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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Thursday, February 15, 1996
Starry-eyed students look to heavens
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Romantics seek advice from astrologers about love and relationships
By R. Adam Ward
Kansan staff writer
Some KU students could relate yesterday to the state motto, "Ad Astra per Aspera," which means, "To the stars through difficulties."
The students lined up 10 to 12 people deep outside the Mt. Oread Bookshop in the Kansas Union and waited more than an hour to have an astrologer predict their futures.
Lee Yelenics, professional member of the American Federation of Astrology, and astrologer Jan Holmes read the fortunes of
about 50 students from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m as part of the Union's Valentine's Day celebration.
Yelenics said there was considerable interest in astrology at the University of Kansas, judging by the long lines she attracted yesterday and when she came to the University at Halloween.
Students mostly are interested in career advice, she said. But for Valentine's day she tried to focus on relationships and love.
Yelenics said few students asked her for advice about sex, but she tried to help those that did ask to understand their urges.
Jason Fitzell, promotions coordinator for Student Union Activities, said the astrologers were paid $25 an hour.
"We've brought Lee Yelenics to the Union for years, and the response was so great we added a second one who she recommended," he said.
The astrologers did try to limit the wait for students by keeping each readings to about 10 minutes.
Jonna Bredemeier, Seneca freshman, said curiosity and a desire for encouragement about relationships were the reasons she waited in line to see an astrologer.
"I don't really believe in it," she said. "I'm just doing it for the heck of it."
But Yelenics did have some repeat customers who had a little more faith.
Fitri Prabanningrum, Indonesia sophomore, said an astrologer at the Union told her fortune last year, and most of it was accurate. She didn't believe in astrology completely, but she was intrigued by it, she said.
Julia Lu, Wichita sophomore, said everything Yelenics told her was true. Yelenics knew about Lu's interest in business and the dual sides to her personality, Lu said.
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Angel Gail, Olathe junior, gets his "Love Forecast" in an astrology reading given by Lee Yelenics, a trained astrologer. This was one of the activities taking place in the Kansas Union yesterday.
Special night offered for women
Hideaway sets Thursdays aside
By Susanna Lööf
Kansan staff writer
Lesbians in Lawrence have not had a place of their own to meet in a long time. Tonight, they will change.
The Hideaway, 106 North Park St.,
has designated Thursdays as
women's night. And Sara Collas,
Cleveland graduate student. hopes
the special nights create a community among lesbians in Lawrence.
"Hopefully there will be a majority of women," said Collas, who will be the disc jockey for the women's nights. "Hideaway is the only gay bar in Lawrence, but when you go there, it's still predominantly men, and
Men are still welcome at the Hideaway on women's nights, Sorbergear said. But the music will be slightly different from the bar's regular nights.
"I know there's more lesbians in Lawrence than there are gay men," he said. "I want both groups to feel welcome, but somehow it seems like it is always boys' night."
"On Fridays and Saturdays, we play strictly dance music," he said. "On Thursdays, we can afford to be a bit more loose and play music for the atmosphere."
"I want both groups to feel welcome, but somehow it seems like it is always boys'night." Jamie Sornberger Hideaway bar manager
women are in minority."
Jamie Sornberger, Hideaway manager, said women deserved a night to themselves.
There are several lesbian groups in Lawrence, but the members usually socialize within the groups, Collas said.
Sornberger said a reason for designating Thursday nights as women's night was that women were often discriminated against in bars. Usually, bartenders tend to serve the men before women, he said.
The Hideaway has previously experimented with other special events on Thursdays. But
while most of those activities were one-time events, women's nights will be weekly, Sornberger said.
Christine Robinson, Lawrence doctoral student, said she might go to the Hideaway more often.
"The fact that the nights are called women's nights will help," she said.
Sara Collas, Cleveland graduate student, and Jamie Sornberger, manager of the Hideaway, anticipate the bar's Women's Night on Thursdays. The night is aimed for woman to enjoy themselves, as well as meet other women.
Happy birthday, Susan B. Anthony
Special to the Kansan
But less than 100 years ago, voting was a privilege not extended to everyone. Until 1920, women in the United States could not vote.
As campaign signs start littering yards and political advertisements start filling commercial breaks, the nation is reminded that another election year is here.
By Liz Musser
Susan Brownell Anthony helped change that.
To celebrate, the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center is holding a party in honor of Susan B. Anthony's birthday from 2 to 4 p.m. today in the rotunda of Strong Hall. Cake and punch will be served.
Born Feb. 15, 1820. Anthony was one of the leaders in the women's suffrage movement. Her efforts in encouraging women to fight for equality spanned almost 50
years.
Anthony's first public crusade was in the name of temperance, the abolition of alcohol. After attending a temperance convention where a member of the clergy told her she was defying the will of God by participating in a public meeting, Anthony started The Women's State Temperance Society of New York.
Wil Linkugel, professor of communication studies teaches a class titled Rhetoric of Women's Rights. He said Anthony's political sense made her an effective part of the women's rights movement.
Anthony also crusaded for equality for women with the help of fellow activist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Together, they campaigned for the rights of women—including the right to vote.
In 1869, Anthony and Stanton started the National Woman Suffrage Association. The group advocated
women's suffrage through an amendment to the Constitution.
Anthony died 14 years before the "Anthony Amendment" became the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. But that didn't stop her from voting while she was still alive.
In 1872 Anthony registered and voted in Rochester, N.Y. She was arrested, tried and fined for violating the law. She refused to pay the fine.
Anthony also furthered the women's rights movement by motivating women to speak publicly, said Renee Speicher, graduate assistant at the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center.
"Traditionally, public speaking was male dominated," Speicher said. "Women did not speak. Susan B. Anthony helped change that."
KU actors bring fairy tales to life for area children.
Student theater creates live show to help make storytelling popular
By David Teska Kansan staff writer
It made Matthew Hostetter nervous to perform in front of a theater full of children.
Using the storytelling method, Hostelier, Glennwood Springs, Colo., junior, and seven other KU students, staged several short plays for area elementary school children as part of the University Theatre for Young People's presentation of fables and tales, Story Theatre.
"You don't need an expensive Nintendo to have a night of fun," Shaw said.
Brad Shaw, a Kansas City based actor, director and designer, guest-directed the actors for the performances. He said the show's goal was to popularize storytelling and help the children learn to use their imaginations.
Story Theatre
When: All this week at 1 p.m.
Where: Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall
Public performances are at 2:30 and 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Call Murphy Hall Box Office at 864-3982 for tickets.
In the storytelling method, actors talk directly to the audience as the story unfolds.
Shaw said the format allowed the audience to see what the actors went through during a show. The stories, taken from the Grimm brothers' collection and Aesop's Fables, included the Bremen Town Musicians, Henry Penny, Is He Fat?, Venus and the Cat, the Fisherman and His Wife. Two Crowds and The Golden Goose.
Hostetler said the actors began rehearsing late last semester. This semester, he said, they had been rehearsing three hours a night.
"We're ready for an audience." he said.
Dressed in his costume of gray sweats and matching sneakers, Hostetler said that the show's impromptu design hid the fact that each performance was a huge drain on the actors.
"It's amazing how exhausted you get after one hour," he said.
One group of students in the audience came from Wellsville and was pretty excited about the show, said Stephanie Dickey, fourth-grade teacher. She said her class had read Aesop's Fables in the fall and also came to the theater last year. Attending the show was a break from typical field trips like museums, she said. It also served to expose the students to other ideas and cultures.
"It's good to get them exposed to the theater," Dickey said.
Performances will continue the rest of this week at 1 p.m. at Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. Public performances of the show are at 2:30 and 7 p.m. on Saturday.