THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013
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Dan Oshinsky
@danoshinsky
150 Years After Pro-Slavery Mercenaries Burned Down A Kansas Town, Missouri Fans Rejoice By Burning KU Merchandise buzzfeed.com/danoshinsky/mi...
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Puzzfeed writer Dan Oshinsky comments on the relationship between sports and history in this tweet. YU KYUNG LEE/KANSAN
Anniversary of Quantrill's Raid creates national buzz
YU KYUNG LEE
yiee@kansan.com
The rivalry between Kansas and Missouri dates back to Quantrill's Raid, when the guerilla leader William Quantrill led 400 Missourians to Lawrence, a hub for abolitionists, and killed roughly 180 boys and men and set the city on fire. The rivalry, then fueled by slavery, is still very much alive, as last week's 150th anniversary of the raid proved, at least on Missouri's side. While several community organizations in Lawrence remembered the date in history by leading the live reenactment of the historical event on Twitter with the nationally trending hashtag #QR1863, some on the other side of the border burnt Kansas merchandise to celebrate the victory of Quantrill. Video and photos of the burning went viral through BuzzFeed, getting more than 2,000 shares on Facebook and 8,400
likes a day after it was first posted. Soon debate raged over social media, with Missourians defending their victory and others criticizing the "classless" act.
where, even if it is now correlated to showing pride in your sports team," Metz Howard said. "It was a tragedy and it's just something that shouldn't be celebrated ever.
The Fake KU Compliance twitter account tweeted "Pretty much sums up the diff between the 2 fan bases #classVStrash - Missourians Rejoice By Burning Kansas Merchandise" with
"It was a tragedy and it's just something that shouldn't be celebrated ever."
CHRISTINE METZ HOWARD
Lawrence Conventions Bureau
a link to the BuzzFeed article. Christine Metz Howard, who initiated the #QR1863 project as the communications manager of the Lawrence Convention and Visitors' Bureau, also disapproved of the way Missouri chose to commemorate the anniversary of Quantrill's Raid. "I don't think the loss of nearly 200 men and the destruction of a town should be celebrated any
I mean women lost husbands, children were orphaned and the town really had to rebuild from the ashes." Even the author of the BuzzFeed article Dan Oshinsky tweeted. "There's a much larger
story here about the search for identity that's happening out in the Midwest...and how sports has gotten tied up into an awful, awful day in our country's past., but for the moment, all I've got left is this: I'm a very proud Missouri alum, but seeing this is so upsetting."
Edited by Hannah Barling
States question pensions for private employees
POLITICS
ALBANY, N.Y. — As a lobbyist in New York's statehouse, Stephen Acquario is doing pretty well. He pulls down $204,000 a year, more than the governor makes, gets a Ford Explorer as his company car and is afforded another special perk: Even though he's not a government employee, he is entitled to a full state pension.
He's among hundreds of lobbyists in at least 20 states who get public pensions because they represent associations of counties, cities and school boards, an Associated Press review found. Legislatures granted them access decades ago on the premise that they serve governments and the public. In many cases, such access also includes state health care benefits.
But several states have started to question whether these organizations should qualify for such benefits, since they are private entities in most respects: They
face no public oversight of their activities, can pay their top executives private-sector salaries and sometimes lobby for positions in conflict with taxpayers. New Jersey and Illinois are among the states considering legislation that would end their inclusion. "It's a question of, 'Why are we providing government pensions to these private organizations?'" said Illinois. Democratic Rep. Elaine Nekritz.
Acquario, executive director and general counsel of the New York State Association of Counties, argues that his group gives local government a voice in the statehouse, and the perk of a state pension makes it easier to hire people with government expertise.
"We want the people that work in local governments to continue to be part of the solution," he said. "We represent the same taxpayers."
The debate is more about principle than big money, since the staffs of such organizations are relatively small and make barely a ripple in huge state retirement systems.
POLICE REPORTS
- A 19-year-old male was arrested yesterday on the 1100 block of Indiana Street on suspicion of purchase, possession or consumption of alcohol by a minor. A $100 bond was posted.
- A 19-year-old male was arrested yesterday on the 3500 block of Clinton Park-way on suspicion of theft.
- A $100 bond was posted.
- A 24-year-old female was arrested yesterday on the 1400 block of 19th Street on suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence. A $500 bond was posted.
- A 22-year-old female was arrested yesterday on the 1300 block of Kentucky Street on suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence. A $500 bond was posted. — Emily Donovan
DOWNTOWN
Hot Box Cookies opens new shop on Massachuetts Street
KYLE PAPPAS
kpappas@kansan.com
Hot Box Cookies, Lawrence's newest addition to downtown, is bringing an innovative and refreshing spinto the world of milk and cookies. The company, based in Columbia, Mo., opened shop at 732 Massachusetts Street, the former home of 3
"Our business model is focused primarily on delivery," said co-owner Corey Rimmel.
Spoons Yogurt, and adds a new variable to the Lawrence sweets scene by offering a service one may not expect from a business specializing in deserts.
"The walk-in traffic is good, but the biggest part of the business is definitely delivery." Hot Box will deliver to all residents within the Lawrence city limits, requiring only a minimum of a $12 purchase to qualify for delivery (which conveniently equates to 12 cookies). In addition to cookies, Hot Box will offer cookie cakes, milk (chocolate and regular), milkshakes and even their own raw cookie dough for customers to take home and bake themselves. Hot Box's late hours of operation will be conducive to the majority of students' week end schedule. Bimmel said the
shop will initially be open until midnight on weekdays and 1 a.m. on the weekends, but adds that these closing times could get later as the business grows. Rimmel thinks that Lawrence is the ideal city to house Hot Box's second location. "I've been to Lawrence plenty of times over the last seven or eight years, and really love the town a lot," he said. "I really wanted to open the store in a college town to get involved with the community and University."
— Edited by Allison Kohn
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