Volume 124 Issue 45
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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A FIGHTING CHANCE
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Jeremy Christiansen and his daughter Avery pose for a photo while mom Jenn spoke about Avery's battle with cancer. Avery was admitted to St. Jude Children's Hospital when a tumor the size of a golfball was discovered in her head.
LETTERS FOR LIFE
Up 'til Dawn helps raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
ISAAC GWIN
igwin@kansan.com
Two-year-old Avery Christiansen was diagnosed with a golf-ball-sized brain tumor when she was 11 months old. She was immediately admitted to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., where doctors were able to remove the tumor.
Avery was then referred to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., for more evaluation.
Avery, along with her parents Jenn and Jeremy Christiansen, from Shawnee, were the special guests at Up'til Dawn's annual letter-writing party.
"All of her medicine was paid for. All of our accommodations and groceries were taken care of."
on Tuesday night in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
"We did treatment at St. Jude's
JENN CHRISTIANSEN
Mother
for about six months, with four months on a high-dose chemo therapy regiment," Jenn said. "All of her medicine was paid for. All of our accommodations and groceries were taken care of. That's the great thing about St. Jude's for the families that go there: you don't
have to worry about money. It's just absolutely amazing what they have been able to do for us"
Unfortunately, Avery relapsed last year in August and she is fighting her onboarding battle with cancer at St. Jude's, making fundraising events such as Up 'til Dawn all the more important.
More than 100 students attended the event to help raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Last year, about $17,000
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TECHNOLOGY
Internet provider appeals to Lawrence
IAN CUMMINGS icummings@kansan.com
Lawrence businessman Joshua Montgomery said he can provide the fastest Internet in Kansas. According to one index of broadband Internet, he does.
But unless the University changes its contract for Internet service in student housing, he won't get the chance, and students will continue to buy Internet from Apogee, Inc., a firm based in Austin. Texas.
Me an- while, wireless Internet service still does not reach most students in residence halls, even though Apogee was contracted to deliver it to all buildings by May 2011. An Apogee customer
cal economy. According to his own calculations, the eight-year contract is worth $12 million to Apogee, but would be worth $34 million to a local company that could retain customers as they move off campus. He has gone to the city for an impartial accounting, and said he expects the study will support his claim that
service representative contacted Tuesday said wireless was available in some common areas of some residence halls, but not throughout the living quarters. He could not estimate when that service would be provided.
Montgomery, the president of Community Wireless Communicators, Co., a partner of Lawrence Freenet, asked the Lawrence City Commission Tuesday night for an economic study of the University's contract with Apogee and its effect on the lo-
A apogee is taking dollars out of the local economy where a local business like his would serve just as well. Community Wireless offers fiber optic broadband and wireless Internet separately from Freenet's non-profit wireless service, and lists nine Greek houses among its clients.
According to Net Index, a company that ranks Internet speed globally, Community Wireless' 21.87 megabytes per second download speed is the fastest in the state. Locally, it is faster than Knology, Apogee and SBC.
Montgomery said he was left out of the bidding process last June when the University contracted its ResNet internet ser-
LAWRENCE
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Occupy members asked to leave South Park
Police said if protesters didn't leave, they would be arrested
LUKE RANKER
lranker@kansan.com
Lawrence police asked Occupy Lawrence campers to leave South Park Tuesday morning, according to Sgt. Trent McKinley of the Lawrence Police Department.
She said both parties were respectful of each other and the decision to break camp was mutual among group members. Mills said the movement has received support from the Lawrence community and hoped the groups actions represented the community well.
Occupy member Dory Mills said the police arrived around 4 a.m. and told members they could either tear down tents and leave or stay and be arrested. She said the group had been camping in shifts and about six members were present when police arrived. Mills said the police gave them time to pack their belongings, which took about an hour.
sault and battery and a sexual assault that occurred over the weekend.
Jason Phoenix, a spokesperson for the group, said despite the request to stop camping and the ongoing investigations, Occupy members will continue to have a public presence.
Police are investigating an as-
"In the process we learned a lot about what it takes to be a part of the movement," Mills said.
She said she thought there was a lack of skills on how to handle situations.
"At the very least we'll be here during the day," he said.
"Being down here was the best boot camp training for the movement." Mills said.
Mills saw the entire experience as a lesson for the group.
Edited by Mike Lavieri
OCCUPIED NATION
IN CALIFORNIA, police in riot gear removed protesters in front of Oakland's City Hall on Tuesday. The police went into the camp with tear gas and beanbag rounds. About 170 protesters were at the site and 75 were arrested.
IN COLORADO, about 30 Occupy Denver protesters camped in downtown have decided to remain in place despite forecasters calling for up to a foot of snow in parts of Colorado.
IN NEW YORK, MTV announced that it will follow three young people participating in Occupy Wall Street for an episode of "True Life." The episode, which followed the protesta for a two-week period, will air on Nov. 5.
IN ARKANSAS, members of the Occupy Little Rock group have decided to move from the Clinton Presidential Center to a city-owned parking lot after receiving the threat of removal by police.
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of Occupy Lawrence sit in South Park the day after police ordered them to leave while the park is closed. ASHLIGH LEE/KANSAN
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