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Firefighters inspect damage to Learned Hall on Wednesday morning. Dispatchers reported smoke in the building about 12:30 a.m.
BY BRANDON SAYERS bsayers@kansan.com
Events honor local veterans
Emergency vehicles respond to reports of smoke in Learned Hall
VETERANS DAY
Multiple Lawrence fire trucks and other emergency vehicles responded to the area near Learned Hall early Wednesday after reports of smoke in the building about
Though the opening ceremony is today's only formal event, observation of the holiday began late last week.
Felix Zacharias, Wichita senior and president of the organization, said the lounge would be an area on campus for veterans to call their own.
"There're not really a place designated for veterans to meet and study on campus," Zacharias said. "It's a place where they can get away and be around each other."
Matthew Mecadon pulled an all-nighter Friday as he drove ROTC cadets back and forth between the Military Science Building and the University's three war memorials. After 12 hours of carpooling, he spent early Saturday morning directing runners around campus in the Veterans Day 5K Race. When the race was finished, he headed to Ottawa to march in the city's Veterans Day parade.
"My 16 hours is pretty insignificant," Mecadon said. "A lot of people forget what an important holiday this is to remember. I'm just trying to help out however I can."
Students standing outside of the building were told by emergency personnel they would not be able to retrieve their personal items for at least a few hours.
BY DANIEL JOHNSON djohnson@kansan.com
Mecadon, Haskell Indian Nations sophomore and Air Force ROTC cadet, spent 16 hours in a row volunteering for the Veterans Day events. It was the least he could do.
At 7 p.m. Friday, cadets from the four ROTC branches came together to hold their annual 24-hour Veterans Day vigil. Pairs of cadets took hour-long shifts guarding the World War II, Korean and Vietnam war memorials.
Dispatchers for the Lawrence Police Department later said they believed oil might have been causing the smoke and smell inside the building. Dispatchers mentioned rooms 1167 and 1171 in separate dispatches.
In observation of Veterans Day today, students are making an effort to honor veterans and active members of the military with several events, which began last Friday and continue through this weekend. The week is a celebration and time of recognition for the people who live and die serving in the U.S. military.
12:30 a.m.
Clinton Eye, Lansing sophomore and Air Force ROTC cadet, said the vigil was one of the only instances during the year the Army, Air Force, Naval and Marine ROTC programs
This afternoon will mark the grand opening of a veterans-only study hall in the Burge Union. The Collegiate Veterans Association led the effort to create the 300-square-foot room that will have tables and chairs, three computers, a television and a couch. The room will be for student veterans to use during regular hours at the Burgé Union.
Edited by Samantha Foster
SUA's project RUNWAY
SEE VETERANS ON PAGE 8A
BY BRENNA HAWLEY bhawley@kansan.com
Student Union Activities' Project Runway returned Tuesday with six new student designers competing for the ultimate University design title: Top designer. More than a month of work culminated in a runway show in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Bravo's "Project Runway" Season Five finalist and fan favorite Korto Momolu guest judged the competition after speaking to fans and answering questions before the runway show.
about 20 designers competed in the preliminary challenge of creating a garment based on an animal. Judges chose these designers from that pool on Sept. 29, and then it was on to Tuesday night's finals. Joining Korto at the judges' table were David Brackett, associate professor of visual arts, and Neesa Hussain, Wildman Vintage employee with a degree in fashion design.
The task: Designers must create three garments. The first must be inspired by an emotion and the second by a food. The third must update an outdated trend. Amy Gairns, Leawood sophomore and cultural arts coordinator for Student Union Activities, said
'Project Runway'runner-up guest judges competition
Korto Momolu, fan favorite in season two of "Project Runway," visited the University for
first time to judge this year's SUA Project Runway contest. Momolu came in second in the fifth season of "Project Runway" and also came in second in the "Project Runway" all-star challenge.
"We thought she would appeal to a different audience and she's very creative" Gairns said.
Amy Gairns, Leawood sophomore and cultural arts coordinator for Student Union Activities, said Portraits
a standout candidate to judge this year's competition
Korto, who
said she had never been to Kansas, was born in Liberia and lived there until her family moved away during civil war. Her parents wanted her to be a doctor or a lawyer, but when they saw her talent in clothes design, they let her pursue her dreams.
"I'm living my dream right now and living my passion," she said.
Korso said she started as a shopaholic, which led to wanting to design.
"I'm curvy, I'm an African woman and I'm never going to be 5-10 and a size 2," she said
"I like playing dress-up, and why not make your own clothes if you can't find them in the store?" she said.
Korto has a line of jewelry and handbags debuting in Dillard's soon, and she has a fall fashion show coming up.
When on "Project Runway," Korto emphasized designing for real women and not super-skinny models. She said she designed for women who looked like her, who had had children and who had curves.
LAUREN FALLIS
Plano, Texas, senior
**Emotion:** Trapped
**Food:** Maple-baked apples
**Trend:** Flared pants
"Last year did this, but
I didn't really develop an
interest in fashion until this
year."
THE WINNER
Check Kansan.com to see the designers' outfits.
"I call it my cocktail onion, because it's kind of like a cocktail dress but its an onion."
Hussein about chocolate dress: "I can see what your forte is with the draping."
KAITLIN VOELKER Lincoln,Neb.,senior
**Emotion:** Embarrassment
**Food:** Chocolate covered cherries
**Trend:** Overalls
Photos by Andrew Hoxey
JAYNE HENSON Emporia senior
**Emotion:** Strength
**Food:** Rainbow sherbet
**Trend:** Zoot suit
**Emotion:** Sentimental
**Food:** Hummus
**Trend:** Neon
strength is something that gives us support and strength, and what does that better than a corset top?
TIMUR SENGUN Istanbul, Turkey, senior
Korto about his hummus outfit: "I see you in that. You have a strong aesthetic."
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BETSY HATCH Kansas City, Kan., senior
Emotion: Surprise
Food: Pea pod
Trend: Shoulder pads
Classifieds...6B
About the pea dress: "The inside is the good so it's the best."
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Opinion...7A
Sports...1B
Sudoku...6A
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