THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
Changes to recruitment numbers up for greeks
"When I came up for formal rush, it was my first time on campus, first time really hearing anything about the greek life up here at all, and a really almost overwhelming experience," said Zach Kouri, Tulsa, Oklahoma freshman.
New recruiting techniques for the Interfraternity Council changed the traditional channels where men hear about fraternities. Ian Lang, Wichita senior and Council president, said the Council worked hard to increase recruitment numbers this year.
Both the Council and the Panhellenic Association reported a change in recruitment numbers this year.
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The University ranked 38th this year, the highest it has been since 2002, in the Top 50 National Public Universities in U.S. News and World Report.
University national ranking rises to 38
The University also placed in the Best National Universities above several Big 12 schools, and in four lists in The Princeton Review's top college rankings, including Best 366 Colleges and Best Western Colleges.
There is some controversy over the rankings from the Education Conservancy group, which believes that the methods used in these rankings are unfair, especially to schools who have a large number of low-income students.
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A U.S. Army helicopter wrecked in Iraq, killing 14
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Mike and Therese Ismert order lunch from manager Rafael Gonzalez at the Global Cafe in the heart of downtown Lawrence. The Global Cafe is located at 820 Massachusetts. Kate Gonzalez, Kansas Alum, and husband Rafael Gonzalez, own the Global Cafe as well as Kimbari in downtown Lawrence. The Global Cafe serves a wide range of sandwiches, salads, and other lunch entrees as well as a vast selection of coffee.
New cafe serves up international cuisine
Global Cafe hopes to bring unique flavor to Lawrence
BY SARAH NEFF
sneff@kansan.com
Kate Gonzalez occupies her 2-year-old daughter Sofia with markers and paper while she helps customers and works on an advertisement design with someone from Dooph.com, a restaurant search Web site.
Just another chaotic day for the young businesswoman who recently opened the Global Cafe, 820 Massachusetts St., in partnership with her husband, Rafael. The couple also owns Kimbari, the shop next door to the Global Cafe.
Gonzalez said they had been talking about opening a restaurant for a long time. She said they wanted to tie the theme in with Kimbari, which imports items from all over the world, including tribal art and handmade crafts. She said the Cuban sandwich was the first menu item they thought of because of family ties to the country. The restaurant also offers breakfast items and a full coffee bar.
Gonzalez said preparing the Cafe was a challenge. It took her family six months to convert the retail space into a restaurant. Since its opening in July, Gonzalez said the
Global Cafe has averaged about $700 to $1,100 each day.
Mary Lynn Slover, Topeka sophomore and Global Cafe employee, said she used to visit Kimbari frequently. Slover said when Gonzalez found out she was co-majoring in international studies and African and African-American studies, Gonzalez offered her a job at the Global Cafe.
"People from all over the world come in there, and talking to them is really fun," Slover said. "There are also a lot of open-minded people and a lot of young people, I think because it's a hot spot and it's never very loud."
Julie Skolnik, Fort Worth, Texas, senior, also works at the Global Cafe. She said she heard about it from friends who knew the Gonzalezes.
"A lot of people come in from Venezuela or Cuba," Skolnik said. "They are really hard in grading the food, but so far I haven't gotten a negative report."
Gonzalez said she and her husband wanted to bring something unique to Lawrence. She said they are preparing to add some hot dinner items to the menu, and they plan to build a patio for the front and have live music during the week.
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Car accident results in student injuries
Three KU students are receiving treatment at Kansas Medical Center after sustaining injuries in a car accident early Tuesday morning. A hospital spokesman said one was in fair condition, and one was in serious condition. He could not confirm the third was there, but according to police reports, that student was taken to the Med Center.
Twoother students involved in the accident received treatment at Lawrence Memorial Hospital but were released Tuesday, according to a hospital spokeswoman, Christopher Hong, a Lawrence freshman who was in the backseat, told police the accident occurred when Nicholas Dutoit, Olathe freshman, accelerated too quickly going south on Naismith Drive near 19th Street.
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"The Death of Romance" carries out
Student debuts as playwright
The Department of Theatre and Film recently announced its cast for the first four shows it will put on this semester. Although still a few months away, Adam Burnett, Topeka senior, is getting ready for the debut of his play "The Death of Romance" in November.
"It's about a romance novelist who is writing the end of her ongoing series, similar to J.K. Rowling with 'Harry Potter' and she is trying to figure out how to kill off her characters." Burnett said. "Meanwhile, she is dealing with the death
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The script, which was recently finished, has been a work in progress for almost two years. Burnett said the play started as an idea and then turned into, a one-act play. After meeting with the Department of Theatre and Film's seasons and selections committee, Burnett turned the script into a two-act play. After attending a recent retreat in Italy, he finished up the script.
of her father and some other turmoil."
This semester, the University enacted a zero-tolerance file sharing policy, which said that any student caught downloading copyrighted material on campus would have Internet privileges revoled.
Administration to re-examine piracy policy
Student Senate withdrew legislation Monday asking for the policy put in place by University administration to be revised.
Student Senate and the University administration have agreed upon a one-month period in which both parties research how the new policy affects students.
Student senators feel the policy, which was put in place by University administration, could prohibit students from succeeding academically.
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