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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102,NO.2
Adm R $
MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1992
ADVERTISING:864-4358
Andrew to carve swath through Florida
The Associated Press
MIAMI — Hurricane Andrew surged relentlessly toward southern Florida yesterday, and forecasters warned it would be the most powerful storm to hit the United States in decades. More than 1 million residents were told to flee.
The hurricane ripped into the Bahamas yesterday with 120 mph winds, heavy rain and surging tide. The outlying eastern islands of Abaco and Eleuthera were hit first. There were four reported deaths.
At 1 a.m. the center of the hurricane was about 60 miles east of Miami,
(USPS 650-640)
near 25.4 north latitude and 79.3 west longitude.
"It's on a dead course for South Florida. I hoped I would never experience this," said Bob Sheets, director of the National Hurricane Center in suburban Coral Gables. "We've not figured like this in the past few decades."
winds topping 155 mph — as it crossed the Gulf Stream to Florida.
Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles issued a state of emergency and activated National Guard forces as Andrew grew to a Category 4 storm, the same as Hurricane Hugo in 1980, with winds of 150 mph.
Only two known Category 5 hurricanes have hit the United States: Hurricane Camille, which devastated the Mississippi coast in 1969, killing 256 people, and the 1935 Labor Day hurricane that hit the Florida Keys and killed 405 people.
The governor's emergency declaration allowed the mandatory evacuation of more than 1 million people and put the National Guard and other emergency state agencies on alert.
damage as it swept through the Caribbean and into the Carolinas, electrified an already tense atmosphere in the densely populated strip from Miami to Palm Beach County.
Warnings that Andrew could be stronger than Hurricane Hugo, which left $8 people dead and $5.9 billion in
Residents rushed to secure their homes, hammering up makeshift plywood shutters if they did not have hurricane awnings, moving boats out the Miami River or pulling them out of the water.
Panic buying hit grocery and home-supply stores, money machines were emptied and motorists lined up for gas and headed inland.
Hurricane Andrew
Knight-Ridder Tribune
Unexpected lines greet financial aid recipients
The Plaza: Something for everyone
Where might you go with an unlimited line of credit on your charge card? Or with an entire year's allowance? And what if those credit lines hadn't already been used up?
Entertainment, art nightlife, shopping and fine dining
By Dalis VanSickle Special to the Kansan
The answer: the Country Club Plaza. You'll find courtyards, clowns, mines and horse-drawn carriages. Entertainment ranges from a $3 trolley ride to free concerts, night clubs, and eight movie theaters. Filled with retail stores, restaurants, entertainment, Old World architecture, fountains and sculptured art work, the Plaza is Kansas City's shopping mall alternative.
Rachel Ast, a Denver, Colorado senior and Plaza regular, said she went to the Plaza for the atmosphere.
"It's not the typical screaming-baby in-the-stroller shopping center," she said. "It's unique. You go there as much for the atmosphere as for the shopping. It's almost like a vacation from shopping!"
Over 180 Plaza stores are open seven days a week. From the Gap to Gucci, Dillard's to Duvall's, Ann Taylor to Ralph Lauren, the Plaza can be a window shopper's bonanza. Donna Riggs, business manager for the Plaza Association said the focus was on
Shopping.
diversity.
"We have a large variety of stores, from upscale shops to mainstream," she said. "Our current efforts are to provide something for all shoppers."
Restaurants.
Interested in dining? The Plaza has a variety of restaurants, from the Little King Deli, where prices range from $1.89 to $4.89, to the Ritz-Carlton Grill from $1.85 to $36.
Houlian's, at the corner of 48th and Pennsylvania, is popular with locals and tourists and offers a relaxed, casual atmosphere. But if you're out to impress a date, Figo is a sure-thing. With the best Italian food this side of Sicily, it's well worth the above average price you'll pay.
For special occasions, follow 47th Street until you bit the Fedora Cafe and Bar. Here, prices are high (but they accept all major credit cards), and the food is fantastic. Dress is informal and reservations are accepted.
Nightlife.
As for a blind head? Head for the McDonald's in the Seville On The Plaza Center.
Nightlife on the Plaza is something you can't miss. Unlike many nightclub districts, Plaza offerings are a safe bet even when accompanied by your parents. The Classic Cup Sidewalk Cafe on 47th Street is a casual outdoor club with the perfect atmosphere for a long conversation over a great cappuccino. The City Light Jazz Club, along Ward Parkway, has live music nightly.
And a regular stop for any true chocolate lover, the Panache Chocolatier, is located on Nichols Road beside Saks Fifth Avenue. Open until 11:00 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, the Chocolatier offers handmade chocolate candies and desserts that are well worth the trip!
For a younger crowd, try Annie's Santa Fe where you'll discover great Mexican food and a margarita that's worth crossing the border for.
If you're looking for a place to shop, the Plaza has everything you could ask for. Banana Republic, inside the Seville On The Plaza Shopping Center, offers classic clothing that's comfortable and even functional (an important point to make when you bring the folks). For souvenirs, Catch Kansas City on 48th Street has everything from Kansas City Chiefs novelties to mugs, books, posters and famous barbecue memorabilia. Don't miss it when relatives visit. It's open evenings Monday through Saturday.
Specialty stores.
For really good browsing in Kansas City, don't miss the Sharper Image. At Broadway and 47th streets, it has it all—from motorized tie racks to pocket electronic golf scorekeepers. You'll even see a floating air mattress that comes complete with a palm tree.
Follow Ward Parkway and you'll find hotels that friends and family will enjoy staying in. And they're a terrific quick getaway if you've got the urge to treat yourself to a special weekend.
Hotels.
The Hilton Plaza Inn and Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza have all the usual luxuries at reasonable rates. For more elegant tastes, The Raphael Hotel offers guests more upscale amenities. As for the Ritz-Carlton, rates range from $135-$250.
Special events.
The famous Plaza Christmas lights have sparkled from Thanksgiving evening through New Year's Day since 1925. 175,000 bulbs cover almost 60 Plaza miles. This holiday tradition has earned the name "The Season of Lights."
Other seasonal events include the September Plaza Art Fair. It began almost 60 years ago and has become the Midwest's most prestigious art display. About 190 artists from across the United States participate.
Art.
The Plaza is filled with 40 fountains, including Kansas City's best known, the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain, dedicated to the developer of the Plaza. And it contains some 50 sculpted works of art, like the Court of Penguins, Madonna and Child and the Seville Lights and Giralda Tower, both dedicated to Kansas City's sister city, Seville, Spain.
How to get there.
The Country Club Plaza is less than 60 minutes away. From Lawrence take I-70 to I-35 South. Go the the Southwest Trafficway exit (on the left). Follow the Trafficway past Westport Road. Then continue on a few blocks and make any convenient left turn into the Plaza district.
Whether you're from Chicago, Knoxville, Boise or Nome, you've never been to a place like the Plaza. Take a walking tour and catch all the surroundings. It may be the first time you've been there, but it certainly won't be the last!
THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART 1992-1993 EXHIBITIONS
June 21 - September 6
Artists in line:
An AI Hirschfeld Retrospective
July 19 - September 6
American Drawings and
Watercolors from the Kansas
City Region
September 13 - October 18
Occidental Graphic Arts from
the Collection of Laurence
Sickman
July 19- September6
The Arvin Gottlieb Collection:
Painters of Taoos and Sanfe Fe
September 18- November 29
Alison Saar:
Inside Looking In
October 4- November 22
Acts, Beauties & Heroes:
Natural and Supernatural in
Japanese Prints
October 25- November 22
Fishy Whale Press:
Twenty-fifth Anniversary
Exhibition
December 6, 1992 - January 10, 1993
A Privileged Eye:
Photographs by Carl Van Vechten
December 20,1992-February 14,1993
The Gorgoose Gambit
January 24 - March 7, 1993
Oliphant's Presidents:
Twenty-five Years of Caricature
March 28-May 9,1993
Changing Realities:
Two Decades of Soviet Photography
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 4525 Oak Street Kansas City, MO
April 18 - June 6, 1993
Master European Drawings from
*polish Collections*
3 blocks NE of the Country Club Plaza (816) 715-1AHT (751-1278)
Museum Hours and Admission
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
to 5 p.m. Sunday
Admission is $4 for adults, $1 for students with
children 6-18 and free for children 5 and under
Bicycle parking difficult Union renovation relocates racks
By Christine Laue
Kansan staff writer
Some students are not happy with the way the racks are situated.
KU students wanting to park their bikes at the Kansas Union may be wondering where the bike racks are.
"The way they have them here is like they stacked them to be out of the way," said Carla Dykeman-Berick, Wellington graduate student.
Renovation of the building temporarily has removed one set of racks and relocated the other to the north side lawn of the Union, just off Jayhawk Boulevard.
She said some of the racks were
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1. manager of building ser-
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racks, popular at other cross campus, consist of that stand 30 to 32 inches et long. Beard said. A bieyac a bike on either side of during the frame and one or the rack.
racks, accommodating 30 be available when stage II is completed, proba- Oct. 1, Beard said. The at the southeast corner Another set of racks will be in May of 1993 at the door.
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Beard said.
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