Volume 124 Issue 51
kansan.com
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
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WAY TO EVOLVE
JAIN TRIMBLE/KANSAN
'Hectic' film fest gives out awards
Actors Wells Unruh, a graduate student from Lawrence, and Sam Jones, a junior from Rogersville, Mo., wait for their cue during the making of the short film The Contract. The film was made for the Wild West Film Fest: Scare Factor, in which filmmakers had 48 hours to produce a scary movie.
KELSEY CIPOLLA
kcipolla@kansah.com
ENTERTAINMENT
The scariest part of the horror movies in the Wild West Film Fest: Scare Factor competition was the deadline. In 48 hours, filmmakers wrote, filmed and edited five-minute movies for the competition, which gave participants specific parameters to ensure films are not made ahead of time. Entries were screened and awarded Sunday night at Liberty Hall.
"Being college-aged, it's a really rare thing to see a film through beginning to end," Singleton
This year, the filmmakers had to begin and end their films with the same shot or angle, incorporate a Wild West Film Fest DVD
Singleton, who made a horror film about a photojournalist following an up-and-coming senator, said he appreciated being able to play an active role in all stages of the film's production.
said.
case or poster, and pick two things from a list of objects that included plungers, ceiling fans and a broken light. It's just one of the ways the competition challenges contestants.
Laurie Winkel, a junior from Topeka, has acted in six of the festival's short films over the years, including a musical in Sunday's competition. But she also assumed a more daunting role as emcee of Sunday's viewing. Last summer she acted in three films in a single weekend, although Winkel said acting in one of the films is far easier than being on the other side of the camera.
"It's a lot of fun, but it's really challenging," said Lucas Singleton, a senior from Hutchison who has participated in the film fest since he was a freshman. "I think it took us the four years to really get it down right, because before it always had too much in it, and it didn't really make sense. It's a really good lesson in keeping things simple."
"It's just so important to the Lawrence film community that it keeps happening."
Alex Backus, a University alumnus, has organized the film fest the past several years but has also participated as a filmmaker. He said that being a contestant made him more sympathetic as a judge and more aware of the festival's significance.
"The film fest, by its nature, is really hectic," Winkel said. "Forty-eight hours is an extremely short amount of time, even for a five-minute movie. Everybody is just grabbing for actors."
"It's just so important to the Lawrence film community that it keeps happening," Backus said. "There will be teams of people who don't really get a chance to make films in their regular career, but its easy for them to take a weekend and make a film."
Winkel is also president of KU Filmworks, a student organization for aspiring filmmakers. The organization, along with local charities,
received a portion of the profits from the showing.
BASKETBALL IS NOW IN SESSION
Edited by Laura Nightengale
ALEX BACKUS
University alumnus
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TELEVISION DINNERS
Montara Johansen, a freshman from Ellinwood, and Susan Morbacher, a freshman from Littleton, Colo., enjoy lunch at Mrs. E's last week. New flat screen TVs have been installed in Mrs. E's and in the dining hall in Oliver.
ALEXA RUSH
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CLAIRE HOWARD/KANSAN
The University's dining halls are no longer places to only eat meals, but spots for studying, socializing and, now, to view the daily news and weather. As promised in the newly configured dining plans, televisions have been added to the different dining locations across campus.
The final decision was made about a year ago when the new plans were approved by the Student Housing Advisory Board and the Board of Regents, KU Dining Services director Nona Golledge said.
"When we met with student groups they were excited about having Wi-Fi and TVs present in the residential dining locations," Golledge said.
The new televisions are now installed at Oliver Dining and Mrs. E's and a majority of the dining retail cafés, such as The Market and The Studio. Even North College Café in GSP will have televisions once it reopens in August 2012.
Although these televisions entertain and inform students while eating, Franklin Battle, a freshman from Fort Worth, Texas, feels that the televisions will have a negative effect.
"During family dinners at my house, we weren't allowed to watch TV. I think it takes away, from communication and bonding," he
said. "I don't like the idea of them in the dining halls."
About $8,000 went into the purchase of these televisions, which, depending on the location, are either 42 or 55 inches. These televisions will be programmed for certain channels only, which will primarily consist of news and weather.
Lexi Coffey, a freshman from Newton, thinks that the televisi-
sions are a great addition to Mrs. Es.
"I understand where people are coming from when they say they're worried about the TVs affecting student interaction, but I think students will still talk and be social, with or without the TVs," she said. "I like the idea of them because it makes Mrs. E's a little more home for me."
The televisions were installed to
help students stay up-to-date on world and local news, as well as the weather, to help generate discussion for social settings, according to Golledge.
"The dining locations are a place to build community," Golledge said. "The addition of televisions helps create an engaging environment."
LAWRENCE
— Edited by Laura Nightengale
Patrolling for fake IDs continues
LUKE RANKER
Iranker@kansan.com
Fake ID patrols throughout Lawrence, even at football games, will continue through the semester.
Lawrence Police officers were assigned to a task force along with officers from Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) that cited 14 people as minors in possession during the football game on Oct. 22, Sgt. Matt Sarna said.
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) provides the grant funding for the program. Jordan said grants are given on a semesterly basis and this was the third semester a local task force received funding.
Jen Jordan, director of prevention for Douglas County Citizens Committee on Alcoholism (DCCCA), said the program has four more patrols planned for the semester. She said the task force has been part of an ongoing campaign to reduce underage drinking comprised of four agencies: Lawrence Police Department (LPD), Douglas County Sheriff, KU Police and the Kansas Department of Revenue's Alcohol Beverage Control agency.
Jordan said that, on average, 14 people receive citations during one of these patrols. She said the weekend of Oct. 22 was the third week and the task force patrolled this
"I don't know if we'll get it again," lord said.
ABC director Doug Jorgensen said funding for the task force was running out.
"Unless we find additional funding, the program will probably be folding up in the near future," Jorgensen said.
She said KDOT funded a similar program at Wichita State this year.
semester. Normally each agency provides two officers, but the actual size of the patrol depends on what the agencies can budget. Only ABC and LPD were able to participate in the last game-dav patrol.
Jorgensen said underage drinking patrols take various forms depending on the weekend.
"There's no set criteria for how the task force patrols," he said.
During home games, police concentrate on the area around Memorial Stadium and the surrounding neighborhoods. On other weekends, the task force will focus on local bars, liquor stores and house parties.
Jordan said officers increase patrols during times when an excessive amount of drinking is expected.
"There's a high incidence of other problems with increased drinking," Jordan said, adding that officers wish to combat those problems by first lowering the amount of underage drinking.
Jordan said a program that offers a reward up to $2,000 for reporting underage drinking is in place in Shawne County. She said the program has been successful, and while such programs don't exist in Douglas County, they're a possibility.
"We're trying to educate people so we don't get to that point," Jordan said.
"You will be convicted if it's your second MIP," Jordan said. "We don't want to see people making that mistake."
She added that, to avoid escalating the situation, people should be honest if an officer approaches.
"If people are polite, it could be a simple ticket," she said. She warned that it was impossible to get a diversion on a second MIP.
DOUGLAS COUNTY FAKE ID
TASK FORCE OPERATION SUMMARIES:
SEPT. 1 OPERATION:
18 Criminal Citations were issued for 28 Charges:
Possession of Alcohol by a Minor (13)
Possession/Use of a Fake ID/DL (11)
Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor (2)
Public Unimation (1)
Interference with the Duties of a Law Enforcement Officer (1)
4 ABC Administrative Citations Issued for Allowing
Minors to Possess Alcohol:
The Hawk (4 counts)
Saints Pub & Patio (2 counts)
Abe & Jakes Landing (3 counts)
Cadillac Ranch (3 counts)
SEPT. 30 OPERATION:
16 Criminal Citations were issued for 26 Charges:
Possession of Alcohol by a Minor (12)
Possession/Use of a Fake ID/DL (10)
Consumption of CMB/Alcohol in Public (2)
Removal of Alcohol from Premise (1)
Interference with the Duties of a Law Enforcement Officer (1)
4 ABC Administrative Citations Issued for Allowing
Minors to Possess Alcohol:
The Hawk (6 counts)
Quinton's Bar & Deli (1 count)
Bullwinkle's (1 counts)
The Wheel (3 counts)
OCT.22 OPERATION:
No licensed establishments were checked ---- Enforcement activities focused on KU football game day activities around the stadium and surrounding neighborhoods.
14 Criminal Citations were issued for 25 Charges:
Possession of Alcohol by a Minor (14)
Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor (7)
Possession/Use of a Fake ID/DL (3)
Interference with the Duties of a Law Enforcement Officer (1)
No ABC Administrative Citations Issued
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