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NEWS MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Katie Kutsko
Managing editor-production Allison Kohn
Managing editor - digital media Lauren Armendariz
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2014
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ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT
Advertising director Sean Powers
Sales manager Kolby Botts
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News editor
Emma LeGault
NEWS SECTION EDITORS
Associate news editor Duncan McHenry
Associate sports editor Ben Felderstein
Sports editor Blake Schuster
Entertainment editor Christine Stanwood
Special sections editor Dani Brady
Head copy chief Tara Bryant
Copy chiefs
Casey Hutchins
Hayley Jorwiak
Paige Lytle
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Opinion editor
Anna Wenner
Photo editor
George Mullinix
ADVISERS
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THURSDAY
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Mix of sun and clouds.
Highs in the upper 60s
and lows in the mid 40s
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Ugh, clouds.
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FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 50s.
SATURDAY
Yay, sun.
Yay, warm.
Wednesday, April 9
What: Faculty Staff Wellness Fair
When: 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, Watkins Health Center, Robinson Gymnasium
About: Recreation Services presents a wellness fair for all University faculty and staff members. Free for all.
What: Understanding the Crisis in Crimea and Ukraine: Perspectives from Four Disciplines
When: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Malott room
About: Representatives of four different disciplines will discuss current events in Ukraine and the recent Russian annexation of Crimea. Admittance is free.
Thursday, April 10
What: Africa World Documentary Film Festival
When: 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Wescoe Hall, 3139
About: Also taking place Friday, April 11, from 12 to 9 p.m. in the Spencer Museum auditorium and Saturday, April 12, from 2 to 9 p.m. in the Kansas Union Alderson Auditorium. Admittance is free. A full schedule of films is available at kasc.ku.edu.
When: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Henry's Upstairs, 11 E 8th St.
About: An opportunity to converse in Spanish in a comfortable environment. Admittance is free.
Friday, April 11
What: Cafe Castellano
What: Replant Mount Oread on the Stauffer-Flint Lawn
When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Stauffer-Flint Hall, Front Lawn
About: The 2014 Replant Mount Oread project will add between 10 to 15 new trees to the Stauffer-Flint lawn.
CAMPUS
Saturday, April 12
What: The Big Event 2014 When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Lawrence About: Thousands of student faculty and staff volunteers will help out at numerous local job sites during one day of community service. Participation is free, and anyone can visit thebigeventku.com to learn more.
What: Japan Fest 2014
When: Noon to 4 p.m.
Where: Spencer Museum of Art
About: A free event celebrating the traditions of Japan that will feature a number of informative activities.
University group hosts bone marrow drive
DUNCAN MARSHALL news@kansan.com
The University of Kansas' Students Together Against Cancer (STAC) will be partnering with Delete Blood Cancer and hosting a bone marrow donor drive on campus this week. The drive will be held today through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wescoe Beach and in the Kansas Union.
Students are invited to stop by to learn more about the bone marrow donation process and to get registered as potential donors on the
National Bone Marrow Registry.
During the drive, no actual bone marrow will be donated. Instead, the drive is all about registering people to become possible donors.
"We have a bunch of information about bone marrow, who it helps, the statistics, that students can see before they decide to donate," KU STAC President Haley Mead said. "It will be informational as well as signing people up as a donor."
Blood cancer is the third leading cause of all U.S. cancer deaths. It claims more
children's lives in the U.S. than any other disease. Delete Blood Cancer and STAC have teamed up to gather bone marrow donors so that those numbers hopefully decrease.
"When people are called to donate they could be one of dozens who are matched to the patient or they could be the only one, so it is important to be committed to donating." KU STAC Vice President Allie Kite said.
The Delete Blood Cancer team and volunteers from-STAC will be onsite to help students get registered as donors. The entire process for
becoming a potential donor is simple and usually takes less than five minutes. A simple swab of the mouth and some paperwork will be filled out. Once a recipient is matched to you, you will then be called in for a possible bone marrow donation. Any student that is under 55 and is in good health is eligible to sign up to become a donor.
KU STAC's goal for the bone marrow drive is to get 1,500 students registered on the Be a Match Registry.
Those who are unable to attend any of the drives but still would like to become a donor
can register online at www.
DeleteBloodCancer.Org.
Edited by Kate Shelton
STAC BONE MARROW DONOR DRIVE
Today through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wescoe Beach and in the Kansas Union
Goal is to register 1,500 students on the Be a Match Registry.
LAWRENCE
New mayor to work with University, city
MADDIE FARBER news@kansan.com
The University Daily Kansan sat down with recently elected Mike Amyx, the new Mayor of Lawrence, to introduce students to him and speak with him about what we should expect to see during the rest of the year.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.
I am 60 years old and am married with one son. I was born and raised here in Lawrence, and my family owns Amyx Barber shop downtown. It has been in my family for three generations now.
In 1983, I was elected to the Lawrence City Commission. I served last year as vice mayor and have just begun my term
WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE CITY COMMISSION?
as mayor. I will serve for one year.
WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES FOR LAWRENCE DURING YOUR TERM?
Some of the big things that I've always been involved in is job development and job growth, but I'm also in big support of maintaining our infrastructure, like street pipes, sewers, water, etc. We have to take care of what we have before we start trying to take care of new things. Over the last several years, we have been able to bring in an additional sales tax and have used that money for street projects. Having the proper infrastructure in place is what makes Lawrence work well.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES
LAWRENCE MIGHT SEE?
wastewater treatment plant in the Southeast part of the community near the Wakarusa River. Proper treatment of water waste is going to be an absolute if we are going to see (more) growth in the future. This is something that we really need to do under this commission's work and is something to be approved this year. I'm also pushing for a new police department building—it's something that needs to be at a good central location to meet the needs of Lawrence citizens. Right now they are at a couple of different sites, but I hope to work with the commission to combine them all at one location.
We're planning for a new
HOW DO YOU PLAN TO WORK WITH THE UNIVERSITY?
The City Commission has always had a good relationship with KU. This is something that has always been important to me. We have a lot of
good relationships between our staff and the administration staff here. A lot of the municipal services we provide the University uses, but on the other hand the university is an economic strength to the city. We are a lucky community to have such a strong relationship with KU and making sure we look after one another. It's all about community.
WHY DO YOU THINK STUDENTS SHOULD CARE?
AMYX
All residents, including students, have access to what the city provides for them. Students should be aware of what's going on and where to find the resources we provide. We are continuing to work on this.
ARE THERE ANY PROJECTS
THAT THE CITY IS WORKING
ON WITH THE UNIVERSITY?
coming in the fall. This is really important because we are trying to minimize what is going into landfills. People from the University and our staff are working together to make sure this will happen. We hope to get it rolling in October.
There is a recycling program
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LOCAL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Federal authorities are investigating more than a dozen apparently random shootings targeting vehicles on Kansas City-area roads and highways to determine whether they are connected, a police spokesman said Tuesday.
Police seek federal help in highway shootings
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Detectives and police analysts started noticing a pattern last week after reports of shootings started coming in, and by Sunday had identified 13 that had occurred over a four-week span. Ten of them happened in Kansas City, Mo., with the other three in the suburbs of Leawood, Kan., Blue
Darryl Forte, the Kansas City, Mo., police chief, met with the FBI Monday to discuss the incidents and had scheduled other meetings
necting them, Grant said. In all of the cases, someone fired shots just before reaching a highway exit ramp or road split, then veered off in a different direction from the victim's vehicle.
Thirteen shootings have been reported since March 8, most of them in an area on the city's south side known as the Grandview Triangle, where three interstate highways and U.S. 50 intersect. Three people were wounded, but none were considered life-threatening, Grant said.
While there are similarities in geography, time of day and the circumstances of the shootings, there is no physical evidence con-
this week with federal investigators, Capt. Tye Grant said.
The most recent shooting was Sunday, when a 57-year-old Blue Springs man was driving east on Interstate 470 when he heard two large bangs and thought he had run over something. About that time he also felt what he thought was a charley horse in his left leg, but when he put his hand down he found blood, pulled over and called 911.
The man had been shot in the calf. One other driver was shot in
the leg, while a third was shot in the arm, police said.
"This isn't the first time I've heard of a random shooting reported, but as far as several of them possibly being linked, I can't think of another situation that has occurred in the KansasCity area." Grant said.
No new shootings have been reported since Sunday.
The police department, FBI and ATF are offering a $7,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the shootings.
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