long tailed jacket and a top hat at the celebration, and said other people dressed in drag will have the opportunity to scale a small catwalk up the jackpot stage to show off their own costumes.
She said the crowd can choose their favorite costumes in three categories: best queen, best king and best gender bender.
or not straight and there will probably be some professional drag people too," Anthony said.
She's sported a suit on more than one occasion by helping out with other drag shows and said the crowd tonight should feature a wide mix of people.
"Many people there will be straight
The Dolly Surprise Dance-a-Rama will spin records during the event, and member Kate Furst, who goes by DJ Furst Bass, said her group didn't hesitate when Anthony asked them to perform.
"When I approached the other two girls they automatically said yes," she said.
Furst said the group empathized with the cause because of the way people are often persecuted for being different and to help the project.
Doug Riley, executive director of the Anti-Violence project, said the organization had been in service for four years and focused solely on LGBT community issues.
DOUG RILEY
Director of Kansas City
Anti-Violence Project
He said the organization, based in the Kansas City metro area, helped victims find emergency housing and helped in court and medical advocacy.
"There are unique situations sometimes that
mainstream organizations can't serve." Riley said.
He said the project also reached out to the community through education and training services. The proceeds from the event tonight will mostly benefit those services, Riley said.
Representatives from the project, along with Women's Transitional Care Services, the GaDuGi Safe Center and the Douglas County AIDS Project will also be present during the event.
For more information about the KCAVp go to www.kcavp.org.
Kansan staff writer Tyler Harbert can be contacted at tharbert@ kansan.com.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
THEATER
Play showcases intense intimacy
BY BETHANY BUNCH
Cali Gilman, Olathe junior, hovers over Chelsie Shippley, Lakin sophomore, during a dress rehearsal of Jean Genet's "The Maids" last Thursday evening. "The Maids' follows two sister servants who secretly plot revenge on their mistress while she is away at night. When 'The Maids' opened in Paris in 1947, it caused an uprisk for its impetuous portrayal of the working class discontent.
The University Theatre's most recent play, "The Maids", is a story of love, hate, economic class struggles and jealousy among sisters.
"Now that was a creepy play," one audience member said before the final applause had finished.
An all female, three-member cast performed for a small audience in Murphy Hall Wednesday night. The scenery and lighting provided an intimate-themed play.
Michele Leon, assistant professor of theater and film, directed the cast. She wrote in the play's programs that the play was simply about the relationship between sisters.
"I don't know any intimacy more intense, or frightening," Leon wrote. "Only sisters know what it takes to truly destroy each other."
The play caused controversy when it opened in Paris in 1947 for its portrayal of discontent among the lower class. Two maids, representing the working class, paint a negative picture of the upper class.
Laura Jennings, 2005 graduate, said after seeing the play she wasn't sure what the deeper meaning of the play was or if there was one.
"I'm still trying to figure out what the underlying message is," lennings said.
"The Maids", is Jennings' cousin.
Cali Gilman, an actress in
"I've seen four of her plays now," Jennings said. "This one is my favor-it because it's her biggest role and it was such an intimate setting."
"The Maids" was playwright Jean Genet's first successful play. It was translated from French into English by Martin Crimp. The translation
stayed true to Genet's original work but invigorated the language.
"Genet challenged audiences to reconsider intimate female relationships and the origins of violence and passion." Leon said.
Hull. Tickets are $10 for University students.
Kansan staff writer Bethany Bunch can be contacted at bbunch@kansan.com.
Staging of "The Maids" will continue today through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Stage Too! theater in Murphy
—Edited by Lisa Tilson
CRIME UPDATE
BTK killer's former home
demolished Wednesday
PARK CITY — With little fanfare, this Wichita suburb demolished the house once owned by BTK serial killer Dennis Rader early Wednesday, as a police officer stood to by guard against people hoping to take
off with pieces of the debris.
Crews began work at about 7 a.m. and loaded the home's remains into four trucks to be hauled away. The city said earlier this year that it planned to destroy the house but did not say beforehand when that would happen.
Park City Mayor Dee Stuart has said she didn't want the demolition to become a spectacle.
In January, a person tried to sell what were described as pieces of the house on the Internet auction site eBay. The auction was eventually stopped before any bids came in.
Rader and his family lived in the house for 25 years before he pleaded guilty to killing 10 people between 1974 and 1991. Rader called himself BTK for his preferred
method of killing, "bind, torture and kill." He is serving 10 consecutive life terms in prison.
The city paid less than 660,000 for the house earlier this year. It plans to use the land to create a new entryway to Jardine Memorial Park, a small park with trees, swings and a half basketball court.
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
Associated Press
March 8th,2007
University of Kansas Blood Drive
Monday, March 5
McCollum, 1-7 p.m.
GSP Hall, 1-7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 6
McCollum, 1-7 p.m.
Oliver Hall, 1-7 p.m.
Everyone who comes in to donate will receive a FREE KU T-shirt and a chance to win one of two $100 Southwest Airlines gift certificates!
Sponsored by KU Blood Drive Committee
Wednesday, March 7
Kansas Union Ballroom
10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Watch for the Blood Vessel at the Kansas Union and Student Rec. Center.
Check us out at www.kublooddrive.com
Thursday, March 6
Kansas Union Ballroom
10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday, March 9
Kansas Union Ballroom
10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Community Blood Center
Attention Student Groups:
Email chrisblackstone@ku.edu for more information.
If your student organization is registered with the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, you may get FREE ADVERTISING here in the Kansas city area.
here in the Kansan through Student Senate!
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Sexuality Education Committee Presents:
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Register at the ECM any day from 10am-4pm
Students $35 and Non-Students $45 ($5 late registration fee after January 26th)
For more information contact the ECM office at 843-4933.
walking alone at night on campus? Wish someone could walk with you? Jay Walk can help!
JAYWALK
JayWalk is a service available to all students who want a JayWalk volunteer to WALK them to the residence hall or car, or to wait with them for the Night Campus Express Bus or SafeRide.
What is JayWalk?
The Jay Walk station and volunteers are located inside Anschutz Library.
Where is JayWalk?
is the service available?
When is the service available?
Jawakwu runs Sunday through Thursday from 8pm
Who walks with me?
One male and one female will escort you to a specific location
WANT TO VOLUNTEER FOR JAYWALK?
CALL US AT 864-3222
Volunteers are greatly needed and appreciated! While you are assisting KU students you can also study and do homework! Pick up forms in the Student Involvement and Leadership Center in the Kansas Union. If you have any questions regarding the service or about volunteering, please email Safety@ku.edu.
1 in 4 RV Tour
"How to Help a Sexual Assault Survivor: What Men Can Do"
1. The 4 RV Tour is coming to Lawrence on Monday. Come by one of our meetings to learn about sexual assault and how to help a sexual assault survivor.
PAID FOR BY KU
Did you know that 20 women are raped or sexually assaulted every hour in the US?
Come take a stand against rape and sexual assault!
Courtside Room, Burge Union
10:30:11.45am, 11:45am, 10pm, 2:00:3.15pm
3:15:4.30pm
Woodruff Auditorium, 5th Floor Kansas Union
6:00:7.30pm, 8:00:9.15pm
Hashinger Theatre, Hashinger Hall
Monday, March 12th Times and Locations:
Hashinger Theatre, Hashinger Hall 9.30-10.30pm
Dole Institute of Politics
Student Advisory Board
Pizza & Politics
"Summer in DC; Getting Your Foot in the Door"
with Karen Bentley and Marc Langston speaking about their experiences as interns in DC
Wednesday, March
12:30-2:00pm Adams Alumni Cent. 160
Bruckmiller Room
FREE PIZZA!
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