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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2004
EATERY: Underground features new options, fresher atmosphere
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The Underground, which is part of the KU Cuisine plan, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Chick-Fil-A and grab-and-go items, such as muffins and bagels, will be available five days a week starting at 7 a.m.
The convenience store and the coffee bar will also open at 7 a.m., but won't close until 11 p.m. for students using the Budig Hall computer lab and studying at Anschutz Library.
He said he will evaluate business in the coming months to determine if the Underground will add hours on weekends.
Myers said he expects an increase in business at the Underground when it opens, but he said business will even out between the Market, the Crimson Café at the Burge Union and the Underground.
Myers said the project didn't have any major set backs that caused the delay in opening, which had been scheduled for the first day of school. He said the magnitude of the expansion caused the delay. He also said he didn't want to push for an earlier opening and rush the construction.
"We don't want to open the doors and not live up to our customers' expectations," Mvers said.
Myers said he hasn't heard any complaints about the delay, but he did have students inquiring about the new food court.
"People are understanding," Myers said. "Either that or they're just not telling us."
In the next two weeks, a construction crew will put the finishing touches on the building, including finishing the floor, installing cabinets and setting up tables and chairs.
Myers said it was important to change the name of the food court and create a new logo for it.
"Wesco Terrace had a bad reputation of service and quali-
People are understanding. Either that or they're just not telling us." Michael Myers Assistant director-retail of KU Memorial Unions food services
(v." Myers said.
Marci Stainbrook, Lacygne sophomore, remembered how Wescoe Terrace used to be.
"The old one was kind of ugly, kind of drab." Stainbrook said. "The new one will be so much better."
The remodeled food court has an earth and sky theme and a more modern look.
The counters and floor of the food court are various shades of brown and the ceiling is painted blue. To lower the ceiling and bring the eye-level lower, white "clouds" are suspended about eight feet below the ceiling.
Since Wesco Terrace has been closed, Myers said business at the Market in the Kansas Union has increased 30 to 40 percent. Students also have been eating at the hot dog and hamburger stand and vending machine at Wesco.
"I'm tired of the box here," said Rutler, referring to the vending machine.
Rutter is one of many who are excited for the reopening.
"I miss their sushi," she said.
Myers said he expects about 3,000 people to come to the Underground each day, double from what Wescoe Terrace had.
"People will want to try it and see what's been done with the site." Myers said.
Stainbrook said she will use the Underground at least twice a week once it opens.
"I'm excited for Chick-Fil-A." Stainbrook said. "I'll definitely check it out."
Edited by Ryan Greene
Fergus said the clubhouse was built into the hill and provided more shelter than staying on a regular ground floor. Fergus said other employees saw a lot of residents seek shelter in the room.
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FLOODING: Students should pay closer attention to warnings
"When you see the weather start getting bad, you start paying attention more closely." Fergus said. "You get used to it and it's not as scary."
Diana Robertson, associate director of student housing, said the procedure for severe weather for residence halls on campus was to get students to the lower levels of the halls.
Robertson said staff in the halls sometimes walked through the halls to make sure students were taking cover.
"We're not a security force, so we didn't force anybody to take shelter." Mvers said.
Bill Myers, library spokesman, said a few students sought cover during Monday night's storm in Anschutz and Watson libraries.
Myers said library staff alerted students that a tornado warning had been issued and then asked them to seek shelter on the lower levels of the libraries.
Mike Akulow, warning coordination meteorologist
"W when you see the
weather start getting bad, you start paying attention more closely. You get used to it and it's not as scary"
Jane Fergus
Property manager of Highpointe
Apartments
for the National Weather Service of Topeka, said a strong updraft and air flowing quickly upward led to an increased amount of lightening during the storm Monday night.
Phillips said lightning could precede a storm by six miles and should give people a warning to take cover.
Akulow said flash flooding was the number one killer in thunderstorms.
The mistake some people made, Akulow said, was staying in their cars and then getting swept downstream.
Akulow said people needed to get out of the car, if at all possible, and find higher ground.
"Don't do any unnecessary traveling," Akulow said. "If it's storming or raining really
STORM SAFETY
The National Weather Service issues a tornado watch when conditions for a tornado are favorable. A tornado warning is issued when a tornado has actually been sighted.
If a warning is issued, you need to take cover immediately in underground shelter. If underground shelter is not available, go to the most interior spot on the lowest level of the building you are in and cover yourself with a sturdy piece of furniture or something to block you from flying debris. If you are in a car or mobile home, you need to abandon it and either take shelter somewhere inside or find the lowest level or indentation in the ground outside, such as a ditch.
Lightning can strike at any time. If you can hear thunder, you are within striking distance and need to seek cover in an inside location. If
hard, hold off on going out."
Akulow said underground shelter was best. Students in apartment complexes and residence halls, Akulow said, needed to seek shelter in the lowest and innermost part of
you are outside and start to feel your skin tingle and hair raise up, you need to squat down on the balls of your feet as low as you can and place your head in between your knees. The point of squatting instead of laying on the ground is that you want to cover the least amount of area as you can.
Lightning can strike as far as 10 miles away from the rain area in a thunderstorm. That's about the distance you can hear thunder. When a storm is 10 miles away, it may even be difficult to tell a storm is coming. If you can hear thunder, you are within striking distance. The first stroke of lightning is just as deadly as the last. If the sky looks threatening, take shelter before hearing thunder.
Source: The National Weather Service Web site
the building they were in.
"You want to put as many walls between you and the storm as you possibly can," Akulow said.
— Edited by Ashley Bechard
CONGRESSMAN: Moore to battle Kobach in November election
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McFarland said he thought the race would be close. Two years ago, Moore won by three percent over Adam Taff, Kobach's former opponent this year in the Republican primary.
Kathleen Daughey, Topeka junior and president of the KU Young Democrats, said she thought Moore would have an advantage over Kobach.
"I think Moore is better representative of KU than Kobach," she said. "Kobach is extremely conservative, and that's not representative of KU."
She also thought Moore's presence at voter registration drives would be an advantage for him.
"People meeting him will want to register to vote and then vote for him," she said.
— Edited by Steve Schmidt
DENNIS MOORE'S
SCHEDULE
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Visit with Robert Rowland's communication class and Burdett Loomis' political science class.
12:30 - 1 p.m. Participate in voter registration drive on Wesco Beach.
1-2 p.m. Multicultural lunch at the MRC.
2-2:30 p.m. Participate in voter registration drive on Wescoe Beach.
4-5 p.m. Participate in "Grow," a program with the Center for Community Outreach.
5 p.m. Shake hands and meet students at Mrs. E's.
Source: Tyler Longine, Director of the KU Coordinated Campaign for the Democratic Party.
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