THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PAGE 2
N
+1
news
NEWS MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Emma LeGault
Managing editor Madison Schultz
Production editor Paige Lytle
Digital editor Hannah Barling
Associate digital editors
Stephanie Bickel
Brent Burford
ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT
Sales manager
Tom Wittler
Advertising director Christina Carreira
Digital media manager Scott Weidner
NEWS SECTION EDITORS
Associate news editor Ashley Booker
News editor Amelia Arvesen
Arts & features editor Lyndsey Havens
Sports editor Brian Hillix
Associate sports editor Blair Sheade
Special sections editor Kate Miller
Copy chiefs
Casey Hutchins
Sarah Kramer
Art director Cole Anneberg
Associate art director Hayden Parks
Designers Hallie Wilson Clayton Rohman
Opinion editor
Cecilia Cho
Multimedia editor
Tara Bryant
Associate multimedia editors
George Mullinix
James Hoyt
ADVISERS
1234567890
Media director and content strategist Brett Akagi
Sales and marketing adviser Jon Schlitt
CONTACT US
editor@kansan.com
www.kansan.com
Newsroom: (785) 765-1491
Advertising: (785) 864-4358
Twitter: @KansanNews
Facebook, facebook.com/thekansan
The University Daily Kansan is the student newspaper of the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity fee. Additional copies of The Kansan are 50 cents. Subscriptions can be purchased at the Kansan business office, 2051A Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS, 66045.
The University Daily Kansan (ISSN 0746-4967) is published daily during the school year except Friday, Saturday, Sunday, fall break, spring break and exams and weekly during the summer session excluding holidays. Annual subscriptions by mail are $250 plus tax. Send address changes to The University Daily Kansan, 2051A Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue.
KANSAN MEDIA PARTNERS
Check out KUJH-TV on Wow! of Kansas Channel 31 in Lawrence for more on what you've read in today's Kansan and other news. Also see KUJH's website at tv.ku.edu.
KJHK is the student voice in radio. Whether it's rock 'n' roll or reggae, sports or special events, KJHK 90.7 is for you.
2000 Dole Human Development Center
1000 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, Kan., 68045
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,2014
The Weekly Weather Forecast
weather.com
THURSDAY
HI: 74
LO: 54
Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s.
FRIDAY HI:58 LO:41 Showers. Highs in the high 50s and lows in the low 40s.
SATURDAY
HI: 66
LO: 47
Sunny, Highs in the high 60s and lows in the upper 50s.
SUNDAY
HI: 73
LO: 56
Calendar
Mostly sunny. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the high 60s.
Wednesday, Sept. 10
What: Study Abroad Fair
When: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Fourth Level, Kansas Union
About: Students can learn about worldwide study abroad opportunities.
Thursday, Sept. 11
What: Is This Real Life?
When: 5:30-7 p.m.
Where: Spencer Museum of Art
About: A KU Common Book Event.
Friday, Sept. 12
What: Campus Movie Series:
Neighbors
When: 7:30-10 p.m.
Where: Woodruff Auditorium,
Kansas Union
About: Free movie showing.
Saturday, Sept.13
What: Monarch Watch Open House
When: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Foley Hall
About: An open house to celebrate the monarch butterflies arriving from the North.
MIPs may lead to fines,
ANDY NELSON
@UDK_Nelson
Underage drinking is one of the most common illegal activities among college students. While many students engage in this activity, few know the costs of what could happen to them if they are caught. Captain James Anguiano of the KU Public Safety Office said 23 students were charged with possession of alcohol while underage last year.
In the past three years, 105 people have been cited for minor in possession, Anguiano said. So far in 2014, 12 people have been given citations.
According to the Lawrence City Attorney's website, minors can be charged with underage possession in
many situations including being in a vehicle that contains opened or unopened containers, even if the minor has not consumed alcohol.
"It just feels so common at the dorms."
LEXANNA SIMS Sophomore from Topeka
Private residences are not excluded. If an officer is responding to a complaint at a residence and the officer observes individuals breaking the law, he or she may have the right to enter the home.
The fines associated with the charge can be quite hefty. According to the
City Attorney's website, first-time offenders may have to pay anywhere from $300 to $500. Along with the fines, jail time of up to 30 days and up to 40 hours of community service may also be given. Fines and penalties can be even worse if found using a fake ID. These fines can range from $300 to $2,500, along with up to a year in jail and 100 hours of community service.
Lexanna Sims, a sophomore from Topeka, said the fines associated with MIPs deter her from underage drinking. Sims also said while she believes campus police are doing a good job making sure underage drinking is limited, there is no way to catch everyone who drinks.
"It just feels so common
at the dorms," Sims said. "And there aren't a lot of police there, so unless you are going crazy with it they probably won't catch you."
Completing diversion programs is one way of keeping a citation off your record. According to the City Attorney's website, a diversion is a set agreement with certain conditions and supervision that must be met in order for the MIP not to show up on records.
"I totally think that there should be a way to get it off your record," said Meghan Keller, a sophomore from Topeka. "You shouldn't have to have a mistake you made in college haunt you later on."
Edited by Jacob Clemen
JAMES HOYT/KANSAN
Memorial Union coffee shop to reopen Monday
The former Pulse coffee shop in Kansas Memorial Union will reopen Monday with a new name, Roasterie Coffeehouse. Since the coffee shop's closing, other coffee stands on campus have seen an influx of customers.
JOHN PAUL REYNOLDS
@JohnPaul_UDK
Coffee drinkers on the north side of campus can finally get their caffeine fix without having to walk too far. The popular coffee shop at the Memorial Union is scheduled to reopen Monday with a new look and a new name: Roasterie Coffeehouse.
The University has been in partnership with the Roasterie for almost 20 years now, said Alecia Stultz, assistant director of KU Dining Services. She said the Union has decided to capitalize on that partnership, and bring their name to the front of
Those visiting Roasterie Coffeehouse on Monday will see an update in decor, but will still get the same locally roasted, direct-trade coffee.
operations.
"Projects starting late in the summer typically suffer setbacks," Stultz said. "We had to wait on the cabinetry
The coffee shop was formerly known as Pulse, but was closed in late July to reinvent its look.
JEROME GOSCHA Senior from Salina
"I was disappointed to walk in the Union this year expecting a hot cup of Joe and a muffin, then see it closed."
and some counter materials."
Ever since the delay in renovation, there has been an influx of coffee drinkers trying to find their morning fuel elsewhere. All coffee shops are operating at peak capacity to combat the
April Huston has been working at Jay Break in Strong Hall since before the renovation and has seen a change in demand since Pulse closed. She's overheard people talking and has noticed more people coming in for coffee. Students like Jerome Goscha, a senior from Salina who's double majoring in English and history, aren't happy about the temporary closure.
momentary hiatus at the Union, Stultz said.
Even smaller stands, which usually don't have long lines, have been affected.
"I was disappointed to walk in the Union this year expecting a hot cup of Joe and a muffin, then see it closed," Goscha said. "It is such a staple and central hub for that side of campus."
Edited by Kelsie Jennings
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Elderly KC couple dies after beating
An elderly couple severely beaten in their Kansas City home, allegedly by a man also accused of fatally shooting three of their neighbors, died Tuesday after being taken off life support, relatives and hospital officials said.
Ann Taylor, 86, and her husband, George Taylor, 80, were attacked in their basement Sept. 2. Prosecutors allege Brandon Howell beat the couple, then fatally shot three other people outside nearby homes before fleeing in the Taylors' SUV. Howell, a convicted felon, was arrested hours later when police found him walking with a loaded shotgun in his pants.
$ \therefore $
Ann Taylor was taken off life support Monday night but lived until Tuesday, while her husband was removed from life support Tuesday morning and died soon after, according to HCA Midwest Health in Kansas City.
"George and Ann died peacefully and we are blessed that they left this Earth together," family members said in a statement. "They were married more than 40 years, and loved each other dearly."
Howell, 34, faces a dozen felony charges including three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of the Taylors' neighbors:
Howell also was acquitted in 2009 in the killings of two Kansas teenagers who were last seen in 1998. One victim's body was later found buried outside a Kansas City home being renovated by Howell's father; the other body has never been found.
Alice Hurst, 88; her son,
Darrel Hurst, 63; and Susan
Choucroun, 69.
Kansas court records show Howell pleaded guilty in 2000 to a 1999 home invasion in Johnson County, Kansas, in which one victim was cut on the hand and a cat was decapitated. He was sentenced to 12 years but paroled in 2011.
It wasn't immediately clear when or if new charges would be filed related to the Taylors' deaths, but "be assured that at the appropriate time, today's sad news of the Taylors' passing will be reflected in the state's case against the defendant," said Mike Mansur, spokesman for the Jackson County prosecutor's office.
Kansas City police responded to a 911 call from Ann Taylor the afternoon of Sept. 2. Officers found Choucourn's body in the driveway of the home next door to the Taylors' house. A few houses away, the Hursts' bodies were found in the front yard of their home, in a tidy cul-de-sac lined with duplexes.
+