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H
ow do you top the
100th anniversary of
homecoming?
Answer: you do
something bigger. You go
international.
Tis years theme is
Jayhawks Around the
World. It serves to
celebrate alumni, students
and Jayhawk enthusiasts
across the globe, so we
wanted the focal piece
of this issue to be those
people themselves.
On pages fve through
12, youll fnd interviews
with Jayhawks from all
walks of life and from
countries. Some were
abroad briefy, some have
just set foot on foreign
soil and others have lef
their home in Lawrence
for a career across the
Pacifc Ocean. Each one
of them is proof that a
Jayhawk is successful and
driven, no matter where
it lands.
We extend a warm
welcome home to
alumni joining us for
the celebration. Each of
their experiences has
contributed a piece to the
framework of rich history
of the University, just
as we are each building
upon it right now. We
value their stories: we
laugh at, learn from and
grow with them. In the
Jayhawks Ten and
Now section, we brought
these past and present
stories together, and we
discovered that although
decades pass, there are
still threads that connect
Jayhawks through time.
What this issue and this
homecoming celebration
come down to is
adventure. For a couple
thousand freshman,
this frst homecoming
marks the beginning of a
journey that is flled with
the promise of adventure.
Tis is a time for seniors
to refect on their
adventure so far as they
decide how it will unfold
afer graduation. And its
the stories of alumni that
inspire us to never stop
adventuring.
No matter where your
adventure takes you,
whether it be to Dubai,
Hong Kong or Paris, once
you become a Jayhawk,
you have a home for life.
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Alumni Center
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Passport: Jayhawks Around Campus KU Campus
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Alumni Center
6 to 8 p.m.
Glow KU Judging
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7 p.m.
Mural Contest
Wescoe Beach
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Homecoming Food Fest
Alumni Center to 9 p.m.
feat. Jayhawk Jingles
Homecoming Parade
Massachusetts Street
6 p.m.
Homecoming Pep Rally
8th and New Hampshire Streets
6:45 p.m.
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3) Put it on a trailer.
4) Build frame and get the general
outline.
5) Take chicken wire and create the
wire desing.
6) Pomp
7) Final touch ups
8) Parade downtown; throw out candy
9) Go home and destroy it
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While it may not be the
Christmas season just yet, Jayhawk
colors can be seen adorning the
outside of residences both on
and of campus. Glow KU is
one of the many Homecoming
Week traditions celebrated by the
University.
Sororities and fraternities team
up to show their school spirit and
celebrate homecoming, trying to
successfully decorate their houses
for Glow KU.
First and foremost it takes a lot
of work, and defnitely involves
cohesion between the groups along
with getting things done together
efciently, said Hal McCoy, a
homecoming chairmen from
Wichita.
However, it is not only the Greek
community who participates. Last
year Scholarship Halls, the Dole
Institute of Politics, the Black
Student Union, the University
Daily Kansan, and the School of
Engineering all participated. Tis
event is open to all homeowners
and businesses within the
Lawrence community.
Each team competes to have
the best house - one that screams
Rock Chalk and conveys a
strong sense of school spirit. Te
goal is to bring as much hype
to the Lawrence community in
celebration of homecoming.
Te lights can be holiday lights,
blue or red light bulbs, spotlights
or any form of light that emits
red and/or blue, reads the KU
Alumni page. Tis event will take
place during Homecoming Week,
starting Sunday, Sept. 29 through
Saturday, Oct. 5, to show our
Jayhawk spirit.
While Glow KU is just one aspect
of Homecoming Week, it has
quickly become one of the most
popular and highly talked about
events.
Imagining campus completely
illuminated, I can see Glow KU
really becoming a great addition
to a special week, said Bryne
Gonzales, Vice President of Alpha
Tau Omega Fraternity from
Amarillo, Texas.
However, these seven days
are truly about celebrating our
Jayhawk pride, and passion for our
community. Whether it is through
decorating or simply exchanging
a Rock Chalk, with a fellow
student, there really is no better
place to be than the University
of Kansas during Homecoming
Week.
edited by Lauren Armendariz
HANNAH SUNDERMEYER
hsundermeyer@kansan.com
CASSIDY RITTER
critter@kansan.com
Tat time of year is upon us again
singing, dancing and celebrating
the joy of being a Jayhawk. Each
year during the week of homecom-
ing, student groups participate in
Jayhawk Jingles. A seven minute
song and dance is performed by
each group of eight to 20 students
outside the Adams Alumni Center
on Jayhawk Boulevard. Tis year
revolves around the 2013 Home-
coming theme, Jayhawks Around
the World.
Working in conjunction with
Food Fest, participants as well
as attendees are provided with
complimentary drinks and dessert
during show time. Each attendee
is ofered three food tickets if they
wish to eat from one of the ven-
dors while watching entertaining
performances.
Student groups will be judged on
overall efect and audience appeal,
group coordination and participa-
tion, clearness, volume, costumes
and cooperation.
Jayhawk Jingles is open to all stu-
dent groups participating in home-
coming. Te friendly and creative
competition allows students to win
points toward homecoming while
providing entertainment for all of
those attending Food Fest.
Jingles is a great event that truly
gathers the KU community as a
whole, said Abbey Buchanan,
junior from Chaska, Minn., and
Campus Outreach Co-Chair.
Food Fest and Jayhawk Jingles
brings everyone together for some
great food and entertainment,
while demonstrating pride in our
school.
Events and festivities like
Jayhawk Jingles remain a part of
the homecoming tradition each
year, but have evolved immensely
throughout the years. Originally
called Jayhawk Follies, it was a
talent show put on by individuals
as well as groups of students. Tis
year the Homecoming Steering
Committee is working to promote
creativity and enhance the enter-
tainment factor.
In years past, each team would
separately perform the Alma Ma-
ter, which to me felt too repetitive,
Buchanan said. So this year we are
having all the participants perform
it together at the end. Not only will
this improve the entertainment
DANI BRADY
dbrady@kansan.com
Students sing, dance their
way through Jayhawk Jingles
ENTERTAINMENT
Glow KU lights up
homes, businesses
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Homeowners, businesses and other organizations participated in Glow KU last year. Delta Delta Delta sorority paired with Sigma Alpha Epsilon to light up the night.
COMMUNITY
STEVE PUPPE PHOTOGRAPHY
Any student group participating in Homecoming can participate in Jayhawk Jingles. Performances are judged on appearance,
group coordination, clearness, volume, costumes and cooperation. This event is in conjunction with Homecoming Food Fest.
aspect, but it will show the unity
we as Jayhawks possess in spite of
the friendly competition.
Homecoming Food Fest featur-
ing Jayhawk Jingles will take place
on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 6 to 9
p.m., outside the Adams Alumni
Center located at 1266 Oread Ave.,
across from the Kansas Union.
Edited by Kayla Overbey
Past and present Jayhawk
twirlers Beverly Bernardi Post
and Shannon Livengood both
have a passion for baton twirling
and share the experience of
holding the national champion
title during their collegiate years.
Baton twirling has changed
immensely since Post held the
position for the University
from 1974-1978. Livengood, a
junior from Clay Center, enjoys
listening to old stories from
previous twirlers and comparing
how the position she currently
holds has changed throughout
the years.
Post attended Topeka High
School, where she held the
position as feature twirler
and performed at high school
football games.
When I got ready to go to
college, I didnt know where to
go but I wanted to stay close
to home so I could continue
teaching dance and baton three
or four days a week in Topeka,
Post said.
Post distinctly remembers
performing during halfime at a
memorable Notre Dame versus
Kansas basketball game.
Tis guy came over to me
and said, When we go to
commercial break, I am putting
you on national television, Post
said. Post said the experience
was one of the thrills of [her]
lifetime.
Livengood is currently
under direction of the band
department and, rather than
performing at basketball games,
twirls at football games and at
the pregame with the Marching
Jayhawks.
My entire freshman year,
I didnt get to perform at any
basketball games and my
sophomore year, I needed a
separate try out, Livengood
said. Livengood will perform
at halfime during one womens
and one mens basketball game
this season.
Livengood can be seen leading
the Marching Jayhawks down
the hill during the homecoming
parade. Post was not considered
part of the band and did not
lead the Marching Jayhawks to
Memorial Stadium before each
game.
Neither twirler was given
a coach, choreographer or
sponsored by the University.
I spend most of my time
practicing alone, making up my
own routines with a song chosen
by the band director, Livengood
said. Unless I am able to reserve
Robinson Auditorium or fnd a
spot at the [recreation center], I
practice outdoors.
Trough shared memories and
comparative experiences, both
Post and Livengood agree that
twirling for the University has
been an honor. Livengood hopes
to continue twirling for the
University until she graduates
and, eventually, fnd a future
twirler with enough experience
to follow in her and Posts
footsteps.
Edited by Chas Strobel
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In a retirement community in
Lenexa lives an old woman with
a piano. Photos of former music
students and family sit on the
shelves, and old newspapers and
sheet music are propped against
the wall. For many of the students
in the photos, this piano gave start
to their music lessons in their
youth. As the young students
plucked their frst notes, the sounds
would join together and create the
familiar tune of the University fght
song. Tough the children didnt
realize it, this song wasnt only the
beginning of their music careers,
but their teachers as well. As their
teacher taught them the notes,
she remembers, playing the same
notes with the Marching Jayhawks
during homecoming.
In September 1943, Jayhawk
football spectators were shocked
at the site of women marching
into Memorial Stadium, wearing
not dresses, but the same crimson
and blue marching band uniforms
as their male peers. Among these
women marched Marjorie Lee
Marlee Skeen-Parmiter, one
of the frst females to join the
Marching Jayhawks.
With World War II calling the
men to service, the marching
band needed to add women to its
ensemble to compensate for the
loss of men. At the time, this radical
idea was necessary to maintain the
band for football and basketball
games.
Meanwhile, Skeen-Parmiter had
received a music scholarship from
the University afer receiving a
highly superior score on her piano
solo at state competition. When she
arrived at the University, there was
a need for women in the marching
band, so Parmiter joined and
marched with her Baritone on the
front rank, the tallest of all the girls.
Parmiter said that it wasnt easy
being a girl in the marching band.
She said that the critics were ready
to pounce on the girls if they
didnt play correctly. Despite this,
Parmiter and the other women
remained in the band.
Tere used to be a time when
they hated it so much, to have girls
in the marching band, Parmiter
said, but the war was on, and if
they didnt have you, they wouldnt
have a band.
Women were banned from
the Marching Jayhawks in 1948,
following the end of World War
II. Tough their participation was
brief, women were an important
part of the band during the war
the band likely wouldnt have
existed without female additions.
Parmiter recalls a memory of
Dr. Gastin, head of the music
department at the time, calling
on her one evening to pick up
an instrument and play in the
orchestra.
When they needed a trombone
player in the orchestra, I had
happened to come by the ofce
and Dr. Gastin said Here, take this
horn and get over to Hoch. Tey
need a trombone. And I said Well
I dont play trombone and he said
Well, youll give it a try.
Parmiter said she recalls Dr.
Gastin noticed things that other
teachers did not.
Dr. Gastin was something else,
Parmiter said. He was meaner
than a junkyard dog. He called me
in one time to thank me for being
so nice to these two young men my
senior year. And I said Well Dr.
Gastin, why wouldnt I be? Tey
were two gay students. He was
thanking me for being nice to them
and they were as nice as they could
be. It wouldnt have occurred to
me to be any other way. Dr. Gastin
really did notice a lot of things
about you.
Mentors like Dr. Gastin inspired
Parmiter become a music teacher
herself.
I just think KU has the best
music [education] department
in the country, Parmiter said. I
know that is prejudiced, but they
had the most practical approach to
teaching, I thought.
Before her music-teaching
career began, Parmiter had the
opportunity to work for Phog Allen
as a secretary. As she sat in her
piano room, she recalled with both
embarrassment and admiration
a memory of Phog asking her to
blush for a famous photographer
and later apologizing to her.
Te head photographer for Life
Magazine came in during the war,
Parmiter said. Phog asked me to
come in there and introduce me to
him, and I wasnt used to meeting
famous people and this was a
famous person. He [Phog] said,
Ive got one of the few females on
the hill that still blush. Blush for
him Marlee! I just got as red as
all. Te next day, I found a box of
chocolates and a letter of apology
on my typewriter.
Afer graduating from the
University, Parmiter taught in
many cities across the state, from
Topeka to Bonner Springs and as far
as Central Kansas. Since marching
in the band, Parmiters life has
changed considerably, but the
University has remained a constant
reminder of her beginning.
I loved Lawrence, Parmiter said.
I just really did because so many
people loved music and wanted the
very best. I just loved KU. I really
did.
Edited by Chas Strobel
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Marjorie Marlee Skeen-Parmiter was one of the frst women to don a Marching Jayhawks uniform at the University in 1943.
She continued to pursue music throughout her career, and would teach her piano students the University fght song.
HOMECOMING HISTORY
JAYHAWKS THEN AND NOW
Alumni and students connect through past and present homecoming experiences
MEGHAN KETCHAM
mketcham@kansan.com

I loved Lawrence. I just

really did because so many
people loved music and
wanted the very best.
MARJORIE MARLEE SKEEN-PARMITER
Former Marching Jayhawk
Former Marching Jayhawk continues love of music
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Current twirler Shannon Livengood, a junior from Clay Center, performs at football
games with the Marching Jayhawks. She will lead the band in the homecoming parade.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
Beverly Bernardi Post was a University twirler and twirling national champion in the
1970s. She now owns the Beverly Bernardi Post Conservatory of Dance in Topeka.
DANI BRADY
dbrady@kansan.com
Twirler continues an experienced Jayhawk legacy
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN PAGE 6
Frank Seurer was the
quarterback at Kansas from
1980-1983. Afer his time at the
university, Seurer went on to play
for the Kansas City Chiefs. In
1983, Seurer gained 2,660 yards of
total ofense, resulting in a second
place standing in the University
record books.
A car accident ended Seurers
professional football career. He is
now a frefghter in Olathe.
WHAT WAS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE
MEMORIES FROM YOUR COLLEGE
FOOTBALL CAREER?
I obviously made some great
friends from Kansas and am
fortunate to still be very close
to them right now, even though
I played back in the early 80s.
I am from Southern California
originally, so we got a chance to
play USC in the College Jam. Tey
were the 3-touchdown favorite
and we ended up beating them.
We also had the chance to beat
Missouri a couple times, which
was very, very fun. A win against
them always means a lot to both
the Jayhawk players and fans. I
have been fortunate enough to
stay in contact with a lot of people.
John Hail, who was the assistant
athletic director at the time, and
I still remain very good friends.
Being a Jayhawk has been a nice,
long journey.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE
HOMECOMING TRADITION?
We didnt really get a huge
chance to participate. But it was
always fun to speak to the crowd
before the games, and talk to the
students. It always involved a lot of
excitement and emotion.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS TO BE A
JAYHAWK?
Its one of those things that very
few people will know about unless
they actually experience it
especially coming from California
to Kansas and not knowing much
of what KU was all about. As
soon as you get on campus and
get involved with the people who
are there, it doesnt take long to
understand what it is all about, and
the importance of the closeness of
everybody. Jayhawk pride comes
through with everyone involved
with it.
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND
GIVE YOUR COLLEGE FRESHMEN-SELF
ADVICE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Dont wish it away. It goes by so
fast and people are really anxious
to get [their] degree. Tat happens
fast enough, so take it all in. Get
involved with all the diferent
activities. I was always into sports,
but I wish I could have been
involved in theater and Greek life.
Tere is so much to ofer at the
school. It is foolish if you dont
take advantage.
Edited by Chas Strobel
Quarterback looks back at Kansas career
HANNAH SUNDERMEYER
hsundermeyer@kansan.com
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Former Kansas quarterback Frank Seurer carries the ball during a game against
USC. Seurer is currently a frefghter in Olathe.
THEN: Ann McCroskey
NOW: Cora Schimke
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE JAYHAWK
TRADITION?
Cora Schimke: My favorite tradition
is defnitely waving the wheat,
especially at football games when
we can see the entire stadium
waving their arms.
Ann McCroskey: I would defnitely
have to say Late Night in the Phog.
It is such an awesome tradition and
there is nothing like the feeling of
being in Allen Fieldhouse.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF
BEING A ROCK CHALK DANCER?
Schimke: Te community that we
share with all of the girls means
so much to me. We are like a
close-knit family, always there for
help and companionship for each
other.
McCroskey: When we were there,
because we were creating the
squad from scratch, we became a
team very quickly because we had
to prove that we really belonged
there, because the dance team
didnt even exist then. I am still
very close to a lot of those girls
today.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE EXPERIENCE
WITH THE ROCK CHALK DANCERS?
McCroskey: I remember going to
the Final Four with the mens
basketball team one year. Tat
was the same year we were
the Cinderella team. I really
remember how Bob Foster and
the marching band took us under
their wings and helped us as we
were getting started. We traveled
with them and really formed a
great connection with the band
members.
Schimke: I love all of the travel
games. We create so many
memories as a team. Last year we
got to go to the mens basketball
Big 12 Championship game and
even though it wasnt in Lawrence,
it still felt like it was in Lawrence
because there were so many KU
fans there.
DESCRIBE YOUR FIRST HOMECOMING.
McCroskey: Te frst was a really big
learning experience for us because
we really didnt know what to
expect, or what people were
expecting of
us. We had
to be really
careful not
to mess up
t r adi t i ons ,
e s p e c i a l l y
because so
many KU
Alumni come
back for homecoming. Tere is
something about the KU spirit
that hasnt changed. It has just
gotten bigger and bigger and more
exciting every year.
Schimke: I remember my frst
time marching in the parade and
throwing candy to the kids. Its a
heartwarming experience because
it gives you a chance to be more
one-on-one with your fans. It is
incredible to see how many people
come back to KU each year. Seeing
the fan base grow and grow each
year, and seeing all the people
who come all the way back just for
one weekend because it means so
much to them, means a lot to me.
Edited by Chas Strobel
Dancers carry on tradition
Band brings tradition to gameday
PAIGE STINGLEY
pstingley@kansan.com
Schimke
Rose
Yell leaders stoke spirit in
homecoming events
WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT
HOMECOMING?
Homecoming as a student was
always a great time because it
seemed like the entire campus
came to life with enthusiastic
Jayhawks everywhere just taking
in every part of Lawrence. All
of them were always ready to
share what they loved about the
University and their experience
as a student. As an alum, any
time I come back to Lawrence
for homecoming it takes me back
to some of the best days of my
life. Right when I pull into town,
the nostalgia starts to hit me. I
remember things like setting my
room up for the frst time with
all of the new stuf I brought to
start living on my own to some
of the great moments like when
KU made it to the Final Four
and we all packed Wescoe Beach
to celebrate! Tere were so many
great moments for me at KU and
it is always a great feeling to come
back to Lawrence.
SINCE YOU WERE A YELL LEADER, WAS
HOMECOMING MORE ENJOYABLE?
As a yell leader, I believe my
experience of
homecomi ng
was unique
because I got
to take in the
at mos phe r e
of game day
at Memorial
Stadium. No
matter how the football team
was doing, Memorial Stadium
was always flled the most on
homecoming day. Getting to be
on the feld looking up into the
stands at all of the people enjoying
the experience made it a great day
for me. I always thought of my role
as a yell leader as a representative
of the University and I wanted to
show the alumni that KU was still
being represented well. We always
had alumni cheer squad members
back and on the feld with us and
it was great to talk with them
about their experiences.
HOW WERE OTHER HOMECOMINGS
DIFFERENT FROM YOUR
EXPERIENCES?
I am sure that everyone had
responsibilities and events during
homecoming and that everyone
enjoyed the experience. Te only
thing that was probably diferent
for me, as a yell leader, was that
we had a schedule of events
throughout the day that kept me
busy from early in the morning
until late into the afernoon. I
think a diferent vantage point
was really the only diference.
I was essentially performing
throughout the day and others
were taking the day in! I enjoyed
my role and responsibilities as a
yell leader and appreciated the
opportunity to do it for four years.
I am still one of the Jayhawks
biggest fans and have passed the
Jayhawk passion on to my wife
and three children, ages seven, fve
and three. We are always wearing
crimson and blue on game days.
Te kids all know the Rock Chalk
chant and even get some of the
words to the alma mater right as
they put their arms around each
other and sway back and forth.
Really, the entire experience of
being a yell leader was incredible
for me. I developed tremendous
friendships and got to experience
so many incredible things. On
top of that, representing the
University of Kansas is something
I enjoyed then and now. Rock
Chalk!
Edited by Chas Strobel
DYLAN SHERWOOD
dsherwood@kansan.com
TOM DEHART
tdehart@kansan.com
Marching Jayhawk, Marsha
Hanenberger, junior from
Rochester, Minn.

HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH THE
COLORGUARD AT KU?
In high school, I was on the guard
team for three years. Te last two
of those years I was elected captain
of the team and had to write and
choreograph the work that went
into the shows. When I started
looking at universities my senior
year of high school I decided I
had to be part of a marching band
because the friends you make
through band end up being like
family. Tis idea was incredibly
important to me since I was moving
so far away from my hometown.
So, afer a lot of research through
my diferent options, I obviously
chose KU. Tere are so many
awesome traditions afliated with
the band here. All I had to do to
sign up was register for BAND 210
and audition at a camp before the
start of the season to get on the
team. Of course to actually get on
the team I had to have previous
marching experience and enough
technique with a fag to know what
I was doing. I also had to show
that I could learn quick enough
under pressure since we spin a new
routine and learn an entire new
show every home game.

WHY DO YOU ENJOY GAMEDAY SO
MUCH?
Te pregame is awesome. My
favorite part of it has got to be
the run on to the feld. Te drums
come out on the feld and although
the student section hasn't really
showed up yet, the alumni have,
and the band is an important
aspect of the alumni experience.
You can hear all the people
cheering as we come running
down the stairs from the tunnels
and onto the feld, and the energy
stays pumped for the rest of the
show. Our frst performance of
the game really sets the stage for
how excited people are for the
game aferwards. Its like a warm
up for the crowd before they get to
see our football team. My second
favorite part of pregame is our
alma mater. Hearing Crimson
and the Blue being sung all the
way around the stadium at such an
impressive volume gives me chills
every time.
Edited by Chas Strobel
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If you're on Wescoe beach Tues-
day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., don't
be alarmed by the massive amount
of students chalking up the beach.
Tey're participating in Chalk 'n'
Rock, a homecoming event that
allows student organizations and
groups to chalk up a square on
Wescoe beach.
Chalk 'n' Rock allows students
to showcase their artistic side and
what KU and homecoming means
to them.
Students must incorporate this
years theme for homecoming,
Jayhawks Around the World, into
their designs.
Danny Sanchez, coordinator of
Chalk n Rock, said the theme is
very open-ended.
"Tey (students) can take it very
literal or interpret it however they
want, Sanchez said. It will be cool
to see how their drawing relates.
Afer 2 p.m., judges will come
around to each square and pick a
winner as well as second and third
places.
Zach Brown, a fourth year archi-
tecture student from Liberty, Mo.,
participated last year with his fra-
ternity, Lambda Chi Delta.
"It isn't always about winning,"
Brown said. "Honestly, when we
were designing the concept we
weren't even thinking about if it
would be the competition winning
entry or not. We were just having
fun with it and trying out the frst
ideas that came to our heads.
Chalking was a way for he and his
fraternity brothers to bond.
We had a blast designing and
creating it together, so in the long
run that is all that matters in my
opinion, he said. Te fact that our
entry did well in the competition is
just icing on the cake."
In addition to Chalk 'n' Rock,
there is a mural contest on
Wednesday from 10 a.m to 2 p.m.
where students display the theme
for homecoming using paints and
a canvas. Te contest will also have
frst, second and third prizes.
Te murals will be displayed in
the Ofce of Multicultural Afairs
afer judging ends. Tey can then
be donated to Rock Chalk Ball,
an annual event in April where
students and alumni celebrate
achievements and traditions while
raising money for the United Way
of Douglas County.
Edited by Emma LeGault
KRISTINA MAUDE
kmaude@kansan.com
FILE PHOTOS/KANSAN
Student organizations compete in the Chalk n Rock contest during Homecoming.
The designs must incorporate this years theme, Jayhawks Around the World.
Chalking decorates Wescoe this week
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Some things should be lef in the
80s: shoulder pads, Madonna and a
quarter of Arnold Schwarzeneggers
flmography, to name a few. But is a
Massachusets Street Homecoming
parade one of those things?
From 1984 to 1990, homecoming
parades took place downtown on
Massachusetts Street. Since then,
theyve been held on Jayhawk
Boulevard. And that seems like a
logical place for it to be. But this
year, the parade is moving back to
Mass. Originally, the parade was
set for the night of Oct. 4, but Late
Night at the Phog got in the way.
Steering Committee member
Holly Laferty was one of the
masterminds behind the change.
We were originally planning on
doing it on campus on Friday
[Oct. 4] at 6 p.m. but, because they
moved Late Night to that Friday,
we decided to move it to Tursday
[Oct. 3]we decided it was a good
opportunity to change it up and
move to Mass Street again.
Jennifer Sanner, senior vice
president for communications
at the Adams Alumni Center,
agrees with the move. It makes a
lot of sense to have [the parade]
downtown on Tursday when you
have Late Night on Friday and all
the excitement it brings. Why not
extend the excitement to another
evening?
And its going to be exciting.
Keeping with this years theme,
Jayhawks Around the World,
alumnus Brian McLendon will
act as grand marshal for the
parade. We thought, How cool
would it be to have Jayhawks
Around the World and have the
creator of Google Earth be [grand
marshall]? Laferty said.
Elle Rose of the Steering
Committee said,
We as a committee decided who
we were going to invite [to be grand
marshal]. We knew McLendon
was a KU alum and we were dead-
set on that.
With this years lineup of
Google royalty and fresh scenery,
the homecoming parade is not
something to be missed. It will
take place on Tursday, Oct. 3 at 6
p.m. Aferwards, be sure to catch
a pep rally at 8th Street and New
Hampshire.
Edited by James Ogden
DOWNTOWN
Homecoming parade moves
downtown to Mass Street
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Various organizations got together to participate in the universitys 99th annual homecoming event in 2011 on Jayhawk Boulevard.
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
MADDY MIKINSKI
mmikinski@kansan.com
The homecoming
parade grand
marshal this
year is Brian
M c C l e n d o n ,
Google Earth
co-creator and
1986 University
graduate. He originally designed
Lawrence, where he lived for many
years, to be the default center of
the program when it was released
in 2005.
Emma LeGault
ALUMNUS
McClendon
GOOGLE EARTH IMAGE
FOR MORE INFO
SCAN THIS CODE.
http://bit.ly/17hqMI0
Brian McLendon to lead parade
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PATRICIA SIQUEIROS
Germany
STUDENT
WHAT COMPANY DO YOU WORK
FOR AND WHAT DO YOU DO FOR
THEM?
It is called Psyma. Its
an international market
research company, and
I got the internship as a
Market Research assistant
through AIESEC Kansas.
HOW HAS GRADUATING FROM
KU HELPED YOU?
It has helped me a lot.
Trough things I learned at
the university, I have been
able to participate in great
conversations and also KU
having such a huge range
of international students
helped me come in with a
better attitude.
Past and present students
recall their time on campus
COURTNEY HAGEN
Dubai
ALUMNI
WHAT COMPANY DO YOU WORK
FOR? WHAT DO YOU DO FOR THIS
COMPANY?
I work as a publishing
executive for the Middle
Easts largest magazine and
media publishers. Tis means
I get to work on a number of
projects across our consumer
and business titles, including
Harpers Bazaar Arabia,
Professional Jeweler,
Cosmopolitan Middle East,
Grazia, Good Housekeeping
Middle East and Time Out
Dubai/Abu Dhabi/Qatar, etc.
I tend to lean more toward
editorial and marketing work,
whether it is putting together
a special supplement, coming
up with concepts, executing
an event, advising on design
or liaising with the advertising
team on new business. A career
in media in the Middle East
poses its own challenges and
advantagesin many ways it
is expanding here where other
world markets are struggling.
HOW DID BEING A JAYHAWK
ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE?
Almost everywhere Ive been in
the world Ive found common
ground with someone about
the university. Whether its
attending KU Alumni events
when Im in London visiting
family, or Final Four watch
parties with friends in Africa,
UK, or the Middle East. I even
found fellow Jayhawk fans in
Syria. I was walking home from
my gym in Damascus one day,
wearing a much-loved Jayhawk
t-shirt when out of nowhere,
from across the street I heard a
loud Rock Chalk Jayhawk! Te
Jayhawk Nation extends a lot
further than I ever could have
imagined.
WILL DALE
Costa Rica
STUDENT
WHERE DID YOU GO ABROAD,
AND WHAT WERE YOU DOING
WHILE THERE?
I went abroad to Costa Rica
and lived in San Jos, the
capital city. I was there for
about six and a half months.
I went primarily to better my
language skills in Spanish
and to speak every day with
native speakers to really
see how much I could grow
within the language.
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Spain
ALUMNI
WHEN YOU WERE OVERSEAS,
WHERE DID YOU LIVE AND HOW
LONG DID YOU STAY THERE?
I lived in Mrida, Spain for
one years time following my
graduation from KU. I resided
in Extremadura, which is on
the very western edge of the
country and is nestled on the
border with Portugal, from
August 2008 to 2009. My
residence abroad also coincided
with the 2008 recession,
which I experienced from an
international perspective, as
well as the 2008 presidential
election.
WHAT COMPANY DID YOU WORK
FOR? WHAT DID YOU DO FOR THIS
COMPANY?
During my year in Spain, I was
employed by the Ministry of
Education of the autonomous
region of Extremadura.
Each week I taught English
conversation courses to middle
and high school students at
two institutes named Senz de
Buruaga and Ruta de la Plata.
Te ministry placed other
native English speakers from a
variety of countriesnamely
England, Australia, Canada
and Scotlandat other public
schools around the region.
HOW DID BEING A JAYHAWK
ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE
OVERSEAS?
As a student, Id already
studied abroad twice through
the encouragement of the
university and my professors,
which prepared me for the
rigors and challenges of
immersing myself in another
culture. My language skills
were more advanced than that
of my peers and Id already
ventured to learn several
additional languages thanks
to the vast oferings at the
university. [One language
was] Portuguese, which came
in handy during a feld trip
to vora, Portugal, when I
became the translator between
my Spanish students and the
Portuguese students at the
school we were visiting. During
my classes at the university
we hadnt focused solely on
grammar and conversation, but
also culture which was a huge
factor in my seamless transition
to Spain.
ARTEM BAGIEV
Russia
RANDY VIDALES
Turkey
VORANOUTH SUPANDULA
Germany
CATRIN DAVIES
Wales
CHEYENNE HANSEN
France
STUDENT

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO COME
TO?
Ive traveled around the States
before and the places I went
were lovely, but I didnt want to
go somewhere where I would
go on holiday. I wanted real
people and real culture.
SO FAR, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR
FAVORITE PART ABOUT KANSAS?
Probably the frst football
game, because Ive never been
to anything like it. When we
got there it was so hot, but I
thought it was worth it. We
followed the band inside
and they were playing, and
I remember, I turned to my
friend and said that this is
just like being in Disneyland.
It was so surreal. Its not just
students who come, but also
the past students and faculty
and friends. Its nothing like
that back home. I mean, when
the anthem came on there was
a fy by. It was amazing for
a school, but it didnt make
sense. When something is
so diferent than what youre
expecting or used to, you just
dont know how to take it. It
was just wow.
ALUMNI
DID YOU STUDY ABROAD WHILE
ATTENDING KU?
I mean my two years at KU were
one huge study abroad thing. I
was an international student from
Russia on a Fulbright scholarship.
WHAT COMPANY DO YOU WORK FOR IN
MOSCOW?
Upon my arrival I got an
editorial job with Russia Today,
a big international TV channel.
I worked there on the interview
show Spotlight. Now Im in
the process of getting a new job
in a major Russian production
company which makes videos for
several TV channels.
HOW DID BEING A JAYHAWK ENHANCE
YOUR EXPERIENCE AND THE
OPPORTUNITIES YOU HAVE BEEN
GIVEN?
First of all, my English level has
risen extremely, which gives me a
certain advantage in the Russian
job market. My internships with
Al Jazeera and my work for
KUJH-TV and the Kansan gave
me hands-on experience I needed
to enter a media job market. I
learned how to conduct research,
which it never hurts to know. But
what I value most is that I met
so many wonderful people at the
university. Tey are all diferent,
yet amazing. I wish I could have
spent more time learning from
them.
STUDENT
WHERE DID YOU STUDY ABROAD
AND DURING WHAT YEAR OF
COLLEGE?
I studied abroad in Paris,
France for the Summer
Language Institute in Paris
during the summer between
my junior and senior years.
WHAT FAVORITE MEMORY DO YOU
HAVE OF YOUR EXPERIENCE?
I have so many favorite
memories. I loved the tour
portion of the trip where we
toured around France from
Normandy to Brittany to the
Loire Valley. It really cemented
our bond as a group. I also
loved getting to explore Paris
in our free time. Te last two
nights we were there, me and
a couple of my friends went
to the carnival in Tuileries
Garden and rode all of the
carnival rides. It was such an
awesome view of Paris at night
and was the perfect way to cap
STUDENT
WHERE DID YOU STUDY ABROAD AND
DURING WHAT YEAR OF COLLEGE?
I studied in Trier, Germany, in
the spring semester of 2013.
WHAT FAVORITE MEMORY DO YOU
HAVE OF YOUR EXPERIENCE?
I have too many favorite
memories, but one of them
would be spending time with
my German roommates. We
would cook together many
evenings, even though they
knew I wasn't a great cook (I was
a star vegetable chopper though)
and aferwards we would have
movie nights. Te great thing
was that my roommates were
nearly vegetarians, but also very
athletic.
WHAT DID YOU LEARN BY STUDYING
ABROAD?
I learned a lot about tolerance,
patience and understanding.
During my ten day trip to
Luxembourg for a class, I faced
teachers who barely spoke
English. Communication was
rough and I became frustrated
many times. However, I knew
that if I gave it time and tried
again and again I would be
able to get through it. I had
to be understanding; if I
were teaching a student who
couldn't understand me, I
could only do so much. Instead
we communicated by action,
gestures, and drawings.

I also learned to enjoy life and
socialize more ofen. School in
Germany is quite diferent from
school in the US (more laid
back). Te University of Kansas'
Graphic Design program is
pretty demanding, in a good
way, but it was nice to take a
stroll and enjoy the little things
in a foreign place. My roommate
would always tell me I need to
socialize more. I didn't realize it
was such a problem, but because
of school I sacrifced a lot of my
social life. I'm glad I was able to
have a laid back setting, because I
learned to appreciate things I didn't
before and realize the diferences
between Europe and the US.

Finally, I learned that we are pretty
well of in the United States. We are
very privileged in getting many free
things (like free public toilets or
reflls for drinks), having freedom
in general, and being "bigger, better
[and] faster." Te life in the US
seems to be a lot faster and more
convenient, whereas in Europe I
was able to take it slow and walk
around.
HOW DID THE COUNTRY YOU VISITED
DIFFER FROM THE US (FOOD, WHAT
WAS GOOD OR BAD ABOUT IT, CULTURE,
ETC)?
I talked about it before, but
many things difered from the
U.S. Germany was a little more
conservative than I was used to.
My roommate was a political
science and journalism major, so I
defnitely kept up to date with what
was going on in the world. One
thing that drove me crazy was that
on Sundays nearly everything was
closed because Europe is largely
Catholic.

Germany is great in being very
walkable and leaning more toward
a village-city than 'suburbia.'
Germany is also one of the cleanest,
most sustainable countries I've
been in (I traveled to seven diferent
countries during my semester
stay); everyone separated trash
from recyclables and the streets
were cleaned every day. During the
school year, it seemed like there
was a holiday every other week.
Germany has a lot of celebrations
and festivals, they really know
how to party. Another wonderful
thing about Germany is the bread
selection; it makes American bread
taste like paper. I miss it dearly.
of the trip.
WHAT DID YOU LEARN BY STUDYING
ABROAD?
I learned a lot about cultural
diferences. We take a lot of things
for granted here in the States
(air conditioning, for example,
which Paris does not have). It's
so interesting to not only see the
world, but to see it from a diferent
cultural perspective. I feel more
independent and like I can handle
any problem that comes at me.
I went from crying every night
because I missed home to crying
because I had to leave France. If I
can handle language barrier issues
and living in a completely foreign
city for a month, I feel like I can
handle anything.
HOW DID THE COUNTRY YOU VISITED
DIFFER FROM THE US?
France is very diferent from the
U.S. When I got there, I hated the
food. I couldn't fnd anything I
wanted to eat, because it was just
so diferent. Te longer I was there,
the more I grew to appreciate
the diferences and enjoy my
experiences. I even tried escargot!
Also, Parisians have a reputation
in the U.S. for being rather rude,
but that's not true at all. It's just
another cultural diference.
Parisians are more straightforward
and don't sugarcoat things like
Americans do, but that doesn't
make them rude. It's a difcult
adjustment, but you soon learn
that in a big city like that, their
demeanor is very understandable
and appropriate.
ALUMNI
WHAT DO YOU DO IN TURKEY?
I currently work as an English
Education Consultant at a private
school called Akansu Koleji here
in Kayseri, Turkey. I teach English
to 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders, as
well as doing private lessons with
students and adults alike. I love
my job, and although the students
are difcult to control at times, I
do enjoy seeing the looks on their
faces when they understand
what I try to teach them.
WHAT IS IT LIKE LIVING OVERSEAS?
It is absolutely frightening
living in a country you've no
knowledge of, regarding the
culture and the language,
and it forces you to learn as
much as you can. I've only
been here for a short time
and I have had to learn some
Turkish to get around and
to communicate with locals.
Tey seem very receptive of me
speaking in their tongue. Teir
encouragement and words of
praise are very powerful factors
that encourage you to keep
learning the country's culture
and language.
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JOSI LIMA
Brazil
ANTHONY YEOH
Australia
HALEY STREED
Italy
ATHLETE
HOW ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH KANSAS
ATHLETICS?
I was playing [volleyball] in Brazil
in 2001 when I got recruited to
play at Kansas. Some coaches from
the U.S. were recruiting in Brazil
and I decided to go to Kansas
because at the time I did not speak
any English and Kansas was the
only team with other Brazilians.
WHAT YEAR DID YOU GRADUATE?
I graduated in 2006 with a degree
in Communications Studies.

WHATS YOUR EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE
THE COUNTRY?
Experience outside my country
was very hard during the frst
three months, but things were
better when I started to meet new
people and when my English was
also getting better.

WHY DID YOU BECOME A JAYHAWK?
I became a Jayhawk for two
reasons. First, because I decided
to go a school where there were
others Brazilians that could help
me with the language, and second,
because Coach Jill Jones was the
nicest coach [out of] all of the
Americans recruiting.

HOW HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE ABROAD
IMPACTED YOUR LIFE?
My experience abroad has had
a huge impact in my life. At frst
when I graduated and I went
to Europe to play volleyball, I
could talk to anyone in English
everywhere I went. Now in Brazil
in order to have a good job you
need to speak good English as
well. Going to a school outside my
country has opened many doors
for me in my professional career.

ANYTHING ELSE YOUD LIKE TO SHARE?
I am very happy and very proud
to be a Jayhawk. I could not have
chosen a better school to go to.
Rock Chalk Jayhawk.
STUDENT

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO COME TO
KU?
I really loved the school spirit here.
Its the real America. I watched
some of the videos they have
about the university and they were
really good. I thought it was just
something completely new and
Im the kind of person who likes
to just plunge into something new.
SO FAR, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR
FAVORITE PART ABOUT KANSAS?
I think its just meeting all the
diferent people. Te frst couple
of weeks I hung out with the
international students and got to
know them and then afer that I
met a few American people and
since then Ive been closer to
them. Im in a fraternity, which
is kind of cool, and doing all the
events and everything has been
amazing. I think Lawrence is my
favorite part of Kansas because
its very liberal and you can be
yourself. Everyones really friendly
and its homey here.
HOW HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE ABROAD
MADE YOUR JAYHAWK EXPERIENCE
UNIQUE?
Studying abroad is defnitely
something Ive always wanted to
do, and its met my expectations.
I think Ive grown so much as
a person and its so rewarding.
When I lef home I was more
of a boy, but I know how to be
independent now and my parents
dont really worry about me like
they did a year ago. I know how to
do things on my own to get by and
get around the country. You have
to learn how to be street smart and
book smart. If you dont do this,
youre not going to pick it up until
later in your life, like in your job.
Its good to do this when youre in
school and young, and I think its
something thats really enriched
me.
IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE, WOULD YOU
COME BACK TO KANSAS AFTER YOUR
STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE IS OVER?
Id defnitely visit here. I have a lot
of friends here.
KATIE MARTIN
SPAIN
STUDENT
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO LIVE
ABROAD THIS SUMMER, AND WHAT
WERE YOU DOING WHILE THERE?
I am a global and international
studies major and a Spanish
major. I have always been
eager to learn about diferent
societies histories and
cultures. I chose to travel to
Europe because I wanted to
learn more about the EU.
While in Seville, Spain, I
took two summer classes
and traveled on weekends
throughout Spain and Portugal
with my group. At the end of
my trip I had the opportunity
to travel to London to meet
up with some of my family
members for the frst time,
which was a blast!

WHAT DID YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT
SPAIN AND YOUR DAY-TO-DAY
LIFE THERE, AND HOW WAS IT
DIFFERENT FROM LIVING IN
LAWRENCE?
In Seville, I absolutely loved
having a big lunch every day
where the entire family came
home for family time and
even played cards sometimes.
Te gastronomy of Spain
is so unique; I recommend
everyone try it someday. But
my favorite experiences in
Seville were the times my
roommate and I would go to
the market, or swimming, or
just out and about with our
host mom, Josefa. She was so
caring and taught us so much
about the daily life and the
history of Andalusia. In Seville,
everyone would be out and
about until early in the AM,
just catching up with friends,
dancing or going to the bull
fghts. During the heat of the
day, I was always surprised
to see older folks with their
canes walking all over the
place and hardly breaking a
sweat. People mainly walked
or took the tram. Te pace
of life is diferent than it is
here in Lawrence because not
everything is rushed. Tey
are very heartfelt people there
who are very proud of their
immaculate city and all its
historic landmarks.

WHAT DID YOU MISS MOST ABOUT
AND WHAT MADE YOU MOST GLAD
TO BE BACK?
Really, I still miss Spain a lot. It
was a good ft for me. However,
I like having more space here
in my Lawrence apartment
because our home-stay was
very quaint. Also, I just like
being able to communicate
with my family and friends,
because we are in the same
time zone.

DO YOU HAVE FUTURE PLANS TO
TRAVEL OR LIVE ABROAD?
As of right now, I plan to return
to Spain over Christmas break.
Also, I am hoping to spend
three weeks in Jerusalem
during the summer of 2014
with my church. It would be
my dream to have a job that
allows me to travel abroad. I
will just have to see what the
future has in store for me.
STUDENT
WHERE DID YOU STUDY ABROAD
AND DURING WHAT YEAR OF
COLLEGE?
I studied abroad this past
summer for eight weeks in
Florence, Italy. I only studied
the Italian language and
culture (this was the summer
before my junior year).
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY
OF YOUR EXPERIENCE?
My favorite memory of
studying abroad was traveling
to all of the diferent places in
Italy and visiting London! I
went to Venice, Rome, Chianti,
Naples, Sorento, Almaf Coast,
Cinque Terre, and Termoli to
name a few. It was an incredible
experience flled with little
sleep, indescribable views and
breathtaking sunsets, along
with lots of wine and cheese.
WHAT DID YOU LEARN BY
STUDYING ABROAD?
While studying abroad I
learned more about myself.
For example, I feel as though
I can navigate any type of
transportation, anywhere in the
country. In Florence I walked
most places, and ventured to
take the city bus a few times.
We traveled by bus and by train
almost every weekend. And of
course we few to London. Not
only that, but I feel as though I
can conquer any metro system
anywhere afer taking on the
London Tube rails. Tose can
be very confusing and scary,
but I managed just fne.
I fnally realized how much
I love America. We take so
many things for granted that
I was missing and wish I had
in mid-July. Some of these
things include free water
in restaurants, as well as
being able to drive a car. In
restaurants you must pay to
drink water, and it is about
3.50 Euro, which is close to $5.
So I just ordered wine because
it was usually the same price,
if not cheaper. I missed being
able to drive everywhere and
be in control of when and at
what time I showed up to a
specifc event or location. We
take that privilege for granted
living here and basically
driving everywhere, every day.
I really missed that.
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STUDENT

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO COME TO KU?
My sister already goes to school at
KU so that was one of the reasons,
and also given that the rest of my
family lives in Topeka, it is closer to
home. I heard a lot of good things
about KU business, which was what
I was mostly interested in and still
UZOAMAKA NZEKWE
Nigeria
am. Tuition and basketball played
a factor in my decision as well.
SO FAR, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
PART ABOUT KU/KANSAS?
My favorite part about KU is the
basketball games. I was lucky
enough to attend one once and it
was an awesome experience. I do
plan on going to more games this
year and making time. Also the
people I have met and the friends
that I have made. Te good
thing about KU is that it is truly
multicultural. I have met so many
people from my country, Nigeria,
which is great because we have
that common bond. Also being
a part of the African Student
Association is really fun and
great because I have met people
from other African countries and
also learned about their culture.
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ATHLETE
HOW ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH KU
ATHLETICS?
I am on the womens golf team on
scholarship at KU.
WHATS YOUR EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE
THE COUNTRY?
I was born in London, England,
and lived there for three years. I
then moved to Moscow, Russia,
for another three years and then
Switzerland for six years before
moving to America when I was
12. My mom is Japanese and
therefore I travel to Japan every
summer.
WHY DID YOU BECOME A JAYHAWK?
I went to highschool with one of
my teammates and I knew my
assistant coach before coming.
WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING HERE?
Journalism with a minor in
Linguistics.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THE UNITED
STATES? ABOUT KU?
I love that you never have
to worry about not fnding
anything in America; they have
everything! I love KU because of
the atmosphere. Almost everyone
here is proud to be a Jayhawk.
HOW HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE ABROAD
IMPACTED YOUR LIFE?
I defnitely feel very accepting of
other cultures and love traveling
and eating international food.
SETH BROOKS
SPAIN
STUDENT
WHERE DID YOU GO ABROAD, AND
WHAT WERE YOU DOING WHILE
THERE?
I studied at the University
of Costa Rica in San Jos for
a semester for two primary
reasons. First, I had taken Spanish
classes at KU, which made me
interested in the language, and I
had some [people] in my family
who told me that to learn to
speak it you have to go live in a
foreign country. I had also lived
in Lawrence my whole life, and,
even though I love it, I wanted a
new experience on my own.

WHAT DID YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT
COSTA RICA, AND HOW WAS IT
DIFFERENT FROM LIVING IN
LAWRENCE?
Te feel around campus was very
diferent. Its more of a social
place in Costa Rica with a lot of
areas designated for just hanging
out. People do that on campus
here, but not on the same level.
It seemed like people would stay
on campus for extra time just
to hang out with friends. Also,
class length was diferent as each
class typically met once a week
for three to fve hours. And of
course taking class in a diferent
language was difcult, but I had
very positive teachers who were
willing to help.

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Te Homecoming Steering
Committee will be hosting a
campus-wide book drive, called
Lawrence for Literacy, from
Monday, Sept. 30, through
Tursday, Oct. 3. Te drive is in
partnership with the United Way
of Douglas County.
Students are encouraged to
donate childrens books at the
Adams Alumni Center, across
from the Kansas Union, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. On Oct. 3, the KU
Bookstore in the Kansas Union
plans to discount childrens books
so students can buy books to do-
nate to the book drive. Te books
can also be given directly back to
the bookstore as a donation.
All books collected during Law-
rence for Literacy will be donated
to the Boys and Girls Club, which
is organizing the collected books
and distributing them to the
United Way. Tis year, the goal is
to get 1,000 books from the par-
ticipating organizations during
the week.
Tis will ensure the Boys and
Girls Club of Lawrence new book
stacks to be completely flled
and provide the children with
a diverse selection of reading
material for all ages, Esteban
Marquez, homecoming com-
munity outreach co-chair, said.
By gathering books, we are
promoting the importance of
reading and its connection with a
well-rounded education from an
early age.
All donations are welcome at
the bookstore, but student life
and Greek organizations that
are competing to accumulate
homecoming points are required
to take donations to the Alumni
Center. For each book a student
organization donates, the group
will receive one point towards
their total. Te organizations with
the most points at the end of the
week will be announced at half-
time at the Oct. 5 football game
and will win a trophy.
Marquez said the book drive has
become one of the most popular
activities that promote home-
coming week competition while
giving back to the community.
Its a great beneft to students in
the Lawrence and Douglas Coun-
ty area, Krehbiel said. Great for
educational purposes and sup-
porting education, learning and
growth for students and children
in this area.
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GIVING BACK
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University, community
team up for book drive
NASTYA TRUBICA
Latvia
MARIO KOOS
Germany
SOK HWON MAENG
China
LIZZIE OGDEN
England
STUDENT
ATHLETIC ACTIVITY: Tennis team
WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING AT KU?
Strategic Communications.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO BECOME A
JAYHAWK?
It was my dream since 15 years
old to study in the U.S.A. and play
tennis for a college team. I think
that the University of Kansas is
a great place to combine both
educational and athletic parts at a
good level.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THE USA?
I like the atmosphere here, how
people are ready to help each
other. Probably the thing I like
most so far is how important
and serious everything is about
athletics. Being a student-athlete
here and in Latvia are two totally
diferent things. Teres no such
thing as college sports [in Latvia].
DO YOU THINK LIVING ABROAD
IMPACTED YOUR FUTURE PLANS?
I still havent decided...whether
I want to stay here or move back
to Europe, but I think that living
abroad now is quite benefcial for
me in order to understand what
exactly I want to do in my future
life.
DO YOU THINK LIVING ABROAD MAKES
YOUR JAYHAWK EXPERIENCE UNIQUE?
As [far] I know, there are a lot of
international athletes in KU, but
being from Latvia makes it more
unique maybe.
STUDENT

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO COME TO
KU?
KU is a "partner university"
of the University of Stuttgart.
Within these partner universities
in the US, I wanted to choose a
University with a good reputation
in Computer Science and I
wanted to visit a part of the US
which isnt that well known from
movies or TV series.
SO FAR, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR
FAVORITE PART ABOUT KU/KANSAS?
KUs campus is really beautiful,
and Kansas City and Lawrence
are really nice towns.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR JAYHAWK
EXPERIENCE IS UNIQUE COMPARED
TO YOUR OTHER UNIVERSITY?
One of the main diferences here
compared to the student life in
Germany is that the students and
the University seem to be much
more related. Te students show
much more of their connection to
the University, which makes you
feel that you are a part of it as a
whole.
IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE, WOULD YOU
COME BACK TO KANSAS AFTER YOUR
STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE IS OVER?
So far I like Kansas and Lawrence
very much. Te people are very
friendly and helpful.
STUDENT
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE KU?
I picked fve diferent schools to
do my study abroad/exchange
program. KU was one of them,
and my home university picked
KU for me.
WHAT IS YOUR MAJOR AND WHAT DO
YOU PLAN TO DO AFTER YOUR TIME
AT KU?
Sports science. I want to do
sports management so Ill go to
a graduate school with a sports
management program.
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WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO COME
TO KU?
For my course you have to
go abroad and I wanted a big
college town, so KU ft the
description quite well.
SO FAR, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR
FAVORITE PART ABOUT KU/
KANSAS?
Te social aspect is my
favorite. Ive met a lot of
people and since its such a big
campus theres always so much
going on.
HOW HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE
ABROAD MADE YOUR JAYHAWK
EXPERIENCE UNIQUE?
I guess because it was such
a big move and the whole
university system is diferent,
so Id say the culture shock of
being here is pretty unique.
IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE, WOULD
YOU COME BACK TO KANSAS AFTER
YOUR STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE
IS OVER?
I defnitely want to come back
to KU to visit. So far Im really
enjoying it.
1. Lauren Longbine, Junior: AN-
DREW WIGGINS.
2. Kathryn Elizabeth, Senior:
Tose football pants, though.
3. Spencer Scheve, Junior:
Environment.
4. Madison Wolfe, sophomore:
Tradition!
5. Carolyn Exline, Sophomore:
I go there.
6. Blane Brungardt, sophomore:
Have you met me? Oh and the
amazing people and diversity.
7. Haley McKee, Alumni: Nothing
beats the feeling right before tip of
in Allen Fieldhouse.
8. Carrie Nickles OHern, Alumni:
A. Im an alumni B. BASKETBALL
C. Campus D. Rock Chalk Chant.
How cool is that?
9. Max Cedergreen, Senior: Te
sense of community, family and
overall enjoyment of being asso-
ciated with the best college in the
Midwest.
10. Brett Boresow, Senior: Were
not at Mizzou or KSU.
11. Chelsea Ryan Anderson, Ju-
nior: Its Mr. Bingmans alma mater!
12. Sally Tompson, Junior: Te
traditions, its one of a kind mascot,
our campus rocks, our basketball
teams the shit.
13. Brienne Leigh Kelly, Junior:
Te friendships I have made!
14. Amanda Winkler, Senior: Chi
Omega.
15. Katie Hoefer, Junior: Te
yogurt parfaits at the Hawk Stop.
16. Shelby Turpen, Junior: Chick-
fl-a in the underground.
17. Allie Welch, Junior: best
campus in the world, great study
abroad opps, cool fountains (ex: chi
omegas)
18. Victoria Ambrosio, Junior:
School Spirit
19. Erica Hernly, Junior: An
amazing atmosphere where every
diferent kind of person will feel at
home, welcome, and excited to be
a Jayhawk.
20. Alex Jaumann, Junior: Cuz
were the best at basketball. Duh
21. Rhiannon Rae, Junior: Te
pride and tradition consume you!
Rock Chalk!
22. Phillip McGruder, Junior:
Tradition!
23. Dustin Frederick Pickett,
Junior: International pride!
24. Ryan Hughes, Junior: Because
Lawrence is the best city in Kansas
25. Bergen Bartram, Senior:
Cuzzzz the wheel is here
26. Alex Salvato, Junior: Te lais-
sez-faire approach to dealing with
underage drinking
27. Chelsea Koksal, Junior: Its
great to be a Jayhawk because its
known all around the world! Com-
plete strangers will smile & tell you
Rock Chalk!
28. Laura Hoefer, Sophomore: Te
furlong
29. Brent Bergner, Senior: Te tra-
dition, location, and opportunities.
Its a great place to be.
30. Shelby Lemon, Junior: We
have the same colors of America.
31. Holly Laferty, Senior: Were
one of a kind.
32. Michael LaVanier, Junior:
I love the Schol halls and the
awesome community it ofers. Also
walking on campus during the day
and seeing all the crimson and blue.
33. Brody Willard, Senior: I love
the diverse culture and wide range
of people that give this university
such a unique experience.
34. Brendan OFarrell, Junior:
Campus is nice in the fall.
35. Patty Noland, Career Devel-
opment Coordinator for the School
of Journalism: I get to interact with
students, faculty and staf who care
about learning and each other.
36. Mohammad Alhajeri, fresh-
man: Jayhawk anthems!
37. India Cohlmia, sophomore:
Te fact that Im in a place where
tradition is extremely important
and Im around people who have
the same energy as me about being
a Jayhawk.
38. Dakota Hamelund, sopho-
more: I like the environment, just
being on campus and meeting a
whole bunch of new people.
39. Ali Oguz, freshman: I like the
buildings and there are nice girls.
Dont tell my girlfriend.
40. Tomas Row, Freshman:
Track.
41. Nick White, Freshman: Bas-
ketball.
42. Yair Trejo, freshman: Place
is awesome. Teachers are good,
people are nice.
43. Daniel Christopher, freshman:
Te diversity, see my friends all the
time.
44. Teresa Signorino, sopho-
more: Te campus is beautiful, the
people are great, the food is great,
and the environment is happy.
45. Collins Uwagba, Senior: KU
basketball. I came here and I didnt
know that much about basketball,
but KU basketball is a huge deal
here. I love it.
46. Kwasi Porterhill, sophomore:
Tis is the coolest campus Ive been
to. Im from California and I have
to say I love KU. Kansas Basketball
is the greatest.
47. Tucker Borel, sophomore: Bas-
ketball, academics, and campus.
48. Garrett Holm, Junior: Mag-
nifcantley unique impulsive
49. Emily Madden, Junior: You
can be awkward here
50. Ashu Agarwal, Freshman:
Great Science department
51. Raymond Yang, Freshman: We
have a lot of culture here.
52. Candice LEcuyer, sophomore:
Tere are so many opportunities
available here. Not just get a degree
but to be placed in a workplace
environment where you can get the
most out of your education here.
53. Devin Ridder, Junior: Waving
the wheat at every basketball game
54. Anna Sabatini, Junior: Basket-
ball is defnitely the best reason to
be a Jayhawk.
55. Chinyere Okoronkwo, Senior:
I feel like you cant be anything. If
youre not a Jayhawk, youre doing
it wrong.
56. Alex Lazar, Graduate Student:
Its got a great community. All the
students are hard working.
57. Paul Quigley, Junior: My
parents met here and its a family
legacy.
58. Brianna Brown, sophomore:
We have the best mascot!
59. Jessie Schons, freshman: Im a
ffh generation Jayhawk, Ive bled
it ever since I was a kid. Im just
glad to be here and everythings
awesome.
60. Mitch Mollica, sophomore:
I wouldnt go to school anywhere
else.
61. Brendan Falaherty, sopho-
more: I love this campus and all the
people. I enjoy all the food choices
like Chic-fl-a in the underground.
62. Megan Dunmire, Senior: KU
Basketball
63. Kathy Nguyen, Junior: Cam-
pus is beautiful and basketball is
great.
64. Alexander Turkowski, Junior:
It rains, it snow, theres weather. We
have an amazing athletic depart-
ment. Our faculty is pretty great.
Other Reasons:
65. Wang Burger from the Wheel.
66. Knowing that gaining the
freshman 15 isnt doable with all
the hills on campus.
67. Te view from the top of the
Oread.
68. Paul Rudds a Jayhawk
69. Pizza Shuttle at 2 a.m.
70. Skipping class during the fnal
four.
71. Getting to live with 40 of my
closest friends.
72. Te feeling afer watching the
basketball pump up video.
73. Chest bumping Big Jay.
74. Te lookout from the campa-
nile over the football stadium.
75. Going to school where your
parents met.
76. Hearing the Steam whistle
blow as your walking on campus.
77. Knowing that campus looks
beautiful through every season
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As homecoming nears, organi-
zations on campus prepare their
chalk murals and parade foats.
Most upperclassmen are used
to the hustle and bustle of the
pre-homecoming events, but fresh-
men can get lost in the whirlwind
of college tradition. It may lead
them to ask: what exactly is home-
coming?
I dont really know what to
expect from homecoming, said
Brandon Tomas, a freshman from
Wichita. I didnt even know there
was one. I guess I expect food and
dancing and some kind of enter-
tainment.
Another freshman, Sanjay
Parashar from Overland Park,
also isnt sure exactly what events
homecoming week will hold.
Is there a dance? Parashar
asked. Is there homecoming roy-
alty? Ive actually been to a couple
homecoming games in Arkansas,
so I kind of know the football
aspect of it. Im excited to see the
student perspective.
For those who have not experi-
enced a college homecoming, its
a common misconception that
theres a traditional dance like in
many high schools.
When I was a freshman, I didn't
really know what it was going to
be, said Emily Poppe, a senior
from Omaha, Neb. I didn't under-
stand the magnitude of the whole
week. When I participated in the
parade and saw all of the events
they did throughout the week, I
was blown away and realized I
wasn't in high school anymore.
Sierra Franklin, a senior from
Wichita, agreed with Poppe. She
said she hadnt had any idea what
she was getting into during her
frst University homecoming, but
she wished she had been more
involved during her freshman year.
My advice would be to just enjoy
it, Franklin said. If you happen to
meet alums during the weekend,
embrace them and gain some of
their knowledge and experience
because they've been in our spots
as students before and they have a
little insight of what life is like afer
the hill.
But just a tip, don't walk on the
chalk n' rock murals unless you
want a bunch of people glaring at
you. People are serious about their
chalking. Other than that, just
have fun and fnd all of the reasons
why you love this university.
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One of the frst opportunities for freshmen to learn KU traditions and join the crowd is
the homecoming game on Oct. 5.
Freshman learn collegiate homecoming traditions
PERSPECTIVES
CALLIE BYRNES
cbyrnes@kansan.com
ROCK CHALK
Campus pride: 101 reasons to love being a Jayhawk
CHRISTINE STANWOOD
cstanwood@kansan.com
Students share their favorite things about campus, community
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change.
78. Mass Street in the Winter.
79. Wescoe Beach Hotdogs.
80. Squirrels are too comfortable
around campus.
81. Tearing up scraps of the UDK
before tip of.
82. Swimming in the Chi O
fountain.
83. Tailgating becoming a ritual
before every football game.
84. Feeling a connection to some-
one whos wearing a KU shirt at an
airport.
85. Not having to go to school
where it smells like cow poo (KSU).
86. Crunchy Chicken Cheddar
Wraps.
87. Waving the Wheat when we
win no matter where you are.
88. Sneaking into the Connections
pool.
89. Being a natural tie.
90. Contributing to service
around the Lawrence community.
91. Feeling giddy walking behind
a KU basketball player.
92. $1 Beers at Free State Brewery
on Monday Nights.
93. Quintons Quesday.
94. Underage Admittance into the
Hawk.
95. People watching from the
Underground.
96. Writing your name in the
Wheel.
97. Studying Abroad.
98. Being the Home to Basketball.
99. Walking through the campani-
le when you graduate.
100. Jazzhaus Karaoke.
101. Studying in the Watson
Stacks.
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Immanuel
Bible Study Fall semester,
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Here are two winning looks you
can put together for Saturdays
game:
Freshman Elle Javier is wearing
a simple Kansas T-shirt paired
with jeans and converse. Tis look
is super easy to put together and
will keep you comfortable through
all of the days activities, from
tailgates to touchdowns. Choose
a shirt from your collection of
Kansas tees and add a comfy pair
of pants. Add in simple, yet cute,
shoes. A pair of Converse is a great
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footwear option.
Freshman Hannah Johnson is
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and a blue button down, paired
with Oxfords and a red headband.
To recreate this look, choose two
solid colored items in red or dark
blue. Tis could include a dress or
a skirt, and even tights for colder
weather. Oxfords or boots are great
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Remember to have fun dressing
up, and be creative. Whether you
go for a simple T-shirt and jeans
combo or a dress with boots, youll
look great as long as you wear your
crimson and blue confdently.
Edited by Emma LeGault
ALEAH MILINER
amiliner@kansan.com
MICHAEL STRICKLAND/KANSAN
Hannah Johnson pairs a demin button
down with a pair of belted red jeans,
accessorized with a printed headband.
Stay simple with game day style
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