Thursday, April 29, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Visitors explore new 'entrance to KU'
Amy Tharp (far left) and Janice Abney, Lawrence residents, Curtis Sloan, Powhatan sophomore and David Burge, Lawrence resident, chat at the KU Visitor Center's open house yesterday. The Visitor Center opened in January. Photo by Carie Waters/KANSAN
By Krish Reimer
kreimer@kanson.com
Kanson staff writer
University of Kansas types and community residents mingled over cubed cheese,petit fours and soft drinks yesterday while they admired the University's "front door" during an open house at the KU Visitor Center.
By Kristi Reimer
Margey Frederick, coordinator of KU Visitor Services and the driving force behind development of the Visitor Center, said she hadn't known for sure whether people would show up, but that turnout had been good. She estimated that about 200 people attended the open house.
"We're open from 8 to 5, but it takes an event for people to come and find out what you're all about," Frederick said. "It takes a party."
Administrators in suits and parents with children in tow wandered under a pterodactyl
model suspended from the ceiling, examined computer kiosks from the KU School of Medicine, and City of Lawrence, and looked at display cases filled with campus life paraphernalia.
They also were able to meander through the Office of Admissions and Scholarships, which is located in the Visitor Center, to observe staff members at work.
"I wanted people to come out saying, 'I had no idea the amount of paperwork, the number of people it takes to admit one student to the University of Kansas,'" Frederick said.
Frederick said she had scrambled to get everything just right for the open house, right up until 3 p.m. when the doors opened. She grabbed a sunflower arrangement from her bedroom at home and mounted photos of campus buildings at the last minute.
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brings the last minute Rick Mullen, director of promotions for the Athletics Department, had done his part, helping put together a display on University sports that included a football signed by Coach Terry Allen and a basketball signed by Coaches Roy Williams and Marian Washington.
"Most people think of KU basketball, but they can see here that we have a lot of other sports as well." Mullen said. "This is a great front door to the University, and it's not a bad view when the sun goes down."
Norm Steffen is a retired minister who lives in Lawrence. He came to the open house with his wife, Kay, after hearing about it on the radio.
"It sounded as though this was a wonderful new venture," Steffen said. "For many years, people didn't know where the entrance to KU was. This is a great addition to the accessibility of the University."
— Edited by Sarah Hale
'Rockin' Ron street renaming facing barriers
By Jamie Knodel
iknodel@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
One Lawrence street shares a name with a former fraternity house mother, who members still hold in high regard.
However, some students are attempting to change the name of Stewart Avenue, which is home to five Greek houses, to commemorate a former KU on Wheels bus driver.
A petition is circulating to officially change Stewart Avenue to Rockin' Ron Avenue, after Ron "Rockin' Ron" Gleason who died Feb. 27 of a heart attack.
Lawrence city traffic engineer, Dave Woosley said the street was probably named when it was originally platted.
"City staff double checks and approves that a developer's suggestions make sense and are appropriate," Woosley said.
He also said that when the developers filed a plat they determined what the name of the streets would be.
The Kansas University Endowment Association platted the area, Fraternity Place, and most likely were responsible for selecting the name Stewart, Woosley said.
John Scarff, director of communications at the Endowment Association, said that officials at the association could not pinpoint the reason that the street took the name Stewart.
But members of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity can.
Michael Hurley, Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity educator, said that the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house was the first house to be built on Stewart Avenue and that "Mom" Stewart was the first house mother to serve in the area.
Stewart served as the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house mom until 1960, before the house at 1918 Stewart Ave., was built. Members of the fraternity said that a photograph of Stewart and an urn with her ashes were on a mantle in the house, as a tribute to their first house mother.
Some members of the fraternity said that they were hesitant about the possible change of name and that they didn't support the idea.
"As it is, it is a tribute to the first house mom on that street," said Josh Cox, Long Island junior. "And, house moms play such an important part in a fraternity house."
Hurley said that although members of the fraternity respected Gleason and had contributed money to a trust fund set up for his children, some members didn't think the name should be changed to Rockin' Ron Avenue.
"We don't want our mail coming to Rockin' Ron Avenue," he said. "It just doesn't seem like the most appropriate name."
— Edited by Aerica Veazey
High cholesterol at a young age may cause health problems later
By T.J. Johnson
fjohnson@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Find yourself eating fast food every night? Can't remember the last time you ate a fruit or vegetable? Although many students might not think about it, having a high cholesterol level now can affect their health later in life.
Watkins Memorial Health Center is offering a discounted blood cholesterol test to students today and tomorrow to encourage students to take an interest in their health.
The test is available to all students for $10, a discount from the usual $15. Students also will be able to schedule a meeting with health center personnel to discuss their test results.
Rhonda Black of the Watkins lab office, said that students who were interested in having their cholesterol tested could walk in without an appointment and that results would typically be available the next day.
Cholesterol Test Numbers: What they mean
Desirable Borderline Undesirable
Total Cholesterol Below 200 200-240 Above 240
HDL Cholesterol Above 45 35-45 Below 35
LDL Cholesterol Below 130 130-160 Above 160
Randall Rock, chief of staff at Watkins, said that many college students do not realize that even at a young age, high cholesterol levels can occur.
source: Mayo Clinic Home Page Heather Fields / KANSAN
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"The plaques and blockages that result in cardiovascular diseases don't just appear at 55,65 or 75. They are an accumulation of years of bad dietary habits." Rock said. "There is a lot of fried food and fast food in the typical college diet."
In addition to bad eating habits, Rock said that genetics can play a part in cholesterol levels. He said that people who have a family history of high blood lipid levels should consider having their cholesterol checked.
People who are genetically predisposed to having high cholesterol can control their level by having their level tested and controlling it with medication. Rock said.
He said that college-age people should try to maintain a total cholesterol level of less than 200, with a level of HDL, or "good" cholesterol, of more than 35.
Ann Chapman, a registered dietitian at Watkins Health Promotions, said that anyone can reduce his level of LDL, or "bad" cholesterol by eating foods with monounsaturated fats such as peanut butter, nuts, olives and avocados, rather than fatty fried foods and dressings.
Anyone interested in receiving more information may contact Watkins at 864-9500.
Edited by Liz Wristen
Riverfront Mall may face big changes
By Heather Woodward hwoodward@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
The Riverfront Mall, as a haven for factory outlet stores, may become a store of the past.
Declining business and traffic caused Chelsea G.C.A., the former owner of the mall, to add office space to its lowest level and move the stores on that level upstairs. The gradual integration of office space, including Norell Services, Sunflower Cablevision and a temporary Lawrence Athletic Club facility, in the mall may be a hint of things to come.
Last month, Riverfront L.L.C., a group of local investors, purchased the mall from Chelsea, bringing new ideas about how to get more people shopping at the mall.
"Our challenge is to increase traffic and make the mall more viable," said Bill Newsome, a representative of Riverfront
L. L.C. "Our cornerstone belief remains the same, which is that the building is an extremely viable retail location. We've begun a new ad campaign that has been very well-received."
David Longhurst, general manager of the Riverfront Mall, said he was dedicated to maintaining some retail aspect in the mall.
"The lowest level of the mall will continue to house office space, and the top level is the most viable for retail," Longhurst said. "The real question is what will become of the middle level. Will it be 100 percent retail or 100 percent office space?"
Longhurst said that he did not like the idea of mixing office and retail space on the same floor, but said that if it happened, the floor would be divided into two separate wings.
Newsome said the stores on the second level could be consolidated in the west wing.
When the mall opened in April 1990, factory outlets were a relatively new phenomenon that shoppers were excited about. The closest outlet malls were hours away from Kansas City, and Lawrence seemed to be an ideal location.
"Typically outlet malls are located somewhere with highway visibility, but Lawrence wanted, as it does now, to focus on downtown," Longhurst said. "Ideally, outlet malls are located about an hour away from a major metropolitan area and act as a tourist attraction, while not taking away business from department stores in the city."
Longhurst said that business at the Riverfront Mall steadily increased until 1994 when changes in the industry and local market caused sales to decline. The Tanger Mall, 1035 N. Third St., opened in 1993 just off Interstate 70.
Tanger opened adjacent to the mall because it weakened the drawing power that the two malls could have had together." Longhurst said.
"It would have been better had
Having the former owners of the mall located so far away may have contributed to its decline. Newsome said.
"There's a difference between local ownership and national ownership," Newsom said. "Our group is made up of people who have a long, long history in Lawrence. We need to integrate the Riverfront Mall into downtown Lawrence."
The development of value shopping stores like Best Buy and Linens 'n' Things, which sell their products for lower prices, as well as the construction of outlet malls closer to Kansas City, such as the Great Mall of the Great Plains and an outlet mail in Odessa, Mo., also affected business, Longhurst said.
Edited by Keith Burner
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