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student and one of the guest speakers, is a survivor of both domestic and sexual abuse. At the rally, she told the crowd of her struggles of dealing with rape as a 16-year-old girl and the physical and emotional abuse she took from her former husband during
She stressed the importance of raising awareness for both men and women.
bringing the entire community together, especially the student population.
"Sexual and domestic violence are things that
"One gender will not change this issue."
"One gender will not change this
Versola agreed that including men was a necessary aspect for the movement to end sexual assault and domestic violence.
AMBER VERSOLA
Take Back the Night
guest speaker
nobody is immune to," Versola said. "But they are things that we can stop."
Jones said the local event used to be exclusively for women. Five years ago, the event was called Women Take Back the Night. He said organizers now focused on
issue," Versola said. "We can't do it unless we work together as a whole."
Jones said that ending the violence was a constant work in progress. He said he hoped Lawrence
would continue to support building the services available for victims.
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This is an artist's rendition of the planned suites overlooking the stadium. Five-year tickets for VIP box seats will cost fans $30,000.
"We think this project has tremendous potential to do great things for the football program, for Kansas Athletics and for the University as a whole," Marchiony said.
Drew Weidner, Overland Park senior and president of the Sports Marketing Club, said the project would make the stadium look more professional. He said it was important for the Athletics Department and athletics director Lew Perkins to keep facilities competitive with other football programs.
"With the success of the football team right now, they're striking while the iron is hot," Weidner
said. "They are putting on a clinic on how to continually generate new revenue while increasing fan and player satisfaction." An e-mail sent by the Athletics Department on Thursday said the project would be introduced at halftime of Saturday's football game against Duke.
"I think that the quality of the football team certainly is a huge plus for a project like this," Gray-Little said. "I think it makes the seats and the whole football program very attractive."
— Edited by Jonathan Hermes
ENTERTAINMENT
Tucker Max brings humor to Lawrence with new film
Tucker Max was in Lawrence Wednesday night at Liberty Hall for the screening of his movie, "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell". Max's book of the same title chronicles some of his life experiences and was on the New York Times Bestseller list.
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aarchibald@kansan.com
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In all his arrogant and unnaturally charismatic glory, Tucker Max's tour bus pulled into Lawrence to promote the 33-year-old's new movie, "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell," on Sept. 16. His appearance provoked reactions from fans and critics alike.
Max, the self-proclaimed asshole and author, graduated with a law degree in 2001 from Duke Law School. Since then he has been writing books, signing contracts and touring the country to promote the movie adaptation of his book, "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell."
The movie was previewed at Liberty Hall on Wednesday night to a full house of more than 500 people, including fans, readers and press.
"The tour is going great," Max said. "It sold out weeks ago and everything is going nuts. We
have six more stops left before the premiere on the 25th of September
Fratire, aka "dude lit," is a genre illustrating young male
The movie, Max said, was loosely based on his short story, The Austin Road Trip. While Max maintains that
"What he does is funny and captivating to us because it's not characteristic of all guys."
leads in their quest to find masculinity through excessive drinking, sexcapades and other egotistical acts.
"Don't kiss and tell is bullshit,"
NANCY HOCH Mexico senior
all of his written stories are completely true, he did admit that much of the movie was embellished. The movie portrays how Max (Matt Czuchry) talks his buddy Drew (Jesse Bradford) and best friend Dan (Geoff Stults) into lying to Dan's fiancé so they can go to a strip club in Salem to celebrate Dan's last days of being single.
Max first achieved fame with his blog, TuckerMax.com, which began in 2002, and then with his first book in 2006. Since then he has been nominated to Time Magazine's list of the Top 100 Most Influential People and has been dubbed the forerunner in the literary genre known as "fratire," though Max was never in a fraternity himself.
Max said. "If you aren't willing to talk about things you've done in public, then don't do it."
his movie say, is just like "The Hangover" but doused in buckets of beige frat boy vomit."
As one might expect, this genre has not gone without controversy and criticism.
One reviewer for the satirical online The Onion, insulted saying, "Your movie
Women and protesters on college campuses have also deemed his writing as sexist and misogynistic to
the point of promoting a "culture of rape."
Many college students, however, enjoy what Max is doing and see it as nothing but a witty and relatable form of entertainment.
"What Tucker Max does is supposed to be entertainment and entertainment only." Nancy Hoch, San Miguel de Allende,
Mexico, senior, said. "What he does is funny and captivating to us because it's not characteristic of all guys."
"Younger boys try to imitate me, which is the dumbest thing anyone could do."
Max also awknowledged that his behavior was not common and said he felt lucky to be able to make a profession out of what he does.
"Younger boys try to imitate me, which is the dumbest thing anyone could do," Max said. "You can't be like anybody else. All you can do is try to be the best version of yourself possible and that's the lesson they need to learn."
So what's coming next for Tucker? He already has a best selling book and movie, but he said.
he doesn't intend to get a real job until he absolutely has to.
The success of his first book prompted Max to sign a deal with Simon Spotlight. He received a $300,000 advance, a record amount for a blogger, to create a novel.
"I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell," called "Assholes Finish First."
"We do the same stuff, just on a different level." Hoch said. "People who get angry about that are just giving him what he wants."
—Edited by Jonathan Hermes
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the New Year was to have students leading the service in different aspects."
Tiechtel said that each year the event had grown in popularity. This year, he said he anticipated a crowd of more than 100 students and that any student could attend.
One of the new students planning to join the event this year, Tim Gershon, Overland Park senior, said
he had traveled to his home for Rosh Hashana for the past three years, but this year a Saturday wedding kept him from making the trip.
Gershon, like Atlas, said he thought the large turnout at the Chabad Jewish Center would make it feel more like a typical Jewish New Year celebration at home.
"I have one of the biggest families in Kansas City." Gerson said. "We would get 20 to 30 of us together. I'm kind of excited to see what Chabad is going to do for the New Year."
Gershon said one of the parts he was most excited for was the food. He said a typical Jewish New Year dinner usually consisted of many traditional foods, including a circular challah bread.
Atlas said the circular challah had always represented the fundamental feel of the celebration.
"A lot of people put raisins in," Atlas said. "I used to think it represented the bumps and the mistakes you make in a year. The fact that the hollow is round represents the circular cycle of life"
Atlas said the most encouraging part of that type of cycle was that
each year represented a new beginning. That, she said, was mostly why the Rosh Hashana holiday was so special in particular.
"It's the most important one," she said. "New Years on January 1 more of an excuse for people to party. Rosh Hashana is about a fresh start."
Edited by Megan Morriss
ODD NEWS Defense lawyer pleads not quilty for bearhug
ODD NEWS
WOBURN, Mass. — A male defense lawyer has pleaded not guilty to assault and battery charges after bear-hugging a female attorney inside the Massachusetts courthouse where both worked.
Robert LeBlanc was ordered Wednesday to refrain from "avoidable and intentional" contact with attorney Pamela Saia-Rogers. Both practice in Lawrence District Court, about 30 miles north of Boston.
According to a police report, 64-year-old LeBlanc grabbed 39-year-old Saia-Rogers from behind, "wrapped his arms around her midsection just below her breast and pulled her tightly to him pressing his pelvis against her backside" in a bear hug.
LeBlanc's attorney, Max Stern, said LeBlanc merely gave Saia-Rogers a three-second bear hug and said, "My favorite Republi can."
A pretrial hearing is set for Nov. 2.
Associated Press
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