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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, October 4.1993
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Union rededicated to students
World War I casualties remembered
By Kathleen Stolle Kansan staff writer
Faces and dates had changed, but the spirit was the same at the Kansas Union cornerstone memorial interment and rededication ceremonies Friday.
Five University officials, past and present, spoke in remembrance of the 129 KU students and alumni who died while serving in World War I and to whom the original cornerstone and
union was dedicated in 1926. About 200 guests and onlookers gathered on the Kansas Union Plaza at mid-morning for the 30-minute ceremony.
"The memorial Union is and will continue to be part of the tradition that ties us together," said John Stauffer, head of the KU Alumni Association.
Guests included former chancellor Raymond Nichols and KU graduate Bill Inmer, both of whom were present for the original dedication. Nichols, in his rededication speech, said that in 1914 a rental house off campus served as the first union at KU. He also recalled how officials adopted a "pay-as-you-go" plan in the mid-1920s when financial problems threatened to delay completion of the new union.
Chancellor Gene Budig explained
the contents of a time capsule that was set in the cornerstone memorial to replicate the 1928 original discovered during recent renovations. Duplicate contents of the original water-damaged copper box were lowered into a two-foot long, cylindrical, aluminum time capsule. The duplicate items included names of the 129 dead, pictorial renditions of a Jayhawk and three fresh red roses.
The original contents are on display at the Kansas Union Gallery. The contents of a 1993 student capsule, to be intered Oct 15, are also on display.
The capsule was placed in the northwest pillar of the plaza's north entryway and was sealed later on Friday. No plans were made for when the capsule should be opened again.
emony. Kevin Goodman, union marketing manager, said that most of those were nieces, nephews or others who were not immediate family members because many soldiers who died had not started families yet.
"We were fortunate to have the two or three we did have," he said.
"There was an influenza epidemic that a lot of the soldiers and my grandfather succumbed to." she said.
Among the direct descendants was Fran Beach, whose grandfather, Mark Beach, graduated from KU. Fran Beach said her father was 12 when his father died in 1918 while working as a physician at a military fort in Oklahoma.
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Cadet Cory Balfaviaf, left, Lt. Darel Everett and Col. Bill Immer of the U.S. Army insert a time capsule into the Kansas Union cornerstone Friday morning.
Chinese Moon Festival emphasizes unity
Students become untangled during a game at the Moon Festival, an annual Chinese event that honors the full moon. About 80 students celebrated the occasion with dinner and games.
Brian Vandervliet/Special to the KANSAN
Students build lanterns, reminisce
By Brian Vandervilet Special to the Kansan
The moon was out and spirits were up as Chinese students at the University celebrated the Moon Festival on Saturday night at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center.
The students celebrated with brightly colored lanters and sweet lotus paste mooncakes — traditional symbols of the festival.
About 80 people attended the Moon Festival, sponsored by the Hong Kong and Macau Student Association.
The festival traditionally takes place in the middle of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. The Chinese believe the festival is the moon's birthday because at that time, the moon is at its brightest.
"The moon is really round tonight," said Candy Ying, Hong Kong senior. "It means there will be unity and harmony among us."
Chinese believe the annual festival began more than 5,000 years ago when peasants would come together to mark the end of the autumn harvest.
As in ancient times, this year's Moon Festival provided an opportunity for KU Chinese students to meet
with their closest friends.
"It's like Thanksgiving for us," Ying said. "It gives us a chance to talk and try to share happiness. The important thing is not the festival itself but the emotional feelings we have."
The festival began with an introduction of new KU students from Hong Kong and Macau. Noodles, fried rice, chicken and beef then were served for a buffet style dinner. Everyone then took a piece of the lotus paste mooncakes.
The mooncakes, which are really round pies, are about the size of a person's fist. Although there are many varieties, the Hong Kong and Macau Student Associations chose to serve lotus seed cakes which offer a taste that is both smooth and sweet.
"The mooncake is sweet, so if you eat it you will have a sweet, complete life," said Ching Ko, Hong Kong sophomore. "It is also round like a full moon."
In China, the small lanterns often take the form of rabbits, insects, birds and fish. Lighted candles are placed inside the lanterns so that the shell can reveal its color.
Ying said the festival's lanterns and mooncakes would bring back memories for Chinese students who are far from home. As children, many of the Chinese students would gather with their families in parks, put colored lanterns on the ground and look up at the moon.
Lynn Hui, Hong Kong senior,
remembered the lanterns from her
childhood.
"My favorite was a traditional lantern with a picture of a girl crying and clouds in the background," she said.
Despite not being with her family,
Hui said that she was happy celebrate the festival in Lawrence.
"The Moon Festival has a sense of understanding and unity," Ko said. "We can be together with other people in our culture. It's pretty special."
Panhellenic sponsors week addressing women's issues
By Chesley Dohl
Kansan staff writer
The Panhellenic Association will sponsor activities through Thursday.
Today begins the University's second annual Women's Week, a women's issues education week.
Randy Degner, Panhellenic advisor, said KU's Panhellenic organization was the largest women's organization on campus, with 2,000 members.
"With the honor of being the largest organization on campus comes the obligation to educate all women and to increase the role of women on campus," Degner said. "There's a need for leadership roles at KU and this week is geared to stimulate interest in different areas."
At 7 tonight, at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union, speaker Bobbi Larson will lecture on "The Changing Role of Women in Today's Society."
Tomorrow and Wednesday, Lawrence and KU
women's organizations will sponsor an information fair in the Kansas Union lobby.
"We organized the fair to get the involvement of as many women as possible at KU," said Tracy Brown, vice president of sorority affairs.
She said each organization would contribute its time and services to help make the fair a success. The organizations will provide information about their groups, answer questions and recruit volunteers.
A women's lecture series will begin at 11 a.m. tomorrow in the Jayhawk Room. The hour-long women's issue lectures will be presented by KU faculty women.
Angela Weninghan, vice president of public relations for Panhellenic, said the week was by no means strictly for greek women or for women only.
"This is for the whole campus," Wenninghan said. "It's important students learn about the different outlets for involvement both on campus and in the community."
Women's Week 1993
Tonight: 7 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium, lecture by Bobbi Larson, "The Changing Role of Women in Today's Society."
Tuesday: Women's fair in the Kansas Union. Lecture series in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union:
11 a. m. — Job Search and Career Opportunities, Ann Hartley. Placement Center.
noon — Male/Female Communication and Relationships, Dr. Barbara Ballard, Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center.
1. p.m. — Nutrition and Exercise, Ann Chapman,
Watkins Health Center
wednesday: Women's fair and lecture series continue:
11 a.m. — Community Volunteerism, Linaea Heine,
Roger Hill Volunteer Center
■ noon — Leadership and Involvement, Kelli Zuel, Organizations and Activities Center
1 p.m., STDs, AIDS and HIV, Janine Demo, Watkins Health Center
Thursday: Community service project benefiting Women's Transitional Care Services in Lawrence. Collection boxes for household items and clothing will be placed in the Kansas Union's Organizations and Activities Office beginning today.
Ex-Kansas player will not stand trial
Former Kansas basketball player Terry Brown has chosen not to stand trial for theft and burglary charges that stem from two cases in August 1992 and one in December 1992.
On Friday, Brown amended his plea to no contest on two charges of misdemeanor theft. By entering the no contest plea, Brown agreed to accept punishment for the two lesser charges without admitting guilt to any of the charges.
Brown will be sentenced on Nov. 12. He faces up to a year in prison and a $2,500 fine on each of the two counts.
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Parking hang tags pose new problems
KANSAN
Drivers worry about permits being stolen
By Tracl Carl
Kansan staffwriter
After class, she had to go check. Not because she was worried about her stereo but because she was worried about her $70 parking permit, which hangs from her rearview mirror.
Marie Aquilino, assistant professor of art history, was lecturing in the middle of her Art History 151 class when she suddenly wondered if she had locked her car.
From Aug. 1 to Thursday, 12 parking permits have been reported lost or stolen, KU police officer Burdel Welsh said. Last year during the same time period, seven parking stickers were reported lost or stolen, and the year before that, five permits were reported lost or stolen.
Welsh said that most of the hang tags stolen were for yellow zones. Tags for white residence hall zones were the next highest number stolen.
Aquilino said that she did not like the new hang tags compared to the old stickers because not only were they easier to lose but also easier to steal, which encourages vandalism.
"The last thing you want to have to worry about is your parking permit," she said. "If you fork over $70, you want to know there's some security in that investment."
Donna Hultine, assistant director of parking services, said the parking department switched from stickers to hang tags so it would be easier to use the permit for different cars.
The department checks parking permits in lots throughout the day, she said. If a number corresponds to a stolen permit, the person using the permit would be fined $25, the car would be towed and the case would be turned over to the police, Hultine said.
There have been no cases of stolen permits being used on other cars, she said.
The parking department does offer plastic security bands that secure the permit to the rearview mirror, she said. They can be removed with scissors. The replacement fee for lost permits is $3.
The main problem with the permits so far is people displaying the wrong side of the permit, Hultine said. The department mostly has given warning tickets without a fine, she said.
Eric Plough, Des Moines, Iowa,
freshman, said he gave a ticket because
his soft-top jeep could not hold a hang
tag. But he has a sticker in the back
comer of his jeep top.
"The person was looking for a hanging thing, and they didn't see the sticker on the back," he said. "I just paid it because I didn't want to hassle with it."
Charlie Flesher, Lenexa freshman, said he did not care if the permits were hang tags or stickers.
"I lock my car, so it's not a problem," he said.
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