University Daily Kansan / Monday, February 6, 1989
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Yesterday's styles make today's fads
bv Max Evans
Kansan staff writer
they might be out of a Mickey Spillane novel: men in long toapeats, buggy pants and a pair of two-toned black and white wingtips; women in tapered suits with square shoulders and feathered hats with the veil pulled seductively down over the eyes.
They might have been walking the streets of Lawrence in the 1940s; but it was probably just yesterday for some KU students who like to buy and wear vintage clothing.
to buy and wear it. "It's a kinda cool, it's cheap, and you meet a lot of interesting people while you're doing it," said Sue Glover. Leawed senior. "I like to go to the Salvation Army or shirt store."
don't go looking for anything in particular."
But other vintage clothes enthuis-
sels, such as Christopher Cunningy-
le, Leawood junior, have certain
items they like to look for.
tufts they have a lot of ties." Cunningham said. "I decided I liked wide ties when I saw this old Kirk Douglas movie; he always wore his pants up around his chest, and big wide ties."
Old movies also inspired one of Lawrence's purveyors of older fashion clothing, Evelyn Nelson, owner of Evelyn's Vintage Clothes in Quantrill's Flea Market, 811 New Hampshire St.
shire St.
"I remember going to see Bette Davis and Dorothy Lourin in the movies and they would wear these hats." Nelson said, holding a small headcaped cap on her hand. "I had a number of hats that were too nice to throw away, so I thought of giving
The mannequins at Barb's Vintage Rose display the collection of vintage jewelry and hats.
them to KU's theater department, but someone told me I could sell them."
And for the last eight years she has. Nelson said she has even sold a clothing to movie-makers that have filmed in the area, Kansas. The movie and Murder Ordained are just a few movies which sport her merchandise.
Charlotte Dart, who owns Barb's Vintage Rose, 927 Massachusetts St., said her customers buy clothing from all eras and for many different rea-
"It's fun," Dart said. "That's what the kids want."
Dart has clothing from the late 1800s through the 1960s.
"The older the better," Dart said. Rental of older clothing is the main business for another Lawrence merchant. Linda Lester, owner of The Etc Shop, 722 Massachusetts St., said
fraternities and sororites rented many pieces of clothing for theme parties along with many civic events, including clothing to celebrate historical events.
"Every guy wants to think he's a gangster, and I've got all the stuff for him," Lester said.
But whether it's gangster-suits, poode-skirts, or Hawaiian mumu's, most agree that buying used clothing is a bargain.
"I don't see any point spending $190 for something I can buy for $12." said Kim Czarnopsys, Wichita junior. "If you look at the modern-day styles, they are just remakes of the older styles, just not as good."
Evelyn Nelson agrees. "I sold a dress to a girl who went to the Kansas Inaugural Ball and Bob Dole told her she was the best-dressed person
Charlotte Dart, owner of Barb's Vintage Rose, 927 Massachusetts St., explains where she finds her assortment of vintage clothing.
Unions' revenue up despite some slow sales
Kansan staff writer
bv John P. Milburn
Revenue estimates for the University of Kansas Memorial Corp, for 1988-89 are up from a year ago, despite a 6.3 percent decrease in revenue from concessions, said Warner Ferguson, associate director for the Kansas and Burge Unions.
Ferguson gave a report on the financial status of the Memorial Corp. at its board of directors meet Saturday at the Kansas Union. The board governs the operations and planning of the Kansas and Burge Unions.
Overall, revenue was up more than $100,000, according to a report submitted to the board. Much of the increase was attributed to an 81 percent sales increase at the Burge Union bookstore. Ferguson said that increased sales at Burge Union were from computer sales.
Ferguson said that concession sales decreased about $40,000 during the first six months of the school year compared with last year. The decrease could cause minor budget problems, he said.
Removal of cigarette machines from residue halls, the late start of school, reduced
enrolment and residence hall occupancy, competition from nearby retailers and the changing buying patterns of students caused the decrease, he said.
decrease, in he said.
Ferguson said that concession revenue was down 6.3 percent for the first six months of the year. Wesco Cafeteria had a 9.9 percent drop in sales because of the opening of Union Square in the Kansas Union, he said.
"Volume in Union Square is high." Ferguson said. "It not only started out high, but has sustained high levels above what was expected."
of may should impress. In other reports, Jim Long, director of the Kansas and Burge Union, said that the renovation of the office space in the Kansas Union was complete and that people would begin occupying the space this week. Organizations will move out of the basement of Burge Union and into the Kansas Union next week.
He said that improvements to the serving lines in Wesco Cafeteria that were scheduled for May should improve sales for 1989-90.
and into the Kansas city office. Long said that minor work was needed to complete the renovation but that it would not interfere with people moving into the offices.
Student's trial still pending
KU and Regents want out of suit
by Thom Clark Kansan staff writer
A lawsuit naming the University of Kansas, the Board of Regents and General Motors Corp. as defendants is in a circuit court in Kentucky. The
Ofray Hall, Manhattan senior, suffered a broken right leg, a broken left collarbone, two broken ribs, three cracked vertebrae and two collapsed lungs in a highway accident on the way to a debate tournament in October 1987 in Atlanta. The suit alleges negligence on the part of the University and seeks $750,000 in medical compensation and punitive damages.
"I don't necessarily dislike the University for what is going on," Hall said. "I just want my medical bills taken care of."
The driver of the van was a KU employee and the van was owned by KU!
Since the accident, Cannistra has settled out of court with the University for an undisclosed amount
A clerk in the Clarksville Circuit Court office said that a motion to dismiss the University of Kansas and the Kansas Board of Regents as defendants in the Hall case was filed Jan. 4.
The clerk also said GM filed a motion to dismiss the company as a defendant Dec. 21.
Jim Nordstrom, a lawyer for Fisher, Patterson, Saylor and Smith, in Topeka, is handling the suit for the University and the Board of Regents. He said the law firm was coordinating proceedings with a firm in Nashville.
Nordstrom said that by making the motion, he hoped to have the case transferred from Tennessee back to Kansas.
Although the case has been filed in Tennessee, Hall said he was indifferent to the case being moved to Kansas. ...
"Everyone involved were either employees or students of the University," Nordstrom said. "We want to get a case back in Kansas where it happened."
Kabash "A Kansas court might be a little prejudiced because of the state institution," Hall said. "However, courts usually go out of their way to be even-handed." 41
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"It's been a year and a half, and I would like to get this (case) settled and out of the way." Hall said.
Hall, who is enrolled in classes at KU, said he could not use his left shoulder effectively and walks with a limp.
BSU talent show celebrates Black History Month
Kansan staff writer
by Rias Mohamed
Inspirational songs by a gospel choir and performances by individual artists helped lift the spirits of the audience and open the celebration of Black History Month with a talent show sponsored by the Black Student Union on Friday.
mg. Ardra Tippett, St. Louis junior and BSU program committee chairman
Union on Friday.
"It's something that I look forward to. It's the ultimate experience in 19."
months" said Michael Smith, Junction City sophomore, who directed the gospel choir, Inspirational Gospel Voices.
so Glad
"I am so so Glad" is about the Lord lifting mankind when it is down in pain and anguish, Smith said
ence of about 80 people in American Auditorium at the Kansas Union watched a 30-minute film, "I Have a Dream," named after Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech. The show also featured a trio, two solos, a dramatic interpretation, a stand-up comedy routine and a poetry reading.
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The audience came to its feet and clapped when the choir sang "I am so Glad."
In addition to the choir, the audi
sad the event was an opportunity for everyone to learn about black culture and heritage.
"It was one of Karin's favorites, and we wanted to give exposure to
"The freshman troin of Karin Lawn, Denver, Tammy Willis, Salina, and Linda Muse, Oklahoma City," sang "One Night Only" from "Dream Girls," the Broadway musical about the life of the Supremes.
the Broadway musical," Tippet said. Tippet, wearing a red dress, per-
the brook.
Tippet, wearing a red dress, per-
formed a song "The Lady in Red," from the Broadway play, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf."
Another solo featured a gospel song by Crystal Hollinshed, Kansas City, Kan, junior
Keven Benbow, Kansas City, Kan. sophomore, gave a dramatic interpretation of an excerpt from "Nig-
ger," the autobiography of black
comedian-activist Dick Gregory.
Benbow repeated his performance that won him the Mr. Ebony Pageant runner-up award in November
The Mr. Ebony Pageant provides the University of Kansas with a positive black student role model and promotes self and cultural awareness, Tippet said.
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