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Airline strike could ground KU travelers
"By Thanksgiving, we should know what type of schedule American can maintain." he said.
People flying today may not know if their flights were canceled until they were scheduled to leave, he said. But scheduling should improve, he said.
American Airlines flight attendants began an 11-day strike yesterday, which has many Thanksgiving travel plans up in the air while some KU students are on the ground.
Although Maupintour will be contacting ticket holders whose flights were changed, he said, ticket holders nevertheless should keep in contact with the travel agency and American to find out if their tickets were rescheduled.
John Novotny, manager of Maupin-tour Travel Service, said he did not know which flights had been canceled out of Kansas City International Airport because he did not know how many flight attendants would strike.
"If you're flying American in the next 10 days, it's very important to reconfirm now and the night before," Novotny said. "Other carriers are accepting tickets for no extra charge, but there are some restrictions."
American flights may be canceled
"Today and tomorrow are going to be kind of hit and miss," he said yesterday. "The majority of people who will be inconvenienced will be today and tomorrow."
By Tracl Carl
Kansan staff writer
Tickets also may be refunded.
Herecare may be required
Carol Khourv. travel consultant for
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Getting off the ground
Students with American Airline tickets should:
■ contact their travel agents;
■ call American Airlines at 1-800-
433-7300;
■ arrive at the airport early.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1993
KANSAN
Sharon Rieken, Barrington, Ill., senior, said that she was scheduled to fly home on American during Thanksgiving break but that she was not worried about a cancellation.
She also said she did not think she would reschedule her flight if it was canceled. She may stay in Lawrence and prepare for finals, she said.
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Maupintour at the Kansas Union, said that she had not heard from many students who were worried about their tickets but that she expected to hear more concerns today because more people would know about the strike.
She said students should arrive at the airport early.
"For any student traveling, this is going to make the airport more congested," she said. "This will make it a little more chaotic than usual."
"I just went home a couple of weekends ago," she said.
kansan staff writer David Stewart contributed to this story.
Shoplifting charge will send running back Henley to court
By Scott J. Anderson Kansan staff writer
Kansas freshman running back June Henley has been ordered to appear in Lawrence Municipal Court in connection with a shoplifting incident at a Lawrence store, according to court records.
The security guard detained Henley until Lawrence police officers arrived. The officers issued Henley a notice to appear in court. He was not arrested.
Henley, 18, was stopped by a security guard at the 1/2 Price Store, 2727 Iowa St., at 4:40 p.m. Sunday, according to police reports. Henley was attempting to steal a black leather coat and a pair of Reebok basketball shoes, the report said. The total value of the items was $141.
The maximum penalty Henley faces for the misdemeanor is one year in jail and a $500 fine. Henley
is scheduled to appear in court Nov.30.
Henley yesterday was listed on the team roster as a starter in tomorrow's home game against Missouri.
Henley leads the Big Eight in rushing with 1,009 yards. He needs 106 yards in tomorrow's game against Missouri to become the Big Eight's all-time leading freshman rusher.
June Henley
Henlev
In Saturday's game against Colorado, Henley scored a touchdown after a 100-yard kickoff return, a KU record.
Redshirt freshman Mark Sanders is listed as second on the depth chart behind Henley.
Students prefer last-minute shopping
RU students, constrain son near school weekend shopping before the pre-Christmas freeway begins.
Kansan staff writer
KU students, consider yourself forewarned.
The day after Thanksgiving, malls and department stores are flooded with shopers trying to cash in on the holiday sales.
Students might want to consider pulling out the credit cards and draining the checkbooks before the rush — while the shelves are full of the best merchandise and the shopping centers are not packed wall to wall with stressed-out people and whining children.
karen Blackwell, Chicago sophomore, said she always waited until the last minute to do her gift
But then again, that is part of what the Christmas shopping experience is all about. Isn't it?
"It's the most hectic time to go shopping, and it does get on my nerves — but that's all part of the Christmas spirit," she said. "Walking through the department stores, you get to see all the decorations and the people and little kids. It helps me get in the mood for the holidays."
buying.
She said ordering from a department store catalog was out of the question. But she said waiting until the last minute gave her an extra month to help her pay bills. Though many students say they wait until the last minute, one KU student really did last year.
Lynisha Thomas, Lawrence junior, said she went shopping last year on Christmas Eve to buy her mother a Christmas present.
After work, Thomas went to cash her paycheck, but she found out she had lost it somewhere between work and the bank.
"I had to go home and scrounge up enough money
to buy my mom a present," she said. "Waiting until the last minute really doesn't bother me."
Some students avoid the rush by shopping off and on throughout the year.
"I just figure if I see something that's on sale, or I know they'll like, I just buy it," said Nick Fulton, Wichita freshman. "I guess I try to avoid all the people, but really it doesn't bother me that much."
Besides a few KU students who buy presents throughout the year, many students fall into two categories: those who wait until the last minute and those who wait until the last second.
Trey Hamm, Overland Park freshman, said that even if the selection was better, he did not think it was worth it to go shopping early.
"My mom buys my gift for my dad, and my dad buys my gift for my mom," he said. "But when I have a girlfriend or I need to get something for my sister, I always go shopping the day before."
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Weird science
Daniel Swanson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, freshman, checks the temperature of liquid nitrogen in his Chemistry 184 class. The class measured the heat of vaporization of liquid nitrogen yesterday in Malott hall.
Hall residents celebrate homemade holiday
Bv Brian James
Kansan staff writer
Cramming 140 people in one bedroom may be the Pearson Scholarship Hall record, but the men of this year's hall think it is a record made to be broken.
As part of the hall's annual "Synchronization Day" party, residents of Pearson and other scholarship halls will cram into a 12-by-12 room at midnight Saturday.
Kyle Thompson, Iola senior and president of the hall, said he was not sure why Pearson residents started the tradition almost nine years ago. This year's goal is to break last year's
"it's a pretty loopy idea," he said.
"Some guys were probably just sitting around late at night and made it up.
record-setting performance.
"But I'll probably get some angry letters from Pearsonites now because I'm really not sure how it all started."
The event is one in a series of parties that the scholarship halls have each year, Thompson said.
Pearson residents recognize Synchronization Day as the halfway between Columbus Day and Christmas, Thompson said. Residents also have put Christmas lights on the hall and have made T-shirts with different designs, such as Santa sailing on an
The party is open to every KU student, although Thompson said most of those in attendance last year were scholarship hall residents.
"It's a nice break, and everybody looks forward to it," he said.
ocean vessel, to celebrate the holiday.
Thompson said the 49 Pearson residents started moving party-goers into the room after the party was in full swing.
"We try to keep the party going 'til around midnight and then pack everybody into the room." he said.
Brian Lipscomb, Olathe senior, said the party made an otherwise stuffy situation fun for everyone.
"People start moving in, heading for the walls and eventually jumping on people's shoulders," he said. "They just smash themselves in there."
"It seems like forever until everyone goes back out. They're just so packed into a small area — it's a pretty wild feeling."
Lipschom said people shout out a number as they file out of the room, after the hall decides that the room is full enough.
He said he thought the tradition was a good excuse to have a mid-semester party.
"Eight or nine years ago, they probably thought, 'Why not?' he said.
NIT battle
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Guard Jason Kidd will star for California as the Jayhawks and the Bears meet in the second round of the Preseason National Invitational Tournament tonight.
New 'klub' shows th-th-that's not all, folks
Looney Toons not just kids stuff for new student charity group
Julie Dublinske, Madison, Neb., sophomore, remembers a time when she would curl in front of a TV on a Saturday morning and watch Bugs Bunny as a little girl.
By Shan Schwartz Kansan staff writer
But now that she is in college, she wants KU students to know they can still enjoy the Looney Toons while benefiting Lawrence.
The Original Klub of KU Looney Toons, a new KU student organization this year, is working to see that they do OKKULT is hoping to play on the appeal of the Warner Bros. cartoons, which also feature Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Tweety Bird.
OKKULT's purpose, however, is more serious than the cartoons for which it is named.
"The purpose is to be kind of a charity organization, to do several things to help out other charity organizations like
the homeless shelter, Habitat for Humanity or Douglas County AIDS Project," said
Dublinske, OKKULTpresi
Dublinske said OKKULT was working to schedule screenings of Looney Toons cartoons at Dickinson Theaters in January. The group has gotten permission to rent the cartoons from Warner Bros., inc., but members have not decided which cartoons to show.
Viewers would donate money or canned food for charity organizations in Lawrence.
OKKULT members also work with the Center for Community Outreach, a service organization within Student Senate that places volunteers at other charities in Lawrence, Dublinske said.
OKKULT was a spin-off organization from the Dr. Seuss Club, an organization which encourages literacy through the use of Dr. Seuss books.
Members of OKKULT said although the Looney Toons usually were considered to be for children, the cartoons were good mechanisms to relieve stress and enjoy some of life's simpler pleasures.
Kevin Liu, Gardiner sophomore and OKKULT member,
said he had enjoyed Looney Toons from an early age. Liu
said he thought people of all ages could gain something
from the cartoons.
"Some of them were definitely written for children, like the Roadrunner and coyote, which are pretty straightforward," Luu said. "But those ACME products are pretty funny. And a lot of what Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck do appeals to children and also to older audiences."
"I like the club because it is a good way to take something I really enjoy, like the Looney Toons, and turn it into something good for the community."