12 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2006
what's going on
Things to do in Lawrence, Kansas City and Topeka this week.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 7
Fresh Ink. Spoken word and Music. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, 53. www.jazzhaus.com
Andy McKee. Lawrence Public Library, 7 p.m., all ages, FREE
Benefit: Remember The Dead And Fight Like Hell For the Living feat. Approach w/DJ Sku, Kelpie, KTP, Morning Endorphins, Long Division. Granada, 7 p.m., all ages, $5. www.granadam.com
THURSDAY
JUNE 8
Gin Blossoms. Harrah's,
Boodoo Lounge, 8 p.m.
21+,$20-30. www.harrahs.
com
Neon feat. DJ's Konsept and Cruz. Granada, 9 p.m., 18+,$3. www.granada.com
FRIDAY
JUNE 9
Buck Night. Kansas City Royals. Kauffman Stadium,
7:10 p.m., all ages, www. royals.com
Percival. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.
21+, $3. www.jazzhaus.com
SATURDAY
JUNE 10
Raspinette w/ Alcartoona.
Granada, 8 p.m., all ages,
$12. www.granada.com
Ryan Humphrey: Empty Thoughts, Lame Excuses and Decorative Lies. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, all ages, free. www.kemperart.org
SPOTLIGHT WAKARUSA FEST
BY DEJUANN AITWAY
dauwy@kansin.com
KANSIN STATE WRIVER
Live on stage number one, put your hands together for the Flaring Lips, and on stage number two, give it up for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. On stage number three, hailing from Macon, Ga., lets hear it for Gov't Mule. Finally, rocking and rolling on stage number four, put your hands together for Robert Randolph & the Family Band.
This is just a small sample of what will be taking place this weekend just outside of Lawrence as thousands of visitors and musicians involved with the Wakaruse music and camping festival will over-run Clinton Lake State Park.
The third annual festival is a four-day music festival that will start on Thursday and continue through Sunday. The event will have more than 150 bands performing on seven stages and is expecting more than 15,000 people to soak up the sun, music and atmosphere. The festival has sold tickets to someone in every state in the country and to people in five countries, Brett Mosiman, co-director of the festival, said.
Eighteen of the bands performing won battle of the bands competitions held throughout the Midwest and earned a spot in the festival. One of those bands was Springfield; Mo., reggae band Jah Roots. They will perform at the festival and lead vocalist Ras Josh said the band has eagerly awaited the festival for some
"The campground has everything you need for food and comfort, you don't have to leave the campsite for anything." Mosiman said.
The festival has scheduled several outdoor activities. Visitors can play golf, take a hike, hang out on the beach, wind surf or take up mountain biking. Yoga classes will even be offered in the mornings.
"This is a grassroots music festival put on for music fans by music fans," Mosiman said. "That's why it's less than a dollar a concert You might pay $9 for a beer at Sandstone, but you'll pay less half for that out here."
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Mosman said the organizers of the Wakarusa music festival want the festival to be accessible to a wide array of people.
The campground has a 24-hour general store provided by Hy Vee and more than 40 vendors off location.
Josh said the band had never performed in an event as large as the festival, but that they were looking forward to the entire experience associated with it.
Four-day passes and single-day passes are still available online at www.wakarusa.com, the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire and at CD Trade-post at 2540 S. Iowa and 4000 W. Sixth St. The four day passes are $139 and single day passes are $49 for Friday and Sunday and $59 for Saturday. Single day passes aren't offered for Thursday.
Summer jobs still available
BY ADRIENNE BOMMARITO
abommarito@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
With summer finally here, some students are having trouble finding a summer job. It's a difficult task for various reasons, but most of all searching for that perfect job takes up time and patience.
Jobs in Lawrence fill up fast because of the vast amount of college students who arrive each year. The summer months seem to open up more employment opportunities after students leave, but some businesses don't hire for summer because the Lawrence population decreases.
"As kids leave, traffic slows down, therefore the need for employees goes down also," said Matt Furse general manager of Britches, 843 Massachusetts St.
Luckily for those students still looking for a job, some businesses that have already done summer hiring want to hire one to two more people, while others haven't even begun theirs.
Backyard Burgers, 2351 W. 31st St., is one of the businesses that recently started hiring its summer staff.
miring its summer start.
Martin Hash, co-owner, said he will hire approximately two people this summer. Out of his 25 employees, Hash said he has about 10 who are college students. When interviewing people for positions, Hash said he looks for people who will look him in the eye and speak clearly.
Even if Hash isn't hiring, he is always looking for new employees.
loving to help employees.
"You always want that golden child to walk in, so we always accept applications."
Hash said.
Libby Strong, Barrington, Ill., junior has had trouble finding a summer job in Lawrence. She applied at various places on the KU Web site, such as the Burge Union bookstore and the computer tech shop in the Kansas Union. Strong said she would like to waitress, but didn't apply at any restaurants because of rumors that no jobs were available.
"I heard everywhere was full, so I didn't waste my time." Strong said
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Other students have run into similar problems.
House said he waited to start looking for a job until after classes let out and after he visited a friend's family in Illinois; time just wouldn't allow it.
"I need a job. If I'm going to live here, I need to work," said Carter House, Overland Park junior. House applied at Capital Federal Bank and Commerce Bank a week ago, but hasn't heard back yet.
throughout the year.
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar,
3900 W. 6th St., has hired its summer staff,
but is still accepting applications.
Backyard Burgers isn't the only business that continuously reviews applications throughout the year.
"I would tell anybody interested in a job to come on out," said Geoff Moncher, Applebee's manager.
Kashan Javad, assistant manager at Abercrombie and Fitch, 647 Massachusetts St., said they always accept applications and are looking for new employees to fill positions left by students who left Lawrence for the summer.
"We are more aiming towards summer since a lot of college kids are going home," Javed said about hiring for the summer rather than the fall.
rational than the last. Some students don't have the hassle of trying to find a summer job because they already have one.
Tom Whitehead, Leawood junior, has worked for his father during the summer for the past six years. His dad, Tom Whitehead Sr., is the owner and president of Phoenix Building Group, which is based out of Stillwell.The company covers general contracting projects all over the Kansas City, Kan., area.
Whitehead decided to live at home for the summer to save money and not have to work during the school year.
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"I use what money I need to get by, for gas and my lunches, but other than that I'm just saving up for the school year," Tom Whitehead said.
Despite living in Kansas City, Kan., with all his friends in Lawrence, Whitehead said he will be in town at least every other weekend.