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STAGE PRESENCE // TANGENT ARC
> Rising stars. Feel free to swoon.
Weddings — a time for love, commitment and drunken toasts to the bride and groom and the beginning of a new life. For some of the future members of Tangent Arc, a wedding was also a time to discuss starting a band — at vibraphonist and vocalist Lillie Guy's wedding, to be exact. The idea had been whirling around guitarist and vocalist Wade Kelly's head for a long time, he says, and the time seemed right to bring the idea up to drummer John Benda.
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Not exactly the most traditional way to go about forming a band, but then again, Tangent Arc aren't necessarily all about the traditional. Any band that lists influences as diverse as Jeff Buckley, Prince and Wilco won't be playing by the rules. Their growing audience doesn't seem to mind, though, as a recent show in Wichita demonstrated.
"Having 60 kids in the room actually yelling and clapping. . . it's like, 'I'm in a rock band that people dance to,'" Kelly says. "We're getting a little bit of momentum."
Gaining momentum: Tangent Arc, whose diverse influences include Jeff Buckley, Prince and Wilco, have a growing audience in Kansas. They will play at the Jackpot Saloon on March 7.
ror now, the band — comprised of
aforementioned Kelly, Benda, Guy, as well as bassist Rachel Anderson and keyboardist Kelly Heiman — is focusing on establishing themselves in the Lawrence music scene.
Tangent Arc will play at the Jackpot Saloon Monday, March 7, at 10 p.m.
// MICHAEL BEDNAR
SCENE & HEARD // DISC GOLF
> New places. New faces.
Disc golf, frisbee golf and 'frolf' are various monikers for the same sport, but here at KU, players of the game are known as Disc Heads.
A student organization started in the fall of 2010, Disc Heads is a growing group of casual and serious fans of 'froling,' a condensation of Frisbee golfing. Disc Heads president Cal Patton, Winfield senior, says he and vice president Dan Kubicki started the group because they love the sport and want to increase people's interest in it. "Disc golf is an up-and-coming sport that people do professionally and make a living doing," Patton says. "Collegiate disc golf is really popular on the East Coast, and we're just trying to spread the word in the Midwest."
Last November the Disc Heads took a team of three for their first major competition at the Southeast Collegiate Open at Fly Boy Aviation
Photo by Lindsey Deiter
*Troll* *fun*. Frisbee golf, or disc golf, is gaining popularity at KU thanks to Disc Heads, a student organization with casual and serious fans of the sport. Disc Heads started in the fall of 2010.
Disc Golf Course in Atlanta, Ga. They placed 15th out of 18 teams, but Patton says it was a great experience to play on the longest disc golf course in the world. The team is already registered for the National Collegiate Disc Golf Championship in April, and has hopes to organize a tournament with Kansas State University, who also has a team.
Before its winter dormancy, the group had about 20 members. Patton hopes to recruit more students in the spring. Short stints of warmer weather have already garnered an increase in disc sales at Sunflower Outdoor and Bike, 804 Massachusetts St. "They've been one of our biggest sellers in the shop for a few years now," Sara Bilhimer, a sales associate at Sunflower, says.
Patton says the group has a handful of serious players, but many more casual participants who play for fun.
"We encourage anyone to come and play; just contact us if you're interested," Patton says. "One time we had an entire fraternity join us; it was a blast."
// LINDSEY DEITER
OUT & ABOUT // WHAT MAKES YOU MOST EXCITED
> Random people. Random answers. ABOUT SPRING?
SHANGHAI, CHINA | GRADUATE STUDENT
Graduation, I'm bored with school and student life and I'm ready to start my career.
TIANXI ZHENG
SHANGHAI, CHINA | GRADUATE STUDENT
TAYLOR SCRIVNER
HOYT | SOPHOMORE
Spring Break. I'm not doing anything, but I have a goal to sleep an entire day through, like 24 hours. It's gonna be awesome.
MISSY FOREE
OVERLAND PARK | JUNIOR
Babes in booty shorts!
ABITHA ADAMS
The flowers, trees and everything blossoming and coming back to life. KU looks so beautiful that time of year.
MICHAEL KNABEL
CHICAGO,ILL. JUNIOR
I would say my 21st birthday but that sounds narcissistic. But I'm really excited for my girlfriend and me to be able to play outside with our new dog. This will be her first spring.
CHRISTINE ESLINGER
KINSLEY | SOPHOMORE
I can't wait for spring break. I'd like to do something fun like go skiing in Colorado, but I'll probably just go home. I just want a break from classes.
IVAN REGONDOLA
More free time for video games
// LINDSEY DEITER
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instudent riders
Pertour, alcohol and sweat pervade the air. Students drink colorful liquids from water bottles or sneak sips from cans of Busch Light and Keystone hidden beneath jackets. The group, stacked body upon body, begins an improprum rendition of the national anthem followed by the Rock Chalk chant. One couple makes out, trying to steady themselves against the wall. This is everything one imagines as a college party at the University of Kansas, and it's on wheels.
2011, SafeBus recorded 37,283 rides, a 70 percent increase from the 21,999 rides recorded during the corresponding time period last school year.
"The numbers have been quite surprising," said Derek Meier, transport coordinator for KU on Wheels. Meier explained that the large growth in ridership was because of the restructuring of routes.
"The secret here is adding Derek Hill." he added before Patricia
A student hops onto SafeBus. This year SafeBus has experienced a rise in ridership.
SEE SAFEBUS ON PAGE 3A
Adam Buhler/KANSAN FILEPHOTO
"The secret here is adding Daisy Hill," he said. Safe Bus,
postponed in senate
BY ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON amcnaughton@kansan.com
In an effort to give student senators the chance to better represent their constituents and themselves, the student rights committee drafted a student senator Code of Ethics to be added to the senate rules and regulations.
Student senate member Brandon Weiderholt, a freshman from Garnett, said he hadn't experienced anything unethical during his time in senate. However, Weiderholt said it would be a good thing to have.
Student senators are responsible for controlling a $24 million budget. With no current code of conduct or similar ethical code directly related to senate, the student rights committee proposed the bill to provide some accountability for student senators.
"When you're controlling a budget that big and with that much power, this is definitely a good idea," Widerholt said. "We're trying to make sure students know their senators are being held accountable."
Harris said he felt chief of staff Aaron Dollinger moved to have the bill postponed in order to enable himself more time to look it over because the bill would add more responsibilities to his position.
Student senator Aaron Harris, a senior from Wyandotte and a photographer for The University Daily Kansan, is a sponsor of the bill and the driving force behind it. He said throughout the past few years senate didn't have an ideal image.
"I am a little disappointed that it got postponed but its better than being defeated." Harris
3. Senators are elected by their fellow students. Therefore, it is their duty to pay attention during session to make sure that their constituency is being duly represented.
1. Members of the Student Senate at the University of Kansas are empowered by the student body to represent student interests both responsibly as well as ethically.
2. A bill should be voted on for its merit to the student body regardless of the author.
SUGGESTED ARTICLE FOR THE STUDENT SENATE CODE OF ETHICS:
said.
The bill will be the first item on the agenda at the next full senate meeting on March 16 in the Kansas room of the Kansas
Dollinger said he thought it was necessary to have a document that makes it clear how senators should act and to have the enforcement of the code go through his office because his staff is very knowledgeable of senate rules and regulations.
"I think that it is important that when you have a piece of legislation that directly affects any position you thoroughly go through it," Dollinger said.
SEE ETHICS ON PAGE 3A
View the proposed Code of Ethics bill at kansan.com
GREEK LIFE | 2A
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The University's final report on potential hazing incident is unveiled.
Letter sheds light on hazing
GAMEDAY|8A
Jayhawks take on Tigers Kansas will play its last game of the conference season at Missouri.
INDEX
Classifieds...3A
Crossword...4A
Cryptoquips...4A
Opinion...5A
Sports...10A
Sudoku...4A
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