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Vol. 110 • No. 9
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Despite two spectacular touchdown passes, Kansas couldn't make up an early 20-0 deficit and lost to Notre Dame 48-13 in South Bend, Ind., on Saturday.
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Timothy McCawley, 11, and Kendra Verhage, 13, both of Lawrence, inspect the new jail. The jail opened its doors to the public Saturday for an open-house tour. Photo Jami Roper/KANSAN
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New jail opens for a sneak peek
Curious visitors turn out for tour
By Derek Prater
writer @kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
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Fun for the whole family at the Douglas County Jail!
That easily could have been the slogan for Saturday's open house at the new jail, 3601 E. 25th St., as men and women, young and old came to tour the facility and get a glimpse of life behind bars.
mum-security and women's units, the jail has booking facilities, a courtroom, staff area and training facilities, medical facilities, administrative facilities, visitation facilities, recreation facilities and a kitchen.
Douglas County sheriff's officials estimated that more than 2,000 people attended the open house. Residents were generally impressed with what they saw; maybe a little too impressed.
County employees who will be working at the jail were enjoying the opportunity to show off their new place of employment.
"It might be too damn good for the prisoners," said Bob Bigsby, a long-time Lawrence resident. "There's going to be a lot of people in town who don't have a place this good to live."
Bigsley said he was a little concerned that so much money was spent on a facility when the county could get by with less.
The project was funded with a one-cent sales tax approved by voters in 1994 to solve overcrowding at the county jail. Initially tabbed as an $11-million, 170-bed facility, the project grew to $22 million and will accommodate 196 inmates.
facility was built with an eye on the future. The jail has heating, air-conditioning and support facilities to accommodate planned growth for the next 20 years. The jail will be able to support a future addition that would allow for another 100 inmates.
and will accommodate 100 inmates.
County officials have stressed that
The facility is much more than just jail cells. Along with work release, minimum-security, medium-security, maxi-
NEW JAIL
Separate pods are designed to accommodate 196 inmates with:
- 56-bed dormitory-style work release unit;
- 28-bed minimum security unit;
- 28-bed medium security unit;
- 28-bed maximum security unit;
- 28-bed unit for women, all classifications;
- 4 bed medical unit
"I like it a lot," Deputy Ryan Robinson said. "It's a big change from the old one, but it's definitely needed."
Robinson said that the county officials were still deciding what to do with the old Douglas County Jail, located at 11 E. 11th St.
Through an inmate worker program, staff will be provided for janitorial, kitchen, yard and lot maintenance and laundry duty.
Designed by Treanor Architects and built by Universal Construction Company, Inc., the building does not have the oppressive, weighty atmosphere normally associated with a jail. The building's most distinctive features are the turret-style facade and the rotunda entrance.
The individual cells are much more spare. Each cell is equipped with concrete beds with 4-inch foam mattresses, a toilet, a sink, a table and a painted square on the wall for photographs.
Inmates are scheduled to begin occupying the jail in September.
Edited by Brad Hallier
Dean of School of Business to retire next June
By Amber Stuever
Kansan staff writer
who laid the tracks for a
The man who laid strategic plan of excellence for the School of Business will retire before he can witness its full results.
-University of Kansas officials announced Friday that Tom Sarowski, dean of business, will retire next June.
Sarowski, who has been the dean since 1995, said he had not planned to stay
Sarowski: Initiated strategic "plan of excellence" in 1997
beyond his five-year commitment to the University. Nevertheless, in 1997 he initiated a "plan of excellence" with a vision of improving the school to one of the top 10 in the nation.
"I knew at that time that I wouldn't know the joy of crossing the finish line, but I'm glad we got the track laid out," Sarowski said.
sarowski moved the school in a new direction, said Neal Sharma, a business graduate student who worked closely with Sarowski.
"I think the greatest thing a leader can do is set people towards a goal," he said. "I think that was a very important step for the school."
10 increase the rigor of the business curriculum, Sarowski raised admission standards for both undergraduate and masters' programs. Despite the improved standards, the school's enrollment increased 20 percent during his stint as dean.
"We've improved the quality of our student curriculum, at the same time increasing our student body," Sarowski said.
He implemented measures to improve the school's international program, particularly by strengthening its study
abroad program in Italy. He also enabled students to more easily access technology, and he implemented a plus/minus grading system. Since Sarowski has been dean, average starting salaries for the school's graduates increased from $38,000 to $76,000 for masters' students and from the upper $20,000s to the mid-$30,000s for undergraduates.
Sarowski said he was confident that the administration, faculty, students and new dean will continue the implementation of the plan of excellence.
"I think the faculty has accepted the vision as theirs," he said. "The success of the plan lies in the hands of the faculty. The dean can't make it happen."
"he was great, very fair-minded," she said. "His principal interest was for the betterment of the school, to make it grow."
Nicky Foley, Sarowski's assistant, said she and the school's staff were disappointed about his retirement.
retirement traveling, enjoying hobbies and spending time with his children and his wife, he said had always been supportive.
Sarowski joined the University in 1991 as a distinguished lecturer and executive-in-residence before becoming dean in 1995.
His retirement next summer would be his second, Sarowski said. He worked for Arthur Anderson & Co., a consulting firm in Kansas City, Mo., for 26 years before retiring in 1990.
Sarowski said he planned to spend his
He said it was rewarding to be able to share his experiences in the business world as a professor.
"I think most executives dream of having this opportunity to pass on their real-world experience in this capacity," Sarowski said.
A search committee of faculty, staff, students and alumni will begin a national search for a new dean this semester
—Edited by Mike Loader
Student's trial for rape ends in a hung jury a second time
By Katie Hollar writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Friday afternoon, the jury, composed of six men and six women, deliberated for two hours. The final vote was 7-5, in favor of acquittal.
For the second time in three months, a jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision in the rape trial of Gregory Hunsucker II, Olathe sophomore.
The rape charge stemmed from events that occurred Oct. 17 in Ellsworth Hall. A female resident said Hunsucker overpowered her, penetrated her vagina with his finger and touched her breasts without consent.
Hunsucker said the two had consensual oral and vaginal sex.
The second Division II trial lasted for three days and involved five witnesses in addition to Hunsucker and the alleged victim.
Although the initial trial in June ended in a hung jury, verdicts were reached on other charges from Oct. 17. Hunsucker pleaded guilty to furnishing alcohol to a minor and the jury found him not guilty of sexual assault.
Throughout the proceedings, defense attorney Don Smith pointed to inconsistencies in the alleged victim's statements. A number of discrepancies were documented: several details varied between her original statement in October, the first trial in June and her testimony last week.
"Credibility is the issue in this trial," Smith said in his opening statement.
The victim said that although some details changed in her memory, she did not stray from the truth. Prosecutor Dave Zabel attributed the changes to stress.
in his cross-examination of the defendant, Zabel focused on Hunsucker's background in wrestling. Zabel inquired about Hunsucker's size, strength and ability to pin.
Hunsucker's testimony did not stray from his original statement.
Friday afternoon Hunseuser expressed relief about the verdict. Flanked by friends and family, the defendant said he was glad it was over.
However, the case can be retrieved. Kansas law allows a case to be tried an indefinite number of times as long as a unanimous decision cannot be reached.
Presiding Judge Jack Murphy granted the prosecution 10 days to decide whether to retry the case. Zabel said he would work with the alleged victim and her family to reach a decision. Zabel said he was disappointed in the turnout.
"We believe in this case," he said. "But it's not a shock. Twelve other people couldn't reach a decision. They explained to us their rationale, and we understand."
Turtle maze in cornfield raises money for museum
—Edited by Katrina Hull
Bv Todd Halstead
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Pendletons approached Stan Herd, creator of the maze, about designing a maze for their cornfield. He had already conceived of one of a turtle, and so agreed to build the maze himself.
More than 300 children and adults came out of their shells yesterday and bought tickets to the Festival at Turtle Island Maze raising funds for a University museum.
museum.
The turtle-shaped maze, which was cut into a cornfield, is located at Pendleton's Kaw Valley Country Market, 1850 E. 15th St.
"I like the idea that you get lost in it and try to find your way out," said Dave Grummon, Beloit law student. "It's a different kind of fun than you'd usually beave."
pamed to the public in history. The Natural History Museum talked to John Pendleton about conducting a fund-raiser for the museum in which different turtle species would be located in different parts of the maze.
It took Herd and six other men a month and a half to cut through the corn field with a machete. The maze opened to the public in mid-July.
located in different parishes. "We thought it would be fun to have one or two people on a particular day come out and talk about turtles," Pendleton, who owns the market, said. "It caught us by surprise that the University Natural History
See CORNFIELD on page 3A
Top: Brandon Jurachk, 5, and Billy Barnes, 5, charge down a path inside the turtle maze. The maze was designed by Stan Herd and was constructed this summer.
Right: The African Spur Thigh tortoises drew the largest crowds inside the turtle maze at Pendleton's Kaw Valley Country Market. There were thirteen different species of turtles scattered throughout the maze.
Photos by Roger Nomer/KANSAN