THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18.2014
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New Engel Road construction completed
LIZ KUHLMANN
@LizKuhlmannUDK
The two-and-a-half month project to replace the old Engel Road with a newer road ended earlier this week. The completion of this project means that the new Engel Road, the intersection of Irving and Engel roads and two new bus stops for Hashinger and Lewis halls are now open.
The road construction was part of the McCollum Hall replacement project, a plan to build two new dormitories on Daisy Hill and knock McCollum down.
"The completion of the newer Engel Road is a major milestone in the McCollim Hall replacement project," said Danny Kaiser, parking and transit assistant director.
Many buses were rerouted due to the construction, but Kaiser said with the new Engel
One slight change is the location of Hashinger Hall and Lewis Hall bus stops. Instead of being right next to the buildings, the stops have been relocated across the street from both dorms on the new Engel Road. Kaiser said this move was intentional.
Road in business, buses have been moving more quickly to transport students to their intended destinations.
"The bus stops on the new Engel Road were strategically located to provide access to the new and existing residence halls on Daisy Hill," Kaiser said. "You just might have to walk out a couple of hundred feet further than you used to."
Kaiser said he predicts construction on Daisy Hill will take around another year to complete.
Edited by Logan Schiossberg
CHANGES TO DAISY HILL BUS ROUTE
The new Engel Road passes west of the dorm construction zone on Daisy Hill. Buses to Daisy Hill will now take Irving Hill Road, stop at Ellsworth and McCollum Halls, continue on the new Engel Road and turn right at 15th Street to campus.
Eisenhower Memorial panel considers design
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON—A federal commission planning a memorial near the National Mall honoring the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower considered whether to move forward Wednesday with a famed architect's design after years of controversy surrounding the project.
Earlier this month, architect Frank Gehry's team presented a revised design for a proposed memorial park following objections from critics and Eisenhower's family who said the earlier design was too big and extravagant.
The Eisenhower Memorial Commission met Wednesday for the first time in more
than a year to consider Gehry's changes or whether to move the 15-year-old project in a different direction.
No votes were taken, however, because the commission lacked a quorum. Seven lawmakers did not attend the meeting on Capitol Hill, including Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts and Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran, who have championed the project in the past. Instead the panel will hold an electronic vote by Sept. 24 on how to proceed.
In the revised design, Gehry's Los Angeles-based team eliminated two large, metal tapestries on the sides of the memorial park, along with some large columns. One long, stainless steel tapestry would
remain as a backdrop, depicting the Kansas landscape of Ike's boyhood home. The park would also include statues of Eisenhower as president and World War II general and inscriptions from famous speeches.
"Our family is ready to help move this memorial to completion under conditions that can re-energize this effort."
ANNE & SUSAN EISENHOWER
Dwight D. Eisenhower's
granddaughters
jor changes seeking approval for the design from a federal agency that oversees planning for the nation's capital on Oct. 2, said Brig. Gen. Carl Reddel, the commission's executive director
Gehry has proposed ma-
"We think there is an opportunity for resolution as we go forward," Dan Feil, the commission's executive architect, told commissioners.
But in a letter to the commission this week, Eisenhower's family said the revised design still doesn't address their concerns. They said the project should pursue a simpler design without any tapestries or columns — or be completely redesigned.
pletion under conditions that can re-energize this effort," wrote the 34th president's granddaughters, Anne Eisenhower and Susan Eisenhower.
"Our family is ready to help move this memorial to com-
As an alternative, the Eisenhower commission briefly discussed building only the "core of the Gehry design without any tapestries or columns," as suggested by the family and California Rep. Darrell Issa, who has weighed in on the project. In that case, Gehry would likely withdraw from the project if his trademark tapestries are eliminated.
With little discussion and most members absent, it was not clear how many commissioners still support Gehry's design.
KU hasn't crowned a homecoming queen or king in 45 years. Instead, we announce the male and female ExCEL Award winners at halftime of
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Chancellor,provost to host panel on sexual assault
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little is hosting a panel to continue the sexual assault conversation and address concerns Thursday afternoon from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in The Commons in Spooner Hall.
The panel will consist of the chancellor; Provost Jeffrey Vitter; Tammara Durham, vice provost for student affairs; Nathan Thomas, vice provost for diversity and equity; Jane McQueeny, executive director for the office of Institutional Opportunity and Access; and Ralph Oliver, chief of police for the KU Public Safety Office.
Questions that were submitted to the chancellor and the provost before the panel will be answered, as well as questions submitted at the beginning of the event by audience members.
Gavin Young, assistant director of strategic communications, said that he is expecting a large audience at the panel.
"We certainly want as many people as can be there because this is such an important topic," Young said.
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