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Undergraduates at the School of Business can compete to win more than $7,000 to help them start their own businesses in a competition this fall. Students will compete for the Mark L. Morris Jr. New Venture Development Award by submitting business proposals to the Center for Entrepreneurship.
Award contest kicks off this fall
Students are supposed to develop their business plans over the course of the semester and submit them no later than Nov. 29. The top 10 winners will receive $200, the final four winners will receive $2,000 more and the first-place winner will receive
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CAMPUS
THEATER
Freshman perfect on ACT second time around
Edward J. Fensholt scored a 34 on his ACT exam during his junior year in high school. A year later, he took the exam again and scored a perfect 36.
Fensholt's top score earned him the University of Kansas Perfect Achievement Scholarship. The renewable four-year scholarship is valued at about $58,000 and covers tuition, housing, books and meals. Fensholt, Olathe freshman, is majoring in microbiology and must maintain a 3.25 GPA to keep the scholarship.
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POLICE
Troopers to have extra eyes this weekend
Douglas County and Lawrence will both be having check lanes for impaired drivers tonight from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. Lawrence will also be doing Saturation Patrol today from 5 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.
Kansas is also participating in the Special Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) from Aug. 16 until Sept. 3, which pays for officers to work overtime. Douglas County will be facilitating this program today from 7:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m., which means there will be more officers on patrol than usual.
Last year over Labor Day weekend, there were six fatal car crashes in Kansas, totaling seven deaths, said Lt. John Eichkorn with the Kansas Highway Patrol. In an average weekend in Kansas, there are four fatal crashes.
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Spencer Holdren, Topea senior, and Robbie Gordy, Omaha, Neb., junior, prepare for Thursday night's sold-out performance of "Pageant" at Murphy Hall. The show will run tonight and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
Demand drags show back
BY MATT LINDBERG mlindberg@kansan.com
Beauty pageant season might be over with, but it's not stopping the theater department from bringing back one of its most popular shows. "Pageant: The Musical," which features its six leading male stars in drag, began a second goaround Thursday night after a successful summer run. The show will run through Sunday.
"Over the summer, we sold out every performance; we just knew people wanted to see it," said Charla Jenkins, public relations director of the theater department. Thursday night's performance sold out, and tonight's show has sold out as well.
Bill Russell, director and cowriter of "Pageant," said he hoped the second run would give people who haven't seen the show during the summer a chance to watch.
"I was thrilled when it was decided to bring it back," Russell said. "Over the summer, we turned away a lot of people at each show who wanted to buy tickets. We knew there were a lot of people who still wanted to see it and this gives students
Russell said the idea to make "Pageant" was something he wasn't interested in at first, but he was inspired by friends in theater who were touring with the show "42nd Street."
"They got bored and put together this pageant where they were in drag," he said. "Someone suggested making it into a show. So they sent me a videotape and I was on the floor laughing — I thought it was hilarious."
"These men are dressed entirely like women," Jenkins said. "From makeup, wigs, fishnet stockings, they make for good looking women. And they all get into character so well — when I see one of them with a baseball cap on around the building, it's hard to think it's the same person who was a Miss Texas throwing a fit during the show."
The cast consists of six males who will dress in full drag as beauty pageant contestants. The show picks a different "Pageant" winner each performance, so the ending is always different from the last show.
who weren't here over the summer the opportunity to see it as well."
Russell said that the show was more than just men in drag, and it took a great
"This show is very demanding for the actors," Russell said. "They all have to sing and act in high heels, which is hard if you're not used to it. The show was challenging, but all of these guys have risen to the occasion."
deal of skill from the performers.
"Pageant" tickets have been on sale for the past few weeks and have been selling well so far. Linda Hope, theater department audience services manager, said ticket sales had been brisk since the show was announced.
"This summer every show sold out because it's such a delightful show and now the word is out," Hope said. "This time, we're seeing people coming back who saw it over the summer, and I don't remember that ever happening before."
Limited seating is still available for the shows on Saturday and Sunday in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. Tickets cost $10 for students and $15 for the general public, and they are available from the University Theatre, the Lied Center and Student Union Activities.
—Edited by Jeff Briscoe
CRIME
Accords. Neons top list of stolen cars in Lawrence
Certain car models are more likely to be stolen than others. Of the 86 cars stolen in Lawrence this year, Honda Accords, Dodge Neons and Chevrolet Silverados have been stolen more often than any other models, according to Lawrence Police. In the last two weeks, two Pontiac Grand Ams were reported stolen.
Thieves are more likely to steal cars if they're old, popular among drivers or valuable in other countries. People who steal cars often sell the parts to body shops, said Frank Scafidi, spokesman for the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Scafidi said body shops can sell the stolen parts for less than a dealership.
People in foreign countries also buy stolen cars. Scafidi said they wanted them because sometimes certain models of American cars are not available internationally.
The best ways to avoid theft are simple. Lawrence Police Chief Paul Fellers said to lock your car at all times and always take your keys with you.
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ROYALS CAN'T SWEEP
Tigers' big bats deny Royals in last game of series; Tigers remain in the hunt.
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