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NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2007
CONGRATS TO OUR WINNERS
RESTAURANTS
BEST MEXICAN- EL Mez
BEST CHINESE- Jade Garden
BEST BREAKFAST- Milton's
BEST BURGERS- Jefferson's
BEST SUBS- Yello Sub
BEST ITALIAN- Paisanos
BEST BURRITO- Chipotte
BEST ASIAN- Zen Zeros
BEST STEAKHOUSE- Longhorn Steak House
BEST VEGETARIAN- Zen Zero
BEST SUSHI- Wa
BEST BARBEQUE- Bigg's BBQ
BEST PIZZA- Papa Keno's
BEST FRENCH FRIES- McDonalds
BEST WINGS- Buffalo Wild Wings
BEST BUFFET- Jade Mongolian BBQ
BEST ICE CREAM- Sylas and Maddy's
BEST CUSTARD- Sheridans
BEST COFFEE SHOP- Java Break
BEST ATMOSPHERE- Free-State Brewery
BEST DELIVERY SERVICE- Jimmy John's
BEST BAKERY- Wheatfields
BEST DOUGHNUTS- Joe's Bakery
BEST FAST FOOD- Taco John's
BEST POST-PARTY FOOD-(tie) Burrito King, Pizza Shuttle, Taco Bell
BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE- Pita Pit
BEST DATE RESTAURANT- Tellers
BEST ATMOSPHERE- Free State Brewery
BEST VALUE- Taco John's
BEST KC RESTAURANT- Cheesecake Factory
BEST LOCAL RESTAURANT- Free State Brewery
BEST OVERALL RESTAURANT- Free State
HEALTH AND BEAUTY
BEST WORKOUT FACILITY - KU Rec
BEST HAIR SALON - Z's Cosmetology
BEST BARBER - Z's Cosmetology
BEST MASSAGE - Pinnacle Career Institute
BEST WAXING - Z's Cosmetology
BEST TANNING SALON - Celsius
BEST NAIL PLACE - Nail Citi
BEST TATTOO SHOP - Big Daddy Cadillac's
UNIVERSITY-RELATED
BEST PLACE TO STUDY - Watson's Library
BEST BOOKSTORE - Union Bookstore
BEST RESIDENCE HALL - Oliver Hall
BEST SCHOLARSHIP HALL - Grace-Pearson
BEST KU SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT - Journalism
BEST FRATERNITY - Lambda Chi
BEST SORORITY - Sigma Kappa
BEST STUDENT ORGANIZATION - SUA
BARS
BEST SPORTS BAR - Wayne & Larry's
BEST DRINK SPECIALS - The Hawk
BEST MARTINIS - Jayhawker at the Eldridge
BEST MARGARITAS - El Mez
BEST PATIO - Replay Lounge
BEST BEER SELECTION - Old Chicago
BEST DANCE CLUB - Abe & Jake's
BEST BILLLIARS - The Pool Room
BEST BARTENDERS - Red Lyon
BEST TO MEET GIRLS/GUYS - The Hawk
BEST ATMOSPHERE - The Hawk
BEST TO WATCH KU BASKETBALL - Buffalo Wild
Wings
BEST STRIP CLUB - All-Stars
BEST LIVE MUSIC - Granada
BEST OVERALL BAR - The Hawk
RETAILERS
BEST CAR WASH - Rock Chalk Car Wash
BEST GROCERY STORE - Hy-Vee
BEST GAS STATION - QuikTrip
BEST CAR SERVICES - Jiffy Lube
BEST COPY CENTER - FedExKinkos
BEST BANK - Commerce Bank
BEST EYE DOCTOR - Dr. Kevin Lenehan
BEST LAWYER - KU Legal Services
BEST FLOWER SHOP - Flowerama
BEST LAUNDROMAT - College Corner
BEST GOLF COURSE - Alvamar
BEST DRY CLEANERS - Scotch Fabric Care
BEST MOVIE RENTAL - Blockbuster
BEST LIQUOR STORE - Cork & Barrel
BEST ADULT STORE - Priscilla's
BEST MUSIC STORE - Love Garden
BEST SHOE STORE - Arensberg's
BEST MEN'S CLOTHING - Gap
BEST WOMEN'S CLOTHING - Kieu's
BEST SPORT GOODS - Francis Sporting Goods'
BEST BIKE SHOP - Sunflower Outdoor & Bike
BEST JEWELRY STORE - Kizer Cummings
BEST DEPARTMENT STORE - Weaver's
BEST ELECTRONICS - Best Buy
BEST FURNITURE STORE - Blue Heron
BEST PET STORE - Pet World
BEST PLACE TO SELL CD'S - Hastings
BEST PLACE TO SELL OLD CLOTHES - Arizona
Trading Company
HOUSING
BEST APARTMENT COMPLEX - Legends
BEST TOWNHOMES - Meadowbrook
BEST LANDLORD - Tuckaway Management
BEST NEIGHBORHOOD - Student Ghetto
THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
Michiko Takei/KANSAN
The fountain sprays at the Docking Family Gateway at the north entrance of the University of Kansas. People rested near the cool of the fountain to get relief from Monday's hot weather.
A cool gateway
U. S. and Mexican law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that drug traffickers, in response to a U.S. border crackdown, have seized control of the routes they once shared with hu-
authorities from billions of dollars in cocaine shipments across the same border.
MEXICO Druglords begin human smuggling to divert police
man smugglers and in the process are transforming themselves into more diversified crime syndicates
The drug gangs get protection money from the migrants and then effectively use them to clear the trail for the flow of drugs.
SASABE, Mexico — Mexican druglords are taking over the business of smuggling migrants into the United States, using them as human decoys to divert
Associated Press
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color and mark of everything that is on the canvas, it can be really expressive and really individual," Gish said. "What I like about print making is there is a little more room for random chance to happen."
Gish has five different pieces on display at Solidarity! She described her work as funny, dark and self-examining.
Photographer Ailecia Ruscin,
Auburn, Ala., grad student, has about
40 photographs on display. Her
photographs capture political activists,
rock concerts and portraits of women.
She said she likes her work to be a bit different from the mainstream.
"I like to be a woman taking pictures of women, giving my eye as opposed to a male's eyes," Ruscin said. "The women that I took pictures of told me what they wanted to have pictures of, so they were empowered as part of the process."
"I hope they'll be inspired to do some of their own art," Ruscin said. "I hope people leave there thinking, 'what do I want to do?' "
Kansan staff writer Joe Hunt can be contacted at jhun@kansan. com.
Ruscin said she hoped to provide history to younger observers of art, with pictures of activists protesting the conflict in Iraq during the years of the Clinton administration.
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"Wham Bam Thank You Glam" by Jessica Gish is on display at the Solidarity Center on Massachusetts St. as part of an exhibit produced by members of the queer and transgendered communities of Lawrence.
Nuss, who graduated from the University in 2006 and now works as the national campus coordinator for 2020 Vision, which holds events promoting alternative energies, said there was another key difference between his event in 2004 and the event today: He said he was only memorializing 1,061 fallen soldiers in 2004.
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"It seemed like a large number at the time and now we're three times that." Nuss said.
Nuss, who now lives in Washington, D.C., came to Lawrence Sunday to promote 2020 Vision and is staying until Thursday, giving him plenty of time to see the new memorial, he said.
Strong Hall lawn.
"I think it's good to continue to do things like that because unfortunately we don't see how it all adds up like that except when it's a large milestone like another 1,000 soldiers." he said.
Chris Verbeck, Weston, Mo., junior, also chalked Monday night. He heard about the memorial as a member of Delta Force, but he said he had an added interest in writing because he knew a soldier who died in Iraq.
He said the soldier, Colby Farnan, was from his small community and his death had a drastic impact on the town. Verbeck said heled like to write Farnan's name in the memorial.
Unlike Groebblacher, Verbeck said the memorial is politically based for him.
"There are all of these deaths and nothing successful is being carried out to bring home our troops," he
"It could take a very long time and I think it's important to honor every one of them," Marcinkowski said.
Another chalker, Sonia Marcinkowski, Blue Springs, Mo., junior, said she thought it was odd how quickly people responded when 33 people died in the Virginia Tech shootings, and yet they don't think about how many Americans have died in the war. She said writing out the names in the memorial would show the cost of war.
said.
Kansan staff writer Tyler Harbert can be contacted at tharbert@ kansan.com.
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to further his understanding of the cultures that accompany the language. Saunders said assistant professor Jorge Perez invited Spanish poet Laura Freixas to class one day to talk with students after they studied her work.
"It's easier to understand subject material that you can relate to," Saunders said.
Rivera said the department had modified its teaching philosophy significantly since he arrived in 1992.
"We look at our teaching in a constructive and critical way" he said. "When something's not working, we adjust it."
The award money will go back into the department to teach fund
ing and other areas of the department.
Kansan staff writer Kyle Carter can be contacted at kcarter@kansan.com.
Edited by Sharla Shivers