THE UNIVERSITY DARY KANSAN
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007
NEWS
SAFETY
3A
Be smart, safe during fall break
After last year's spike in crime, students should take preventative measures
BY MARK DENT
mdent@kansan.com
Jonny Jines found out the hard way not to let random people come to his parties.
Last year from Oct. 7-14, the week of fall break, his house was one of four students' houses that were burglarized or damaged. Two other violent crimes occurred near campus during the same period.
Students can take safety precautions to ensure they won't fall victim to the same crimes this fall break.
Jines, Overland Park senior, was sitting in the family room of his house near the 1300 block of Tennessee Street with two of his roommates at about 10 p.m. on Oct. 9 when a group of men entered his home. Several people had been at the house two days earlier for a party.
Jines and his roommates didn't know some of the guests.
"A lot of people would walk by," Jines said, "and wed allow them to come in and drink."
A group of men who Lines didn't know got in a fight with another group at the party. Lines said he and his roommates weren't involved. That didn't matter to the 10 men who entered their house wielding baseball bats Oct. 9.
The men who entered his house were from the group who had been in the fight outside his house two days earlier, Jines said. The men destroyed their TV, coffee table, kitchen table and other property. One of Jines' roommates was injured.
"It wasn't our fault," Jines said, "but they came to our house and retaliated. You just have to be more careful to know who you're inviting
Within the same 24-hour period, a Lawrence man reported getting beaten up and robbed near the 1200 block of Louisiana Street, and two armed burglar broke into and robbed a house near the 1300 block of Tennessee Street.
to your parties."
Once fall break started, the crime didn't stop. KU students living on the 900 block of Missouri Street reported the theft of three laptop computers valued at $6,000 on Oct. 12. A female KU student reported that a man pushed her to the ground and touched her improperly near the 1200 block of Louisiana Street the same night.
Another KU student reported the theft of a laptop and wrist watches from a house in the 900 block of Emery Road a day later. Those stolen items were valued at $1,000.
Last year's spike in serious crime
was abnormal. Crime usually goes down during breaks because fewer people are in town, said Capt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office. He also said that property had been stolen from empty University classrooms in previous years.
Bailey gave a few easy tips to prevent theft, starting with remembering to lock doors and windows. He also recommended leaving lights on or buying a timed light, and asking a friend who would be in town to check on your house while you're gone. Finally, he said students should lock their doors while they move back and forth between their house and car as they pack.
"It doesn't take a thief a long time to grab something and walk away," Bailey said.
Edited by Tara Smith
Many students are opting for cheaper vintage game systems over their newer, more expensive counterparts. Not only are the games and game systems cheaper, they also are a way to relieve one's childhood.
》 ENTERTAINMENT
Old video games enjoy new popularity Vintage systems provide childhood nostalgia at prices cheaper than new systems
Andrew Wacker/KANSAN
BY MATT LINDBERG
mlindberg@kansan.com
It doesn't take a time machine for students to relive their childhoods. Vintage video game systems that dominated the '80s and '90s are becoming a hot commodity among students.
Game Nut Entertainment, 844 Massachusetts St., offers the older systems and games fully restored. lean Mutt, Game Nut owner, said
the store carried a variety of older systems, games and accessories.
"We absolutely sell a lot of the older systems and games." Mutt said. "The most popular tend to be the original Nintendo, Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis."
2. 000 games for all of his systems. He said he found most of them at garage sales or online. He said the games were the reason the vintage systems were becoming more popular.
"I think they're popular because they're like any other retro fad and seem to come back in style several years later."
Mutt said the classic video game systems were popular because the young men who were the original consumers of the systems have now grown up and may want to relive their childhoods.
"Old systems are popular today for numerous reasons, the main being nostalgic value and the quality of the games," Mitchell said. "For instance, the Super Nintendo has countless games that are, to this day, unrivaled in quality of storyline, music and overall gameplay. New games tend to
JAXSON PETERS
Transylvania, Romania, junior
Wake Mitchell, Baldwin City senior and a college enthusiast, said he had more than 20 gaming systems, including the Atari 3600, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and the original Nintendo, and more than
be far less interesting as a whole than many classic games."
In addition to the opportunity to relive childhood pastimes, classic video game systems also offer a much more reasonable price for a college student
than newer game systems. A new Playstation 3, the latest video game console to be released, typically costs $499.99, and the cheapest price for a used PlayStation 3 on eBay as of Monday was $304.99. New PS3 games can be purchased for $50 per game.
Nintendo's Web site acknowledges the popularity of its older gaming systems, but the company has stopped producing them. The
Mitchell said the vintage systems' lower prices made the systems and games much more desirable for students because in most cases, they could get more for their dollar.
"The price of one PS3 game could get someone 75 Super Nintendo games on a good day," Mitchell said. "You're also able to put together a collection for a lot less cash than ever possible with newer games."
Mutt said older systems and games were typically cheap, but it depended on the market value of
a system or game. He said he set his prices by checking with online sources such as eBay to determine a fair price for customers.
Jaxson Peters, Transylvania, Romania, junior, said he had owned a Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis since they were released in the early '90s. He said the vintage systems and games were just another college trend.
"I think they're popular because they're like any other retro fad and seem to come back in style several years later," Peters said.
Edited by Amelia Freidline
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》LAWRENCE
No dough from Joe Landmark bakery closes its doors again
BY COURTNEY CONDRON
ccondron@kansan.com
Food services on campus are no longer carrying food from Joe's Bakery's after the bakery closed on Friday.
Joe's provided doughnuts and bagels to The Underground, Pulse Café and several other locations on campus. The bakery has been a part of Kansas tradition for years and was even included as one of the stops on the Kansas version of Monopoly
JENNIFER LARSON
Jensen Liquor employee
"The original Joe's was a staple. Anytime there is a management change, though, you can't be sure if a business will last."
Hale y Waldschmidt, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore, who often bought Joe's bagels at the art department, said people there were mad that bagels weren't available right now.
"I wasn't aware that it was going to close," Masterson said. "It's pretty sad."
Bakery at midnight.
"That's what everyone would look forward to," Waldschmidt said. "The art department doesn't really have good breakfast food, so that's pretty much all we eat."
Ralph Smith, the son of Joe Smith, who founded Joe's Bakery in 1952, still owns the property and the trademark to the name. He sold the business two years ago, and the current owners have been running Joe's for the past year. Smith said that the current owners would probably auction off the equipment, and he wanted to give someone the possibility of also buying the name and a lease for the property.
Grant Turner, Topeka junior and Pulse staff member, said food services was now looking for a new company to provide doughnuts to the cafe. He said he had heard students asking about the doughnuts on Monday.
"They had a great tradition, serving a quality product," Turner said. "My mom used to get Joe's Doughs."
"I too would like to see it stay there," Smith said. "We just need
Jennifer Larson, an employee of Jensen Liquor, which was next door to Joe's Bakery, said that she didn't think that the current bakery was as good as it was before it changed owners.
Haley Masterson, Manhattan, Kan., sophomore, said she participated in Joe's Run during Hawk Week. For the run, hundreds of students from the scholarship halls and residence halls went to Joe's
Joe's Bakery is owned by Don and Rebecca Hall. The Halls could not be reached for comment.
to find someone with the talent to make it grow"
Smith said he had no intention of going back to the business, but that maybe in 10 or 15 years his children would want to use it.
"The original Joe's was a staple," Larson said. "Anytime there is a management change, though, you can't be sure if a business will last."
— Edited by Amelia Freidline
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