UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, June 14, 1995
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Acting dean 'good for business'
By Luby Montano-Laurel Kansan staff writer
Thomas Sarowski, a KU distinguished lecturer, has been named acting dean of the School of Business.
Sarowski, who joined the School of Business faculty in 1991, teaches graduate-level management information systems classes.
Bruce Bublitz, director of accounting and information systems, said that Sarowski was well respected among students and colleagues.
"He likes to make things better," Bublitz said. "He has been a leader in the KU business school, and he is a person who enjoys making changes."
Charles Krider, associate dean of business, said that Sarowski was an excellent appointment not only because he had experience in management, but also because he had good knowledge of the school.
Mark Daubert, former graduate student, said that he enjoyed Sarowski's Systems Analysis and Design class last semester.
"He will do an excellent job, and I am looking forward to working with him," Krider said. "Our faculty should have a good year."
"He is a very good business lecturer," Daubert said. "He is very concerned about the well-being of the students, and that is something that you can't easily find among professors nowadays. Professor Sarowski is one who will go an extra mile for his students."
Before he came to the University of Kansas, Sarowski worked with Arthur Andersen & Co., an accounting firm, and with Andersen Consulting, a computer consulting firm.
Sarowski received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Detroit Institute of Technology in 1963 and a master's degree in industrial administration from Purdue University in 1964.
McDonald's may fry downtown image
By Jenny Wiedeke
Kansan staff writer
The golden arches have been lit, and McDonald's is open for business in downtown Lawrence.
The store, at 911 Massachusetts St., opened for business April 27 and is owned locally by Marilyn and Tom Dobski, who own a total of nine McDonald's.
Downtown Lawrence Inc. is an organization that oversees downtown shops.
The downtown McDonald's is the fifth in the Lawrence area; their other stores are in surrounding communities.
"It adds an additional dimension to downtown that will hopefully draw more people to the area," said Lisa Blair, administrator for Downtown Lawrence Inc.
Some employees of downtown shops weren't as enthusiastic.
"I was surprised that it opened."
said Debbie Scheetz, manager of the Mass Street Dell, 941 Massachusetts St. "Downtown Lawrence Inc. has worked so hard to keep downtown the way it is."
Downtown mostly is comprised of locally owned shops and restaurants.
Smaller restaurants, like the Mass Street Deli, have been forced to compete with the better-known McDonald's.
"We have had fewer junior high and high school kids since McDonald's opened," said Ginny Gent, manager of the downtown Pizza Hut. 934 Massachusetts St.
Pizza Hut, the other corporate restaurant downtown, also has noticed a slight drop in business.
Scheetz said she hadn't noticed too much of a drop in the deli's business.
"We have a completely different menu than McDonald's," Scheetz said. "It's apples and oranges."
But Scheetz realizes that despite different menus, McDonald's does add more competition to the downtown area.
"People will eat somewhere," Scheetz said. "McDonald's just throws one more choice in the pot."
Blair, of Downtown Lawrence Inc., sees the new choice as a positive addition for downtown patrons and employees.
"There are a lot of people who have short lunch breaks who don't have time to go to a restaurant," Blair said. "McDonald's is perfect for those people who don't have much time."
The long-term economic effects of the McDonald's are yet to be seen, but Scheetz remains realistic about the situation.
"There are so many new restaurants in Lawrence," Scheetz said. "Some will eventually have to get weeded out. It's a cycle that only the best survive."
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