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Energy concerns fuel sunflower showdown
BY IAN CUMMINGS icummings@kansan.com
University of Kansas residence halls are competing directly with student housing at Kansas State University as part of the Take Charge! Challenge, a contest between Lawrence and Manhattan to save energy and win a $100,000 community project grant.
Facilities Operations staff will measure electricity consumption at Corbin, Ellsworth, GSP, Hashinger, Lewis, McCollum, Oliver and Templin halls between March 4 and 18 and again between March 28 and April 8 and compare it to usage in the previous month. The school that reduces its electricity usage the most will be declared the
Students living in the residence halls can participate by turning off lights and using natural light when possible, adjusting power settings on computers to save energy and unplugging electronics, appliances and chargers when not using them. Students can also replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs and register the change at the website www.takechargekansas.org.
winner and their efforts will count toward the larger, city-wide contest. The residence hall challenge rewards are a little different than the city contest. "There's no cash prize," said Jeff Severin, director of the Center for Sustainability and a contest organizer, "just bragging rights."
All residents of Lawrence can contribute to the city's efforts by installing compact fluorescent lights and registering the change, scheduling Efficiency Kansas energy audits, enrolling in Westar Energy's WattSaver program and attending Take Charge! events on campus and in the community.
The Take Charge! Challenge is sponsored by the Kansas Energy Office, the Climate and Energy Project and the University's Center for Sustainability. The $100,000 community project grant will be used for an energy efficiency or renewable energy project in whichever city wins the contest.
Residence Hall Challenge
Edited by Marla Daniels
When: March 4 - 18,
March 28 - April 8
Participating Halls:
Corbin Hall
Ellsworth Hall
GSP Hall
Hashinger Hall
Lewis Hall
McCollum Hall
Oliver Hall
Templin Hall
To Participate:
-Turn off lights
-Install CFL
light bulbs,
register change
-Power down and unplug appliances
-Attend events
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Widespread efforts win Lawrence the award for the healthiest large community in Kansas
Kesley Vorgert, a sophomore from Winfield, Illinois works out on Monday at Ambler Student Recreational Fitness Center. Lawrence was named among two other communities as a winner of award for steps to improve health of its citizens.
BY LAURA
NIGHTENGALE
Innightengale@kansan.com
At 5:55 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday Allen Fieldhouse opens its doors and welcomes more than one hundred athletes ranging from children to the retired for a Lawrence fitness tradition — Red Dog's Dog Days. Participants run laps and complete marine training exercises on the second floor of the Fieldhouse for 10 minutes.
Dog Days, along with other community wellness programs, help Lawrence community members get healthier. Lawrence is one of three communities recently recognized by Blue Cross Blue Shield and Kansas Recreation and Park Association with the BlueCHIP award. As one of the healthiest cities in Kansas and the winner in the large community category, Lawrence was chosen for the community's commitment to healthy lifestyles and support of health program
Gardner, a former marine,
used to travel a lot during his
career and said Lawrence is one
of the healthiest cities he's seen.
The recipients of the BlueCHIP Awards were evaluated by the "CHIP" criteria: "C," clean air; "H," healthy food choices; "I," initiatives to curb obesity; and "P," physical activity,
KUJH
according to a Blue Cross Blue Shield press release.
"Lawrence, in particular, impressed everyone primarily because it's such a coordinated effort with a wide variety of groups and certainly their success in achieving some of the goals that we put forth," Doug Vance, executive director of KRPA, said.
Janelle Martin director of Douglas County Community Health Improvement
For more coverage of this story, check out KUJH's newcast today at 4 p.m. on channel 31.
APPLICANTS MUST ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WHEN APPLYING:
Partnership, was one of the representatives who submitted Lawrence's application for the award.
1. How does your community support planning for healthy lifestyles?
The City of Lawrence was recognized with this award for its support of community projects such as bike lanes, workplace smoking ordinances and other programs
2. How does your community encourage physical activity?
"I think we have a lot of interested and passionate people working on improving the health of the community," Martin said, "and we've got a lot of neat things going on in schools for kids and in the community."
3. How does your community encourage good nutrition?
4. What is your community doing to address obesity issues?
5. How does your community promote tobacco-free environments?
when does your community put tobacco-free environments?
Above all else, communities must show how they have taken steps in improving their residents' overall health.
Graphic by Amanda Kistner
Information from award application
that encourage physical activity. "Lawrence has a great representation of health advocates ranging from the city, in particular Lawrence Parks and Recreation, and a lot of nonprofit groups like the CHIP program and private groups," Vance said.
that encourage physical activity.
Programs like Red Dog's Dog Days and activities at the Ambler Student Recreation Center provide multiple health options for students who want to participate in the community's wellness efforts.
Edited by Marla Daniels
March 7
-Blood Vessel Rec Center 12-5
-GSP 2-7
-Union Ballroom 11-5
Rock Chalk Blood Ddonor
March 8
Blood Vessel Rec Center 12-5
McCollum 1-7
March 9
- Union,Ballroom 11-5
- Blood Vessel Union 11-5
- Kappa Delta 3-8
-Union Ballroom 11-5
-Union Ballroom II1-5
-Blood Vessel Union II1-5
-Hashinger Hall 2-7
- Union Ballroom 10-3
- Blood Vessel Union 10-3
- Phi Kappa Psi 11:30-3
- Oliver Hall 10-2
March 11
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BY PAT MUELLER pmueller@kansan.com
City commission spends $14,000 on new Tasers for police
All Lawrence police officers must go through a training program before taking Tasers on patrol. The training includes different scenarios where force is necessary, and officers are even Tased to see how it feels.
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"Police officers have a very difficult job," Corliss said. "They've got to make split-second decisions for the safety of the individuals around them, for the safety of any suspects, and for their own physical safety."
Corbiss said there has never been an instance of a Lawrence police officer misusing a Taser. "We are very fortunate to have excellent police officers who use force appropriately when it has to be used," he said.
The additional Tasers will be purchased during the next month.
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March 10
Edited by Jacque Weber
The Lawrence City Commission approved a $14,000 request to purchase 16 new Tasers for the Lawrence Police Department during its meeting last week.
"In appropriate situations, Tasers will deescalate a situation and hopefully prevent somebody from being seriously injured or worse," said David Corliss, Lawrence city manager.
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Currently, Lawrence has 10 Tasers deployed in the field.
Jim Cross, public affairs officer for the U.S. Attorney in the District of Kansas, said Simmons was sentenced to pay $157,480 and Jefferies $56,000. They both pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony earlier this year.
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Cross said the court has several "means and methods" of collecting the restitution, including garnishing wages. The Internal Revenue Service has been involved with the case since the beginning, but the receiver of the garnished funds has yet to be determined. The federal judge in the case will determine sometime later this week if the federal government or Kansas Athletics, Inc., will get the money, Cross said.
"We've got more than just 10 police officers out on the streets," Corliss said. "We want to make sure that all police officers have that ability."
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found to be justified within the department's policy.
Five other co-defendents in the case have also pleaded guilty to felonies for their involvement in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud in illegally re-selling KU tickets for their own gain. Harsher sentences for these defenders are expected but what that means will be determined in the next few months. The defendants, their former roles in Athletics and their sentencing dates are listed below.
A judge sentenced two former athletics department employees, Brandon Simmons and Jason Jeffries, to two years probation and several thousand dollars in restitution on Monday for willingly failing to disclose a ticket-stealing scheme within the department.
The commission approved the purchase after receiving the annual Taser usage report from Police Chief Tarik Khatib. The report detailed the eight situations Tasers were used in Lawrence last year. All were
— Kassie Liebsch, 28, former systems analyst in the tickets office; set for sentencing March 30
— Charlette Blubaugh, 44, former head of ticket operations; set for sentencing April 14
— Ben Kirtland, 54, former associate athletics director in charge of the Williams Fund, the fund-raising arm of the program; set for sentencing May 12
— Rodney Jones, 42, former assistant athletics director for development; set for sentencing March 31
For more coverage of this story, check out KUJH's newscast today at 4 p.m. on channel 31.
Thomas Blubaugh, 46,
Charlette's husband, listed as a
consultant for Kansas Athletics; set for
sentencing April 14
ADMINISTRATION
Ticket case yields fines, probation
BY ALEX GARRISON agarrison@kansan.com
Edited by Marla Daniels
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