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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102,NO.56
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9,1992
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Student police officer juggles job and school
By Tiffany Lasha Hurt Kansan staff writer
A month ago, when police launched an investigation into the discovery of a pile of 15 human bones uncovered in the corner of a Lawrence apartment house basement, they called in officer Damon Thomas to assist in the investigation.
A student by day and a cop by night, Thomas, 27, is taking four hours of archeology, four days a week. He already has five anthropology classes under his belt. After class, he drives a police cruiser from
4 p.m. to 2 a.m., four days a week.
Out of 102 Lawrence police officers, Thomas, Kansas City, Kan., junior, is one of a dozen or so officers who also are students at the University of Kansas.
But juggling books and a career does not pose a problem for this student cop.
Thomas says the only time being a police officer comes in conflict with school is when he is out on a call and is recognized one more in his class. But he burses them anyway.
"You still gotta do what you gotta do," he says.
Thomas usually does not tell people that
he is an officer.
"THOMAS!"
"People do have a tendency to treat you differently," he says. "Not better. Not worse. They just do. If I was a carpenter, I wouldn't say, 'Hi, I'm so-and-so, the carpenter.' But I get introduced that way, 'Hi, this is Damon. He's a police officer.'"
When people find out that Thomas is a cop, they usually ask him a lot of questions.
"So, I got a speeding ticket on Labor Day," Thomas says. "Just pay it. How can
you get out of it? Don't sneed."
Socially, Thomas remains a lawman. Most of his friends are either police officers or they have known him for a long time.
Jim Scaramucci, Overland Park graduate student, has known Thomas since 1981. He said that Thomas had always been energetic and outgoing and that his personality had not really changed since he became an officer.
"I'm sure being a police officer has made
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Damon Thomas
1965 Thomas was born in Kansas City, Ks.
1983 to 1987-Thomas served in the Marines as an engineer
1979 to 1983-Thomas attended Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
1983-Thomas graduated from North
University in the Marines
names as an engineer
■ 1985 to 1987-Thomas was a sergeant
l the Majors
1987 to 1990 Thomas attended the KU Regents Center and Johnson County Community College
1990 Thomas was hired as a Lawrence parking control officer
'Huskers douse 'Hawks' title hopes
1991. Thomas was hired as a Lawrence police officer
Paul Kotz / KANSAN
Dejected and frustrated, Dana Stubblefield, Sylvester Wright, and Tv Moeder, left to right, wait for the clock to wind down during Kansas" 49-7 loss to Nebraska.
Fans make early exits from taverns when loss is certain
By Kristy Dorsey and J.R. Clairborne Kansan staff writers
The Combushers, 7-1 overall and 4-0 in the conference, took sole possession of first place in the Big Eight Conference.
The atmosphere in local bars and taverns Saturday resembled the calm after the storms fans watched the Kansas Jayhawks fall to the Nebraska Cornhuskers on ESPN in 49-7 defeat that greatly jeopardizes the 'Hawks chances for an Orange Bowl bid.
Kansas fell to No. 20 in the Associated Press poll, and Nebraska remained No. 7.
"There was more excitement earlier," said Angie Borders, Tusk junior and waitress at Molly McGee's Restaurant, 2429 Iowa St. "It started out noisy then everyone quieted down as we were losing."
As the game progressed, or regressed for the Jayhawks, tavern employees watched their places empty. They said KU fans found little to celebrate after the first half.
Football setback
Dan Koehn, assistant manager of Molly McGee's, said game days were usually slow at the restaurant. But, he said, "It's usually louder than this on a normal night."
“There were more people here for the California game than there are now,” he said, referring to the *Hawks* Sept. 24th-27th loss to California, also television by ESPN. “Wought it would be crowded. I guess instead of drawing customers into Dos Homes, the game kind of
Steve Wilks, St. Louis senior and bartender at Dos Hombres, B15 New Hampshire St., said he thought the performance was bad for business.
Patrick Tompkins / KANSAN
drove them away."
Jayhawk fans at Carlos O'Kelleys solemnly watched the game on ESPN Sat-
urday night.
The Jayhawks are now 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the conference.
Robin Tschetter, Wichita senior and bartender at The Brass Apple Bar and Grill, 3300 W. 15th St., said that the restaurant was packed early with excited fans, but that they were full before after halftime and began to leave.
Also watching the game at the Brass Apple was John Taylor, 1992 KU graduate. He said the Jayhawks
One of the more optimistic KU fans during halftime at Molly McGee's, Derrick Stewart, 1982 KU graduate, said Nebraska was capitalizing on the little mistakes that the Jayhawks were making.
seemed emotionally defeated after the first half.
"I think Nebraska is marching at will," he said. "This is a typical Kansas-Nebraska game. It's pretty utly, prettily damned utly."
Kansas coach Glen Mason said he was not surprised by Nebraska's effort.
"Their performance tonight was very good, but I didn't need to see that to know we were playing a good
football team," he said.
Michelle Anderson, Lawrence senior, said she hoped the rout would not discourage the team. She watched part of the game from Louse's Bar, 1009 Massachusetts St.
"I really think we need to rally together after this and support the team," she said, to this story.
Kansan sportswriter David Bartkoski contributed information to this story.
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Developer plans second outlet mall
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By Lynne McAdoo Kansan staff writer
Steve Tanger, executive vice president of Stanley K. Tanger and Co., a mall development firm in Greenbush, N.C., announced that amendment would not say which manufacturers might be tenants.
A second factory-outlet mall will be built in Lawrence and open by next fall, said a developer for a North Carolina-based company in a news conference on Friday.
The Tanger Co. has developed 20 outlet malls nationwide, and many of its current tenants in the city are located in the Riverfront Plaza.
Tanger said, "It is not our intention to have the same tenants. We intend to complement the existing mall "
Tanger said the company looked at several development locations around the Kansas City metro area and decided to build in Lawrence partly because of the Riverfront Plaza, the factory-outlet mail that opened in Lawrence in 1900. He said that if the company developed an outlet mall in another area, it would only create competition and pull customers away from downtown Lawrence.
"We felt the opportunities in the Midwest are abundant," Tanger said. "The economy is very stable. We hope to be a gateway to Lawrence."
The proposed mall will be built near the Interstate 70 East Lawrence Exit, two miles north of downtown Lawrence.
Michelle Rothstein, vice president of marketing for the Chelsea
"But what is unusual it that they won't be in walking distance of each other," she said.
Group, the developer of the Riverfront Plaza, said it was not unusual for two outlet malls to be in the same town.
But Rothstein said that an area might become saturated.
"There is always the concern of being over-retailed—too many places to shop, especially in this economy," she said.
Leslie Johnson, owner of The Loft, 742 Massachusetts St., said she thought the new mall would hurt downtown Lawrence because of its location.
Phelps said Friday's incident would not discourage the group from future protests.
"I don't like it," she said. "I don't know how much retail this town can absorb. I don't think people drive any farther into town to shop.
But Rhonda Edmonds, assistant
The president of the North Lawrence Improvement Association, an association of North Lawrence residents, said a survey showed that many of the residents supported the mall.
"I don't see how it will do anything but help." she said.
"Those who did respond thought it was a good first step in improving North Second Street." "I believe that we should, indeed, agree, it does."
manager of Aileen's in the Riverfront Plaza, agrees with Tanger that the new mall will attract visitors to Lawrence. She said most of the Riverfront Plaza's customers were from out of town.
Moody said he hoped the outlet mall will attract more neighborhood development in North Lawrence, such as a grocery store and a laundromat.
By Kristi Fogler
Kansan staff writer
Phelps said this was not the first time her group had been on the receiving end of violence. She said earlier this year that another car drove through one of Fred Phelps' demonstrations. She said no one in her group knew the driver.
TOPEKA—A KU staff member was arrested Friday for hitting several anti-homosexual protesters with a pickup truck, police officials said.
The driver drove through a crowd of demonstrators Friday afternoon at the Washburn School of Law. The demonstrations were led by Topeka minister and anti-homosexual activist Fred Phelps.
Protester Margie Phelps said the protesters were picketing a Topika Gay and Lesbian Task Force meeting at Washburn. Phelps is a daughter of Fred Phelps and one of seven protesters hit by the truck.
The driver drove onto a sidewalk and struck several of the demonstrators, Topeka Police Sgt. Randy Carver said. After the incident, she parked two blocks away and waited for police to arrest her. Carver said.
She said the truck hit the curb and then changed direction and drove down the sidewalk, hitting seven of about 30 demonstrators.
Margie Phelps said she did not see the truck until it was headed toward the protesters.
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
The KU staff member has not yet been officially charged, said an official of the Shawnee County Jail, where the suspect was booked and held Friday night. She will likely be charged with aggravated battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property. She was released on $5,000 bond.
None of the demonstrators required medical treatment. Phelps said one protester's face was hit by the truck and was badly bruised.
"My dad had his back to where the vehicle was," Margie Phelps said. "She was driving the vehicle towards his back."
Phelps said that yesterday another of Phelps' protesters was hit by a car during a weekly demonstration in Toroka's Gate Park.
"We started demonstrating 74 weeks ago, and from that time to today there have been serious, violent threats," she said.
New mail in North Lawrence A developer plans to build a new factory outlet mail on Third Street
Dan Schauer / KANSAN
Construction on the mall will begin in February and finish sometime in the early fall, Tanger said. The 100,000 square-foot mall will have about 25 tenants.