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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 19,2001
WWW.KANSAN.COM
ISSUE 18 VOLUME 112
Don't count on Crows coming to Lawrence
Popular music group may cancel Lied show for unspecified reasons
By Luke Daley
Kansan staff writer
Fans who waited in line for hours to get tickets to the Counting Crows concert may not get to see the show after all.
Ticket sales for the Nov. 7 concert were suspended Monday evening when the Student Union Activity board was told by officials from the band that the last week of the tour, which includes the show at the Lied Center, could be canceled for unspecified reasons.
Traci Pillard, Salina juniorand live music coordinator, said SUA wouldn't know if the show would be canceled until representatives for the band called back.
"We don't really know anything right now," Pillard said. "I'm just really disappointed and upset."
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A m a n d a Wolfe, Overland Park sophomore, said she hadn't heard about the possibility of the show being canceled, but hoped the band would reconsider.
What happened: Student Union Activities has suspended ticket sales to the Nov. 7 Counting Crows concert at the Lied Center because the concert may be can-
"A lot of people are going to be disappointed about that," she said.
What it means:
Students who've already bought tickets for the concert may have to return them for a
"It was going to be at the Lied Center and that's a really cool place for a band like them to play," Wolfe said.
return.
■ What's next: SUA is waiting for the final word from the band's representatives to know whether the concert will still take place.
Andy Schuttler, box office
assistant for SUA, said people were waiting in line for tickets to the show for up to three hours Monday, and that people came from as far as Denver and Tulsa.
Schuttler said the Counting Crows couldn't cancel only the KU show. He said according to the band's contract with the University, the band would have to cancel other concerts surrounding the KU date as well.
"If they're just canceling our show, they can't do that," Schuttler said.
He said SUA had sent a notice to the band, informing them that they must refund the tickets that have already been sold if the concert is canceled.
Contact Daley at 864-4810
Day 1: Mills brings in $11,950
Student body chief camps on Wescoe Beach to collect relief donations
By Luke Daley Kansan staff writer
Armed with four firefighter boots, two large deposit boxes and two tents to keep out the rain, several members of Student Senate were in front of Wescoe Hall yesterday for day one of "Bring Justin Home."
Senate hopes to raise $25,000 for the American Red Cross and the New York Firefighters' 911 Relief fund. By 10 p.m. yesterday, they had collected $11,950.
Senators stood outside with firefighter boots for donations, while others crowded around student body president Justin Mills, stuffing money into two deposit boxes.
"I'm really impressed so far by the people," Mills said. "People in my classes on Monday were handing me money."
Students who stopped by the tent donated anywhere from $1 to $20. Mills said the biggest surprises included a professor who donated $1,000 and a student who donated $350, but he said Senate didn't
have the names of the individuals.
Allen Bohl, athletics director,
gave $100. Mills said.
Another large donation came from Glenn Garneau, neodat programmer at the Natural History Museum, who donated his entire tax rebate check worth more than $300.
"I was either going to invest it into the stock market or invest it into a charity," Garneau said. "The relief and recovery is the best thing to do with it right now."
Kelly Graf, Wichita senior, also donated yesterday.
She said she knew someone who was in the Pentagon when the third hijacked plane hit. Even though her friend survived, Graf still felt she and other students should help Senate raise the $25,000.
Senate hopes to raise $25,000 by 7:45 a.m. tomorrow when "Bring Justin Home" ends. Mills will stay in the tents through tomorrow morning.
"It's just another way for us to help," Graf said. "I think it will look really good for the University if we can donate that much."
Contact Daley at 864-4810
THAD ALLENDER/KANSAN
Katie Holman,
foreground,
Prairie Village
senior,
sketches out a
sign inside the
student senate
fund-raiser
tent as student
body presi-
dent Justin
Mills sits in
anticipation of
a long, cold
night. Mills
pledged to
camp out in
front of
Wescoe Hall
until $25,000 is
raised for the
American Red
Cross. As of 10
p.m. yesterday,
the fund-raiser has
raised
$11,950.
More downtown bike racks expected
Mid-block parking and bike racks attached to parking meters among proposed suggestions
By Brent Briggeman Kansan staff writer
If the Lawrence Bicycle Advisory Committee gets its way, cyclists can expect more bike racks in downtown Lawrence.
Committee member Michael Young submitted suggested improvements in bicycle parking in the downtown area, stretching between Vermont and New
Hampshire streets from Sixth Street to 12th Street, during the BAC's monthly meeting last night.
The proposal included several options for new bike racks at mid-block locations on Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire streets, as well as individual racks attached to parking meters.
Jeremy Douglas, president of Downtown Lawrence Incorporated, said downtown businesses welcomed the additional bike racks.
The committee plans to issue a formal request for parking improvements to the city commission in November.
"They're excited to get some bicycle parking downtown and the options
they've been given," he said. "This will help the employees who bike to and from work, as well as the many customers who bike downtown."
Cyclists have had few options for parking in the downtown area. Concentrations of bike racks tend to be at the midblock locations along Massachusetts Street and at major public facilities and businesses in and around downtown.
Young said the city had stopped issuing citations because so many cyclists were illegally parking their bikes at meters.
"The ordinance is so vague that they only issue a warning if it's a situation where the bike is damaging landscape or trees or actually in the way of traffic," Young said.
He said new plans, which were modeled after cities like Cambridge, Mass., Iowa City, Iowa, and Portland, Ore., would alleviate the current problems.
In addition to the downtown area, the committee recommended bike rack improvements to public-use facilities, including the Post Office on Vermont Street and the South Park Recreation Center.
The BAC is an appointed board that works with the City of Lawrence and Kansas Department of Transportation to protect the rights of Lawrence cyclists.
Contact Briggeman at 864-4810
Comedian provides more than just laughter
By J. R. Mendoza Kansan staff writer
Not even a professor could escape being the butt of one of comedian Pablo Francisco's jokes yesterday during Francisco's comedy act.
John Tibbetts, associate professor of theater and film, who teaches in 3139 Wescoe Hall, interrupted Francisco's performance next door at 3140 Wescoe Hall. Tibbetts told Francisco he was being too loud and was interrupting the film class.
Tibbetts asked Francisco, who was performing as part of Hispanic Heritage Month activities, to turn the microphone down. When Francisco responded with a joke and said Tibbetts could knock next time, Tibbetts became angry.
After the show, Francisco said Tibbettes should have "slipped him a note."
Francisco followed with another joke as Tibbetts turned to leave. Tibbetts turned around and walked toward him and voiced his displeasure with Francisco's remarks. Francisco became angry, too, and took steps toward Tibbetts.
"What? Is this the Jerry Springer show?" Francisco said.
"I'm impressed with how fast you are with that," Tibbetts said, referring to Francisco's microphone. "You are very loud."
"He did it totally unprofessionally," Francisco said. "But I love him because he reminds me of my uncle."
After an tense exchange, Tibbetts left and Francisco said he would be more quiet.
Francisco, who is from Tucson, Ariz., performed for about 100 people. He covered topics ranging from being Latino to talking about male strippers. He said he drew on his experiences and the media for his comedy material.
ANTHONY REYES/KANSAN
Comedian Pablo Francisco remarks to the crowd after John Tibbetts, associate professor of theater and film, interrupts Francisco's stand-up routine in Wescoe Hall. Tibbetts came into the room to tell Francisco that his performance was too loud. Francisco's act was a part of Hispanic Heritage Month.
He said humor was important in light of the terrorist attacks last week in New York and Washington D.C., but that people shouldn't forget what happened there.
"You can escape for a little bit," Francisco said. "But it is more important to remember what happened."
PerryAnn Fanscher, Kansas City, Kan., freshman, attended the show with Cynthia Firerow, Kansas City, Kan., freshman. Both said they came to get away from the constant media coverage of the terrorist attacks.
"Sometimes you've got to get a break." Fierro said. "You got to have a little laughter."
Fanscher said she enjoyed Francisco's act.
"He never quit," Fanscher said. "He was always funny. He doesn't single one culture out."
Hispanic American Leadership Organization and Student Senate sponsored Francisco's stand-up routine.
Contact Mendoza at 864-4810
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