Tuesday
February 25, 2003
Vol. 113. Issue No. 104
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Snow lessens number of donors
By Kevin Wiggs
kwiggs@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
As the snow continues to fall in Lawrence, so does the number of donors at this semester's Community Blood Center blood drive. The blood drive continues all this week at various locations on campus.
Cindy Schmiedeler, recruitment representative for the center, said bad weather could result in a bad turnout for the drive.
"We had similar weather last spring and we ended up with a slow turnout," she said.
goal, Schmiedeler said.
Beverly Kerbs, donor recruitment representative for the American Red Cross, said the drive reached its goal of 1.000 donors last fall. However, when bad weather struck last spring, the organization fell short of its goal by 140 donors. This semester the center has set the goal at 1.500 donors.
Midway through its first day, only about 30 people had donated blood. At that rate, the center wouldn't meet its
She said if the KU drive underproduces it could cause a shortage for the region. In that case, an emergency appeal would be enacted to attract blood donors.
To shift to emergency mode is more costly and less effective, Schmiedeler said.
"And when you say something is an emergency it tends to turn people off," she said.
Paula Paggi, Dallas junior, said she had no problem coming to the blood drive.
"I know some people have had trouble driving and that might cause them not to come," she said. "But I was sick last year and couldn't give blood, so I really wanted to come this time."
To counteract the weather the CBC is increasing advertising and prizes. Donors will get a KU T-shirt and a goodie grab bag. Fraternity, sorority, residence hall floors and scholarship halls with the
The center might not get any help from Mother Nature this week. According to the Topeka Weather Service, snow is expected today, tomorrow and Friday.
BLOOD DRIVE
Today: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kansas Union Ballroom and noon to 7 p.m. in GSP-Corbin Hall
Tomorrow: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kansas Union Ballroom and noon to 7 p.m. in McColum Hall
Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse and noon to 7 p.m. in McColum Hall
Friday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse and noon to 7 p.m. in Oliver Hall
highest participation percentage will get a Chipotle party.
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To donate, one must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in generally good health. Schmiedeler recommends that a donor eat well and drink lots of water before donating. For more information, call the center at 843-5383.
Lindsev Gold/Kansan
—Edited by Erin Chapman
Donor Room Services member Daren Davies prepares Dayna Wise, Colorado Springs, Colo., freshman, to donate a pint of blood yesterday afternoon in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Wise, who has donated once before, said she was donating because her sorority, Chi Omega, would give her two study hours for donating and one study hour for working the drive. According to Davies, the average donor fills the pint in about 7 to 10 minutes. Michelle Wilson, Manager of Donor Recruitment for the Community Blood Center, said that there were two drives recruiting KU students this week, the Community Blood Center and the American Red Cross. "We each have a goal of 500 pints, a total of 1,000 for the week," Wilson said. The drive runs through Friday with rotating locations on campus.
Voters to cut commission list to six
9th Street
All precincts are open from 7 a.m. to
7 o.m.today
19th Street
Pupil's Study
Some of the local precincts include:
No. 8 — South Park Recreation
Center, 1141 Massachusetts St.
No. 9 — Hillcrest Elementary School,
1045 Hillport Drive
No. 10 — Allen Fieldhouse, Irving Hill Road and Naismith Drive
No. 21 — St. Lawrence Catholic Center, 1631 Crescent Road
No. 25 — Central United Methodist Church, 1501 Massachusetts St.
No. 26 — Cordley Elementary School,
1837 Vermont St.
Because of low voter turnout,
residents in precinct 10 should report
to precinct 21.
From tagging kegs, to inspecting houses, members of the Lawrence City Commission make a myriad of decisions that affect the lives of KU students. Today, voters in Douglas County will have the chance to pare down the 11 candidates running for city commission to six. The finalists will face off for three commission seats in the general election, April 1.
Traditionally, turnout is low for primary elections, said Douglas County election clerk Marni Penrod.
"Twenty to 25 percent is a nice turn out for a city or school board primary," Penrod said.
Because of the low turnout in the 2001 primary, voters, who would cast ballots in Allen Fieldhouse, are asked to vote at St. Lawrence Catholic Center, 1631 Crescent Road.
Crescent Road.
The candidates for city commission are listed below.
For a profile on each candidate, go to kansan.com
Zachary Bassin, 23, student, Washburn School of Law Greg DiVilbiss, 42, real estate sales, Bristol Groupe
Lee Gerhard, 65, retired, Kansas Geological Survey
Lynn Goodell, 66, retired director, Lawrence Housing and Neighborhood Development
Dennis "Boog" Highberger, 43, attorney, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
August "Gus" Huber, IV, 22, former KU student, computer consultant
Eddie Lehman, 37, resident assistant, Haskell Indian Nations University
Ken McRae, 32, attorney, Petefish, Immel, Heeb, McRae
G. Wayne Parks, 78, farmer, retired, Goodyear Tire in Topeka
Mike Rundle, 49, shift manager, Community Mercantile (incumbent)
David Schauner, 57, attorney, Kansas National Education Association
— JJ Hensley
Center to be open after break
By Kevin Flaherty
kflaherty@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The new $8 million Anderson Family Strength and Conditioning Center should open after spring break for athletes looking to buff up.
The 42,000-square-foot facility designed by HOK Sport and built by Turner Construction is near completion Gary Kempf said. Kempf Kansas assistant athletics director said only a few items needed finishing, including mirrors and flooring before opening after March 23.
Chris Dawson, new Kansas strength and conditioning coach, said the center would be one of the top weight facilities in the nation.
"I've been here for 10 days and I can't wait for the facility to open," Dawson said. "This weight room is up there with Notre Dame and Alabama's in terms of size."
Kansas recently hired Dawson after two years as strength and conditioning coach at Minnesota. Dawson said the new building was one of the reasons he moved to Kansas.
Algen Williams, HOK site representative, agreed with Dawson's assessment of the size.
SEE STRENGTH ON PAGE 8A
Snowman
the sculpture of Moses stands covered in snow outside Smith Hall.Most Douglas county area schools were closed due to the winter storm which hit southern Kansas the hardest. Lawrence schools remained open as the city received just over a couple inches of snow.
Kelley Weiss/Kansan
Expansion of church irks neighbors
By John Domoney and Sarah Weber
editor@kansan.com
Special to the Kansan
The parking garage for St. Lawrence Catholic Center will be completed in the middle of April and marks the end of another expansion project for the center. But this project has not come without controversy.
Faye Watson, a resident of 21 years in the University Heights neighborhood around the Catholic center, 1631 Crescent Road, said the center's expansion during the years had not pleased all the residents in the neighborhood.
"It was fine to have a student center in the neighborhood. It's now a total Catholic parish," she said.
The Catholic center began as a student center in 1972. The church began the first expansion 14 years later to transform the student center into an actual church.
The conflict escalated six months ago when the homeowners of the University Heights neighborhood organized the University Heights Neighborhood Association. Watson said the association formed because of the concern by the members of the neighborhood with the amount of construction taking place at the Catholic center.
The bell tower plan originally met the City of Lawrence's requirements to stand no taller than 35 feet.
The Rev. Vince Krische of St.
"We don't need an icon on the corner," said Watson referring to the bell tower. "It would be enough at 35 feet."
The Catholic center's decision to seek a variance to build the tower at 55 feet angered the association and brought the case to the Lawrence Board of Zoning Appeals earlier this month.
A controversy surrounding the building of a bell tower has stoked the fire of the University Heights Neighborhood Association.
Lawrence has a different view of the bell tower.
"The tower is no big deal," Krische said. "I had no idea people would be concerned about it. It's traditional for churches to have some sort of tower that is taller than the sanctuary."
Tradition aside, the Board of Zoning Appeals ruled in its meeting Feb. 6 that the bell tower must meet city regulations and stand no taller than 35 feet.
At the Feb. 6 ruling, Les Hannon board vice chair, went so far as to describe the church's building plans as sneaky.
SEE CHURCH ON PAGE 8A
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