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Firefighters respond to smoke at Oread hotel
BY BRIANNE PFANNENSTIEL AND JESSE RANGEL
bpfannenstiel@kansan.com,
jrangel@kansan.com
Hotel guests were briefly evacuated from the building before they were allowed back into the hotel lobby where they waited for the smoke to clear and the fire alarms to stop sounding. Among those evacuated were players and staff for the Oklahoma men's basketball team, which is in town for a game against Kansas tonight at 8 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse.
Emergency vehicles responded to fire alarms at the Oread Hotel, 1200 Oread Ave., around midnight Monday morning.
Jozef Szendrei, Oklahoma's strength and conditioning coach, waited in the hotel lobby and watched over a canvas bag full of players' cell phones that had been turned in to him earlier in the night.
Oklahoma players waited in the Bird Dog Bar on the main floor.
While they waited, firefighters entered the building to investigate a possible fire that one employee said began in the laundry room. Emergency personnel speculated the fire was caused by the exhaust or ventilation system, but were unable to confirm the cause at the time.
Jimmy John's workers, who occupy the same building as the Oread Hotel, were also told to leave their shop briefly as emergency personnel investigated the situation.
Chase Dahnke, a Jimmy John's worker, said the store was only out of commission for about five minutes before they were able to go back to making sandwiches. The store's delivery service was halted for the evening because their drivers could not get around the surrounding fire trucks.
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Two firefighters walk toward the Oread Hotel early Monday morning. Emergency crews responded to several fire alarms at the new building, and guests were briefly evacuated
LOCAL
Lawrence's Free State Brewing Co will soon begin bottling their own beer to distribute in Kansas and Missouri. Last April, a fire at the company's plant caused an estimated $1 million in damage and delayed the process of bottling their beer.
BODY ART
Brewery to expand beer distribution
Larry Kirkwood watches as his plaster body casts hung in the Art and Design Building, Kirkwood's collection, known as The Body Image Project, seeks to give people a more accurate portrayal of what bodies look like.
BY CALVIN MCCONNELL
calvinmc@ku.edu
Beer lovers can currently find Free State brews on-tap at nine Lawrence locations, but with a new distribution deal, the company plans to expand its reach significantly. In addition to its bottling efforts, the brewery will also offer draft beer at bars in Kansas City, St. Louis and other Missouri locations starting early March.
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Magerl said the initial four varieties of bottled beers, and the company's Stormwatch IPA, would be those made available on-tap in Kansas City and St.
The bottling operation was initially delayed last April by a fire at the company's bottling plant, but the brewery has bounced back and is now set to shelve its product.
Lawrence's downtown brewery will no longer ask its customers to lag a "growler" or haul a keg to their front doors in order to drink award-winning beer at home. Free State Brewing Co. anticipates beginning bottle distribution to Kansas and Missouri vendors sometime this April.
"We'll be featuring Ad Astra Ale, Wheat State Golden, Oatmeal Stout and Copperhead Pale Ale," Magerl said.
Free State Brewery owner Chuck Magerl said the company would start with a simple bottle variety and later bottle a series of seasonal beers and limited edition specialty beers.
Case for the imperfect body
Artist speaks about body casts and self image
SEE BREWERY ON PAGE 3A
BY ROBERT ALTMAN
raltman@kansan.com
Kirkwood, a KU graduate from Kansas City, Mo., has made plaster body casts from neck to groin of more than 500 people in the last 17 years, each with its own story of being too big, too small or too average in regards to today's concept of beauty.
Artist Larry Kirkwood doesn't think size matters. He knows it does.
And when it comes to body image issues, women aren't the only subjects who go into a panic when looking at their cast.
"Guys are freaked about their penis," he said. "I can't tell you how many guys have asked me to put a little more plaster down there. They're just as tripped on out this stuff as women, and that's why it needs to be looked at as a human thing, not a gender thing."
His collection of casts, called The Body Image Project, aims to give a more honest representation
of the human body than what's found in the media. Kirkwood said he wants people to be able to see what they really look like without being hirrified.
Kirkwood's exhibition and lecture are a part of the University's
"When all this advertising and everything gets into our
subconscious, we don't even realize that we have certain prejudices against things," he said. "The reality is we all have six-pack abs, it's just under a little fat on some of us."
Celebrate EveryBODY Week on campus, an effort by the student group HOMEBASE, or Healthy Options for Movement, Exercise, Body Acceptance and Savvy
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CELEBRATE EveryBODY WEEK Sunday, Feb. 21 through Saturday, Feb.27
Monday:
Celebrate You Day
Sculptures by Larry Kirkwood on display at Watkins Memorial Health Center, The Oread Bookstore, Anschutz Library and the Art & Design Building.
Larry Kirkwood of The Body Image Project will give a lecture on how his art deals with the societal prejudices against sex, race, age, weight and height.
Tuesday:
Positive Affirmation Day
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Members of HOMEBASE will post positive messages on mirrors in group housing around campus.
Wednesday:
Celebrate Activity Day
Learn about KU Fit, personal training and how to achieve a positive body image from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center. Free bottled water will be handed out and students can sign up to win prizes.
Thursday: Celebrate Food Day
At KU retail dining areas there is a 10 percent discount on Better Bites entrees, which include main courses with fewer calories and less fat. HOMEBASE will hand out smoothies.
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