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New barbershop caters to men
By Steve Schmidt
sschmidt@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Some new businesses use ads or billboards to gain attention.
But a new barber shop named The Haircut used Women of KU calendar girls, Big Jay and the Kansas City T-Bones mascot Sizzler jump on a trampoline along Sixth Street as its tactics.
The antics of the new barber shop catered to young male adults and took a snip of drivers' curiosity.
"The looks we got were great," Tim Childers, barber, said of the shop's back-to-school grand opening Aug. 21. "It was a great ploy. People would come in and say 'What the heck is going on out there?'"
What's going on inside is hair cutting in a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere, Childers said.
Ryan Crowell co-owns the shop, 3727 West Sixth St., with his brother, Randy Crowell. He said they got the idea two years ago when working at Sakaroff's The Salon, 12 E. Eighth St., a shop Randy Crowell owns as well.
ween.
"We have a very good male clientele downtown, but we just wanted to really create an atmosphere that was younger than a barber shop," Ryan Crowell said. "We want to design a place that we would like to go to."
COST CUTTING
Average cost of a men's hair cut in selected Lawrence barber shops;
■ A Cut Above $17
■ Downtown Barbershop $8
■ The Hair Cut $20
■ The Hair Station $25
Larry's Downtown $8
Plaza Barber Shop $10
Silver Clipper $16
we would like to go back Ryan Crowell said that by giving young men a place they could call their own, he wanted to break away from the growing trend of salons becoming more asexual.
Mike Lawrence, Kansas City sophomore, watched Tim Childers, Lawrence resident, cut his hair at a new barbershop that caters toward men. The shop, The Haircut is at 3727 W. Sixth St.
asexual.
Sticking with its "this ain't your daddy's barbershop" theme, the shop decor features four televisions, a pool table, large black Craftsman tool boxes that serve as hair-cutting stations, black leather chairs and an assortment of men's interests magazines in the waiting area. For example, Maxim and Playboy are available.
And Playboy is available.
The cost for a haircut is $20.
which includes shampoo and scalp massage treatment.
"You're not just sprayed with a water bottle and shoved out the door," Ryan Crowell said.
The shop actually opened on July 21,but the store decided to pique more interest with another
grand opening.
Ryan Crowell said University of Kansas students make a large portion of his customer base. Young business professionals make up the rest.
The shop only takes walk-ins, so clients don't have to worry
about scheduling an appointment.
Jeff Pickering, customer, moved to Lawrence in June, and
"Guys care about their hair, but they don't make it the most important thing in their life," Ryan Crowell said.
"This place had a lot of curb appeal from Sixth Street, so I gave it a shot." Pickering said.
noticed there weren't a lot of barber shops in the northwest part of town.
- Edited by Cate Batchelder
Teachers, students ready to punish others for cheating
By Maggie Newcomer
mnewcomer@kansan.com
m kansan staff writer
It may seem easy to cheat when you're in the top row of 120 Budig Hall, but Nick Borreson is cautious.
While it's difficult to police Budig's expansive classrooms, which hold hundreds of students, Borreson, Stillwater, Minn., sophomore, isn't taking any chances with his professors.
"They know what they're doing," he said.
during, he said.
Some professors give as many as four different versions of tests or strategically place teaching
assistants throughout the room, making it almost impossible for students to copy off their neighbors. For those still willing to risk copying from a classmate the University of Kansas employs harsh penalties to deter cheating.
According to the KU Student Handbook, punishment for cheating could range from a grade reduction on a particular assignment to expulsion from the University.
system. The honor system has been in place for seven years and has seen an average of one case of cheating
"Students are tougher on other students."
Keith Chauvin, associate dean of academic affairs for business, said the school had its own honor system.
Keith Chauvin
Associate dean of academic affairs for busi-ness
per year. One of those cases resulted in expulsion.
"This is something we take very seriously," Chauvin said.
The honor system is set up on three levels, the highest being the Honor Court, which is made up of business students.
Chauvin said faculty members were hesitant to leave students'
fates in the hands of other students because they might be too lenient, but their fears were eased quickly.
"Students are often tougher on other students," Chauvin said. "Because they realize it reduces the value of their educational experience when others cheat."
The KU School of Law and School of Medicine have systems similar to the one used by the University's business school.
versity's business. Chauvin said the school punished one student for changing an "F" to a "W" on a withdrawal sheet.
The University's definition of academic misconduct includes cheating, plagiarism or helping someone else commit academic
misconduct. The University's efforts have also made an attempt to curb plagiarism. Three years ago the University subscribed to www.turnitin.com, a service professors and students could use to check papers against others found on the Internet.
Michelle Eodice, director of KU Writing Centers, said the decision came because of the growing popularity of the Internet and availability of essays online.
Almost 100 faculty members at the University use the service, Eodice said, and it has helped catch several plagiarists. She didn't know how many students
"It's a learning tool." Eodice said, "Not a 'gotcha' tool."
said. Most of the cases come up because students don't understand how to properly credit sources, Eodice said.
Although nearly every school at the University admitted to having problems with cheating, Eodice said KU students were among the most honest she's seen.
seen. "I don't think students are willing to risk their academic careers or futures." Eodice said.
More roundabouts used to help improve traffic safety
Edited by Abby Sidesinger
Lawrence citizens question whether traffic device works
By Joe Hartigan jhartigan@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
The Traffic Safety Commission of Lawrence says traffic roundabouts work, and citizens of Lawrence are going to see a lot more of them.
David Woosley, manager of Lawrence's Traffic Safety commission, said the traffic roundabouts the city began using in 1999 have been effective.
999 have been here and that we've had few if any accidents in areas where roundabouts are located." Woosley said. "The only ones I've heard of are single-vehicle accidents in which the driver was driving too fast around the roundabout."
about. But not all Lawrence residents are supporters of the traffic devices.
devices
Steve Lucas, Overland Parkjior, said the new roundabout near his house at the intersection at 17th
and Indiana streets didn't work
"It's just kind of annoying." Lucas said. "Some people don't even slow down."
Lucas said the intersection needed a stop sign, not a roundabout.
about,
"It's there for a just cause," Lucas said. "But I don't think it's serving a purpose."
serving a purpose.
Roundabouts usually consist of a circle in the middle of an intersection that forces drivers to drive around it. The drivers, who can only go one way in the roundabouts, are forced to slow down.
The intersections are designed to
slow traffic to safer speeds while keeping vehicles moving and reducing delay time.
They are used as an alternative to stop signs and street lights, and can reduce maintenance costs of traffic signals by as much as $3,500 a year.
Although Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical was concerned that roundabouts would slow fire trucks in emergency situations, Deputy Chief
$5,500 a year.
Roundabouts also reduce injury-producing accidents by 76 percent, according to the Lawrence Public Works Web site.
"All of the roundabouts meet our minimum requirements as far as fire trucks getting through them," Bradford said. "We worked with the city from the beginning to ensure that our requirements were met."
requirements Woosey said the public has begun to accept the roundabouts.
begin to trust.
"At first, people just didn't understand them, because they were new," Woosley said. "But now that they are used to them, we don't receive very many complaints anymore."
The Lawrence Public Works Web site lists several advantages of using roundabouts. The site says roundabouts reduce fatal or incapacitating injury accidents by as much as 90 percent in the United States. Also, the reduction in delay time creates a reduction in air pollution and fuel consumption.
Woosley said that several new roundabouts were on the way, including a nearly finished one at the intersection of Congressional Road and Overland Drive.
—Edited by Abby Sidesinger
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