Friday, November 21, 1997 The University Daily Kansan Section A · Page 5 Red Ribbon Art Auction to benefit programs for AIDS patients in area By Ann Premer apremer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Art pieces by 60 Kansas artists are on display at the Riverfront Art Gallery. The pieces, which were donated by the artists, will be auctioned off at the Fifth Annual Red Ribbon Art Auction. The artwork has been on display since Nov. 15 and will be at the gallery, 1 Riverfront Mall, until Nov. 30. The proceeds from the art auction will go to the Douglas County AIDS Project. The live auction will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 30 at Fifi's Banquet Connection, 1350 N. Third St. Tickets for the auction are $15 each or $25 for a couple and are available at the Douglas County AIDS Project, 2518 Ridge Court, or at Fifi's. "We hope to raise $10,000," said April Ramos, director of the Douglas County AIDS Project. "This is one of our four fundraisers that help with our budget." Last year the event attracted more than 100 people and raised $10,000. Judi Kellas, auction cochair, has donated artwork since the event began. "The art auction is a time to have a good time and help support the AIDS project," Kellas said. "In a sense, we are celebrating the lives of people who have died form AIDS-related illnesses." Kellas began volunteering for the Douglas County AIDS Project after her friend of 20 years was diagnosed with HIV, which causes AIDS. Kellas said that she usually donated pieces with poinsettias. "Somehow the red flower just goes with the Red Ribbon Art Auction," Kellas said. "I do paintings of poets廷ias most years." Stan Herd, a local artist who donated a landscape lithograph, said that he had participated in the event for two years and that it was a way he could show his support for the fight against AIDS. "We forget that we have people in Lawrence and Kansas City that are HIV positive," Herd said. Herd said that the auction provided a way for people to directly help those infected with HIV in the AIDS Project Douglas County Aids Project Red Ribbon Auction Artwork Display Lawrence community Ramos said that Kansas did not compile figures on the number of people who have tested positive for HIV, but that this year the Douglas County AIDS Project had served 39 clients who have HIV or AIDS. Where: Riverfront Art Gallery, 1 Riverfront Mall When: now until Nov. 30. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, noon-6 p.m. Concerned About the MCAT? Listen to Your Friends. expert teachers superior materials 9 out of 10 alumni recommend Kaplan MCAT preparation. 1930s-Discount券 smart technology Classes filling fast. Call today! proven results *MCAT is a registered trademark of the Association of American Martial Professions 1-800-KAP-TEST www.kaplan.com LIBERTY HALL 644 749 1912 Eve's Bayou Samuel L. Jackson Lynn Whitfield R TRIMARK Fri. 4:30 7:15 9:30 Sat. 2:00 4:30 7:15 9:30 Sun. 2:00 4:30 7:15 9:30 Spike and Miller's Stick and Tweeted Animation Feat '86 18 & over One Week Only! Fri. & Sat. 4:45 9:45 Sun. 9:45 Only The Full Monty (R) Fri 7:00 Sat 2:15 7:00 Sun No shows www.pigrimage.com/ibertv.al Construction is underway at the new Office Depot. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN Staple-slinging supply superstore set to clock into Lawrence location By Ann Premer apremer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer "It's supposed to be opening Dec.15," said Jody Burson, a representative of the Floridabased company. Office Depot, an office specialty supply store, will open in Lawrence in mid-December. The 36,000-square-foot store, which will be at 2525 Iowa St. will employ about 40 people, she said. It will join six other office supply stores in Lawrence. Georgianne Ashworth, employee of M & M Office Supply, 623 Massachusetts St., said her store had been in Lawrence for 36 years and there would be room in town for other office retailers. She said Lawrence had grown fast enough to support additional retailers. While larger stores can undercut prices, M & M's specialty is customer service, she said. "What sets M & M apart is service and knowledge," Ashworth said. "You don't get that in the superstore." In addition to the new store in Lawrence, Office Depot has stores in Topeka and Kansas City and has 578 stores nationwide. Office Depot took over the building that occupied by Sacs. a surplus store. Keith McWatters, Lawrence Office Depot manager, said that his store would offer more than 5,000 items. "We have paper clips to $2,000 computers and everything in between," McWatters said. He said that he was now taking applications for employment and that he could work with students' holiday schedules. He said that the store already had received some merchandise. "We'll be flexible in our scheduling," McWatters said. Decoration policy causes scaled-down holiday festivities By Emily C. Forsyth Kansan staff writer As the holiday season draws near, faculty and staff need to keep in mind the University's policy on holiday decorations. "Things are looking good," he said. "We'll be ready." Tom Hutton, director of University Relations, said there were two aspects to the University's holiday-decorations policy implemented last year by Provost David Shulenburger. First, the policy states that individuals should use private funds for holiday decorations, meaning money that is in their pockets or that has been donated to the University, as opposed to money from tuition or the state Second, the policy states that office supervisors should make decisions regarding the appropriate nature of holiday decorations while taking into consideration the wide variety of holidays observed by those on campus, Hutton said. "The provost asked to be aware that we have many different cultures and religions represented on this campus." Hutton said. The policy does not explicitly place restrictions on decorations. Hutton said the policy was misinterpreted last year when Shulenburger decided to place poinsettias instead of a Christmas tree in the rotunda of Strong Hall. The decision incited a reaction from those who chastised the University for being too politically correct. 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