Volume 124 Issue 2
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TAKING CHARGE
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Lawrence leads Manhattan in
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011
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Millers Hall, 1856-1858
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723-725 MASS. ST.
Peter Zacharias, owner of Goldmakers Fine Jewelry, 723 Mass. St., said before he bought the building in 1969 it had been a chocolate and confectionary shop, a book store, the first free state capitol (until it moved to Topeka), the Free State party's headquarters and Miller's Dry Goods. Miller's Hall was one of two buildings standing after Qauntrill's Raid. It was originally a one-story building, then had second and third floors added to it by the early 1860s, according to the Lawrence Downtown Historic Building Survey. Schumm said he also remembers it being a café before it turned into Goldmakers Fine Jewelry and Bay Leaf kitchen specialty shop.
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Tonic and Mass. St. Pub today
728-730 MASS. ST.
The building was originally a saloon in the 1860s, but by 1883 it was a stationery store in the front-half and a tin shop in the back-half of the store. Later it was a stove store, a plumbing and harness shop, cafes, barbershops, cleaners, tavern, dry goods store and appliance store. Most recently, it was the Yarn Barn, Creation Station, and now it is Tonic and Mass St. Pub, 728 Mass. St.
Brian Bakal, a senior from Deerfield, Ill., is a frequenter of the current bar. "It has a great atmosphere and always seems to be bumping." Bakal said.
746 MASS. ST.
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Merchants National Bank, about 1915
Merchants National Bank, 746 Mass., was built around 1888, but was to First National Bank until 1972, when it became vacant. Schumm said the building was given to the KU Endowment Association, and was used as storage. They eventually sold the building and it was turned into Teller's Dale Hardee, a sophomore from Topeka, said he knew Teller's used to be a bank, but didn't know much else about downtown's history. Abby Walters, a senior from Kansas City, said she goes to Teller's about once a month. "It is a little more pricey for students, but it's also really nice and quiet, and you have good quality food and wines." Walters said.
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"We are the non-profit store for the University," Rourke said. "Every profit that we make goes right back into student success such as the Student Union Activities (SUA) and the campus radio station,
Rentals cost 61 percent less than new print textbooks and could reduce the yearly amount spent on textbooks, according to Student PIRGs, an organization consisting of college students that looks at the rising cost of college.
But while students can save money renting or buying online, the bookstore prides itself on being there for students even after they've bought their textbooks.
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bookstore recently began offering price comparisons between its own prices, Amazon.com and Half. com.
"There was one student that said, It was the best idea that KU has ever had," Rourke said.
Renting textbooks has also become a more popular option among students.
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Another change will debut on Friday, Sept. 2 before Kansas takes on McNeese State at Memorial Stadium. Friday papers before home football games will have an expanded sports section sponsored by the Wave, our sports magazine, and will include game predictions and analysis. The paper will be tabloid-style like Jayplay, our weekly lifestyle magazine, and don't worry, we'll still have our regular news, opinion and entertainment content.
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Stroda is editor-in-chief of The University Daily Kansan. She is a senior from Salina.
Today's Weather
Forecasts done by University students. For a more detailed forecast, see page 24.
HI: 92
LO: 71
at least it's not 100