University Daily Kansan, November 14. 1983 CAMPUS AND AREA Page Local art covers up white wall space of Business School placement center By CHRISTY FISHER Staff Reporter Craig Smith paced nervously as he left a national corporation, with a national corporation. As he wandered around the lobby in the School of Business placement in Philadelphia, he was apprised to see some photographs depicting the poverty of Third-World countries. Smith, dressed in his gray pin-strip suit, examined a photograph of a half-dressed child. The Leavenworth senior said he thought it was rather paradoxical that he was interviewing to become part of corporate America with this poor child staring out at him from the picture. FOR THE PAST two years, the placement center has featured the work of local artists on what would otherwise have been 130 feet of plain, white wall space. THE CASTLE TEA ROOM 107 Mass. phone: 843-1151 Fred Madaua, director of the placement center, said recently that the center was not attempting to cast itself as an art museum or to make a profound statement. The wall simply supported for local artists to display their work. "It definitely adds to an otherwise sterile situation," said Madaus. "I like how it changes from time to time. We have a variety." Jan Gaunitnitz, a local artist and wife of business professor Jack Gaunitnitz, came up with the idea of displaying art at the placement center. She said that the art enhances the center's institutional look without staging it. "It's very effective." ONE WAY THE center has avoided the institutional look is by featuring a variety of works such as paintings, photographs, paintings, photographs and wall hangings. Gaumitz has since handed over her duties of coordinating art for the placement center to the Lawrence Art Guild, of which she is a member. Nancy Loving, Shawnee senior, photographed the picture of the child that held Smith's attention as he waited for an interview. Loving photographed through Kenya, Uganda and the Ruwenzori Mountains. She said she did not intend to make a statement to corporate America, but said she enjoyed the contrast of Africa to the American business world. Although her works are also for sale, Loving said she was happy just to share her experience with people. Laurie Culling, coordinator of displays for the Lawrence Art Guild, said she was pleased that the guild could work with artists works to business-oriented people. "But I wish more people would know it's there," she said. Lawrence's stiff competition forcing TG&Y to call it quits By SUSAN WORTMAN Staff Reporter Eva Eshai, a T&Y employee, spent a few minutes last week struggling to hook a wire basket to display rack. She arranged the few remaining samples of material in basket and stood up with a slight sigh. TG&Y employees won't be spending as much time stocking shelves in the next few weeks. They'll be hanging "out-of-business" signs and marking down merchandise Store officials announced last week that Lawrence's TG&Y, 711 W. 23rd St., would close Dec. 31. For Baisel, 1717 Miller Drive, the future is uncertain. She has been working in the fabric department at T&GY for the past five years. "It is going to be hard to find a job." she said. "There just aren't any." The announcement that the store was closing came as a surprise to Baisel. She had heard the rumors but thought they were just that — rumors. "Some of the girls are holding down two jobs, trying to put their husbands through school," she said. She added that she had to pay for college educations, trying to pay for college educations. STIFF COMPETITION from other discount stores was partially responsible for the decision to close the store, store officials said. Although Baisel was concerned about finding another job, she said she was more concerned for those store employees to put their spouses through college. Gary Newgen, TG&Y real estate director for the central region, said that the Lawrence store was too small and with the other discount stores in town "We are remodeling some of the stores, but some are too small and can't carry the merchandise," he said. "The Lawrence TG&Y cannot be expanded. Newgent said, because boxes in by buildings on both sides. SOME OF THE shelves in the store were already beginning to thin out, she said, so officials must have known several weeks ago that the store was going to close. TG&Y has given employees the option of relocating to another store, said Paul Dickerson, manager of the Lawrence TG&Y. However, none of them have shown interest in moving. He found that his company is in Lawrence and look for another job. Dickerson agreed that the TG&Y store was too small for the Lawrence market. 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