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Group for everyone The KU chapter of the NAACP needs at least 25 members to be recognized nationally. Only a few people short, the group is hosting events to recruit prospective members for next semester. PAGE 3A
Vying for visas Joe Potts, director of International Student and Scholar Services, said new procedures in the visa application process have contributed to the decline of international students at U.S. universities since Sept. 11, 2001. PAGE 3A
Solid dedication Kansas swept a two-game series against
Texas this weekend at Arrocha Ballpark.
The ballpark was officially dedicated on Saturday. The team has a week off before facing Iowa State at home this weekend. PAGE 10A
Baseball team swept
The pitching staff fell apart this weekend for the Jayhawks as the baseball team was swept by the Red Raiders of Texas Tech. Kansas was outscored 48-21 in the threegame series, which included a doubleheader yesterday. PAGE 10A
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IN ITS 100TH YEAR AS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol.114 Issue No.143
Renovation begins
Wescoe Terrace closes to start expansion
Mace May, Olathe sophomore, bought food Friday at Wescoe Terrace from Danielle Agriopoulos,
Chicago junior. Friday was the last day of business before Wescoe Terrace's doors closed for remodeling. Employees sported a Hawaiian theme, and pizzas and snacks were sold at a reduced price.
By Anna Glovis
aclovis@kansan.com
Kansas stuff writer
The writing was on the wall Friday as fans of Wescoe Terrace wrote good-bye messages to the dining area on a wall that won't be there much longer.
that won't be there on Friday, Wescoe Terrace closed to prepare for a make-over that will begin on Wednesday when contractors will start light demolition.
Michael Myers, assistant director for food services for the Kansas Union, said the project was slated to be completed before classes begin in the fall. He said the area was closed before the end of the semester to ensure it would be done in time.
time. Heavy-duty construction will begin after classes are over for the semester, Myers said.
Myers said. The terrace hasn't been updated since the late 1980s, Myers said. He said the area's need for renovation coupled with the integration of Wescoe Terrace with University of Kansas Memorial Unions and Department of Student Housing food services were the main reasons behind the update.
to improve the facility," Myers said
the update.
"The demand and location require us
Myers said he didn't have any solid numbers on the cost of the renovation, but he said the remodeling price was sizeable.
Have the facility. Myers serves.
The new area will be completely different,
Myers said. Plans for the area include a
2,500-square-foot expansion and a new food court featuring a Pizza Hut, a stir-fry eatery called Jump, a Chick-fil-A, a deli, a sushi vendor, a convenience store and
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traditional salad bar.
Pedal to the pavement
Adam Mills, Topeka senior (second from left), competed in yesterday's Jayhawk Cycling Classic on the KU campus. Mills placed fourth in the men's A race, following an Iowa State cyclist and two Kansas State cyclists. The course began in front of Strong Hall and wound around campus on Jayhawk Boulevard, West Campus Road, Memorial Drive and Sunflower Road. See how the KU Cycling Club fared in this weekend's races on PAGE 8A.
Accident victim in physical rehab
By Beeley J, Spellmeier
npspellmeier@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Nastassia Johnson took her first steps Friday after her pelvis was broken in a car accident April 25.
ken in a car accident Johnson, Overland Park senior, is in rehabilitation at the University of Kansas Hospital.
Kansas Hospital. In addition to a broken pelvis, Johnson also has a fractured skull, a broken rib, lacerations on her liver and a fractured vertebra.
Johnson spent most of last week in a nursing unit at the University of Kansas Hospital.
She was on morphine and then Percocet for her pain.
Accept for her parish Johnson's boyfriend. Lawrence senior Ryan Griffin, has spent most of his free time with her.
He said she decided against surgery on her pelvis because the breaks were in places that didn't carry weight.
Johnson will be kept in rehabilitation until she is able to walk up four steps, which is what it takes to get into her house.
Johnson is supposed to graduate with honors in English this year.
with honors in English she She is still planning to graduate, and Griffin has been keeping in touch with her professors to ensure she finishes all the necessary work, he said.
Her biggest project is her honors thesis, which must be read, edited and considered "A" quality by two professors before she can graduate with honors, Griffin said.
do her daily work, he
"It's a lot to finish by May 23, but
she'll do it," Griffin said.
She also has a few papers and tests, but her professors are not making her do her daily work, he said.
Johnson and Griffin are planning to move to Chicago July 1, he said.
Johnson's completion of this semester is necessary for her to start law school at Loyola University Chicago in August, Griffin said.
Johnson was injured in a wreck at Sixth Street and Monterey Way.
Another car ran a red light and hit the side of Griffin's car, where Johnson was sitting in the passenger's seat.
seat. The driver said she couldn't see the red light because of the setting sun.
- Edited by Collin LaJoie
Women's activist Emily Taylor dies
Namesake of Women's Resource Center inspired both sexes for nearly 50 years
By Jodie Kraftt
jkrafft@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Emily Taylor, advocate for women's rights and a mentor and leader at the University of Kansas, died Saturday in Lawrence. She was 89.
Taylor came to the University in 1956 as dean of women. In 1975 she moved to Washington, D.C., to become the director of the
See page 4A for an editorial on the life and accomplishments of Emily Taylor.
Office of Women in Higher Education of the American Council on Education.
the American Council of the
She also served in the Kansas
Governor's Commission on the Status of
Women and was president of the
National Association of Commissions of
Women. She was named to the KU
Women's Hall of Fame in 1971.
During her years at the University, Taylor established the Women's Resource and Career Planning Center that was renamed in her honor in 1974.
She also eliminated curfew hours for women at the University and started one of the first rape crisis centers in the country.
"If you have a passion, you're going to live it and breathe it," said Cheryl Harrod, coordinator for outreach at the Center for Research on Learning at the
University. "And she had a thing about promoting young people in higher education."
Harrod said she became friends with Taylor about 15 years ago through the Lawrence branch of the American Association of University Women
or University
"I can probably
Taylor
Emily Taylor, left, in 1959. Taylor was dean of women at the University from 1956 to 1975 and died Saturday in Lawrence.
University Archive
"I can probably count on two fingers the individuals who have the visionary and yet are able to carry out the vision." Harrod said. "Emily was able to do both."
Emily was a big fan of Kelly Levi said she first met Taylor in 1997 through mutual friends and decided to write a biography on her.
to write a biography on her. Levi is pursuing a doctorate's degree at Kansas State University and said she will use Taylor as the topic for her dissertation.
"Emily had so many stories about how she affected change on the University of Kansas," Levi said. "I felt like they were stories that shouldn't be lost."
Levi said Taylor was a force in the
world of higher education during a time when the women's movement was moving slowly.
"I think her personal story is an exhibit of the women's movement and how it was played out in higher education," she said.
tron, she said. Taylor often interacted with students during her frequent visits to campus.
Brian Thomas, Plano, Texas, semo,
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