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Volume 128 Issue 118
Monday, May 4, 2015
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FOOD TRUCK FEST
TOP OF THE HILL 2015
From the editor's desk
You voted for your favorites, and the results are in. The University Daily Kansan's Top of the Hill is back.
Everyone who knows me knows I'm addicted to the Bill Self pasta at 23rd Street Brewery, Maddy's Mud ice cream from Sylas & Maddy's and the Classic burger from Dempsey's. In my spare time, I'm in Anschutz or Allen Fieldhouse.
We all have our favorite places, foods, beverages, stores, etc., and Top of the Hill showcases our collective favorites.
This year's voting was conducted online on the Kansan's website over several weeks in order to ensure fairness among the voting.
We're college students. We love food, cheap food, expensive food, whatever food we can get our hands on. Some of us love coffee. Some of us like slushies. Others prefer alcohol. Plenty of us have a sweet tooth. We like shopping, especially on Massachusetts Street. We love our campus.
The results reflect what you, the readers of the Kansan, value as your favorite. There's a reason why The Burger Stand and Sylas & Maddy's took home two awards each.
Throughout this section, you'll find the top three winners in 27 categories, ranging from the best food dish to the best specialty store. Various winners have blurbs stating why they won and interesting facts about them.
If you haven't been to any of the places that won Top of the Hill Awards, check them out. You might find a new favorite.
PG.6
Best local bar
Sandbar is home to the indoor hurricane, the Shark Attack and the Wheel of Happiness. Jam out to its throwback music and accessorize with Mardi Gras beads.
PG.9
Best dessert + Best special
Sylas & Maddy's, a Lawrence-based chain, makes its ice cream and waffle cones daily. Its Tuesday BOGO special is a favorite among college students.
Best food & drink
Find out where to pick up Lawrence's best food dishes, whether it be Asian food, Mexican food, breakfast food or barbecue.
PG.12
Best specialty store
Mass Street Soda's eclectic variety of soda in old-school glass bottles is one of several unique shops downtown.
PG.11&13&15
Best specialties
Find out the best places to take your significant other on a date, pick up your favorite cold beverage and where to see the best shows.
PG.14
Best library
Anschutz Library's central campus location, food options and numerous study spots make it a popular campus destination.
Developing an on-campus sexual assault response team and a center for prevention and education were among top recommendations presented by the Chancellor's Sexual Assault Task Force to the Chancellor and Provost on Friday afternoon.
RILEY MORTENSEN
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The task force of 11 students, staff and faculty members has been reviewing the University's current processes, procedures and policies since September, when Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little created the group.
The recommendations are divided into four sections: policy and process improvement; prevention and practices; support and advocacy for student victims of crime; and evaluation of the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
Gray-Little thanked the task force for the many hours of work and thought they put into the recommendations and said they will all be taken into consideration.
"It's not something that we would solve next year or the year after and then it's not an issue," Gray-Little said.
The 43-page final report has an executive summary at the beginning that outlines eight recommendations under policy and process improvements, 11 recommendations under prevention practices, six recommendations under the support and advocacy for student victims of the crime and two recommendations under evaluation of Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
Other specific recommendations noted
SEE TASK FORCE PAGE 2
In 2011, a student accused Zamir Bavel, a professor of Information Processing Studies at the University, of groping her during a study session at a restaurant. Bavel sued the University in 2012, claiming he was not provided due process before the Faculty Rights Board made its decision in the case. Bavel has not been proven guilty, and the Faculty Rights Board cannot make that charge.
Bavel took the case to a district court, arguing the burden of proof should be on the University, not on himself. The district court said the University had upheld its own policies and procedures and had not violated Bavel's rights.
Index
CURTIS BARNHILL
Zamir Bavel's attourney
OPINION 4
A&F 5
PUZZLES 6
SPORTS 10
"We are heartened by the strong dissenting opinion, however, and we are considering our options what they may be — at this point."
"We are heartened by the strong dissenting opinion, however, and we are considering our options — what they may be — at this point," Barnhill said. "[...] We feel that there are a number of issues, very troubling issues, that are still out there in this case."
CLASSIFIEDS 9
BREW 9
Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, a spokesperson for the University, said in an email Thursday, "The court's ruling speaks for itself."
The Faculty Rights Board concluded there had been no procedural violations and denied Bavel an evidentiary hearing. In March 2012, he was sanctioned for alleged sexual harassment, including being suspended for
Curtis Barnhill. Bavel's attorney, said he and his client were disappointed by the court's decision.
pay, constitute deprivation of property, and Bavel was not given due process.
Mackenzie Clark
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