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Wednesday, Dec. 10
What: Hamstring Strain Lecture When: 6:30 p.m. Where: Joseph R. Pearson Hall, 150 About: A presentation of several studies about human motion and two rehabilitation programs.
Thursday, Dec. 11
What: English - Espanol
When: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Ecumenical Campus
Ministries
About: Practice Spanish with other
students of different fluency levels.
What: Last day of classes
When: All day
Where: All university
About: The last day of classes for this semester.
What: Yule Ball
What: Yule Ball
When: 7 p.m. to midnight
Where: Ecumenical Campus Ministries
About: Dance at this fundraiser for ECM programs.
Friday, Dec. 12
What: Stop day
When: All day
Where: All university
About: No classes scheduled today.
What: Canadian Brass: A Holiday
Concert
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Lied Center
About: Featured music is from the album "Christmas Time is Here."
Saturday, Dec. 13
What: KU Choirs: Bales Chorale When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Bales Organ Recital Hall About: A KU Choirs concert that is free and open to the public.
What: Stress Busting Study Break
What: Stress Busting Study Break
When: 8 to 9 p.m.
Where: Anschutz Library
About: Meet the Loving Paws therapy dogs during a study break.
Wheat State Pizza reopens
JAMES LAMB
@TheJamesLamb
Wheat State Pizza on West 23rd St. reopened Friday after being seized and shut down the Tuesday before by the Kansas Department of Revenue. According to the business owners, they were able to come to an agreement with the state regarding unpaid taxes, following a discrepancy in payments on outstanding taxes.
"We had a payment plan, and there was just a discrepancy between what was supposed to be paid and what was paid, so they came in and shut us down," said Bradley Remington, co-owner of Wheat State Pizza. "We got our attorney, hooked up with them [the attorney], said, 'What's the deal? They've been making payments, they're on time, they're current.' Thursday they called us back and said you can come have your keys back."
Last week customers were
met with a sign announcing its seizure without any forewarning, but any confusion was clarified by the Kansas Department of Revenue, which posted a press release on its website last Wednesday.
The press release revealed that civil tax enforcement and Douglas County Sheriff's officers had seized the business' assets due to owing more than $42,000 in taxes and that a public auction was to be held to repay what was owed.
After avoiding a public auction by working out the payment plan with the state, Wheat State Pizza's re-opening was met with support from other local businesses. Both Pet World and the Lawrence Journal-World tweeted that Wheat State's re-opening was good news.
"I don't know exactly what happened, it was not a great explanation (from the state)," Remington said. "We made up a payment that they said we missed,
and we showed that we made it, so we made it and it went toward our back tax debt, and (now) they've got us back on the payment plan."
Since the closure, there has been no comment provided on the situation from Wheat State Pizza through either its social media or through print media, though Remington feels that making such comment is important.
"Without our side or what really happened, it looks like we're deadbeats, (and) that's not the case." Remington said. "We're trying to make it up, we got behind, we got in over our heads. We're trying to do some damage control and let people know were back open. Some people might be a little iffy about it, (but) I think most people are pretty happy with us. People do like us, and we try as hard as we can."
Edited by Ashley Peralta
Students help decrease Lawrence greenhouse gases
ERICA STAAB
@EricaMarieStaab
Students who bike, walk and take the bus to campus are helping decrease Lawrence's greenhouse gas emissions, whether they know it or not.
Efforts to reduce the University's carbon footprint are also important to Lawrence. Lawrence is hoping to reduce greenhouse gases by 80 percent by 2050, according to a City Hall report that measured greenhouse gas emissions. This report also showed a 2.8 percent drop in greenhouse gas emissions in Lawrence between 2005 and 2012. Overall, 28 percent of Lawrence's greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation. "Students are a great example for the rest of the Lawrence community as far as walking and biking goes," said Eileen Horn, the city and county sustainability coordinator.
Lawrence's emission levels already fall below the national average, said Johannes Feddema, professor of environmental studies. He says reducing emissions is important in helping reduce global warming,
increasing energy efficiency and ultimately saving money.
According to George Werth, a campus energy engineer, KU's facility services have been working to make improvements in these areas.
Recently, there have
"Students are a great example for the rest of the Lawrence community as far as walking and biking goes."
EILEEN HORN City and county sustainability coordinator
been projects to replace old light bulbs with more energy-efficient bulbs and to improve heating in the older buildings on campus, Werth said. He also said the University is in the process of installing solar panels on some of the buildings, which could help it become more self-sustainable.
we may see our emissions increase as we continue to grow." Werth said. "But we are designing the new buildings to have about 30 percent less emissions."
Anything the University does will help the city achieve its reduction goals, but real changes need to come from the behavior of students, staff and faculty, said Jeff Severin, the director of the Center of Sustainability.
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Getting students, faculty and staff to turn off lights or computers on campus when they aren't in use is one behavior Severin and student groups are trying to promote.
"Students have a very powerful voice on this campus," Severin said.
This powerful voice could potentially be used to make changes and spread the word about the importance of lowering greenhouse gas emissions, Severin said.
traffic stops involved African Americans even though their white counterparts were more likely to have illegal drugs ... It's not simply that you have these tragic, deadly encounters with police, but it's also that there's a significant portion of the population who don't see any problems with how those encounters end with an unarmed citizen dead, whether it's by a revolver or a choke hold.
Severin is working with groups such as Bike KU, which is trying to get more students to bike to class and help reduce the city's transportation emissions.
Edited by Alyssa Scott
Kansan: Can you remember a time when there's been so many high-profile cases, like with Mike Brown and Eric Garner, and such a disconnect between the decisions regarding indictment and the public sentiment?
Lang: I can remember in the 90s, and that's not ancient history, there were very different perceptions about the video encounter with Rodney King and LAPD. We have survey data that indicates black people approach these issues differently than their white counterparts. I think there's a growing minority, particularly after the
Michael Brown shooting, where there's a snake in
James Brown shooting, where there's a spike in the percentage of whites who perceive the police treating African Americans differently.
Kansan: With these high-profile cases, and the resultant conversations, has there been a positive effect or are racial tensions getting worse? Or simply more highlighted?
Lang: They reflect ongoing tension and we're more aware. These local incidents on the streets become national news, and social media allows the rapid circulation of news. But these issues have been here since African Americans migrated to the cities. They are exacerbating a crisis of legitimacy for law enforcement, that's not going to be solved by further arming police. This is the second time in a month we've had a grand jury neglect to indict an officer who utilized deadly force, and that can be demoralizing. What's occurred is that the state is essentially sanctioning these efforts.
Edited by Kelsie Jennings
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