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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017 | VOLUME 133 ISSUE 28
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
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n the final act of a particularly long and con-
answered yes and 10.71 percent of students abstained.
Student Senate campaign season officially began when coalition reg-
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Consistently a bustling, lively taste of Lawrence, Free State Brewing Company on Massachusetts Street is known for its local ingredients, famous beers and busy atmosphere.
The brewery was first established in 1989, the first legal brewery in Kansas after a 100 year period. The brewery has a 14-barrel brewhouse and has some of the finest equipment available for small breweries, according to the brewery's website, and even produces bottled beers. Since the opening of the restaurant, Free State has ingrained itself into Lawrence culture, and serves, "everyone under the sun," manager Alex Hamilton said.
"We have a great cross section of people who come here," Hamilton said. "All demographics, just the way we like it. We're a very populous restaurant. We're not trying to satisfy any one group of people; we want our guests to be from everywhere."
Hamilton said people tend to enjoy the brewery's constant buzz of people throughout the week, making it a great atmosphere for lively conversation. He said that the menu is also diverse and has options for different diets and styles of food.
["The restaurant is] raucous and very brewery like," Hamilton said. "It's definitely a brew pub. I think it's just kind of the
place that people want to get together whether it's family or friends and a place to have a lively conversation, good food and good beverages."
Customer and Lawrence resident Chris Beightel said the restaurant's atmosphere suits everyone and every occasion.
"Free State is a must-visit restaurant for anyone looking to take in a big helping of Lawrence culture," Beightel said. "The food is top notch, and the menu has something for just about everyone and every occasion. The atmosphere is great. It's pretty loud, but somehow the voices bouncing from limestone walls to concrete floor just kind of turn into white noise and let you have private conversations at your table without disturbing your neighbors or being disturbed by them."
The brewery's most celebrated menu items include their cheddar ale soup, the black bean quesadillas, the fish and chips, the chicken crawfish gumbo and the beer-battered onion rings. Hamilton said these menu items are said to be a staple of the Free State and Lawrence dining experience.
University freshman Molly Mong said the unique food options give the restaurant endless options that aren't typically found in Lawrence.
"I think their food really has the roots of good pub food, but adds something more, both with the quality and the originality of the dishes," Mong said.
"They have burgers and fries, but also chimichurri and gnocchi and all these really interesting dishes that you might not find anywhere else on [Massachusetts Street]."
Mong said the combination of the busy and excited environment, and the quality food always make her experiences at the brewery memorable as well.
"I think I actually went there for the first time when I was pretty young," Mong said. "It must have been when my dad took me up to Lawrence for a basketball game. I just remember how busy and excited the environment was. Since it was a game night, everyone seemed to be friends with each other and were in high spirits, and that just made it seem so cool to me."
The long-standing brewery is also rooted in tradition. Free State celebrates March Madness with a March Mustard Madness event that features over 65 different types of mustard and food specials. The restaurant also offers Monday night deals on beers, offering $2 selected beers.
"Since it is a brewery, it almost gives it this pub feel that feels so cool, since in reality you are actually in a really nice restaurant," Mong said. "It makes the setting more casual in the best way.I think the crowded and bustling atmosphere along with the food quality is something that is hard to find sometimes, and that is what a lot of students thrive on."
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bet or their family.
"We had heard from a few different faculty that they really wanted to be able to support their students, and they weren't really sure how they should do that," said Amber Roberts Graham, graduate studies policy coordinator for the University. "So we thought we should provide some guidelines that really encourage them to work directly with their students."
"Graduate school is so individualized that any given student could need something different, and we wanted to build that into the policy, that flexibility," Graham said.
policy working well for graduate students because of the layout of curriculum and classes.
The Dean of Graduate Studies, Michael Roberts, who got the idea from an initiative put in place by the University's medical
nave to ability to continue through school, even while juggling raising a family.
"I'm always grateful when the University acknowledges parents who are trying to further their education," McGuinness said. "The reality is, getting an education certainly leads to better opportunities long term to support yourself and your family."
McGuinness agrees that accommodations should
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As the University prepares for the upcoming implementation of concealed carry on campus, only some of its buildings - athletics facilities - will be able to keep guns out due to practicality and budget constraints.
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Starting this fall, the University will implement armed guards and metal detectors at entrances to Allen
Friendhouse, Memorial Stadium and Rock Chalk Park during events with more than 5,000 spectators. Additionally, spectators will no longer be allowed to bring bags or purses into athletic venues and instead must use clear plastic bags.
These new policies are a reaction to the concealed carry law that will allow guns in campus buildings starting July 1. However, the law states that guns can be restricted from buildings if the buildings have adequate security measures (ASMs), such as armed guards and metal detectors.
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In theory, every building on campus could restrict guns if ASMs were put in place. In 2015, the University investigated securing the more than 200 buildings on campus, but the investigation revealed that doing so would cost upwards of $20 million and congest the flow of student foot traffic.
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