TUESDAY. AUGUST 30, 2005
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3A
KU engineering team wins contest
KU mechanical engineering students took first, second and third places at a national contest to make amusement park rides more easily accessible by those with limited mobility.
Teams participated with four members each. First place won $5,000, second place won $500 and third place received $200 in the "Access to Fun" contest. The contest was sponsored by International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.
For the contest, the students' entry was computer modeling and graphic based.
The first place team won funds to construct a three-dimensional miniature of its design that will be shown Nov. 14 to 19 at the IAAPA Attractions Expo 2005, an annual conference and trade show, at. the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
The contest was open to universities, professional engineers and design firms. The goal was to develop a device to transfer people who use wheelchairs into and out of rides.
Aly Barland
Spencer Museum to hold fundraiser
The Spencer Museum of Art is holding "Dollars for Scholars Tag Sale," an event to benefit the museum's Children's Art Appreciation Classes from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9.
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Last year the Docent Scholarship Program was established to enable children from all Lawrence schools to attend Saturday art classes. Scholarships are awarded to pupils based on interest in art.
BUSINESS
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KU merchandiser opens
Retail development on Iowa Street offers shoppers and retailers new locations in southern Lawrence
Kim Andrews/KANSAN Jayhawk merchandise lines the racks at D3 Sports, 31st and Iowa streets. The store is the newest to open in the area.
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BY ALY BARLAND
abarland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
KU sports apparel retailers on Massachusetts Street may see stiff competition from a new store in the developing southern part of Lawrence.
Construction of several storefront buildings near the corner of 31st and Iowa streets is making the area a destination for Lawrence residents and students.
The owners of D3 Sports, Lawrence's newest provider of sports apparel, are optimistic about their future owning the only business in Lawrence's southern shopping district to specialize in KU merchandise. D3 Sports, 2040 W. 31st St., is co-owned by David Timmons, who previously managed Jock's Nitch Sporting Goods, 1443 W. 23rd St, and Doug Dobbins, who managed the Jock's Nitch at 837 Massachusetts St. The two had planned to open their own business, but were awaiting a location that suited them.
"We were just ready to do something on our own." Timmons said.
The owners of D3 Sports had planned to make $350,000 in their first year of business, and Dobbins said since the business's opening on May 29, they had been on schedule.
"Traffic out here has been pretty good," Dobbins said.
He said that business generated by nearby stores had attracted shoppers to his store.
"Pretty much everyone in Lawrence goes to Best Buy and Home Depot." Dobbins said.
Emi Ibarra, Wichita freshman, said that because there were other stores around D3 Sports, customers would see D3 Sports if they were not aware of its existence already. Dobbins considered their current location to be the other main shopping district in Lawrence.
"We thought this was the place to be if you're not on Massachusetts Street," he said.
Derek Keller, Marysville senior,
said he usually purchased his KU
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"It definitely has a lot of KU stuff. It had a lot of accessories, but on Massachusetts, they have more variety of T-shirts and jerseys," Keller said.
Keller said. Keller said he thought that D3 Sports, however, had a good location for business because of its proximity to Best Buy and On The Border.
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Pam Peterson, realtor for Block and Co. Inc. of Kansas City, Mo., said they were in lease negotiations with The UPS Store to fill the rest of the building currently housing D3 Sports.
— Edited by Theresa Montaño
STATE
Shareholders file suit against Kansas City pasta maker
have filed a third class-action lawsuit, claiming officials lied about the health of the company to unfairly inflate stock values
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, names current officers and a former officer.
Kansas City-based pasta maker announced it would delay the release of third-quarter earnings as an internal investigation looked into possible accounting lapses.
The lawsuit came after the
No reason was given for Thompson's resignation.
After the Aug. 9 disclosure, founder and former chief executive officer Richard Thompson
He is president and chief executive of The Meow Mix Co. in Secaucus, N.J.
announced he was resigning from the company's board.
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The Associated Press
*Yesterday's University Daily Kansan contained an error.The feature "This Week in KU History" should have included: © 2005 University of Kansas Memorial Corporation, All rights reserved.
ON THE RECORD
A 20-year-old, a 19-year-old and a 22-year-old, all KU students, reported that a 19-year-old and a 46-year-old, whom Lawrence police later apprehended, attempted to steal $410 in valuables from a motor vehicle about 12:10 a.m. Aug. 27 on the 1000 block of New Hampshire Street.
♦ A 22-year-old KU student reported $6,000 in $100 bills stolen sometime between 1 a.m. and 9 p.m. Aug. 26 on the 1000 block of Louisiana Street.
♦ A 21-year-old student reported a $1,519 Gateway laptop computer and $530 in valuables stolen sometime between 7:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on the 800 block of Michigan Street.
ON CAMPUS
The movie "Dead Man on Campus" will be shown in the lobby of McCollum Hall, located on Daisy Hill, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Student Union Activities and the Association of University Residence Halls will provide snacks and prizes.
Note: The University Daily Kansan prints campus events that are free and open to the public. Submission forms are available in the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Items must be turned in two days in advance of the desired publication date. On Campus is printed on a space available basis.
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS August 30,200
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SENATE
KU MOCK TRIAL
KU Mock Trial will be meeting for the first time Thursday, September 1 at 7pm in Room 203 of Green Hall,the law school building. We will be having try-out sign ups.
PMD FOR BY KU
For more information check our our website at www.ku.edu/~kumtrial/. You can also email kansasmocktrial@hotmail.com
The Collegiate Readership Program
FREE SERVICE FOR KU STUDENTS BY KU STUDENTS
Visit www.hawzo.com for more details.
lend & borrow books online
Kansas CONNECTIONS
Kansas Connections will be gathering at the Hawks Nest in the Kansas Union @ 7:00 Thursday September 1st before going in for bowling at the Jaybowl. Please bring money. Visit our website at www.ku.edu/~connect for more information.
> Spend as low as $20 on a $100 value book
> Earn as much as $100 by lending 5 books
Why buy when you can borrow all your books?
Queers & Allies, First Meeting of the Year 7:30PM August 30th Big 12 Room. Kansas Union
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Contact Jason Boots by email or phone at jboots@ku.edu or (785) 864-1265.