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Live DueLing Pianos
Barrel House, 8 p.m.-2
a.m., $2-$3, 21+
new inhabitants /
tyLer gregory & the
Bootleg Bandits
Jazzhaus, 9 p.m.-2
a.m., $3, 21+
neon Dance Party
Jazzhaus, 9 p.m.-2
a.m., $3, 21+
neon Dance Party
Jackpot Music Hall,
10 p.m., $1-$5, 18+
trivia cLash
Record Bar, 6:45 p.m.,
$5, 21+

Free PLay at the
rePLay
Replay Lounge,
3 p.m.-6 p.m., free, all
ages

a ceLtic christmas
Lawrence Arts Center,
7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.,
free-$10
Freeky FriDays at
DuFFys with DJ biz
Duffys, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.,
free, 21+

evaDestructions
music trivia
massacre
8 p.m., $5, 21+

Live DueLing Pianos
Barrel House, 8 p.m.-2
a.m., $2-$3, 21+

mammoth LiFe
reLease Party w/
JumbLing towers,
PanDa circus
Replay Lounge,
10 p.m.-2 a.m., $2,
21+
aLice in
wonDerLanD
Lawrence Arts
Center, 2 p.m., $5, 2+
Live DueLing Pianos
Barrel House, 8
p.m.-2 a.m., $2-$3,
21+

oPen Jam
Duffys, 9 p.m., free,
21+
karaoke
Setem Up Jacks,
10 p.m., free

the cLub with DJ
ParLe
Fatsos, 10 p.m., $3,
21+

smackDown!
Bottleneck, 7:30 p.m.,
free-$5
ku vesPers
Lied Center, 2:30 p.m.-
4:30 p.m., $10-$12.50
Lucero / Drag the
river
Bottleneck, 8 p.m.,
$13

originaL music
monDays
Bottleneck, 9 p.m.,
18+

karaoke
Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.,
$1, 21+
LegaLLy bLonDe the
musicaL
Lied Center, 7:30
p.m., $24-$48, all
ages

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FrienDs
Lawrence Arts
Center, 7:30 p.m.-
8:30 p.m.

tuesDay nite swing
Kansas Union, 8
p.m.-11 p.m., free, all
ages
honky tonk suPPer
cLub
Record Bar, 7 p.m.,
free, 21+
conroys trivia
Conroys Pub, 7:30
p.m.-10 p.m., $5, 21+

PriDe night
Wildes Chateau 24, 9
p.m.-2 a.m., $5, 18+

bob waLkenhorst
Dinner hour show
Record Bar, 7 p.m.,
free, all ages

biLLy sPeers anD the
beer beLLies
Johnnys Tavern,
6 p.m., free, 21+
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with it), but more because i remember
that inappropriate mother/daughter giggle
fest.
on the same campus tour, we passed
the jayhawk in front of strong hall, and,
for the first time, i heard the legend
behind this seemingly unsuspicious bird.
we stood, listening to the tour guide, and
my dad leaned in close and said, you
know the story about this one, dont you?
i didnt. my dad laughed, refusing to tell
me until the tour began moving again.
once it did, he was still laughing too hard
to say anything. finally, my mom said,
supposedly, when a virgin walks by, the
bird flies away. And my dad, face red
from laughing, said, its still here!
while these things may have seemed
inconsequential and silly at the time,
they are examples of what has helped me
navigate this campus from the beginning.
i have a very clear image in my head of all
the bizarre statues and landmarks littered
throughout the campus: the campanile
towering over campus, the pioneer by
fraser i walked by everyday for three
years on my way to class, the fountain
sitting behind the Chancellors house, the
two men in front of Lippencott. And thats
what ill remember above all when i leave
in here in two weeks and my time as a
student expires.

with my December graduation quickly
approaching, i have somewhat unwillingly
been forced to reminisce over the last three
and a half years of my life spent walking the
ku campus. And after reading jons story
on page 10 about the various sculptures
scattered all around campus, i began to think
about my first memories of the landmarks
lining jayhawk boulevard that helped me
get my bearings as a clueless freshman.
my senior year of high school was one
of the first times i really remember being
on campus. my parents (both ku grads
themselves) walked with me along jayhawk
boulevard for my first official tour of campus.
we made our way from the union towards
the Chi omega fountain. but first, we made
a stop ill never forget: Dyche hall. when
the tour guide said the name, all i could do
was shoot a glance at my mom, eyebrow
raised. without warning, we both erupted
into giggles. And now, every time someone
mentions Dyche hall, i cant contain myself.
its not because of my reigning immaturity
(although that might have something to do
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five questions // laura williams & tia mowry
> Two people. Five questions. See how they stack up. | BECCA HARSCH |
laura williams
> Laura WiLLiams is a LaWrence junior majoring in
theatre performance.

Tia mowry
> tia moWry WiLL be reprising her roLe as meLanie barnett on the
fourth season of the game on bet. she is aLso knoWn for roLe as
tia on the popuLar sitcom, sister, sister.
WHAT dO yOu THiNk
ABOuT TWiTTER?
WHAT iS THE fAvORiTE
ROlE yOu HAvE plAyEd?
WHAT iS yOuR BEAuTy
REgimEN likE?
WHAT iS yOuR OpiNiON
ON Glee?
WHAT WAS yOuR WORST
AudiTiON ExpERiENCE?
i dont tweet. i havent really tried Twitter because i generally use face-
book. i dont feel the need to have multiple social media pages so i just
stick to one.
im obsessed with Twitter. my husband said i will turn into a bird if i keep
tweeting. He got a Twitter account and now hes the bird. its great to
interact with fans through the internet.
my most recent role as Helen in The Trojan Women. The whole experi-
ence was amazing. i studied abroad in greece this summer, and we got
to perform this show in an ancient greek theatre.
melanie Barnett, the one im currently playing. melanie is a doctor who
is married to an Nfl football star. Shes smart, relatable and multifaceted.
Shes a challenge to play. i dont like to be bored with characters.
i dont spend a lot of time getting ready. if i am in a play, it could take up
to an hour to get ready. That all depends on the character though. im
very conscious about taking care of my skin, and i try to eat healthy.
i drink lots of water to keep my skin and body hydrated. it makes me feel
alive. i like to stick with organic products and avoid chemicals on the
skin. i also work out and do yoga.
Who doesnt like to watch Glee? i think its a pretty entertaining show.
i have to admit it can be a little ridiculous in the way it portrays high
school. i suppose thats the fun of it.
i havent seen the show at all because ive been so busy working. ive
known Naya Rivera (Glees Santana lopez) since she was nine. i am so
in awe and proud to see her on such a popular show.
my worst audition was probably my freshman year. it was in front of a
lot of directors that i didnt know. i completely blanked in the middle of a
monologue and it felt like forever before i could remember the rest of it.
The worst was for a movie audition that i had to cry for. i rehearsed
crying at home and with my acting coach, but as soon as i got into the
auditioning room i couldnt get my tears out. it was horrible.
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catch of the week // Meg RuggieRi
> Our weekly peek at a fsh in the KU sea.
Interests & hobbIes: Singing in the shower
or in my car (Disney music is my specialty),
traveling, raging, shopping online, sushi,
running, raging, my sorority, and my dog, Daisy.

notIces fIrst In a potentIal
partner: Well that probably depends how
many drinks I have had and what time of night it
is .... Truthfully though, I would probably just say
hair. I mean no hair gel, no receding hairline, no
comb-over, no I-clearly-just-spent-60-minutes-
doing-my-hair-in-the-mirror. Just naturally
good hair. Oh and also a nice smile.
turn ons: An appreciation for sarcasm,
making me laugh, spontaneity, and a little
chivalry here and there doesnt hurt.
turn offs: The sense of humor of a piece
of cardboard, Affiction t-shirts, pants with
creatures such as whales or lobsters on them,
rudeness, stage fve clinger types and mouth-
breathers.

HOMETOWN: Denver, Colo.
MAJOR: Journalism
YEAR: Senior
INTERESTED IN: Men
| EllEN ShEfTEl |
why Im a catch: Im fun, I like to have a good
time and I dont read Twilight.
how we met // KatheRine DoKKo & Paul SPecKin
| EllEN ShEfTEl |
Contributed photo
When duty calls: Katherine Dokko had a run-in
with her future boyfriend while she was exiting
the mens restroom at Oliver Hall.
> All great relationships had to start somewhere.
Katherine Dokko frst met her boyfriend
while she was leaving the bathroom the
mens bathroom.
Dokko, Shawnee sophomore, was exiting
the mens restroom in Oliver hall, when she
bumped into Paul Speckin, Overland Park
sophomore. Speckin and his friend were head-
ing to his dorm room. Confused on what room
she was supposed to be meeting her friends
at, Speckin asked Dokko if she would like to
join him and his friend. At frst I was like, uh
no. But then I thought, what the heck, Dokko
says. The two watched a movie and talked for
the majority of the night. At frst she shot me
down, but then she decided to come along,
Speckin says. Ever since then we just started
hanging out more and I eventually asked her to
be my girlfriend and she said yes.
The couple has been going strong since last
May and enjoy doing a variety of things togeth-
er. Eating Chipotle is defnitely up there with
stuff we enjoy doing, Speckin says. Dokko and
Speckin also enjoy watching movies and TV.
> Tackle the sticky world of relationships.
kansas In heat // JeRKing aRounD
Q. Can you please explain why all women date
jerks?
Mike Anderson, Dellwood, Minn. graduate stu-
dent, is the host of Kansas in Heat, a talk show
about sex and relationships that airs Wednesdays
at 11 p.m. on KJHK, 90.7fm and at kjhk.org.
ThE OPINIONS Of ThIS COlUMNIST DO NOT NECES-
SARIlY REflECT ThE VIEWS Of JAYPlAY. KANSAS IN
hEAT IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A SUBSTITUTE
fOR PROfESSIONAl hElP.
a. first of all, lets not say all women
like jerks. Second, there are various lev-
els of jerkiness. I can provide three rea-
sons why this seems to be the case.
1. Socialization: It is considered normal for
women to date jerks its almost expected.
People have friends who date jerks and they
think to themselves, Ill try it,or hell be dif-
ferent.
2. A lot of women like the chase, and jerks
can be the ultimate prize because they have
a carefree attitude. Jerks, unlike nice guys,
dont work very hard to get someones affec-
tion. Theyre confdent and let you chase them,
rather than the other way around. That is very
attractive to a lot of women.
3. Jerks often manage the tension between
routine and spontaneity better than the aver-
age guy. And because they are jerks, when-
ever they do anything spontaneous or nice,
it means so much more. Some women have
lower esteem, or lower expectations, on what
a romantic partner is supposed to do or say.
These women often date jerks.
Its not that women dont like dating nice
guys they dont like dating weak guys, guys
with no confdence, opinions, or ambition. All
too often those guys get lumped into the nice
guy category. You can still be nice and date
beautiful, intelligent women you just have
to use spontaneity better, and express your
strengths and confdence.
| MIKE ANDERSON |

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hunger, but few people know that there are
two different kinds of fber. Keri Glassman, a
nutritionist and contributing author to Womens
Health, says men need 30 to 38 grams of fber
a day while women need 25 to 30. She says
most people consume insoluble fber, rather
than its counterpart.
Insoluble fber, found in high-fber cereal,
whole wheat bread and vegetables, has
recently become the additive companies use
to enhance fber grams in food. Because it
cannot be digested, it runs through your body
without adding calories, but doesnt have the
same nutritional benefts of soluble fber.
To add fber to your diet without resorting
to fortifed with fber products, Glassman
suggests eating raspberries (8 g in 1 cup),
black beans (15 g in 1 cup) and oatmeal (6
g in 1 cup). Glassman says foods with fber
additives arent bad for you, but getting fber
from whole foods can be more benefcial for
your diet.
Verdict: Not as good for you
sugary favor goes away or you will be bathing
your teeth in all kinds of sugar again, which
is counterproductive. To avoid this problem,
Kincaid suggests chewing sugar-free gums
made with Xylitol. Xylitol is a non-fermenting
sugar alcohol used as a sugar substitute in some
brands of gum. It has been shown to reduce
cavities and bacteria, making it a healthy choice
for your teeth.
Verdict: Good for you!
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High-fber diets are all the rage, but are you
getting enough of what you actually need?
Melissa Goucher, Olathe senior, says she sees
cereals, granola bars and breads labeled as
fortifed with fber more now than ever, but
still has no idea what it means. She says she
assumes fortifed fber is good for you, but
doesnt make it a priority in her diet because
there seems to always be some new health
trend.
Experts say Goucher may be on to something.
A high-fber diet is helpful in controlling
cholesterol, blood pressure, digestion and
Becca Walker pops in a piece of Spearmint-
favored Trident gum after every meal to
freshen her breath and clean her teeth. I am
addicted, says Walker, Topeka freshman.
I am the go-to girl when my friends need a
piece because they know I always have it on
me. I would feel naked without my gum.
But for some, chewing gum can actually
worsen oral health conditions. If somebody
has jaw-joint problems, chomping up and
down on a piece of gum would be like
banging away at their jaws with a little nail
and hammer, says Charles Kincaid, a dentist
at Associates in Dentistry, 306 E. 23rd St. For
those who dont have jaw problems, Kincaid
says chewing gum can be a good thing.
Chewing gum helps produce saliva, which
removes food debris from your teeth and helps
prevent cavities. Anything that helps you
produce more spit is a good thing, Kincaid
says.
To get the benefts from your gum, Kincaid
says you must chew it until the favor is gone.
Dont pop in a new piece of gum once that
Good for you bad for you // added fiber Good for you bad for you // GUM
> Sometimes its hard to tell. > Sometimes its hard to tell.
| MEGAn Rupp |
| JACquE WEBER |
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Faking it: Just because a food item is fortifed
with fber doesnt mean its healthier. Skip
foods with added fber and go for those that
have a natural supply, like raspberries.
Blowing bubbles: Popping in a piece of gum can
be benefcial for your mouth. Te gum helps
produce saliva, keeping your teeth clean and
preventing cavities.
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| BRENNA LONG |
do with their lives. Meech, who co-directs with
Curatola, steps out of the writer role to develop
the characters from his script.
Plains will be performed for the frst time by
the MTI On Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 4 at 8
p.m. The free play will be in the William Inge
Theatre in Murphy Hall.
Why pass up free entertainment that
applies to your life? Curatola says.
get some culture // MuLticuLtuRAL thEAtRE
iNitiAtivE
The Multicultural Theatre Initiative (MTI)
opens the stage for diverse plays and student
opportunities. The group started at KU in 2008
and has performed subject matter ranging
from puppets to teen violence.
The point of multicultural theater is to
involve everyone, says Jackie Koester, group
member and Hoisington senior. If it only had
a pool of theater majors, it wouldnt exemplify
campus. Ive seen computer programmers and
engineers who can act.
Not only does the group involve outside
majors, but members take on diverse roles.
Performing in the puppet act last year,
Jenny Curatola, Lansing sophomore, takes
on leadership, co-directing their upcoming
show, Plains. It doesnt matter if you have no
experience. Id never directed, she says.
MTI steps away from well-known plots,
reading and developing original scripts. Plains,
which was written by Harry Meech from
Wainuiomata, New Zealand, and received the
New Zealand Young Playwright award in 2009,
is about the post apocalypse and what people
Actors all around: Te goal of the Multicultural
Teatre Initiative is to include members of all
backgrounds, even those who arent used to
reading scripts. Te group performs Plains this
weekend in Murphy Hall.
> Its not all about fast food and beer pong.

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essential life skills // BAskEtBALL cAMpiNG
> In case of emergency, read quickly.
Its not enough to have tickets to KU
basketball games. For good seats, you have
to camp.
Since the 2005-2006 season, Mark Pacey,
Manhattan graduate student, has been in
charge of basketball camping. Camping is
mostly habit to me now, and I like my seat.
The frst step to getting good seats is to
organize a camping group of students. To get
on the list, your group needs to go to lottery in
Allen Fieldhouse at 6 a.m. the day after every
home game.
When you arrive, fnd Pacey, put your
name down and wait for your turn to pick a
numbered poker chip. Each group can have
a maximum of 30 members. For each fve
members who show up to lottery, you get one
number. So if you have 30 members, youll get
six tries for your number. Your place in line is
determined by the highest number you draw.
Pacey posts the order on the doors at Allen
Fieldhouse. If you dont have fve members or
miss camping, you can add your name to the
bottom of the list.
Once you have a spot, you camp. Camping
takes place from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. during the
week, and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the weekends.
Someone from your group should be present
for roll call at all times. If not, youll be crossed
off the list. Out of a group of 30, Jimmy Caprio,
Carmel, Calif., junior, only trusts four members
for the 6 a.m. role call. Im going to be real mad
if we get crossed off, and they get kicked out of
the group. I have a zero tolerance policy, he
says.
After camping, the groups do a fnal roll call
30 minutes before doors open for the game, and
the groups get their place in line. Ive been in
the frst couple rows 10 times, and in the front
fve or six times, Caprio says. It pays off.
Role call: Getting
basketball seats to
see the Jayhawks in
action can take a
lot of work. So get
a group together,
set up shifts and
camp out in cozy
Allen Fieldhouse.
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| BRENNA LONG |
Public art helps people to understand
the collective humanity that we share. Ted
Johnson, former Professor Emeritus of French
and Italian and guide of a stop day walking tour
that examines the monuments on campus, says.
Each work of art on campus is fascinating
because it represents the idea of the knowledge
that has accumulated over thousands of years
of human history.
Walking across the University of Kansass
campus is like taking a step back in time. The
public art on campus tells the story of each
generation that has walked across Mount
Oread. Public art, in the context of campus,
challenges us, Saralyn Reece Hardy, Director
of Spencer Museum of Art, says. It interrupts
our days in a good way. Its always there to visit
and interact with. We interact with these works
every day, sometimes without even thinking
about it. These are the stories behind a few
monuments we walk by every day.
On a leisurely walk through campus, two
students stop to look at the grotesques lining
the faade of Dyche Hall, home to the Natural
History Museum. The year was 1913 and
Mount Oread only had a few buildings lining
what would eventually become Jayhawk Blvd.
Dyche Hall, which had only been completed a
decade earlier, overlooked the endless Kansas
landscape. One of the girls turned to her friend
and asked what the statues on the building
were. Legend has it that her friend, Helen Rhoda
Hoopes, replied, Oh, they are something like a
sore throat, but I forget just what. Hoopes later
became a popular professor at KU, a published
Kansas poet, and the frst woman editor for The
University Daily Kansan.
Its interesting that people always
establish different conclusions to the meanings
of the grotesques, Ted Johnson says.
Some like them, some dont. Each grotesque
involved a lot of thought. They are Chimera,
a combination of several different animals.
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FEATURE
Way back when: Te statue of James Wood Green and a student was the subject of pranks and the
center of rivalry between the law and engineering schools. It still stands by Lippencott Hall.
Historical photos courtesy of the Spencer Research Library
By | JON HERMES
Joseph Robaldo Frazee and his son
Vitruvius, Italian stone carvers who lived in
Lawrence at the turn of the century, carved
twelve grotesques between 1901 and 1902.
Grotesques, unlike gargoyles, which were used
as gothic drainage systems on buildings, serve
only aesthetic purposes. The twelve grotesques
were placed on the building, four on each side.
These statues watched over campus until 1962
when four were removed to make way for a
new wing of Dyche Hall.
During Spring of 1902, two KU students,
Antonio Tommasini and Fred Pickett, frequently
stopped by Fowler shops, where the Frazees
were carving the grotesques. Enamored by the
carving process, Tommasini and Pickett were
allowed to work in the shop dressing tools
and watch the grotesques take shape. Joseph
Robaldo Frazee even allowed the two students,
under his supervision, to help carve one of
the grotesques, an early representation of the
Jayhawk, with Pickett carving one half and
Tommasini fnishing the rest.
Tommasini describes the process in a letter
dated March 14, 1941, to Walter Salathiel, a
former classmate of Tommasinis:
No models were used for the fgures
a stone was set up on a block, a few (to me)
meaningless marks were made on it and then
the mallet and chisel in Mr. Frazees hands
started at the top and worked down, to free the
fgure from its encasing stone.
The Universitys chant, which became the
offcial school yell in 1873, is carved into three of
the grotesques. This was the frst time a schools
chant had been immortalized in sculpture. If
you look closely you can see Rock Chalk on
the breast of a grotesque on the Southwest
side of the building with an engraving of 1873
below it, which marks the frst graduating class
at KU. JHawk? is engraved in the breast of
a grotesque but the question mark remains a
mystery. Any other school that carves their
yell will not be as venerable as ours, Johnson
says.
Art And CAmpus
A grotesque image: Between 1901 and 1902, Joseph Robaldo Frazee and his son carved twelve
grotesques that were placed along each side of Dyche Hall. Tey were moved in 1962, and some
are still present today, sitting above the entryway to the building.
A historicAl look At student interActions
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A diferent time: Te Pioneer, now standing
on the south side of Fraser Hall, was a gift from
the class of 1920. It has had many homes on the
KU campus, including where the Chi Omega
fountain stands today.
Tommasini and Pickett represent early
student fascination with campus art and were
lucky enough to witness and participate in the
creation of the Dyche Hall grotesques. But
KUs history of public art really began in 1904
when Simeon Bell, a physician, donated The
Pioneer, then known as The Corn Planter,
to the University. The Pioneer was the frst
ground sculpture on KUs campus. However,
the University stored the statue in Dyche Hall
for 12 years before it was fnally placed in front
of Spooner Hall in 1916. Since its frst public
display, it has had several location changes,
including the space that Chi Omega Fountain
now occupies.
The Pioneer, now located south of Fraser
Hall on the main campus of KU, is roughly a
life-size depiction of a man leaning on a shovel,
planting corn seeds. There are two ears of corn
at his feet. The concrete base was a gift from the
class of 1920. It was during that year the name
of the statue was changed to The Pioneer to
better suit the idea of Kansass early settlers
and Americas westward expansion.
The Pioneer deals with our history,
Elizabeth Kowalchuk, associate dean for the
school of the arts and a member of the Art
Historical photos courtesy of the Spencer Research Library
On a spring day in 1967, Frank Kirk, a third-
year law student, eagerly walked to his last
class in old Green Hall, now Lippincott Hall. He
made the familiar trek down Jayhawk Blvd.,
the same route he had taken daily over the
last three years. He was known to have never
missed a day of class while attending KU.
According to a 1974 Lawrence Journal World
article, several of his classmates handcuffed
him to the leg of the Uncle Jimmy Green
statue in an attempt to break his attendance
record. However, James K. Logan, the dean
of the law school, heard of Kirks predicament
and moved class outside, saving Kirks perfect
record.
The statue of James Wood Green mentoring
a student may be the most popular and beloved
statue on campus, Kowalchuk says. Green,
lovingly referred to by his students as Uncle
Jimmy, was the dean of the School of Law
from 1879 until his death in 1919.
The statue, carved by renowned sculptor
Daniel Chester French, who also carved
Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial
in Washington D.C., depicts Uncle Jimmy
with his arm around a student. It continues to
represent the idea of mentor and student and
the passing of knowledge from one generation
to the next. Chester French, a widely sought
after sculptor, initially declined to carve the
statue but was convinced to visit Lawrence by
alumni who wrote him relentlessly. Legend has
it that he decided to accept the task because
he had never known a person except Abraham
Lincoln who was so beloved by the people that
knew him.
The statue was erected in 1924 with funds
raised by the KU students and faculty who held
a World War I memorial drive, known as the
Million Dollar drive, which also raised funds for
the frst union and football stadium.
The unknown student in the sculpture has
been the subject of much debate over the
past century. Many people claim the student
is Alfred C. Alford, though there is no clear
indication that this is true. Whether true or
not, Alford is historically important to KU. He
graduated with a law degree in 1897. He was
the frst KU student killed while fghting in the
Philippines during the Spanish-American war.
His mother, Susan, was one of 26 women to
attend KU on the frst day of classes in 1866.
The Rock Chalk chant was created on his
grandfathers farm, where students and faculty
often spent leisure time.
Much like the experience of James Kirk,
Uncle Jimmy has also been the subject
of many pranks and the center of the rivalry
between the law and engineering schools.
The rivalry was usually centered on football
game days and St. Patricks Day, when the
engineering school painted Uncle Jimmy
green.
Controversy erupted in 1974 when the law
school relocated across campus and tried
to move Uncle Jimmy with it. After student
protests, it was decided that the man who
and Campus Committee, says. Because the
Oregon trail might have passed near the site,
renaming the statue, right or wrong, was
probably an attempt to make the sculpture ft
with early campus ideals.
Bell once said that The Pioneer represents
the diffculties and determination of the early
settlers of Kansas. Bell hoped that succeeding
generations might understand the diffculties
and handicaps early Kansans encountered.
However, the mythology of The Pioneer has
changed over time. By the 1960s, Bells idea
was replaced by amused college students who
said that The Pioneer shoveled dirt whenever
a virgin walked by.
The Pioneer held the honor of being the
subject of many student paintings until the
statue of Uncle Jimmy Green was erected.
A recent example of a student interacting
with campus art happened during winter 2009,
when former student Matthew Farley, the artist
who created the Frozen Assets installation in
the Chi Omega Fountain in 2008, visited Salina
Piece on campus west. Realizing the 35-foot
tall abstract steel structure resembled a waffe
iron, Farley set to work making a snow waffe
underneath its 90 degree angled waffe-like
grid.
This was a creative response to public
art, Susan Earle, curator of European and
American Art for the Spencer Museum of Art,
says. It was an irreverent take on a forbidding
work of art.
Salina Piece started controversy when
its pieces were frst spread out near a
residential area south of campus. Originally it
was supposed to be located on the triangular
piece of land at 16th and Indiana St., but
many people were outraged at the thought of
having the enormous structure within view
of their homes. Public art will offend, thats
the sensitive issue, Jeff Weinberg, assistant
to the Chancellor and member of the Art and
Campus Committee, says.
The outrage began before the work was ever
put together. According to a 1981 University
Daily Kansan article, Salina Piece remained
in pieces for nearly six months and was the
target for vandals who spray-painted, Ugly
Junk, and First Place Bad Taste on the
sculpture. There was also a failed attempt at
raising the sculpture but it fell to the ground
further convincing neighbors that it was a
safety hazard as well as an eye sore.
After KU alumni threatened to begin an
advertising campaign opposing the work, the
University decided to move the sculpture to its
new location on campus west near Youngsberg
Hall and the KU endowment center, a spot that
Weinberg says is spectacular. It has safely
remained in that spot since 1984.
Though only fve works were mentioned in
this article, there are hidden gems all across
campus that are worth exploring and taking
the time to notice. Thinking about these works
and why they are present on the campus is
important to understanding where KU has been
and where it is headed.
started the KU law school in 1878 would remain
on Jayhawk Blvd.
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So I snuck into a girls bathroom at
Hashinger to go pee and they had these
weird boxes in their stalls.
Well, what was in them?
Dont. Even. Ask.
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Im like a cross between Han Solo and the Apostle Paul.
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In other words, Im a sex symbol.
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Class, you need to be writing all
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into the bathroom last night?
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time on my hands.
Well, those laptop batteries get hot. Dont say
I didnt warn you.
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GUY 1:
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sources in your paper. So,
hypothetically speaking,
if my brother informed me
that its better to smoke pot
through a vaporizer than a
bong, I have to source that.
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with me and now Im going to be a Sherpa monk in the
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Q&A // Eric FrEdEric oF WallpapEr.
NOTICE
Wallpaper. began with Eric Frederic and a computer in 2005. Frederic sang over his beats using
auto-tune an odd vocal effect previously used only by Cher in her song, Believe. Since then,
Auto-Tune has taken pop music by storm and Wallpaper. has dropped the effect. Frederics solo
project is now a full-blown band, joined by drummer Arjun Singh and Frederics sleezy, booze-
mongering stage persona, Ricky Reed. On stage, Reed and Wallpaper. bring an all-out party of pop
beats and excess while satirizing all-out partying, pop beats and excess.
Frederic dialed in with Jayplay to talk about satire, Ricky Reed and the best of Kansas City
barbecue.
Jayplay:
What role does satire play in Wallpaper.?
Eric Frederic:
When I started Wallpaper., it [satire] was
addressing issues I had with pop music
and the music industry and even had
some political sensibilities. Now, Ricky
Reed is a device used to talk about
things like sociological issues, both good
and bad, the direction American
consumer culture is going and where
were going to end up in this digital age.
JP: Is being Ricky Reed an easier way to talk
about society and consumerism?
EF: I think its easy when you have a dude
like Ricky Reed singing. All you have
to do is personify these issues. It would
be challenging to put together some
super smart political discourse
juxtaposed with funky beats, but its
much easier to embody them.
JP: Does Ricky Reed do interviews?
EF: We dont do them very often because
it weirds out and alienates journalists.
Hes just kind of rude and irreverent. A
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> Because we have questions. Celebrities have answers.
journalist has to be able to handle an
extreme level of awkwardness. He and
Arjun, our drummer, were interviewed
together. Ricky was talking shit to
Arjun and Arjun was looking confused.
The interviewer froze up uncomfortably
and ended it. Ricky is generally reckless
and irresponsible. As much of a cool front
he puts up, he drinks too much and deep
down he feels insecure with the people
around him.
JP: Does the audience realize the satire
occurring onstage and in the music?
EF: I think the people that do get it arent
standing still going Oh, well this is
thoughtful. I hope what people do
understand they apply to their day-to-day
life, but when theyre at the show, the
bottom line is having fun.
JP: Is the band still as much a response to
pop music today as it was in 2005? What
do you see as the state of pop today?
EF: The focus defnitely changed. Were more
of a band now. I was using auto-tune
before it was the thing, but now that its
come and gone Im way done with that shit.
I think the overall goal of the project is still
the same get people up and having a
good time while injecting it with the same
commentary weve had since day one.
JP: How was the live experience conceived
and how has it evolved?
EF: Its become easy to tour with just vocals
and drums and tracks. I think drumming is
the most visceral musical element you can
put into the show, so live drumming is
refected in our recordings, too. Im a
sucker for electronic drums, but live drums
are the shit.
JP: What kind of gear do you travel with?
EF: We tour with a very small amount of actual
gear. Our tracks run off an iPod in a really
nice road case I have. We dont have a lot
of keyboards or laptops like every other
band in the universe. We have a really
clean thing so Ricky has free run of the
stage.
JP: How did your time at Berkeley School of
Music infuence your sound?
EF: I studied West African percussion at
Berkeley. You can hear the infuences
running through the music. My degree was
in classical and jazz composition. One of our
songs is fully based on traditional West
African rhythm. At the beginning I
apologize for kind of taking something
sacred and bastardizing it in my song.
JP: A key component of Wallpaper. is the
bands viral presence online. How have
you stayed on top of Web 2.0 to make it do
your musical bidding?
EF: That stuff has come naturally. As these
different technologies develop we can tell
which ones makes sense to use and which
ones dont. There are technologies that pop
up where Im like Wow, that has no
relevancy to us and will die a slow death.
But some are really basic. YouTube and the
concept of video blogging just make
so much sense. Its one-on-one modern fan
interaction.
JP: So in a way, youre having your cake and
eating it too, leveraging the internet
while commenting on an internet-
obsessed culture, partying on stage while
satirizing a party-obsessed culture, and
so on.
EF: Thats exactly what I was talking about
the inner confict issues. Were using
these devices to comment on them. I dont
have a personal Twitter account or my own
foursquare account I try to keep
separated. But I make sure the Wallpaper.
ones are updated and current. I spend
more time than Im comfortable with on
that shit.
JP: Anthony Bordains favorite barbeque
place, Oklahoma Joes, is just east of
Lawrence in KC.
EF: Dude, I know. We rushed around town to
fnd it but it was Sunday and they were
closed. I was so pissed. Hopefully on this
coming tour well be able to stop by. Three
people at our KC show told us to try the
Z-Man sandwich. Any other recomm-
endations?
JP: Their fries are supposed to be the best in
KC. And the burnt ends are pretty great.
EF: Burnt ends? What are those?
JP: Theyre the end part of a brisket, a kind
of a delicacy in KC barbecue. Well trade
you some in exchange for some west
coast beats.
EF: Oh totally. I got that those beats bottled up
in my pocket. They aint going nowhere.
Alter ego: Eric Frederic uses
his stage persona of Ricky
Reed to address societal
issues like consumerism
and culture. His snythy,
pop beats are the result of
using auto-tune technology,
a technique that began in
the early millennium and
has currently taken the pop
world by storm.
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Outside the lines: Quinn Brabender, dummer
of My Brother, Te Vulture, says the band
steers clear of the indie music genre commonly
associated with Lawrence bands.
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jority of people arent looking for our music.
He says their tunes are rooted in rock, in-
spired by progressive rock band As Cities Burn
and metal, grunge band Every Time I Die. Gui-
tarist Jon Marzette adds rapper Drake to their
list of musical infuences.
Drake is living the thug life. My Brother, The
Vulture is living the gig-life, says guitarist Cam-
eron Birdsall, the Kansas City, Kan. sophomore
commonly known as Boats. My Brother, The
Vulture will perform at The Bottleneck, 737 New
Hampshire St., on Dec. 3, but are making music
all the time.
We actually wrote a song today, Birdsall
says. And its going to make you want to get
down.
Even if it doesnt, youll still like watching the
band perform. The boys play with passion. They
scream. They sing. They jump up and down with
their limbs fying everywhere.
Ive got some pretty long arms, says Bra-
bender, the drummer. Thats a sight in itself.
STAGE PRESENCE // My Brother, the Vulture
Loud. Fast. Hard. Thats how the fve mem-
bers of My Brother, The Vulture like to play.
The band, whose name was chosen from sug-
gestions via Twitter, was born in September,
but their hardcore/metal sound is already un-
mistakable.
Drummer Quinn Brabender says theyre
working on a new type of music revival, so
its hard to compare themselves to modern
bands. However, the Lawrence junior guaran-
tees they are not an indie band.
We definitely arent the cookie cutter
Lawrence band, Brabender says. The ma-
| Ashley BArforoush |
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> Local musicians. Feel free to swoon.
for six short months, yet they have already
accomplished a collective childhood dream.
All five members Tyler Francis, Adrian
Rees, Braden Young, Hugh Naughtin and
Vincent Williams grew up in Lawrence.
Francis says in middle school he remembers
looking up to the artists who competed in
Farmers Ball.
Achieving this local goal has the band set
on more national sights Francis says he
wants to take the band on the road.
He says no matter where they end up, the
band wants to represent Kansas to the full-
est because growing up here helped shape
the bands core.
The Will Nots, who are not signed to a re-
cord label, are currently in the works of pro-
ducing their frst single, Windows, which
will be available on iTunes in late December.
They will also be playing a show this Sat-
urday at the Jazzhaus, 926 Massachusetts.
STAGE PRESENCE // the wIll Nots
On Oct. 22, members of The Will Nots
achieved a life goal: They won Farmers Ball
KJHKs annual music competition. Compet-
ing in Farmers Ball was on our list of things to
do, Tyler Francis says. Getting to cross it off
as winners felt great.
The five-man band has only been together
| KAte lArrABee |
Home grown talent: Members of Te Will
Nots won Lawrences local music competition,
Farmers Ball, and have their sights set on taking
their sounds bicoastal.
> Local musicians. Feel free to swoon.
SCENE ANd hEARd // lAwreNce fAIr trAde
> New places. New faces.
Life isnt always fair but your holiday
purchases can be. The Lawrence Fair Trade
Coalition is hosting its 19th annual Fair Trade
Holiday Market at the Ecumenical Christian
Ministries building, 1204 Oread Ave., from dec.
2 (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) through dec. 5 (8 a.m. to 7
p.m.).
Climb the stairs just inside the front entrance
and fnd rows of handmade products from
all over the world: an apron from Uganda,
ornaments from India, statues from Tanzania
and organic baby toys from Egypt. Thirty-fve
different countries are represented this year
and the majority of items range from $1 to $25.
You can pay knowing your pennies are going
straight to the source.
Youre cutting out the middle man so its fair.
The money will go the artisans, says Whittney
Kinnamon, Lawrence senior. Kinnamon is a
member of Lawrence Fair Trade, a community
and student organization dedicated to raising
awareness of global economic injustice. The
Fair Trade movement guarantees the rights of
the artisans with two main goals: safe working
conditions and fair pay.
Alicia Erickson has been a member for four
Multicultural crafts: Te Lawrence Fair Trade
Coalition brings you gifts from Africa and Asia,
and ensures fair payment to the artisans.
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years and explains how Fair Trade works within
the current trade system, placing value not just
on proft, but on people and the planet as well.
She says every high-quality craft, textile and
piece of clothing at the market has a story.
Being able to give something with such
a powerful story like a bag from Calcutta
that was handmade by a young woman, giving
her a job and a life broken free from forced
prostitution is so different from what you fnd
at the typical craft fair, Erickson says.
| Ashley BArforoush |
Burgess, who may never have admired
the adventure of geocaching were it not for
her smartphone, says its one of the best free
activities shes found to do, and the geocaching
application makes it even easier.
Its a way to baby step into it, she says. If
youve already spent the money on your phone
and it has the app, its not as accurate as the GPS
but its easier to use and a lot more accessible,
so I think its growing in popularity.
Dawn Kirchner, senior museum educator,
says the caches on campus are some of the
easiest to fnd, but just as geocaching is for
people of any age, it can also be as easy or
as diffcult as geocachers desire. Some of
the more extreme caches across the world,
Kirchner says, are hidden so that geocachers
have to scuba dive or repel off of a cliff to
uncover. But she says even the easy ones in
public places are thrilling to fnd.
Its just a lot of fun. You can do it going to
the grocery store. It puts a sense of adventure
into everyday things, Kirchner says.
Just as campus is more than meets the eye,
Mass Street also contains more than shops
and restaurants, but only if you know where
to look. Alli Butler, Overland Park senior, says
geocaching is fun because its a goal-oriented
activity, and its caused her to spend more time
noticing the details of her surroundings.
Before I geocached, I walked up and down
Mass Street hundreds of times and never knew
that right around the corner from me there was
a little geocache, Butler says. If you dont
remove them, over time, theyre little pieces of
history.
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HigH-tecH Hide and seek uncovers
Hidden treasures
The KU campus is a beautiful place, offering
a stunning vista of the Lawrence landscape
and an array of beautiful trees, fowerbeds and
sculptures. But some treasures on campus
arent as visible, and theres only way to hunt
those treasures down by geocaching.
Geocaching is described as a high-tech
treasure hunting game, according to www.
geocaching.com, where those seeking unseen
treasures can log onto the website to fnd the
longitudinal and latitudinal coordinates of
hidden caches. Caches are containers that
include a logbook inside for guests to sign, and
possibly small items. According to the website,
there are 1,277,030 geocaches in the world,
more than 800 of which are in Lawrence. And
with an increasing number of smartphones
gracing the palms of students, geocaching is
more accessible than ever.
Geocachers can fnd caches by plugging
the coordinates into a GPS or smartphone
application. Once they locate the cache, which
can sometimes be as small as a flm canister,
they simply sign the logbook with their names
and the date and put it back where they found
it. Depending on the cache, geocachers can
also take a small item, like a sticker or a toy,
out of the container if they put an item of similar
value back.
At frst, geocaching seemed more of a
hassle than a pastime for Amy Burgess, an
avid geocacher from Overland Park. Burgess
says she watched her stepfather do it as she
was growing up and never considered doing
it herself. But after purchasing a smartphone
and seeing the geocaching application, which
shows users various locations of nearby
caches, she was intrigued by all of the hidden
caches around her house in Overland Park.
She gave it a shot, and soon, it became one of
her favorite activities. Burgess says she now
searches with friends and coworkers on her
days off, and the hidden caches have led her
to places she may never have paid attention to
otherwise, like scenic overlooks near Clinton
Lake. Youre the mouse and its the cheese,
Burgess says. Its the thrill of the fnd.
Buried treasure: For the adventurer in you, check out the geocaching apps available on your phone.
You could uncover hidden gems on Mass Street, behind your house or even on campus. Just be sure
to play by the rules, and put back an item if you take one.
Photo illustration | Sarah Hockel
Whether youre a beginner or a seasoned geocacher, it helps to know the geocaching lingo.
These and other terms used to describe the activity can be found at www.geocaching.com.

Geocache A hidden container that contains a logbook to sign and, depending on the size of the
cache, various items left behind by geocachers.
Geocaching An activity that geocachers partake in all around the world, where caches are
hidden and found by other geocachers using GPS or smartphone technology.
Geocoin A geocoin is a trackable item left behind in a cache. Geocachers can then log on to
the website and see where the item has been and where it goes.
GPS - GPS, which stands for Global Positioning System, is a system of satellites that receive
signals from a GPS receiver to determine its exact location.
Ground Zero When a geocachers GPS or smartphone tells them they are at the cache location,
he or she is at ground zero and its time to start looking for the hidden cache.
Muggle A non-geocacher, often someone who looks at a geocacher strangely when theyre
rummaging around in bushes in the park.
Signature Item A unique item left behind by a geocacher at every cache he or she visits.
Spoiler Information that gives away the location or presence of a cache, thereby ruining it for
potential geocachers something this article tried carefully not to do!
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do so well, but Pyramid Of The Sun is an almost
wholly instrumental album with a darker vision.
Ruins trudges along with loud, damaged
drums and oscillating guitar feedback for nearly
three minutes. Its experimental, somewhat
abrasive and without much of a hook or melody
to follow. The next track, Theyll No More
Suffer From Hunger, fnds the band suddenly
resurfacing out of the murk with a heavy bass/
drum/synth medley la Nine Inch Nails. The
song eventually shrinks to a simple hi-hat beat
that bleeds into Oaxaca, which is softer,
sweeter and the albums longest track at eight
minutes.
Maseratis style is unique and varied, but I
found myself wishing some of the synth parts
had been left out the guitars, bass and drums
are enough and the keys sometimes make it
hard to focus on any one instrument. However,
I recommend the record to anyone into dance,
space or math rock (ideally all three).
MUSIC revIew //
Maserati, like the Italian luxury car of the
same name, is sleek, fast and exotic. Pyramid
of the Sun is the bands ffth full-length album
since its 2001 debut, 37:29:24. This new album
brings a nearly danceable style of progressive
space-rock.
The opener, Who Can Find The Beast?
begins with a heavily processed and sinister
synthesizer beat that descends into feedback
and distorted voice echoes. The track builds
triumphantly before abruptly tapering off
into the title track, a brisk change of pace
from the short intro. Pyramid Of The Sun
is an immediate attention-grabber its
both heavy and catchy as jagged guitars and
grainy bass intertwine on top of keyboards.
The occasional double-kick drum action is
tasteful and not too over-the-top. We Got The
System To Fight The System, is an example of
Maseratis use of highly technical syncopation
and counter-rhythms like Battles style but
more metallic. The bass often repeats a solid
groove while precisely picked guitars wail
furiously. Its similar to the intense, prog-dance
brand of rock that !!! and LCD Soundsystem
> KJHKs weekly guide to
sonic consumption.
Maserati - PyraMid of the sun
(teMPorary residence LiMited) | 2010
MovIe revIew //
How does one even begin to describe
the living conundrum that was William
S. Burroughs? Writer, artist, cat lover,
homosexual, junkie, gun enthusiast, godfather
of punk rock yet he never really ft into
those molds either. William S. Burroughs:
A Man Within attempts to answer these
questions, and although it offers insight into
who Burroughs was, it focuses too much on
the legend and less on the man himself.
A Man Within covers virtually every facet
of Burroughs long and fascinating life and
the infuence he had over everything: poetry,
prose, art, music, flm, culture, society and
life. Yet by documenting Burroughs effect
on these things, the flm barely scratches
the surface of Burroughs himself, who is far
more interesting a topic than anything he
infuenced.
Which isnt to say we learn nothing
about Burroughs interviews with some of
Burroughs friends discuss his aloof approach
to counter-culture, his homosexuality, his
> Hollywood hits, indie ficks and everything in between.
a Man Within
peers and his love of cats and guns, all of
which provide an enthralling insight into such a
bizarre, literary mind.
The flm boasts an eclectic number of
interviewees some are good while others do
little but bolster the running time. Of the best
is John Waters, who talks about Burroughs
and his work, and amongst the worst is Patti
Smith, who tells stories about herself, leaving
Burroughs in the background.
Films like William S. Burroughs: A Man
Within often cater to the legend that follows
their subject, rather than the other way around.
The flm tends to lose itself from time to time,
keeping up with Burroughs long, eventful life
and reputation, but is ambitious and passionate
enough to keep audiences interested.
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I woke up swaying, lying in a houseboat,
docked at a place previously described to me as
the meth capital of America. rockaway Beach,
Missouri, was once a popular fshing and
boating getaway for vacationers, until the White
river it sits upon was dammed. only cold bottom
water fowed through now, making the river,
and eventually the town, unbearable. Today,
boarded-up arcades and ice cream parlors
line the towns riverside road that leads past
its three main attractions: a gas station, a small
bank and a giant billboard that reads JESUS IS
LorD. And across from that billboard, behind
the gas station, is the marina where I awoke in
a houseboat, seriously questioning the course
of my life.
I had graduated high school in the spring
of 2007, clueless about my future. Unwilling to
pigeonhole myself into a major, much less the
concept of college, I decided to take a semester
off. My pastor told me about a nonproft ministry
that traveled the country, distributing free
groceries to those in need. I fgured giving the
frst fruits of my new adult life to serve others
might open me to hear God and feel out what
vocation I had in life, if any. At least it would
make a good semester-off story if I eventually
did attend college, so I signed on.
With support and some cash from my parents,
I set off that August for Springfeld, Missouri. I
met Don, the sweet, silvery-haired man from
California who started the organization years
back. I also met Brian, whom Id work with. he
was a soft-spoken, serious man pushing 30 and
as unsure about lifes next step as I was. Three
months prior, Brian had a white-collar job with
Motorola in Kansas City. But it wasnt fulflling,
and he wanted to serve God, so he quit. Don
took us toward the back of the offce building
to show Brian and me where wed be staying.
I know its not much, but here she is, he said,
opening the door to a huge, chunky gold and
white Winnebago rV, with at least as many
years on her as I had.
Don explained our assignment for the next
fve months, which was pretty much exactly
like MTVs Road Rules, but without the money,
TV cameras, or girls we would travel in the
Winnebago, meet with a partnering church
and organize a food drop, whereby a semi-
truck full of donated groceries would arrive, its
contents distributed and a worship service held
afterward.
Brian and I were given the Winnebago
keys and hit the road. our maiden stop was
rockaway Beach. The town had no place to
hook up an rV for power and water, but Don had
a small houseboat docked there that we could
stay in. Brian parked the Winnie in a gravel lot,
under the shadow of the JESUS IS LorD sign.
I lugged my belongings and waddled across
the street, down swaying marina docks to the
houseboat and found my bed. I felt heavy and
the day felt long, so I slept.
I opened my eyes, disoriented. I wasnt used
to waking up in houseboats or rVs. I rolled over
and looked out the window to total fog. During
summer, the intense morning heat would hit
the rivers icy water, producing an eerie fog.
Yet through the fog I could hear footsteps and
talking. Brian was up, pacing the dock and
talking on his phone.
So what do we do then? We dont have a
contact at the church anymore, he said.
More dock pacing.
So thats two hours west then? Well get
packed. okay.
no more dock pacing.
Brian stepped through the boats hatch with
a change of plans. The food drop at rockaway
had fallen through.
So what now? I asked.
Dons got a church contact a couple hours
west in neosho whod love to have us. Well
head there tomorrow.
I sat in a houseboat in rockaway Beach,
Missouri, surrounded by fog, with nothing on my
hands but time, which is always toxic. I thought
of friends whod flled fall schedules last spring,
who were moving into dorms and making new
friends, drinking shitty beer and falling in love.
Did I make a terrible mistake? How did I get
here? When I decided to take a semester off,
I thought God would have me doing something
cooler than this, like delivering bread to orphans,
who also had diseases. or really anything at all.
But somehow I was here, doing nothing, in the
fog.
That night I crept out to an empty nearby feld.
If there was anything good about rockaway, it
was the stars. I gazed into the deep, black night
bespeckled with white and cried out to God. I
paced and I shouted. I pissed and I moaned.
My soul felt heavy. With knees buried deep in
the grass, I looked into the sky for my answer. It
was vast, deep and bright. It stood still in peace,
the kind I thought might swallow me if I waited
long enough. So I did. I eventually walked
back to the boat and my bed, satisfed, if not
understanding.
That night I had a dream. In it was Jesus,
the white, Sunday school Jesus, with matching
robe and blue sash the one I prayed to as a
child. he sat on a rock in front of a river. I sensed
his gentleness. Its odd that as much as Id read
and thought about Jesus, as much as I saw him
on billboards and greeting cards and everything
else, hed never invaded my dreamscape. And
yet there he was, still, almost glowing. Suddenly
he opened his mouth and spoke:
You can be peace, or you can fall to
pieces.
his words reverberated and rested before
me.
And then, I awoke.
I didnt know what to make of it. I kind
of wanted to pretend it didnt happen. So I
scribbled every detail into my journal, shut it,
and went about my morning. Soon Brian was
once again pacing on the deck on his phone,
once again in fog. I tried to ready myself for the
worst. I failed.
Whats going on now?
There was a shooting in neosho this
morning, Brian said, his voice trailing off as
he processed. A gunman came into a church,
held the crowd hostage and shot eight people.
he killed the pastor.
national headlines confrmed the gunman
as Eikan Eilam Siamon. he was 52 and, before
injuring fve people and killing three on Aug. 11,
2007, he worked in a poultry factory. neosho, a
small community of about 10,000, was shocked.
And in the midst of this tragedy, we were
coming to offer some groceries. Somehow I felt
unprepared.
on the drive, I sat silently in the passenger
seat, rolling over the dream in my mind: You can
be peace, or you can fall to pieces. I struggled
with the dream. I struggled with its message. I
struggled with being in a hot, busted Winnebago
instead of pinning my ramones poster on a dorm
room wall. We rattled up to Meadowlark Church
that afternoon and went in to meet the pastor. I
walked in, rounded the corner and froze, losing
breath and step.
There on the wall was Sunday school Jesus,
just as he appeared in the dream. The painting
showed him on the rock, white robe, blue sash
and all. I stood there dumbfounded, studying him
in silence before backing up and slowly turning
around. Then I saw a banner on the opposite
wall, with big embroidered script: Let there be
peace. I gulped, and a pinprick in my soul told
me there was nowhere else I could possibly
be besides here, now, in neosho, Missouri. I
would not be falling to pieces on this day. In the
next week, Brian and I were able do more than
deliver groceries to needy folks in neosho. We
also mourned with them. We cried with them,
prayed and sang hymns with them. We broke
day-old bread in communion. Peace, in ways
big and small, felt near.
Three years later, Im fnally in my last year
of college. Professors and relatives often ask
about my post-graduation plans, and I tell them
I dont know that its like a wall of fog two feet
before me. But I have no doubt that come May,
Ill take a blind step forward, open my eyes, and
fnd that the fog has cleared. Ill be where Im
supposed to be. I just pray its not rockaway
Beach, Missouri.