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- Two students from the department of aerospace engineering placed first for aircraft design in a national competition.
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The Bull set to show off new look
Two alumni look for profit from popular local bar
James Shaffer, co-owner of Bullwinkie's, also known as The Bull, stocks the cd jukebox for the grand opening on Wednesday. The Bull, on 14th and Tennessee, reopens after being closed for the winter and among the plans are an ATM, two plasma screen televisions, and a nicer interior. Scott Newell, Shaffer's co-owner, said it will be a "cleaner, better place with colder, better beer."
BY RUSTIN DODD
dodd@kansan.com
The corner of 14th and Tennessee has been unusually quiet during the past six weeks. That may change tonight when a longtime Lawrence bar reopens under new management.
James Shaffer and Scott Newell, owners of The Bull, prepare the interior for the grand reopening set for 3 p.m. on Wednesday. With all the updates on the inside, the two owners expect a large turnout despite the weather
Bullwinkle's - casually referred to as The Bull by most students - reopens at 3 p.m. today after shutting down when students left for winter break.
Michael Woodring, a Kansas graduate, leased the property and ran the bar for almost three years. Woodring said he was ready to get out of the bar business and he sold the bar back to the real estate company that owned the property.
"It was more of I just had to get out of the college lifestyle" Woodring said.
Two Kansas graduates from the class on 2003, Scott Newell and James Shaffer, saw the empty building sitting at 14th and Tennessee and decided to move on the property.
"They had talked about a coffee shop coming in here, or like a Laundromat." Newell said. "We didn't want to see that happen, so we worked out a deal and bought the Roll."
Newell said he and Shaffer, who also
Newell said he and own the Phoggy Dogg. 23rd and Iowa streets, renovated the inside of the bar.
"We're excited about being close to campus," Newell said.
The proximity to campus has long made The Bull popular with students who live in the area between 9th and 19th streets and Tennessee to Louisiana.
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"A lot of students live in the area," Dunn said. "I guess it's better that they have bars nearby where they can walk there, rather than drive."
Dunn said he was concerned about what the building would become after Bullwinkle's
"On the inside, we redid everything from the ceilings to the floors."
SCOTT NEWELL Co-owner of The Bull
But James Dunn, a longtime Lawrence resident and past president of the neighborhood association, is one of the many non-students who live in the area.
closed in December.
Dunn said most of the non-student residents aren't opposed to the bars in the area
- Bullwinkle's, The Jayhawk Café, 1430 Ohio,
and the Wagon Wheel, 507 W 14th Street
- they just want to make sure the area stayed safe.
"I didn't know if it was just going to be a derelict building sitting there," Dunn said.
Woodring said he was glad Newell and Shaffer bought the bar. Woodring said he thought Bullwinkle's was an iconic part of the neighborhood.
"That neighborhood would lose a lot of its
would lose a lot of its luster if it wasn't there" Woodring said.
But Woodring said history alone doesn't make a bar profitable.
Because the capacity of Bullwinkle's is limited, the bar relies on packing patrons on its patio.
"The only real headache is that it's a warm-weather bar," Woodring said. "You have to make all your money in three months when it's nice outside."
Newell is confident business will be good.
"On the inside, we reidl everything from the cellings to the floors." Newell said.
One student is excited for the bar to reopen. Sarah, Tankard, Flower Mound, Texas, junior, said she has been going to The
Bull almost every weekend since her freshman year.
"It's just a fun environment, especially on warm days," Tankard said.
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MUSIC
Israeli hip-hop group to perform at Bottleneck
Israeli funk and hip-hop group, Hadag Nachash, will perform at the Bottleneck on Thursday night. Hadag Nachash is known
for socially-concursive lyrics to go along with an infectious groove. The show is free to all University students.
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Students satisfied with advising
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Results from a survey about academic advising in Kansas showed that students are happy with their academic advising experience. Student response to the survey at the University was less than 10 percent, so the survey may not represent all of campus.
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Web site could face legal trouble for videos
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A new video Web site is looking to become the top source for college-related videos, but some of the site's users may be violating copyright laws.
Theuniversitytube.com has its own page for the University of Kansas along with more than 100 other universities. The Kansas site features University plays, Kansas State fans losing bets and Kansas men's basketball games.
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POLITICS
Lawrence Dems vote for Obama
Barack Obama swept the Democratic vote at yesterday's caucuses in Lawrence, but Democrats across the nation were not as united in their vote. Obama won 10 states and Hillary Clinton won 11. At Lawrence's caucuses, Clinton barely accumulated enough support to send delegates to Kansas' Democratic District Committee.
Republican voters were just as divided as their opposition. John McCain won the most states with 10, but Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney proved the Republican nomination was still wide open by winning five states each.
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