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A full week has passed since Beejay "B DOUBLE E" McLoyd shot his music video at the same location for the newest University of Kansas anthem with senior Alan Ginsberg. The Blue Valley North graduate has only been rapping for three years now after freestyling at
shot the music video two weeks before it was shot with another videographer, but he decided to wait because he believed in Ginsberg and the way he shoots.
Jacqueline wanted to record "Red and Blue" because he thought he could do it better. He said he didn't think other people doing remixes were as serious as him when it came to music.
"I feel like mine is unique because it's somebody else's beat," McLoyd said. "I saw a bunch of remixes and I felt I could do it better than most of the other ones I heard from other colleges."
"Alan's my boy," McLoyd said. "We've been meaning to work together for last two, three months."
Freestyle rapper Beejay "B Double E" McLoyd performs at the Barrel House, 729 New Hampshire St. He performed his hit "Red and Blue."
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CULTURE
Susan Tang, a freshman from Hunan, China, performs a minority traditional dance depicting the stages of womanhood last year. KU students will celebrate the Chinese New Year Saturday afternoon with various performances, calligraphy workshops and food.
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Students remember home through Chinese New Year
BY CHRIS HONG chong@kansan.com
While many students welcomed Wednesday's canceled classes, it was more than just a snow day to Chinese students: It was the beginning of the Chinese New Year.
Although the new year didn't start until Thursday in China, the 14 hour time diffence meant col
ebrations began Wednesday morning in Kansas. Wednesday's de facto holiday combined with the preparation for new year celebrations gave many Chinese students a sense of familiarity.
Maggie Liu, a senior from Jiangsu, China, said celebrating the 15-day holiday made her feel more at home.
"It's another way to not make us
miss family as much." Liu said.
Xinjie Tang, a sophomore from Hunan, China, said celebrating together eased the loneliess some students felt while they were away from China. Tang added that without the celebrations, the new year would simply not have its festive atmosphere.
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GREEK LIFE
IFC board members may step down
BY JONATHAN SHORMAN
jshorman@kansan.com
Multiple executive board members of the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the governing body for fraternities, said they were willing to subject themselves to a vote to remove themselves from the council, following a hazing incident that occurred in November.
The declarations came at an IFC meeting Thursday evening that served as a forum for fraternity members and others to question council members about the hazing incident, which occurred after a turnover ceremony between the 2010 IFC council to the 2011 IFC council.
According to a December report by Associate Vice Provost for Student Success Lori Reesor, members of the council engaged in paddling on Nov. 18. The report said that no new executive board members were paddled by former
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BASKETBALL | 10A
Taylor becomes true guard
Turnovers don't dominate Tyshawn Taylor's game as he focuses on helping the Jayhawks take care of the ball and play good defense.
KARAOKE | 6A
Karaoke provides fun for all
Downtown bars offer
Karaoke on weeknights
INDEX
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Crossword ... 4A
Cryptoquips ... 4A
Opinion ... 5A
Sports ... 10A
Sudoku ... 4A
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