University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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X ecause Carrie Robertson came from Hugoton, Kan., population 36,000 - not much more than the approximate size of the University of Kansas. Because her graduating class of 56 students might fill a third of a section in a lecture hall at Budig. Because she not only studies biology as a pre- med majory but also teaches two biology labs and a discussion every week. Because she sits at a near perfect GPA of 3.97. Because she decided to attend the University of Kansas after taking a campus tour during her senior year in high school. Because she now coordinates the program, KU Ambassadors, that leads these tours for high school seniors. Because she joined a sorority in fall 2003 as a junior and was named president in just weeks. Because that sorority is the first Zeta Tau Alpha colony at the University. Because she will graduate in 2004 just to go back to school and earn a medical degree. Because she is a strong, independent and smart leader. Because she said she could always find one more activity because that is all she knows e she wouldn't know what to do with herself without all of it. Because she said she would give it all up if her family needed her because someone else could be a coordinator or a TA or the Zeta president.

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g ,T X . Massachusetts Street, heart of downtown Lawrence, fp V fl, is a favorite destination for locals, students and fl ll visitors. The National Trust for Historic Preservation Ha ,, Lil A ranked Lawrence among its Dozen Most Distinctive T l ' Destinations and proclaimed it as one of the best- - yy i, nil 1 z y preserved communities in America. The street's Qw .y ,,,,, i ,iia f activity centers on five tree-lined blocks of restau- :L-Zf 'A l 5 A ry rants, music stores, vintage clothing shops, local l l itlf fff' T' A 'T lttl V ii T. businesses and the growing presence of national 'A if ' chains. Even with crowded sidewalks and notoriously , y 4 ' few parking spots, members of the Lawrence , community flock to Massachusetts to eat, shop and ,.r1 li l' m lg'ef L.AM!.B..Elll..CLE..,ABeIL For 25 years, the Lawrence Arts Center has drawn people from all ages and backgrounds to participate in education, exhibition and performance programs. The Gallery is filled in rotating exhibits ranging from children's works to that of professional artists. The Creative Studies Program offers a range of classes and workshops on subjects including ceremics and printmaking. Dancers and actors develop their skills and share their talents. The center's new state-of-the-art home, at Ninth and New Hampshire Streets, opened its doors in spring 2002 after a decade of planning. DP Liberty Hall, at 644 Massachusetts Street, has been a Lawrence institution for 142 years. As a meeting house, an opera house, movie theater and music hall, the venue has hosted countless events in its rich history. A favorite of touring bands and soloists swinging through the Midwest, acts like local band The Get Up Kids and MW mainstay Kelly Osbourne chose Liberty Hall's giant stage and intimate setting for concerts. The movie theater, the first west of the Mississippi, shows little-known films from little-known production companies that mainstream cinemas like Southwind 12 wouldn't dream of showing. The hall is a 1,050-seat-capacity rental facility with a main floor and a full balcony The hall's interior features a 37- foot grand vaulted ceiling with original chandeliers. Liberty Hall was named for the original theatre which stood at the corner, but has also been known as the Dickinson Theatre, the layhawker Theatre, the Red Dog Inn, the Free State Opera House and the Lawrence Opera House. ltvared ag inlet,- Cllllsg is a dll lil C: effll Sgflgi lwtit