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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, May 7, 2001
Hemenway honored by alma mater
By Cássio Furtado
writer@kansan.com
Kanson staff writer
More than 1,000 people received diplomas at the University of Nebraska at Omaha commencement Saturday. But for KU students, at least one name on the list stands out as John Robert Henway.
- Charlene Roberts, A.M.
Hemenway received an honorary doctorate from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, his alma mater.
The chancellor, a 1963 graduate, also delivered the university's commencement address at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.
"It was a great honor." Hemenway said, adding that anyone honored by his or her alma mater should feel proud.
Hemenway also said it was special for him to be on the university's campus, which he hadn't visited in a long time.
Nancy Belch, University of Nebraska at Omaha chancellor, said Hemenway 'career reflected well on the university and its faculty.
"As his alma mater, UN Omaha is proud of Chancellor Hemenway and his outstanding contributions to higher education," Belck said. "This honorary degree allows us to recognize one of our own and celebrate his distinguished career."
Hemenway also received an honorary doctor of letters degree from Hastings College in Hastings, Neb., last year. He attended the college for two years before transferring to Omaha. After graduation, he earned a doctorate in English from Kent State University in Ohio.
Hemenway became chancellor of the University of Kansas on June 1, 1955. The chancellor is the chief executive officer and chief operating officer for the University, which includes the main campus in Lawrence; the Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., with a clinical branch in Wichita; and the KU Edwards campus in Overland Park.
Hemenway was chancellor of the University of Kentucky at Lexington for six years before becoming the KU's 16th chancellor.
Edited by Leita Schultes
Mojo's new location will have dining space
Air conditioning, servers features of new building
By Erin Adamson
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
streets.
Customers craving spicy chicken wings and cheese fries won't have to eat out of a to-go box on the sidewalk or order delivery anymore.
Mojo's is leaving its cramped space at 805 Vermont Street and moving into the building formerly occupied by Rocky's restaurant at the corner of Seventh and Vermont
Mojo's current storefront, which still sports the flashing neon lights of the liquor store that used to occupy the space, only has room for one bench inside the door for customers sit while they wait for their food. But the new location, which will open early next month, will have tables for sit-down dining and an air-conditioned building to make summer comfortable.
James Langford, co-owner of Mojo's with Doug Yetman, said that relocating would allow the restaurant to offer the service it had wanted to deliver.
"This is going to allow us to have full service," Langford said. "It's going to allow us to have servers."
Patrick Cantrell, Honolulu senior,
said he frequently went to Mojo's for
carry-out buffalo wings.
"If they had an eating area and I was down on Massachusetts, I'd eat there a lot more often," Cantrell said.
Cantrell said Mojo's was uncomfortably hot last summer because the building wasn't air conditioned, and he thought it would be better for employees and customers when the business moved.
Mojo's opened five years ago in
August when Doug Yetman, Langford and Frank Lemus Jr. decided to try their hands at owning a small business. The three Lawrence natives decided to specialize in cooking up a variety of chicken wings and a down-home menu.
Langford said he looked forward to offering customers the comforts of a restaurant.
"It's an opportunity for us to serve our food the way it's meant to be," Langford said.
Sara Scully, Warrenburg, Mo. senior, worked at Mojie for two years and said customers often told her they wanted to be able to sit
down and eat. Scully said the owners put a picnic table in the alley next to the business so that customers could sit down to eat on nice days.
"Iam so excited that Mojo's finally has a chance to compete with other restaurants around Lawrence," Scully said.
She said the owners have taken part in local fund raises and are involved in other community projects.
Langford said the basic menu would remain the same and the restaurant would add daily specials.
The Waltz Project merges modern stories with dance
Edited by Doug Pacey
By Sarah Smarsh writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
A University of Kansas professor is telling contemporary stories through a dance of the past.
Theater and film assistant professor and Waltz Project creator Marianne Kubik sings Tori Amos' "Ticicle" as a piece entitled "Silent Prayer" draws to a close. The Waltz Project incorporated a variety of dance styles and contemporary music in 3/4 time last weekend at Craft-Power-Prever Theatre in Murrah Hall. Photo by Aaron Showwer/KANSAN
The Waltz Project, conceived and directed by Marianne Kubik, assistant professor of theater and film, returned to campus last weekend in Crafton-Preyer Theatre at Murphy Hall. The multimedia performance, which debuted last year, deals with issues from love to domestic violence as performers spin across the stage, waltzing to modern tunes from artists including Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan and the Goo Goo Dolls. Comedic and educational video projections appear between pieces to relate the history of the waltz to modern times.
a logical tool of communication. She said the stories she wanted to tell involved social interaction and the waltz was a highly social dance.
Kubik said the waltz, a romantic, three-quarter time dance, was
The Waltz Project began as Kubik's research project, in which she explored new methods of non-verbal storytelling. Kubik, a movement specialist for the University Theatre, received a grant from KU's New Faculty Research Program. She used the support to create a production merging theater, dance, music and film.
"Being able to combine them opens more doors in being able to communicate with an audience," Kubik said.
One scene depicts two men finding love with one another amidst a waltz to Sarah McLachlan's "Angel." Another looks at organized religion as the Virgin Mary and devout followers struggle with one another to Tori Amos' "Icicle."
The show even brings to life a famous painting: Jack Vetriano's "The Singing Butler," which depicts a butler and maid holding umbrellas for a privileged couple dancing on the beach. Umbrellas in hand, performers waltz to music from the score of Cirque du Soleil.
Kublk said that while the stories were important, her main objective involved the dancing itself.
"I hope an audience comes away with the sense that waltzing and ballroom dancing is something that can be appreciated even now," she said.
Bree Bruns, Waltz Project performer and Oskaloosa sopho
In March, the production's 15 actors, singers and dancers held dance workshops in Hutchinson. There, they presented The Waltz Project at the Fox Theatre, which provided Kubik with a commission for the production.
more, said she enjoyed watching people learn at the workshops. She pointed out that mastering waltz steps was one of the greatest challenges of her performance.
"You have to get a heightened sense of balance and put that into your body." Bruns said. "You've
got to be so in tune with what your partner's body is saying or you'll trip all over each other."
Student performers were an integral part of the entire production, Kubik said, because they helped develop choreography and did much of the behind-the-scenes work.
Kubik said the show was unique because it began without a script and remained completely original. She added that she hoped venues in other regions would recognize the production's appeal and allow The Waltz Project to spread its message.
- Edited by Sydney Wallace