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THURS | DEC 2ND
LIVE DUELING PIANOS
Barrel House, 8 p.m.-2
a.m., $2-$3, 21+
NEW INHABITANTS/
TYLER GREGORY & THE
Bootleg Bandits
Jazzhaus, 9 p.m.-2
a.m., $3, 21+
CALENDAR
NEON DANCE PARTY
Jazzhaus, 9 p.m.-2
a.m., $3, 21+
NEON DANCE PARTY
Jackpot Music Hall,
10 p.m., $1, $1, 8+
18+
FRI | DEC 3RD
TRIVIA CLASH
Record Bar, 6:45 p.m.
$5, 21+
FREE PLAY AT THE REPLAY
Replay Lounge,
3 p.m.-6 p.m., free, all
ages
A CELTIC CHRISTMAS
Lawrence Arts Center,
7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
free-$10
FREEKY FRIDAYS AT DUFFY'S WITH DJ BIZ Duffy's, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. free, 21+
EVADESTRUCTION'S
MUSIC TRIVIA
MASSACRE
8 p.m., $5, 21+
SAT | DEC4TH
LIVE DUELING PIANOS
Barrel House, 8 p.m.-2
a.m., $2-$3, 21+
MAMMOTH LIFE
RELEASE PARTY W/
JUMBLING TOWERS,
PANDA CIRCUS
Replay Lounge,
10 p.m.-2 a.m., $2,
21+
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Lawrence Arts Center, 2 p.m., $5, 2+
ALICE IN
LIVE DUELING PIANOS
Barrel House, 8
p.m.-2 a.m., $2-$3,
21+
LVJAM
Duffy's, 9 p.m., free,
21+
OPEN JAM
Set'em Up Jacks, 10 p.m., free
Fatso's, 10 p.m., $3,
21+
THE CLUB WITH DJ PARLE'
SUN | DEC 5TH
Bottleneck, 7:30 p.m.
free-$5
SMACKDOWN!
MON DEC 6TH
KU VESPERS
KO VESTERS
Lied Center, 2:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m., $10-$12.50
VENUES
LUCERO / DRAG THE
RIVER
THE BOTTLENECK
737 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST
ORIGINAL MUSIC
MONDAYS
MUNDAYS
Bottleneck, 9 p.m.
18+
THE JAZZHAUS
926 12 MASSACHUSETTS
ST.
Bottleneck, 8 p.m.
$13
THE REPLAY LOUNGE
946 MASSACHUSETTS ST.
THE JACKPOT MUSIC HALL 943 MASSACHUSETTS ST.
THE EIGHTH ST. TAPROOM
801 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST.
KARAOKE
MARKETING
Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.,
$1, 21+
LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER
940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST.
THE GRANADA
THE POOL ROOM
925 IOWA ST.
THE GRANADA
1020 MASSACHUSETTS
ST.
WILDE'S CHATEAU 24
2412 10WA ST.
DUFFY'S
2222 W. 6TH ST.
CONROY'S PUB
3115 W. 6TH ST., STE. D.
TUES | DEC 7TH
THE BOTTLENECK
737 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST.
LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
ZYDECO TOUGEAX AND FRIENDS
Lied Center, 7:30 p.m., $24-$48, all ages
JESDAY NITE SWING
Kansas Union, 8
p.m.-11 p.m., free, all
ages
Lawrence Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
HONKY TONK SUPPER CLUB
Record Bar, 7 p.m.,
free, 21+
WED | DEC 8TH
CONROY'S TRIVIA
CONROY'S TRIVIA
Conroy's Pub, 7:30
p.m.-10 p.m., $5, 21+
PRIDE NIGHT
BOB WALKENHORST
DINNER HOUR SHOW
Record Bar, 7 p.m.
free, all ages
BILLY SPEERS AND THE BEER BELLIES
Johnny's Tavern,
6 p.m., free, 21+
PRIDE NIGHT
Wilde's Chateau 24, 9
p.m.-2 a.m., $5, 18+
ANNA ARCHIBALD | ASSOCIATE EDITOR
With my December graduation quickly approaching, I have somewhat unwillingly been forced to reminisce over the last three and a half years of my life spent walking the KU campus. And after reading Jon's story on page 10 about the various sculptures scattered all around campus, I began to think about my first memories of the landmarks lining Jayhawk Boulevard that helped me get my bearings as a clueless freshman.
My senior year of high school was one of the first times I really remember being on campus. My parents (both KU grads themselves) walked with me along Jayhawk Boulevard for my first official tour of campus. We made our way from the Union towards the Chi Omega fountain. But first, we made a stop I'll never forget: Dyche Hall. When the tour guide said the name, all I could do was shoot a glance at my mom, eyebrow raised. Without warning, we both erupted into giggles. And now, every time someone mentions Dyche Hall, I can't contain myself. It's not because of my reigning immaturity (although that might have something to do
with it), but more because I remember that inappropriate mother/daughter giggle fest.
On the same campus tour, we passed the Jayhawk in front of Strong Hall, and, for the first time, I heard the legend behind this seemingly unsuspicious bird. We stood, listening to the tour guide, and my dad leaned in close and said, "You know the story about this one, don't you?" I didn't. My dad laughed, refusing to tell me until the tour began moving again. Once it did, he was still laughing too hard to say anything. Finally, my mom said, "Supposedly, when a virgin walks by, the bird flies away." And my dad, face red from laughing, said, "It's still here!"
while these things may have seemed inconsequential and silly at the time, they are examples of what has helped me navigate this campus from the beginning. I have a very clear image in my head of all the bizarre statues and landmarks littered throughout the campus: the campanile towering over campus, the pioneer by Frasar I walked by everyday for three years on my way to class, the fountain sitting behind the Chancellor's house, the two men in front of Lippencott. And that's what I'll remember above all when I leave in here in two weeks and my time as a student expires.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR | ANNA ARCHIBALD
DESIGNERS | ALEXANDRA AVILA, MORGAN
STEPHENS
EDITOR | KELCI SHIPLEY
CONTACT  SARAH GREGORY, BECCA HARSCH,
ELEAN SHEFTE
MANUAL | JON HERMES, BRENNA LONG,
AMANDA KISTNER
**NOTICE** I MOLLY MARTIN, JOSH HAFNER,
SPENCER ALTMAN
PLAY | AMANDA SORELL, ASHLEY
BARFOROUSH KATE ABRAREE
HEALTH | MEGAN RUPP, JACOE WEBER
CONTRIBUTORS | MIKE ANDERSON, BRITTANY NELSON, SAVANNAH ABBOTT, CHANCE CARMICHAEL, LANDON MCDONALD, ALEX TRETBAR,
ZACK MARSH, THOMAS C. HARDY, AMANDA GAGE
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BY SAMANTHA COLLINS
Chris Bronson/KANSAN
scollins@kansan.com
Chelsea Freeman, a freshman from Wichita, helps children from the Boys and Girls Club create handmade ornaments during the Mentors in the Lives of Kids (M.I.L.K.) annual holiday party in the ballroom of the Kansas Union. M.I.L.K. formed a new group, Girls Club, that promotes social and financial independence for fifth- and sixth-grade girls. The curriculum is designed to empower young girls and teach them that a man isn't necessary for a successful life. The group begins its lessons in January. M.I.L.K. is run by two coordinators, senior Laura Davis and sophomore Carlye Yanker.
A group of University of Kansas students thinks that elementary school girls can benefit from a more practical kind of education, specifically geared toward young females.
The on-campus student group Mentors in the Lives of Kids, or M.I.L.K., created a new program, the Girls Club, this year to teach life skills and promote economic self-sufficiency for fifth- and sixth-grade girls. M.I.L.K. is run through the Center for Community Outreach. The Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence provides affordable after-school care for about 1,200 children. Laura Davis, a senior from Lawrence and co-coordinator of M.I.L.K., said the group often worked with the Boys and Girls Club and thought the new program would work well with the children there.
The 10-week curriculum addresses issues like stereotypes and how the girls view themselves, how women are viewed in advertisements, spending, credit cards, sales tax, budgeting and savings. The program will start next semester in January.
Carlyle Yanker, a sophomore from St. Louis and co-coordinator of M.I.L.K., said she thought it would be easier to work with all
If you want to get involved with the Mentors in the Lives of Kids, e-mail: milk@ku.edu.
girls because successful college women would be running the program.
She said she believed it was important to target girls at an early age to address these issues and the truth surrounding the expectations and stereotypes, which was why a large section of the curriculum was devoted to self-image.
Devon Cantwell, a junior from Topeka and a member of M.I.L.K., said at the end of the program the young girls will hold a bake sale to use their newly learned skills. She said the bake sale would teach the
"They can be part of a cool, exclusive girls club," Yanker said.
Davis said stereotypes and expectations of the "perfect woman" often cause young girls to become self-conscious.
"Any girl or woman who is confident and independent is bound to have a much brighter future," Davis said. "It will be the future that she chooses to have, whatever that may be."
Report: Number of international students increasing at University
"They are constantly inundated with imagery of women that they are expected to look like or act like," Davis said.
Davis said she hoped to provide mentorship during the "awkward period" and help girls become individually stronger.
girls that they don't need a man in their lives to be successful.
International students, who come mainly from China, Saudi Arabia Indonesia and the Republic of Korea, now make up 7 percent of the nearly 30,000-person student body.
CAMPUS | 3A
"The man doesn't always have to make the money," Cantwell said.
FINALS|3A
Students should also take care of their mental and physical well-being to succeed with finals. Student Success has launched a new website with schedules for stress-busting events and exercise classes to help students out with this stressful time of year.
For an'A, do more than study
ago - While she was driving not car to the shop for an oil change and tuneup.
"As a poor college student, you cross your fingers that this one didn't pop your tire or bend your rim," Strusz said.
No luck. The mechanics told Strusz, a senior from Republic, Mo., that her rim was cracked and bent. A new one cost her $150.
"I'm used to hitting potholes
"Notorious"
10A
If you search "Eudora, KS potholes" on Google, you get 1,500 results. For Topeka, there are 15,000 results. Going east down K-10, DeSoto has 21,000, Olathe has 19,000 and Overland Park has 37,000 Google results.
But search "Lawrence, KS
Kansas lucks out with late foul call
SEE POTHOLES ON PAGE 3A
KU beat out UCLA in the final second after a cortroversial call sent Mario Little to the free throw line with the game tied at 76 and 0.7 seconds left Check out our post-game coverage.
INDEX
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Crossword. ...4A
Cryptoquips. ...4A
Opinion. ...5A
Sports. ...10A
Sudoku. ...4A
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