KU Homecoming Parade 2010

International students is an integral part of any American University and Kansas University is no exception to that. In fact Kansas University has a large International Students community representing close to 100 countries and comprising of more than 5% of total students in the university.

Every year in the Homecoming parade, there is a special section of these International Students with their flags in this pared. Here are some photos of this years parade.

 Engeeneering Department display getting ready for parade

 International students collecting their respective country flags and sharing some moments.

 Time to take some photos with country flags.

Getting ready for the line ups.

 Practicing how to hold the flag...

 Other groups getting ready for the parade.

 With all the flags together, such a colorful sight.

 Motorcycle group leaving for parade.

 Horses getting ready

 Spectators gathered

 And the parade begins...

 So many people on both sides of the road watching.

 Some interesting displays in the parade.

 Students and families taking pictures with flags

  Friends getting together.

Time for photos with the flags

 Proud moments to hold the flag.

 Opportunity to get pictures in front of strong hall.

 Flying flag high.

Most popular photo location on KU campus, Kansas Union Jayhawk.


Here is the official homecoming album of Homecoming




If you have pictures of the parade and would like to share here, please email them to glimpsesoflawrence-owner@yahoogroups.com  and do leave your comments on the blog.

Late Night in the Phog 2010

Late Night in the Phog is something all the Kansas University Basketball fans are looking forward to. Like most things in KU, this also has a long tradition of more than 25 years now. It is a nice opportunity to see both Men and Women basketball teams. Meet the new players and see how prepared they look.

The event is in the late evening but people specially students start gathering very early. For 7:30 event it is not unusual to see queues starting little after noon itself.

 Children playing Football, Soccer or Frisbee while parents are in the queue is a very common site.

 One rarely gets to see so many people waiting in queue in Lawrence. I guess this this the only place and time.

Then people got to enter Allan Field-house at 6:30pm for 7:30pm program.

 And have time to settle down, buy some snacks etc, before the program.

 

Program opened with Kansas University performing some good acrobatics.

 And a dance by the famous Rock Chalk Dancers. Usually during basketball games too, these performances are used as fillers.

 

Large screens were showing all the events.

And Baby Jay and Jayhawk always keep audience of all age groups entertained.

 Jayhawk even performed a dance along with Rock Chalk Dancers.

Jayhawk standout and NBA star Scot Pollard was the official host and entertained the crowd a lot.

Women Basketball team members performed dance sequences in groups of 4-4-3. Out of 12 members squad Nicollete Smith was not present for some family reasons.

Bonnie Henrickson gave a powerful speech and encouraged all people to attend the games and support the team.

It was nice to see all the returning players like Aishah Sutherland, Monica Engelman, Krysten Boogard, Carolyn Davis and Marisha Brown. It was good to see Angel Goodrich back in action in the scrimmage against practice squad. Tania Jackson also looked fit and participated in the scrimmage. It was nice to see new players on the team like Keena Mays, Brooke Jelniker, Diara Moore and Chalicia Harper aka CeCe.

There was an entertainment filler in between, which was really interesting.

 The sponsors of the Program Hyvee gave some flashing light toys for all to play. They looks fabulous when the stadium was made dark.

 Rock Chalk dancers again.

 Then it was mens squad who took the stage for dancing

 Even Coach Bill Self was dressed for the skit.

 It was interesting watching these famous basketball players dancing on the floor.

 Performance by KU band.

 Some film clips about the Kansas Basketball program.

 And finally introductions of men basketball squad.

 And their scrimmage...

 

Both the teams look promising this season and let us see how they perform in the real games now. 

  

Pioneer Cemetery

Established 1854


This cemetery, known originally as Oread, was opened in 1854 by New Englanders who founded Lawrence. Following burials in 1882, Oread fell into disuse.In 1928, the City of Lawrence changed the name to Pioneer Cemetery.



The marble obelisk near the center of the grounds is monument to T. W. Barber, an Ohio abolitionist shot by pro-slavery men during the Wakarusa War in December 1855, Barber was memorialized by John Greenleaf Whittier in hos poem "Burial of Barber". Eighteen military headstones in the northern section mark graves of members of the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry who died of typhoid in1862.



The largest number of early burials occurred following Quantrill's Massacre at Lawrence on August 21, 1863.Most of these were re-interred in Lawrence's Oak Hill Cemetery. Gravestones of four victims still remain.



In 1953,the Kansas University Endowment Association assumed ownership and in 1968, the cemetery was reopened.



Today, Pioneer is the final resting place for early settlers, soldiers of Civil War and faculty, staff and friends of The University of Kansas.