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thursdav. ianuary 29, 2004
Restaurant relocates, keeps atmosphere
Molly McGee's stays on Iowa St., will open new location next week
By Dave Nobles
dnobles@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Amanda Kim Stairrett/Kansan
Jonathan Bransky cleaned at Molly McGee's, 2412 Iowa St., in anticipation of the restaurant's opening next week. Molly McGee's took over the building formerly occupied by Mexi-Kans. The Jayhawk, carved from a cottonwood tree, was crafted by Clifford Thomas, a chain saw artist.
After 15 years in Lawrence, Molly McGee's is finally getting her makeover in the form of a new building.
The restaurant and sports bar has relocated from its old home in the Holiday Plaza at 25th and Iowa streets to its new home at 2412 Iowa St., the building that formerly housed Barbivee Steakhouse and Mexi-Kans. The new Molly McGee's is slated to open its doors Wednesday.
Kitchen manager Tre Over $ _{j}$ stake said the monthly rent for the new building was higher than the restaurant's former location, which has yet to be leased.
The new building had to undergo changes to house Molly McGee's.
"We had to de-Mexi-Kans it and de-western it," said general manager Shannon Norwood.
While the menu and staff will be the same, both will grow in the next few months. Norwood said she would hire 10 more people and pizza would be on the menu by April.
Some of the changes to the restaurant's appearance include a new pool room, a separate arcade game room and two big-screen high definition televisions. The new restaurant will have an additional 30 seats and six more 28-inch televisions, bringing its television total to 22. A patio section is also planned.
Another addition to Molly McGee's is a hand-carved wooden Jayhawk bought from Frame Woods.819 Massachusetts St.
Other than the additions, nearly all of the equipment from the old restaurant was transferred over to the new building. Overstake said all of the beer taps and tables would be used in the new location.
Before the restaurant can be opened, it must undergo a series of inspections by the city. The inspections, which begin tomorrow, include a health inspection and a fire marshall inspection.
Because the restaurant has been closed for more than a week for the move, the staff has done nearly all of the construction of the new restaurant.
Some staff members, like Brad Ekstrom, Palatine, Ill., senior, are just ready to get back to work.
"In a way, it's kind of a hassle,"
Ekstrom said. "As far as the overall atmosphere goes though, it's going to be a really good thing."
Ekstrom said that the biggest challenge would be getting accustomed to the new equipment.
One thing that customers may
find missing from the new restaurant is the toy train that formerly ran above the bar. Overstake said there were plans to bring the pint-sized locomotive over, but that nothing had been finalized.
"Once you walk in and see the finished product, you'll be able to see Molly McGee's." Overstake said.
the new building would have the same feeling.
Trains aside, Overstake said
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PAY: Printing copying to cost students again
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Emporia State, according to representatives for the respective schools.
"Right now, this is what we have to do to help our costs," she said.
The Pay-to-Print service in the public labs at the University is by no means a permanent fixture, either, Catlin said.
Bill Myers, director of library services, said that the eight cents-per-page cost for students wasn't new at KU libraries.
After suspending the charge last semester to work out computer problems, the libraries are once again charging the same fee computer labs have adopted. The library began charging the fee in June 2001.
Myers said the volume of students using the library didn't change after it began charging, but he did see a decrease in printing from library computers.
But printing from computer labs could be different, Myers said.
HASHINGER: Dorm to renovate in 2005
"At computer labs, people have to get their materials printed," Myers said. "If they need it, they'll have to pay for it."
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The hall will close in Spring 2005 and reopen in Fall 2006 after a comprehensive renovation. The department is committed to maintaining Hashinger's fine arts emphasis, Stoner said, and student input will play a significant role in shaping the building's final outcome.
The department sent surveys out to all Hashinger residents last semester to gauge their attitudes and gather suggestions for prospective changes.
Kelly Payton, Hashinger resident assistant, said many of her residents had said they wanted to keep the theater, dance and practice rooms in the building. Payton
has lived in Hashinger for five years and said that while the building needed a cleaner, more modern look, she did not want it to lose its traditional elements.
"The front porch was a big thing that everybody wanted to keep," said Payton. "If you've ever walked by there, you know that half the building hangs out on the front porch at any given time."
Stephen Moles, chair of the Hashinger Hall Arts Council, said he hoped the importance of floor interaction would be stressed with concepts like preserving community bathing facilities.
"What I've noticed at Ellsworth, Lewis and Templin is that because you have everything inside your dorm room, there's no
reason to leave," Moles, Lawrence sophomore, said. "You're in the dorms to meet people, not to sit in your room."
Moles said he also hoped that while the facilities were updated, the hall would keep its unique flavor.
"I want every class that comes into Hash after me to feel the same sense of creativity and fun that I have felt here," Moles said.
Andrew Smith, St. Louis senior, said the architects were concerned about more than just the structural design of the building. Smith is a member of the Hashing Hall Renovation Project Building Committee and said he had been impressed with the way architects are working with
students to preserve the spirit for which Hashinger is known.
Stoner said changes will also be made to E's Express, the dining facility on the hall's second floor. Kandace Creel, president of the Association of University Residence Halls, said ideas for how to transform the space have included fast food options and extended hours.
"I know that a lot of residents, not just those who live in Hash, but all over the Hill, would be interested in something like that," the Albuquerque, N.M. senior said.
The architects will continue to focus on student and public rooms until tomorrow, and will begin discussing concepts for food service changes next week.
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DAY: State spirit important
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Shipstead, first grade teacher at Sunflower Elementary in Paola. The students will sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee," and present books they made.
Before Kansas was made a state on Jan. 29, 1861, it had to first be a territory. In May, Kansas will celebrate 150 years since its territorial birth.
Kansas' status as a territory had a nationwide impact, Rita Napier, associate professor of history, said. Through the Kansas-Nebraska Act, both became territories, and were given the opportunity to decide whether to uphold slavery. After choosing to make slavery illegal,
a battle ignited both inside and out of the borders.
By creating this image of Kansas as anti-slavery, Kansas history has been distorted, Napier said. Some didn't want slavery because they didn't want poor farmers competing with slave labor. Others did not want to deal with the racial issues that accompanied it.
The importance of Kansas Day is not all falsehoods. Kansans see this as symbolic of what the state and the people still stands for, Napier said. She said Kansans still like to be seen as spirited individuals who stand up for what they believe in.
- Edited by Robert Perkins