University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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l I Q The Marching Jayhawks marched down Campanille Hill and sang It's Hog Calling Time in the northeast section of Memorial Stadium before drum majors Dustin Bauerle and Kellie Lankford led them onto the field before each home football game. The band has marked each home football game this way since 1979. with a field formation of a Sunflower and a block formations during the pre-game marching show. The four football half-time shows were dedicated to Santana. Beatles. an American Tribute and Cershwin. A new face joined the marching band this year with the introduction of a new band director, Dr. james Hudson. He had a different view and gave marching band a different feel, said Sarah Connelly, sophomore. The cohesivness of the group made for another new development. Band members said the band was more like a solid unit than several individual sections, Despite the effortless look of the Marching Jayhawks, hard work made the band what they where. Prior to the start of the school year, students participated in summer band camp. This enabled students to be plugged into a group of others with common interests and to begin learning fundamentals for the marching season. Once school started. the band practiced from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The band also held Continuity practices Saturday mornings from 7 to 8 p.m. before each game they participated in. The band could always be counted on to boost energy levels of the crowd throughout each game they were involved in. Whether they played 'Tm a Jay or another favorite tune, the band had enthusiasm that surged through the stands at Memorial Stadium during the marching season. g'Like any other sport, the marching band also had goals and worked together as a team to get shows ready for football games and other gigs, said Kellie Lankford. junior. The importance of teamwork was essential to having a successful show that everyone was proud off' Throw together some rocking polyester uniforms, a few weeks of band camp and a couple decades of tradition, and you've got yourself a party. BY LORI PARKER f

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S -4 From his bid lor the President's Oval Office to his Viagra commercials , former Sen, Bob Dole has become a landmark figure for the state ofKansas. And Kansasjttst wanted to say thank yott. On ,luly 22, Dole celebrated his 80th birthday with 'font Brokaw. flov. Kathleen Scbelius, former President ,liminy Carter and other distinguished guests before attendingthe lorrnal dedication ofhis building. the Robert ,l. Dole lnstitutc of Politics. Tom Brokaw hosted the dedication in front ofthe new Dole lnstitute. He said the dedication and the building were a tribute to ntl native sont ofKansas and the great political system he was so protrd to be a part of. Former President Carter spoke abotrt the i'greatest generation and continued peacekeeping ellorts before at-tv ing the podium to National Security Adv iscr Condoleezza Rice, who lives in the same building as Dole and his w ifc, lilixabeth, in Washington IIC.. She said she admired Dole for his foreign policy issues and his respect for Kansas. i'He never forgot Kansas in his time in D1 she said. You alway s heard the Kansas in him. As Dole took the stage near the end ofthe dedication. the crowd stood and applauded him. Dole presented Richard Norton-Smith. director ofthe Dole institute. with a plaque. naming him a true gentleman. scholar. and friend. He also recognized ,lack Lucas, a Medal ofHonor recipient from Mississippi. Veterans strch as Lucas are the men the Dole lnstitute's dedication is honoring. Dole said. He also stressed the importance ofthe Dole Institute to future students and generations. nThey're the real reason why weire here. Dole said. Our ranks may be dwindling. but our memories endure. The 23,000-square-foot building hottses abottt 4,000 boxes ofDolc's papers from his four decades in Washington and exhibits ofhis political life and boyhood in Kansas. Only about 200 boxes have been processed and Smith said it would take I5 years to complete the task. Bttt the lnstitttte was designed to be a model for fttture generations about the good of public service. The institute contained an expansive timeline ofthe life ofBob Dole, from his youth spent in Russell, to his days as a student at the University, throttgh the groundbreaking ofthe institute itself. An l8 x 12-foot stone map ofKansas greeted visitors in the main lobby. ln nearby Hanson Hall. visitors could find thc uniform Dole wore dttring World War Il. with his Purple Heart and Bronze Star. standingbetween two support beams taken from the World Trade Center. Towering over all ofthis is the worldis largest stained glass American flag. On Sept. ll. about 100 people stood in front ofthe giant stained-glass American flag window to become naturalized citizens. But even at the climax ofyears ofeffort and waiting. the Institute had some bttmps in the road. Norton-Smith formally announced his resignation to become the executive director ofthe Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield. lll. Smith came to Kansas in December 2001. Before that. the nationally renowned scholar and historian directed four other presidential libraries. He was also a frequent commentator on the PBS program News Hotrr with lim Lehrer and has written or collaborated with others on eight books. nl take with me warm memories of the many Kansans. on campus and off. who have offered personal encouragement and provided tangible sttpport dttring the last two years. Smith said in his statement. 'il know that the Dole lnstitttte will fulfill its mandate of service to all Kansansf' Chancellor Robert Hemenway named Stephen McAllister, dean oflaw. interim director ofthe Dole lnstitttte. McAllister was busy making plans for the immediate fttture ofthe Dole lnstitttte.Although McAllister was named interim director, he said a position as long-term director hadn't been rttled ottt. 'With all due resnecl, lem, we were just errlinary Americans wha were called en lc meet the greatest cl chellennes. Sixty years en. cur ranks are rlwinrllinn. But cur memcries enrlnre. Sc de thcuehts cl these whn have acne helcre us. -Sen. Bob Dole, on tee dedication ot the Robert l. Dole lnsitute of Politics on luly 22, 2003