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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011
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VOLUME 123 ISSUE 108
RAVE REVUES
'No turning back'after 62 years
Aaron Harris/KANSAN
Members of Kappa Alpha Theta and Sigma Chi perform for Rock Chalk Revue Thursday night at the Lied Center. The groups performed "Above The Weather."
BY LISA ANDERSON landerson@kansan.com
Members of Gamma Phi Beta and Delta Upsilon perform for Rock Chalk Revue Thursday night at the Lied Center. The groups performed "Just Ad It."
Aaron Harris/KANSAN
Saturday night was the grand finale of this year's 62nd annual Rock Chalk Revue: "No Turning Back."
Andy Baumann, executive show director and a senior from Overland Park, said he felt this year's event was successful.
"I'm very confident we raised more than last year," Baumann said. "Everything went smoothly
debating whether to graduate when they stumble upon mythical characters such as Tinkerbell and Peter Pan who are stuck inside "Hawkland" after walking under the Champonile too early.
and I think everyone enjoyed the show, which is the most important thing"
The total amount raised has not been determined, but Baumann noted the show catered to a full house on Saturday.
"It was very creative and very KU," Baumann said. "They scored high in every category and that put them over the top."
Chi Omega and Phi Delta Theta took home 12 out of 15 awards for their performance in "Myth of the Campanile" Saturday night. The show starred two twins
Olivia Morgan, a junior from Lenexa, said she enjoyed directing the Kappa Kappa Gamma and Beta Theta Pi's show "Holiday
"There were only about a hundred tickets left," Baumann said.
"The experience was incredible and we couldn't have loved our show more," Morgan said.
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Hysteria."
Baumann agrees that participants in this year's Revue enjoyed the overall experience.
"I think everyone who participated had a good time," Baumann said.
ROCK CHALK REVUE AWARD WINNERS
BEST LEAD MALE: Brad Crawford, "Myth of the Campanile"
BEST LEAD FEMALE: Samantha Payton, "A Little White Lie"
BEST SUPPORTING MALE: Chris Pyle, "Myth of the Campanile"
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE: Maggie Kopp, "Holiday Hysteria"
For more coverage of this story, check out KUJH's newscast today at 4 p.m.
BIG12|12A
Bringing home the title
Following the 70-66 victory against Missouri, the Jayhawks were recognized for various awards within the Bin 12.
NAISMITH | 3A
Naismith's rules on display
The original rules of basketball can be seen at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art until May 29.
APARTMENT GUIDE
Apartment living 101
Learn how to bargain hunt and live with a significant other.
Classifieds . . . 8A
Crossword. . . 4A
Cryptoquips . . 4A
Opinion. . . 5A
Sports . . . 12A
Sudoku . . . 4A
INDEX
WEATHER
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CAMPUS
Chris Bronson/KANSAN
Members of SUA split the groups into heats. The first heat received their clue and bolted out of the Union at noon. The following heats left over the next 20 minutes. They ran out of the union energized, excited, and eager to win. They returned to the Union throughout the day, exhausted, sweating, panting and wondering one thing: 'Was our team fast enough to win the prize?'
Amazing Race makes its way to KU
These teams were participating in the SUAs inaugural Jayhawks Amazing Race. The students spent the day running across campus, answering clues and completing challenges. The event followed the format of the popular TV show 'The Amazing Race.'
BY ADAM STRUNK astrunk@kansan.com
"It's pretty fun," Nancy DeLeon, participant and a sophomore from Bonner Springs, said. "Though there is way more running involved than I would have thought."
At 11:55 a.m. on Sunday, 66 students, split into 22 three-person teams, sat in the lobby of the Kansas Union. They retied tennis shoes, drank Gatorade and discussed which $500 prize they would choose if they won.
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The race began with each team receiving a clue at the Union. The clues, which involved pieces of KU history or trivia, led to a destination where the team would have to complete a challenge.
"We want to enlighten people about KU," SUA member Brian Doe said. "That's the main encouragement for the event we worked hard to involve KU and KU history."
The challenges included eating an entire box of saltine crackers, bowling three strikes at the Jay Bowl, and throwing a frisbee at Robinson Field.
"The cracker one wasn't the hardest but definitely sucked the most," Adam Greenhaw, participant and a junior from Independence said.
"You were running all day and had cotton mouth and then had to eat like 100 crackers."
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Upon completing a challenge, the team would receive another clue leading to the next location and challenge. Each team had to answer 11 clues and complete ten challenges. The final clue led back to the race's finish at the Kansas Union. No vehicles were allowed during the race.
If the team did not complete a challenge properly, they received a time penalty to be added onto the team's final time. The team with the fastest time after counting penalties would be declared the winner.
Mark Giuliani, a junior from Naperville, ILL, (left) and teammate Matt Abraham, a juniro from Overland Park, wait in line to fill out paperwork after finishing SIUAS Amazing Race.
Different teams had different strategies for preparing for the event.
"We stayed in and studied for it," DeLeon said. "We know where the Oregon trail marker is. We know the first chancellor was Oliver."
Tanner Burns, a freshman from Topeka, said his team took a different approach.
Some of the 40 SUA members working the event reported receiving complaints from contestants throughout the race that the challenges and clues were too hard.
"We just went out and drank last night," he said. "I tried to back out in the morning. I felt terrible, I told them to find a new partner."
"It's called the Amazing Race for a reason." Doe said. "Not the easy race, not the good race, but the Amazing Race."
Each member of the first-place team or the team finishing with the fastest time got to choose between an Xbox 360 with Kinect installed, an iPad, or a 42-inch TV. Each of these prizes is valued around $500. Members of the second place team received a $100 gift certificate to
"There are some pretty sweet prizes," Greenhaw said. Greenhaw said if he won, he was planning on getting an iPad.
While the challenges may have been difficult, participants said the payoff was worth it.
KU Bookstore.
SUA notified winners through e-mail because team finishes were spread out.
French Toast Mafia finished in first place with a time of three hours and two minutes after penalties. KU students Alex Boyer, Chad Davis, and James Stephenson made up the team.
The Jimmers, composed of Matthew Ronnebaum, Adam Greenhaw and Sam Schroeder, took second place with a time of three hours and 22 minutes after penalties.
SUA plans for the event to be an annual occurrence.
"This was just the trial run," Doe
Doe said that such an event could not have been possible without the contributions of all the SUA members.
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said. "Next year it's going to be bigger and better."
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