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TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
was rebuilt because of a fire.
Throughout the years, it became notorious for being "the dirty Dillon's."
Ida Greenwell, a junior from Lawrence said some people didn't like the old Dillon's because it was dirty and lacked the selection of other stores.
"I went there and saw some funky people sometimes," said Greenwell.
The Dillon's was designed to reach a high level of energy efficiency and sustainability.
"We have one of our greenest and most sustainable Kroger stores sitting here in Lawrence," said Scott Roorks, Dillon's energy engineer. "A lot of the values we get out of lowering the utility costs get translated into lower prices"
Steve Birchfield, the store's manager, said that students are important to the new store, both as customers and employees.
The new Dillon's employs over 200 people, including students. Birchfield said clerk positions are still being filled.
"This is going to be the student store," Birchfield said. "It's close to campus. It's a quick trip down off the hill."
Nic Wilson, produce manager back-up and senior from Topeka, said he works at Dillon's full-time, has a second job, goes to classes full-time and still manages a social life. He has worked at Dillon's stores
since he was 15. Wilson plans to graduate without any student loan debt.
"My policy is if you stick with one company, you will be able to build rapport with them," Wilson said. "I have references from all over Topeka and Lawrence. I know district managers and most of the higher-up people."
Tyshawn Taylor, Brooklyn Nets NBA basketball player and former KU basketball player, will be signing autographs at the Dillon's on Monday. August 27 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. to celebrate the grand opening.
Edited by Luke Ranker
TARA BIERSWIRTH/KANSAN
Big Jay visits with a young customer during the grand opening of the new Dillon's supermarket on Massachusetts Street. The doors opened at 9 a.m. and the first 500 customers received a $5 gift card.
Handcuffed man shoots himself in police car
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man police say shot himself in the head while his hands were cuffed behind him in the back of an Arkansas patrol car tested positive for methamphetamine, anti-anxiety medication and other drugs, according to an autopsy report released Monday that listed his death as a suicide.
The state crime lab report said the muzzle of a handgun that Chavis Carter apparently concealed from arresting officers was placed against his right temple when it was fired. The report, signed by three medical examiners, included a drug analysis showing Carter's urine and blood indicated methamphetamine and other drug use.
The report, released to The Associated Press and other news organizations under a Freedom of Information Act request, said Carter's blood also tested positive for at least trace amounts of the anti-anxiety medication diazepam and the painkiller oxycodone. His urine test also returned a positive result for marijuana.
The report said Carter's death was ruled a suicide based on autopsy findings and investigative conclusions from the Jonesboro Police Department, which has faced questions from Carter's family and community members about the circumstances surrounding the July 28 shooting.
Associated Press
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The University will operate with nearly a hundred fewer employees by the end of this semester.
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As a measure to prioritize funding for the University's Bold Aspirations strategic plan, The Voluntary Separation Incentives Program approved 97 university faculty and support staff for early retirement. Those who took the buyout received a lump sum of cash equivalent to their annual salary up to $100,000. Alltogether the payments cost $4.9 million.
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Sara Knickerbocker prepares cheese samples for customers during the grand opening of the new Dillon's on Massachusetts Street. Sara, a culinary school graduate, is the cheese steward for the new supermarket.
LUKE RANKER
BOLD ASPIRATIONS
Faculty, staff take buyouts
Gavin Young. Provost
Facilities Planning and Management will be losing 30 employees, the most of any department. Carol Cooper, human resource manager, said it's too early in the year to tell whether or not the loss of employees will affect a department.
Communications Coordinator, said the provost's office will be working with all departments to determine the best use of the funding normally allocated to those 97 salaries. He said positions will be open for a year and then reviewed to determine how they can best be used to meet the University's goals.
Cooper said retirements began July 24 and will run through December 31.
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Young said the applications were individually reviewed at the department level and then again by the Provost's office to avoid having a negative impact on the University.
"The most important factor in the decision was creating a benefit for KU," he said.
"We may find we need or don't need those positions," she said.