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6A / NEWS / TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
SAFETY
Local bars pledge to take a stand against sexual assault, drunk driving
BY ALLYSON SHAW
arshaw@kansan.com
ashaw@kansan.com
There are "bars," and then there are "safe bars"
In a safe bar, drinks are served with coasters featuring information about taxi services and sexual violence. The bartenders and bouncers are trained to identify and prevent sexual violence. These workers also know what to do when someone has too much to drink.
In any other bar, personal safety is left up to chance.
This past summer, the rap crisis center of Douglas County, GaDuGi SafeCenter, received a $2,500 United Way Community Impact grant to create the Safe Bar Alliance. To establish this, GaDuGi will work in collaboration with the Douglas County Attorney's office and local bar owners.
Christie Dobson, the GaDuGi outreach coordinator, said the grant will pay for materials that will be put in the bars, such as coasters with information about sexual assault, buttons for bartenders and bouncers that say, "I can call a cab" and stickers that will go in the windows of bars in the alliance. Dobson said she expects materials to be in the bars within the next two months.
Dobson said 50 to 80 percent
of all sexual assaults involve alcohol and that college-aged women are four times more likely to be assaulted than women of any other age.
"Alcohol is a date rape drug," Dobson said. "This is not just about predators who are out there looking for people. It's about two people who have had too much to drink, they make a mistake and date rape occurs."
Molly Kretzer, a senior from Wichita,提学 a semester working on a project called "The Jayhawk Buddy System" for a campaignss class.
In her research she found that students' perception of other students' drinking and partying habits was inflated. She said students thought that a higher percentage of classmates go to bars than actually do. Still, she said, KU students go to bars more often than students on other college campuses.
BARS THAT ARE ALREADY PART OF THE SAFE BAR ALLIANCE:
"It's nice to see my research and work farther than just a grade," Kretzer said. "This is so much more important."
Kretzer now uses the information she gathered to help the Safe Bar Alliance.
Dobson said the project was initiated by bar owners inquiring about their legal rights and responsibilities when dealing with sexual assault. She said they were eager to be a part of the solution.
— REPLAY LOUNGE
— JACKPOT SALOON
— GASLIGHT TAVERN
— ABE & JAKE'S LANDING
Kretzer said the Safe Bar Alliance is still figuring out what information should be on the coasters and buttons. However, the project is strongly focused on awareness and prevention of sexual violence.
"If you're by yourself at a bar, we'll find you a ride home — no judging." Kretzer said.
So far the Replay Lounge, the Jackpot Saloon, the Gaslight Tavern and Abe and Jake's Landing have agreed to be a part of the Safe Bar Alliance. Dobson said she expects more bars will join soon. She said she hopes that people will choose to only go to bars that are part of the Safe Bar Alliance.
"This is a change for Lawrence to create something innovative and effective," Dobson said. "We want this to be the solution that other cities can look towards."
— Edited by Emily McCoy
A quiet Abe & Jake's Landing stands closed on Labor Day. Abe & Jake's is one of four Lawrence bars participating in the "Safe Bar Alliance."
CAMPUS
Grant funds two major programs for School of Business
A grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce is in the process of funding two major programs for The School of Business.
BY GARTH SEARS gsears@kansan.com
The first program benefiting from funding was developed by Wally Meyer, director of entrepreneurship programs in the school.
RedTire LLC is a concept loaning program that will aid in the training of students with hopes of taking over a business. RedTire revolves around the idea of pairing appropriate student teams with retiring business owners in Kansas, with the potential takeover or purchase of that business in mind.
The teams will train under the
business' current owner. After learning the ins and outs of their assigned business, the teams will then be in better position to buy the company from the owner. RedTire will then underwrite and guarantee the loans that the teams take out to buy the company.
Meyer said RedTire will begin by trying to match five graduating student teams to five owners by
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the spring semester. He said the main goal of the program is to have a portfolio of about 25 companies that students are getting matched with on a regular basis.
"We have received a number of phone calls from businesses that want us to go to work for them already," he said. RedTire can be most beneficial to retiring business owners with no means of passing the business on to a family member or business partner; in other words, those looking to sell.
that will give in-depth skills to non-business students wanting to start their own business.
This is Meyer's first semester teaching the class, made up of 93 students with majors varying outside of the normal business class track.
"The musician can start his own music services business or his own retail sheet music business," Meyer said. "They will know how to raise capital for the company, how to negotiate the money necessary
"The classes are not conventional. It's very hands-on. It's like 'Here's a project, go do it ...'"
Courtney Petrehn, a senior from Hillsdale in the entrepreneurship program, said teamwork is key in respect to RedTire.
"With a team, you can have brainstorming from different
Meyer said preventing businesses from closing throughout Kansas is vital to maintaining the jobs, taxes and services generated by them.
The second new program receiving grant funding is called "Growing Your Own Business." It is a four-course program offered by the entrepreneurship program
LYNN BAMMEL Wichita senior
perspectives and you can help each other," she said. "If the different team members are pursuing their one vision from different perspectives, I think the program could be very effective."
to be able to start the company, how to keep score so you know what's working and how to improve the performance of your business - all of the components of being
After completing the fourcourse set, non-business students will receive a certificate of entrepreneurship, which Meyer said should then work in their favor when applying for a business loan.
able to start running a business."
"This program is potentially even more impactful on the economy than RedTire," Meyer said. "Every new successful business that starts is a huge contributor to more jobs, better jobs, and more money in the local economy, which is good for all of us."
Craig Bell, a junior from Olathe majoring in chemical engineering, enrolled in the class this semester. He said it's approachable for nonbusiness students.
Lynn Bammel, a senior from Wichita in the entrepreneurship program, said it provides a good opportunity for those with little business education.
"If terms come up we don't understand ... He's open to us saying, 'Hey, what does that mean?' " Bell said about Meyer.
Both the new projects are like wise designed to further generate business in Kansas.
The School of Business, specifically the school's entrepreneurship program, earned this Department of Commerce grant once before two years ago. Meyer said both of the new programs were jump-started by the first program, but the new grant will fund the program even further since its turning operational. "We were able to demonstrate, for the first two years, that we were able to work on projects that would generate millions of dollars worth of economic value for the state of Kansas," Meyer said. "And once those plans were implemented, it employed literally hundreds of our fellow Kansas citizens."
"The classes are not conventional," she said. "It's very hands-on. It's like, 'Here's a project, go do it, and we'll talk about it.'"
— Edited by Leslie Kinsman
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