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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, September 13, 1999
Cafes sprouting downtown
Brent McClun sells stuffed peppers on Massachusetts Street McClun plans to open two more businesses soon. Photo by Joseph Griffin/KANSAN
Owner hopes sidewalk carts will succeed
By Derek Prater
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
When most people think of sidewalk food vendors, they think of hot dogs, pretzel and maybe even falafel. They probably don't think of potato soup or green peppers stuffed with fruit and vegetables.
Brent McClun, owner of Potato Mountain Cafe, 803 Vermont St., is bringing more creative, or what others have called "goofy" and "weird," businesses to downtown Lawrence.
"When you're successful, you call it creativity. When you're poor, you call it desperation." McClun said.
Jesse Anderson, Lawrence freshman, works for McClun at Potato Mountain and said that business was good at the spuds-based cafe.
McClun said that the relative success of the restaurant had allowed him to try new ideas and see if he could make them work.
Saturday's downtown traffic provided the setting for a trial run of McClun's latest business venture, the Buddy Bizarre. The Buddy Bizarre is a sidewalk vending operation at 10th and Massachusetts streets that features Tub Buddies, which are green peppers stuffed with a variety of fruits and vegetables and potato soup. McClun said he wants the
Buddy Bizarre to begin daily operation on Sept. 26.
McClun also has two other new ideas in the works. Some time this week, Caren-n-Cary Carrots will join Potato Mountain at 803 Vermont St., McClun said. Not only will customers be able to pick from 100 ways to serve mashed potatoes, they will also have more than 100 varieties of carrot cake from which to choose.
Yet another new venture, Hubbard's Cupboards, likely
will open Sept. 28, McClun said. Hubbard's Cupboards, also at 803 Vermont St., will be an original tea house based on the Mother Hubbard nursery rhyme.
Groups can make afternoon reservations for tables where tea and gourmet pastries will be served. McClun said that the tea house would be an ideal setting for book clubs or little girls' tea parties.
There also will be a tea bar where customers can sample teas from around the world
and learn about tea-drinking in other cultures.
McClun said that he would add more things to his new businesses as they became established.
Caren-n-Cary Carrots will expand to include carrot casserole, carrot quiche, carrot stew and more.
The Buddy Bizarre will eventually add an olive bar and Sub-Buddies—sub-like sandwiches that stand on their ends and are stuffed with ingredients.
McClun, who has had a self-described extended rebel youth, said that his unconventional business ventures come from an overactive imagination and that sometimes he thought he was cursed with ideas.
Although Potato Mountain has been popular, McClun said, some people have been less than enthusiastic about his ideas.
"When I told one guy about Potato Mountain, he said, 'People try all sorts of stupid things.'" McClun said.
Jennifer Downing, Salina senior, is not a Potato Mountain fan.
"It was like microwaved potatoes 100 ways," Downing said. "It was disgusting."
Downing said she was pessimistic about the success of Caren-n-Cary Carrots.
"Are you kidding me? You can barely get people to eat carrots as it is," Downing said.
McClun won't be dissuaded by criticism, though. He said that he thinks his new ventures are unique, and he's always up for a challenge.
Along with his business challenges, McClun said he is an aspiring high-altitude mountaineer and plans to take a Denali prep course and eventually climb that mountain.
Edited by Jennifer Roush
Indonesian economy, violence cause concern
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sure the independence vote represented the will of the East Timorese. In the email, Losher wrote that he thought members of the Indonesian army were responsible for the militia violence.
Schrodt said because Indonesia's central government was weak, it was possible for members of the army to act without government approval and that if Indonesian President Habibie hadn't agreed to allow U.N. peacekeeping troops into the country, outside nations might have sent troops
He said that Indonesia still was in fairly poor shape because of the Southeast Asian financial crisis two years ago and that the crisis might be part of the reason Habibie had supported the peacekeeping mission.
"They need all the help they can get economically," he said. "If you want other countries in the international system to be nice to you, murdering your population is not a good idea."
Kyle Browning, president of the KU chapter of Amnesty International, said he had been following the situation in East Timor for years. He said he was happy when the East Timorese had the opportunity to vote for independence, but that the violence was terrible.
Teddy, a Surabaya, Indonesia, junior, who uses only one name, said the violence in East Timor did not directly affect his family and that the Indonesian economy was of more concern
"The U.N. troops will probably make peace in the region," he said.
Edited by Katrina Hull
Troops to go to East Timor
The Associated Press
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—President Clinton welcomed Indonesia's reluctant acceptance of an international peacekeeping force in terror-ridden East Timor, and the United States said a limited number of American troops will be deployed on the ground to support the mission.
Clinton's national security adviser, Sandy Berger, said the United States hopes the peacekeepers — led by Australia and largely with forces from Asian nations — will deploy in the next several days.
Clinton was awakened about early this morning with news that a once-defiant Indonesian President B.J. Hahabible had caved to pressure and sanctions from the United States and its allies to invite peacekeepers into East Timor. Clinton had accused Indonesia's military of aiding and abetting savage violence across East Timor after it voted overwhelming for independence.
"This will involve U.S. troops," Berger said. "Some of those troops will be in Timor but they will be, I think, of limited numbers. And I don't want to rule out anything categorically but the focus is not on infantry forces."
The United States will supply planes and pilots to carry troops, and help with logistics, communications and intelligence, Clinton said.
After adamantly refusing outside assistance, Indonesia abruptly reversed itself, apparently defusing an international crisis and averting condemnation from leaders of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (APEC). Clinton had been rallying Asian leaders to intensify pressure on Jakarta.
In Washington, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said Congress probably would support a limited U.S. role. "If it's communications, logistics, transportation, I think there would be support for that," he said Sunday on CBS"Face the Nation."
"It if involves troops on the ground, I think then a lot more questions are going to be asked, and of course there's always the question of what the cost is going to be." Lott said.
Berger refused to speculate how many Americans would be involved or how long they would be deployed.
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