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Bargaining for a good time A Lawrence company is helping deal-seekers enjoy the summer with a series of flea markets. PAGE 7
Two Jayhawks in accident Giddens and Jackson suffered minor injuries after an SUV was flipped on its side. PAGE 16
New center honors Martin Slain KU student Shannon Martin's family has funded an English center in Costa Rica. PAGE 4
Clinton gives first speech President Clinton kicked off the Dole
Lecture Series May 21.
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Chancellor Robert Hemenway presents Andy Marso, St. Cloud, Minn., graduate, with his diploma from the University of Kansas on May 25 as Marso's parents Harry and Virginia look on. Marso has been hospitalized at the KU Med Center since April 28 for a meningitis infection. He said the hardest part of his stay has been all of the uncertainty. Marso said the support he received from family, friends, hospital employees and the community has been an amazing help.
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Andy Marso, St. Cloud, Minn., graduate, had both of his feet, from just below the balls of the feet to the toes, amputated Monday. The surgery was successful and Marso is recovering as expected. He will lose most of his fingers in further operations over the next few weeks.
The amputations were the result of bacterial meningitis. Marso, who graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Kansas in May, was hospitalized with the infection April 28.
The day before his amputations, Marso agreed to be interviewed in his room at the University Medical Center's Burnett Burn Center. Considering the horrors of the last six weeks, he looked wonderful. The tubes were gone from his nose, and he had recently had a haircut and shave. His arms and legs were still heavily bandaged as he lay atop a $35,000 air mattress specifically designed to relieve pressure from the affected body areas.
"The next step is pretty scary to me," Marso said. "There's a lot of uncertainty with me about how it's going to look, and how much pain there will be afterward."
Groggy from hydrotherapy, a daily procedure in which Marso's deadened skin is scrubbed while submerged in a water tank, his voice was soft, audible only from the head of his bed. He seemed determined to do the interview despite any anxiety, pain or exhaustion.
The interview began easily, with Marso talking about the Minnesota Twins games his brother tapes for him, the hospital menu that he has exhausted and the 3,000 calories he has to consume daily. A look of sadness crossed his face as his mom, Virginia Marso, pointed to a picture of Shaggy, the family dog who was recently put down.
Marso then spoke of more difficult topics, his amputations and recovery.
How much of his hands will be lost was also an uncertainty. Marso only knew that one of his thumbs was safe.
He will have to learn to walk again probably using some sort of prosthetic boot.
The rehabilitation process will be long and grueling, demanding Marso to be in and out of the hospital for another couple
of months. His parents, who have been staying at the Hospitality House, are moving into a handicap accessible apartment near the hospital this week.
Marso acknowledged that the experience has been emotionally difficult.
"It's up and down. Whenever they tell me what the next procedure is, it's tough. It's like why do I have to go through this."
But even with the amputations looming, Marso emitted strength and positivity. He wanted to ensure that the miraculous events that had kept him alive were captured — events like his roommate finding him ill before it was too late, the Watkins Memorial Health Center staff identifying the disease so quickly and the helicopter airlifting him to Kansas City.
While Marso spoke, the cream used during hydrotherapy began irritating his eyes. His mother tenderly wiped his lids with a damp tissue, trying to make him as comfortable as possible.
That kind of devotion has helped Marso through the terrors of his illness. His mother, father, grandmother and brothers take turns at his bedside day and night. Friends visit, often with pizza, french fries or baked goods.
breakdown if they weren't here," said Marso. "I've had a lot of support."
Matt Bellomo, Overland Park, read Marso's story in The Kansas City Star. Bellomo lost both of his feet to bacterial meningitis fourteen years ago. He spoke with Marso, answering questions, easing fears and letting Marso know it's possible to lead a normal life.
"I told him to keep his self-esteem up and stay positive," said Bellomo. "His family, friends and support network are where he's going to derive all of his strength from."
Bellomo said that Marso's future as a journalist will allow him to articulate what it is he's gone through. In time, he'll be able to help others in similar plights.
Marso said the hospital staff has been incredible. Nurses, many of whom no longer have him as a patient, were constantly checking on him.
"Honestly, I would have had a nervous — Edited by Jay Senter
His spirit and charm have also had an effect on the custodial staff. Marso smiled as he talked of a custodian who said a prayer with him. The custodian had taken a liking to Marso after speaking a little Spanish with him.
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English department honors Irish author with festivities
The Department of English at the University of Kansas will present "Joyce's Ireland: A Celebration of the Bloomsday Centenary" from June 10 to June 17.
The event commemorates the 100th anniversary of the day that James Joyce's novel, Ulysses, was set.
There will be several events throughout the week including Irish music, a film about Joyce, a conference, a public lecture and a marathon reading of Ulysses.
"Since KU has such great Irish materials we felt it would be a great way to celebrate Ireland and James Joyce," said Kathryn Conrad, associate professor of English.
— Marc Ingber
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Investigations suggest local store merchandise not angelic
Music store 7th Heaven,1000 Massachusetts St.,has closed for business. A representative for the store did not wish to comment.
On May 22, The Kansas City Star reported that a federal investigation into the sale of drug paraphernalia was being conducted on the 7th Heaven stores in Kansas City, Mo., and Sedalia, Mo., and store owners, Jan and Anita Fichman of Leawood.
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K-State adviser still on staff; job's fate with dean, provest
Kansas State University instructor Ron Johnson appears to have received a stay of execution as the adviser of the Kansas State Collegian.
When K-State Journalism Director Todd Simon informed Johnson last month that he would be assigned to "other teaching duties" for the 2004- 2005 academic year, it seemed likely that Johnson's tenure at the Collegian had come to an end.
But the board of Student Publications Inc., the corporate entity that produces the newspaper and the K-State yearbook, claimed in late May that Simon's move was unilateral and unofficial, and voted unanimously to allow Johnson to retain his post.
The final decision on Johnson's position now lies in the hands of Stephen White, dean of Arts and Sciences, and Provost James Coffman.
Coalition petitions city smoking ban
By Erik Johnson
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Business owners, students and curious citizens gathered at the American Legion, 3408 W. 6th St., yesterday to rally against a city ordinance that one attendee labeled as a new and wonderful form of socialism.
The Appeal to Reason and Tolerance, a Lawrence based coalition of independent business people, held the rally to start a petition drive to repeal an ordinance that will ban smoking beginning July 1st.
Chuck Magerl, owner of Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massachusetts St., and the committee's co-chairman, said the city-wide smoking ban was an extreme measure, that was passed too quickly without sufficient input from Lawrence citizens.
In May, the city commission voted 4-1 in favor of a citywide smoking ban Commissioners Dennis "Boog"
Highberger, David Dunfield and David Schauner joined Mayor Mike Rundle in approving the ban. Commissioner Sue Hack was the lone opponent.
Nick Carroll owns the Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., and is a member of the ART coalition. Carroll said the issue goes beyond health or clean air — it's about choice.
"I think when people go out, they like to smoke and drink at the same time," Carroll said. "And I think they should be able to do that."
The coalition has 180 days to gather 3,764 signatures of registered Lawrence voters — 25 percent of voters in the previous city election — for the city to consider a repeal. Magerl said gathering enough signatures should not be a problem and that the petition was more than a show of hands for angry people.
"This is not an opinion poll," Magerl said. "This is a political process."
Simon's initial attempt to remove Johnson as publications adviser came after a rocky semester at the Collegian.
In February, representatives of the Black Student Union at K-State called for Johnson to resign after the Collegian neglected to give what the protesters considered adequate coverage to the Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government, a forum held in Manhattan.
— Edited by Amanda O'Toole
Pat Bosco, dean of Student Life, then suggested that Johnson exert more control over the paper's student journalists, a move that prompted a quick rebuke from the Collegian staff. Members of the K-State community had expressed concerns previously about the Collegian's treatment of diversity issues.
The editorial staff of the paper attempted to address that issue by including a multicultural editor as part of the paper's summer staff.
Johnson survived a similar situation in 1998 when he was briefly relieved of his duties as newspaper adviser after he refused to review the Collegian's editorial content before publication.
President Reagan dies at 93, body displayed in Washington
Jay Senter
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Former President Ronald Reagan's body will be displayed in the Capitol Rotunda this evening and lie in state for 24 hours before a national funeral ceremony Friday.
Reagan died last Saturday of pneumonia at his home in Los Angeles. He was
93. Reagan had been kept out of the public eye for the past decade because of his escalating battle with Alzheimer's.
The two-term president from 1981 to 1989 was known for his mastery of communication. Reagan received more electoral-college votes than any other president in history with his 1984 reelection.
As the embodiment of 1980s conservatism, Reagan's legacy is mixed. His "trickle-down" economic policies are still lauded by fiscal conservatives. Liberals often fault Reagan for the recession that hit America in the early 1990s.
Many also credit Reagan with ushering in the end of the Cold War.
Originally an actor known for his roles in "B-movies," Reagan first became politically active as the head of the Screen Actors Guild during the height of anticommunist paranoia. He testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee on communists in Hollywood
Reagan stayed in the political arena, and was elected Governor of California in 1966. In 1976, he mounted a failed challenge for the Republican presidential nomination. But the exposure he gained paved the way for his nomination at the 1980 convention.
Official observation of Reagan's death began Monday when his body was brought to the Ronald Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley, Calif., for a private ceremony. Memorials will conclude Friday when Reagan's body is interred at a private ceremony. The federal government will shut down Friday to observe Reagan's death.
— Jay Senter
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By Erik Johnson ejohnson@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Students walking along Jayhawk Boulevard this week should not disregard a massive missing portion of the road near the 14th Street intersection as another neglected Lawrence pothole.
Construction crews broke ground Monday at the University of Kansas on a major repair project expected to last until February 2005. Crews dug a hole nearly 20 feet deep to gain access to a portion of a utility tunnel that has become dilapidated, starting a long summer of campus construction and the third consecutive year of tunnel repairs.
Nearly three miles of utility tunnels wind under the University's main campus. Most of the tunnels are large enough to walk through, housing steam, communication and power lines. The tunnels also serve as passageways for water and sanitary sewer lines.
CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION
A large section of tunnel, extending from Spooner Hall across Jayhawk Boulevard and between Lippincott and Dyche Hall, must be totally replaced. Decades of water corrosion has made the area unsafe for workers to pass through.
The campus tunnels were mined into a layer of shale in the early 1900s and constructed with a brick-arched roof. By the mid-1960s, they were in visibly poor condition, prompting officials to install corrugated tubing for added strength and stability.
Carruth-O'Leary Hall: Renovation of rooms 101, 102 and 103 for Human Resources Offices. Expected Completion Date: September 2004
Snow Hall: Renovation of Architecture Classrooms. Expected Completion Date: Beginning of Fall 2004 Semester
Other Ongoing Projects:
Engel Road: Fixing area from 15th Street to Irving Hill Drive
Bailey Hall: Renovation of rooms 203 and 204 for Graduate Teaching Assistant offices. Expected Completion Date: Beginning of Fall 2004 semester
Strong Hall: Third Floor Kansas Algebra Program (KAP) rooms, one side of hall. Expected Completion Date: Beginning Fall 2004 semester
Korean War Memorial on Memorial Drive, west of Strong Hall. Expected to be completed before start of Fall 2004 Semester
Summerfield Hall: Renovation of room 119. Expected Date of Completion: Beginning Fall 2004 semester
Hall Center for Humanities: Expected completion late 2004
Wescoe food court remodeling and addition expected to be complete by Fall 2004 semester
Oliver Hall: Main lobby renovation begins this summer
Source: Mike Miller, KU Director of Facilities Operation
Inspections last summer revealed certain portions of the tubing had rusted completely through.
"You could actually reach out and push holes through the rusted metal," said Jim Modig, director of the design and construction management team at the University.
Modig asked if the section could somehow be repaired,but a hired structural engineer recommended immediate replacement
to avoid any potential dangers in the future.
The project is staged, said Gary Lawson, engineering project manager, so Dyche Hall may be without hot water in its bathrooms for a short time. Construction may also block access to the south entrance of Spooner Hall, but the main entrance will remain open as usual.
Construction crews have constructed a temporary bypass for southbound traffic on Jayhawk Boulevard that leads behind the stone-framed map facing 14th Street. The bypass will remain open until July 23, when the first phase of the project is expected to be completed.
Other project phases will be less intrusive to campus traffic, focusing on tunnel work and replacement of temporary steam lines and valves on the east and west ends of Jayhawk Boulevard.
As with any construction endeavor, avoiding delays is a top priority. Pete Laughlin, lead consultant for Hoss & Brown Engineers, Inc., 4910 Corporate Centre Drive, said he is confident the project will be completed by the expected date of Feb.15,2005.
"We do have a tight window to get across Jayhawk Boulevard," Laughlin said. "Once we get across that, though, I don't see the possibility of any delays."
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English center honors Martin
Family establishes facility in memory of KU student
By Amanda O'Toole
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Staci Wolfe tries to stay positive when she thinks about her sister Shannon Martin.
She would rather think of things that have resulted from Martin's legacy rather than dwell on her brutal murder that occurred more than three years ago in Golfito, Costa Rica.
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The foundation was created in November 2002.
The Shannon Lucile Martin English Center opened Feb.17,2004,and graduated its first class in May.
Wolfe said she and her family chose an
English center because it was something Martin was dedicated to and it's important that Golfito natives know how to speak English because tourism is so important to the economy.
She said a lot of the 28 community members who graduated in May were people chosen by local businesses to learn English to help their companies.
Nineteen coast guard students and a coast guard instructor also graduated.
"I think she'd be really excited about it," Wolfe said. "In some ways I hope she knows."
Jeanette Stauffer, Martin's mother, said the English language is also important in communications between the Costa Rica and United States Coast Guards and their efforts to stop drug traffic from Colombia.
Most of the funds the foundation operates on come from Martin's family and close friends.
Stauffer said she hoped that would change soon.
She is in the process of applying for non-profit status, which would allow donors to write off money given to the foundation.
Stauffer said the Shannon Lucile Martin English Center would not be able to expand until it could afford more software and computers.
and interactive software that is common worldwide and was developed by the U.S. Air Force.
The English center used multimedia
The Air Force's program offers four skill levels. Martin's Center offers only the first level to its students. It will stay that way until more money can be raised.
Stauffer said a single unit of the second level software would cost around $1200.
Wolfe said money was also needed for teacher salaries and adequate computers in Golfito.
No fund-raising plans have been made, but Wolfe said a Brazilian dance or something similar in Lawrence would be likely.
Wolfe said the event, whatever it may be, would probably be scheduled around August when the majority of students return to campus.
"She loved Lawrence. It was her home," Wolfe said.
Wolfe said she hoped that events would help keep her sister's memory alive.
"A lot of people are surprised at what my family has done," she said of the foundation and the English center. "But that's just how this family is. Of course we're going to do these things. Shannon would've done the same thing."
Edited by Jay Senter
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East African artists, musicians discuss ways to attract patrons
NAIROBI, Kenya — East Africa's artists have agonized for years over their meager incomes while watching their countrymen flock to a stream of foreign movies, novels and musicians.
The latest blow was Mel Gibson's The Passion of Christ, which joined a list of foreign films that locally have outdone African productions.
So artists recently gathered in Nairobi to discuss ways to attract more people to local art, music and films. They concluded they need to develop a concert circuit for musicians, change East Africa's school curriculums to favor local artists and hire professional managers.
"One of the biggest problems facing local filmmakers is their inability to market what they are selling," said Anil Kapila, general manager of Fox Theatres (EA) Ltd. "As a result you don't get great output at the box office."
Walter Bgoya, a publisher in Tanzania, says efforts to develop an audience receptive to African arts must begin early — in the classrooms.
Traditional African societies were "very art sensitive," but today people buy the most banal and cheapest of Western art forms, Bgoya said.
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Yes, there is a summer Kansan
When I took on the job of being editor of The University Daily Kansan for the summer, I heard different things from my friends and family. Sure, there were the customary congratulations, good-for-yous and awesomes. There were even a few will-you-get-paids. But one that popped up the most, especially from friends enrolled at the University of Kansas, was if the Kansan still published during the summer.
Yes, kids, there is a summer Kansan.
The packaging may be different, but all of the same great stuff is still there. You'll still be able to work on the crossword during that boring lecture." The Masked Avengers will be here all summer long to liven up the entertainment pages.
The "Free for All" may not be in this issue, but don't be discouraged. The "Free for All" will return for the summer with enough participation.
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But in addition to the old stuff, we here at the Kansan have some things in the works that we hope will knock your socks off. In upcoming issues, look for the new "How To" feature, a weekly instruction guide on how to do some of life's little challenges. And we know the summer can be boring, so be sure to check out "What's Happening" every week.
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Atkinson is a Larned senior in journalism and theater. He is also the editor in chief of The University Daily Kansan.
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Dear Colleagues:
Though now officially retired, I continue to teach at KU as I have now for 45 years. I am a regular reader of the UDK and generally find it to be interesting and informative source of information important to members of the campus community.
I do take vigorous exception, however, to one feature that has developed in recent years — the column entitled "Free for All." Some of the items in it are entertaining, and occasionally informative. However, when this column is used to attack individuals by name while shielding the anonymity of the attacker, it seems to me that it goes beyond of respectable, ethical journalism. Only cowards attack others in this way, and I believe the UDK should not abet cowardly behavior.
I am not seeking to have this letter published, but I hope you will consider it, and pass it on to your successors.
Delbert M. Shankel Professor of microbiology and Chancellor Emeritus
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Paula Richardson holds out several books selected from one of the booths at Independence, Inc.'s flea market as she tries to decide what to buy. She bought the children's book Wind in the Door, and said that while her two companions Sierra Hawley, 2, at left, and Miranda Doores, 6, were probably too young to read it, it had always been one of her favorites.
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Cleaning out the garage this weekend had more benefits than extra car space.
Independence, Inc., a resource center for people with disabilities, hosted a flea market on Saturday as a fundraiser for the organization.
The flea market, which was open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., was the first of three that Independence, Inc. will hold this summer. The other two will be July 3 and Aug. 5.
The flea market drew several hundred people of all ages to the parking lot of Independence, Inc., 2001 Haskell, to buy and sell glassware, furniture, old toys, vacuumse, paintings, printers, jewelry and other items.
"It's just interesting to look around and see what people have," Diane Dupree, Lawrence resident, said as she walked past the booths. She said she thought the copper pottery was unique.
Tony Peterson, promotion and grants coordinator for Independence, Inc., said he was pleased to see a steady stream of people come throughout the day.
Independence, Inc. wants these flea markets to become popular annual events, said Karen Anderson, financial coordinator.
"We had people showing up at seven, before the vendors were even here," he said.
She said Lawrence traditionally has had a lot of garage sales, but not many flea markets.
"We wanted something unique and different that didn't cost as much money to
produce," she said.
Next year, Independence, Inc.'s goal is to have flea markets run from May to October, Anderson said.
Independence Inc. started in 1979 with the help of two University of Kansas staff members, Jim Budde and Roger Williams. Both Budde and Williams served on the board that founded the organization.
They were instrumental in getting a grant from the state in 1979, said Bob Mikesic, advocacy and Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator.
The organization's main goal is to help people with disabilities live independently. It provides a number of services including transportation, counseling wheelchair-equipped ramps and voiceactivated computers.
"I've been flabbergasted by how much they do," said Anderson, who started at
Independence, Inc. six months ago.
Mikesic said state budget cuts had diminished a lot of the money and resources Independence, Inc. got from the state, so the organization wanted to start doing fundraisers like the flea market on its own.
Independence, Inc. made its money at the flea market by charging $20 per booth and selling refreshments. Anderson thought the organization made around $1.000 in total.
Kate Gonzalez, Lawrence, who hosted a booth, said she read about the flea market on a flyer and was pleasantly surprised to know that the money went to a good cause.
"I just found out what they did today, so I'm glad," she said.
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Public toilets frighten
Julie Jones
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You are at the bar, perhaps drinking more than you should. You have to pee — badly. You walk, maybe stumble, to the bathroom. Most likely, said bathroom is horrific. Trash litters the floor and the toilets are overflowing. Absent are toilet paper, soap and paper towels.
A few days later you fall ill with the flu a result of the nasty bathroom?
Because bar patrons are often inebriated, bar bathrooms tend to be used more and thus messier. Consequently, the toiletry stock is depleted faster, which means more bacteria and more germs.
Bar patrons are also at a slightly higher risk of contraction because smoke and alcohol disrupt the immune system, said Myra Strother, chief of medical staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
Despite these seeming hazards, bathrooms are a low risk for disease transmission, said Kathy Colson, registered nurse at the Douglas County Health Department.
This doesn't mean using the restroom is risk-free.
Cryptosporidium, a parasite that causes a diarrheal disease, and conjunctivitis, or pink eye, can survive for a short period of time outside the body. Hepatitis B, in dry or wet blood, can survive for two
weeks outside the human body.
Diseases and bacteria such as these can be spread through faucets, door handles and other bathroom surfaces, though the chance of contraction is low.
The best prevention against disease, bacteria or viruses is hand washing. By breaking the cycle of disease transmission, your health is protected. The danger of spreading your own germs to others is also eliminated.
in dry or wet blood, can survive for two
No soap? Scrub your hands under hot water or carry a bottle of hand sanitizer in your purse or pocket. Use a paper towel to turn faucets and open doors.
No paper towels? Never touch your mouth, nose or eyes after handling bathroom faucets or door handles.
Sexually transmitted diseases are also rarely contracted in a bathroom. Because STDs are transmitted only through the exchange of bodily fluids or from intimate skin to skin contact, it is nearly impossible to get one from a restroom surface.
Most STDs die once outside the body. Some exceptions are crabs, herpes and scabies, which can survive on toilet seats for a short time span. The chance of transmission is possible, but extremely rare, said Bill Smith, Watkins health educator.
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Summer crowd taps bars
- Edited by Jay Senter
Historically, summer is a time for students to kick back, relax and celebrate the end of regular school year classes. Although in Lawrence most students have less classes to take, those expecting a lively bar and party scene might be in for a surprise.
According to the Office of Institutional Research and Planning, the University of Kansas had less than 10,000 students enrolled last summer, which was about 75 percent fewer students than a Spring or Fall semester.
"It's like a beach town," Ashleigh Garcia, Stilwell senior, said. "You can basically go anywhere and it's not as crazy."
But Garcia said fewer students was a benefit to summer bar-hopping. Garcia said in the summer no one at the bars really cared what people wore and the atmosphere was a lot more laid back. She said she enjoyed the older crowd the summer usually attracted.
Eric Collins, manager of the Jazzhaus, 926-1/2 Massachusetts St., said the older crowd is a benefit for the establishment.
"In all honesty it helps bring out the people who don't go to the clubs because they are packed with college kids," he said.
The bar crowd tends to go out later than usual in the summer because of the hot
weather, said Denise Spidle, Hesston senior and waitress at Jefferson's Restaurant, 743 Massachusetts St. She said she got to know more regulars in the summer because students had more income from summer jobs and more free-time.
"A lot of people you know by name, which is neat." she said.
Garcia said that you could usually spot the same people at different bars throughout the week.
Bars aren't the only places in Lawrence who see a change in their clientele during the summer months. Liquor stores see the change as well.
Most of the people who come into Cork and Barrel Wine and Spirits, 901 Mississippi St., in the summer are student regulars and professors, said Kyle Koch, Shawnee senior and night manager.
"There's a surprising number of professors who shop at the liquor store than what you might think," he said.
What type of alcohol people buy usually tends to change too. Larry Johnson, manager at Cork and Barrel Wine and Spirits, said there was a nationwide trend of buying more beer in the summer. Johnson said he wasn't sure how this summer's liquor sales would compare to others.
"It's going to be affected," he said. "What was surprising last summer was that it didn't fall off that dramatically."
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By Abby Tillery
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Who to tip and when to tip might be the first question to the tipping puzzle, but how much to tip is probably the second.
Bartenders, wait-staff, hairstylists and delivery drivers are just a few of the common Lawrence-run instances that raise the question of tipping etiquette.
Pete Flory, Lawrence sophomore, has been a bartender in area bars for a little more than two years.
He said a dollar per drink is acceptable and for tabs, and 10 to 15 percent of the bill is suitable.
Bartenders and wait-staff usually make below minimum wage and usually do not receive raises when the cost of living increases.
This can cause them to rely heavily on tips.
Ten percent may have been an acceptable amount to tip, but not any longer.
A person should look at how difficult a drink was to mix, or how personable the bartender was when thinking of what to tip Flory said.
"If I order a martini in a bar I will tip a couple of bucks," he said.
Katie Beason, Kansas City, Kan., senior, said tipping would affect the service a customer receives.
Beason, who bartends at the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St., said a person gets better service and better drinks with better tips.
Bartenders in restaurants usually receive some of their tips from the wait-staff.
Most places require the wait-staff to tip out bartenders, hostesses and sometime-kitchen staff.
Denise Spidle, Hesston senior, said many people don't understand what goes on behind the scenes. Spidle has waited at Jefferson's Restaurant, 743 Massachusetts St., since February and pays 2 percent of her sales to the bar tender.
Robinson, a waitress at Teller's, 746 Massachusetts St., said the wait-staff aimed for 17 to 20 percent as a tip, but 15 percent was acceptable as a minimum.
Christina Robinson, Overland Park senior, thinks people should look at service too when tipping.
According to www.tipping.org, 15 to 20 percent is a good amount when tipping a waiter or waitress. The Web site tells the customer to always tip based off of the pre-tax total.
John Bauer, Lawrence graduate student, said he usually would tip between 15 to 20 percent if the service is good. Although Bauer always leaves a tip, he admits it can be lower than 15 percent if the wait-staff was not prompt.
Waitresses and hairstylists have the same 15 to 20 percent tipping guideline according to www.tipping.org.
Courtney Lutts, Minneapolis, Minn., senior, is a receptionist at Headmasters, 809 Vermont St.
Lutts said 15 to 20 percent of the bill is the suggested tipping amount for hairstylists.
Sarah Casto, hairstylist at Headmasters, 809 Vermont, said it is difficult sometimes when she has spent several hours reversing a bad color job or correcting a bad haircut and the client doesn't tip anything.
Gina Pompino, Canton, Mich. sophomore, earns much of her wages from tips also.
Pompino has been delivering pizzas for Pyramid Pizza, 701 W. Ninth St., and said the larger the order the larger the tip should be.
"A tip under a dollar is just bad," she said.
The Web site www.tipping.org provides guidance for tipping airport staff to taxi drivers.
It also figures the how much and when
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A patrol car from the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department drives in front of America's Pub on a weekend patrol in Westport. The police regularly patrol the area in an attempt to control crime.
Perception VS reality
Story by Laura Pate
Why the conception that Westport is more dangerous than Massachusetts Street may be false
Once a week, Lauren Tramposh treks down Highway 10 to what she says is not the safest of places. She goes to a place where at least 20 police officers from the Kansas City Police Department patrol on the weekends. It's a place where hundreds of urban youth hang out on side streets, except on Saturday nights during the summer. On those nights, people have to be 21 or older to pass through the street's barricades.
As of March of 2004, downtown Lawrence has had 48 aggravated assaults, according to the Lawrence Police Department.
But is it really more dangerous than Massachusetts Street?
This dimly-lit district, home to nine aggravated assaults between January and March of 2004, frightens some University of Kansas students.
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Westport had nine, according to the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department.
The Shawnee senior goes to Westport, a club and entertainment district located in the heart of Kansas City, Mo.
Though the area attracts KU students,it garners most of its business from an older urban crowd.
One reported rape occurred in Westport, while zero were reported in
downtown Lawrence.
Students "freak out" about Westport, because 16 bars are clumped within a twoblock radius, said Donovan Mouton, director of urban affairs for Kansas City, Mo..
Some students may be less afraid of Massachusetts Street, because its 39 drinking establishments are spread across five blocks.
"It's the Midwestern mentality of wanting more personal space," Mouton said.
Six months ago, Tramposh was walking behind her friends as they bar-hopped in Westport. Her friends leered at an outdoor hot dog vendor, joking around. The vendor then asked her if she would like to buy a hot dog.
Lauren's story
To her surprise, the vendor chased her down the street, yelling at her friends to "shut up."
She said no.
From then on, whenever Tramposh leaves a bar in Westport, she stays close to her friends and boyfriend.
Especially troubling to Tramposh are underage revelers who loiter on the sides of the street.
"They say, 'What's your name?' and they stand too close," Tramposh said. "I
just kind of cringe."
So Tramposh holds onto her boyfriend's hand when she walks through Westport.
Steve's story
Steve Wichman listened to Tramposh as he drank beer at Porter's Bar & Grill in Westport on a Saturday night in April. Porter's Bar & Grill, Pennsylvania and Westport Streets, attracts a preppy, college-age crowd.
Wichman, who shares an apartment in Lawrence with Tramposh, said he has had a few close calls in Westport.
In March, after a night of drinking, the Roeland Park junior rode down Westport's brick roads in the back of his friend's Chevy Tahoe. With his legs hanging out of the back of the SUV, he noticed some younger men in a parking lot thirty feet away.
"We're going to an after-party," Wichman had asked the younger men. "Do you want to come?"
The younger men ran after the car, and some of them pulled on Wichman's legs.
"What are you trying to yell?" the men screamed at him.
Some girls who were with the younger men asked them to stop grabbing Wichman's legs.
"They didn't say nothing," the girls said.
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Devid Hodison pats down a patron in front of Stanford & Sons on a Saturday night. Hodison started working there last year.
"They didn't say nothing."
After he kicked the younger men off his legs, Wichman's friend sped up and drove out of Westport.
Is Westport safer than Lawrence?
To other students, Westport seems much safer than downtown Lawrence.
Sarah Dreiling, Lawrence senior, has bartended at America's Pub, 510 Westport Rd., Kansas City, Mo., for three years. She works three nights a week, usually from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. During her time there, Dreiling has never had
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CRIME STATISTICS: WESTPORT VS. LAWRENCE
Some students see Westport as being more dangerous than downtown Lawrence, but the crime statistics show a different picture. The comparisons cover January through March 2004. The Westport and Lawrence crime statistics are Uniform Crime Statistics, which summarize incidents by the most serious crime reported in the incident. If an incident contained a murder and a burglary, only the murder would be counted.
2004 Westport Downtown Lawrence
Murders 0 0
Rapes 1 11
Robberies 11 16
Aggravated assaults 9 48
Non-aggravated assaults 29 246
Burglaries 19 127
Theft from motor vehicle 43 197
Theft of motor vehicle 27 53
Property damage 14 223
Narcotics possessions 6 64
A burglar enters a building, not necessarily through force.
A robber uses violence or threat
A thief steals without threats, violence or plundering
Sources: The Lawrence Police Department and the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department
problems with crime in Westport.
When she had gone out on Massachusetts Street at night, Dreiling encountered lewd comments. Men in Lawrence have tried to grab her and they have tried to take her picture, she said.
But the same can't be said for Lawrence.
In August, Joe Rogers was jumped outside of the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St. Earlier that night, a man had been kicked out of the bar for fighting. When Rogers, Overland Park senior, went outside to meet some friends, the man mugged Rogers.
The mugger hit Rogers over the head and pushed him onto the sidewalk. Rogers lost his wallet and part of his tooth.
After an Oct. 5 shooting outside It's Brother's, 1105 Massachusetts St., students' opinions of the bar plummeted.
Before the shooting, Jason Greller would be the bar every Thursday night and sometimes on Friday and Saturday. But witnessing the shooting had changed his perceptions of the bar, he said. The senior from New Hope, Minn., was hanging out with friends when he heard a loud shot.
"Everyone panicked, and ducked down," Greller said. "We just stood outside for twenty more minutes and kept talking."
Now Greller will only go to the bar once every couple of weeks. When he does go to Brother's, he tries to leave the bar immediately after it closes.
Despite the shooting and negative perceptions, Lawrence Police Sgt. Mike Patrick said he rated the safety of downtown Lawrence very high. An average of 16 to 23 officers patrol downtown Lawrence on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, he said.
Unlike Westport bars, some Lawrence bars try to only open their doors to KU students. Bouncers at Abe & Jakes Landing, 8 E. Sixth St., sometimes ask to see students' KUIDs if they suspect bar-
goers are not students.
Mike Logan, general manager, said that the bar caters to KU students. He wants the bar to have a local bar feeling and not a dance club atmosphere.
But Westport appears more dangerous than downtown Lawrence, because the Kansas City media make it appear that way, Dreiling said. Kansas City's four network TV stations and two newspapers outnumber Lawrence's one TV station and one newspaper.
Stanford & Sons, 504 Westport Rd., Kansas City, Mo., houses a comedy club, two bars and Club 504, a hip-hop club. The hip-hop club attracts an inner-city crowd, which scares some KU students.
Cody Howard, news director for 6News in Lawrence, said that the Lawrence media do not aim to hide anything. His TV station's coverage of local crime differs from the crime stories that Kansas City stations air because 6News' staff of fifteen is smaller than that of a Kansas City station's, he said. Also, 6News is not staffed 24-hours a day like some Kansas City stations, so it would not have the opportunity to capture a 2 a.m. fight on video, he said.
"Lawrence does a good job of hiding things," Dreiling said. "Things don't happen when there's one TV and one newspaper."
Westport and safety
On Feb. 29, The Kansas City Star reported on the front page of its Metropolitan section that a hip-hop song called "Rep Yo City," by Lil' Jon & the Eastside Boyz had incited a fight that ended in a fatal shooting outside of the club. A story ran inside about the shooting suspect.
The Kansas City media have to compete, and that involves exaggerating crimes committed in Westport, she said.
Dan Creach, operations manager for Stanford & Sons, said that police and the
Amy Hendrickson, Lenexa resident, and Lonnell Harris, Kansas City, Mo., resident, dance together in a cage at the XO Club in Westport. The club employs security guards to pat down customers as they walk through the door.
media blew the incident out of proportion.
"Rep Yo City" was not even on that night's play list, Creach said. The suspect had not even gone to Stanford & Sons, he said.
The shooting happened one door down, in front of Kelly's Westport Inn, 500 Westport Rd., said Danny Holmes, the police officer who arrested the suspect.
Randall Smith, deputy managing editor for The Kansas City Star, said his staff aims to keep crime articles in context.
"People think urban, drugs, blue-haired white kids, black kids and gangbangers when they think about Westport," Glazer said. "People think about KU basketball when they think of Lawrence."
"Neither one of those stories made the front page, so to me, that was keeping it in context," Smith said. "It was a serious incident that can't be ignored."
Because of people's negative perceptions of Club 504, Glazer said he felt pressure to change the hip-hop club's personality. The club will become Johnny Dare's on July 1, a hard rock-style venue that will cater to college students, he said.
Glazer said the reality was much different.
Police are trying to get rid of the club because it is the only hip-hop club in Westport, said David Hodison, Club 504 security guard.
Nothing is wrong with Club 504, Glazer said. The racial stereotypes and the media have given students and others a negative perception of the hip-hop club, he said.
"Unless you're out at four in the morning on a side-street flashing your boobs out the window, you'll be fine," Glazer said.
But to Holmes, some hip-hop songs carry negative implications.
"They automatically assume that's a bad thing," Hodison said. "Hip-hop is not negative."
"Some young people listen to the music and think they have to live through the rap artists' lyrics," Holmes said. "When the reality sets in and they have to go to jail, they think we hate them."
Perception vs. reality
Crime statistics show that downtown Lawrence sees higher amounts of crime than Westport, but some students say they feel safer on Massachusetts Street because it is familiar territory. Or because they trust KU students more than urbanites. Or because Lawrence is a smaller town than Kansas City, Mo.
Lauren Vanek, May 2003 graduate, said she felt safer in Lawrence because she knew her way around town.
"When you're in a big city, things change," Vanek said. "Here, it's just college students."
When she ventures out to Westport, she feels frightened of the people there.
"The people who go there seem more aggressive," Vanek said. "They're ready to start trouble; they go to hang out and sit in the streets."
Still, when it comes down to the facts, Lawrence's crime rates trump Westport's.
"You take a chance anywhere you go," said Brandy Phillips, bartender at Westport's America's Pub and Kansas City, Mo., senior. "You just have to be smart."
Edited by Collin LaJoie
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Madeline Griem, 5, catches Laura Quackenbush, 7, during a game at the Lawrence Aquatic Center Monday morning. The two girls were playing with their Level 2 swim lesson group. Cooler temperatures recently have caused lower attendance at the pool.
By Miranda Lenning
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Children of all ages are welcoming summer vacation with a splash. Although the first day of summer is not until June 21, the opening of the downtown aquatic center, 747 Kentucky St., made it seem like summer was already here. The pool opened May 29 and despite being Memorial Day weekend, almost 300 people a day turned up.
Pool manager Marc Rickett said not as many people had shown up this year as in previous years. He said usually the pool got about 500 people a day, but attendance so far has maxed out at about 300. He attributed the attendance to cooler days this season, but expected attendance to pick up in a few weeks as the weather heated up.
Regardless, the pool is still an afternoon hot spot for kids. Almost every day children of all ages can be seen splashing around in the pool, taking trips down the slide, or performing tricks off the diving board. Even the smallest kids enjoy splashing in the kiddie pool.
Many daycare services make regular trips to the pool. The Boys and Girls Club in Lawrence brings between 40 and 100 kids per day to the pool. Chaperoned by as many as ten group leaders, kids between the ages of 5 and 16 take turns making a
weekly trip to the pool. Roger Ross, supervisor for both Lawrence Boys and Girls Club locations, said this is the fifth year the club has been taking kids to the pool.
"The kids' favorite activity of all the ones we do is to go to the pool," said Hannah Davoren, a group leader who takes second- and third-graders to the
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The most popular admissions option, however, is the discount ticket booklet. This booklet contains 30 tickets and can be used by different people, as opposed to the monthly and annual passes that can be used by only one person. Adults need three tickets for admittance. Teenagers need two, and children need one. Daycare services like the Boys and Girls Club choose this option.
Rickett said one of the main reasons parents and daycare services choose the pool is because it's a safe place.
"We've had absolutely no violence here," Rickett said. "About the only thing we have to get after them for is running."
The lifeguards, however, said it was not always that easy.
"Sometimes we feel like babysitters here because of the number of kids that come here, said lifeguard Skyler Myers. "But we are well trained and know how to prevent them from getting hurt."
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Cabela's Classic features elite riders
By Erik Johnson
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This weekend 45 of the word's elite bull riders will buck into Kansas City for the Professional Bull Riders Cabela's Classic.
The event is scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m. and June 13th, at 2 p.m. at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo. The Cabela's Classic is the 21st official stop on the 2004 Built Ford Tough Series season 29-city tour, leading up to the million dollar World Bullriding Championship in Las Vegas.
Riders will test their courage and
strength in a season-long quest for the ultimate crown in professional bull riding. Athletes engage in battles against 2,000-pound raging bulls who test the riders' stamina and determination.
Michael Gaffney, 34, is a 10-year veteran on the bull riding tour and played an integral role in the development of the PBR. Gaffney, along with 19 other riders, broke away from the traditional rodeo scene in 1992 and started a tour for bull riders only. They felt bull riding deserved a larger share of the spotlight and could easily stand on its own.
"In the PBR, there's only one event: bull riding." Gaffney said. "So as opposed to
going to a rodeo and waiting until the end to see 15 guys ride bulls for a short time, you get to see the best in the country — the best in the world — ride bulls for a few hours."
PBR's headquarters is in Colorado Springs, Colo., and has more than 600 athletes competing in about 100 PBR competitions. PBR's national popularity has grown significantly in ten years, and more than one million spectators now attend events each year.
Bull riding action will be capped each day by a bullfighting competition, where five athletes engage in a 70-second freestyle display of skills and face equally Mexican fighting bulls.
Bullfighters are scored based on the ability to control and maneuver his one-on- opponent.
The best bullfighter is awarded $10,000 in prize money at each World Bullfighting Championships Qualifier.
This is the fourth chance for the world's top bullfighters to qualify for the 2004 World Bullfighting Championships, held in conjunction with the PBR's 2004 Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas, which will begin October 22.
The Cabela's Classic will be aired live on the Outdoor Life Network.
Leavenworth man honored 95 years after death
—Edited by Amanda O'Toole
The Associated Press
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — He helped to found Kansas' first town and served as territorial attorney general.
He fought pro-slavery forces during the "Bleeding Kansas" years — three times escaping hanging — and, later, in the Civil War.
Now, 95 years after his death, H. Miles Moore is finally getting a grave marker.
The marker will be dedicated Sunday afternoon at the Mount Muncie Cemetery in nearby Lansing.
The ceremony will also mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of Leavenworth, established just days after President Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act creating the two territories.
Moore, a lawyer born in New York, was 27 when Leavenworth was established. Before the Civil War, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney, Leavenworth city attorney and judge.
He died in 1909 when he was struck by a runaway bakery wagon.
He was caring for an ailing wife at the time, leading historians speculate that the
family could not afford a marker.
Historians remembered Moore over the years, but his gravesite was overlooked until a Leavenworth history buff, the late John Will, made it a priority in his research.
When Will died last year, his widow, Jean, suggested memorial donations to the Leavenworth County Historical Society. Not long after that, it was decided to spend the money honoring Moore.
"I think if we're going to preserve our history we have to start right here in our little communities and let people know
about our history and how important this is." Jean Moore said.
The ceremony, set for 2 p.m. Sunday, is open to the public. The rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Leavenworth, where Moore attended, will preside.
"We just want it to be dignified," said Mark Bureman, the historical society's administrator.
He served as an assistant U.S. attorney, Leavenworth city attorney and judge, and then fought in the Civil War.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2004
Fishing fees keep Kansas lakes stocked
By Amanda O'Toole
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Kansan staff writer
Dustin Lanning always carries a few things with him when he fishes on Clinton Lake: his fishing pole, some minnows (sometimes worms), his cooler, beer and food.
One of the less obvious pieces of equipment he carries is tucked safely in his wallet: his fishing license.
The Howard senior is one of more than 250,000 people who buy fishing licenses annually in Kansas.
Though the fees collected by the state for those licenses help sustain Kansas' recreational fishing, the government recently opened the lakes to non-licensed fishers in hopes of increasing interest in the sport.
Clinton State Park, as well as all Kansas state parks, waived the license requirements for fishing June 5 and 6 as part of national fishing and boating week, June 5 to 13.
"I think it's a good idea for first-timers," Lanning said. "I think a lot of people would like fishing and would go again."
Jerry Schecher, Clinton State Park manager, said he encouraged people to make the trip out to the 1500-acre park, even though licenses are again required.
"It's first of all an excellent leisure activity," he said. "It generates a lot of revenue for the state."
Schecher said fishing promoted sales in food, equipment, gas and trips to local stores. Fishing also pays for his and others' jobs.
Bob Mathews, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks chief of information and education, said fishing license sales paid about 25 percent of the department's annual operating budget.
About $8.75 to $10 million helps to pay for a variety of things including more than 400 full-time employee salaries.
"We try to provide people a nice place to come," he said. With the funds
received from license sales the park can support fishing programs and improve fishing, which is important to draw more people to the shores.
In addition, the fish Lanning catches are supplied by the license revenue.
The department owns and operates four hatcheries throughout the state which produce bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, northern pike, rainbow trout, redear sunfish, sauger, saugeye, smallmouth bass, striped bass, wiper and walleye.
Schecher said Clinton State Park housed channel catfish, walleve and wipers.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has stocked more than 4.2 million fish in Clinton State Park since February.
The department also stocked more than 1,000 fish in Mary's Lake, which is in Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 S.W. Harper.
fishery division of the department used its $4.5 million annual budget to stock about 500 locations a year. He said the division's survival depended on money generated from fishing and hunting license sales.
"In these urban waters, even big bodies of waters, sometimes they become overfished," he said. "In order to maintain the fishing standards we need to use the money generated from license sales."
The consequence of fishing without a license, Mathews said, depends on situation and severity and can cost a fisherman anywhere from $35 to $75.
Lanning said he did not mind buying a fishing license even though he usually throws all his fish back.
"I don't want to have to worry about throwing my pole down anytime I see someone coming," he said. "I don't mind either because it helps keep the the lakes nice."
Kyle Austins, fisheries manager, said the Edited by Jay Senter
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American Etchers Abroad:1880-1939
Showcase of Etchings from the Spencer's Extensive Print Collection
Sundays from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Features more than 65 etchings by 30 American artists drawn from the Spencer Museum of Art's print collection for a critical examination of the etching revival in America. Issues explored include the motivations of the artists for working abroad in this era, as well as how these works fit into existing definitions of American art. The event is ongoing until June 6 in the North Balcony Gallery at the Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St., and is free for all ages.
Elephant Trike
The Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 East 8th St., will present Elephant Trike, a collection of paintings and drawings by Geoff Benzing, now through June 30.
The Johnson County Library and the Friends of the Library will host the 2004 Sizzlin' Summer Used Book Sale at the Mission Center Mall, 4801 Johnson Drive, Mission, the sale will be open Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Kansas City retailers Birdies, Second Honeymoon and Spool will sponsor the Italian Summer Fashion Show, featuring clothing designs by local Kansas City city designers as well as live music. The
show will be presented at 7 p.m., Saturday, on West 18th St. in Kansas City, Mo.The event is free to the public.
Rush
Rush, the 1980s hit group, are touring again and are scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Sunday at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 633 North 130th St., Bonner Springs. The concert is open to all ages. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster for $30 to $65.
Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
The group that incorporates sounds of Bluegrass, Classical and Jazz will perform Monday, June 14 at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts. The show is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. and tickets are available at the Liberty Hall box office or they may be purchased through Ticketmaster. Tickets cost $26.50 for floor tickets and $32 for balcony seats. No one younger than 18 will be admitted. For more information call the Liberty Hall Box office at 785-749-1972.
Peter Thompson will show about 60 new photographs he has created since stepping down as dean of fine arts at the University of Kansas in 1999 at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire. The lecture will start at 7:30 p.m. June 15. The gallery opened June 4 and will remain open seven days a week until July 16. The event is free for all ages.
Photographs by Peter Thompson
Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 West 10th Street, Kansas City, Mo., will present J. Kent Barnhart in his one-man show, How Did I End Up Here?, June 17 through June 27. For ticket information and times, call 816-421-1700.
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is a three-day event that takes place on 400 acres of partially wooded land by Lake Clinton, from June 18 to 20. More than 50 acts are scheduled to perform at the three-day festival. Tickets range from $40 to $105. Single-day tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the festival gates. This price includes admission to the festival and parking. Camping is not included in single-day tickets. All 3-day passes include next-to-car camping. $75 tickets available through April 30 or until sold out. Ticket prices are $105.
The music of Led Zepplin performed by the Starlight Symphony Orchestra
The Starlight Symphony Orchestra, featuring guest Conductor Brent Havens and Vocalist Randy Jackson, will perform Led Zeppelin's classic songs. The concert is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. Saturday June 19 at the Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Road, Kansas City, Missouri. Tickets are available at Starlight's box office or they can be purchased through Ticketmaster for $25 to $30. Reserved Seats cost: $39.50, $32.50 and $29.50. Lawn seats are $25.
Crown Center Antique Festival
Crown Center, 2450 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Mo., will host the fourth annual Crown Center Antique Festival on Saturday, June 19, and Sunday, June 20. the festival will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Romance Romance: A Romantic Musical
This Tony Award nominated play is based on a book by Barry Harman and explores love and romance across centuries. Directed and choreographed by John Staniuas, with musical direction by Michael Johnson. The show starts June 25 and continues through July 3rd with nightly showings at 5:00 p.m. at Murphy Hall. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased to at Murphy Hall's box office.
Mexican Fiesta
St. John the Evangelist, 1234 Kentucky, will host its 23rd Annual Mexican Fiesta from 6 to 11 p.m. on Friday, June 25, and Saturday, June 26. There will be authentic Mexican food, refreshments and live entertainment. The event is free to the public.
Heartland Men's Chorus
The Heartland Men's Chorus will present "Seductive Sounds: The Joy of Singing" Saturday, June 26, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 27, at 4 p.m. at the Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th, Kansas City, Mo. For tickets, call 816-931-3338 or visit www.hmckc.org. Tickets are available for $15 or $25.
Kiss / Poison
Sunday, June 27 7:00 p.m. Kiss and Poison will perform at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre,.683 North 130th Street, Bonner Springs. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster for all ages for $24 to $59.
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Alumni board fires president
By Jay Senter
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Kansan staff writer
Something happened at the University of Kansas Alumni Association's board meeting over commencement weekend that led to the firing of long-time president and chief executive officer Fred Williams.
But neither Williams nor the board are willing to disclose just what that something was.
After a board meeting May 22, Alumni Association chairwoman Linda Duston Warren informed Williams that he 'had been placed on administrative leave with pay, after which he was asked to leave the premises of the Adams Alumni Association building, east of the Kansas Union.
Williams contended that, at the time he had been given no reasons for the action.
Williams received a letter from the board that informed him that his employment with the association had been terminated May 28.
Williams' attorney, Roger Stanton, confirmed that the letter did give reasons for the board's actions, but he declined to comment on specifics.
Stanton contended that the reasons outlined by the board in the letter failed
to justify firing Williams, who had served as the president and CEO of the association since 1983.
Warren said only that the board's decision was a personnel matter and that she was not at liberty to discuss the details of the situation.
Stanton said his client intended to seek fulfillment of his contract with the Alumni Association.
"This is a contract that they saw fit to submit to Fred and have him sign — it is not one that he sought," Stanton said. "Based on that, we intend to see that the contract is honored, and we hope to do that by negotiation."
Warren declined to confirm or deny that Williams and his attorney had threatened or initiated legal action against the Alumni Association.
Stanton confirmed that Williams, whose salary was set annually by a compensation committee, was making about $175.000 a year.
Stanton said that William's salary was modest compared to the salaries of alumni association presidents at similar universities.
As such, he rejected the idea that the board's move to fire Williams was a cost-cutting maneuver.
The board introduced former KU Chancellor Del Shankel as the interim director on May 28.
Over the course of his 45-year association with the University, Shankel, a former professor in biology and microbiology, has served in interim roles as Chancellor on two occasions - in 1980 to 1981 and again from 1994 to 1995.
Warren said Shankel seemed a natural choice for the interim role.
"He has been fantastic in his support of the University," Warren said. "We felt that he would bring to the position the quality that we would like to have there, and help us through the transition."
Shankel splits his time between homes in Seattle and Lawrence, and will be flying between the two over the summer before returning to Lawrence for full-time duties at the Alumni Association in September.
The Alumni Association is in the process of assembling a search committee for a full-time president and CEO to take over for Shankel, and expects to release the names of the members of that committee in the next two weeks.
Warren said the committee would be conducting a national search to find new president and CEO, but did not have a timeline set for making the hire.
—Edited by Amanda O'Toole
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Kansas Archaeology Program sponsors annual summer dig
LINDSBORG — It's hot, windy and the payoff comes from breaking open clumps of 750-year-old mud.
And the volunteers of the Kansas Archaeology Training Program field school love it.
The training program, sponsored by the Kansas State Historical Society and the Kansas Anthropological Association, sets up at a different site each summer.
This year, participants in southwest Lindsborg are looking for remains of mid-13th century earth lodges.
"You never know what's inside each chunk of mud, so you have to keep busting them open to see if you missed anything," said volunteer Bob Thompson, 75, of Atchison.
Thompson and more than two dozen others began work Saturday on the 16-day, come-and-go project.
Tod Bevitt, the dig's principal investigator, said sites in the Smoky Hills had been excavated before, but this year, volunteers were looking for the remains of cooking areas and tools.
More volunteers, working in a laboratory at Smoky Valley High School, work to clean, weigh and catalogue the items. The finds will be sent to Topeka for further research.
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By Joe Burke
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Summer is upon us and it is time for some parents to ship their kids off to various camps to play sports, learn life skills and just have some fun. The University of Kansas Athletic Department will provide that opportunity to kids throughout the month of June.
Each athletic team will hold a camp during the month, giving kids from grade school to high school the chance to learn from Division I athletes and coaches.
Some camps last overnight and the participants will stay in the residence halls. Other camps last only a day and focus on specific skills.
The women's volleyball team began the month with its four-day skills camp June 1 to 4.
The team will also hold two one-day specialization camps later this week.
The first camp, on Friday, will focus on attacking and hitting, while the second camp, on Saturday, will focus on setting.
Volleyball coach Ray Bechard said the camps were an opportunity for his players to learn through teaching skills to the younger girls.
"Sometimes it is easier to work on your skills when you are demonstrating them to another person." Bechard said.
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The overnight camp for sixth- through 12th-grade girls focused on basic volleyball skills each morning and then allowed the girls to play six-on-six games in the evening.
It also gives the girls an opportunity to work with
opportunities coaches and players from the University, along with other area college coaches.
Annie Parr, a 16-year-old from Baldwin High School, hits the ball over the net. Parr attended the women's volleyball skills camp last week. Other KU sports camps this month include swimming, tennis, softball, baseball, golf, football and basketball.
Kansas players helped with all of the
extra help to campers who requested it.
demonstrations and were available camp sessions June 13 to 17 and June before and after each day to give any 20 to 24. extra help to camers who requested it.
er this week including the swim, tennis, softball and baseball teams.
The swim team began its technique camp on June 6 and it will run through June 10. The swim team's skills camp will be June 10 to 12.
Coach Clark Campbell said many campers will compete in both camps, but each camp does have its own goal.
"Our goal for our technique camp is teaching how to swim faster and longer. A couple new concepts have been developed in the sport during the last year that we want to share with our campers," Campbell said. "The skills camp aims to teach fast and efficient starts and turns."
The men's team has two different sessions beginning with the first week June 13 to 17 and the second June 20 to 24.
The men's and women's golf teams each have a camp during the month.
Senior golfer Kevin Ward said each golfer on the team would benefit from the extra time on the driving range.
Both teams' camps are small in number to allow each participant the opportunity for one-on-one instruction.
Four other teams began camps earli- Edited by Jay Senter
Other camps to be held in June include football camp June 13 to 16 and a women's basketball camp June 18 to 19 for girls in grades eight through 12.
The men's basketball team will also hold two
Jayhawks walk away from car accident
By Joe Burke jburke@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
J. R. Giddens and Darnell Jackson are lucky to be in class after a Memorial Day car accident in Oklahoma City.
They were left with only minor bumps and bruises.
Giddens told The Daily Oklahomaan that he and Jackson were riding in a Ford Explorer around 4 a.m. They were going to a 7-11 store when a woman driving a Toyota Corolla clipped the Explorer and flipped it onto its side. Bystanders where able turn the SUV over and allow each to escape. The accident occurred at the intersection of N.W. 23rd and Portland.
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I am a police officer. I have been on the job for over 30 years.
Jackson
Giddens told the paper.
Each was taken to Intergris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City in where they were treated and released.
Giddens reportedly injured his left shoulder and Jackson hurt his right shoulder, but neither injury should keep them on the sideline too long.
"First and foremost, we're thankful they were not seriously injured. It'd go for anybody in an accident. That's the primary concern," Self said last week.
Second-year coach Bill Self did not learn of the accident until the next morning and was relieved to hear that each player was OK after the accident.
Self said that the accident should be a wake-up call to other players on the team to drive cautiously and be careful at all times.
—Edited by Amanda O'Toole
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First baseman skips draft signs major league contract
Ryan Baty decided the Major League Baseball draft was not for him but a future in the sport was. The University of Kansas first baseman signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays last week. He reported to the Devil Rays' spring training site in St. Petersburg, Fla., later that same week.
The fifth-year senior was considered a free agent at the end of the season because he had exhausted all of his college eligibility. Any player who has used all of his eligibility is able to sign rather than waiting for the draft.
"After the (final) game in Manhattan, my family and I sat down to weigh all of the options and we felt the Devil Rays were the best fit," Baty said. "They showed the most interest and I feel I have a good chance of moving up in their organization."
The Wichita native concluded his five-year career by breaking the school's hit-streak record of 20 games. Baty ended the season with a 21-game streak. The Jayhawks' all-time leader in doubles was an honorable mention selection on the Big 12 Coaches All-Big 12 team.
— Joe Burke
MEN'S GOLI
Golfers late to title tee time, birdies make up for penalty
University of Kansas golfers Kevin Ward, Leawood senior, and Gary Woodland, Topeka sophomore, continued a successful spring by winning the Kansas Golf Association Fourball Championship title last weekend at Alvamar Golf Country Club, 1809 Crossgate Drive.
The two defeated former Jayhawks Jay Hepler and Tyler Shelton by six holes in the 31-hole match play contest.
"If we bring our 'A' game nobody's going to beat us," Ward said. They birdied every other hole. "If you can do that, that's putting somebody else in a tough place to try to match."
The duo was three up after 18 holes and continued to knock in birdies as the afternoon continued. Ward birdied four of the first five holes to pad the lead. Woodland put the match out of reach with birdie puts of 50 and 20 feet on holes eight and nine.
Ward and Woodland began the match by forfeiting the first hole because they arrived late to the tee. The deficit was quickly erased when Woodland birdied the second hole and evened the match.
They will play in the Southwestern in Albuquerque, N.M., later this month.
— Joe Burke
New men's basketball coach has top program experience
MEN'S BASKETBALL
University of Kansas basketball coach Bill Self announced earlier this week the hiring of new assistant coach Kurtis Townsend. He comes to Lawrence after assisting Perry Clark for one year at the
Townsend
University of Miami.
Self regarded Townsend as one of the top recruiters in the nation and said he would fit in well with his staff.
"I've known Kurtis since he was an assistant at Michigan and have always had a great deal of respect for his work ethic and how he conducts his business," Self said.
Townsend has been an assistant at some of the top programs in the country including Southern California, Michigan California and Eastern Michigan.
Joe Burke
WORLD CUP SOCCER
Talent abundant at soccer championship in Portugal
LISBON, Portugal — The display of talent is daunting.
There's David Beckham of England, Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry of defending champion France and Luis Figo of Portugal.
There's even a good chance threetime winner Germany won't survive the first round.
The three-week showcase may well be the toughest soccer competition anywhere, including the World Cup.
The 16-team European championship begins Saturday, with all the continent's main rivals in contention.
The World Cup qualification system allows weaker teams to join a 32-team field, and the seeding system means powerhouse nations can avoid each other until the late stages. In the Euros they meet right from outset.
France, favored to become the first to win back-to-back titles, faces England on the second day. Spain and Portugal are in the same group, creating matchups of Real Madrid teammates Beckham and Zidane, and Figo and Raul Gonzalez.
"I think we have the team to go very far at the European championships," Zidane said. "Now we just have to be ready on time."
—The Associated Press
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More than 12,000 people endured long lines and building temperatures close to 90 degrees May 21 to hear former President Bill Clinton speak in Allen Fieldhouse. Clinton gave the inaugural lecture for the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. The event was originally scheduled at the Lied Center but was moved to the fieldhouse because of high ticket demands.
Clinton provides bipartisan message
By Anna Clovis and Steve Vockrodt editor@kansan.com Kansan staff writers
Thousands of people. crowded Allen Fieldhouse on May 21 to hear former President Bill Clinton deliver the inaugural speech in the Dole Lecture Series.
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Dole said he and Clinton were a "political odd couple." Dole said he invited Clinton to deliver the inaugural Dole lecture because of the mission of the Robert I. Dole Institute of Politics.
Clinton was introduced by former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.), his 1996 presidential election opponent. Clinton said they have since shed any animosity to deliver a message of bipartisanship.
The two politicians performed more like stand-up comedians. Dole, a frequent late night talk show guest since the 1996 race, joked about the election. Clinton said he was tired of being Dole's straight man and tried some comedy of his own before beginning his lecture.
"The institute's mission is to encourage a bipartisan search for solutions to America's problems," Dole said.
Clinton's lecture focused on partisanship and how it interfered with progress and current events in the United States. He said people need to find a way to be more offensive and defensive in dealing with terror and weapons of mass destruction.
Making deals and developing more partnerships is important, Clinton said.
"Compromise is honorable,not dishonorable," he said.
He said the nation needed to work with others, leading into his third point of more institutional cooperation.
He said people shouldn't join every treaty,but give them consideration.
Clinton answered three questions submitted by KU students following his 45-minute speech.
The Rock Chalk chant echoed in the
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Courtney Kublen/Kansan
Former President Bill Clinton and Bob Dole, former U.S. Sen. (R-Kan.), stand near the podium at the inaugural lecture in the Dole Lecture Series. A prominent figure will be brought to the University each year to speak and commemorate Dole's wounding in Italy during World War II.
Molly McMurray was one of the first to make her way to the railing around the stage after the speech.
background as Clinton shook hands and took photos with audience members.
The St. Joseph, Mo., senior had her picture taken with Clinton. McMurray worked at the White House with the Bush administration last summer, and even though she said some of her friends wondered why she was at the event, she said Clinton delivered a great speech.
Some KU faculty were equally as impressed. Jeff Moran, associate professor of history, said it was the best political event he'd ever seen in Kansas.
"It was a good message for America," McMurray said.
"I'm almost speechless," Moran said. He's a reminder of a time when we had prosperity, wealth and bipartisanship which have all been ferreted away in the last four years."
—Edited by Amanda O'Toole
INSIDE
Chautauqua Lawrence has been around for 150 years and there are several events during the week celebrating the event. PAGE3
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Baseball Draft Travis Metcalf and Ryan Knippschild were both selected in the draft. PAGE 17
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Sports ... 17
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Jessica Brumm, Baldwin City senior, prepares her hair backstage prior to performing the role of Thelma in the Lawrence Community Theater's production of Gvpsy. Gvpsy runs June 17 to 20.See story on PAGE 15.
Concerts spread illnesses
Sicknesses can spread quickly during concerts
By Marc Ingber
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kansan staff writer
Outdoor music and camping go hand in hand, but often those hands aren't clean.
The Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, which features more than 70 bands on three stages during the four-day concert, is coming up, and those planning on making it to the last day should be prepared.
A lack of cleanliness at outdoor events can often lead to illnesses such as the flu, food poisoning and even meningitis.
For more summer safety stories, see PAGE 13.
In order to make the festival a more enjoyable experience it is important to take precautions against factors associated with large outdoor concerts, said Randall Rock, staff physician at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
"Anything in excess can be a problem — whether it is sun, alcohol or fun," Rock said.
He said items such as water, hand sanitizer, antibacterial soap, bug spray and a change of socks were necessities at events like this.
It is common for people to fall asleep in the sun, which can lead to sunburns if
sunscreen is not properly applied, he said.
Another problem, Rock said, associated with this type of concert was excessive drinking.
"Prolonged alcohol use can mask symptoms more serious than a hangover," he said.
He said diagnoses for illnesses like meningitis and West Nile virus were often delayed because people who had the symptoms attributed them to drinking. Symptoms such as a fever, sore throat, rash or a terrible headache were usually the effect of something more severe than excessive drinking, Rock said.
In order to stay away from these types of illnesses it is important not to share towels, pillows, food or drink and always
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CORRECTIONS
Perception vs. Reality
Last Wednesday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. The article, "Perception vs. Reality" stated crime statistics for all of Lawrence rather than for downtown Lawrence.
The correct crime statistics for downtown Lawrence are:
Down Lawrence are:
Murders .0
Rapes .0
Robberies .2
Aggravated assaults .7
Non-aggravated assaults .17
Burglaries .2
Theft from motor vehicle .8
Theft of motor vehicle .2
Property damage .20
Narcotics possessions .2
Source: The Lawrence Police Department
What's happening
Last Wednesday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. The "What's happening" section stated the show Romance Romance: A Romantic Musical runs from June 25 to July 3 with nightly showings at 5:00 p.m.The shows are on June 25, 26, 29, 30 and July 1 to 3. They start at 7:00 p.m. The June 27 show starts at 5:00 p.m.
Kevin Kane, Parkville, Mo., junior, connects with the ball during a casual game with friends in front of Memorial Stadium. Kane was out yesterday afternoon shagging baseballs. He said he and most of the guys he was with live across the street from the stadium and try to play as often as they can.
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University community mourns death of associate professor
Members of the University of Kansas community mourned the loss of Paul Rehak, associate professor of classics, last week.
Rehak died June 5 of complications from a heart attack that he suffered during the Spring semester. He was 50.
Rehak's primary professional interests were in the Bronze Age and Greek and Roman sculpture. He presented a wellreceived paper on Roman art in April.
Classics department chairwoman, Pam Gordon, said Rehak's students had helped their professor in the weeks following his heart attack.
"Paul's passing is a terrible loss to the department and to the profession," said Michael Shaw, associate professor of classics. "He left us just at the height of his career."
"Students showed up at his house every day to visit, help around the house or to walk his four dogs," she said. "The loss has been rough on all of us, but the students' response really made a difference."
Erik Johnson
Vice provost returns to work after nearly fatal car accident
Associate vice provost for student success, Richard Morrell, has returned to work six months after a car wreck
Just a friendly game
VOLLEYBALL
that nearly took his life.
Morrell and his wife were driving on 27th Street on Christmas Eve when a sport utility vehicle broadsided them. Morrell's wife, Kerry, suffered minor injuries and was quickly released from the hospital, but Morrell suffered substantial injuries that kept him in the hospital for one month.
Though he has recovered significantly, Morrell does have permanent damage to his hearing, and senses of taste and smell.
He returned to work this week on a part-time schedule, and will work his way back up to full-time duties.
Before being appointed to his current position, Morrell had worked in the registrar's office and as an assistant director of admissions.
— Jay Senter
LAWRENCE
Local residents display their art for public at local gallery
The Ad Astra Galleria, 205 W.8th St., will open a new show, TIME AND MEMORY: Infinitus et Finitus at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
The show will be open for two weeks and will feature art by two local artists, Sara Rich and Dessie Orear.
"I'm excited because this is my first professional show outside of the University," Orear said. "But I'm moving to New York so it will be my last one in Kansas."
President's death impacts University's hours of operation
— Marc Ingber
To honor the federal declaration of a National Day of Mourning for former President Ronald Reagan, Governor Kathleen Sebelius announced that state offices would be closed last Friday.
Lynn Bretz, director of University
Relations, said the University did not want to interfere with the first week of summer classes but also wanted to pay respects to the former President. So while many faculty and staff members were given the day off, offices and departments central to the University's academic mission remained open and support services such as residence halls, dining halls and Watkins Memorial Health Center also remained open.
Summer classes, summer institutes and summer camps on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses held sessions as usual Friday. Faculty members scheduled to teach were allowed to be absent for personal reasons, but were expected to ensure that class material would be covered. Students were also allowed to be absent but were still responsible for missed material.
The University's Lawrence campus honored former President Reagan by sounding the bells of the World War II Memorial Carillon on Friday from 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. The ROTC Honor Guard stood watch at the Dole Institute of Politics on West Campus as members of the University community and the public expressed condolences to the Reagan family in a remembrance book.
Richard Konzem, interim associate director of the Dole Institute, said the week-long remembrance saw a steady flow of visitors. Nearly 700 visitors signed the book, which will be sent to the Reagan Presidential Library this week.
The nation's 40th President, Ronald Wilson Reagan, was laid to rest in a horseshoe-shaped burial site on a Southern California hilltop Friday after a funeral at the Washington National Cathedral attended by world leaders past and present. National and state flags on both KU campuses will remain flying at half-mast during the 30-day mourning period for Reagan.
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Lawrence celebrates birthday
Chautauqua festivities marked by performances lectures and workshops
By John Scheirman
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Lawrence marks its 150th birthday this year by celebrating with a series of activities in the next several months. The Bleeding Kansas Chautauqua, June 24 to 29, is the next scheduled event.
According to Judy Billings, director of the Lawrence Visitors and Convention Bureau, the Chautauqua will include music specific to the time and other forms of entertainment.
Six scholars will portray characters from history. They will answer questions from the audience after the performance. Many of the Chautauqua's events will occur under a large tent in South Park, between 11th and 12th Streets on Massachusetts Street.
"A festival of learning, if you will — with a kids' tent and concessions," Billings said.
Festivities will begin at noon on Thursday, June 24 with a Lunch Pail lecture by Tom Eblen, a retired KU journalism professor, titled "Territorial Newspapers." The talk will occur at the Watkins Community Museum, 11th and Massachusetts Streets.
The tent raising is scheduled to be completed at 6:00 p.m., followed by a concert from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. featuring the Euphoria String Band.
Other musical events in the Chautauqua will include concerts by the Freestaters on June 25, the Gum Springs Serenaders on June 26, the Kaw Valley Cornet Band on June 27, Byron Wiley on June 28 and Diane Gillenwater on June 29.
The first historical character to appear in the tent program will be the former slave and abolitionist leader, Frederick Douglass, on Friday, June 25, at 7:00 p.m.
Fred Krebs, a Johnson County Community College professor, will portray Stephan Douglas, and Dianne Eickhoff, a Kansas City, Kan., resident, will portray Clarina Nichols — a woman suffragette with Susan B. Anthony who lived in Kansas, according to Billings.
Other characters portrayed will be Abraham Lincoln, abolitionist John Brown and U.S. Sen. David Atchison.
Activities for young people will include children's workshops a five-day Youth Chautauqua Camp for fifth through eighth grades and Kid-Tauqua Tent Activities each evening.
"A festival of learning, if you will — with a kids' tent and concessions."
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Director of the Lawrence Visitors and Convention Bureau
Chautauqua will also include adult workshops, a temperance rally, a guided tour of Underground Railroad sites and a horse-drawn trolley ride through downtown.
The Chautauqua is one of the two main events during Lawrence's sesquicentennial celebration. The other is a parade on Sept. 18, the anniversary of when Lawrence was founded.
For a complete list of Chautauqua events, go to the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau's Web site at www.lawrence150.org/calendar, or call the bureau at 865-4411. More information about the Kansas Territory sesquicentennial can be found at the Kansas Humanities Council web site, info@kansashumanities.org and the Kansas State Historical Society web site at www.kshs.org/sesquicentennial/.
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The area received about three and a half inches of rain, considerably less than some areas farther to the south, where estimates of rainfall ranged from five to nine inches.
The rain flooded many farmers' wheat crops, and local residents said hay bales blew apart in the wind.
Garry Berges, the county emergency coordinator, said the county extension agent who joined him in touring the flood-stricken area estimated 20 percent of the wheat crop was damaged.
The flash flooding left a lot of debris on the road, and the force of the water brought some fence lines to the ground.
Farmers said the result of the storms would be severe. They expect a lot of driftwood in the fields, and a layer of silt across the crops. Ironically, farmers said it was almost necessary that a shower occur after a large storm.
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Stephen McAllister's, dean of the law school, announcement at the end of the spring semester that he had withdrawn his name from consideration for the deanship at UCLA and would be staying at the University of Kansas elicited sighs of relief from some, and mild confusion from others.
McAllister said his decision was based largely on family considerations and his contentment with his current position. But a message from McAllister in the May issue of the law school newsletter, The Brief-Brief, led some members of the community to question just how happy McAllister was
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In his "Monthly Message from the
"I admire him for doing what he did because he chose to bring his personal life into a public situation to defend himself when he did not necessarily need to do that."
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Dean," McAllister responded by chastising members of the Green Hall community for spreading rumors about him and his wife, and for exhibiting behavior that "exceeds the bounds of natural curiosity and shows a lack of respect for us and others."
Specifically, McAllister addressed those persons who spread information about McAllister and Carey's relationship throughout the building: "Finally, truly disappointing to me are the actions of those who have taken communications from us — directed to specific people in this building for good reasons and in good faith — and spread them to the world. No one should be guilty of such
conduct, but some people in this building are, and by definition I am not talking about students, since the communications that have been disseminated were not directed by us to our students."
McAllister said the message was not an expression of discontent with his professional situation, but a request for respect of his privacy from his peers and students.
"The message wasn't directed at any group in particular, and I don't even know specifically which people were doing some of the things that were displeasing to me," he said. "But at some point, you just want for your private life to be private."
Some students wondered why McAllister chose such a public venue to address what appeared to be a conflict between the dean and his faculty over private matters. Others felt that the message could have only brought increased attention to an already unpleasant situation.
But McAllister's supporters credit him with addressing the issue head-on. Brad Korell, a law school graduate who is now the head of the University of Kansas Alumni Association's chapters in Dallas and Austin, Texas, said he respected McAllister's willingness to openly deal with the situation.
"I admire him for doing what he did because he chose to bring his personal life
into the public to defend himself when he did not necessarily need to do that," Korell said. "I further admire him, with what had happened, for staying at KU, because he is sincerely an asset to the school."
Misikir Tilahun, Student Bar Association president, said McAllister's column sent a clear message that the dean simply wanted the boundaries of his private life to be respected.
"I think he has a right to make that statement, and I think he has a right to be discontent with that situation," Tilahun said. "It was a big deal in the law school, because we have never seen anything like it before in The Brief-Brief. It is a really out of the ordinary message that he writes in that newsletter."
Tilahun said that the timing of the message should help all parties involved reconcile the situation before fall.
The impact the situation has had on McAllister's credibility with the student and alumni bodies is yet to be seen.
"I think that the dean very purposefully chose to put his message in the last issue," Tilahun said. "It will give everyone the summer to reflect so that when next semester begins, everyone can get back to teaching and learning."
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By Amanda O'Toole aotoole@kansan.com Kansan Staff writer
Matthew Buechner doesn't celebrate Father's Day. The associate professor of molecular biology sciences doesn't see the need to.
He said he can tell his two girls, Clara Kundin, 14, and Pamina Buechner, 11, care about him without making a fuss.
"You're a dad and a mom all year round," he said. "I can tell they care about me by looking in their eyes."
The United States Census Bureau reported there are close to 6.2 million fathers in the country. Despite his negative outlook on the holiday, Buechner still has memories of celebrating the day with his own father and he tries to parallel the relationship he had with his father with his own children.
Buechner remembered making gifts usually cards, for his father.
"He was a very loving and giving man," Buechner said. "He used to play Legos with me. I try to emulate him as a father."
Instead of building with legos, Buechner has a long tradition of reading to the girls before bed.
Liz Kundin, Buechner's ex-wife, said that was one aspect of his relationship with the children that she admired.
"He's making memories with the children," she said. "Reading will be something they always remember."
Both Kundin and Buechner said Harry Potter had been a staple in that relationship.
"Sometimes the girls are disappointed when the actors in the movie have different accents than their dad does," Buechner said.
The tradition of bedtime reading has begun to fade, Kundin said. Pamina still gets bedtime stories but Buechner stopped reading to Clara a few years ago. He said that it was just a part of growing up.
"I miss reading a little bit," he said. "On the other hand I get to see them develop other skills."
Kundin said that her ex-husband was a good role model for the children as well.
"One of the things about Matthew is that he believes in what he believes in very strongly," she said.
And he does not believe in Father's Day.
"You have to win kids' respect just like they have to win yours," he said. "You don't need a special day for them to respect you."
His oldest daughter agreed.
"There's no real point in the day," Clara said. "Kids are going to appreciate their parents without buying them a gift that the parent doesn't need."
Clara remembered giving her father a tie made out of clay when she was little.
"If we make him something or get him
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something, he just tells us we shouldn't have done that," she said. "I don't mind it."
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He thought the girls may even be with their mother on Sunday. He said, "I won't
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If you turn to page 16 in this week's University Daily Kansan, you'll see what we like to call "What's happening." A weekly resource for students, "What's happening" is a calendar listing events and happenings in Lawrence, Kansas City and the surrounding area.
When the staff compiles the calendar, they look for every possible art gallery opening, rock concert, theatrical production and political rally to include.
The goal is to have something for everyone, regardless of his or her tastes.
However, even the great staff of the Kansan can miss something once in a while. Heck, we aren't perfect. That's why we're inviting you to help us out.
As you'll see in this week's calendar, we list as much stuff as we can get in. This week we have listings for Theopeka Civic Theatre as well as Right Between the Ears at Liberty Hall.
Let us know what you're into, tell us what's going on. Clue us into your museum showings, movie screenings and book readings.
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By Jay Senter
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One of Chancellor Robert Hemenway's most well-publicized priorities for the University of Kansas has been to bring it within the ranks of the top 25 public universities in the nation.
Some faculty members have recently contended that the University made no progress toward that goal under the leadership of former Executive Vice Chancellor of Campus Relations Janet Murguia, who left the University for a lobbying job in Washington, D.C., in January.
But last summer, the Office of University Relations undertook a cohesive Integrated Marketing Communications project that KU officials believe has the potential to improve the University's national reputation for years to come. That project, overseen by a body called the Marketing Counsel, consists of four teams, each responsible for examining a certain aspect of the University's marketing: visual identity, reputation, recruiting and state funding.
The research efforts of the visual identity team have received the most attention from the press and public, but visual identity is a only small part of the entire IMC campaign. Over the course of the 2003-2004 academic year, the Marketing Counsel developed surveys and conducted focus groups to measure the effectiveness of the University's current marketing efforts. When the results of that research are compiled late this summer, the Marketing Counsel will develop a cohesive IMC plan.
"The focus in the media has been almost entirely on the visual identity aspect," said Kevin Boatright, who took on Murguia's responsibilities as Interim Vice Chancellor for University Relations. "In reality this is a much larger project than that, and it is an ongoing activity that does not end once a plan is developed."
Much of the direction for the project has come from a consulting firm called Simpson Communications, based out of Washington, D.C. Chief consultant Christopher Simpson has done similar work with the University of Oregon and Indiana University, both peer institutions of the University. Boatright said that while Simpson had certainly helped the University conduct its initial wave of research, his most important contribution will be to train KU officials to conduct future research for themselves.
The IMC team hopes to make the University's marketing efforts more efficient.
"In many respects, KU already is an institution at a very high level," Boatright
said. "The general consensus is that KU does a lot of good, and while there are a lot of positive things at KU, we might not be getting credit for all of it."
Communicating the benefits of the University's status as a national research university to the citizens of the state was a challenging but important undertaking, said Rex Buchanan, assistant director for public outreach at the Kansas Geological Survey.
"We want to try to improve the impression that people in the state have of the research that KU does, and how it benefits them," said Buchanan. "When you say that KU is a pre-eminent research institution, a lot of times people don't know what that means. It's hard to put a personal face on that."
Boatright acknowledged that the research tools had taken longer to develop and administer than initially anticipated.
"We are doing things the University has never done before," said Lynn Bretz, director of University Relations. "Talk to anybody in marketing and research, and they'll say that to put together a survey that scientifically measures what you want, and then get it out there, that takes a lot of time and effort."
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—Edited by Miranda Lenning
Last summer, the University started researching the effectiveness of its marketing efforts in four areas. Once results from the preliminary round of research have been compiled, the Marketing Counsel will formulate a plan to increase marketing efficiency. Below are the four teams and their mandates.
Visual Identity: assesses what the University's different logos and symbols communicate to the public
Reputation/Benefits: examines how the public views the University's academics, research and benefits to the state
Recruitment/Admissions: looks at how prospective students view the University, its strengths and weaknesses
State Funding: researches how the University might improve communications to the state senate and legislature in hopes of ensuring a consistent stream of funding
Source: Kevin Boatright, Interim Vice Chancellor for University Relations
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Gas prices and delivery services don't mix
By Abby Tillery
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Gas prices have been slowly rising for the past year and have increased to more than two dollars per gallon at some Lawrence locations. The higher gas prices have had a heavy impact on area delivery drivers.
Casey Myers, general manager of Domino's, 832 Iowa St., said that there had been a "buzz" around the store about increasing compensation for the higher gas prices, but none of the employees had said anything directly to him.
"It is more accepted than anything else," he said.
Pizza delivery drivers are usually paid somewhere between 50 and 80 cents a delivery in Lawrence. Jarret Pons, Lawrence resident and Domino's delivery driver, said they are paid 80 cents a delivery. Pons said he depends more on his tips than the money he receives from the delivery.
High gas prices are still affecting the pizza delivery industry despite the drop in prices through the past two weeks. If gasoline prices tend to stay about $2 per gallon, it might not be just the delivery drivers feeling the hit.
According to Pons, Domino's has increased its delivery fee within the past two years, which resulted in a 5 cent increase from 75 cents per delivery for
Jim Doblin, Public Affairs Coordinator for AAA, said there was always usually an increase in prices at the beginning of summer.
the drivers.
The oil refineries have to switch to a different process for summer gasoline and are not always functioning at full capacity when summer comes around, Doblin said.
Doblin pointed out that gas prices had dropped a few cents, reflecting the increased production at the refineries. The $2 per gallon was higher than usual and might possibly get worse.
"Our national office has predicted a fairly volatile summer," he said.
According to www.fuelgaugerport.com, the gas prices have risen more than 40 cents per gallon since last year, but the price today is nearly the same as it was a month ago.
Julie Hildebrand, spokeswoman for Pizza Hut, said right now there was not a plan for a pay increase for Pizza Hut delivery drivers, but raises were something they reevaluate regularly with all employees. Gas price increases have never influenced the decision-making in regards to wage increases for delivery drivers, Hildebrand said.
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Grady Creek, Kansas City, Kan., senior; Chris Soetaert, Lawrence resident; Jarrett Pous, Lawrence resident; Jeff Dittmer, Desoto senior, and owner Ryan Murphy are employees at the newly opened Wheat State Pizza, 711 W.23rd St. The eatery opened its doors to the public Thursday.
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Ryan Murphy wanted to silence the grumbling stomachs of students and local residents with higher-quality ingredients and a far-from-corporate, local feel when he opened the doors to Lawrence's seventeenth pizza shop.
Murphy, Eudora resident, opened Wheat State Pizza Thursday in The Malls shopping center. 711 W.23rd St., in the former space of Godfather's Pizza.
With six years of Lawrence pizza experience three at Papa John's Pizza, 2233 Louisiana St., and three at Domino's Pizza, 832 Iowa St. Murphy said he wanted to develop his own pizza using ingredients he knew customers would prefer.
After sampling 24 different cheeses, he settled on a Wisconsin cheese that was not flash-frozen during production like cheese found at most national chains.
Murphy said Wheat State Pizza's biggest advantage may be the whole wheat crust he designed himself, using more sugar to make the crust taste sweeter.
Rich Morrell, associate vice provost of student success at the University of Kansas, ate with a weekly lunch group of four other Lawrence residents at Wheat State on Friday. Morrell said he liked the wheat crust and that the group would return.
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budget will force him to keep prices lower than the competition — a large, one-topping pizza is $1 less than Papa John's — and offer menu options other stores won't have, such as Silas and Mady's ice cream, Murphy said. He hopes local support will help the business.
"Twenty-third Street is becoming a corporate environment," he said. "We want to change that."
Kansas City-based Devlin Partners, L.L.C., franchises 35 Papa John's stores throughout Kansas and western Missouri. Scott MacHardy, general manager of Papa John's Lawrence store, said sales vary from year to year, but the Lawrence location is consistently one of Devlin Partners and Lawrence's top pizza shops.
A slumping economy and an Atkinscrazed America has been tough on the pizza industry, but national chains don't feel the pinch quite like local stores because an established national base allows chains to absorb minor losses easier. said MacHardy.
Economic ails and carb-counting diet obsessions aside, Murphy said his shop could succeed in a highly competitive environment because local residents found Lawrence-based businesses more appealing.
"They know we'll put more time into their food," Murphy said. "We're not going to serve anything that's less than perfect."
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James Joyce's book plays large part in Bloomsday festival
By Marc ingber
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March won't be the only month this year that Lawrence celebrates Irish culture.
The department of English at the University of Kansas will celebrate the Bloomsday Centenary today with a marathon reading of James Joyce's Ulysses.
The reading will begin in downtown Lawrence at 8 a.m. today and will continue until it is completed, which will be approximately 28 hours later according to Kathryn Conrad, associate professor of English and coordinator of the event.
go during the reading, but there would be about five people who would stick it out the whole way through.
Conrad said there would be a revolving cast of people who would come and
The story of Ulysses took place on, June 16, 1904, and each year Joyce fans all over the world celebrate Bloomsday in commemoration of the book, which was published in 1922.
The department of English wanted to have more of a celebration for the Bloomsday Centenary than previous years, Conrad said.
The department has been hosting a variety of events since last Thursday in preparation of Bloomsday. These included lectures, conferences, a play, Irish folk music and Irish rock bands.
"The neat thing about the conference is there is something for everybody," said Mike Lee. Andover graduate student.
He said even if some people were not interested in attending one of the lectures, they could still participate by seeing one of the Irish bands.
"People often say it's a wonderful
Conrad said although Ulysses is a famous book, it's not necessarily popular.
Eddie Delahant sings Irish folk songs to listeners at the Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Massachusetts St. The event was held Monday evening and was one of several leading up to the celebration of Bloomsday. Delahant, who is originally from Dublin, Ireland, said he was invited specifically for the week's events but would like to return because the listeners were great.
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book, but they haven't read it because they are afraid of it," she said.
One of the great things about Ulysses is that it challenges the readers to make their own interpretation of the book, which allows their minds to expand, said Conrad, who has read the book about seven times.
Conrad said the University was a great place to have the conference because Spencer Research Library had one of the
best Irish collections in the country.
The library's collection includes political pamphlets, literature and all of Joyce's works in many editions, including a Ulysses first edition.
"It's a world class collection and not that many people know about it," Conrad said. She said she was hoping the conference would change that.
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Lower interest rates on student loans are leading to more college degrees
By John Scheirman
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Federal student loan interest rates are falling to their lowest level in 35 years. But the effects on student borrowers will depend on the types of loans they have.
According to The Washington Post the new rates will take effect on July 1.
Borrowers with Stafford loans issued since July 1998 will see rates drop from last year's rate of 3.42 percent to a new rate of 3.37 percent.
U. S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige said in a press release, "Low-cost student loans have made college a reality for millions of students and their families, and lower interest rates mean more money in the pockets of the borrowers."
According to the U.S. Department of Education's press release that accompanied Paige's announcement, interest rates on most student loans are determined using a formula set by law.
Factors involved in the formula include whether the borrower remains in school, or is in a grace period, deferment or repayment status.
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"Being a graduate student and having six years of student loans, I appreciate any help I can get."
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the following example for the effects of decreasing rates: "Compared to three years ago, when the interest rate was 5.99 percent, borrowers with $10,000 in student loan debt and a 10-year standard repayment plan can save $1,523 in interest over the life of the loan."
Repayment periods on federal student loans can vary from 10 to 30 years. The loans can provide for borrowers to make the same repayment amounts throughout the repayment phase, or for payments to start lower but increase over a period of time.
For all federal loans at the University, the average level of debt for students graduating from December 2002, to May 2003 was $18,271, said Stephanie Covington, associate director of the Office of Student
Financial Aid, 50 Strong Hall.
Covington advised that a Web site maintained by the U.S. Department of Education, www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov, provides an online calculator that can be used to estimate the effects of various interest rates by entering the loan balance and the length of the repayment period.
"Being a graduate student and having six years of student loans, I appreciate any help I can get," said Natalia Gian, Garden City graduate student. "I don't know how much difference that will make. But I appreciate that it's a drop, and not a raise."
"I think it's significant in that it's at a historic low. Most people never thought it would get that low," Covington said. "With a really low interest rate, it might be more manageable for students to keep up with their interest payments while they're in school, rather than having their interest added to the principal balance of the loan when they go into the payment phase."
Covington also said that students with existing loan balances might benefit from consolidating their current loans to take advantage of the new, lower interest rates.
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TOPEKA — Basketball season ticket holders who have held front-row seats at Allen Fieldhouse for more than half a century are at risk of losing those seats.
The University of Kansas is installing a new "points system" that could move those ticket holders to the top row of the historic old building.
Points are mainly based on donations to the Williams Fund, the revenue-raising arm of the athletic department. People also get points for holding football tickets, graduating from Kansas and being a longtime ticket holder at the fieldhouse.
The new "points system" benefits those people who currently sit up high and have been making big donations for years.
About 9,000 of the 16,300 seats are in question. Jim Marchiony, associate athletic director, said the school figures to bring in about $1 million this year.
"It doesn't give us any pleasure for someone to have to lose their seats," he said. "It would be a lot less work for us if we didn't have the points system. But we need to raise money and we think we've come up with a very fair system to do this."
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Sara Katich noticed a change in her behavior about the last week of May.
The Lawrence junior said she occasionally wore a seat belt, but lately she had caught herself buckling up more.
That is what the Kansas Department of Transportation was hoping for.
Katich is part of the 36 percent of adults in Kansas who do not use their seat belt regularly.
The Click It or Ticket campaign, which ran nationally May 28 through June 6, targeted young adults like Katich.
The campaign cost KDOT about $300,000 on the mobilization and included more than 4,800 radio and TV spots.
The ads informed motorists that they would be issued two tickets if they were pulled over and not wearing a seat belt.
According to Sgt. Mike Pattrick of the Lawrence Police Department, Lawrence was not participating in the campaign but had always strictly enforced seatbelt use.
People still hear the ads in Lawrence and Vandervort said they need to be reminded that there is still a possibility of getting a ticket either in or around the city.
Ingrid Vandervort, KDOT program consultant, said that surrounding cities like Topeka, Overland Park and Olathe, do participate in the campaign.
She said the threat of getting two tickets could improve Kansas' rank of 46 in the country's seat belt usage. Only Arizona, Mississippi and Massachusetts are rated lower.
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But Vandervort and KDOT will have to wait until after November to see if the repetition sunk in with Kansas motorists.
DCCCA Inc., a Lawrence-based nonprofit agency, is conducting three rounds of research to see how effective the campaign was.
Researchers stand by roadways and count the number of front-seat motorists who are buckled in.
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"If we pull someone over for a primary violation and they're not wearing a seatbelt, we will probably issue them a ticket."
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KDOT wanted to become a model for other states to follow in seat belt awareness. Vandervort said.
Corridor enforcements, or smaller campaigns, are being scheduled for July through November in order to keep the momentum of the Click It or Ticket campaign.
Vandervort said plans for the enforcements, which would cost close to $182,000, should be approved this week and would closely resemble the original campaign.
Kansas is one of few states that will continue seat belt awareness efforts.
Though Katich said she didn't think people liked to be told to wear a seat belt, she said people understood that it was for the public good.
"They're not saying you can't pick your nose in your car — they just want people to be safe," she said.
— Edited by Abby Tillery
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By Julie Jones
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As summer approaches, more time is being spent beneath the sun's dangerous rays. Many students forego safety precautions, increasing the risk of skin cancer, dehydration and eye ailments.
"In the summer I'm in the sun a lot walking to class, swimming and going to concerts. But I don't worry about the long-term effects like I should," said Lindsay Siegel, Highland Park, Ill., senior. "I feel that I should use sunscreen more, but I only end up using it when I'm specifically aiming to get a tan."
Eighty percent of lifetime sun exposure occurs between the ages of 18 and 20, though the effects may not be seen for 20 or 30 years, said Lee Bittenbender, Lawrence dermatologist. This puts college students at a high risk for sun damage.
Bittenbender said that for every blistering sunburn, you double the risk of malignant melanoma in pigmented skin lesions, often identified as moles. Certain medications, dieretics and diseases can increase sun sensitivity.
Malignant melanoma lesions can be assymetric, border on irregularity, have color variation or have a diameter of more than six millimeters about the
size of a pencil eraser. Lesions can itch, dry or bleed. If any of these symptoms occur, a doctor should be notified.
Basal-cell skin cancer is also a risk, said Bittenbender. With 800,000 new cases in the United States every year, this type of cancer is more common than breast and lung cancer.
Though unusual for college-age students, basal-cell skin cancer is still a concern. The lesions appear as flesh-colored bumps that may look like pimples or a mole. The lesions are persistent and may bleed.
Sun exposure also has cosn effects, which include wrinkling, uneven skin pigmentation and a decrease in skin elasticity.
"It's important for people to enjoy outdoor activities and I don't want people to have a phobia," Bittenbender said. "Have common sense and if you can, don't go out midday and use sunscreens to
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Use sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher. SPF 45 is ideal for prolonged exposure.
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"Students should put their health before cosmetics," said Rock. "The term 'a healthy tan' is a probably an oxymoron."
Tanning beds use ultraviolet 'A' rays, which are longer and penetrate the skin more, said Bittenbender. An artificial tan also doesn't offer as much protection as a natural tan.
Those in search of a safer tanning alternative should consider sunless tanning sprays. Tanning sprays are inexpensive and can be found at most drug stores. If applied correctly, they can be a solution to pale legs. Some students turn away from sprays because they think the color is unnatural or difficult to apply.
Sunless tanning facilities solve these problems. Mickey Stremel, Glo Sunless Tanning owner, 847 New Hampshire St., said that depending on the product, the full-body tan can last anywhere from three to seven days.
The chemicals used at Glo are the same as those used in shampoos and lotions, said Stremel. All sprays are Food and Drug Administration approved.
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OMAHA, Neb. — As speculation swirls about whether Nebraska will consent to have a low-level radioactive waste dump built within its borders, Sen. Ben Nelson has introduced a bill that would force all member states of nuclear waste compacts to share the liability of such dumps.
The Nebraska Democrat's measure would protect states that host dump sites from carrying liability if a leak, accident or other problem occurred at a dump site.
A federal appeals court has upheld a 2002 ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf that Nebraska acted in bad faith by blocking construction of a nuclear waste dump in northeast Nebraska. The state has been ordered to pay $151 million in damages.
"It's important that if the state of Nebraska is required by the court or agrees as a result of a settlement to host a radioactive facility, that they're not left holding the bill when and if problems arise," Nelson said.
The state recently has been trying to negotiate a settlement with other members of the Central Interstate Low-level Radioactive Waste Compact — Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas.
If that settlement includes agreeing to have the nuclear waste dump built in Nebraska, the state should at least be
protected from carrying the full weight of liability for the dump, said Nelson.
"I think it's a matter of fairness," Nelson said. "It's simply not fair to the host states to assume all future liability for the radioactive waste generated by other states."
Alan Peterson, an attorney for the compact suing Nebraska, said yesterday that the Central Interstate compact provided for shared liability, but did not detail what that shared liability entails.
Legislation for shared liability was also enacted by three of the four other member states of the Central Interstate Low Level Radioactive Waste Compact, including Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.
Kansas did not enact the legislation. As a result, the compact did not adopt the shared liability agreement, potentially leaving Nebraska with the assumed liability if it hosts a dump, said Nelson.
Before drafting the bill, Nelson asked the Congressional Research Service to study shared liability agreements among the nation's 10 radioactive waste compacts. It found that eight of the regional compacts including the one to which Nebraska belongs do not extend commission liability to party states, said Nelson. Nelson said he had not yet approached other members of Nebraska's congressional delegation about co-sponsoring the legislation or introducing a sister bill in the House.
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make sure to get enough sleep and water, Rock said. Dehydration is a common problem at outdoor events, he said.
"Try not to put yourself at risk for zapping your immune system," he said.
However, Jaf Kazmi, Overland Park junior, said he was going to rough it at the festival. He is planning to bring only a pair of clothes and a toothbrush to the concert, he said.
"It's going to be pretty nasty out there," he said. "We aren't worried too much because everyone will be dirty too, so we'll fit right in."
She said the essential camping items were a tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pads, cooler, cooking supplies, camping chairs and a tent repair kit. The kit is needed because the most common problem associated with camping is tent poles breaking, Rogers said.
The festival allows people to leave and return, so Kazmi said he would go back to his apartment if he really needed to.
Besides health concerns, it is also important to have the right camping gear, said Maria Rogers, equipment buyer for Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop. 802 Massachusetts St.
As far as the tent itself goes, Rogers said for an event like the Wakarusa Festival it was more important to get a tent that could comfortably fit you and your friends than a tent with a lot of nice features.
For cooking, it's a lot more fun to try different things besides the usual hamburgers and hot dogs, she said.
WAKARUSA MUSIC AND CAMPING FESTIVAL
What: More than 70 bands on three different stages.
When: June 17 to June 20
Where: Clinton Lake
Cost: Single day ticket — $40 before June 18 and $50 at day of show, Four-day pass — $105
Recommended items: Water, sunscreen hand sanitizer, anti-bacterial soap, bug spray, change of clothes, tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, cooler, cooking supplies, camping chairs, tent repair kit and a first-aid kit
For more information: www.wakarusafestival.com
Sources: Randall Rock, staff physician at Watkins Memorial Health Center; Maria Rogers, equipment buyer for Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop and www.wakarusafestival.com
"The best food is stuff you make at home," Rogers said. "But it's better because it's over the camp fire."
because it's over the Kazmi's brother, Ash, an Overland Park junior who goes to Kansas State University, said this concert would be a new experience for him.
"We've gone to Lollapalooza and Ozzfest, but we've never stayed overnight," he said. "Three days of rocking out will be the most consecutive days I've ever done."
- Edited by Abby Tillery
Drills help prevent railroad accidents
The Associated Press
TOPEKA Two people driving a stolen two-and-a-half-ton truck side-swiped a sedan that was stopped at a railroad crossing, then struck a Union Pacific train carrying a container of nuclear fuel, yesterday.
Emergency personnel treated victims and searched for the truck occupants, suspected of being drunk.
The scene yesterday was a drill. The scenario was a traffic accident and the nuclear fuel from Navy ships was simulated. But officials conducting the exercise said the event heightened awareness of the pains taken to protect against intentional attack on shipments crossing the country.
Nuclear fuel is transported by rail from Naval shipyards on the East and West coasts to the Naval Reactors Facility at the Idaho National Energy and Environmental Laboratory west of Idaho Falls. The fuel is transported in a 14-inch
Between three and 20 rail shipments of fuel are made each year, said Kevin Davis of the Naval Reactors Program.
thick steel rail container, between two flatcars. Two U.S. Marshals in the caboose guard the shipment.
"It's simply a matter of efficiency and safety," he said.
Training exercises happen every two years, but yesterday's, held near a grain elevator in Topeka, was the first to occur off federal property.
During the past decade, railroads have been strengthening their security, said Mark Davis, Union Pacific spokesman. Union Pacific has 2,500 trains operating daily, including 125 a day through Kansas.
Kansas. "For all the hazardous materials that we carry, a person is 10 times more likely to be struck by lightning than be injured by a hazardous material accident," Davis said. "But we don't rest on our laurels."
Although training exercises help test
response and allow officials to address any shortfalls, much of the burden for maintaining safety still falls on the railroad's employees and their own police forces.
"If you look at our day-to-day operations, our own employees are the best eyes and ears," said Davis.
Railroads receive an average of 75 calls each day from the public about suspicious activity, down from a high of 300 a day after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he said.
The railroads hold daily meetings to discuss security and safety issues and to share information, said Davis. Beyond their own surveillance, railroads must bear the costs of the ongoing infrastructure upgrades.
Ed McKechnie, executive vice president for Watco Cos., a shortline railroad company in Pittsburg, Kan., said response to a security threat has to be quick to protect cargo and the public.
Watco, which owns 2,800 miles of
track throughout the United States, activates a 24-hour operation center when alerted of a potential threat. McKechnie said when that happens, officials find all hazardous materials on the rails and make sure they are secure.
The goal is to balance safety with the free flow of commerce, he said.
"It has to be done in a way that makes sense," he said, adding that the biggest hole in safety was where automobiles and trains intersect.
Kansas' investment in railroad infrastructure includes about $9 million annually in upgrades to the 6,000 highway railroad crossings, and a $75 million program to improve crossings on non-state highways, said Al Cathcart, coordinating engineer in the bureau of design for the state Department of Transportation.
Joy Moser, spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Emergency Management, said rail accidents like train-car accidents and derailments occur frequently in the state.
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'Gypsy' becomes a huge hit in Lawrence
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Cast members of the Lawrence Community Theater production of Gypsy make the final adjustments to their costumes before warm-up. Ticket sales have increased throughout the production.
By Miranda Lening mllenning@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
The Lawrence Community Theater's production of the 1959 musical Gypsy will conclude this weekend with its final four shows, Thursday through Sunday.
This weekend will mark the third consecutive week the musical has been at the Lawrence Community Theater. More and more people come with the later performances.
"Lawrence is such a small town that word of mouth has really been important for this play and all of the plays that we put on here," said director Mary Doveton. "Generally our attendance grows in the later weeks of the production."
All four shows sold out last week. Tomorrow's show has already sold out, and only a few tickets remain for the final three shows, said Doveton.
The production is a brazen comedy about a mother who is determined to make her two daughters stars and their attempt to live her dream in the burlesque world. It is based from actual memoirs of the burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee about her mother.
Doveton said the show had made a lot of improvements from opening night on
June 4. Initially, there were a lot of concerns regarding space restraints, scene changes and cast size.
There are several scene changes because of the genre the play was written in, and none of the scene changes take place in the same location on the script, said Doveton.
There are three stage managers and only one is in charge of moving furniture. Usually the actors who are not in the upcoming scene help move the furniture and props onto the set. At first this was a little tricky, but Doveton said things were moving much more swiftly.
"In the first couple of shows, the scene
changes were a little tricky, but the audience was patient. Now everything has gotten much slicker. They have really gotten familiar with where everything is," said Doveton.
That might be helpful considering that backstage is crammed with furniture, costumes and props; there is little room for the cast. The theater had to put up a tent outside the building for the cast to sit while waiting for their scenes. Doveton said it turned out to be a good thing however, because they hooked up televisions and VCRs for the children to watch movies and stay entertained between scenes.
The actors rehearsed for seven weeks prior to opening night. During that time, dozens of volunteers worked to build the sets, perfect the lighting and design and sew the costumes. Doveton said these people were just as important to the production as the actors.
"Although the group behind the scenes is not on stage every night, the show could not have happened with out them. Most of them are volunteers, and have devoted countless hours that have made these great shows possible," said Doveton.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004
WEDNESDAY JUNE 16
Open mic night at Stu's Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa St., begins at 9 p.m.
The Juneteenth celebration will continue with oral history presentations at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union beginning at 6 p.m.
Reading of James Joyce's Ulysses will begin in downtown Lawrence at 8 a.m. to continue the celebration of the Bloomsday Centenary.
The Meat Market, 811 New Hampshire St. will begin a watch party at 8 p.m. for the Intercollegiate Bowling Championships.
THURSDAY JUNE 17
Fourth through 7th graders will perform The Wizard of Oz at 7 p.m. It will be performed at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. The event is free.
- Apollo 13 will debut at the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St., for a 21 and over show starting at 10 p.m. Cost at the door is $3.
The Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival begins. The event lasts through June 20. Single-day tickets are available for $40 through Friday or $50 at the gates. Three-day tickets are still available for $105 and include the cost of camping.
FRIDAY JUNE 18
E. M.U. Theatre of Lawrence presents Love and War and Shift. The play performance will begin at 8 p.m. at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Tickets are $5.
The YOG Rock show will be at Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church starting at 6:30 p.m. it is a free show open to all ages.
Raising Grey will perform at Café Luna beginning at 9:00p.m. All ages show, free.
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition exhibit will be on display through Sept. 6 at the Union Station in Kansas City, Mo. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The cost for admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and $7 for children ages 4-12.
Letter Kills will perform at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., starting at 5 p.m. It is an all ages show. Admission to the show is $8.
SATURDAY JUNE 19
Right Between the Ears will do a live broadcast from Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St. It is a comedy routine that is broadcasted on Kansas Public Radio. The show runs from 5:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. Ticket prices range from $10.50 to $12.50.
- Laughing Matters will perform at the Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy, 3028 Southwest Ave., Topeka. Doors open at 7 p.m. and acts begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7.
- Donkey Show, Ike Turner Overdrive and The Rama Lamas will begin playing at the Bottleneck at 9:00p.m. The show is open to all ages.
Seventeenth Annual Outdoor Downtown Sculpture. Exhibition will start at 5:30 p.m.at the Lawrence Arts Center,940 New Hampshire St.
SUNDAY JUNE 20
The Oxford Collapse/John Harrison will perform starting at 10 p.m.at The Eight Street
Former fine arts' dean shows art locally
By Erik Johnson ejohnson@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Moon/Jet/Cloud is little more than its title: a three-quarter moon, a commercial airliner and a barely-existent cloud, all dwarfed by a vivid mid-evening sky. But even at first glance, the pieces fit and the photo's absolute simplicity captures precisely what Peter Thompson wants in his work.
"It's all just stuff that's around here to see, but that most people overlook," Thompson said.
Recalling his experience both as a photographer and a painter, Thompson answered questions last night at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., in the main floor gallery exhibiting 60 photographs he's taken throughout the past four years. The exhibit will remain open until July 16.
Most of Thompson's pictures were taken in or around his Lawrence residence: a yellow lawnchair caught in the light of a garage window, reflections of common items off the gas tank of a Yamaha motorcycle or just onions cooking. This revelry in simplicity, said Rick Mitchell, gallery director for the Lawrence Arts Center, is what makes Thompson's photos so compelling.
"It's not what they are of, but how they are seen that's so interesting," Mitchell said.
Thompson served as the dean of the School of Fine Arts at the University of Kansas from1986 to 1999. Among other accomplishments, he was instrumental in planning and building the Art and Design Building, the Lied Center and the Bales Organ Recital Hall project. For the Bales Organ Recital Hall project, Thompson designed both the ornamental woodwork for the 35-foot pipe organ and the stainedglass windows near the rear of the hall.
It was during the construction of the Bales stained-glass windows that Thompson began working with a simple point-and-shoot camera.
He initially intended to document the windows, but soon found himself shifting from taking photographs to creating art.
Since retiring from the dean's position in 1999, Thompson carries a light load teaching studio art courses and spends much of his time creating images with a Canon digital camera. He often finds photography more difficult than painting because he most often can't focus in on one object or alter the scene to make the picture fit better, he said.
For Thompson, though, art always comes back to the understanding that behind the surrounding complexities and enormity of the everyday world exists something that
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Peter Thompson, former dean of the School of Fine Arts, answers a question about the work he created with his digital camera. Thompson answered questions last night at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., where 60 of the photographs he has taken over the past four years were displayed. Thompson described digital photography as a low-risk venture."It was really the delete button that kept me going," he said.
deserves much more than a passing glance.
"Somewhere between you and the Grand Canyon," he said, "there's a mud puddle worth photographing."
— Edited by Abby Tillery
Tap Room, 801 New Hampshire St. The show is 21 and over. There is a $2 charge at the door.
The Pony's/Murdocks will perform at 10 p.m. at the Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St. The show is 21 and over with a $2 cover.
MONDAY JUNE 21
Chemical Ali/The Afternoon will perform at the Jackpot Saloon and Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts St., beginning at 10:30 p.m. The show is 18 and over. Cost is $3 to $5.
Eighteen visions, Underoath and Fear Before the March of Flames will all perform at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., beginning at 9 p.m. The show is open to all ages.
City, Mo. Tickets range from $7 to $25.
TUESDAY JUNE 22
Kansas City Royals versus Detroit Tigers at 7:10 p.m. at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas
Graham Colton will be in concert at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St., starting at 8:30 p.m. The show is 18 and over. Tickets are $10.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 23
Train performs at Liberty Hall, 642
Train performs at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert begins at 8 p.m. The show is open to all ages. Tickets are $25 and are subject to additional processing fees.
Winfield Documentary Series Volume 1: Pecan Grove 2003 will show at the Jazzhaus,926 1/2 Massachusetts St.,at 10 p.m.The show is open to 21 and older.
Mammoth Funk, a line-up of KJHK DJ's spin at Duffy's located at the Ramada Inn, 2222 6th St. The show starts at 10:00 p.m. It is a 21 and older show.
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Two 'Hawks drafted
By Joe Burke jburke@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
The dream of playing Major League Baseball has become a little clearer for two members of the University of Kansas' baseball team. Junior third baseman Travis Metcalf and senior pitcher Ryan Knippschild were each drafted in last week's first-year player draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Metcalf in round 11 and the Cleveland Indians selected Krippschild in the 35th round.
Metcalf said being drafted put him one step closer to his ultimate goal of playing big league baseball. He was also excited to be drafted by the Rangers.
"It is a great feeling to be drafted by such a great organization," Metcalf said. "The Rangers have a great minor league system and I am very excited about the
situation in front of me."
Metcalf will report to the Spokane Indians — the Rangers minor league affiliate — in the Northwest League later this month. Metcalf is the highest drafted Jayhawk since the St. Louis Cardinals took John Nelson in the eighth round in 2001. During his junior season Metcalf broke the single-season and career home-run records that had stood for more than 20 years.
He broke the single-season home run record by knocking out 18 home runs this season and set a new University career mark by hitting 29 home runs during the past three seasons.
Metcalf was drafted after last season in the 38th round by the Minnesota Twins, but opted to stay at the University for one more season. He said the extra time in college helped to increase his place in the draft.
"I had only played one full season at KU when I was drafted last year. This year was a big help because I had a chance to play more baseball and get more repetitions," Metcalf said.
Knippschild was selected on the second day of the draft as the No.1,037 overall player. The left-handed starting pitcher led the Jayhawks with seven wins, 111.1 innings pitched and 79 strikeouts.
Baseball coach Rich Price said this would be a great opportunity for Knippschild, who came to Kansas after two seasons playing at American River Community College in Sacramento, Calif.
"I am really excited that Ryan will get a chance to further his career," Price said. He's just been tremendous for us during the last two years. I couldn't be happier for him."
— Edited by Miranda Lenning
New coach known for good recruits
By Joe Burke
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University of Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self has never rushed to make a decision concerning his program, including the hiring of a new assistant coach, Kurtis Townsend.
Self announced last week that Townsend would replace former assistant Norm Roberts, who left the University to become the head coach at St. John's University on April 13.
"I have never been in a hurry to hire guys. People probably think I have drug my feet, but I think we have got the right guy," Self said.
Townsend joins the KU coaching staff after serving as an assistant coach for one season at the University of Miami under coach Perry Clark.
After beating out more than 60 other applicants, Townsend accepted the offer.
"I am truly excited about the Kansas tradition and having the opportunity to work with Bill Self and his staff," Townsend said. "To be a part of this program is a great honor."
Prior to Miami, Townsend spent two seasons at the University of Southern California and helped it to an NCAA Tournament bid during his first season.
Townsend has had the opportunity to coach and recruit many current NBA players including Jason Kidd, Lamond Murray, Tremaine Fowlkes, Shareef Abdul-Rahim, Ed Gray, Jamal Crawford and Lou Bullock.
Self knows Townsend will be able to continue helping the University to recruit from around the country.
"He has been actively involved in recruiting and coaching some great prospects who have gone on to very successful professional careers," Self said. "He brings Midwest and West Coast ties and brings a solid national reputation to our program."
Before coaching at USC, Townsend was an assistant coach at the University of Michigan for three seasons. He was an assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky University and University of California.
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SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Former University player hit with ball, released for play
Ryan Baty, playing in his first exhibition game for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' extended spring training team in St. Petersburg, Fla., learned the dangers of his new job right away.
After doubling in his first plate appearance, Baty was hit by a pitch his next time at bat. Down in the count two strikes and no balls, a 94-mile-per-hour fastball clipped his batting helmet near the left earflap. The pitch knocked him out for 30 seconds.
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Baty was taken to a nearby hospital for observation, but has been cleared to take infield practice with the team this week.
The former University of Kansas first baseman signed a free agent contract with the Devil Rays two weeks ago and hopes the injury won't keep him sidelined too long. He is expected to be assigned to the Hudson Valley Renegades, the short season Class A affiliate of Tampa Bay. They begin play tomorrow.
— Joe Burke
BASKETBALL
Former Kansas player makes decision; leaves for Kentucky
The David Padgett saga is finally over. Padgett's mother, Debbie, told the Durham Sun last weekend that her son had decided to transfer to the University of Louisville.
"It was a tough decision, but in the end he felt really comfortable with Louisville and the coaching staff," Debbie Padgett told www.rivals.com. "Rick Pitino has been wonderful and he can't wait to come to Louisville."
Padgett chose Louisville over runner-up UCLA. North Carolina received permission to talk to Padgett late last week, but the Tar Heels never became a serious option.
The Reno, Nev, native will have three years of eligibility with Louisville, starting with the 2005-06 season.
University's recruiting efforts might payoff in weeks to come
Terrence Williams, a 6-foot-7, 205 pound senior-to-be from Seattle's Rainier Beach High, will be in Lawrence this week to make an official visit. The visit overlaps with the first session of coach Bill Self's summer camp.
Williams, a teammate of Jayhawk signee C.J. Giles, has also visited the
University of Indiana. He should decide between Kansas, Indiana or Louisville in the coming weeks.
The national letter of intent steering committee cleared Giles this week to play this season. The incoming freshman received a release from the University of Miami, but had to go through the formal appeal process to avoid a one-year penalty for breaking the letter of intent.
Alex Galindo, who originally signed with the University of Texas El Paso, was released from his letter of intent after coach Billy Gillispie left for Texas A&M. Galindo, who sent in his request after Giles, is expected to be cleared within the coming days or weeks.
— Joe Burke
TRACK
Track and field loses assistant coach after a four-year stay
University of Kansas assistant track and field coach Brian Ferry left the team last week to pursue other opportunities outside of coaching. Ferry had coached at the University for four years.
During his time in Lawrence, Ferry coached many high jumpers and pole vaulters to titles including Sondra Rauterkus and T.J. Hackler at the Emporia State Relays and Kansas Relays in 2003.
Ferry graduated from Coe College, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he competed in track and field as a high jumper and pole vaulter. Ferry was a two-time conference champion in the high jump and a five-time conference champion, as well as a four-time national qualifier, in the pole vault.
Joe Burke
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
University eliminates position; long-time employee loses job
The ever-changing face of the University of Kansas Athletic Department lost another long time employee last week. Lynn Bott's position in the trainers' department at the University has been eliminated and his last day will be June 30.
Bott, the director of athletic training services since 2002, began working for the University in 1976 as an assistant trainer.
He was named head athletic trainer in 1984 and held that position until 2002 when the department was restructured.
His primary duties since the change were to work with the baseball team and to teach in the School of Education's athletic-training program.
Bott said he hoped to stay in Lawrence and continue in athletic training in some capacity.
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HOW TO... TIE A NECKTIE
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The Four-in-Hand
The four-in-hand is one of the most versatile and attractive knots to wear. Its long shape lengthens the throat and its asymmetric shape is visually interesting. The knot works with a variety of neckties, however thick or thin. The four-in-hand works with almost any type of shirt collar.
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1) Place the neck tie around your neck with the wide end on the right. The wide end should extend about 12 inches below the narrow end.
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2) With your right hand, move the wide end left over the narrow end. Turn the wide end back underneath the narrow end.
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3) Bring the wide end around the narrow end so that it is on the left again. The shape of the knot should be visible.
4) Pull the wide end underneath the half knot.
the half knot from underneath. Pull the wide end through to the front.
Bob Dole, Regis Philbin and Avril Lavigne have something in common. They all know how to tie a necktie. Whether you're dressing for a job interview, following the latest fashion trend or trying to hide the stain on your shirt, tying a necktie is a vital skill that everyone should learn. OK, maybe it's not vital, but it will come in handy. Compiled by Donovan Atkinson, photos by Courtney Kuhlen, edited by Abby Tillery.
5) With your left hand, bring the wide end over
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6) With your right hand, pass the wide end between the top and bottom layers of the knot. Pull the wide end through.
7) Hold the narrow end firmly and slowly tighten the tie. Be sure to button the shirt's collar button.
The Windsor
The Windsor knot is more stylish because of its symmetry, which some may consider boring. Often wider than it is high, the knot can appear to shorten the throat. The Windsor is best used with thinner ties. The knot works best with
shirts with cutaway collars.
1) Place the necktie around your neck with the wide end on the right. The wide end should extend about 12 inches below the narrow end. With the wide end in your right hand, pass it left over the narrow end.
2) Bring the wide end from left to right under
and around the narrow end. Pull the wide end over the knot and down through the loop that has formed.
3) The wide should now be hanging on the right, wrong-side up.
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4) Pass the wide end left around the half knot.
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5) With the wide end in your left, pass it from below and behind the knot and through the loop.
6) Pull the wide end over the half knot and let it hang.
7) Put the wide end through the outer layer of the knot.
Pull the wide end through carefully adjusting the knot.
8) The wide end should hang farther than the narrow end.
Adapted from www.tie-a-tie.net and Gentleman's Guide to Grooming and Style by Bernhard Roetzel
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (JUNE 19).
By setting rules and sticking to them, you could finally achieve the standard of living you'd find most comfortable. Don't ignore the details they're the most important — and don't lose faith even when the going gets tough.
ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19). TODAY IS A 6. You're anxious to finish, but don't let that make you be impetuous. There still are plenty of mistakes you could make. Caution and discipline are advised, and deep breaths wouldn't hurt, either.
TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20). TODAY IS A 6. You may notice that you're growing more interested in a new topic, day by day. You're entering a phase where you're eager to step outside old bounds. This ought to be lots of fun.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 21). TODAY IS A 7. Don't be afraid to take on more responsibility. If it concerns a creative endeavor, it's likely to pay well Use your experience to enforce rules that you know will work.
CANCER (JUNE 22-JULY 22). TODAY IS A 7. Your enthusiasm should be increasing, and it should get easier to relax.
A calmness should start to spread over you, even if circumstances don't change. Your attitude is mellowing, and that's a wonderful thing.
LEO (JULY 23-AUG.22). TODAY IS A 7. You may be a little less exuberant, a little more pensive now. You're entering a phase in which you'll need to have more private time. This is good for you. But don't accept all the invitations you receive for this weekend.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22). TODAY IS A 7.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22). TODAY IS A 7. You have reason to celebrate. You've attained a new leadership role in your community. Others look to you because you're smart, and well organized. Accept their compliments with pride. You've earned them the hard way.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22). TODAY IS A 7. What sort of structure would you be most comfortable living in? You get to design it, and you should leave room for unexpected developments. Actually, you're happiest if those occur on a regular basis.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21). TODAY IS AN 8.
Your primary urge is to go as far and as fast as you can. A marathon
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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21). TODAY IS A 6. Seek advice from a person who's good at budgeting. The people who see the task as fun are always the best teachers. You might even get this person to do it for you, if you can pay.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN.19). TODAY IS A 7. You're starting to lose interest in working all the time. Don't be alarmed. You have a routine that's smooth and effective, so you can afford to give more attention to somebody in your life.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18). TODAY IS A 7. Working with someone you care about can be more difficult than you'd hoped. But there's more to love than just getting along all the time. Adapt.
PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20). TODAY IS A 7. You should now be able to see light at the end of the tunnel. There still may be several boulders to clear before you get there, but don't worry. It will be just as nice as you'd hoped, and maybe even better.
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Filmmakers target Christians with wave of religious films
PROVO. Utah — Moviemakers have been targeting a Christian audience and some are seeing success with the growing popularity of religious-centered films.
The Gospel of John had box office gross of slightly more than $4 million, according to Adherents website.
Other popular Christian movies include The Omega Code, The Passion of the Christ, Luther, and Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie.
Distributors of Christian films, especially those independently produced, have also noticed the increase of movies aimed at the Christian audience.
Mac Baldwin, senior warden at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, said when films are used to send a Christian message it's wonderful because it helps people think, believe and feel the message.
However, not everyone views Christian films in the same way.
"If someone is going to call a movie a Christian film, it needs to have a sincere message for Jesus Christ," said Dave Christiano, writer and producer of Christian movies.
Christiano said that the secular media is using it as one more way to make money in the business.
— Jennilyn Bylund. The Daily Universe, Brigham Young University via U-Wire
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16. 2004
Government stonewalls ACLU attempts
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SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the government is stonewailing attempts by the American Civil Liberties Union to acquire information about the government's secret no-fly list, which bars potential terrorists from boarding commercial flights.
The FBI, the Transportation Security Administration and other agencies have cited security concerns in not disclosing to the ACLU how two of its clients got on the list.
The ACLU sued on behalf of two peace activists who were wrongly detained at San Francisco International Airport because their names popped up on a secret no-fly database.
TSA spokesman Nico Melendez declined to comment on the judge's ruling, saying the agency does not discuss
U. S. District Judge Charles Breyer has reviewed in private all the data the government has called sensitive and ordered it to further explain why certain documents are being left off the ACLU's Freedom of Information Act request.
pending litigation.
The ACLU is asking the court to force the government to disclose how many people are on the list and how names get on or off it.
The government has even blacked out names of government officials in charge of the list, including the name of an FBI employee who was responsible for responding to inquiries from the public.
The list is meant to prevent potential terrorists from boarding planes. The TSA collects names from law enforcement officials and shares the list with airlines to
screen passengers.
The lawsuit was brought by Rebecca Gordon and Janet Adams, two San Francisco peace activists who publish War Times, a nationally distributed newsletter critical of the Bush administration.
They were stopped while checking in for a flight to Boston and were detained by authorities until cleared for travel.
After their lawsuit was filed last year, the TSA did not respond to their request, and the FBI said no files on the two existed.
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Yoga relaxes the mind, heals the body
Bikram's yoga is alternative to physical therapy to heal, prevent chronic injury
By Julie Jones
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Kansan staff writer
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Bikram's yoga does more than build muscles and calm minds. The practice also heals injuries and chronic pain, sometimes better than physical therapy.
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Kathy Varney, Lawrence resident, foreground, breathes deeply with the rest of Elizabeth Marshall's Bikram's yoga class. Bikram's yoga is practiced in a room heated to 105 degrees, which allows for deeper stretching.
Brett Hendrix, Kansas City, Kan., December graduate, injured his knee eight years ago and has since had trouble fully extending it. After only two Bikram's classes, Hendrix felt healthier, his mind was clearer and he noticed more flexibility in his knee.
"I was convinced I'd always have to live with this bad knee. I soon found out that wasn't true." Hendrix said. "I do think physical therapy is a great thing, but for me, two sessions of yoga have been better than a year of physical therapy."
In Bikram's yoga, the room is heated to 105 degrees. The hot temperature keeps the body from overheating, protects the muscles from injury and allows for deeper stretching.
The heat opens the pores, releasing toxins from the body. The blood thins, clearing the circulatory system, and heart
rate increases for a more efficient cardiovascular workout.
"By improving circulation to every cell, every system, every ligament, every muscle and every joint, you improve their function," said Elizabeth Marshall, owner of Bikram's Yoga College of India, 711 W 23rd St.
Marshall said she often sees yoga students with back, neck and shoulder pain. Knee injuries, herniated and slipped discs, scoliosis and arthritis are also common ailments.
The benefit of Bikram's yoga is that it works all of the body together, whereas physical therapy only aims to heal specific parts of the body, said Marshall.
The practice strictly follows a 26 posture series, done in the same order each and every time. The scientific method prevents injury by allowing each posture to get the body ready for the next one.
Every teacher is intensely trained, certified and knowledgeable in the treatment of injuries.
New students are always asked if they have an injury. Marshall said it was normal for a new student to hear they aren't
ready for a pose and to pull back.
Carrie Houghton, Lawrence Memorial Hospital physical therapist, said that yoga was a good alternative to traditional physical therapy for chronic, more than acute, injuries.
ment would allow for more flexibility and should prevent injury.
Until you are aware of your body's limits, be more cautious about overdoing it to avoid overstretching, she said.
Houghton said Bikram's hot environ- -Edited by Miranda Lenning
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Low-carb deceptions Healthy fried chicken? KFC and other companies are accused of misleading consumers. PAGE 3
Cell phone complaints Wireless companies get plenty of calls for poor service, but they're trying harder than ever to please the customer. PAGE 5
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Adam Peterson, Denver resident, blows bubbles with his family while watching The Jazz Mandolin Project at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival on Saturday. Peterson arrived at the festival for the opening band Thursday afternoon and planned to stay until the last group played Sunday night.
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Fire marshall prepared to enforce new smoking ban
By Amanda O'Toole
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Allyson Coffing, Apple Valley, Minn., senior, does not anticipate that she will have any smoking-related confrontations with customers after the citywide smoking ban goes into effect July 1.
Coffing, a manager at Jefferson's Restaurant, 743 Massachusetts St., said she expected that people would respect and follow the new ordinance.
Though Rich Barr, Lawrence Douglas County Fire Medical Department fire marshall, said he hoped the same, he was not quite sure what to expect.
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"It's a fairly emotional issue," he said. "I think there's a possibility that people are going to push the envelope on this."
Barr, who has been appointed to enforce the ordinance, said at first, fire inspectors would respond to complaints by ensuring that establishment owners understood the ordinance.
The inspectors would take a heavier approach on repeat complaints.
"The owners need to understand that it's the law and if they don't follow it, they'll have their day in court," Barr said. "Maybe multiple days if they continue to violate it."
The ordinance states that an individual or establishment will be fined $100 for a first offense, $200 for the second offense within a year and $500 for each additional offense.
David Corliss, assistant city manager, said the money would go into the cities general account, which pays for things like the fire department and other city services.
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Power outage causes LSAT to be delayed
By John Scheirman
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Some students spent Monday afternoon retaking the Law School Admission Test, which they had nearly completed one week before. A sudden power failure in the Burge Union forced them to return and retake the exam this week.
According to Jeff Dunlap, Leawood senior, who was taking the test when the incident occurred, the test-takers had completed four of the exam's five sections when the lights flickered and then went out. The students were told to move to Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. The test administrators then realized that the auditorium had no desk surfaces attached to the seats.
"After a good deal of confusion we went to the Union Ballroom. The Union was going to set up tables for us. Then they told us they were canceling it," Dunlap said.
When the test-takers left the Kansas Union, they had no idea when they would be allowed to complete the LSAT. Wendy M. Rohleder-Sook, pre-law advisor, sent University pre-law students an e-mail message on June 16. They were told they could retake the exam at a make-up session on Monday or at the next regularly scheduled date in October.
Wendy Margolis, director of communications for the LSAT, said there was too much disruption to complete the test on June 14, and that moving to the new site had given test-takers the opportunity to discuss the test among themselves, which was unacceptable. She confirmed that the test-takers had to retake the entire LSAT.
Hayley Urkevich, Kansas State University senior, did not find out about the make-up date until Thursday, and it forced her to change her travel plans.
"I think there could have been a way that we could have continued taking the test," she said. "You have to take the whole test again. The first time is entirely void. We'll never know how we would have done the first time if it had counted." Urkevich said.
Robyn Conaway, Sallisaw, Okla., senior, who took the make-up exam Monday looked at the situation as a mixed blessing.
"At first, I didn't want to take it again. But it seemed like one thing positive came out of it — I was more confident the second time," she said.
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The Wednesday, June 16, edition of The University Daily Kansan contained an error. The photo of junior third baseman Travis Metcalf tagging out an opponent was mislabeled. The opponent was from the University of Arkansas Little Rock.
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Micheline "Mimi" Morton, Overland Park junior, died Friday, June 18, in Overland Park. The 30 year old worked at a Dillon's branch in Overland Park and is survived by her husband and daughter. Services were yesterday at the Lenexa Christian Center, 17500 W. 87th St. Parkway, Lenexa. She was entombed at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park.
Discrimination case against University thrown out by court
The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals threw out Michael Cuenca's case against the University of Kansas June 15.
Cuenca, who claims both Filipino and Hispanic backgrounds, filed suit for racial discrimination after he was denied a promotion and tenure.
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The company will begin the upgrade to the evolution data optimized (EV-DO) technology in the second half of this year in selected markets. That did not identify, expanding to what it described as "the majority of top metropolitan markets" in 2005.
OVERLAND PARK — Sprint Corp. will boost speeds on its wireless network up to tenfold in a technology upgrade costing about $1 billion, the company announced yesterday.
Sprint customers who want to use the higher-speed capability will need to buy new handsets and Sprint PCS connection cards. Existing handsets and cards will continue to work at the slower speeds in areas where the upgrades are made.
The new technology will push access speed from the current 50 to 70 kilobits per second to average user speed of 300 to 500 kilobits, with peak rates of up to 2.4 megabits for downloads, providing wireless Internet access at speeds similar to that of wired broadband service.
Sprint now has about 6.2 million wireless data customers, providing revenue of about $700 million a year.
Sprint's announcement came the same day that SBC Communications Inc. said it would spent $4 billion to $6 billion over five years on a new fiber optic network.
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Ads put out by fast-food companies and beer vendors may give wrong impression
By Jay Senter
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The two joggers make their way around a track. Fit, trim and attractive, the man and woman make eyes at one another with each pass. Finally, their work out over, it's time for the two to meet over a relaxing reward: a fitness-friendly, low-carbohydrate bottle of Michelob Ultra.
Recently, a series of ad campaigns for fast food and alcoholic beverages have played upon the anti-carbohydrate hysteria of Atkins dieters.
But if the concept of a fitness-friendly bottle of beer or a healthy bucket of KFC strikes you as oxymoronic, you aren't alone — the Federal Trade Commission agrees.
This month, the FTC instructed KFC to pull a series of ads that portrayed its product as a way to start eating a healthier, low-carbohydrate diet. KFC kicked off the campaign last October. In a press release at the time, Scott Bergren, KFC's Executive Vice President of marketing and food, wrote that people "should no longer feel
guilty about eating fried chicken."
Consumers will be surprised to learn they can enjoy fried chicken as part of a healthy, balanced diet."
Part of the basis for the ad campaign was that a meal from KFC contained less fat than a Whopper from Burger King.
Citing an interest in preventing misleading advertising from reaching health-conscious consumers, the FTC followed through on a complaint made against KFC by the Center for Science in Public Interest, and banned the ads.
While the KFC campaign may be the most egregious example of playing upon the carbohydrate-fueled fears of consumers, it is by no means alone.
Burger King recently introduced breadless burgers, substituting lettuce leaves for buns.
McDonald's new "Go Active! Adult Happy Meals" feature "Premium Salads" instead of hamburgers.
And Miller and Coors have launched their own low-carbohydrate promotion campaigns.
But whether these campaigns actively mislead the public is another matter.
Public relations and nutrition experts say that portraying fast food and alco
"I think that really does a disservice to people. Alcohol goes against every principle that we would espouse for nutrition and exercise."
Ann Chapman
hol consumption as healthy nutrition choices raises ethical concerns.
Coordinator of nutrition services at Watkins Memorial Health Center
Charles Marsh, associate professor of journalism, said the tactics employed in the KFC ad campaign might threaten more than the chain's reputation.
"The ads just strained credulity so much," Marsh said. "Consumers are not stupid people. Eventually, if there is no bang behind the buck, we are going to notice that, and not going to go back."
Ann Chapman, coordinator of nutrition services at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said Michelob's ads portraying its Ultra beer as a fitness-friendly choice were troublesome.
people," Chapman said. "Alcohol goes against every principle that we would espouse for nutrition and exercise."
Chapman said beer was a potentially harmful choice for athletes because alcohol didn't provide vitamins or minerals, and it tended to be dehydrating.
"It is certainly not a good choice before you go take a jog," she said. "And when you come back, to quench your thirst and to take care of dehydration, alcohol would be the worst choice."
Whether the FTC's decision on the KFC campaign will be an isolated event or a signal of a coming crackdown remains to be seen.
Regardless, consumers will have to continue to sift though statements made about the health benefits of lowcarbohydrate products.
"There is a fine line between misleading statements and outright lies," Chapman said. "The companies ride that fine line. If they can make a statement that may be a little misleading that can sell their product, I don't think they hesitate."
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Gift to restore historic sites
By John Scheirman
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Chancellor Robert Hemenway has announced a $500,000 pledge by two alumni that the University of Kansas will use to renovate two historic buildings and convert them to new uses. The pledge was made to the Kansas University Endowment Association.
The donors, Tom and Jann Rudkin of Sunnyvale, Calif., both of whom graduated from the University in 1973, designated the pledge to fund improvements to Spooner Hall, east of the Kansas Union, and a house at 1346 Louisiana St.
The Spooner Hall project, costing $200,000, will restore the first floor of the building and convert it to a Commons. Spooner Hall, opened in 1894, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The rest of the money will fund work on a 112-year-old house at 1346 Louisiana St., formerly the home of Juanita Strait, who left it to the Endowment Association. The University will turn the structure into a community center for the 500 residents of KU's 10 scholarship halls.
"The rehabilitation of this property is a highly visible demonstration of a good-faith initiative toward preservation of this historic neighborhood," said Chancellor Hemenway.
Historic preservation was one of the purposes for which the Rudkins made their pledge.
The University's interest in preserving these buildings is drawing favorable comments from Lawrence residents concerned about preserving historic structures.
"That's what we were hoping would happen all along," said Candice Davis, president of the Oread Neighborhood Association, where the Strait house sits. "This is a very optimistic and bold initiative on their part. It's going to add a great beauty and character."
"I think all of the people who are interested in historic preservation are very pleased that the University is going to save this house." von Tersch said.
Carol von Tersch, president of the Lawrence Preservation Alliance, also expressed approval of the projects.
The University's decisions to pursue these projects, and the positive comments by von Tersch and Davis, present a contrast to the strained relations between University officials and preservationists two to three years ago.
The University sought, and was ultimately granted, legal authority to demolish three old houses in the 1300 block of Ohio Street
that some saw as having historic value. KU's Campus Historic Preservation Board voted to permit the demolitions, while the City of Lawrence's Historic Resource Commission ruled against them. The issue was forwarded to the state's historic preservation officer for resolution. That official decision denied permission for the demolition to take place. After a public hearing, Governor Bill Graves gave his approval for the University to destroy the houses.
Davis said that the University's approach to the current projects showed a more positive attitude toward historic preservation. "I think the attitude was that if it looked bad from the street, tear it down," she said. "I really believe they're realizing that somebody does care about these old properties, and they add a lot to the neighborhood."
Vice Provost Jim Long serves as the chairman of the CHPB. Long said that because both of these projects occured within the environs of listed properties, the Board would conduct a review of the projects. Long said he understood the Oread neighborhood and the Lawrence Preservation Alliance was supportive of the University's efforts to restore the Strait house.
However, some preservationists have said that KU should apply to have the house placed on the National Register.
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Spooner Hall will have its first floor restored with a $200,000 gift from two alumni. It is one of two campus projects that aims to renovate historic buildings and convert them to new uses.
Long said that neither the CHPB nor the University had been approached" about such a proposal.
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By Abby Tillery
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Cellular phone companies get a bad rap, but is it really just all talk?
In 1997, the Better Business Bureau began tracking complaints against different companies in the wireless industry. It tracked 205 complaints in the first year but the numbers jumped to a record high 21.524 in 2002.
Sheila Adkins, public relations representative for the Better Business Bureau, said the number probably reflected an increased use of cell phones. The numbers declined again in 2003 by a little more than 3,000. Adkins thought the reason could be the increased awareness of the issue.
"I think cell phone companies knew they had problems to address," she said.
California led the fight in regulating the wireless industry last month, passing the first telecommunications bill of rights to include wireless service.
Kansas does not have any policy regarding cell phone companies and customer service.
Lauren Patrich, public affairs representative for the Federal Communications Commission, said California's bill of rights covered the
spectrum of the industry, but had vague regulations regarding customer service issues.
"The FCC has jurisdiction to step in at minimum and ask questions and at maximum to issue a fine if acting inappropriately to customers," Patrich said.
Patrich said she looked for companies to challenge the bill passed in California.
"I don't think anyone has tested the boundaries of the state regulatory powers." she said.
The bill that was passed in California focused on six areas: carrier disclosure, marketing practices, service initiation and changes, billings, late-payment penalties and tariff changes.
Ryan Doherty, Lee's Summit, Mo., senior, used Verizon Wireless, but switched to Cingular Wireless about two years ago because his cell phone did not have good reception.
When first going into the store he had to wait nearly an hour to sign up for Cingular's program, but has not had a problem since.
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"The personal relationship I've developed with them has been great," he said.
The Better Business Bureau started tracking complaints against the cell phone industry in 1997. In the first year, it tracked 205 complaints. The number of complaints have gone up since then, with a record high in 2002 with 21,524 complaints.
The February 2003 Consumer Reports lists Verizon Wireless as the top of all cell phone companies. The publication was quick to point out that the "overall satisfaction" with the industry was lower than
Year Number of complaints
1997 205
1998 615
1999 2,126
2000 2,966
2001 5,928
2002 21,524
2003 18,323
Source: Better Business Bureau
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In April, Sprint PCS launched a company-wide program focusing on customer service issues, said Dan Wilinsky, spokesman for Sprint PCS.
This whole industry has been notorious for not delivering on customer service," he said.
Kelly Paprota, Salina senior, said she's been with Sprint PCS for three years and has never had a problem.
The new program includes things like better calling plans, faster answering at the customer service phone number and an increase in customer service in the stores.
Performance is not just monitored annually, Wilinsky said, but daily.
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New dad reflects on fatherhood
Life is full of days you know you'll remember forever. Sunday was one of those days — my first Father's Day as a father.
It was full of moments that I'll never forget.
My alarm clock woke me at 6 a.m. just like any other day. It was my 6-month-old daughter, Isabella, uttering sounds that resembled her first words. They're quiet and subtle, but just loud enough to wake you up. I went into her room and I was greeted with her usual good-morning smile. The day continued to get better from there.
Even though Isabella had no idea what the holiday was about, her mother definitely started to imbed the concept into her mind. I had a present waiting for me next to the bed. It was from Isabella and Christina, her mother. I'm not sure what role Isabella had in making it, but Christina said she had put a lot of love into it.
My gift was a framed drawing of our family. They used crayons and stickers and wrote
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"Happy Father's Day" above the three of us.
Trying to work, going to school, finding baby sitters and taking care of the house can be frustrating. There are days when I think I can't take it anymore and I want to take Isabella to my mother's house until I get out of school. But I'm always brought back to reality with my daughter's warm smiles and innocent cries.
Fifteen months ago when I found out my girlfriend was pregnant, I was terrified. I had no idea how I would manage school, work and parenthood. To my surprise, it seems to be going well. Christina helps with Isabella
and so do my parents. We try to make it to Newton to see my parents who are more than happy to have a baby for the evening.
Responsibility is part of parenthood. And even though I'm still new to it, I know that without responsible role models in her life, my daughter would have to work harder than those children who have people to look up to. My father is my role model; the only thing I try to tell myself is that one day I want Isabella to admire me just as much as I admire my father.
For any student who is faced with the same situation, I recommend they consider the joys of parenthood more than its pitfalls. The days can be long, the nights can be tough and the headaches are intense, but nothing outweighs knowing one day your children might someday want to grow up to be just like you.
Rodriguez is a Newton senior in journalism. He is also the campus editor of The University Daily Kansan.
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So there was a message previous to this saying that we were in Arizona stuck in traffic. It really sucks. Let me just tell you I live in Arizona, and it really really sucks. Coming from where I go to school in Flagstaff down to Scottsdale — Phoenix area — yeah, it really sucks. But the last message, the girl who left it, she's really super cool. You know, yeah good friend, good friend of mine. Arizona's cool, we'll be in Kansas sometime soon, but you know we're stuck in this blasting zone so I don't know if that's going to ever happen. You all have a good night. Have fun in Kansas and yeah, good bye.
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The Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, which was held from last Thursday to Sunday, brought more than 70 bands from all over the country to Clinton Lake State Park to play for a crowd of more than 10,000 people.
Festivalgoers were able to catch a variety of jam-band music, whether it was the island vibe roots rock of O.A.R. (a.k.a. Of A Revolution), the blues-rock of the North Mississippi Allstars or the acoustic guitar finger-picking of Keller Williams.
Ronnie Craig, main stage manager, said the event was a great success with few problems and no medical emergencies.
name acts such as Bob Dylan and Wilco the Wakarusa festival was a lot cleaner.
Sigmund said she came to Wakarusa to see Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Leftover Salmon, Keller Williams and Donna the Buffalo. She said she hoped the Wakarusa Festival would get bigger names in the coming years.
Festival-goers rock out to local favorite Pomeroy at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival Saturday evening. Pomeroy performed on the Sun Up stage, one of three venues at the festival.
"We love the crowd," he said. "It's a great bunch of people."
Besides the music, the festival also offered plenty of merchandise booths that sold clothing, hacky sacks, drums, CDs, jewelry and more. As far as the food, there were traditional festival items such as fries and roasted corn.
Kristen Sigmund, St. Louis junior, said the Wakarusa festival had benefits over bigger festivals such as the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn., which she attended the week before. She said although Bonnaroo had more big
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The musical action took place on three separate stages that were within walking distance of each other. The weather held up for most of the bands' performances, but a thunderstorm at about 4 a.m. on Friday caused damage to some of the merchandise tents.
Rebecca Haberer, Austin, Texas, who
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"It was really rough," she said. "I wish I could have done more for other people."
Autumn Warner, South Fork, Colo., who runs Autumn Teneyl Designs, another clothing store, had to drive all the way to Kansas City to get a new tent after the storm destroyed her first one, leaving a lot of the clothing in the mud.
Although Haberer's tent was able to escape relatively unharmed, other tents were not so lucky.
The weather wasn't the only thing Warner was unhappy with. She said the festival had poor organization as far as the merchandising went, and the attendance was not what the promoters told her it would be.
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"We would like our money back," she said on Friday afternoon. "It definitely wasn't worth driving all the way from Colorado."
Haberer agreed that it could have used more organization.
"I don't think they were ready for this big of an event,"she said.
Craig said the woman in charge of the merchandise tents had to attend to a family emergency on Friday and the promoters did the best they could to deal with it.
As far as attendance, he said no one was sure how many people would attend since this was the first year and that many people came from out-of-state. He said he was
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The company of mosquitoes used to be just an itchy annoyance. Now these bloodsuckers are capable of transmitting the deadly West Nile virus.
This summer marks the third year for the virus in Kansas. Though the state has yet to report a case of the virus this season, the expectation is that more people will be infected than in previous years, said Myra Strother, Watkins physician.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West Nile virus caused four deaths in Kansas in 2003. No known University of Kansas students have fallen ill with the virus.
Because 80 percent of infected patients show no symptoms, a student could have the virus unknowingly, said Strother. Once infected, the body is thought to build antibodies and become immune.
Twenty percent of West Nile victims experience a mild ilness, often misdiagnosed as the cold or flu.
Less than one percent of those infected with West Nile virus become seriously ill.
"Most people have such a mild illness
it's not something to be panicked about, but be aware of it," said Strother. "As in anything, if you notice you're feeling worse, go see someone."
Symptoms may appear 3 to 15 days after being bitten. Those with a mild case of the virus may experience a fever, headaches, vomiting, mild rashes, swollen lymph nodes and muscle aches.
In severe cases, encephalitis, swelling of the brain, occurs. Symptoms include high fever, disorientation, neck stiffness, paralysis and coma.
Serious cases usually develop in people over the age of 50 or in those with lowered immune systems, said Kathy Colson, Douglas County Health department registered nurse.
Testing for the virus is expensive and only conducted in serious cases. No cure treatment or vaccine exists.
"If you survive it, you survive it on your own," said Colson.
Humans can only contract West Nile virus from infected mosquitoes, not from human to human contact.
Though rare, the virus can be transmitted through blood transfusions and organ transplants.
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If possible, cover the body with clothing. Use spray repellent under thin garments, which mosquitoes can bite through.
To disrupt the reproduction cycle, remove standing water from around your home, where mosquitoes lay their eggs. Buckets, ceramic pots, pet dishes, gutters, birdbaths, unused tires or other containers that collect water should be emptied every few days.
Mosquitoes contract West Nile from birds, the most common virus victims. Dead birds, especially American crowds and blue jays, are often signs the virus is in your region. Please report sightings to the Kansas Department of Health and Environments' West Nile virus hotline. (877) 228-2287.
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Wynmor Fitness Express expects more excitement about the new center then just a normal attitude.
Lawrence already has more than five fitness centers, and that doesn't include the Student Fitness Recreation Center.
Hudson Hamilton Jr., manager for Wynmor Fitness Express in Topeka, said there was a demand here, but no supply.
He describes the Lawrence center, which is opening at The Malls shopping center, 711 W.23rd St., as offering a low price without all the extras. There will be cardiovascular equipment, free weights, machines and tanning, but no exercise classes.
Pam Hird, Curves for Women franchise owner, 2104 W. 25th St., said her gym was geared specifically for women and most of its members are there for that reason.
She is not concerned about the new gym affecting the stability of Curves for Women because it has great corporate support and is the largest gym franchise with 7,500 locations worldwide.
Most of the gym members are not college-age, she said.
Hamilton agreed that it wouldn't hurt the centers already open in Lawrence because they would draw a different crowd.
It is going to be geared more toward the college students, he said.
Terry Keefer, assistant general manager for Lawrence Athletic Club, 3201 Mesa Way, said there might be a drop temporarily, but was confident it wouldn't be for long.
Allison Viola, Topeka junior, said it was doubtful that she would switch to another gym to workout.
Viola has been using the Student Fitness Recreation Center for several months and has a membership to the Lawrence Athletic Center that she doesn't use.
"It's just so convenient I don't know why I'd go anywhere else," she said.
Mary Chappell, director of recreation at the University of Kansas, said she was confident in the services the center provided for students.
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Chappell said that with the new equipment, the rock-climbing wall, and the long hours students would probably continue to use the facility even if a
new gym moved into town. The staff of the gym would always be open to any new suggestions, she said.
The new gym is scheduled to open on July 6, charging $9.99 per month.
Hamilton is confident that the new gym will be successful even though it is opening during the summer when most students are not in the area.
He said they had to move on the space now because the landlord would not hold it until the fall semester started.
According to Hamilton, the center needs to average 100 memberships per month to pay the bottom line. He said the Topeka location drew a number of Washburn University students and thought a location in Lawrence would draw KU students.
Chappell and Keefer welcome the new fitness center to town because they feel their centers are strong enough to maintain clientele.
Heather Hellman, Wichita senior and Student Fitness Recreation Center employee, said it wasn't so much about the equipment or cheap price, but rather the opportunity to work out with other students.
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By Jay Senter
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The placards are being inked, the platforms developed, the stump speeches honed. When the presidential political campaigns get under way later this summer, America might witness some of the most partisan political debates in a generation.
But for a state school like the University of Kansas, ensuring the political expression surrounding an election allows both First Amendment rights and prevents abuses of power can be a tightrope walk.
Last week, the Provost's office e-mailed students and faculty members an outline of the rules governing political expression on campus.
Specifically, the message spelled out acceptable uses of campus e-mail servers and public residence hall space.
State law forbids the use of campus mail or school e-mail to promote a political candidate or party, and University policy bans door-to-door solicitation in residence halls.
Provost David Shulenburger said the message was intended to reduce the likelihood that the actions of a campus organization or faculty member would
draw the attention of state officials.
"We just don't want to be in a situation where the University gets penalized by the state either through a fine or through having appropriations reduced or anything else," Shulenburger said. "They are state rules, and state rules we have to follow."
The Provost's office has issued similar statements as recent elections have neared, mainly to prevent the recurrence of incidents in which University property was used to spread partisan political messages.
Shulenburger said that University email servers and fax machines have been used for such purposes during previous elections. Punishments for such infractions don't usually make it to the jurisdiction of officials in Topeka.
"We've generally said 'quit it,' and that has been effective," Sulenburger said.
While some students may balk at the impression that their right of free expression is being censored by the University policies, Ted Frederickson, professor of journalism, said the Provost's message was a way for the University to weigh two conflicting ideals.
"A state university has to perform a bit of a balancing act between adhering to those restrictions while still protecting the First Amendment rights of students and faculty to speak freely about politics, economics, philosophy or anything else," Frederickson said.
Registered political student groups, like the College Republicans and Young Democrats, enjoy some protections under the guidelines. But even the remaining regulations do not seem to significantly hinder their campaign activities.
Josh Steward, College Republicans vice-chairman, said his organization's goals are not impacted significantly by the regulations.
"We can still use e-mail to send out notices to our members, and to try to get interested people to show up to our meetings," Steward said. "We wouldn't want to use mass e-mails anyway, because people don't read them."
Neither Shulenburger nor Frederickson expect the regulations to inhibit students and faculty members from participating in political discourse.
"Members of the campus community will no doubt continue to vigorously debate via e-mail and other campus media Bush versus Kerry and other races in the upcoming elections," Frederickson said. "They simply can't mount organized campaigns using University workers, offices, photocopiers and computer networks."
- Edited by Erik Johnson
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Signs to be displayed in residence halls must be submitted to advisers at the front desk for posting.
No solicitation,political or otherwise,is permitted in the residence halls.
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By Julie Jones
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Studies show that the implementation of smoking bans can decrease heart attacks, lung cancer and the number of smokers.
In Helena, Mont., researchers found that the number of heart attacks decreased during the six months a smoking ban was in effect.
Researchers at St. Peter's Community Hospital analyzed hospital charts of patients admitted-for heart attacks from December 1997 to November 2003.
The number of heart attacks fell to 24 total admissions during the months the law was enforced.
The average number of admissions for the same months before and after the ban was 40.
"We saw a rapid drop in heart attacks,"
said Richard Sargent, attending physician and researcher. "Then magically in December, they went back up and pretty much stayed the same."
Sargent said that thirty minutes in a smoky environment doubled the risk of a heart attack for the following 48 hours, and that working for eight hours in a smoke-filled bar was the equivalent to smoking a pack a day.
Those at risk for heart disease should stay away from smoky environments. Sargent said this was problematic because "most people don't know they're at risk for heart disease until their first heart attack."
The smoking ban would help to eliminate these risks, as well as lung cancer and respiratory problems, according to health expects.
Only 15 percent of a cigarette reaches a smoker's lungs, Smith said. Eighty-five percent of the cigarette is exhausted into the atmosphere.
"Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S." said Melissa Smith, Watkins health education director.
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Barr said it was hard to say when he would start writing tickets or exactly which situations would be cause for an individual to be fined. He said his initial task was educating people.
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The department would depend on complaints received for ordinance enforcement. Complainants could be asked to be a witness to the violation.
Barr said witnesses would help in any case where a person denied an incident but weren't entirely necessary.
Subsequent complaints of violations on a certain business would make an appearance at the Lawrence Municipal Court more likely.
The possibility of the ordinance becoming a public referendum may create a grev area for the public, he said.
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"I think people and businesses will get used to it," he said. "It will become a normal part of living in Lawrence."
— Edited by Joe Burke
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The city's smoking ban, set to go into effect on July 1, is causing controversy about how it will affect Lawrence businesses. The chairman of the mayor's smoking task force said businesses won't be hurt, but some bar and restaurant owners disagree.
David Kingsley, chairman of the mayor's task force on environmental smoke, said the group examined the question of business impacts in cities that have enacted smoking bans.
"We have tons of information on that, but the most recent one we found was El Paso, Texas," he said. "A study did not see any decline at all, based on the sales tax receipts. The bar owners have no credible evidence that the smoking ban will have a negative effect on businesses."
City Commissioner Boog Highberger said, "There are some people who will be hurt, no doubt about it. But I think a lot of businesses will see increases in business. I hope there aren't any serious consequences for any local businesses, but we'll just have to see how it plays out."
Jerry Neverve, owner of The Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Massachusetts St., said he knew the ban was going to affect business adversely. He said studies cited by smoking ban proponents often involved cities in the Sunbelt, where businesses could more easily seat their smoking customers outdoors.
"In northern climes like Kansas the impact will be greater," he said. "In Maine, there was a 40 percent drop in business. We're expecting anywhere from a 15 to 40 percent drop."
Mick Carroll, owner of The Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., and The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Massachusetts St., agrees.
He said some people go to bars to smoke, but might not smoke at home because of their children.
Carroll is a member of the Appeal to Reason and Tolerance Coalition, which is spearheading the petition drive against the smoking ban.
Some restaurant owners said they didn't expect to be hurt as badly as the bars. Randy McIntosh, manager of Jefferson's
Restaurant, 743 Massachusetts St., said he thought there were many nonsmokers in Lawrence, so the ban might actually help his business.
Opinions vary among bar and restaurant customers on whether the smoking ban will affect how much they go out. Michael and Greer Brown, a Lawrence married couple, both graduated from the University of Kansas in Spring 2004.
"We think it's awesome," said Greer of the smoking ban. "Nonsmokers drink, too."
"We would go to bars more frequently with the smoking ban, because it's smoking in bars that sometimes keeps us away," Michael said.
Laura Wade, Wichita senior, another nonsmoker, said, "It doesn't bother me to go to places where smoking is allowed. I actually prefer bars where smoking is allowed. I think it's part of the bar scene."
— Edited by Joe Burke
HEALTH: Ban encourages smokers to cut back, quit
CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE
This unfiltered-second-hand smoke kills between, 35,000 and 55,000 Americans each year — 3,000 from lung cancer and the remainder from cardiovascular complications. Many more become ill with emphysema and heart disease.
Assumptions for the causes of death were underestimated, said Tom Glynn,
American Cancer Society director of cancer science and trends. When a nonsmoker dies from lung cancer or heart disease, cause of death is determined through family histories and death certificates. Glynn said.
The American Cancer Society fully supports smoking bans. "Every time the data shows that people come back and actually or reluctantly admit that the ban is not such a bad thing after all," Glynn said.
He said bans encouraged smokers to quit or significantly cut back. The number of smokers was reduced by 12 percent after a ban was enforced in New York, said Glynn.
Smokers wishing to quit can find nicotine replacement aids and free counseling at Watkins Health Center, 864-9500.
- Edited by Joe Burke
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2004
WEDNESDAY JUNE 23
Train will perform at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St., beginning at 8 p.m. This is an all ages show. Tickets are $25.
The Lawrence City Band will perform at South Park, 11th and Massachusetts streets, beginning at 8 p.m. This is a free, all ages show featuring great circus marches by Karl King, Henry Fillmore, Iulius Fucik and more.
Mammoth Funk, a line-up of KJH DJs, spin at Duffy's located in the Ramada Inn, 2222 Sixth St. The show starts at 10 p.m. It's a 21 and older show.
THURSDAY JUNE 24
The Great Race, a seven-day event in which classic cars race across the country, runs through Abiline. The show begins at 2 p.m.at the Eisenhower Center in Abiline.
The University Career and Employment Services is hosting an informational meeting film showing for students interested in learning more about the Peace Corps experience beginning at 7 p.m. in the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont.
Photo courtesy Twentieth Century Fox
Vibralux and The Syndicate will perform at the Jackpot Saloon and Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts St., beginning at 10 p.m. The show is 21 and over. Cost is $4.
Mush Records 2004 Tour featuring featuring Circus with Andre Afram Asmar, Radioinactive and Antimc, Curse ov Dialect and Listener will perform at the Gaslight Tavern and Coffeehouse, on Locust St., across the bridge. The show begins at 6 p.m. This is a 18+ show.
The Douglas County AIDS project will offer free HIV testing at the DCAP office, 2518 Ridge Court, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in recognition of National HIV Testing Day. The cost is free.
FRIDAY JUNE 25
St. John the Evangelist Parish, 1234 Kentucky St., hosts the 23rd Annual Mexican Fiesta from 6 to 11 p.m. Live music, food and refreshments will be provided. The event runs through Saturday.
- Romance/Romance is now playing at The University Theatre on stage Too!. Shows run Friday, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday beginning at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday beginning at 5 p.m. Tickets are $6 for students and $12 for the general public.
- Michael Moore's newest documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11 opens at the Cinemark Theatre, 500 Nichols road, on the Country Club Plaza. Tickets are $5.50 for the 12:55 and 3:50 showings, and $8 for the 7:15 and 10:00 showings. Advance tickets are on sale now.
The Douglas County AIDS Project will offer free HIV testing at Health Care Access, 1920 Moodie Road Office, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and at ECKAN, 1 Riverfront Plaza, from 1 to 5 p.m.
Billy Ebeling and the Late for Dinner
Ben Stiller (center) stars as a psychotic, egomaniacal gym owner who competes in the ultimate dodge ball tournament to buy a humble gym owned by co-star Vince Vaughn.
Rudolph
Band performs at The Jazzhaus, 926, 1/2 Massachusetts St., beginning at 10 p.m. The show is for ages 21 and over. The cost is $4.
SATURDAY JUNE 26
The Kansas City Royals host the St. Louis Cardinals beginning at 6:10 p.m. at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Tickets range from $7 to $25.
The Heartland Men's Chorus presents Seductive Sounds: The Joy of Singing at the Folly Theatre, 300 W. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo. The show begins at 8 p.m. with tickets for $15 and $25.
Archetype and Hyperspherian perform at The Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., beginning at 10:30 P.M. This is a 21 and over show. The cost is $2.
SUNDAY JUNE 27
■ Kiss and Poison will perform at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 633 N. 130th St., Bonner Springs. The all ages show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets range from $24 to $59.
Beauty Slays the Beast Festival at Davey's Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main St., Kansas City. Festivities begin at 11 a.m. and last until 2:30 a.m. Tickets for the all ages show cost $10. The event, to promote political awareness, will feature local bands and artists, an art auction, speakers, a silent auction, kids activities, voter registration and more.
Roman Numerals, The Prids and The Green Circles will perform at The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City. The show is 21 and over.
Sue Ashline will show her abstract art at The Bourgeois Pig, 6 East Ninth St. The gallery is free for all ages and runs until August 7.
Mum and Kim Hiorthoy will perform at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire. The 18 and over show begins at 10 p.m.
MONDAY JUNE 28
A Punx In The Park Matinee Show featuring Blame Game, When Good Robots Go Bad, The Get Wild Five and Debbie's Freakout will begin at 4 p.m. in Loose Park, 51st St. and Wornall Rd, Kansas City. The all ages show is drug and alcohol free. People attending the show are encouraged to bring food to barbeque.
New York Times bestselling author and psychologist Harriet Lerner will talk about her new book Fear and Other Uninvited Guests at The Raven Bookstore, 8 East Seventh St. from 7:30p.m.to 9 p.m.
Sister Machine Gun, Christ Analogue and Manufactura will perform at Davey's Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, at 10 p.m. Tickets cost $10 for the 21 and over show.
TUESDAY JUNE 29
94. 5 and AM580's Comedy Invasion at Bullfrogs "Live", 4115 SW Hentoon, Topeka. The 21 and over show costs $4 and features Kevin Bozeman and Brian
Flat Stanley, Annie Quick and 4th Garfield comes to life in the new Garfield: The Movie.
Offense will perform at El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City. The all ages show begins at 7 p.m.
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Eleni Mandell and Jen Appell will perform at Davey's Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $10 for the 21 and over show.
Salt The Earth, Wilheim Scream, Not Quite Bernadette and Getaway Driver will perform at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire. The all ages show begins at 9 p.m. Tickets are $5.
- Plastic Constellations and Dead Girls Ruin Everything will perform at The Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St. at 10:30 p.m. The 21 and over show cost $2.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 30
The Douglas County AIDS project will offer free HIV testing at the Community Drop In Center, 214 W. Tenth St., from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m.
- The Minors Story and Carrier will perform at The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, at 10:30 p.m. The 21 and over show costs $5.
Freedom Unbound: Art From Within American Gulags will be on display at 411 Studios, 411 E. Ninth St., from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event is free for all ages and will include poetry, music and refreshments.
The Lawrence City Band will perform at South Park, 11th and Massachusetts Streets, to celebrate America. The Fourth of July concert will include a rendition of the Battle Hymn of the Republic and an audience sing along.
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Discovering bees no simple task
By J.T. Mitchum
jmitchum@kansan.com
Kansas Science Writer
When you think of how many types of bees there are, there aren't many you can think of. Bumble bees, honey bees, sweat bees and killer bees are a few of the more popular ones.
"If we decided to try to name all the new species, we could spend the rest of our lives just naming bees," said Allan Smith-Pardo, graduate student in entomology.
If you are capable of thinking of a few more,you might be able to name a small fraction of the approximately 17,000 known bee species.
Smith-Pardo is co-author with Michael Engel, assistant professor of biological sciences, of a paper in a peer-reviewed journal describing a new species of highland bee found in Costa Rica.
rethinking the history of this species.
The bee species is named Andinaugochlora Centralpina, and Engel and Smith-Pardo say it is significant for being the first bee species in a group thought to exist only in Northern South America at high elevations. This new relative has scientists like Smith-Pardo
Engel said there were many plants that could only be pollinated by a certain type of bee. Without understanding different species of bees, Engel said, we wouldn't understand what we were putting at risk as human development takes over landscapes.
Smith-Pardo said even though there were so many bees yet to be named, describing a new species was no simple task. But that's what he enjoys about his work.
"I like the diversity in bees," Smith-Pardo said. "It's not just in the shapes and morphology. It's in the behaviors, social structure and everything in between."
Smith-Pardo said it took a deep understanding of the group of bees being looked at to find a new species, and that minute details often count as new species.
JOHN M. CRAFT
Bee culture also takes time to know. Smith-Pardo said some bees lived in isolation, while others lived communally but worked and ate independently, and yet others lived in communities of thousands working together to survive in a welldefined society.
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Bees are the quiet promulgators of the world's vegetation, Smith-Pardo said.
Allan Smith-Pardo, entomology graduate student, gestures to some of the bees in KU's large collection. He said that while others may find the task of identifying and studying bee species boring, he thinks it is fascinating.
These busy workers ensure and enhance pollination of plants as they track pollen from plant to plant. But he said it was more complex than just feeding on flowers.
Because bees and plants have evolved together, certain plants have altered their structure to release pollens to certain types of bees, Smith-Pardo said.
Understanding this is important to see the consequences of a species of bee going extinct.
"You can't just look at the species of bee itself, you have to realize everything it affects," Smith-Pardo said.
— Edited by Erik Johnson
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HOW TO... MAKE A MARTINI Shaken or stirred? Who cares? Just make me a drink
Making a good drink for a guest is the sign of a good host. So instead of relying on a bottle opener and a case of Miller High Life for your next shin dig, learn how to make a classic cocktail: the Martini.
Unlike all the new martini concepts (chocolate martinis, apple martinis, champagne martinis), a true classic martini only has two ingredients: gin and dry vermouth. Olives are the only real garnish for a martini, although they do take up an awful lot of space in such a little glass.
When it comes to the particulars of a martini (dryness, shaken versus stirred), there are a few things to remember. When someone asks for a dry martini, he is asking for less vermouth. The less vermouth, the drier the martini. Martinis can either be shaken or stirred, but a martini shaker is cooler looking than a pitcher. And ignore all that talk of "bruising the gin."
Patrick Dennis, author of camp novels such as Auntie Mame and Little Me, expected his children to make martinis for guests at a young age. Now there's an incentive to learn you don't really want to be shown up by a 4-year-old do you?
CLASSIC MARTINI
2 ounces gin
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
Green olives to garnish
Pour 2 ounces of room-temperature gin and
1/2 ounce of dry vermouth into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with an olive or two.
For variations on the classic martini, try some of the following suggestions.
■ GIBSON
Substitute the olive with a slice of cocktail onion.
BOSTON BULLET Use an olive stuffed with an almond instead of a pimento.
DIRTY MARTINI
2 ounces gin
1 tablespoon dry vermouth
2 tablespoons olive juice
Green olives to garnish
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Fill a cocktail shaker with the ingredients, including garnish. Shake hard 3 or 4 times. Strain drink into a chilled cocktail glass. Add the garnish from the shaker.
These aren't quite martinis, but you can re-use the glass.
CHOCOLATE MARTINI
1 1/2 ounce of vanilla vodka
1 ounce of chocolate liqueur Cherry to garnish
Mix vanilla vodka and chocolate liquor in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a cherry.
COSMOPOLITAN
1/2 ounce Cointreau
1 1/2 ounces vodka
1/4 ounce lime juice
1 1/2 ounces cranberry juice
Lemon peel for garnish
Shake all of the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lemon peel.
Compiled by Donovan Atkinson and edited by Joe Burke
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Keith Langford, senior guard, answers questions from boys attending the University's basketball camp. He offered words of encouragement and guidance yesterday afternoon. He will not be playing in today's alumni game due to his recent knee surgery.
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Campers learn from KU players
By Miranda Lenning
mlenning@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
For the second straight week boys between the ages of 8 and 19 had the opportunity to learn from their collegiate heroes. Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self and his coaching staff held the second of two summer camp sessions this week.
Current and former players attended the camp as coaches and advisers. Self said the purpose of the camp was to teach young players fundamental skills and to develop good basketball habits.
Camp ends today with an alumni game featuring such former players as Eric Chenowith, Nick Bradford, Bryant Nash and Danny Manning. Kirk Hinrich is also expected to play for the alumni team, according to assistant media relations director Laura Lesko.
J. R. Giddens and Keith Langford will not play for the current Jayhawks because they are rehabilitating from offseason surgeries.
The residential camp allows the participants to stay at residence halls on Daisy Hill and in Naismith Hall. Campers are placed in the halls based
"It ends up being really fun though because lots of old players come out and the coaches are laid back and we just have a good time."
Matt Wolf Team manager
on their age and then broken up into smaller groups. Each group is assigned a "coach," who serves as a camp counselor.
Team manager Matt Wolff, Harrington senior, said getting the chance to be a counselor was one perk of working for the team.
"It ends up being really fun though because a lot of old players come out and the coaches are laid back and we just have a good time," said Wolff.
Self said the boys never got bored because his staff worked hard to keep them busy.
Camp starts at 9 a.m. and the campers continue playing basketball into the night.
SEE CAMP ON PAGE 18
Former coach wins NBA title
Brown becomes first coach to win both NCAA, NBA titles
By Miranda Lenning
mlenneng@kansan.com
kansan staff writer
Coach Bill Self tells a great story about former University of Kansas coach Larry Brown. Self met Brown when he was a senior playing basketball at Oklahoma State University. Brown told Self that if he ever needed anything to call him, and that Brown could help him out by giving him a job on his coaching staff at the
University of Kansas after Self graduated. Self agreed, and each month after that meeting he sent Brown a letter reminding him of the offer. He never received a response. So when Self graduated, he got in his car, drove to Lawrence, found Brown and reminded him about the promise. Brown was so impressed with Self's diligence, he gave Self a job right there.
Larry Brown would win an NCAA championship two years later, in 1988. Now he is the only coach to win both an NCAA championship and and NBA championship.
Last week, Brown and the Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to claim the NBA championship, winning in such stunning fashion — the
Pistons won the series in five games when many experts picked the Lakers to sweep the Pistons in four that Brown can now be placed in an elite category of NBA coaches: seventh among all NBA coaches in victories with a record of 879-685, fourth among active coaches. Both the 2004 Detroit Pistons and the 1988 Jayhawks reflected the hard-nosed tactics of their coach.
Brown calls it the right kind of basketball. He preaches the importance of fundamentals and the patience of passing up a long jump shot to create a better opportunity—the Pistons shot 61 percent in the first half of game five. He demands all of his players to get in the paint and
SEE BROWN ON PAGE 18
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Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown addresses the media following the 1988 NCAA championship game.
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BROWN: Defense wins championships
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rebound — Ben Wallace led all players with 22 rebounds.
Most importantly, he emphasizes defense in an NBA era where the focus is more offensive and individual statistics earn bigger contracts than good defensive numbers. The Pistons held Kobe Bryant to under 40 percent shooting for the series.
In 1988, Brown did the same thing with the Kansas Jayhawks. With a starting five that included Mark Randall, Mike Maddox, Kevin Pritchard, Chris Piper and Danny Manning, he coached fundamentals and defense.
On his way to both championships, Brown took teams with few stars and made them champions. Brown showed that he could coach raw players into polished stars. His two MVPs, Danny Manning and Chauncey Billups, are prime examples.
Manning was relatively unknown going into the 1988 season, but walked away as the Wooden Award winner for best college player and MVP of the 1988 championship game.
Billups was named the 2004 NBA Finals MVP. He averaged 21 points and 5.2 assists in the finals, proving to be a perfect example of a Larry Browncoached player.
"We don't play as a bunch of individuals," Brown told The Detroit Free Press. "We're a basketball team." Brown convinced Billups that playmaking and ball-sharing would lead to more victories than individual statistics.
At 63, Brown is the oldest coach ever to win an NBA championship. He also may have had to wait the longest -- he has coached for seven different teams during a 22-year career in the NBA.
He began coaching in 1972, winning the American Basketball Association championship in his first season with the Carolina Cougars.
Brown played college basketball at the University of North Carolina from 1961 to 1963.
He won another ABA championship with the Denver franchise during the 1974-75 season. He stayed with Denver when it joined the NBA in 1976, leaving in 1979 to coach collegially at UCLA.
In his first season, the Bruins were runners-up in the NCAA Tournament.
The following year, Brown was back in the NBA, this time with the New Jersey Nets.
In 1988, Brown left KU to coach the San Antonio Spurs, where he coached for four seasons before leaving midway through the 1991-92 season to coach the L.A. Clippers.
In 1993, he moved to the Indiana Pacers and earned his 1,000th career victory as the Pacers head coach.
In 1997, he moved to the Philadelphia 76ers, and in the 2000-01 season, Brown led the 76ers to their best record in two decades. This season was his first in Detroit.
The Nets made the playoffs in his first two seasons, but Brown chose to return to the collegiate level at the University of Kansas the following year. The Jayhawks went 129-44 when Brown was the coach from 1984 to 89.
More astounding than the number of teams Brown has coached is the number of franchises he has led to the playoffs. Brown was the first coach to lead six different NBA franchises to the playoffs.
In November 2002, Brown was named head coach of the United States' 2004 Olympic Basketball team. A gold medal during this summer's games would solidify a trio of coaching championships. Brown did win a gold medal in 1964 as a member of the United States Basketball Team.
People question whether or not Brown would return to the Pistons if the USA Team wins the gold medal this summer. However, Brown has never stayed with a team for only one season. If he follows this trend, Brown will be back for at least one more season.
- Edited by Erik Johnson
CAMP: Basketball keeps participants busy day and night
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17
Participants only stop to eat lunch and dinner and to watch an afternoon scrimmage.
Self invites speakers to the camp to talk to the boys about their basketball futures.
Some of the speakers are current basketball players and coaches, but others are people Self has selected.
J. R. Giddens and assistant coach Tim Jankovich spoke to campers on Monday, and Hinrich is expected to speak today.
Self encouraged the boys to take advantage of the speakers and listen to their advice.
He asked the boys to raise their hand if they wanted to eventually start for their high school team, play basketball in college or make it to the NBA.
Almost all the boys raised their hands.
"It's not going to happen if you wish it," he said. "You have to work hard and listen to the people that push you."
- Edited by Joe Burke
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Michael Moore's new film under fire
By Marc Ingber
mingber@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Michael Moore's new film, Fahrenheit 9/11, is set to open this Friday after having a little trouble getting out of the starting gates. The University of Kansas community has mixed feelings on its impact.
The film, which deals with Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush's ties to Saudi Arabia, as well as his foreign policy after Sept. 11, was originally supposed to be released by Miramax Films, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.
But Disney decided not to go through with it, so Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the founders of Miramax, bought back the film to find another distribution company.
According to The Washington Post, Moore said Disney's decision was based on the fact that its Disney World theme park was based in Florida, where Bush's brother Jeb was the governor.
Moore said he was being censored because Disney didn't want to make Jeb angry.
Since Disney made the decision not to release it, Moore has no right to call it government censorship, said Josh
Steward, Hays senior and vice-chairman for the College Republicans.
Although the film will no doubt anger many on the right, Steward said the film interested him.
He said Moore had always done a lot of research for his films, so it was definitely worth reviewing.
Although he hasn't seen the film, Steward said the accusation that Bush had anything to do with Sept. 11, or that he knew about it and didn't try to stop it, implied that Bush wanted to hurt his own country.
"To make that accusation is pretty heavy and unwarranted," he said.
Brandon Barnett, Topeka junior, said the film had to be pretty good if it won the Palme d'Or, the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
However, he said it would be hard for critics to review Fahrenheit 9/11 objectively without projecting their own political views.
He said he liked the idea that a film such as Fahrenheit 9/11 could be released at a time when most movies were the typical summer action blockbusters. Moore has the ability to get press for issues that usually escape the limelight, he said.
"I'm glad there's something political
"If Michael Moore is presenting a biased side it's just to overcompensate for the right-wing media you see on TV like Fox News."
Brandon Barnett
Topeka junior
that is coming to one of the most watched media," Barnett said.
Burdett Loomis, professor and chairman of political science, said Moore knew what he was doing when he released it.
"Moore made it so it would come out at a certain time and perhaps influence the election,so of course it's political," he said.
However, Loomis said he didn't think it would have a major impact on the election.
"If Michael Moore is presenting a biased side it's just to overcompensate for the right-wing media you see on TV like Fox News," Barnett said.
The controversy over the movie can't be compared to other recent controversial films such as The Passion of the Christ.
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"Jesus has dealt with 2,000 years of criticism and misunderstanding," he said. "He's stood the test of time unlike George Bush."
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HOROSCOPES
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (JUNE 23).
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powders
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17 Culture medium
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wrinkles
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24 Comprehend
25 Unwilling
28 Rajah's wives
29 Attack from a
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36 Scarlett's
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basketball shot
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46 Fort Dix meal
47 Routine tasks
49 Exists
51 Asp and gecko
53 Die dot
56 Type of reactor
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31 Marshes
32 Units of work
33 Math subj.
34 Indian nursemaid
35 BLT spread
37 Shower month
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52 Move as a group
53 Danger
54 Utopian
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56 Spoiled child
57 Reprobate
58 Sicilian mount
59 Spelunker's
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SAFETY
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2004
Lightning dangers:Weathering the storm
By Amanda O'Toole
aotoole@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Donna Tucker, associate professor of geography, advises students to think twice before grabbing an umbrella on their way to class during a thunderstorm.
The National Weather Service in Topeka reported that half of the people hit by lightning in the past two years were students walking on college campuses; two happened at Fort Hays State University in 2003 and another at the University of Kansas near Potter's Lake in 2002.
Lightning Safety Awareness week runs through Saturday and the National Weather Service, as well as Tucker, thinks people should take lightning more seriously.
Most lightning strikes occur in vulnerable situations, Tucker said. Just being on campus increases a person's chance of being struck because of the high elevation campus was built on.
A person should pay attention to how much ground-to-cloud lightning there is before going outside, Tucker said. The more ground-to-cloud lightning there is the more dangerous it would be to venture outside.
"It's better to stay inside and try to wait out the storm," Tucker said.
Mike Akulow, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said making the decision to walk in a storm to get to class is tough.
"The odds are probably with you," Akulow said of walking on campus during a storm. "But those odds can catch up with you and the consequences can be bad."
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, lightning can severely damage a person's nervous system and lead to cardiac arrest. Survivors have suffered from memory difficulty and personality changes as well.
A bolt of lightning is usually 50,000 degrees and carries about 100 million volts of electricity. Lightning bolts are created by the separation of electrical charges in a cloud. This separation, Tucker said, is caused by ice.
There are two types of lightning: Negative lightning is more common and occurs when the bolt connects from the ground to the bottom of a cloud where negative electrons have settled; Positive lightning is less common and tends to cause fatalities, Tucker said.
This happens when the boit travels from the ground to the top of the cloud where positive electrons have settled.
Tucker said there really wasn't a way for a person to tell the difference between the
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING STORMS
The NOAA reported that lightning could travel through phone lines and strike a person talking on a land-line phone or even through water pipes and strike a person taking a shower.
Stay away from tall trees
Stay out of the water
Stay away from windows
Only shelters that are grounded are safe. Before seeking refuge from a storm under a shelter, make sure electrical or telephone wires are grounded.
Source:
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two types without proper equipment.
Clouds growing higher in the sky carry a larger risk of producing lightning, she said. If a person is spending time outside, she said, they need to be aware of what the clouds are doing.
Students can prevent getting struck by lightning to some degree by applying common sense and by staying away from trees and wide open areas.
If a student has to go outside to make it to class, Tucker said, they should walk
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Amy Gruber, Bigelow, Ark., senior, nears the wall as she completes a lap doing the backstroke. Gruber practices with other members of the Kansas swim team six days a week at 6 or 7 a.m. at the Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center, 727 Kentucky St. The team's coach said the year-round practice helped them become stronger swimmers. See more on the swim team on PAGE 23
University students to experience tuition raise
By Jay Senter
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The Kansas Board of Regents approved a third consecutive year of tuition increases last week for the six state universities. Among the increases for in-state undergraduates, an 18 percent hike at the University of Kansas was the largest.
Students at the University have taken on tuition increases of nearly 20 percent each academic year since 2002-03. This year's new tuition rate means that an instate undergraduate taking 30 credit hours per year will pay $4,162, or $636 more than in 2003-04. Students at Kansas State University, the second largest school in the state, will pay 17.1 percent more next year than they did in 2003-04.
Though the increases were part of a scheduled five-year plan to bolster education dollars in the state, several regents said they voted for the measure only because the Legislature has consistently underfunded state schools.
"None of us want to vote for this," regent Dick Bond of Overland Park told the Lawrence Journal-World last week. "It needs to happen because of the failure of adequate funding for higher education in Kansas."
Still, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius spearheaded a movement this year to increase state education spending by $31 million.
Kevin Boatright, interim vice chancellor for University Relations, said the regents' comments may have been directed more at the education cuts that took place after 2001 during a statewide financial crunch.
"The board may have just been expressing some frustration that the universities have remained underfunded," Boatright said. "Our five year plan was not intended to replace state dollars — it was intended to improve the University,
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Chancellor visits international programs in Asian countries
Chancellor Robert Hemenway recently returned from a trip to Asia where he visited some of the University of Kansas' international programs and met with alumni living abroad.
Hemenway was a guest of honor at a reception in Tokyo hosted by Howard Baker, United States ambassador to Japan, and his wife, Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, a former senator from Kansas.
In South Korea, Hemenway met with Jung-Don Seo, the president of Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, a school with which the University has an exchange student program. Hemenway also visited with Korean graduates of the University.
— Jay Senter
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Fourteen Lawrence residents visit sister city Eutin, Germany
A group of Lawrence residents returned two weeks ago from a visit to Lawrence's sister city of Eutin, Germany. The group of 14 delegates visited the city in northern Germany to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the sister city's relationship with Lawrence.
A connection between Lawrence and Eutin formed informally in 1964 when University of Kansas students began attending a summer study abroad program in Eutin.
Eutin hosted the delegation from June 1 to June 6. Delegates stayed in Eutin residents' homes, visited the castle of Eutin, received a reception with Eutin mayor Klaus-Dieter Schulz and tours of historic towns Lubeck and Kiel.
Lawrence and Eutin representatives also enjoyed "German-American Evening," an annual event hosted by the Friends of Lawrence volunteer group that provides dinner and entertainment for the exchange group and other American guests in Eutin.
Schulz will bring a reciprocal delegation in September to help celebrate Lawrence's susquecentennial anniversary.
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Citywide public smoking ban in effect at midnight tonight
A citywide smoking ban passed by the Lawrence City Commission in May will take effect at midnight tonight.
Smoking will be prohibited in all public places of employment including common work areas, auditoriums, classrooms, conference and meeting rooms private offices, elevators, hallways, company-owned vehicles, employee lounges, stairs, restrooms, and all other enclosed facilities.
University seeks payment by hall lawsuit plaintiffs
By Julie Jones
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Kansan staff writer
After dismissal of a lawsuit against the University of Kansas, attorneys for the University filed a document with the Douglas County District Court asking that certain legal fees be paid by the plaintiffs, petitioners from Watkins and Miller Scholarship Halls.
The money, $283, 533, would pay for the legal fees of Bank of America, which administers the trust. The University has not asked for reimbursement of its own legal fees.
"I think what KU is asking us to do is out of line," said Lindsay Poe, petitioner and Wichita graduate. "We weren't out there to cause any damage. The money has been managed better and the women are going to enjoy a much better quality of life. This is like a punch in the stomach."
Former students of the scholarship halls initially sued the University for mismanagement of funds. They later dropped those allegations, asking instead for the implementation of a student committee to oversee maintenance planning.
County District Judge Jack Murphy ruled against the students, citing that they already had avenues to voice concerns about hall maintenance, such as hall proctors, All Scholarship Hall Council and the Student Housing Advisory board.
"He ruled that the students didn't
have the right to control the day to day operations, day to day maintenance or the improvements made to the hall," said Todd Cohen, University Relations spokeman.
If the court rules in the University's favor, former students would be responsible for the fees. The petitioners' previous legal fees have been paid by the Committee for the Preservation of Watkins and Miller Scholarship Halls, Cohen said.
If the request is dismissed, the fees will have to be paid by the halls' trust, which was established by Elizabeth Miller Watkins. The University is the beneficiary of the trust, which would lose approximately 10 percent of its funds.
"I'd like for it not to come from the trust because that's what we've been trying to protect from the beginning," Poe said.
The decrease in funds would affect future students, said Ken Stoner, Student Housing director. Money from the trust that would have generated interest would instead be lost permanently. New residents, who had nothing to do with the lawsuit, would experience increased rent. Stoner said.
"If money is charged to the trust, then that impacts the trust and affects future students," Stoner said. "No mismanagement was found and the charges had no factual basis. Why should the University and bank pay?"
Residents may still smoke in private residences, personal vehicles, private functions not employing private catering, and places of employment with outdoor facilities.
— Edited by John Scheirman
Eliminating smoking in public places of employment improves and protects the public's health, guarantees the rights of non-smokers to breathe smoke-free air and recognizes the right to breathe smoke-free air has priority over the choice to smoke, said a statement on the City of Lawrence Web site.
Violation of the ban is a misdemeanor resulting in a $100 fine for the first violation, $200 for a second violation and $500 for any additional violation within one year.
Employers are required to adopt and maintain a written no smoking policy within places of employment.
University of Kansas student charged with credit card fraud
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Police charged a 20-year-old male University of Kansas student with making a false report on June 24. The student purchased a Gateway computer on his credit card and then reported the purchase as credit card fraud on June 15.
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Police arrested a North Lawrence man Friday after he threatened two University of Kansas students with a pair of samurai-style swords.
Bhatia called police after he drew the four-foot swords and began mumbling obscenities.
Paul Bhatia, Dallas junior, and Piero Eugster, Bogota, Columbia, junior, were hanging out in the front yard of a home near Fifth and Minnesota streets when the man approached them from his home across the street wearing a chestplate with swords attached.
Police arrived and eventually subdued the 53-year-old man with pepper spray. No one was seriously injured.
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Immigrant tuition bill doesn't include any form of financial aid
By Jay Senter
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Editor's note: The names of individuals in this story were changed to protect them from anti-immigrant backlash.
Virginia V. first came to the United States from Mexico, where she was born, when she was 6. She moved between the United States and Mexico frequently, but came here for good six years ago. Though she is not a U.S. citizen, she attended public high school in Kansas City, Kan., where she made good grades and graduated this spring.
Now, Virginia wants to go to Kansas State University to study interior design. But she and her mother can't afford four years of tuition at K-State.
"My mom is a single parent and doesn't have much, so I am starting to work to help her out," Virginia said. "But I also want to get an education. It is impossible."
Instead of K-State, Virginia intends to start out at community college where she has a full scholarship, and hopes to transfer after two years.
Her situation represents the irony of a law that will go into effect tomorrow.
This session, the Legislature passed a bill that would allow certain undocumented immigrants, like Virginia, to pay in-state tuition at Kansas universities. To be eligible for the in-state benefit a student must have attended a Kansas high school for three years, and have graduated from a Kansas high school or been issued a GED in the state.
Though immigrant advocates applauded the law because it would make state universities more accessible to the students, in-state tuition is still cost-prohibitive for many immigrant families.
The new law does not ensure the students will be able to afford Kansas universities because undocumented immigrants are not eligible for financial aid, said Melinda Lewis, director of policy advocacy and research at El Centro, a Kansas City, Kan., non-profit agency that works on creating educational and social opportunities for families.
"There is a misconception that this has thrown wide open the door, and
there are going to be all these immigrant kids who get a free ride or something," Lewis said. "That is certainly not what we are seeing."
She said now they were seeing kids who had a slightly greater chance of going to the school they want, but far from a sure thing.
Some politicians, among them Republican congressional candidate Kris Kobach, have charged that the new bill would cost Kansas taxpayers millions by subsidizing tuition for thousands of non-citizens.
But higher education officials dispute that claim.
Kevin Boatright, interim vice chancellor for University Relations, said that while it was difficult to estimate what impact the law would have, it was possible that very few undocumented immigrants would be able to take advantage of the new tuition rate.
"The law at least makes college tuition not such an insurmountable hurdle," Boatright said. "But when you consider that these students aren't eligible for financial aid, you wonder whether in-state tuition is too much for them to afford."
If nothing else, the law has given undocumented immigrant students the
knowledge that they have not been completely priced-out of universities in the state.
Kristian G., a 14 year old from Wichita, traveled to Topeka to testify before the Legislature on the importance of the bill.
Born in Mexico, Kristian, like Virginia, has never become a legal citizen. His parents work at a plant nursery and on construction sites.
They make enough money to get by, but Kristian knew that if he were to become the first person in his family with a college degree, in-state tuition would be a must.
Now that the law has passed, Kristian knows he will have to start saving for college.
"Right now I'm not sure I can afford it, but I hope I can," he said. "I will have to work really hard."
He's started this summer with a parttime job helping his mother at the plant nursery. It may be the first step toward a college degree.
"I want to become someone important, and I want to be admired," Kristian said. "I want to have a good job, and for that you need a good education."
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Lawn-mowing code targets overgrowth
By Amanda O'Toole
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Rusty Wright uses his red riding lawn mower every day. The Lawrence junior said he took pride in the 15 lawns his business, Wright Services, maintained. He said neglected lawns were nothing more than eyesores for the city.
And other members of the community seem to agree with Wright. The Neighborhood Resources Department receives daily complaints about unruly lawns, is backed by the Neighborhood Resources Weed Ordinance, and has the right to mow an overgrown yard at the landowner's expense.
Any grass or weeds that reach more than a foot in height violate the ordinance.
The complaint-based organization has two full-time inspectors on staff who notify landowners of any violations. If the problem is not taken care of within 10 days, the city will hire one of four contractors to maintain the lawn and will send a bill to the landowner.
Wright said 10 days was too long. He said the city should take action before the grass reaches an extreme height.
"It makes our city look bad," he said. "I think a lot of those people don't care a lot about their lawns."
In addition to aesthetic purposes, the ordinance serves to keep rodent, insect and snake infestation down to a minimum.
Unruly lawns can also be traffic hazards if they impair vision or block signs. Both residential and commercial property are subject to the code.
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Barry Walthall, Lawrence code enforcement manager, said residences can make complaints at any time on their Web site www.lawrence.neighres.org, or by calling 832-7700.
Jerry Freeman, operational assistant at Earl May Garden and Nursery Center, 3200 Iowa St., said any yard that had growth over a foot tall was a case of obvious neglect.
When lawns grow to such an extreme height, it is important to bag or rake up clippings so they don't kill the lawn, he said.
He said an ideal lawn should be kept to 2.5 to 3 inches.
Bill Harmon Jr., president of the Landlords of Lawrence, Inc., said the majority of landowners left lawn responsibility in the hands of tenants.
He said he had not had any problems with tenants violating the policy, and landlords should be responsible and aware of the condition of their yards.
"Ultimately, the fine goes back to the landlord. We should be driving by and checking out our lawns," he said.
Wright said, many people may not have lawn mowers but should find a way to take care of their lawns.
"If a person is just lazy they should foot the cost," he said.
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By Abby Tillery
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Kansan staff writer
Research findings released by the U.S. Census Bureau earlier this month support the idea that women earn less than men in most occupations.
The bureau did a cross-sectional sample analyzing the earnings by occupation and then separating the numbers further between men and women. The sample researched more than 500 jobs in the Census 2000 long form.
WHERE WOMEN MAKE THE MONEY
The U.S. Census Bureau analyzed a sample of numbers from the Census 2000 long form comparing income based on occupation and gender Only five of the 509 occupations sampled indicated that women made at least the same amount, if not more, then men.
Occupations # of year-round % of female ratio of female-to-male median earnings full time workers full time workers Hazardous materials removal workers 12,060 9.9 1.094 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 134,360 6.3 1.004 Meeting and Convention planners 22,620 76.5 1.000 Dining room/cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 53,100 38.6 1.000 Helpers, construction trades 28,780 4.3 1.000
Wal-Mart issued a press release disputing the allegations, but declined to make any further comments.
The report came out shortly before the Dukes v. Wal-Mart gender pay discrimination case was classified as a class action lawsuit. Betty Dukes and five other female employees filed the suit in 2001, claiming they were paid less than men just because they were female.
Discrimination may not be the only reason for the pay discrepancy between genders, said Donna Ginther, associate professor of economics at the University of Kansas.
Ginther said the pay gap could be explained by one of three other reasons: men and women choose different jobs with different pay, women might take
Source: Census 2000 Special reports
more breaks from the work force than men and women are less likely than men to ask for pay raises.
She said that discrimination could play a part in the pay difference between men and women, but that the other factors also contributed to the gaps in pay. The numbers could be misleading, she said.
The study showed only five jobs in which women made at least the same as men. Only one of the occupations was
"If you compare men and women within the same occupation, and the same years of work experience, the salary gap is narrow. If you just compare the average salaries of men and women the gap looks a lot larger." Ginther said.
female dominated. In hazardous material removal and telecommunications line installation and repairs, women actually made more than men.
The study looked at year-round full-time workers, excluding part-time and seasonal workers. Income comparability was based on the median income rather than the average because some households surveyed made large amounts of money annually, skewing the average income.
Mike Bergman, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau, said this was the first study of its kind, combining the division of earnings between occupation and gender. He said the data had been so
vast that it had taken this long to compile the information into the current format.
Vicki Lovell, study director for the Institute for Women's Policy Research, cited the ruling in the Dukes v. WalMart case as another stepping stone toward equal pay for women. Lovell, like Ginther, said that there were other reasons for the gender pay discrepancy, one being women leaving the work force to raise families. Ginther also put some of the burden on employers.
"Employers lose out on good talent," she said, "when they have rigid schedules and lots of work hours."
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Film typical of Moore, not to be taken seriously
After only one weekend, Michael Moore's controversial film, Fahrenheit 9/11, has broken records and topped the $21 million gross of his last film, Bowling for Columbine.
The documentary, or rather mockumentary, in typical Moore fashion, is a pastiche of video clips, sound bites, pranks, gadfly-ism, tear-jerking, and egotism; a scrap-pile of political polemic with a clever, marketable soundtrack.
Americans should not only watch this film, they should enjoy it for what it is a stylized and meretricious rant from the loud mouth of the left wing's heavyweight entertainer — and take it no more seriously than a Rush Limbaugh talk show.
From the beginning, it is clear that the only purpose this film can serve is that of catharsis for a large (and lucrative) demographic of Bush-haters across the world.
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From the beginning, it is clear that the only purpose this film can serve is that of catharsis for a large (and lucrative) demographic of Bush-haters across the world.
The frequent and lengthy clips of Bush's face, staring blankly (as usual), make up a considerable portion of the movie itself. This has much the same
And Moore does not hesitate to make the connection between Mr. Bush and Bin Laden explicit. Indeed, the oil-business relationship between the wealthy Bin Laden family in Saudi Arabia and the Bush family is one of Moore's central arguments.
effect on Moore's frothing audience as an Osama Bin Laden bull's eye does on your average National Rifle Association member at target practice.
This relationship ought to be probed and elucidated. But Moore's strategy is hyperactive and whimsical.
For example, in one scene he quotes a Saudi Arabian ambassador describing Osama Bin Laden as a "simple and quiet guy." Next scene, Moore hems, haws and repeats the phrase "simple and quiet guy" while showing President Bush with a quizzical face.
Is this bit of editorial chicanery to be taken as evidence? Furthermore, when Moore bothers to draw factual lines of
comparison between the Bushes and the Bin Ladens, his information is often vague and distorted.
In an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, Moore said, "the art has to come before the politics."
This explains his aversion to objectivity, and to the complicated reality that America cannot be an isolated Big Friendly Giant.
As Quentin Tarantino said after presiding over the Cannes Film Festival jury that awarded Moore the Palme d'Or trophy, the movie has merit regardless of "all the politics crap."
It is a pill for the ignorant conservatives who want to keep ideas from being expressed freely. It is an orgy for trendy, self-congratulating, college-aged "dissenters." And it is a fiction that may sharpen political perceptions regardless of its showboating tactics.
Gertken is a Hutchinson senior in English.
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Why is it that all the guys at the bar are under the impression that a good resting place for their hand is my ass? unfortunately, a guy last thursday had to learn the hard way. I broke his hand. Oops, my bad.
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Generations of Americans get dumber
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PETER BLAKE
Thanks to a lighter workload this summer, I've found myself watching more TV. As a result, I came up with a question, when did we, as a collective nation, decide that we didn't care anymore what we put in our eyes and ears? I found myself flipping through literally hundreds of channels and found that either TV executives have decided that everyone is already dumb, or they have an agenda to slowly eat away whatever cognitive function is left.
Chris Crawford opinionon@kansan.com
I agree with the theory that a combination of things is hurting the American mind. Mainly the rotting American educational system and today's popular culture. Because pop culture pushes its omnipresence from every possible medium in a growing, multimedia, global community, it seems to be the biggest culprit.
When did we get from "The Greatest Generation" to "Generation Whatever Letter Is Next (X, Y...)"? The answer might be when we decided that half an hour would be well spent watching a guy get punched in the nuts. Thank you America's Funniest Home Videos and Jackass. Or maybe when we demanded a show where contestants could eat bull penis and live insects. Thank you Fear Factor. Could we have lost our way and tumbled down the slippery slope when we decided that it was worth $40 on pay-per-view to watch grown men in superhero
The fact is that television is the most influential medium and it continues to cater to the lowest common denominator.
Newlyweds on MTV celebrates the fact that Jessica Simpson is a spoiled, brainless dimwit. And how does America react to the show? We put her on the cover of every magazine and gave her and her very patient husband a short-lived, primetime network variety show. Even in the '60s, it was hard to sell a variety show. But not for the vapid Simpson. All she had to do was flash her big dumb grin and America said, "Hell yeah we'll watch bad skits and music for an hour, Yeehaww!!"
I can't say that I'm immune to this "dumbing down of America." A couple of weeks ago I went to Walgreens with my girlfriend. We happened to be on the toy aisle. In the middle of the toys I found a self-inflating whoopee cushion. You didn't have to blow it up; every squeeze was ready to go. I couldn't get enough of it. I squeezed it four or five times and by the last squeeze I was crying with joy. I proceeded to find my girlfriend on the next aisle and waited until there was someone else shopping at the end of the aisle. I squeezed it behind her and quickly walked away to another aisle. I continued this game on each aisle until I was dying laughing and she was very angry.
The point of the story is that if adults seem to be affected by the infantilization of popular culture and acceptance of all things lowbrow then how will our children react to a cultural environment that continues to snowball downhill?
I have a theory that might allow a glimpse into the future. For years I have developed the "Devolution of the Crawford Man Theory." My great-grandfather started his own car company (not dealership), Sun Automobiles. My grandfather not only was a dentist but also the first television weatherman in Indianapolis in 1950.
My father is just a doctor. I am and have been a career-student for years. The theory goes that if the line of Crawford men continues, if I have a son, he will only clap and throw poop against the wall.
Crawfordd is an Overland park senior in journalism.
Student hourly employees deserve respect
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Part-time jobs are a near necessity in college today. Most students seem to be either looking for a job or already have one. Some have work-study jobs as part of their financial aid packages. Others take up a parttime job to get a little extra spending cash. Even others have jobs so that they can make ends meet and be able to attend college. These jobs range in variety from delivering pizza to telemarketing and retail.
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However, there is an under-appreciated group of workers at the University; student-hourly jobs. These positions are offered to students meeting full-time enrollment during the fall and spring semesters. As much as their off-campus counterparts, these jobs may range from working in one of the three dining centers on campus to working in a University office. Most of the time, these students must maintain a minimum number of hours at work as well as manage an often hectic class schedule.
Now the reason I feel that these students are under-appreciated is because most of them are on the "front lines" at the University. By front lines, I mean customer service jobs in which the students have to deal with angry parents or students. Perfect examples of these offices would be admissions, housing, enrollment and financial aid, to name a few.
Lance Watson opinioon@kansan.com
Usually, when students are working at any of these customer service jobs, they are at the front desk, where any random question may be thrown at them. This means that they are not only expected to know common knowledge about their job, but often finite details that others might look over quite easily. Not only are they expected to know Euler's Theorems, but also the bed dimensions in the residence halls. Scientific postulates on how to calculate the speed of light must go hand in hand with how to look up information for admissions in an often confusing computer system.
Finally, and most remarkable, is their constant patience with ranting parents and students. Day after day, these students return to their job knowing that sometime during the day, they will be dealing with an unhappy parent or a distraught student. Now granted, these students do have the backup of a full-time staff who is there to deal with a problem when things become too serious, or when a student is no longer effective in the conversation.
But most of the time, the parents will unleash all of their aggression on the student and either be done with the issue or give into the fact that rules are rules and go about the correct way. If the latter happens, the student will inform them of their options and continue to try to be as helpful as possible. I am not sure if many of us non-student hourlies could be patient enough to break down an appeals process to a parent that has just finished insulting you and the department you work for.
So, in conclusion, my hat goes off to those students who go back to work day after day. I ask you, the reader, whenever you go into an office to raise hell about a problem with your housing or an enrollment hold, just take a good look at the person you are about to chew out. Most likely, they are a student too. Treat them as you would like to be treated. They don't get paid enough to deal with your anger and sarcasm.
Watson is a New Orleans sophomore in human development and family life and sociology.
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The recent 60-year anniversary of Day on June 6 hopefully marked an important change in the minds of Americans. For the past few years the American media has conveyed again and again that Europeans, the French in particular, strongly dislike Americans and do not support this country whatsoever. The media has been extremely successful in touting this image. Freedom fries ring a bell?
The recent 60-year anniversary of D-
According to the Associated Press, President Bush told the magazine Paris Match, "I was never angry with the French. France is a longtime ally." President Jacques Chirac made similar remarks about the United States. Finally after the finger-pointing and the insult-swapping, the two countries found a way to smooth things over. They denied there ever was a problem in the first place.
However, on June 6 President Bush was in Normandy to commemorate the attack of the allied troops 60 years ago to liberate France. He did not go to change France's view on the situation in Iraq but to symbolically begin to mend relations with French President Jacques Chirac. And it's about time too.
During my stay last semester in France, I met several people who are angry with Europeans because of what they hear, read and understand from the media. But the most hate is directed toward the French.
I've met people who won't buy Bordeaux wine or Grey Goose vodka. Why? Because France did not follow President Bush into Iraq. At the time, Americans were outraged. Sept. 11, 2001 was still a recent reminder as to why retribution was deemed necessary. Perhaps for France and Germany, World War II souvenirs scattered throughout their countries were sufficient reminders as to why war should be avoided when possible — not jumped into like a circus campaign.
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The problem remains in the eyes of many citizens. Can Americans change their minds as quickly as Bush does? If the media tells them it's OK. And yet most Europeans do not hold each and every American responsible for the actions of President Bush. They are
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I've met people who won't buy Bordeaux wine or Grey Goose vodka. Why? Because France did not follow President Bush into Iraq.
aware of the situation regarding the election that allowed President Bush into office. They also know his views do not reflect an entire nation of 291 million people.
However, many Americans seem to hold entire nations personally responsible for the decisions of their governments. Many French people are not happy with their own government and indeed told me there just might be another revolution if things continue this way. Yet the American media loves to lump them together as a collective whole so that we can more easily point the finger.
The situation was ridiculous in the first place. I just hope that now those Americans can open their eyes and look at the facts themselves. Perhaps it is because of the cocky American attitude of I'm right and you're wrong,' or perhaps the public's affinity for people like Bill O'Reilly who seem to enforce division and propagate hate. Or perhaps it's those freedom fries that remind us that we have the freedom to be obese. Whatever causes and fuels this prejudice, maybe now Americans can finally learn to get over old stereotypes of hate and think for themselves the next time the media tells them what they should feel and toward whom.
Jones is a Wichita junior in French and international studies.
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TOPEKA — Back in the 1960s, when gas could be had for 23 cents a gallon and cars would cruise Topeka Boulevard all hours of the night, Louie Louie was there, spinning 45s on request on the local radio station WREN.
Gas is now $2 a gallon, and 45s are more commonly associated with handguns, not records. People driving in cars now talk on cell phones. But Louie Louie remains the constant that has bridged the decades in Topeka.
At a time in life when many people are looking for ways to slow down, Lou Constantino seems to be going faster.
The 57-year-old local radio legend, known as Topeka's "Godfather of Gold," can be heard playing everything from Elvis Presley to Stevie Wonder to the Rolling Stones from 6 to 10 a.m. weekdays on Oldies 99.3 FM.
Constantino has been a fixture on Topeka's airwaves since the 1960s when he landed his first gig on the old WREN-AM radio station. But some things are new.
When he hands off his headphones and leaves the Oldies 99.3 studio in southeast Topeka, Constantino's real work begins.
He heads to the Italian restaurant that bears his family's name, where he and his wife, Cindy, oversee the operation in
what Constantino describes as a highly competitive market.
The days are long and seem to be getting longer, Constantino conceded. "My alarm goes off at 4:30 in the morning, but I'm usually up by 4:15," he said, as a tune played in the Oldies 99.3 studio. "I didn't sleep worth a darn last night," he added, trying to conceal a half chuckle. "I can't eat pizza anymore before I go to bed."
Radio is as much in Constantino's blood as is his Italian heritage, and he has no plans of stepping away from the microphone any time soon.
There is never a dull moment with Louie Louie in the morning. He is part Wolfman Jack and part Johnny Fever, with a little bit of Robin Williams rolled into the mix. He says he usually does fine stamina-wise until about 10 a.m., when his radio shift is over. Then, he said, he begins to feel the fatigue setting in.
But Constantino runs downtown to make sure things are going well at his restaurant, which opens for the lunch crowd at 11 a.m.
At the restaurant, Louie likes to sit under a Pittsburgh Steelers banner — a reminder of his hometown team in the Steel City — and greet guests as they come to dine. When needed, he will don an apron and help with the meals in the back of the house.
There are times, Constantino said, when he wishes he and his wife would have had 14 children to help with the restaurant. As it is, the burden falls on the shoulders of the Constantinos.
Known as "Louie Louie" since he took to the airwaves 40 years ago, Constantino says he makes sure he takes off his radio hat when he gets to the restaurant.
Constantino prides himself in his special "red sauce" for spaghetti and other pasta dishes from a recipe that was handed down to him by his mother. His "back-East" style of cuisine is like nothing else nearby.
"This restaurant is special to us, because it has our family's name on it," Constantino said. "We live here — we spend more time here than we do at our home.
"We're not trying to be millionaires here, but it would be nice to take some money out of it at the end of the day."
One of the restaurant's regular customers, Ralph DeZago, a native of Bronx, N.Y., has his own table where he sits nearly every day at lunch.
DeZago says Constantino's has the style of food he would expect to find in New York City.
"I've gotta be honest with you," DeZago said. "It's all good here. It really is."
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WICHITA — Sprout damage in the winter wheat crop appears confined mostly to northwest Kansas, the state's chief inspector said Monday.
"Colby is the worst area," said Kansas Grain Inspection Service vice president Randy McCormick. "They had the worst of everything — the drought, the freeze and now we are seeing sprout damage."
The agency's Dodge City office has also seen a "little bit" of sprout damage, he said.
Affected samples seem to be coming primarily from southeast Thomas County and northwest Gove County near Oakley, he said.
Grain inspectors have not found any sprout damage in samples brought in at most of the agency's offices, he said.
It is still too early to estimate statewide yields, McCormick said.
Meanwhile, Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that the wheat harvest statewide was 69 percent complete.
Widespread rains the past two weeks have helped replenish drought-plagued soil moisture levels, KASS reported.
Recent rains bode well for spring-planted row crops in the state—corn, soybeans and sorghum.
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WASHINGTON The price of oil sank to a two-month low Monday, as supply concerns eased and traders bet that the transfer of political power in Iraq would reduce attacks against the country's oil infrastructure.
But energy analysts were skeptical that the transfer of sovereignty, from the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority to an interim Iraqi government, would quell opposition groups.
While the news out of Iraq helped to drive the price of New York Mercantile Exchange oil to its lowest level since April 7, analysts said it was only a marginal factor and that a drop in prices was expected anyway on Monday for a variety of reasons.
The earlier-than-expected political transfer in Iraq just fed the momentum,
Robert Ebel, chairman of the energy program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said speculators appear to have used the handover as a reason to hedge their bets.
said Phil Flynn, an analyst at Alaron Trading Corp. in Chicago.
"I think the traders are really taking the news (of the power transfer in Iraq) as 'Boy, this may have some of the opposition in Iraq think twice before they start attacking oil pipelines,'" Flynn said. "Now, instead of attacking the U.S. coalition, they're attacking the Iraq government."
Still, there remains considerable nervousness in the market that terrorists might attack oil targets in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Middle East. Analysts said there exists a "terror premium" of at least several dollars per barrel to the price of oil.
And because of limited refining capacity in the United States, analysts said more oil on the global market does not necessarily mean the nation's supply of gasoline would increase significantly or that prices would drop dramatically.
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The Kansas Board of Regents approved tuition increases for the six state universities last week. Below are the new costs for a 30-credit hour year of school at each.
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Percent Increase</th><th>2003-2004 Tuition</th><th>2004-2005 Tuition</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>University of Kansas</td><td>18</td><td>$3,526</td><td>$4,162</td></tr><tr><td>Kansas State University</td><td>17.1</td><td>$3,510</td><td>$4,110</td></tr><tr><td>Pittsburg State University</td><td>12</td><td>$2,350</td><td>$2,632</td></tr><tr><td>Wichita State University</td><td>9.9</td><td>$2,866</td><td>$3,150</td></tr><tr><td>Emporia State University</td><td>9.5</td><td>$2,200</td><td>$2,410</td></tr><tr><td>Fort Hays State University</td><td>8.9</td><td>$2,032</td><td>$2,214</td></tr></tbody></table>
Source: Board of Regents
TUITION: More money from state wanted
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and provide service enhancements to current students."
Kip Peterson, a spokesman for the Board of Regents, said the group was pleased with the recent education spending initiative in the Legislature, but that this year's increased funding would not be enough to keep the universities competitive.
"We are definitely grateful to the governor for laying the groundwork," Peterson said. "It is a step in the right direction, but we still haven't recovered from the recent economic downturn. You can't ignore the fact that overall, the universities are receiving less money
than they were in 2001."
For students at the University, however, the rationale for the increase may be less important than its impact on their pocketbooks.
Chris Dickinson, an incoming freshman from Wichita, said the increases seemed substantial to him. Dickinson will be paying for roughly half of his college education, and worried that the tuition increases might put a strain on his financial resources.
"It sounds like maybe I'll have to work more during the summers or get a job during the school year," Dickinson said. "Maybe I'll have to take out a loan."
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As the summer days of July heat up, Red Dog Days continue to condition Lawrence residents in its 21st summer.
The city's most popular conditioning program is run by Don "Red Dog" Gardner, a retired Lawrence police officer.
Hy-Vee Food Stores sponsor the program, which was originally started to keep Lawrence High School football players in shape
"I try to go as much as my schedule allows. It is something I really enjoy and is a different way to workout and great way to meet new people."
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during the summer months, but has now expanded to all Lawrence residents including the young and young at heart.
Gardner said Red Dog Days drew about 800 participants last summer.
Red Dog Days begin by participants filling the entire length of the Memorial Stadium football field and awaiting instruction from Gardner. He makes a few announcements from the stands and then hands the bullhorn over to a group leader to lead the stretching and callisthenics.
After warming up, participants begin running activities, including laps around the track, up and down stairs and the Campanile hill.
The popularity of the program has attracted participants such as former Kansas basketball player Brett Ballard, who started going last summer.
"I try to go as much as my schedule allows," Ballard said. "It is something I really enjoy and is a different way to workout and a great way to meet new people."
Last Thursday, Mark Francis, KU soccer coach, spoke to the crowd of about 600 people before they began their workouts.
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Vishal Patel, Lawrence resident, does leg lifts with hundreds of other. participants of Red Dog Days, the city's most popular conditioning program. The leg lifts were one part of the calisthenics routine done on the field of Memorial Stadium yesterday evening.
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Brooke Sutherland, Bishop Seabury Academy ninth grader, completes her second lap around the track at Memorial Stadium as part of Red Dog Days. Beginning July 5, the program will expand its workouts to Monday through Thursday meeting at 6 a.m., noon and 6:15 p.m.
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TRADITION Conditioning program gets more popular each year
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He said this workout program was one example of why Lawrence was such a great town.
Each summer the number of participants grows, which makes it hard for Gardner to get to know everyone on a personal basis, but returners are easy to recognize, he said.
The original group consisted of six Lawrence High School football players.
During June, the training sessions meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.
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Melody Moody, Topeka resident, exits Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop, 802 Massachusetts St. The store plans on having a dunk tank for Lawrence's annual downtown sidewalk sale on July 15.
Merchants prepare for downtown sale
By Abby Tillery atilley@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Preparations have already started for Lawrence's annual downtown sidewalk sale. The 33rd annual sale will begin in the early hours on Thursday, July 15.
It starts when the sun comes up and doesn't end until the sun goes down, said Maria Martin, director of Downtown Lawrence Inc., 900 Massachusetts St. and owner of Southwest and More, 727 Massachusetts St.
DLI is the mastermind behind the annual event, promoting and coordinating the entire day.
Jenn Fortune, manager at Creation Station, 726 Massachusetts St., plans to mark down the sale items the Monday before the sidewalk sale, in an attempt to avoid staying up late marking down all the items the night before.
Dan Hughes, co-owner of Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop, 802 Massachusetts St., said he was looking into getting a dunk tank for the day. He described the day as a "spectacle."
Staffing for the businesses will be more than usual. Hughes said some former employees would come back just for the day of the sidewalk sale.
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"It's an all-hands-on-deck deal," Hughes said.
Stores like Urban Outfitters, 1013 Massachusetts St., prepare the week of the event. Unlike some of the locally owned stores, its home office has to approve items for the sale.
Stephen Wolfe, housewares manager for Urban Outfitters, said in the threeand-a-half years he had been at the store it had never run out of sale items, but had come close.
The day is the biggest single day of the
year for Sunflower, Hughes said. When marking down items he first starts with the products from the fall that didn't sell. Then he moves to the spring items that aren't selling as fast as the management had expected.
Marking down every item in the store has been and will be the signature mark of Creation Station during the sidewalk sale. Fortune said.
"We try to come up with what will be good deals," he said.
She estimated 10 to 12 employees would be working that day. Like Hughes, Fortune will call on old employees to help out.
Retail stores are not the only businesses that have to prepare for an increase in customers.
The Mad Greek Restaurant, 907 Massachusetts St., will set up a food stand on the sidewalk selling gyros, restaurant manager Liz Hiersche said.
Rudy's Pizzeria, 704 Mass. St., has one more staff member than usual, said manager Josh Reese. There is an influx of business for the day for different things depending on what the weather is like, he said.
The pizza place doesn't plan to purchase extra supplies for the day, because not all of its supplies will have been used from the week before, he said.
"If it's superdooper hot and it's the sidewalk sale, drink sales go through the roof." he said.
DLI will purchase television and newspaper ads at the beginning of July to promote the sidewalk sale. DLI had already started two months ago with the purchasing of permits to use the sidewalks for the day, Martin said.
"The sidewalk belongs to DLI that day," she said.
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Barbecuing on the Fourth of July is an American tradition, but grillers beware. Propane gas grills cause 600 fires annually, said Ken Giles, spokesman for the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. When firing up that grill, use extreme caution to avoid health hazards.
By law, you should keep grilling appliances at least five feet from combustible materials, said Rich Barr, Lawrence fire marshal. Grills should not block exits.
Never grill on balconies. Though no law prohibits such actions, many apartment complexes enforce this as a precaution.
If your propane grill is ten years or older, get a new one, Giles said. New devices, such as overfill prevention devices and thermal detectors, help prevent leaks and fires.
Barr said that many times fires were caused by hot coals being dumped on balconies after grilling. He said high columns of flame after the initial lighting of charcoal grills also caused fires.
"Probably the big misconception from a charcoal grill standpoint is that the coals can't stay hot for such a long period of time," said Barr. "If they're covered in a bundle with a hot coal in the middle, they burn real slow if the oxygen is restricted. Two to three days is not a stretch."
Because coals can stay dangerously hot for days after use, they should always be disposed of properly. Allow coals to cool in a non-combustible container that is set away from combustible materials. Coals can also be soaked in the yard with cold water.
With propane grills, check all connections and hoses for leaks, cracks or blockages before each use. Clean away any grease covering air holes.
Barr said to always turn propane grills off at the tank, not just with the on/off switch, so that a pressurized leak won't develop. Never store propane tanks indoors.
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Never grill indoors.
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Clean grill before using.
Fully thaw meat.
Properly dispose of hot coals.
Clean the grill before cooking to remove any bacteria. Heating the grill before placing food on it will also kill bacteria, said Susan Krumm, Douglas County Extension agent.
When cooking with either charcoal or gas grills, never leave the grill unattended for any length of time.
Krumm said to remove charred debris to reduce exposure to cancer-causing substances. On charcoal grills, let excess lighter fluid burn off before cooking. Coals should be grayish-white to ensure chemicals are not drawn into foods, said Krumm
Fully thaw meats before cooking them and never place cooked foods on plates or surfaces that were used for raw meats.
Never grill indoors, including garages and fireplaces. Indoor grilling increases risk of fire and carbon monoxide poisoning.
"With charcoal it seems to me likely that you could get to a dangerous level of carbon monoxide quickly," Giles said. "It's certainly not safe to grill indoors under any circumstances."
Use an instant-read thermometer to check the temperature of the food. Ground beef and pork should be cooked to 160 degrees, poultry to 180 degrees, poultry breasts to 170 degrees and steak to 145 degrees.
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By Julie Jones
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Natural remedies are safe antidotes for common July 4 ailments, such as burns, bites, swimmer's ear and upset stomachs, said Dawn Rothwell, owner of Reiki Rays Institute, 732 Mass. St. The natural ingredients are chemical-free and have few side effects.
"There's only a handful of natural products a person needs to have," Rothwell said. "It's the best thing—a few products have many purposes."
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Forgot to apply sunscreen? Use lavender oil to soothe the skin and prevent blistering.
"And you get to keep the color," said Patti Norton, president and author of lacetoleather.com. "Even those of us who are pale as ghosts won't peel."
Drip the oil onto burnt skin and gently spread using a tissue. Lavender oil reduces swelling, kills germs and speeds up cell turnover for faster healing, Rothwell said. The oil also works for other types of burns, including ones resulting from minor firecracker accidents.
Norton said to be wary of store-bought sunburn products, such as aloe vera creams.
Some of these products contain lanolin, which can increase pain once your body heat begins to warm the product, she said.
Insect Bites or Stings
Because insects don't like essential oils, such as lavender, pennyroyal, cloves and thyme, the oils can be used on the skin to prevent bites, said Farhang Khosh, naturopath at Natural Medical Care, 4824 Quail Crest Place. The lavender oil can also be used to soothe the skin after a bite, he said.
Grindelia, an herb also called gumweed, will lessen the intensity of bug bite itches. Khosh said.
Most health food stores carry the herb, which can also ease the discomforts of poison oak.
Another remedy for bug bites, as well as bee stings, is to mix baking soda and oatmeal into a wet paste, Rothwell said. When the mixture reaches toothpaste consistency, apply it to the affected skin area.
A paste can also be made using meat tenderizer and a little water, Norton said. A slice of raw onion or raw potato also
alleviates bug bites and stings.
Swimmer's Ear
If your ear aches after swimming, try dropping a blend of lavender and olive oils into the ear. Hydrogen peroxide can also be used.
These products help to dry out the ear, and the lavender is soothing, Rothwell said.
Another remedy for swimmer's ear is to blend rubbing alcohol with 3 percent hydrogen peroxide, Norton said. The solution kills germs and evaporates any water inside the ear.
A blend of half vinegar and half rubbing alcohol also works, but the vinegar may need thinning if the solution causes pain. Norton said.
The mixture should be put into the ears one at a time and left for ten minutes. You may need to repeat the process for several days.
"Do not put liquids into your ears if you now have or have ever had a ruptured or perforated ear drum," Norton said. Use a hair dryer, on low heat, to dry the ear instead.
Then, without pushing too hard or too deeply, use a Q-tip to gently apply the alcohol and vinegar mixture to the ear.
tain olive oil and calendula, can help mild to moderate ear aches. The mullein is the safest way to dry out the inner and outer ears, Khosh said. Use two to three drops once a day for a week.
"If the pain doesn't go away within forty-eight hours, go see a doctor," Khosh said.
Khosh said the pressure can build, causing the ear to rupture.
Upset Stomach
If you drank too many celebratory beverages, or maybe just consumed too much barbeque, try ginger to soothe an upset stomach.
"Ginger is the tried and true remedy for any type of nausea," said Rothwell.
Drink ginger ale or ginger tea. You can also grind pure ginger, abstract the juice and put it into hot water, Khosh said.
Add one teaspoon of honey and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice.
Peppermint tea also calms a queasy stomach by reducing stomach acids, Rothwell said.
If the stomachache is from a hangover, remember to drink plenty of water. This rehydrates the body and helps with alcohol excretion, Khosh said.
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The hiss and echoed crack of a bottlerocket bursting over a distant home is a celebration common during Fourth of July weekends across the country.
But in Lawrence, unless the "oohs" and "ahs" typically following this scene come from the lawns of permitted fireworks displays, someone is breaking the law.
The city passed an ordinance in 2002 banning all fireworks not classified by the United States Department of Transportation as "novelties" within Lawrence city limits. Novelty items include party poppers, snappers, snakes, toy caps and toy smoke devices.
Sparklers are allowed in the city from June 27 to July 5 as a part of state-permitted items.
A brief look skyward on the weekend surrounding the Fourth of July reveals that the citywide ban on fireworks has not snuffed out the desires of University of Kansas students to get their hands on a few small rockets or Roman
Candles.
After all, Missouri is just a short drive away.
Ryan Markham, Prairie Village senior, makes a drive across the state border every year before the Fourth of July to buy fireworks to entertain his friends.
He said the paper-wrapped explosives were too cheap and too fun to pass up.
"You can get some good, safe fireworks for like ten dollars," Markham said. "I just don't see why not."
Markham stopped Sunday at Crazy Joe's
Fireworks, 171st Street and Holmes Road, Belton Mo. Marcia Gallagher and her daughter Sherri Siscoe have sold fireworks at Crazy Joe's from June 20 to July 4 for 35 years.
Siscoe said she saw quite a few Kansas residents at her tent, some asking for packs that didn't contain rocket-like fireworks to stay within the law. The big stuff, she said, wasn't usually purchased by students.
"The kids usually come earlier in the week to buy the little stuff; bottlerockets, Buzz Bombs, that stuff," Siscoe said. "The parents with their families they go for the mortar shells and other bigger things."
Luke Kearney, Overland Park senior, said he traveled to Missouri to purchase fireworks because Kansas didn't sell the ones he wanted.
And he's not worried about getting caught, he said.
"I've been lighting off fireworks since I was in grade school and have never had a problem," Kearney said. "I don't think they'll enforce it too tough over the weekend."
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Because Douglas County permits the sale of certain fireworks during specified hours from July 2 to July 4, fireworks vendors can line up tents along the outskirts of town to attract Lawrence residents.
The residents won't be breaking the law until they re-enter the city.
Rich Barr, Douglas County Fire Marshal, said the majority of residents would obey the ban because they understood it existed for the safety of the city and that violators could be fined.
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Officers receiving complaints can also issue warnings, confiscate contraband and disperse crowds.
Use or possession of illegal fireworks in Lawrence is punishable by a fine of up to $200, and each subsequent violation can garner another fine and the possibility of six months in jail.
Dan Ward, sergeant of the Lawrence Police Department, said they would be adequately staffed to handle complaints
and issue fines.
No fines were issued last year. But Barr acknowledged some would continue to break the law.
"There are those people who feel it's their right to light off fireworks," he
said. "Just take it out of the city, please."
— Edited by Marc Ingber
Parks regulate fireworks this week
By Amanda O'Toole
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Josh Oaks, Overland Park senior, plans to be at Clinton Lake on Sunday with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July, but he is not planning to bring fireworks.
Because Johnson County, like Douglas County, has a fireworks ban, Oaks said he was used to celebrating a regulated Independence Day.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks estimates more than half a million people will be at state parks during the holiday weekend; 10,000 are expected at Clinton Lake according to Clinton State Park manager Jerry Schecher.
He said it was easier to shoot off fireworks at lakes without getting caught and that the location provided a more partylike atmosphere.
Oaks said he doubted that many people abided by the no-fireworks rule.
Schecher disagreed and said he would have officers patrolling the park more frequently this weekend.
"We're a little stricter on the holiday weekend," he said. "If we see fireworks or a lot of alcohol we remind people of
what our policies are and try to allow them to police themselves."
State parks only allow 3.2 beer and Clinton Lake has quiet hours that begin at 11 p.m., Schecher said.
Across town, Lawrence Jaycees will host their annual fireworks display over the Kansas River near Bircham Park, 200 Indiana St. Lawrence Bus Company will provide a shuttle from downtown parking lots to the park from 6 p.m. until the fireworks start.
Gary Saathoff, Lawrence Jaycees president, said the group spent $9,000 on the fireworks this year so the show would be 45 minutes, 15 minutes longer than last year.
Two bands, Prairie Acre and Alfred
"We're a little stricter on the holiday weekend. If we see fireworks or a lot of alcohol we remind people of what our policies are and try to allow them to police themselves."
Jerry Schecher Clinton State Park manager
Packer Memorial String Band, will perform at Burcham Park at 6 p.m. and the fireworks display will begin about 9:45 p.m.
Saathoff said students would find the show a safe alternative to shooting off their own fireworks.
More than 40,000 people watch the display throughout the city and 3,000 to 4,000 of those will be in the park, Saathoff said.
"It's free, it's safe and it's a place you can go and have a good time with your friends." he said.
Because the park is on state property, the 3.2 beer policy will apply.
Rick Renfro, owner of Johnny's Tavern, 401 N.2nd street, said some people would go to his bar to watch the display so they could have a margarita instead of a beer.
Mike Perkins, Douglas County operations division manager, said the ban brought a lot more people out to county parks Lone Star Lake and Wells Lookout Point last year, where state-approved fireworks were allowed.
"It provides people a location where they can do it without legal repercussions," he said. "If people use common sense it won't jeopardize anyone's property."
Renfro, who doesn't agree with the fireworks ban, said some of his customers were headed to the county parks where shooting off fireworks was legal.
He said the Fourth of July fireworks tradition would bring even more people back there this year.
Oaks agreed that people would continue a fireworks tradition,but that they may not go out of their way to do so legally.
"If someone wants to use fireworks, they're going to," he said.
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The Clarks are the vendors behind the popular Dippin' Dots food booth at the Smoky Hill River Festival. Dippin' Dots is the brand name of ice cream that uses liquid nitrogen to freeze ice cream into tiny individual beads.
The Clarks, based in Tulsa, Okla., have operated the Dippin' Dots booth for three years at the festival and last year introduced a new taste treat that appealed to kids and adults alike: Lick'em Lights. They are white cherry, blue raspberry and lemon-lime treats with blue, yellow and pink glow sticks in the center that illuminate the product in the dark.
"It's the only patented Popsicle around because of its design," Jim Clark said. "The stick is actually a hollow tube where we insert the glow sticks. People eat the Popsicle, and after it's gone the kids have a glow stick to use as a sword, light saber or magic wand."
The Clarks own the oldest Dippin' Dots franchise, which was invented by a mutual friend from Kentucky, and have sold the unique treat for the past 15 years at fairs, festivals and fund-raisers in
Oklahoma, Kansas and throughout the region. Lick'em Lights are Jim Clark's own invention, inspired by watching fair vendors sell glow-in-the-dark necklaces.
"It started me thinking about selling something with a glow to it, because kids really are drawn to things that glow in the dark." Jim Clark said.
"It was such a simple idea that I didn't know why anybody didn't think of it before, but a lot of great ideas are simple."
In May 2002, the Clarks started a company in Tulsa, Poppin' Glow, to produce Lick'em Lights and other confections. The couple recently signed a distribution contract with Good Humor, the world's largest distributor of novelty ice creams and a division of Unilever, a Netherlands-based global supplier of food and consumer goods.
Dippin' Dots are scooped up for a customer at the festival. Good Humor has placed Lick'em Lights in more than 3,500 7-Eleven convenience stores across the U.S. and are in negotiations to place them with the QuikTrip chain. Glow pops also have been featured on CNBC and the Food Network, the Los Angeles Times and in USA Today, which named it one of the best new food items for 2004.
"We've been in the concession business for 16 years, and it's amazing how something like this jump-starts you to another level," Glenda Clark said.
"It started me thinking about selling something with a glow to it, because kids really are drawn to things that glow in the dark."
Jim Clark Smoky Hill River Festival Dippin' Dots vendor
"By next year, we should be global," Jim Clark said.
The glow stick inside the tube stays illuminated for six hours. The Clarks' company, which employs 17 people, also produces Kookie Poof Cotton Candy and Glowing Birthday Candles. Jim Clark expects the glowing candles to appeal to an even bigger market than glow pops.
"They will make a kid's whole birthday cake glow in the dark," he said.
The Clarks hope to place Lick'em Lights in major grocery stores. Unlike Dippin' Dots, which have to be stored at temperatures of 40 degrees below zero to keep the dots solid and prevent them from sticking together, glow pops easily can be stored in less-frigid grocery store freezers.
When customers purchase Lick'em Lights, they are instructed to snap the
glow stick, which causes the chemicals within to mix, then shake the plastic tube and insert it into the hollow tube. The chemicals are entirely safe, Jim Clark said, and the resulting glow will last up to six hours.
"I've had nine or 10 different businesses in my life, but nothing has taken off like this," Jim Clark said. "Now that the company is getting so big, I hardly have time to travel to festivals and fairs anymore."
Although the Clarks are happy to be in retail stores, they agreed that fairs and festivals are the best places to sell novelty ice creams and Popsicle-like treats. The couple travels about three months each year, mostly in early spring or fall, and spends the rest of the year in Tulsa, doing business and school fund-raisers.
Selling both Dippin' Dots and Lick'em Lights is advantageous, Jim Clark said, because people will buy the ice cream during the day and the glow sticks after dark.
"We only have about an hour to sell glow pops here, because the festival closes down at 10 p.m. and it's barely dark by then," he said.
Despite the early closing time, the Smoky Hill River Festival remains the Clarks' favorite festival, and they hope to keep coming back with dots and pops for years to come.
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It isn't rocket science It's just fireworks
Just imagine you're at that Fourth of July barbecue enjoying a hot dog when that special someone you've been eyeing crosses the patio and decides to talk to you. You start talking and you're having a really good time until that person says the one thing you're not ready for.
"I love Glitter Palm shells so much more than Dahlias. So what's you're favorite type of firework?"
Of course you don't know anything about the different types of fireworks you can barely tell the difference between a firecracker and a snake. But knowing the ins and outs of fireworks can be a handy way to impress that special someone this Fourth of July weekend.
So sit back and enjoy The Kansan's easy reference guide to fireworks.
History
As anyone who has seen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III knows, fireworks have been around for thousands of years. While fireworks were used as weapons and slapstick set-ups in that movie, they have been used for a wide variety of purposes over the years, but most importantly for celebration. Fireworks have been used as entertainment at festivals and events for nearly as long as they have been in existence. But where did fireworks come from?
Legend says that an ancient Chinese cook mixed together three common ingredients; saltpeter, sulphur and charcoal and discovered that it burned differently than wood, resulting in colorful flames.
While this may or may not be true, fireworks did originate in China. Used to celebrate weddings and exorcise demons, fireworks eventually came
to be used as weapons. Just like in Disney's Mulan, fireworks were used against the Mongols.
The Italian explorer Marco Polo is credited with taking fireworks to Italy. The use of fireworks was spread across the world during Polo's travels, taking fireworks to the Arab world, where
fireworks were called Chinese arrows.
Fireworks came to the United States with settlers and were supposedly fired when the U.S. declared independence from England in 1776.
Common Types of Fireworks Firecracker
One of the most common fireworks in the United States, a firecracker is a string of small, cylindrically-shaped explosives that explode in a series of sharp bangs. It is often thrown on the ground.
Shell
Cherry Bomb
A shell is a canister that is fired out of a mortar that usually explodes in flowery star bursts. There are a variety of patterns available, often named for the shape that the flare resembles.
True cherry bombs are illegal in the United States. They are powerful, round red firecrackers.
Rocket
A rocket is a cone-shaped cylinder attached to a long stick that soars high into the air when lifted.
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Roman Candle
Supposedly used by ancient Romans, the Roman candle is a tube that is stuck into the ground. When it is lit, the candle sends out a stream of sparks.
Sparkler
Most often seen in the hands of children or decorating novelty cakes, a sparkler is a handheld firework that burns slowly while emitting colorful flames and sparks. Sparklers are responsible for most legal fireworks accidents because parents give em to young children.
Snakes
A snake is a legal firework that creates a stream of ash resembling a snake when lit.
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JUNE 30
Romance/Romance is now playing at the University Theatre on Stage Too! Show runs today and Thursday beginning at 7:30 p.m., Friday beginning at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 for students and $12 for the general public.
The Lawrence City Band will perform at South Park, 11th and Massachusetts streets, to celebrate America. The Fourth of July concert will include a rendition of the Battle Hymn of the Republic and an audience sing-along
headhandsfeet perform at Stu's Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa St. The show begins at 9 p.m. and is open to all ages. Also open mike night. No cover charge.
- "Freedom Unbound: Art From Within American Gulags" will be on display at 411 Studios, 411 E. 8th St. This opening night showing will run from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event is free and for all ages. It will include poetry, music and refreshments.
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NEON will be at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. The 18 and over show begins at 10 p.m.
Singer/songwriters Jeff Hanson and Matt Rice will perform at The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 New Hampshire St. The 21 and over show begins at 10 p.m. The cost is $2.
John Weatherwax and the Junkyard Jazz Band will perform at the American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St. from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The show is for all ages.
JUNE 2
The Midwestern Music Camp will present a jazz concert at the Lied Center. The all-ages show begins at 7 p.m. Free.
The Rare Funk & Soul Review will perform at the Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 New Hampshire St. The 21 and over show runs from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. The cost is $2.
Singer/songwriter Steve Donna-Carlson will perform at Signs of Life, 722 Massachusetts St. The all ages show begins at 8:30 p.m. and includes live music, coffee, books and art. Free.
Big Metal Rooster will perform at The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St. The funk/rock show is for ages 21 and over. The cost is $4.
JULY 3
"E PLUBIRUS UNUM" art exhibition will open at Ad Astra Galleria, 205 W. 8th St. The event begins at 7 p.m. with a free public reception and features paintings, stone sculptures, and glass works.
Doris Henson, The Sound You Say and Ad Astra Per Aspera will perform at The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo. The show begins at 10:30.The cost is $7.
MUSIC REVIEWS
PJ Harvey's new album perfect for hungover summer
PJ Harvey's last album, 2000's Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea is laced with happy, refined love songs. It was an unusual album for the woman who made a name for herself in the indie rock world with brooding, moody and mysterious music. It looked like Harvey had finally found love.
Well, now it looks like she got dumped and created Uh Huh Her the soundtrack for a hangover on a hot summer morning after a drunken break-up the night before.
With Harvey playing all of the instruments herself, the opening song, "The Life & Death of Mr. Badmouth," begins with a simple, grungy guitar riff coupled with drums that move with the speed of a hippo on Thorazine -- creating Harvey a tapestry to lament about the unfairness of love with her honest lyrics and light voice.
'UH HUH HER'
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The album moves through all the emotions of post break-up trauma with a take no prisoners pace. "Shame" sounds like a crying ghost wailing her dedications to the man that left her — "I'd jump for you into the flame/Tried to go forward with my life/I just feel shame, shame, shame." Harvey quickly dries the tears and proclaims her independence with the noisy, punkish "Who the Fuck?" and shreds away a metaphorical
wedding dress with "Pocket Knife." only to beg her ex-lover to come back in the rocking "The Letter"
As with all good break-ups, Harvey seeks sedatives to ease her pain with "The Slow Drug," a song where her voice is almost emotionless over a hypnotic keyboard and staccato violin plucks. The emotional zigzag continues until the last track, "The Darker Days of Me and Him," where she finally gives up and, perhaps, moves on, "Promises, promises/I'm feeling burned/You taught me a lesson/I didn't want to learn."
Uh Huh Her is musical therapy for the jilted lover. Put buying this album on your back-to-school to-do list when that special someone you fell in love with last week at the bars turns out just to be a summer fling.
— Neil Mulka
Wilco leaves country roots takes on new rock image
When Wilco released Yankee Hotel Foxtrot in 2002, amidst a hail of orchids and laurels from critics, there were some of us who were skeptical of lead-singer Jeff Tweedy's intrepid plans for the future. The twangy telecaster guitars were gone for good. Now a toying fascination with the mechanics of sound itself paved the way for computer beeps and squawky, atonal guitar crackle.
Since shedding their alternative country roots, the band has metamorphosed into a chancy, progressive force in American rock music, and the newest album, A Ghost is Born, is both a leap forward and a quiet retreat from the daring-do of YHF.
That is, A Ghost is Born picks up where YHF left off. It still contains much of the annoyingly experimental tomoolery, such as fifteen minutes of soft whistling over wavy, alien reverberation and humming machinery in a track not-so-cleverly-titled "Less Than
'A GHOST IS BORN'
Artist: Wilco
Album: A Ghost is Born
Label: Nonesuch
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You Think" (who do they think they are fooling?). Tweedy's always irritating and occasionally pathetic lead guitar in "Spiders (Kids smoke)" falls miserably short of interest, but happily gives way to a crunchy, descending refrain that redeems the entire tune. This proves, in Tweedy's words, that the devil can be hidden in the "precise and towering" chrome hell of production.
Yet the band has now attained a sincere coherence and artistic unity with their sonic experiments. In "Hell is Chrome," his quivering electric guitar is eerie and bewitching. There are thick layers of acoustic guitars and brilliant piano harmonies in many songs.
Tweedy's lyrical and songwriting skills thrive in the edgy avant-garde he
has created with producer Jim O'Rourke, whose credentials include the bands Sonic Youth and Stereolab. It is O'Rourke who has reinterpreted the magic of George Harrison's and Eric Clapton's fuzzy guitars, which complements the similar Brit-pop bounce of Mikael Jorgensen's piano in songs like "Hummingbird" and "Theologians." Tweedy's surrealistic lyrics ("his goal in life / was to be an echo") are calmer, more focused, rich with imagery, and at home with the wintry music.
These traces of a renewed interest in The Beatles are hard to ignore. The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. Even Gladys Nilsson's art, in the album booklet, is a relic of 1968-9. It is impressive that Tweedy can approach the altar of Lennon and McCartney as supplicant, without letting their oracles smother his original genius. Then again, he has already proven his mettle under the hefty legend of Woody Guthrie.
Matt Gertken
JULY 4
411 Studios, 411 E.9th St., will host "Freedom Unbound: Art from within American Gulags" from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.The show features art by American prisoners and will be free to the public.
Dj Konsept will host "Dirty Boogie" at the Gaslight Tavern & Coffeehouse on Locust Street next to Johnnie's Tavern. Konsept will be spinning doo-wop, blues and old-soul beginning at 10 p.m. The show is 21 and over.
Carillon player Elizabeth Berghout will play a concert at the Campanile beginning at 9 p.m. preceding the
Jaycees' fireworks display.
JULY 5
Alove for Enemies, Anterrabae, American Culture Experiments and The Escape will be performing at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. It is an all ages show and will begin at 6 p.m.
The Kansas International Piano Competition will take place July 5 to July 7 at the Lied Center. Times: July 5 and 6, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. July 7, 3 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Sertoma-Schiefelbusch Communication Camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from July 5 to July 8 at the
Douglas County Fairgrounds. Nineteenth and Haskell streets.
Punk bands Entrails Massacre, Catheter and Voetsek will be performing at The Haunted Kitchen, 1900 Lousiana St. beginning at 7 p.m. The following night Forca Macabra, Akkolyte, Human Order and Oroku Choke Slam will be performing at 7 p.m. as well. Both shows are all ages and the cost is $6 for one night and $10 for both nights.
JULY 6
Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St., will host
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Rock band Seven Mary Three will perform at The Setlist, 130 W. Pine St., Warrensburg, Mo. The show begins at 10 p.m. and costs $10-$12. It is an all ages show.
Punk bands The Uprights and Westbound Train will be performing at The Granada Theatre, 1020 Massachusetts St. The doors will open at 8 p.m. and the cost is $5. It is an 18 and over show.
JULY 7
Metal bands Demon Hunter and Dead Poetic will perform at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. The doors will open at 8 p.m. and the cost is $11. It is an all ages show.
The Lawrence City Band will perform at South Park, Eleventh and Massachusetts Streets, beginning at 8 p.m. It is free and open to all ages.
Rock bands Rooney, Straylight Run and Ozma will perform at The Granada Theatre, 1020 Massachusetts St. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the cost is $15. It is an all ages show.
Lawrence storyteller Priscilla Howe will tell "Campfire Tales" at the Lawrence Public Library, 707
DINING OUT
One misconception about Lawrence dining is that all of the good, local places to eat are on Massachusetts Street. If students are willing to take an extra five minutes to drive to the northside of town, they will find numerous establishments that aren't overcrowded. Glory Days Pizza is one example of a local restaurant that is a little off where most KU students look to find their grub.
Glory Days, 4581 W. 6th St., cooks up some of the best pizza in Lawrence. A large one-topping pizza costs $13.69, which is a little more than some students are willing to pay. But the variety of toppings and the original crust make up for the extra dollars you'll put into your meal.
The chicken pizza is one standout. Big chunks of marinated chicken are covered with cheese and spices on top of the crispy golden original crust. The pizza isn't soggy like some other establishments' because it isn't weighed
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Grade: A
Since the service was so fast at Glory Days, the pizza came out piping hot and was delicious. However, Glory Days has the sort of pizza that even tastes good cold.
If you choose the "make your own pizza" route, Glory Days has some interesting ingredients like pickles, sauerkraut, artichokes and jalapenos to top off your pie. If pizza isn't really your
thing, Glory Days offers sandwiches like Philly Cheesesteaks, Reubens, and meatball grinders. They also offer a salad and pizza buffet Monday through Friday.
Glory Days is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. The service is fast, only taking 10 minutes to dish up the food.
The atmosphere of the restaurant is quiet and clean. Pictures of Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and James Dean adorn the walls and the music is constantly set on the oldies. The staff is incredibly friendly, and the restaurant is never overwhelmingly busy.
Tucked away from campus, Glory Days is well worth the little extra drive and the extra dollars if you are sick of the same old pizza restaurants that are closer to campus.
Vermont St., beginning at 10:30 a.m. Audience participation is welcome and the event is geared towards children ages 5 to 12. No registration is needed.
Meagan Kelleher
JULY 8
Jessica Simpson will be performing at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre,
633 North 130th St. in Bonner Springs. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the cost is $20 to $39.
JULY 10
UNITY Hip-Hop Dance Troupe will be put-
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contest and prizes. The cost is $10.
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring (R) 4:40 7:10
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MOVIE-REVIEW
The Terminal' fails to inspire more than a few laughs
Steven Spielberg's new movie The Terminal revolves around the point that American government officials treat foreigners visiting our country quite shoddily. Certainly many international students have had trouble reentering the U.S. after breaks and missing a semester or more of school. The Terminal's problem is that it does not convince the audience of how serious its hero's problems are. The movie argues that bureaucratic apathy keeps Viktor, played by Tom Hanks, trapped in the international terminal of the John F. Kennedy airport. If he escaped, which it seems he could easily, why would such lazy officials bother to chase him?
Viktor's predicament comes about when his country plunges into civil war while he is flying to New York. The U.S. won't recognize his passport and confiscates his return ticket. The nebbish official in charge of customs, played by Stanley Tucci, escorts the confused tourist to the main terminal with some food vouchers and instructions not to leave.
For the next few months Viktor does odd jobs in the terminal and learns English by comparing Fodor's guide
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books. Airport personnel provide amusing sidekicks for Viktor. Kumar Pallana from The Royal Tenenbaums has the best moments as a mischievous janitor. Viktor's interest in Amelia, a flight attendant played by Catherine Zeta-Jones, is believable enough, even though a relationship obviously wouldn't work.
The cinematography is particularly good. The abandoned gate where Viktor lives glows and shimmers once he moves in and turns off the fluorescent lights. The cinematographer, Janusz Kaminski, isn't painterly, but instead makes the terminal look sterile, glassy, and colorless to contrast the warmth of Viktor's improvised home.
Tom Hanks' performance is a more dignified version of Andy Kaufman's Foreign Man character. Sometimes the only things keeping the movie going are some easy gags where Viktor falls over something or gets hit in the head.
In the end, the movie just doesn't bite. The creators are trying to make a
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statement about the cavalier manner with which the government treats international visitors, but the audience can't get past how unlikely it is that someone in Viktor's particular position couldn't get help. Instead of being inspired or incensed, you leave the theater wondering what the problem really was.
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The 2004 Jim Ryun, minus the notoriety
There is currently a foul stench permeating through United States Track and Field. The stink is wrought with accusations of cheating, drug-use and promises of lifetime bans for those found guilty of any wrongdoing. And with the Olympics less than two months away, nose plugs could be replacing track spikes.
Enter track's "smell-good" story, Alan Webb. Alan Who? Alan Webb, the most dangerous U.S. miler since The University of Kansas' own Jim Ryun and a legitimate threat for gold in Athens. In fact, Alan Webb is the best U.S. miler ever. He proved it this year on June 19 when he ran the fastest mile ever run by an American on U.S. soil. Webb's time of 3:50.85 at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon broke Ryun's time of 3:51.1, a mark unchallenged for 37 years.
However, that was not the first time Webb knocked the Sunflower State's finest from the record books. Three years ago as a high school senior, Webb became only the fourth prepster ever to run a sub-4-minute mile, finishing in a blistering 3:53.43. Webb's record-setting jaunt eclipsed Ryun's best of 3:55.3 by nearly 2 seconds and ended Ryun's 36-year 'run' as the fastest prep miler in American history.
While being the fastest American prep may guarantee success on prom night, it does not equate to Olympic gold. Just ask Jim Ryun. Rewind to 1968 and the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. The United State's Jim Ryun and Kenya's Kip Keino were the favorites to win the 1500M (the mile is not an Olympic event).
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Megan Boecker, Lake St. Louis, Mo., junior, tries to stay warm as she listens to her coach's instructions. Under overcast skies, last Friday's practice had cooler early morning tempertures.
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Summer is a time for students to get some much needed rest and relaxation. But for the 16 members of the Kansas swim team, summer means 6 a.m. practices Monday through Friday — Saturdays the girls can sleep in a little longer because practice doesn't begin until 7 a.m.
Becca Zarazan, Overland Park senior, said her motivation every day came from her teammates.
"The worst part of the morning is jumping in," Zarazan said. "It is hard to complain when your teammates are right there with you each morning."
Coach Clark Campbell organizes the practices so each day a specific goal is accomplished.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday practices focus on endurance, while Tuesday and Thursday practices involve speed drills.
Campbell said the goal was to make each swimmer better for the regular season.
The opportunity for the team to practice on a long-course, a 50-meter pool helps with their efficiency, he said.
He said he could already see a marked improvement this summer in Gina Gnatzig, Whitewater, Wis., junior, and Megan Boecker, Lake St. Louis, Mo., junior.
"Gina has picked up everything very quickly. She is going to be very successful next season," Campbell said. "I can tell this is the most long-course that Megan has ever swam and I can see it is making a huge difference for her."
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Falkenstein receives award Broadcaster has called KU athletics for 58 years
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Max Falkenstein, who has broadcast University of Kansas athletics for 58 seasons, was named a recipient of the 15th annual Curt Gowdy award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The award, named after the former president of the Hall of Fame, honors members of the electronic and print media for outstanding contributions to basketball.
The 80-year-old KU broadcast legend will be presented with the award during enshrinement weekend, Sept. 9 to 11, in Springfield, Mass.
Phil Jasner, who has worked for the Philadelphia Daily News since 1973 as the Philadelphia 76ers beat writer, will receive the award for his achievements in print media.
Falkenstein joins a group of celebrated broadcasters who have won the award including Bob Costas, Dick Enberg, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Dick Stockton and Dick Vitale. Falkenstein said he was surprised to be chosen for such an honor, and complimented the University's proud history.
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"The selection has more to do with the tradition of Kansas basketball than my personal contribution."
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tradition of Kansas basketball than my personal contribution," he said.
This award will add to Falkenstein's collection of achievements. In 1995, he was inducted into the College Athletics Hall of Fame. In 1998, he received the Chris Schenkel Award, given by the College Football Hall of Fame. The University made him a member of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2001, the same year he was named Best College Radio Personality in the country by The Sporting News.
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Falkenstein founded the KU Sports Network, and has done both play-by-play and color commentary for television and radio broadcasts. He said he would return to his position in the radio booth as a color commentator for the 2004 football season, alongside his partner of 20 years, Bob Davis.
Max Falkenstein, who has broadcast University of Kansas athletics for 58 seasons, was named a recipient of the 15th annual Curt Gowdy award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The 80-year-old KU broadcast legend will be presented with the award during Enshrinement Weekend, Sept. 9 to 11, in Springfield, Mass.
Falkenstein is the second person from Kansas to win the award. In 1996, Bob Hentzen, of The Topeka CapitalJournal, won for his work in print media.
Edited by Marc Ingber
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University of Kansas golfer Kevin Ward continued a great summer by winning the 97th Missouri Amateur Championship title last weekend at Persimmon Woods Golf Club in Weldon Springs, Mo.
Ward, Leawood senior, defeated Steve Groom, Raytown, Mo., 6 and 5 in the 36-hole match.
The Leawood native was 7-under through 30 holes, closing out the match six holes early.
"I played really solid all week," Ward said. "I did not putt that well, but I was sticking my second shot close just about every time. I think I only had one three putt all day."
After taking an early lead, Ward bogeyed the sixth hole, but Groom was unable to capitalize. It was the only mistake Ward would make the rest of the day and Groom was unable to keep pace.
This was the second win of the summer for Ward who won the Kansas Golf Association Fourball Championship earlier this month with teammate Gary Woodland, Topeka sophomore, at Alvamar Country Club, 1801 Crossgate Drive.
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Lindsey Urbatchka, Sheridan, Wyo., junior, said she had also noticed a difference in her swimming this summer.
"During the summer the girls are kept on a consistent schedule," Campbell said. "They just eat, sleep and train. It is not a sport that people can just do six months a year."
"I have never done a summer of longcourse and I CAN tell it is already paying off," Urbatchka said. "I have never felt this in shape."
Summers under Campbell's direction mean the girls have to stay on task.
Zarazan said she agreed with Campbell that swimmers should be constantly training. It is a year round sport that does not really have an off-season, she said.
Miranda Isaac, Hutchinson senior, said getting the chance to swim with half the team made things a lot easier.
"There are no excuses during the summer," she said. "We are held accountable by each other."
The girls competed in a meet this past weekend for the first time this summer at the 48th Annual Air Capital Invitational, which was held in Wichita.
Coach Campbell said the swimmers all swam well, but they only competed in the
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The girls will participate in two meets in July, the Roger Hill in Lawrence, July 9 to 11, and the USA Sectionals in Wichita, July 21 to 24.
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DAVIS: Webb could end medal drought
After graduating high school in 2001, Webb lasted only one year at the University of Michigan before re-enlisting the services of his former high school track coach to help him train full-time. The move worked.
Once again, welcome Alan Webb. Webb is like a 2004 version of Jim Ryun, but not in the sense that he's been a track darling through high school and college like Ryun was.
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mile time in the world this year, he also holds the fastest time for his event in Athens,the 1500M.
You see, going into '68, no American had won gold in the 1500M since the late, great Mel Sheppard did in 1908. Needless to say, Ryun had an entire nation pinning its hopes on him to end 60 years of frustration.
Fast-forward to present day. It has now been almost 96 years since the U.S.won the 1500M gold, but worse yet, no American since Ryun's second place finish in 1968 has even medaled in an event 1500M or longer. That is 36 years for those of you scoring at home.
Too bad Kip Keino had other ideas. Keino dominated the entire race, leaving Ryun to settle for second and guaranteeing another 4 years of gold-less frustration for the U.S.
So is Alan Webb the 2004 Jim Ryun? Well, he certainly has not gotten the publicity or respect that Ryun received in his hevday.
Davis is a Topeka freshman in pre-journalism.
Of course, track and field was actually a big deal when Ryun was running. Now, unless it is Marion Jones or a BALCO-related scandal, track and field, particularly distance running, has faded like a Tim Montgomery claim to be drug-free in mainstream popularity.
But similar to a great runner heading down the homestretch, American distance running is ready to surge and Alan Webb is precisely the man to provide the kick. Is he the 2004 Jim Ryun? No he's not, because that is unfair to both him and Mr. Ryun.
Jim Ryun represented his country 36 years ago and did a fine job of it. Now it is Alan Webb's turn to try and reverse the fortune of American distance running and bring home the gold in the 1500M that has eluded the United States for nearly 96 years.
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Summer sees more Wednesday releases
By Deborah Hornblow The Hartford Courant via KRT Media Services
With this week's opening of Jackie Chan's version of Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days, the film's distributor, Buena Vista Pictures, continues a practice that is becoming routine: the Wednesday film launch.
Where films once traditionally opened on Fridays, and most still do, summer vacations, holiday breaks and Hollywood marketing games have conspired to make the Wednesday movie arrival a regular and largely seasonal occurrence.
Among the titles set to open on a Wednesday this summer are Around the World in 80 Days, White Chicks on June 23, Spider-Man 2 on June 30, King Arthur on July 7, and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement on Aug.11.
Earlier this year, expectant audiences saw Wednesday openings for films including Shrek 2 and Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.
Among the Wednesday openers in the past: each of the films in The Lord of the Rings cycle, the Matrix films, Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace, Terminator 2 and Terminator 3, Armageddon, Independence Day, Men in Black and Mission: Impossible.
Jim Tharp, head of distribution at DreamWorks, which released Shrek 2 on Wednesday, May 19, told www.box-officemojo.com he wanted to get Shrek
2, a well-known movie, out before Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which opened 15 days later on Friday. June 4.)
If a Wednesday launch goes well, a film gets a jump-start on an opening weekend and develops momentum that can crest into big numbers come Saturday and Sunday.
In an industry addicted to bottom lines and opening-weekend grosses, studios pay scrupulous attention to a movie's box-office performance as a means of gauging a film's earning potential and box-office longevity.
This spring, Shrek 2 smashed the midweek box-office record for animated features when it opened May 19 and took in $11.8 million, $1.5 million more than the previous record holder, Pokemon the Movie.
But opening a film on a Wednesday is not without risks.
Take 1998's Godzilla, directed by Roland Emmerich. Godzilla, a $120 million film, stomped into theaters Wednesday, May 20, and laid a big green lizard egg with critics and audiences alike. If the film managed to earn almost $75 million in its first six days, the numbers sagged below expectations.
So Wednesdays are not always the charm.
They are simply another tactic in the always unpredictable game of film distribution, which still depends, more than most bean counters would like to admit, on the quality of the films being released.
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Disability doesn't slow down magician
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Were it the time of dungeons and dragons, Bob Klamm might be a master wizard.
More than a half century ago, Klamm, now 73, became acquainted with the art of illusion. An enduring relationship ensued.
From the boyhood streets of Kansas City, Kan., to the halls of Northwestern University and the classroom stage at Van Horn High School, magic knitted itself into Klamm's life, like a ribbon through a plait.
A few months ago, while a protege rehearsed for a show, Klamm sat attentively in the audience at the Fairmount Community Center in Independence, Mo.
Klamm's wife whispered in his ear, describing the illusions that 13-year-old Trevon Chambliss had conjured up on stage.
He heard bursts of applause. But he never saw the rainbow of colorful scarves the boy pulled — one after another — from an ordinary black box.
He doesn't see much of anything these days. Yet Klamm, always the teacher, offered advice.
"You never want to turn your back to
"Nobody had ever told me a blind person wasn't supposed to be able to do magic, so I just did it."
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the audience," Klamm shouted in Trevon's direction. "They might shoot."
Klamm was a visually challenged and awkward child, rarely picked to play sports. But magic made him popular. He taught himself the art when he was several years younger than Trevon.
By junior high, he was dazzling civic groups, church congregations and schoolchildren. His mastery of theatrics hid his biggest stage secret: He barely could see.
Klamm was born with congenital optic atrophy, which left him legally blind as a boy and nearly completely blind now.
"Nobody had ever told me a blind person wasn't supposed to be able to do magic, so I just did it."
He was about high school age before friends, family or teachers knew the extent of his vision problems.
"People just wrote it off by saying I was
clumsy," he said. But with magic, Klamm could do things that other people could not. "It gave me strength."
He did nearly everything he dreamed. After earning his undergraduate degree in broadcasting from Northwestern University he wrote commercials for radio and television. When he didn't find fame over the airwaves, Klamm returned to school for a master's degree in secondary education from the University of Kansas.
He became a drama teacher. For 20 years he ran the theater department at Van Horn High School in Independence. Jim Abel, who worked on stage crews at Van Horn's shows between 1961 and 1965, recently sent an e-mail to Klamm to thank him for the experience of being his student.
Although he never thought much about it at the time, Abel remembers that whenever Klamm read, he held the paper right up against his nose.
As his sight worsened, Klamm peered through field binoculars while coaching the student actors during rehearsals. When even binoculars weren't enough, Klamm retired and focused on the magic shop he had opened in 1976.
From the basement of their Independence home, Klamm and his
wife, Bernice, operate the shop — a magic lover's sanctuary.
More than a decade ago, Klamm founded Kansas City's Society of Young Magicians. For many years he worked one-on-one with young wannabe performers.
Klamm had given up public performances about eight years ago, when he could see only shadows and couldn't tell the boys from the girls at birthday party shows.
Klamm reserved his performances for customers in his shop. That is how he met Trevon, a Kansas City youth who, like the young Klamm, had been in pursuit of notoriety.
And, working with the Society of Young Magicians, Klamm has seen magic open a new world for children.
Take Trevon, for example.
He's a bit shy, but in nine months has become so comfortable in the limelight that he hams it up with magic every chance he gets, said his mom, Dorothy Chambliss.
It has become clear, Klamm said, that performing as the blind magician can show youngsters that they can do things even if they have some physical or emotional challenge.
And that is the true magic of his career.
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (JUNE 30).
The job certainly isn't routine this year. It will constantly be changing. But if you realize that change is the only constant, you'll be less concerned about the security that familiarity brings. Managing change can bring in the big bucks.
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It's not too late to flip the switch that makes your dream come true. Don't procrastinate any longer.
TAURUS (APRIL 20-
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You still need to study in order to achieve the perfection you're after. This isn't a problem. It's giving you an excuse to become more of an expert.
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GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 21). TODAY IS A 6.
A person you thought you'd figured out (and had just about given up on) could surprise you. The worst is over. It looks profitable from this point on.
CANCER (JUNE 22-JULY 22). TODAY IS A 7. If you set things up to make your life easier, you may also
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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21).
TODAY IS A 7.
Take it easy. Let your imagination lead you for a while. You're liable to come up with another brilliant transformation. You've been doing a lot of that lately.
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A surprising development forces you to rethink old assumptions. You gather wisdom when this happens, and this sort of thing keeps you young, so don't be afraid if something you hear is initially upsetting.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB.18). TODAY IS A 6.
Inspiration you gather from others is just the juice you need to empower yourself to do great things. You love solving massive puzzles. This time, do it with a team.
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New show mocks 'expert' commentators
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NEW YORK - Pity Corey Williams. The actor is on a contentious talk show, sparring with a guy who practices for reality TV by eating cow patties, another who's begging to get on air — and a professor who thinks The Next Big Show is a "real-life Hogan's Heroes" set in a concentration camp run by neo-Nazis.
But while Williams believes he's debating real people, he's ostensibly been ensnared in an elaborate web of deceit and in-your-face rhetoric — as if Bill O'Reilly had done "Candid Camera."
In the genre-bending and often hilarious "Crossballs," which premieres July 6 for an eight-week run on Comedy Central,
the real is the fake, the fake is the real — and nobody knows which end is up.
Its talk-show format pits real guests recruited to debate real issues against improv actors portraying other "real" guests with audacious, often obnoxious opinions. The shows end without the con being revealed to the dupes, and a little nagging doubt remains — even for viewers.
Consider the episode on whether reality TV is a pursuit worthy of humanity. On one side you have Williams, the actor, brought on to defend his craft, and Stacy Vatanapan, who has worked on the production end of reality television.
"How much talent does it take to hang upside-down with a cow patty in your mouth?" Williams snaps.
On the other side is hard-core reality-TV vet Matthew Henson (played by Matt Besser), sporting a sleeveless, skull-festooned shirt and insisting that all professional actors are liars. "I'm not going to put words in your mouth," he tells Williams. "You let scripts do that for you."
Besser, the executive producer and one of those who dreamed up the idea, steals the show. His entirely un-PC characters (including the owner of the "Ozark Mountain Driving School") exhibit a simplicity and regular-guy tendentiousness that is exactly the Red America stereotype so feared by those on the coasts.
liars," Besser says to Williams. Under him appears the classic one-line TV identifier: "MATTHEW HENSON _ REALITY TV BUGEATER."
"Ever since 9/11, America's kind of changed. People, they're sick of the phonies in the world. They're sick of
The superimposed text is one of the show's funniest characteristics, riffing off the weird things people say. Among them: "Wizard of Oz' midget orgies?" "Knowing in advance: Ruins surprise?" And the classic "Bilingual drivers: Dangerous or peligroso?"
The social pressures of respect are fascinating to watch. The dupes are hesitant to be dismissive even as the remarks they field become more and more unbelievable.
"Is this guy for real?" Williams, the actor, says at one point.
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An internship opportunity is avail, to assist with Historic Preservation planning process in the Lawrence Douglas County Planning dept. Seeking current Masters student in Historic Preservation, Design, Architecture, Urban Planning, Public History or Public Admin programs. Must be MS Office proficient; GIS helpful. 20-30 hrs wkly. Requires appl, resume & cvr ltr by 07/09/04 to:
Looking for an exciting home-based business? Part-time career with unlimited potential. Call Crystal at 841-8522 to discover Arborine Skin Care.
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6 E 6th, Lawrence KS 66044
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SEEKING MYSTERY SHOPPERS! Perfect for Students! Flexible work from home or school. FT/PT Make your own hours. (800) 830-8066
$800/wkly guaranteed. Stuttgart envelopes. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Scarab Marketing, 28 East Jackson Street 10th Floor Suite 938 Chicago IL 60604.
Sell beer at Nascar July 3rd & 4th. Make $75 to $150 plus a day.
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Leasing Agents
If you are friendly and outgoing, you might be the person we are looking for. Part-time positions available. Positions start at $8.00/hr. Apply in person:
Canyon Court
700 Comet Lane
or fax resume to 832-1746
Kansan Classifieds:
June 30 July 7.14.21.
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Student Assistant: $7.15/hr, 20 hours/week. Deadline: 5 p.m. 07/09/04.
Duties: Work in Customer Services area, which would include the following; answering customer service related phone calls, data entry, entering trouble calls to a web based trouble ticket system, provide limited technical support to University Customers, variety of clerical support.
Required Qualifications: Valid KU enrollment for fall 2004; Good oral, written and interpersonal communication skills; Ability to complete assigned work accurately and in a timely manner; Ability to fluently speak and fully understand the English language; PC experience with spreadsheet, word processing, and database experience; Ability to work as a team player;
Valid drivers license; Data entry and/or Personal Computer experience; Available to work semester breaks and summer.
Preferred Qualifications: Previous KU experience; Clerical experience; One year of experience in office environment, typing and filling; Six months experience dealing with the public. Obtain and complete and application from the Networking and Telecommunications Services reception desk. Address: NTS, University of Kansas, Rm. 101 McCollum Hall, 1736 Engel Road, Lawrence, KS 66045;
Phone: 785-864-9331; Contact: Ann Riat. EO/AE.
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405
Apartments for Rent
1 bedroom basement apt. No pets.
$295/mo. Only 1 mo. lease ending July
30, 2004. 841-1074.
1 bk from KU. 4 BR, 2 BA $900/month
2 BR, 2 BA $625/month. Pets OK.
www.Gagemenmt.com 842-7644.
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405 Apartments for Rent
Canyon Court
New luxury 1,2,3 bdrms.
W/D, fitness ctr. pool.
$99 per person deposit.
1/2 off 1st mo. rent.
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Excellent Location, 1104 Tennessee, near downtown/KU; 2 BR apt. in 4 plex with CA, No pets,$480,Aug.1,842-4242
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Apartments, duplexes, houses and townhouses available for August. www.Gagemgmt.com 842-7644.
2 BR Apartment close to KU & Downtown. Central air, off-street parking. $450. Avail. August. 913-441-4169.
BR, 2 BA. 400 Wisconsin. W/D included. Avail. 8/1. $595/mo. www.Gagemgm.com B42-7644.
4 BR, 2 BA duplex. 531 Elrdirge. 2 car garage. $900/mo. Avail. 8/1 www.Gagemgmt.com 842-7644.
Tuckaway
2600 w 6th Street
Voted "Best Management" by top of the Hill
Voted #1 "Apartment Comples" by top of the Hill
Harper Square Apartments 2201 Harper Street
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Tuckaway has two pools hot tubs, basketball court fitness center and gated entrance Briarwood pool, fitness coll 838-3377
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843-8220.
Apartments for Rent
LUXURY LIVING AT A GREAT PRICE
Bring this in with your application and receive
$300, off deposit. Offer expires $1/13/04
Studio apartment in historic home, very close to KU & Downtown. Utilities paid-Avail, Aug. 913-441-4169.
Applecor Apartments Starting at $485/mo. Heat, A/C, Water, and Trash Paid. Limited Availability.
HIGHPOINTE APARTMENT HOMES
Applecroft Apartments
1/2 off Aug Rent
$99.00 Security Deposit*
841-8468 6th & Iowa
www.firstmanagementinc.com
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Apartments for Rent
Block to KU: 1 BR, huge 2 BR appx. 1500 sq. ft. AC, dshswher, W/D. Pets OK. Possible rent reduction for labor. 841-6254.
Attn Srs & Grad Students. Real nice 1 &
2 BR near KU, hrd wd firs, lots of windows.
W/D. No pets. Non-Smokers.
331-5209 or 749-2919
1 BDR
1,2,3 Bedroom
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HOLIDAY APARTMENTS
$99 Deposit Per Person 1/2 Month Free Rent
NOW LEASING FOR SUMMER & FALL
3601 Clinton Parkway 842-3280
2 BDR+DEN
Studio sublease. 1201 Oread. $420/mo.
+ electricity. Offstreet parking, laundry facilities.
Avail, Avail. 1. Call 749-2792.
$400
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3 Bedroom Townhome Available for Fall,$900/mo. Cable and high speed internet PAID 312-7942
3 BDR
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$495-$525
$690-$720
$750
4 BDR
WILLIAMS POINTE
$840
NICE, QUIET SETTING ON KU BUS ROUTE SWIMMING POOL LAUNDRY FACILITY WALK-IN CLOSETS PATIO/BALCONY
LOCATED JUST BEHIND THE HOLIDOME
ON-SITE MANAGEMENT 785-843-0011/785-423-4005 MON-FRI 9-6
3 or 4 BR townhouse. Very close to KU,
central air, W/D, dishwasher, off-street
parking, new carpet 913-441-4169.
Town Homes for Rent
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843-6446
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1301 W. 24th & Nailsmith
842-5111
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Student legal matters/Residency issues divorce, criminal & civil matters
The law offices of DONALD G. STROLE
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Child Care Services
Daycare assistant needed at home daycare. Must be avail. In AM. Begin mid-July. Great pay. Contact Crystal 841-8522
Kansas City, Northland family seeking part-time help with 3-yr-old special needs daughter who has been diagnosed with PDD. She has a speech delay and many sensory needs. We are seeking a compassionate, caring and patient caregiver with experience with autism or someone working towards a degree in OT. If this sounds like you, please call Tyra 816-309-8972.
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BOOKS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2004
Native American poet to give lecture
By Miranda Lenning mlenning@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
There is a story behind every family picture featured in Carter Revard's most recent book, Winning the Dust Bowl. He tells them as if they happened yesterday, describing every detail, remembering each family member, who they married, and their children's names.
Reyard will share some of his writings tonight when he gives a reading at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., at 7 p.m.
He will read from each of his three volumes of poetry, Cowboys and Indians, Ponca War Dancers and An Eagle Nation. He may also read from his book of essays, Family Matters and Tribal Affairs.
Reward is an emeritus professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis, as well as a poet. Each summer the Multicultural Literary Institute invites an author of minority literature to the University.
"He is well-known and has a high reputation as a scholar in American Indian
"I figured there would be no chance that we could get him because he is invited to speak all over the world," said Hirsch, who is sponsoring Revard's visit.
literature," said Bud Hirsch, associate professor of English.
Reward will be in Lawrence until July 9, teaching a two-week graduate seminar in American Indian literature at the University.
Reward is hard of hearing, so when you ask him about one of his three volumes of poetry, his book of essays, or Winning the Dust Bowl, you have to speak loudly and slowly, and you don't get short answers.
He may speak for hours, but few get bored listening to him because his Native American ethnicity compels him to speak with such passion about his culture.
Professor Emeritus Carter Revard, author of An Eagle Nation and Winning the Dust Bowl, is conducting a two-week seminar on Native American writing. Revard is a member of the Osage tribe and his books contain poems and essays both autobiographical and not.
Revard's poem, "Ponca War Dancers," published in 1980, is just one product of his family and culture. It's an elegy for his uncle Gus who won the first championship in fancy war dancing in Lawrence in 1926. That victory won the right for the Ponca's to hold the annual world championship for fancy dancing.
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The curriculum for the two-week seminar, which consists of about 10 students, is divided into four sections — each section being the study of one author. The first week they will study two books from Osage author John Joseph Mathews, The Osage and the White Man's Road and Sundown, and poems by Simon J. Oritz. In the second week, Revard will concentrate on novels by Luis Godrich and poems by Sherman Elexie.
"When I start with Mathews, I am working on a time when the Osage struggled to communicate with the white man and I can show continuity between the different time periods of the great books," Revard said.
Reward said that by studying the different authors, instead of time periods, he could better communicate the changes in Native American life.
Edited by Marc Ingber
country living
(...without the chores)
Welcome to Hutton Farms. Opening in August 2004, we offer 212 country cottage-style residences. Here's just a few of our amenities:
• 1 to 3 Bedrooms with attached garages
• 3 & 4 Bedroom single family residences
• Gated, maintenance-free community
• Clubhouse, pool, fitness facility,
car wash and walking trail
• Operated by Lawrence's Tuckaway Management
City convenience. Country Living.
For more information, visit our leasing office.
Hutton Farms Office
3401 Hutton Dr. • 841-3339
Tuckaway Management
2600 W. 6th • 838-3377
www.tuckawaymgmt.com
For more information, visit our leasing office.
Hutton Farms Office
3401 Hutton Dr. • 841-3339
Tuckaway Management
2600 W. 6th • 838-3377
www.tuckawaymgmt.com
City convenience. Country Living.
Hutton Farms