THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2002
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 9
Brandon Baker/Kansan
The lobby at Southwind 12,3433 Iowa St., saw little traffic last night. One employee estimated that ticket sales were cut in half.. People sought less isolated entertainment, in bars and restaurants.
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regular night about 200 people come to the theaters.
But she said the theater did nothing to commerate Sept.11.
"We're just keeping our business as usual,"Kruger said."We wanted to keep it out of the workplace."
Amanda Stephens, associate manager at Maurices, 739 Massachusetts St., said she was glad that she went to work.
"I didn't mind coming to work because I thought it would be nice to get out to the community to see people," Stephens said. "It reminds me that the world is still going and that it didn't mean that everything stopped. Last year, everything seemed to stand still, so today let me know that everything is still strong."
Erin Keairnes, Overland Park freshman, went to Jefferson's Restaurant, 743 Massachusetts St., after her Self in Society class. She said she wore her "I Love NY" shirt to commerate the event, in an attempt to enjoy the evening without ignoring its reality.
"In class, we talked about September 11 and how it changed our lives," Keairnes
Keairnes
said. "You can't really downplay the tragedy, because innocent people died. Some people are afraid to go out, but I don't think that anything is going to happen, especially in Lawrence."
Rich Lloyd,
assistant man-
ager at jefferson's, said he was not surprised at the turnout. More than 30 people were packed at the restaurant for Wing Night.
"Even with the decline of the economy, people still wanna go out and have a good time." Lloyd said.
When visitors walk into the restaurant, they can find more than a thousand dollar bills posted on the walls. The restaurant provides markers on tables for customers who want to decorate their own bills. Lloyd estimated that a hundred bills were Sept. 11-related. Last night, the employees decorated a dollar bill that said 9-11.
Contact Keomanyvong at vkeomanyvong@kansan.com.