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KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2011 / NEWS
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LAWRENCE
Task force helps recreate downtown
LAURA NIGHTENGALE
Inightengale@kansan.com
The Lawrence Retail Task Force recommended that the city help retail success to improve the local economy. Their goal is to gain more sales tax revenue for city projects.
It's no surprise that the retail industry suffers in a weak economy. After the recent recession has left sales stagnating and business decrease, the city's Retail Task Force compiled a report to improve retail business in Lawrence.
The task force, created by the city last May, recommended to the city commission last week that Lawrence got involved in improving retail success, which benefits the local economy.
For the report, the task force gathered information from a number of sources, including local businesses and the city's economic development staff, said Robert Chestnut, chairman of the Retail Task Force.
One of the recommendations many business owners show interest in is a collaborative marketing program that will create a database of market and spending information.
"I would hope to get a clear, overall picture of shopping habits of Lawrence residents and also people from Topeka and Kansas City, as well as eventually a joint marketing effort to bring more shopper to Lawrence," said Earl Reineman, vice president of Weaver's Department Store.
Reineman has worked for Weaver's for 22 years and served on the Retail Task Force as a downtown merchant representative.
He wants to "just encourage people to think about shopping locally first and understand the dramatic and positive impact that their local shopping has on their community"
One problem the task force identified was the loss of business when local shoppers leave Lawrence for their shopping.
Kath Liggett, a junior from Portland, Ore., said she often travels to Kansas City to shop.
"When I'm trying to get specific things I go to Kansas City, but I do some shopping in Lawrence," Ligget said.
She also said she would do more shopping locally if Lawrence offered the same stores she goes to in Kansas City, such as Forever 21.
H&M and Victoria's Secret.
The ultimate goal of the task force is to generate additional revenue for city projects through the collection of sales tax. It wants to support community projects like fixing potholes and provide wages for the police force.
Chestnut said that the strategies would vary depending on location and retail segment.
Members of the task force said predicting changes in the market is difficult. Therefore, it is hard to tell whether business will pick up soon.
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African American struggles in the United States is a steady theme throughout Morrison's work. Anatol said Morrison was often accredited to having a strong voice, realistic and vivid dialog, and heartfelt story topics.
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The readings were broken down into 15-minute slots and were open to the public. Participants could either sign up before the event, or
"It's a really great way for the English department to branch out a little bit," Anatol said.
just wander in and read.
In the past, the University has held readings for Moby Dick and James Joyce, but Toni Morrison is the most modern author the read-a-thons have tackled.
Hannah Langley, a senior from Lenexa, was one of the curious
students who decided to stop during her walk through Anschutz Library to watch because she read one of Morrison's books in an English class.
"I think these things are great," Langley said. "You can learn about people and things outside of class time."
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them ineffective.
reluctant in prescribing the drug. Denning said most of the university population is healthy and able to resist the flu without the treatment of Tamilifu, which would shorten the illness for one day at a cost of $100. She said the use of antiviral and antibacterial drugs without good reason would only breed resistance and render
Patients exposed to added risk are most likely to be treated with prescription drugs. These patients include young children, elderly patients and individuals suffering from chronic illnesses such as asthma or heart disease.
"Think of it as saving the Tamifu for your grandma," Denning said.
For the rest of us, she recommends bed rest and fluids.
But Denning said that the health center is prepared answer questions and offer treatment as needed.
"it's always OK to call and speak with a nurse," she said.
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worked on 80 percent of all phones sold last year. He said he believed there was a market in the U.S.for feature phone apps.
"While the trend toward smartphones is growing, in the meantime there are millions of people with regular phones all across the country." Naphtali said. "And these people also want a great experience."
Frank Jurden, a lecturer in marketing in the School of Business,
said Facebook's interest in feature phone apps made sense.
"Extending to feature phones means more people on Facebook," he said.
But he emphasized that there were limits to what it could do with that technology.
Feature phones present technical problems because they lack consistent platforms and development tools. That, he said, is why web standards have driven the
success of the iPhone and other smartphones.
Jurden said it was possible that companies like Snaptu might overcome those technical difficulties and succeed in making their apps widely available. But he questioned whether they would succeed in making money.
"Not likely," he said.
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AWARDS
Students honored with Hearst award
Three former University Daily Kansan staff members were awarded prizes from the prestigious William Randolph Hearst Journalism Award Program for their work with The Kansan, according to a Thursday media release.
Jayson Jenks, a junior from Shawnee, won first place in the competition's sportswriting category for his Jan. 27 article, "The Great Divide," chronicling the lives of two black KU athletes in the 1950s. Jenks won a $2,600 scholarship and eligibility to compete in the Hearst Foundation's national writing championship, held in San Francisco in June.
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Stephen Montemayor, a December graduate from Shawnee, won 10th place in sportswriting for his Dec. 2 article, "Between the Ears," on concussion injuries in football.
Brenna Daldorph, a Spring 2010 graduate from Lawrence, won first place in in-depth writing through the program earlier
this month. Daldorph won for her story, "Living in Limbo" on undocumented students at the University. She also will receive $2,600. Both scholarships will be matched in a donation from
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the foundation to the School of Journalism.
The University is in second place overall in the national competition, which has rolling deadlines throughout the year for
different journalism categories Indiana University is currently in first place.
Alex Garrison
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