MONDAY,FEBRUARY3.2003
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3A
Habitat for Humanity construction coordinator, Mark Brooks, directs Andy Janish, Overland Park junior, while building a home.
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Students give back help construct home
By Jessica Palimenio jpalimenio@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
About 20 members of the Delta Chi fraternity woke up early Saturday morning to help build a home for Kathy Todd and her 15-year-old son Ryan.
Todd's house is one of three Habitat for Humanity houses being built at 17th and Harper streets.
The group spent most of its time at the site installing the tresses for the roof of the house.
The men did not need any experience to volunteer for the program.
"A few of the guys had prior experience, but in general we're all just learning," said Brian Wolf, Lenexa sophomore and community service chair of Delta Chi.
Each morning Mark Brooks, site construction manager, teaches the volunteers the skills they need to accomplish the day's tasks and oversees their work.
"I really just kind of direct traffic," Brooks said.
Volunteers complete all the work on the houses except what requires a licensed professional, like heating or electricity.
It was a lot of hard work but each of the volunteers was happy to help.
"To give four hours back to the community to build a house for someone is nothing," said Andy Janish, Leawood freshmen and Delta Chi member. "The hardest part was getting out of bed this morning."
All of the home recipients were thankful to receive help from the volunteers.
"It's a blessing. They are all really doing a good job,"Todd said.
Each home recipient is required to help with the construction.
The program requires they work 175 hours on their home and 50 hours on another house, said Andre Bollaar, executive director of Habitat for Humanity.
Other KU students volunteering at the site, as well.
"We've got a lot of students who come out and help." Bolaert said.
Howard Lubliner, graduate student in civil engineering, volunteers at the site almost every weekend with a group of friends.
"I think the workers that come from KU are invaluable." he said.
The 1,162 square foot house is scheduled to be finished by the end of March. Todd and her son will move in April 1.
-Edited by Brandon Gay
Full-service salon just a hair away
By Kelley Weiss
kweis@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
students can now buy a sandwich at Yello Sub, a beer at The Crossing and get a haircut without walking more than a few feet.
Head Rush opened last week in the building between Yello Sub and The Crossing at 622 12th St. Head Rush is a full-service salon offering haircuts, color, highlights and styling.
"Most of the people who have come in so far are guys," Carey said. "They just want a quick cut and I've even done color for one
Carey said about 20 people had come into the store in the last week and about half of them made appointments.
"I enjoy working with the students because there is always such a big variety of customers."
Cora Carey is the owner of the salon, and this is her first business. Before opening Head Rush, she worked at Get Ready, located at Seventh and Vermont Streets.
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Cora Carey
owner of Head Rush
guy. I think the guys come into this shop because it doesn't look really feminine."
Cora Carey, Head Rush owner, styles Melissa Koehler's hair. Carey opened Head Rush, 622 12th st., last week in between Yello Sub and the Crossing.
Carey kept the design of the salon simple with clean lines. She wanted the shop to have an open space with an industrial look.
The location is a great place for student traffic because of how close it is to campus, Carey said. Head Rush will be accessible for students who don't have cars or want to get a haircut in between classes.
Carey is also pleased with the location of her store because she
likes to interact with the students.
"I like to stay up with what's going on on campus," Carey said. "I enjoy working with the students because there is always such a big variety of customers."
Bob Jones, Yello Sub owner, said that Head Rush had a prime location and should do well. Jones said he expected Head
Rush to get a lot of foot traffic and didn't think the clientele would take up many parking spaces, which had always been a problem in that location.
A Great Clips will open on the third level of the Kansas Union in mid-February, but Carey said she didn't think it would affect her business.
Art students dance to aid dipping funds
—Edited by Anne Mantey
By Lauren Airey lairey@kansan.com Kansan writer
More than 100 members of the School of Fine Arts community danced, dipped and twisted to music that filled the Kansas Union Ballroom Saturday night during the Snow Ball, a formal dance to benefit the school.
"I was surprised at the amount of people that came," Rebecca Laursen, Trumbull, Conn., senior, said. "When I was in the ballroom, everyone was dancing and having fun. It was really pretty when the lights were turned down."
A student committee organized the Snow Ball to help purchase specialized equipment for the school such as digital cameras and computer hardware. Tickets, $10 per person or $15 per couple, were sold at the door.
The committee started brainstorming ideas in October for the event and planned to keep the dance as cheap as possible. The committee met once a week to work on budgeting, publicity, decorations and goals for the fundraiser.
The committee has direct control over the money raised by Saturday's event, said Ashley Peterson, committee chairwoman and Smith Center senior. After tallying its profit, the committee will decide how much will go to each department in the school and buy specific items from a list compiled by students. She said the dance raised about $700 after expenses to benefit the school.
Peterson, a former student senator member, and Fine Arts senators polled students last spring to create a prioritized list of equipment students wanted. The committee will select what equipment to buy soon.
"I think its a good thing that students are raising money, but there shouldn't be shortfalls for us to make up for," Tommy Bobo, Fine Arts student senator, said. "We shouldn't have to take it into our own hands"
Peterson said the committee planned to combine the money
raised from the Snow Ball with technology funding allocated to the School of Fine Arts through tuition increases.
"We obviously aren't going to raise enough money to buy everything on the list," Peterson said. "But we can stretch our money by combining with the tuition enhancement money to cover most of the things that are on that list."
The committee plans to make the Snow Ball an annual event. Planning for next year's ball will begin next month.
"We'd like to get more of the campus and the public involved," Peterson said.
—Edited by Michelle Burhenn
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