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Freeway construction underway in Lawrence
BETH FENTRESS
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Recent construction behind The Connection Apartments is part of a $129.8 million effort to build a new freeway.
Kimberly Qualls, Northeast Kansas Public Affairs Manager, says the goal of the South Lawrence Trafficway Project is to create a six-mile, four-lane freeway extending from U.S. 59 to K-10 in East Lawrence.
"It's an important regional corridor because Lawrence serves as a bedroom community for those who work in Topeka or in Kansas City." Qualls said. "There are two major universities [in Lawrence], so it provides a regional connection from the Kansas City metro area and points to the west."
Area engineer Steve Baalman said the project idea was first conceived in the 1980s and partially built in the 1990s.
However, environmental issues delayed the project for almost 20 years. In order to build the freeway, construction must cut through roughly 30 acres of wetland. To alleviate environmental concerns this time around, leaders of the project will work with Baker University to restore 300 acres of wetland and prairie.
"What I know of the history of the project, there was a degree of resistance to it," Baalman said.
Baalman said the freeway is meant to reduce traffic congestion.
According to a statement by the Kansas Department of Transportation, the project is funded by a program called T-WORKS that was approved by the Kansas Legislature four years ago. The freeway is estimated to be completed by fall 2016.
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Work on the South Lawrence Trafficway near 31st and Iowa Streets continued last Friday morning. The project aims to connect U.S. 59 to K-10 in east Lawrence, though finalization of construction is unknown.
College rating website gives KU Dining A-, improved from last year
RILEY MORTENSEN
@KansanNews
The University of Kansas received an A- for campus food, according to the 2015 rankings from Niche.com. This is an improvement from last year's B+ , said Sheryl Kidwell, assistant director of residential dining for KU Dining Services.
The University comes in at No.144 out of the 1,174 colleges with a listed rating on the website. Kidwell said the department is pleased to see an improvement.
"Each and every year, we
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KU Dining is also proud to be self-operated and all of the money made goes back into dining services, Kidwell said.
Michelle Marron, a senior from Kansas City, Kan., said she isn't surprised by the A-grade.
"Each and every year, we strive to improve food quality."
often. Marron's favorite improvement since her freshman year was the renovations to Mrs. E's.
"It looked a lot nicer and more appealing to actually go to." Marron said.
Marron said she doesn't spend much time at dining halls this year, but last year she used Mrs. E's and The Studio
SHERYL KIDWELL Assistant director of residential dining
Along with the grade. Niche.com also publishes student comments on campus food. Many re-
comments reflect unsatisfied students due to prices, diet restrictions and limited hours.
Many responses support the A letter grade, but some
"We're always going to hear that, but we try to continue to do a good job," Kidwell said. "It's a work in progress."
Kidwell said a problem they hear about often is limited hours, but they continue to do their best to meet needs.
"Students would say 24 hours, but history in residence halls shows they don't come through," Kidwell said. "We have to be fiscally sound, too." Kidwell said some of their upcoming expansions and improvements should help address more needs.
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HIGH RANKING FROM NICHE.COM INDICATES:
- Students are happy with quality of campus food.
- Dining offers a variety of healthy, quality food options and accommodates various dietary preferences and allergies.
- Dining operates during hours convenient for students.
STUDENTS CAN LOOK FORWARD TO:
- Additional focus on vegan and vegetarian options.
- Roasterie in the Union will open next week and run specials the week of Sept. 15.
- Pulse coffee shops converted to Roasterie Coffeehouses.
- Formosa Bakery items sold in coffee shops on campus.
- Hawk Shops (snack bar) rebranded and launched as Jay Breaks.
- Tailgate at the U: $5 buffer offered three hours before kickoff of every home game.
- Spare snack bar closing in January and will reopen in August.
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recommends sanctions for the perpetrator to the Office of Student Conduct, which then decides which recommendations to implement. The article reported that IOA recommended the man also do community service, but that the Office of Student Conduct decided that was too "punitive."
"I think it's important to know that we can go through an investigation and do the best we can and do everything right, but at the end there is always going to be one side that isn't happy, who's disgruntled, who feels like they weren't treated fairly," McQueeny said. "And so part of what we try to do is to be a front in our communications and be transparent in the process, but that still doesn't guarantee that someone's not going to be unhappy with the result."
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In an interview on Sept. 3, McQueeny said she couldn't speak directly to the specific case. She said IOA investigated 20 reports of sexual assault and harassment in 2013 and 17 so far this year. Of these 37, she said 27 cases were sexual assault. McQueeny said they try to do what's best for victims.
A statement made by the University on Wednesday said they are committed to creating a safe environment for everyone in the community. The University works with victims to determine appropriate sanctions against the accused. In attempts to prevent sexual assault from occurring, the University provides sexual assault and harassment training to all
According to the Huffington Post article, both students involved in the case attended a party on Oct. 18, 2013, hosted by the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. After midnight, the female student was drunk and was assisted by the male student, who walked with her to the dorm where they both lived, the article said. Once there, they reportedly had sex in his room.
Emily Donovan, Paige Stingley, McKenna Harford, Dalton Kingery and Erica Staab contributed to this report.
The woman reported the assault on Oct. 20, 2013. The article said that the man later told campus police that he continued to have sex with the woman after she said "no," "stop" and "I can't do this." The article said that an investigation by the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access determined the man guilty of "non-consensual sex" and punished him with probation and a ban from University housing. He was also ordered to write a four-page reflection paper and attend counseling.
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Pittsburg police seeking vandals of public art
Police say they have video showing people who might have vandalized one of the painted footballs on Sunday. The footballs have been on display in downtown Pittsburg since June.
The Joplin Globe reports (http://bit.ly/1nWfAGq ) continued vandalism prompted art festival organizers to move 20 of the 24 large painted footballs out of downtown Monday and into the Meadowbrook Mall in south Pittsburg. Four of the footballs have been damaged by vandals since July.
The footballs were to remain on display downtown until Oct. 12, and then were to be auctioned off to raise funds for future art exhibits.
PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg Police Department says it is looking for vandals who damaged several fiberglass footballs that were part of a public art project called SEK Art Fest.
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