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Senior high jumper Nikolos Giancana practices for the Kansas Relays yesterday at Rock Chalk Park. The Relays begin today at 9 a.m. and go until 2:45 p.m. and are free for University students.
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Registrar aims to improve course efficiency
TOM DEHART
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The University Registrar and the academic departments are looking toward a more efficient way of creating class schedules for academic semesters and reducing the use of paper in the process.
Green scheduling, which will be used to prepare the course schedule for Spring 2015, aims to make a simpler and more efficient method for academic departments to coordinate their courses, and to communicate with the University Registrar.
make changes to the class schedules through paperwork and by sending updates back-and-forth as the schedule is constructed.
Brian McDow, the senior associate director of the Enrollment Systems Integration and Student Records, said the University Registrar currently has to
"If we have a longer time frame,then we have more flexibility for our students and for our staff to work with students."
RANDALL BRUMFIELD Director of UAC
The change will not only affect the efficiency of communication between the individual academic departments and the University Registrar, but it will also affect the enrollment and advising processes. The course schedule for Spring
2015 will be published a week earlier than it has been in previous semesters, falling on September 25 instead of early October, McDow said.
The Undergraduate Advising Center provided its service to over 500 students during the last week of March, and experienced an increase in advising traffic the following week, meeting with over 630 students. Having the course schedule available for an extra week may increase flexibility for students and advising faculty, said Randall Brumfield, the director of the Undergraduate Advising Center.
"If we have a longer time frame, then we have more flexibility for our students, and
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Each semeseter, college students decide how to best organize their class and work schedules.
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Owners of Mass Street Soda, Luke Thompson (left) and Matt Baysinger, stand before 1,000 different soda flavors offered at their specialty shop at 1103 Massachusetts St.
KU grads open craft soda shop downtown
AMELIA ARVESEN
Armies of slim glass bottles filled with neon-colored liquids that fizz when shaken line the shelves inside a new store in downtown Lawrence
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Mass Street Soda, a specialty shop located at 1103 Massachusetts St., between Fuzzy's Taco Shop and
Owners Matt Baysinger and Luke Thompson are graduates of the class of 2008 and are two dudes who came together a few years ago with a shared love of craft soda. Their big dream bubbled into a reality.
"We've had a lot of folks
Bottles are $2 each and can be chilled in two minutes with a gadget kept behind the bar. The bar is furnished with six, red leather seats where customers are encouraged to hang out and chat.
teil us they've traveled the entire country and never seen something like this," Baysinger said.
Englewood Florist, opened last Tuesday, and boasts a repertoire of more than 1,000 carbonated varieties.
Already, a few regulars have
been established, including Lawrence resident and soonto-be employee Matt Duval.
"I hadn't had soda this much since high school, but now that it's opened, I've drank it every day," Duval said.
Since day one, packs of high school students, father-son pairs and trendy townies have wandered the aisles searching for something unique to
quench their thirsts, with either a classic cream soda or a bubbly rendition of espresso.
"I've seen some giddy older people here who haven't seen a brand in 50 years," Thompson said. "They just light up and buy two cases of it."
Similar to beer, sodas from the same family have distinct
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Manhattan Special Orange Soda
Nu Grape Soda Like other grape sodas, Nu has a deep, purple color, but Thompson classifies it as perfect out of its kind.
The citrus recipe has been successful enough, it hasn't changed since 1895. Thompson said. This 10-ounce bottle is less recognized in the Midwest because it's a Northeast brand.
Big Red Cream Soda The smoothness of Big Red distinguishes it from other cream sodas, Thompson said. Despite the name, it isn't based off the cinnamon gum.
Bienheim Ginger Ale, extra spicy
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Beefdrinker Teriyaki Beef Jerky Soda
Dublin Vanilla Cream Soda As the cream soda connoisseur, Baysinger said Dublin Vanilla Cream is his favorite. He said it has a sugary base and a refreshing fizz.
Jerky Soda The label reads "For that deep carnivore thirst," and while not everyone comes in looking for sweet, liquified meat, Baysinger and Thompson agree it's the most unique soda on their shelves.
Continuity to the expected bubbliness, the Blenheim has an extra zing. Thompson said even one sip made his nose tingle.
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