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Seniors pack mementos to remind them of KU
By Buck Taylor Kansan staff writer
After the caps and gowns come off and the party remnants are pitched, graduating seniors will begin gathering valued possessions and memories for the final trip home.
final trip back.
To each their own, it
seems, when collecting
mementos. Items range
from KU clothing to a pair
of antlers seen recently in a
student's apartment window.
Attrough it is not quite as prestigious as the Berlin Wall, a concrete chunk of Wescoe Beach will satisfy one student.
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"I don't think I could I sell this piece of wall," said Shelley Hansel, Wellington shops makes a makeshift memory."
Rebecca Regan of Lawrence shows memorabilia.
On a more traditional level, Kansas Union bookstores and the Jayhawk Bookstore, 1420 Crescent Road, have full inventories of KU clothing and supplies of the Jayhawk Bookstore owner, said there was generally more traffic through the store close to graduation.
"There is increased interest in gifts this time of year," he said. "Parents tend to buy things for themselves or just to increase their own KU acquisitions."
Mike Killeen, St. Louis senior, said he spent most of a night sorting through about a million and one pictures from his five years at KU, Killeen said he also had another unique moment.
"I have acquired an array of various glassware from local imbibers over the years," he said. "I thank Lawrence for its contribution to my bar cabinet."
robitem.
A tour of a typical college room might
contributed to my growth. Mugs and engraved glassware traditionally have been popular collector's items, a local bar manager said, especially after a long night of drinking when patrons feel a little more daring.
Dave Ackson, manager of the Jayhawk Cafe, 1340 Ohio St., said the bar had begun selling mugs for a dollar to reduce theft of glassware.
"Our schooners come to disappear every year around this time," he said. "So we're trying different strategies to curb this problem."
reveal street signs that trigger fond memories. Katrina Chase, Overland Park senior, said she would be tempted to remove a sign to cherish forever.
of them to tell him, "I haven't seen anything that indicates increases in theft besides porch plants that are always being taken," he said.
to cheer up.
"I'll maybe borrow a Tennessee Street sign to remind me of my house," she said.
"A 'D' sign might also be a good bet."
Chris Mulvenon, Lawrence Police spokesman, said he had not heard reports of theft of street signs recently.
Although porch plants make unusual collectibles, one student said graduation was the ultimate memento.
was the untimely death.
"My diploma will be enough to satisfy me," said Chad Davidson, Wichita senior,
"along with the memories."
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