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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Lawrence plays host to great live venues Those venues offer many types of events
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE
BY HANNAH WISE editor@kansan.com
Swaying in the crowd to the beat of the music. The stage is feet away. The speakers are blasting the musical magnificence as performed by the evening's act. These are experiences that students may find at this year's Top of the Hill best live music venues. The Granada is located at 1020 Massachusetts and promotes itself as general interest venue.
"We try to book all kinds of events. We want to be a general venue. We want to be able to have people walk in and see something different every night," said Granada marketing manager Rob Shulte.
The Granada has played host to plays, fashion shows, comedy acts, spoken-word
fashion shows, comedy dots performances and art shows. These are all on top of what it is mostly known for amongst students, being a music venue.
"I've seen shows at The Granada but now I get to be on the stage there. It is so cool!" Salavitch said .
The Granada was originally built in 1928 as a movie theater. Since then it has been renovated and repurposed into the live venue that students know today. The building is oriented so that the audience is close to the performers to create a sense of being a part of the show.
The management at the Granada is proud to be recognized by students as being part of Top of the Hill.
The Granada has been a place for student bands to start. Chris Salavitch, a freshman from Lansing, Kansas, is looking forward to his band's first performance at the Granada in the Next Big Thing Tour.
"I feel like between myself, my boss Mike Logan, night manager Cameron Lauer, we put
"You get to be that much closer to the band. It is just a much more intimate setting," said Alex Freeze, a sophomore from Phoenix, Arizona.
in a lot of work and energy. Sometimes we don't know if people do anything but come to the shows, so to be voted Top of the Hill feels pretty awesome," said Shulte.
Liberty Hall is different than the Granada in that it has weekend movie showings on top of other events. It also offers a full time video rental store.
"We want to be the place that people think of when they can't find a movie on Netflix or at Blockbuster," said Douglas Redding, Liberty Hall Video Store manager.
"We try to book all kinds of events. ... We want to be able to have people walk in and see something different every night."
ROB SHULTE
Granada marketing manager
Besides offering blockbuster movies, Liberty Hall also has a wide selection of alternative and older film genres to choose from.
"It is really the only place in Lawrence you can get alternative films to see and also to rent," said Molly Fister, a freshman from
Lawrence.
Not only does she go to Liberty Hall to see films, she attends live events as well. She prefers to go to local venues like Liberty Hall because they do not just have local bands.
"Its really cool. It has headlining shows with people that I know. I went to Sarah
Bareilles a couple of weeks ago, "Fister said.
Liberty Hall also has deep roots in Lawrence history. It was built in 1912 and has been providing live venue services under different names since then.
"We have a good intimate setting. There is not a bad seat in the house," said Redding.
Lawrence's live venues are working to bring events for all interests. This semester brought acts such as Tech N9ne, Matt & Kim, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists and local music sensation Louisiana Street Band to the stage. The Granada is preparing for their next semester line-un.
"We are not allowed to say who yet, but next semester will be huge," said Shulte.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2010
Sophomore Mason Finley improved on his weight throw results from last year throwing 56.29-feet, which earned him third place.
"It was good. I PR-ed from last year by six feet so I think it was good." Finley said.
The women's pole vaulters swept the medals with first, second and third place finished. Freshman Demi Payne managed her first collegiate win at 3.9 meters, just short of the 4-meter qualifying mark for the NCAA. Senior Jaci Perryman and junior Julia Cummings came in at 3.8-meters and 3.7-meters, respectively.
Sophomore Andrea Guebelie crosses the finish line in the 200-meter dash Saturday during the Bobby Timmons Challenge hosted in Anshutz Sports Pavilion. Guebelie finished third in the event with a time of 25.48.
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Sophomore Rebecca Neville came in first in the 60-meter hurdles race with a time of 8.93.
"It was an OK start to the season it was a way faster start than last year. We know that I can run way faster. I am definitely going to put the race together," Neville said.
Transfer sophomore Francine Kimone Simpson's debut for Kansas was solid as she finished behind sophomore Denesha Morris in the 60-meter dash. Sophomore Andrea Geubelle rounded out the top three.
"That was pretty amazing," Simpson said. "It was pretty good to know that all three of us were in the top three."
time of 25.14.
Geubelle
followed
Simpson in
third at 25.48.
Both times are
just above the
NCAA qualifying
times.
Simpson also finished second in the 200-meter dash with a
For the men,
senior Keron
Toussaint took
want to but this year it was a good start."
man Nikolos Giancano,
finished third also at two-
ometer, which was ultimately a four-way tie.
Experience paid off for junior Nick Canton who won high jump by clearing the two-meter mark on his first try. His teammate, fresh-
Another young face for the Jayhawks was 800-
"At the next meet we are just going to have to get better from here."
first in the 600-yard run with a time of 1:13.03.
"We know that I can run way faster.I am definitely going to put the race together."
meter winner, freshman Dalen Fink. This was his first experience running on an indoor track; however he took right to it.
"It is a good way to start off the season," Toussaint said. "Normally I do not start out as good as I
STANLEY REDWINE Coach
REBECCA NEVILLE Sophomore hurdler
"It was my first race in college so I was really nervous and anxious coming into it," Fink said. "I want to keep dropping my times
The second flight of the women's 4x400 had the Jayhawk team flying around the track for a final time of 3:44:75. The队 was composed of freshman Diamond Dixon, sophomore Taylor Washington, junior
and staying competitive trying to keep up. We have a great group of guys we are all going to look to push ourselves."
Sophomore Sean Proehl won the 1000-meter race by edging
and staving
out a competitor and getting a time of 2:35.20.
"It was good to catch him right at the end. I almost didn't think I was going to," Proehl said.
"Even though
Shayla Wilson and sophomore Denesha Morris. All four of the women speed around the track for the entire race and almost lapped the last place competition.
Even though they are young it is a great team because they are all really fast and motivated in practice." Wilson said. "I don't think age has anything to do with it because they are all really good runners."
"At the next meet we are just going to have to get better from here," Redwine said. "We need to make sure that our athletes train over the Christmas holidays and then we will see where we are again."
Redwine said it was a good start to the season, but also leaves room for improvement.
The men's 4x400 placed second with a time of 3:21.56.
The next meet will be in Lawrence on Jan. 8, 2011, for the Bill Easton Classic.
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Freshman middle distance runner Dalen Fink pushes past freshman middle distance teammate Nick Seckfort in the 800 meter run at Saturday's Bob Timmons Challenge hosted in Anshutz Sports Pavilion. Fink captured the win with a team of 1:56:49 while Seckfort was right on his heels finishing in fourth at 1:57:02.
Thankfully, Stoops changed the moniker (he has lost his last five BCS Bowl games and lost to Mizzou as the number one team in the nation), and did it coming back from a 17 to nothing deficit in the early second quarter.
The ten members of the Big 12 who will remain in the conference can head into the bowl season resting easy, knowing that they won't have to watch Nebraska bring the Big 12 trophy with them to a different conference. Instead they can focus on improving the reputation of the Big 12 by winning as many bowl games as possible.
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that it only does辜 the victory was not just a victory for Oklahoma, but also a victory for the Big 12 conference as a whole. The team that effectively destroyed the championship doesn't get to win the last one. And this year the Cornhuskers can't blame their loss on officiating like last year's loss to Texas. If they want to blame anyone, they can look at themselves and their inability to hold onto the football.
Had Nebraska won and gone on to receive the Big 12's automatic BCS bid it would've been the ultimate insult to the Big 12 in what is already perceived to be a down year for the conference. Pundits would claim how it's more like the Big Ten has three teams playing in the BCS, and continue to throw the remaining Big 12 teams under the bus as underachievers in a down year for the conference because of the struggles of Texas.
And fans of the school's will be happy to know that next season, even though there will not be a Big 12 Championship game, there will be a defending champion to try and unseat.
Edited by Anna Nordling
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