THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011
VOLUME 123 ISSUE 118
DON'T BLINK
Buddy Check!
BY JONATHAN SHORMAN
jshorman@kansan.com
In between bagpipes and drums, the St. Patrick's Day Parade also had some pop this year.
Raising awareness, student volunteers for the Jayhawk Buddy System performed a flash mob dance routine to Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" at several locations along the parade route Thursday afternoon.
about 15 dancers, all wearing green Jayhawk Buddy System T-shirts, came out of the audience and took to the street for the routine.
Shannon Foster, a sophomore from Overland Park, said she volunteered to dance after the president of her sorority urged members to do so.
Dance routine raises awareness during parade
"They're just trying to get their message out," Foster said as she jogged to the next performance.
The Jayhawk Buddy System first performed its routine at the men's basketball game against Missouri on Feb. 2 in Allen.
Fieldhouse. A video of the routine posted on YouTube by KU Athletics has more than 279,000 views.
The Jayhawk Buddy System is an initiative of the Office of the Vice Provost of Student Success and encourages students to have a "buddy" when going out or drinking to stay safe.
Students interested in joining the next flash mob can e-mail vpscscom@ku.edu.
Edited by Marla Daniels
Members of the Jayhawk Buddy System perform a flash mob at the St. Patrick's parade on Massachusetts Street Thursday afternoon. The St. Patrick's Day parade has been a Lawrence tradition for more than 24 years.
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CRIME|3A
Students need to be safe next week
STUDENT SENATE
*These are just six of the groups that were included in this year's line-item budget.
Next year
Officials warn of possible dangers that can occur during breaks.
fewer
groups will receive an even smaller budget
Line-item budget for the next school year compared to the current budget amount of money allocated ($)
$9,258 less allocated for groups for next year compared with this year. For the current school year $104,046 was allocated,and $94,788 was allocated for next year.
For this year ...
groups received funding from the line-item budget
71
For next year ...
52 groups will receive funding from the line-item budget.
Data provided by Student Senate. — By Max Lush
TATTOO | 6A
A unique way to show Kansas love
A student showcases her passion for the Jayhawks through basketball and Lawrence tattoos.