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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Students riding the University buses may have to do a little more walking than riding during the first week of classes. Road construction on Sunnyside has caused three bus routes to be rerouted.
"It's just not going to be as convenient," said Danny Kaiser, assistant director of KU Parking and Transit.
Construction on Sunnyside began August 17, and according to KU Parking they expect construction to be completed no later than Friday. The bus routes that are rerouted consist of Route 27, which will drop off riders and roundabout at Chi Omega Fountain, Park and Ride Route 41, which will travel up and down Jayhawk Boulevard, and Route 42, which will be dropping off
People parking in the blue lots located on Sunnyside must enter the road from the eastern side. Some of halls and buildings affected by the road construction include Haworth, Summerfield and Dole. Lot 54, west of Murphy Hall, is still under construction, but the project should not affect students or drivers.
All other University bus routes will begin running as usual tomorrow.
"We will get you there as fast as we can," Kaiser said.
Students seeking to know more can go to lawrencetransit.org to find all of the University and Lawrence bus routes.
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ROUTE CHANGES
- Sunnyside closed to traffic on the eastbound lane
- To reach the blue lots people have to drive on the westbound lane
- Route 27 (coming in from Naismith heading north) will do a roundabout and drop off
- Route 42 will skip Sunnyside by using the fountain to head north on Naismith and West Campus Rd. (the blue route is affected)
- Route 41 will bypass Sunnyside and travel up and down Jayhawk Blvd.
- Lot 54 is still under construction
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FILM
Lawrence filmmakers debut Kickstarter-funded movie
CODY KUIPER
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After months of writing, fundraising and other preproduction work, two Lawrence filmmakers are excited to see their debut film finally coming to fruition. Lawrence resident Jesse McGinness and business student Will Friederich met their $4,500 goal on Kickstarter in late July for the film they co-wrote and are co-directing. "God, Grant Me," a
"god, grant me" a feature length independent film
story about a pill addict and cancer survivor who form a special relationship after meeting in a support group. With the money for new and better equipment, the two began filming in Lawrence early August, but Friedierich says he's happy
"We've both read interviews and stuff about self-directing and all these theses, but none of it really mattered when we hit the set," he said. "We started to realize that you can only learn how to do things
my acting staff on screen now and watching them physically go through these same revelations I had, it's nothing short of beautiful."
McGinness says that since beginning production, the two are using their inexperience in directing as a means of learning as they go.
by Jesse McGinness & William Friederich
Lawrence, KS Narrative Film
"We both have strengths in entirely different areas and weaknesses in entirely different areas, but that's okay."
WILL FRIEDERICH Co-writer and -director
A lot of the ideas behind this movie saved my livelihood at one point or another, and seeing
to finally put the financials aside and just do what he loves. "It's been awesome being on set because that's my element," he said. "Especially coming from pre-production where you have to internalize and visualize everything, it's great to be able to do tangible things like move a camera or set up lights now." McGinness says they are nearly done shooting the film and have begun the editing process, which has been the most rewarding part of production for him so far. "A lot of the ideas behind this movie saved my livelihood at
the right way by just messing them up horribly and then looking back on what you did wrong." Along with learning the craft of filmmaking, Friedrich says the co-
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directors have had to learn to adjust to each others differing styles.
"God, Grant Me" was partially funded through Kickstarter, a fundraising website that allows people to donate to various projects, but the project only receives the money if it's predetermined goal is met by a certain deadline.
"We both have strengths in entirely different areas and weaknesses in entirely different areas, but that's okay," he said. "He's had to teach me how to nail things out and get things done in a timely manner, and I think I've taught him a lot about visuals and things like that that are very important."
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"God, Grant Me," a film created by two Lawrence residents, is currently in production. The duo reached their fundraising goal of $4,500 on Kickstarter in July. "GOD, GRANT ME"/KICKSTARTER.COM
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The film met its goal in the last hour with 69 backers donating a total of $4,530. One of those backers is Michelle Leatherby, a graphic design student at the University from Fayetteville, Ark. As a photographer herself,
she said it was important to her to help fellow artists see their work come to fruition. "I think it's important as an artist to support other artists work, even if it's a completely different field," she said. "It's just nice to
be able to help other people with their projects, because I believe if I had a project they would help fund it as well. It's a real give and take in the artist community." McGinness and Friederich plan
in early November to various festivals, including South by Southwest. If accepted, they hope to debut it in Lawrence this spring.
McCinniss and Frederick plan to finish and submit the film
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OPINION 4A
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