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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Police hunt for stabbing suspect
Sunday fight leads to search for 18-year-old
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By Mary Corcoran and Ann Premier
mcorcoran@kansan.com
apremer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writers
The Douglas County District Attorney's office issued a warrant yesterday for the arrest of an 18-year-old man in connection with the stabbing death of a 23-year-old Lawrence man Sunday morning.
The warrant was issued for Lafayette D. Cosby, who police said would be charged with one
count of voluntary manslaughter for the death of Dayid E. Walker.
"We are pursuing leads right now, so maybe it will be a short chase," said Ron Olin, Lawrence police chief.
Lawrence police did not have anyone in custody as of yesterday evening.
The warrant for Cosby's arrest was the result of eyewitness accounts and other information, police said.
Cosby has not been identified as a Lawrence resident, but his mother resides in Lawrence, police said.
"This is being pursued very aggressively," Olin said. "It is a crime that has a lot of leads."
Police have yet to find the weapon used in the stabbing. Walker's wounds appear to have
Cosby: Will be charged with voluntary manslaughter
been caused by a sharp-edged weapon, police said.
in an apartment in building K of the Colony Woods apartment complex, 1301 W. 24th St. The fight apparently was the result of a confrontation at a party held in the apartment, police said.
Walker's autopsy was performed late Sunday night by the Douglas County coroner's office, but official results have not been released.
Police said a fight broke out
Police found blood stains in the
parking lot outside the building.
"The stabbing itself appears to have occurred in the parking lot," Olin said.
Management at Colony Woods declined comment on the incident.
A Colony Woods resident called the police Sunday morning to notify them of the fight.
Police have contacted some of the occupants of the vehicle in
Police are still investigating the case, which has been turned over to the district attorney's office.
Police were dispatched at 1:24 a.m. and arrived within 10 minutes of the call. However, no one was in the parking lot and Walker had already been taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital in a private vehicle.
He was pronounced dead at 2:40 a.m.
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which Walker was brought to the hospital. Police are also interviewing eyewitnesses and looking for others who attended the party or who might have been injured in the fight.
Anyone with more information concerning the case should contact the Lawrence Police Department Investigations Division at 832-7512 or Crime Stoppers at 843-TIPS.
the personal touch
Cheryl Roth, owner of Sun Fire Ceramics; paints a mug to use as a display. Members of the public may design and paint ceramic works at the store. Photo by Tara Bradley/KANSAN
Customers create art at local shop
By Ann Premer
apremer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
"Paint-it-yourself" is the motto at the new Sun Fire Ceramics studio and store, 1002 New Hampshire St.
The shop, which fosters creativity by providing a place for people to decorate ceramic pieces, opened Sept. 25.
"When they make their own, it personalizes it," owner Cheryl Roth said.
Roth said she modeled Sun Fire Ceramics after shops she had visited in Phoenix when she lived there. Her shop provides bisqueware ceramic pieces for people to paint glazes on. The store also provides all the equipment needed, including stencils, brushes and sponges.
"I thought it was such a neat concept," Roth said. "Lawrence just seems to be a town that enjoys art, and I thought people would enjoy doing this."
The process of designing a ceramic piece begins with choosing a ready-made bisqueware ceramic piece. Bisqueware ceramic is off-white and dull before it is fired with the glazes, but after firing it has a shiny finish, Roth said.
Roth has been teaching art for almost 10 years. She taught at the Lawrence Arts Center, 200 W. Ninth St., for four years and in Lawrence schools for two years.
The store offers pieces such as travel mugs, coffee mugs, platters, plates, trinket boxes and holiday pieces.
Roth said she had tree ornaments and menorahs and she was expecting more
Tim Perdue
Lawrence resident
holiday merchandise.
After choosing a piece, customers paint the pieces.
"I'm here to guide people to make sure that things do work," Roth said.
Roth paints a final clear coat on the pieces and then fires them. She said that the process usually took about three days.
Ceramic pieces start at $1.50 and there is a prorated $6 per hour charge while customers glaze their pieces. Roth said that it took most people an hour to finish their project but that it depended on the size of the piece and the complexity of the design.
Roth said that she would begin offering a happy-hour rate on Thursdays of $4 per hour, which also would be prorated.
Tim Perdue, Lawrence resident, has a series of nature tiles on display at the shop that he has finished and some that are waiting to be finished by customers.
"It's very simple. You come in and there are directions," Perdue said. "It's very one, two, three."
For those who want someone else to create a piece for them, Roth said she took personal orders. She said it took about a week to fill the order.
Roth said she planned to offer ceramic art classes in January.
Architecture professor rocks the house
By Corrie Moore
cmoore@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Hidden among the quiet, small streets of Lawrence lies the early structural stages of an unusual home distinct from the surrounding houses.
The three-story home, which looks like it came out of a science fiction movie, is being built mostly of native Kansas limestone and zinc. The roof is made of slate. Rockhill said his designs had origins within the native area of Kansas. Buildings that have endured and survived over the
The unconventional home in the 1600 block of Hillcrest Road was designed by a group of architects headed by Dan Rockhill, professor of architecture and urban design.
years are part of his inspiration.
The tower in the new Hillcrest house is derived from the client's interest in mythology. The library in the new house is shaped like a telescope because the owner is interested in scientific instruments, and the shape is used as a metaphor for bringing information into focus. The room's entrance is narrow and widens to a window at the end.
"What I'm interested in doing is things that represent what Kansas has," he said.
Owners of the new home, Mark Epard and Kathy Porsch, have worked with Rockhill for the past two years on the project.
He said his inspiration also came from his clients' interests.
The house is scheduled to be completed sometime next year.
Poonawala graduated from the school of architecture in May and is working with Rockhill on the project. He has known Rockhill for three years and had him for two architecture courses. Poonawala said he had been working on the construction of the home since this summer.
Rockhill's six-member crew for the new home consists of four architecture graduates from the University of Kansas: Lane Ikemberry, Kee'Keat Tan, Zahir Poonawala and David Sinsley. Architects David Sain, who has worked with Rockhill for the past ten years, and Josh Shelton also work with the crew.
"For me, it's sort of a continuation of learning." he said.
Poonawala said the crew works 10 to 11 hours a day.
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Rockhill and his crew, which changes for different projects, have designed close to a dozen projects in the Lawrence area, such as the house at 15th Street and Wagon Wheel Road. Roger Shimomura, distinguished professor
of art, and Janet Davidson Hughes own the house, which caused some controversy after it was built in December 1995. The home was vandalized with graffiti, and raw eggs were thrown at the house.
Carol Hatton lives next door to the new home on Hillcrest and said many people had commented about the peculiar three-story house.
"We have a lot of people drive by looking at it," she said.
Hatton said about 95 percent of the people she had talked to did not like the design, but some thought it was artistic. Although the house sits among many traditional homes, Hatton said she was trying to keep an open mind.
"I don't mind it that much," she said. "It's nothing I would have picked out."
Basketball beains!
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Basketball begins
The men's basketball team beat the Outback All-Stars yesterday 117-87 at Allen Field House.
If you missed the game,check out some of the photographic highlights.
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Death of Gerald Harris mourned at ceremony
Service allows staff, students to remember life of director
By Ryan Koerner
kroerner@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The lecture hall was silent as more than 150 members of the University of Kansas community gathered to share their memories of Gerald Harris.
Harris: Life was celeb erated yesterday in Budig Hall
Harris was director of International Student Services from 1990 until 1997. He died Oct. 2 of a heart attack.
At Harris' remembrance service, held yesterday afternoon in 120 Budg Hall, students and colleagues discussed how Harris impacted them and the University.
"We needed to celebrate Gerald's life," said Barbara Ballard, associate dean of student life. "What a shock it was to us on October 2nd."
Ballard led the ceremony, in which six faculty members and four students shared their memories of Harris and how he had affected their lives.
Harris cared for the welfare of his colleagues and shared his life with them, said David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs.
"Many of us knew him as a colleague in student affairs and as a professor," he said. "But a number of us feel as if we have lost a member of our family."
"Dr. Harris constantly set a personal example as a leader," said David Cohavi, Rehovot, Israel, senior and ISA president. "He attended every international event we held and created a warm and friendly atmosphere there."
Harris served in many capacities as director of International Student Services. In addition to managing the ISS office and advising students, Harris was the faculty adviser of the International Student Association.
Cohavi also praised Harris for his commitment to international students and his willingness to help them with everything from immigration to advising.
"When I first met him, he accepted me as one of his children, and he helped me get my student visa," Cohavi said. "And all the time he was helping me, I never forgot he was always helping other students. He had so many children."
Harris' position will be a difficult one to fill, Amberbler said. For now, Daphne Johnston is serving as ISS interim director.
"He was the central guiding force of our office," Johnston said. "Dr. Harris well represented our mission to a variety of groups."
Johnston said what she would remember most about Harris was how he impacted students.
"Students often left his office smiling," she said. "They knew they had a friend and an advocate in this host country. He was the ultimate American host."