University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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WNW ORGANIZATIONS... Over 500 campus organizations registered with the University of Kansas, ranging from working with the campus and Lawrence communities to representing some of the very best students the University had to offer. SEQ HILLTOPPERS... This section recognizes six outstanding seniors awarded with the Hilltoppper by the Jayhawker yearbook. QUE ATHLETICS... Crimson and blue are always prominent at University of Kansas athletic events. With over intercollegiate, intermural and club teams, athletics played a lage role in many students' lives while at the University. 53 421 ADVERTISING... Campus and Lawrence businesses and organizations are highlighted in this section through advertisements. 53942 INDEX... VVhile the University of Kansas was home to all sorts of peoples from all over the world, the index attempts to put this in some sort of order. Q26 CLOSING... As Crimson and Blue symbolize the spirit and pride ofthe student body, the student body symbolizes the spirit and pride ot the University of Kansas. 'Tabfe of Cont t

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I1 5 STUDENT LIFE... As the heart of the University of Kansas the students represented different parts of the nation and the world. Each experienced different things at the University while furthuring their academic careers. l K ' i l ACADEMICS... The University of Kansas was on the cutting edge of academia in many areas. With changes in policies and enrollment, the University saw changes in what both the students and the faculty expected. GREEK LIFE... From parties and functions to philanthropies and community senfice, the greek community played a large role at the University of Kansas and in the Lawrence community. ff c i r '- f l i i y J , , Q. I l 1 xx i 1 'ii i 'E LJ J i i l ,X i i li . - , NEWS... From such events as the Oklahoma City Bombing to the O.J. Simpson trial and verdict, 1995 and 1996 were history making years. PORTRAITS... Student portraits were taken in ENTERTAINMENT... Both the University of Kansas and the Lawrence community offered many opportunities for entertainment. Concerts night clubs and theatre performances were only a few choices students had. C5 the fall semester. Eveiy student was able to get '39M'NlSTRAT'0N--- The administration, of the their portrait in the Jayhawker, representing the mverslty of Kansas played 3 large fO'f-1 'n what diverse University of Kansas community. Eggfililgngmrjagegglng' In this Section the an Q of Contents cellors are highlighted for their contributions to the University. '-Tllbl---- '4 f' Y

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Crimson L1ncffBl'ue by Gina Thornburg The University of Kansas adopted the colors of crimson and blue in 1896. The University originally used the colors of the Univer- sity of Michigan, maize and sky blue. These colors stayed with the University of Kansas until the first intercollegiate football team played in 1890. At that point, University officials decided that crimson would become a spirit color for the University. They did so because a Harvard man, Col. john I. McCook, had given money for the playing field. Yale's blue became the other color after Yale graduate faculty members decided that they did not want their alma mater forgotten, After the adoption of the crimson and blue in 1896 the University never changed the colors again, withstanding the passage of 100 years at the University.