2A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
FRIDAY. JANUARY 20. 2006
GET READY FOR THE BEAKEND
BY DAVID ARMSTRONG
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
If you're back in town and looking to get down to some local sounds, then look no further than Lawrence's very own downtown.
Whether you're an experienced rocker that knows every venue in Lawrence, or have always wanted to catch a live show but never got around to it, tonight will be a great opportunity to check out the music scene on Massachusetts Street.
You'll need the next few hours to rest up if you want to get down on a serious groove for the rest of the night. The second round of local sounds start with a CD release party at The Granada Theater, 1020 Massachusetts St. Tri Point Paradox is the main act, but you won't want to miss The Brody Buster Band beforehand. Arguably Lawrence's best harmonica player, Brody Buster and his band will begin with what Brody calls a "rocky-blues" feel. Tri Point Paradox is calming, yet exciting, with a climactic-rock funky soul that is poetically spun and relaxing. The show starts at 9 p.m. and admission is $4.
Though the music scene is not limited to downtown, a plethora of local artists will perform at venues up and down Massachusetts Street tonight. Literally, all of these venues are within one block of each other.
Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Massachusetts St., is more of an Irish pub than a music venue, but it makes exceptions. The band Rowan, described by the bartender as a "traditional Irish band," will start the night off at 5:30 p.m.
If you want to mix it up a bit, a great deal of music is yet to be heard. Two more local shows start at 10 p.m. at venues directly across the street from one another.
At The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Massachusetts St., for $4 ($5 if you're under 21) you get to see three bands. The headlining act, Paper Airplanes, is from Wichita, but Long Division and Davan are both local. Paper Airplanes refers to itself as Indie Pop, which makes sense, because the band is influenced by '60s Pop and Indie Rock and compares its sound to bands such as Built to Spill and Pavement. Davan feels somewhat wanderlust in an almost clairvoyant, similar to the band TV on the Radio way, starting peculiarly slow, yet tempting the listener into a trusty finish. Long Division is a harder rock band that shows lots of emotion, transitioning in and out of head banging and head nodding.
If you're not diggin' what youre hearing throughout the night, just hop on over to another venue. You may feel like you're wasting your money by only listening to a song or two and then leaving, but think of it this way. At least you are supporting your local bands, checking out the downtown music community and taking a chance to give yourself something new to listen to.
For a buck a band, head across the street to The Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., where famous Lawrence bands Ad Astra Per Aspera and Conner will also take the stage at 10 p.m. Conner is friendly to the ears with a touch of pop and light punk. Ad Astra Per Aspera has properly named itself because the band rocks with a multidimensional emphasis, bringing psychosomatic movement into a mysteriously confirming intensity.
(Information gathered from www.lawrence.com and confirmed by venues and band Web sites, including www.myspace.com)
— Edited by Lindsey St. Clair
"Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow." — Mark Twain
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Ohio, which is remembered as the 17th state in the union, technically was not admitted into the union until 150 years after its recognition inception. When President Jefferson recognized Ohio as a state in 1803, the custom of declaring statehood through Congress was not yet established. After researchers figured this out, President Eisenhower signed an act that fixed this mistake on August 7, 1953, which established that Ohio was admitted as a state on March 1, 1803.
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Fire causes blanket of smoke
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KANSAN STAFF REPORT
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Smoke from a large house fire stretched from Clinton Parkway north to Sixth Street and south to 31st Street on Wednesday.
One KU student reported the odor of smoke was discernible from inside her house more than three blocks away. Another said the roads surrounding the area were patchy with smoke.
No one was injured but the damage to a family's home, appeared extensive.
The house is in the 4400 block of W.24th Place, near Clinton Parkway and Inverness Road. The fire started in the basement. The cause was under investigation, said Jerry Karr, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical division chief.
Firefighters spent more than an hour-and-a-half trying to gain control of the blaze. Eventually they knocked out portions of the door and cut holes into the side of the house to combat the fire.
"Basement fires are really hard. Any time you have a basement fire, it's hard to gain access," Karr said.
Karr said six people were at home when the fire began, five children and one adult. Chris Gillespie, the home's owner, said as soon as he smelled smoke, he got his children out of the house. He also took the cars from the garage.
Jen Banks, Buffalo Grove, Ill. sophomore, lives in The Legends apartment complex on West 24th Street. The house neighbors the apartments on the west side of the building.
Instead of the smoke, it was the large gathering of people outside that caught her attention. She eventually drove out to see the effects of smoke on the road herself.
"We're on the other side so it didn't really bother us," Banks said. "I just know there was really thick smoke on the road."
— Alissa Bauer and Jonathan Kealing contributed to this story. Edited by Gabriella Souza
Lawrence fire department chaplain the Rev. Paul Taylor talks with Chris Gillespie after a fire started in his basement at 4429 W 24th Place Wednesday.
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BY MELUNDA RICKETTS
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KANSTA SFAP WRITER
Dean hired; provost candidate to visit New dean hopes to improve CLAS 1st of 5 choices to visit
Joseph Steinmetz, who will take over as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in July, describes himself as an avid reader and a terrible golf player. He has a wife of 30 years, two sons and a startlingly pleasant laugh.
He is leaving Indiana University after almost two decades as the executive associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences to take over his new position at the University.
Barbara Romzek, interim dean of the College, said that Indiana University and the University of Kansas are "similar institutions with a similar student profile."
"I think his background will serve him well and he'll surely be able to step in at KU fairly quickly." Romzek said.
Romzek has served as interim dean since Kim Wilcox left the position last July to become provost at Michigan State University. Romzek will continue as dean until Steinmetz assumes the position on July 1.
Steinmetz began at Indiana as a psychology professor, then moved on to serve as the chair of the department for 10 years. He has worked recently in the dean's office, first as a senior adviser and then in the executive associate dean position that he currently occupies.
Steinmetz's areas of study include clinical science, neural science and cognitive science. He said he intended to move his
neural science lab to Kansas and hoped to eventually teach.
Steinmetz
"I think it was a combination of his overall experience in terms of his academic career, teaching, research and administrative experience and his ability to describe a clear vision of the future for the
college at KU," chemistry professor Craig Lunte said. Lunte served on the search committee that selected Steinmetz as a replacement for Wilcox.
Steinmetz said that he was exceedingly accessible and that he greatly valued insights from faculty and students. Rather than focusing on making any major changes, he said he planned to "strengthen and aggressively move forward" existing programs.
"I think the worst thing to do is just be complacent and stand still with departments and programs that are there. I think it's really important that you continue to try to get good programs even better." Steinmetz said.
Regarding tuition increases, Steinmetz pointed out that all state institutions are struggling as a result of decreases in state funding. The major way to compensate for such deficiencies would be through tuition, as long as the tuition improved the experience.
"Ithink that students in general don't mind tuition increments if they're getting something for those increments." Steinmetz said.
Virginia Sapiro was announced as the first of five finalists in the provost search yesterday.
Sapiro, 54, is currently at the University of Wisconsin. Madison is serving as interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs as well as associate vice chancellor for teaching and learning.
— Edited by Erick R. Schmidt
"She is going to be the first candidate of what the committee feels is a very distinguished group of candidates," said Jeff Aube, chairman of the provost search committee and professor of medicinal chemistry. "I think that everybody involved in the University is looking for somebody who can serve the entire University of Kansas and somebody who can do so fairly and responsibly."
On Monday, Sapiro will begin her three-day visit to campus with a public presentation at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics from 4 to 5 p.m., followed by a public reception.
"I've heard a lot of great things about the University and about the campus and about Lawrence, but I've never been there, so this is going to be a very exciting trip for me," Sapiro said.
Nick Sterner, Student Senate president and search committee member, said that it was important for students, faculty and staff to attend the public sessions and read the online information about the candidates.
"The feedback part of this process is the most integral part," Sterner said.
The four additional candidates will visit campus between Feb. 1 and Feb. 14.
Melinda Ricketts
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