Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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The Spirit Of The SPECIAL OLYMPICS Karla Weber ' s face lit up when she saw three of her fellow ARC — Central Plains cheerleaders return from the finals of the Special Olympics cheering competition. Pulling on a blue and yellow jacket over her basketball uniform, Weber ran to join her friends and root for her team, the Buffalos, ' We’re not bad , and we ' re not cocky,,. We Ve gonna ride like Kawasaki . VA ROOM ...VA ROOM , . The girl ' s voices echoed throughout the gym- nosium as fans, volunteers and students cheered the Buffalos to an impressive victory The Buffs of Hays were one of over one hundred teams participating in the Special Olympics basket- ball tournament held March 21-23 in Gross Memorial Coliseum The tournament, now in it ' s tenth year in Hays, hosted approximately 1,200 athletes. Over 400 students and area volunteers worked with the handicapped par- ticipants, Gwen Georgeson, Lenora junior, and Teresa Van Diest, Lenora sophomore, were two Fort Hays State students who shared the cheerleading skills they gained in high school with the Buffalos cheerleaders It is really rewarding ’ Georgeson said Teresa and I ore already planning for next year, if they let us coach. Bill Moyer, instructor and director of the Memorial Union Recrea- tion Center, was the co- chairman for the event. He believes getting good volunteers is essential to a successful tournament. Moyer admits he con- ned ' 1 Georgeson and Van Diest into coaching this year. But it ' s not really conning, he said, They don ' t know what it ' s about at first, but once they start helping the kids, after about three minutes they ' re hooked Georgeson and Van Diest have been coaching the cheerleaders since the last weekend in January, They were with the girls while they were cheering for the Buffalos on the sidelines 1 think I was more ner- vous than they were, Georgeson said Several members of the FHS cheersquad served as judges for the competi- tion, They go on poise, appearance, spirit and then I think the quality of the cheer, she said. ' It’s hard to put them in first, second and third by Jill Grant place like that — they ' re so cute and they all try so hard, cheerleader Stephanie Casper, Clay Center senior who helped judge the event, said They teached real good cheers, Weber said, excitedly, pushing her dark brown hair away from her eyes, Weber, who has cheered the past two seasons for the Buffalos, also played basketball in some of the games. The cheerleaders seemed to energize the players, who often stopped to look at their supporters and yell with them. The participants found plenty of entertainment themselves during their three day stay in Hays The Tiger men’s basket- ball team and the women ' s gymnastics team performed for them Thurs- day 28 SPECIAL OLYMPICS

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■ ' ■ f Martin Shapiro Brings C lassic Film s To Fort Hays State Four films ranging from humorous to historical were offered to Fort Hays State University students as a port of the Classic Film Series Dr Martin Shapiro, professor of music, is the driving force behind the series which brings many films to the Hays area, films many people might otherwise not have a chance to see, I was serving on the recruiting committee of the Hays Arts Council and thought that it might be a good idea to have more things to offer to prospec- tive members 1 Shapiro said ' That combined witf my long interest in films helped to develop the idea, He said he tries to get good films which many times do not come to Hays, Some of the films are available at the Felton Start Theatre. Many of those films are classic or older films Last year many of the film-goers suggested newer films would appeal to a wider audience. This year’s series featured three films made in the last few years. The first film of the year, Carmen, was one of the newer films It was made in 1983. The second film, Broad- way Danny Rose, is one of Woody Allen’s latest works and it was also filmed in 1983. Allen stars in this story of a small time talent agent whose clients in- clude a roller skating rab- bi and a parrot who sings f Gotfa Be Me. Mia Far- row co-stars as a fast- talking, gum chewing gangster s moll The third film, Danton, which is set during the French Revolution, was shown in conjunction with Dr. John Klier ' s, professor of history, western civilization class It s hard to get involv- ed in history from a book ’ Shapiro said, So the film was shown about the time the class was stu- dying the French Revolu- tion, The Horse ' s Mouth, shown in May, coincided with the HACs Spring Arts Festival, There were 15 to 20 other eyents held at that time which were related to the festival. The Horse ' s Mouth is one of the best films about what it is like to be an artist ’ Shapiro said Although other people and organizations have an interest and may con- tribute ideas to the film series, Shapiro makes the final decisons on what films will be shown. Besides trying to get a wide range of shows with appeal to a large au- dience, Shapiro also has to take the film s availability and cost into consideration when he makes his choices. The HAC underwrites the cost of the series. This year they and the Kansas Arts Council provided several hundred dollars to help defray expenses FHS paid for the prin- ting of posters to publicize the series There are also several businesses which donate money or services to the series The total cost of the series each year is around the $1,000 figure. Each film costs from $100 to $300, The older ones are less expensive, but newer ones are more in de- mand, Shapiro said. Films Inc., Janus Films and Swank are the com- panies Shapiro orders films from. The films hove to be reserved in advance, and Shapiro said he feels lucky FHS has been able to get some of the more recent films such as the Woody Allen film shown in the fall Shapiro hires student projectionists from the MUAB Video Lounge Series to work the machines at the showings He also hires students to usher. Last year some of the films were held in Stroup Hall, This year all of the films were held in either the Black and Gold Ballroom of The Memorial Union or Felten Start Theatre in Malloy Hall by Denise Riedel CLASSIC FILMS 27

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Thf Special Olympic , now in it ' s tenth year in Hays, hoited approx- imately 1 ,200 athletes lor this year ' s comptetftion. Over 400 students and area residents volunteered their time to work with the handicap ped participants. Many of the teams had cheerleadinp squads to support their efforts. The cheerleaders themselves, participated in competition for their poise, appearance, spirit and quality of the cheering. SPECIAL OLYMPICS 29