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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009
VOLUME 121 ISSUE 40
CAMPUS
Cause of student's death not yet known
BY BRANDON SAYERS bsayers@kansan.com
WWW.KANSAN.COM
University officials announced the death of student Robert "Bobby" Weiss Tuesday.
Weiss, a sophomore from Colby majoring in biology, died at his off-campus residence Sunday. Weiss' cause of death is not yet known.
"It is with a heavy heart that I offer condolences to the family and friends of Bobby Weiss on behalf of the entire University of Kansas community," Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said. "His loved ones are in our thoughts and prayers."
Edited by Betsy Cutcliff
No information about services had been released as of Tuesday afternoon.
STATE
October Beer Fest grows in popularity
PUBLIC SAFETY
October has arrived and it brings with it the chill of approaching winter. In Germany, October means the arrival of Oktoberfest, a 16-day festival that draws six million people annually to keep warm by celebrating and drinking beer together.
BY JUSTIN LEVERETT jleverett@kansan.com
There is no Oktoberfest in Kansas, but there is the Kansas City Beer Fest, which will feature more than 300 national and international brews and is expected to draw approximately 4,000 attendees. The Beer Fest will be Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Legends at Village West.
Derek Topilko, Leawood junior, said he planned to attend the festival with his friends. He said he decided to go because he considers himself somewhat of a beer connoisseur, and looks forward to gathering with people.
"A lot more interesting things happen in bigger crowds," he said. "That's definitely for sure. It should be one intense event."
But he said instead of drinking beer he will serve as the designated driver for his friends on Saturday.
For designated drivers like Topilko, the ticket for the festival will cost $10, but for his friends, it will cost $25 to purchase a ticket in advance and $30 to purchase one at the event. Ticket holders who plan
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Crime infests student ghetto
Graphic by Nick Gerik/KANSAN
Check out an interactive map with crime statistics for other areas throughout Lawrence.
Trouble brews in Lawrence neighborhood
BY BRANDON SAYERS bsayers@kansan.com
@KANSAN.COM
More crimes happen in the area known as the "student ghetto" than in any other residential area in Lawrence, according to police statistics.
To give readers a better idea of the type of crimes that can occur in the "student ghetto" on a standard weekend, all the police reports filed in this area, including the easternmost part of campus, for the weekend from Thursday, Oct. 1 to Sunday, Oct. 4, are being included. For the purpose of this story, the "student ghetto" area includes the areas of 11th to 19th streets between Louisiana and
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Massachusetts streets. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. All of the suspects mentioned below were contacted and given the opportunity to speak on their own behalf. All information was provided by official police reports from the Lawrence Police Department and KU Public Safety Office, unless otherwise noted.
Edited by Samantha Foster
THURSDAY,OCT.1
1 Location: near 14th and Ohio streets Time of report: 12:33 a.m. Crime reported: Battery Victim: 21-year-old male University student Offender suspected of using alcohol.
2 Location: near 11th and Massachusetts streets
Time of report: 1:35 a.m.
Crime reported: Aggravated battery by knife or cutting instrument
Victim: 23-year-old male University student
Offender suspected of using alcohol.
3 Location: near 11th and Louisiana streets Time of report: 6:41 a.m. Crime reported: Disorderly conduct Victims: Two 19-year-old female University students Offender suspected of using alcohol.
Location:near 18th and Louisiana streets
Time of report:9:27 a.m.
Crimes reported:Auto burglary, theft and criminal damage to property
Victim:81-year-old Lawrence woman
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Lied Center expands in more ways than one
BY MICHELLE SPREHE msprehe@kansan.com
The Lied Center, a place for students to perform and learn for 16 years, received a $2.5 million gift last week to go forward with expansions.
The donation from the Lied Foundation Trust will not only double the size of the main floor lobby, but will fund the construction of an education pavilion.
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Tim Van Leer, executive director of the center, said the education pavilion would provide extra space
Rebecca Beaulieu, Lawrence senior, is majoring in music education with an emphasis on voice. She said she had been to the center to perform and to learn from speakers and she thought the distance learning was a good idea.
for receipts,
dinners and pre-
post-concert
discussions.
The Lied Center officially opened on Sept. 28, 1993. The $2.5 million gift will allow the center accommodate more programs.
'Aartists will have this space available to give master classes for students, give lectures to students and classes will be able to
broadcast to other schools
Distance learning, he said, would occur when a visiting artist taught a class that could be filmed and
"Being a music major, it's great to hear they're making those expansions for students like me."
"It's a good place to offer education to the students of Lawrence and the
students of KU and Id love to see that utilized more," Beaulieu said. "To have an archive of those videos would be pretty special."
Andrew Linn. St.
Louis senior, is a member
of KU Jazz Combo
and said it would be
helpful to have a larger
'obby on the main floor
meet with artists, as well." Van Leer said. "Our hope is in the education pavilion that we'll have the technology that will allow us to expand our outreach across the state through distance learning."
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ANDREW LINN
St. Louis senior
"There been far too many concerts where I'm getting out and trying to meet someone and it's too crowded — it's uncomfortable," Linn said. "Especially for big audiences, the whole maneuvering is just kind of hard."
of the Lied Center.
Linn said he also looked forward to the creation of the education pavilion.
"Being a music major, it's great to hear that they're making those expansions for students like me and students around the music school," Linn said.
Musicians aren't the only ones who can benefit from the expansions — thespians and dancers can use the education pavilion for workshops and distance learning as well.
In addition to the expansion of the lobby and creation of the education pavilion, exhibition and display areas will be created to tell the story of Mr. Lied, Van Leer said
The expansion plans will be sub
mitted to the Kansas Board of Regents today and Thursday.
"The Lied Center will not be closed for any of this," he said. "It can be done without difficulty."
Construction could begin this spring and would last between nine and 12 months.
Edited by Betsy Cutcliff
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