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Kansas Union renovation to continue
"We are at stage one of Phase II." said Pat Beard, manager of building services of the Kansas and Burge Unions.
The University of Kansas community can expect a new and improved Kansas Union by the Fall 1993 semester. KU officials say.
"It includes the south side of level four, the lobby, information and candy counters, restrooms, SUA, the
you came in, you would know you are on the campus of KU, and not any place else," Kuster said.
"We wanted something so that when
Improved services increased capacity can be anticipated
TV lounge and automatic teller machines."
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He said that some of the plans included a marble floor main entrance, which will depict the development of different drawings of the Jayhawk from 1912 to the present. Other plans include a new south entrance and wider corridors on level four to provide easier traffic through the building. Also, the lounge area will fit more people.
By Juan P. Turbay Special to the Kansan
The contract to design the building renovation was awarded to Gould Evans Architects, 706 Massachusetts St.
"Everything south of Alderson Auditorium is going to be changed," said Dudley Sprague.
Beard said stage one was scheduled to be completed during the beginning of October, when stage two will begin.
Beard said that the Union was close to a state of disrepair and that mechanical systems were antiquated and cost ineffective.
He said the project was about a week behind schedule because of the bad weather and the removal of a wooden tile that contained asbestos. Although that type of asbestos is not dangerous, Beard said, Kansas law
Phase 1 of the Union renovation was completed in January 1989. It included relocation of the bookstores, dining and student activity areas.
requires that the area be enclosed by a fence.
The renovation project is calculated to cost about $4.9 million. The figure includes $170,000 set aside for contingency funds, which may be used in case of unforeseen expenditures.
About 68 percent of the renovation is financed by student fees. The rest is covered by existing surplus fund balances from Phase I bond issues, as well as Kansas and Burge Unions internal operating funds.
"This is the first time that any substantial amount comes from internal Union operations," said Warner Ferguson, associate director of the Kansas Union. Ferguson also said the surpluses earned interest on the balance that was not used.
Liberty Hall offers variety of entertainment from alternative films to live performances
From bar to theater Liberty Hall remains a Lawrence tradition
By Carmen Phelps Special to the Kansan
It may not be as modern or as big as other theaters in Lawrence, but for University of Kansas students and Lawrence residents alike, historic Liberty Hall continues to provide a variety of alternative entertainment.
The building, which has roots reaching back as far as the mid-1800s, has been named the Bowersock Theater, Dickinson Theater and the Jayhawker. It has been used not only as a theater but also a dance hall, a disco and a playhouse, and it has provided a stage for many professional performers.
Liberty Hall is named for the origi-
nai theater, which stood on the same comer from 1866 to 1882. It was a place for anti-slavery lecturers such as Horace Greeley. In 1863, however, the building was destroyed in Quarrell's raid.
In 1885, J.D. Bowersock, a former Lawrence mayor and businessman, bought the building and converted the second, third and fourth floors into an opera house. The present structure of Liberty Hall was built in 1911 by the same man.
Because movies became a prime source of entertainment, the building was converted into a motion picture theater and served that purpose until 1942.
In 1964, Mike Murfin and John Brown, former KU students, bought the building and renamed it the Red Dog Inn. They gave the building a new look by replacing the slanted floor for theater seating into a flat floor and building a new stage.
Murfin and Brown brought in such
acts as Ike and Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett and Fleetwood Mac, concerts that attracted more than 2,000 people.
However, the Red Dog Inn closed in 1971, and for the next seven years the building and the businesses occupying it declined.
In 1986, David Millstein, who then owned Sunflower Surplus, and Charlie Oldfather, a former KU professor of law, renovated the building.
After renovations and fires, Liberty Hall no longer seats audiences as large as it once did. But Millstein and Oldfather installed plush, red mohair theater seats, multi-colored lights on the mezzanine, ormate mirrors and a restored chandelier. Touches of artistry were added by carpet weaving and wall paintings.
Tim Griffith, who has been manager of Liberty Hall since October 1986, said that although the theater did not make as much money as
other movie theaters in Lawrence, it remained popular because it provided movies as well as live entertainment.
Many college students are attracted to the theater by performers such as Ice T and the Neville Brothers.
"The films we show aren't big money makers, but we don't try to compete with the other theaters because we aren't part of a chain," Griffith said. "I think this is the reason for Liberty Hall's success."
In 1980, Byron Myrick, Chicago senior, and John Fabo, a local playwright requested that their production of "F & M Explosion" be put on at Liberty Hall because of the theater's history.
"One reason I chose Liberty Hall was it had a history of offering different kinds of entertainment," Myrick said. "From its paintings and pictures to its balcony, it's unique because it offers things that other theaters don't offer."
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