CAMPUS/AREA UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, January 28, 1997
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Business heats up with snow
Business Drivers brave rough roads
By Paul Eakins Kansan staff writer
As the snow piled up, activity around Lawrence slowed down. For many local businesses, the inclement weather meant either an increase in business or a stand-still.
At Coast-to-Coast Hardware, 1822 Massachusetts St., regular business may have decreased, but snow-related business boomed, owner Linda Cottin said.
booled, owne haun "Sleds have been rushing out since noon, when KU called off classes," Cottin said.
"When there's snow, people stop doing everything else. Right now, people are concentrating on having fun," she said.
Other stores found that they had to stock up on certain items as well.
sock up his.
Jim Roberts, manager of Alvin's IGA,
901 Iowa St., said that when snow was on
the ground, antifreeze and deicer salt
were two big sellers. Yesterday, Alvin's
did not have a marked increase in business,
but Roberts said this was because the
snow storm was so sudden.
"I if there's more of a warning, we get more business. Often a 15 to 20 percent
increase." he said.
Other stores affected by the snow were those that deliver.
John Botyl, owner of Pizza Shuttle,
1601 W. 23rd St., said that when there was heavy snow, people usually stayed inside, and that was where his pizza delivery business came in.
"When people can't go anywhere, they call us," he said.
Pizza Shuttle drivers continued to drive during their regular hours, but with the increase in orders and snowy roads, the amount of time it took to deliver increased to at least an hour, Botby said.
But some delivery stores stopped delivering almost completely.
Or the three Pizza Hut stores that deliver in Lawrence, only one store was delivering yesterday afternoon with only two drivers working, said Jaime Weber, manager of the 1008 W. Sixth St. restaurant.
That was because of Pizza Hut's inclement weather policy.
"On days like this, if you don't want to deliver, you don't have to," Weber said.
The drivers who do deliver during snowy weather often have a lot on their hands, with a potential 100-percent increase in orders, Weber said.
"The phones are ringing off the hook today." he said.
Jesse Nelson, delivery driver for Rudy's Pizzeria, 704 Massachusetts St., said he usually did not worry about driving
"When there's snow, people stop doing everything else. Right now people are concentrating on having fun."
Linda Cottin
Coast-to-Coast Hardware owner
around Lawrence on snow or ice.
However, yesterday's snowy conditions were a rare case.
"No one has delivered pizza in snow like this for two years," he said.
Mojo's, 805 Vermont St., delivers a variety of food, from ice cream to hot wings, but when road conditions become poor delivery becomes hard, if not impossible, said James Langford, co-owner of the restaurant.
tadrant.
"The cold helps us," Langford said. "But when it gets nasty and undrivable, it hurts us."
By Emily Vrabac Kansan staff writer
Despite warnings, allergy drug popular
Allergy sufferers may want to trade in their Seldane prescriptions for a drug with less risky potential side effects.
The Food and Drug Administration has announced its intention to withdraw approval of Seldane, Seldane D and the generic equivalent called terfadene.
The FDA always has been aware of the drugs' negative side effects. It issued a warning in 1990 that stated that if Seldane was combined with certain medications, it could cause serious or fatal cardiac arrhythmias.
"It's been an ongoing topic," said Cathy Thrasher, chief pharmacist at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
Thrasher also said that Seldane usually was pre-
Randall Rock, chief of staff at Watkins, said that many students at the University of Kansas liked Seldane.
"Seldane is one of the top 20 medications dispensed at Watkins pharmacy," Rock said. "One reason it's popular is that it's nonsedating. If you need to be awake for class or commuting, it's better alternative to over-the-counter medications that are usually sedating."
Thrasher said that most Seldane users had taken the drug successfully for many years and that they could continue to do so as long as they were not taking erythromycin, an antibiotic, or ketoconozole, an antifungal medication.
"Most physicians are aware of the potential interactions and avoid
putting people at risk," Rocksaid.
This case emphasizes how important it is for students to communicate with their doctors and pharmacists, Rock said.
"It is important to tell your doctor the other medications you are taking or discuss them with your pharmacist," he said
Thrasher said the pharmacy staff at Watkins would tell students about Seldane's potential recall and that the pharmacists were willing to call the students' physicians to request a different prescription.
Thrasher and Rock both encouraged students to call Watkins 864-9500, with questions about Seldane.
"We will ask students, 'Are you aware of the news about this?' Do you still want to use it?" she said.
Travelin'man
GR Gordon-Ross / KANSAN
Don Mack, Kansas City, Kan.. junior, avoids the roads on his way to campus in an unique fashion. The snowfall yesterday eventually led to the cancellation of classes at noon.
Gay community lacks atmosphere for socializing since bar's closing
Few outlets remain with Hideaway gone
By Umut Bayramoglu
Kansan staff writer
Lawrence might have a lot of bars for many types of people, but it is without one—a gay bar.
Matt Hydeman, Leawood graduate student, said that since the Hideaway, the only gay bar in Lawrence, closed in April 1996, the gay community in Lawrence had almost no alternatives for a social atmosphere.
phrase.
"To me, the Hideaway was a safe zone. You didn't have to worry about seeing an attractive person and somebody ridiculu-
you or being violent to you about it," Hydeman said.
He said nobody knew why the Hideaway closed down.
"Itheard the owner did not want to manage anymore and wanted to pass it on to one of the assistant managers, but none accepted," Hvdeman said.
The remaining social alternatives for the gay community are Family Nites Tuesdays at Teller's, 746 Massachusetts St., and Fridays at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St.
"They used to have Cue Club at the Granada on Sundays, but they doing that at the end of the year," Hydeman said.
To go to a real gay bar, Hydeman said people had to drive either to Topeka or to Kansas City.
Alice Ueberman, adviser for KU Queers and Allies, said it was unfortunate that people had to drive so far to go to a gay bar.
"I would feel more comfortable if I did not have to drive, especially after drinking," she said.
Ueberman said that the Hideaway gave a sense of security and safety to its customers because of its supportive owner and staff.
"It was a nice little place on that little corner that was away from everything," Ueberman said.
Chad Phillips, Topekajunior, said that the Hideaway was a comfortable place to socialize.
"It it's not necessarily the bar that is being missed but the social atmosphere it created," he said. "Lawrence does not have a place like that anymore, and that makes it hard to meet other people."
Phillips said that the Granada was predominately heterosexual and that guys who went there always risked encountering insensitive people and remarks.
"Once when I was waiting to get a drink, I overheard a student complaining about a male couple dancing and saying, 'I just wanted to kill them,'" Phillips said. "Another time, I heard somebody saying 'Why do they allow all these faggots in here?'
He said that gay bars provided an atmosphere without these threats.
"Every time you go out to a nongay bar, you take the chance of running into something like that," Phillips said. "That makes me ask myself, 'Would I want to be open about my relationship?'"
Ryan Sciara, Teller's manager, said the restaurant never received criticism from their heterosexual customers about their Family Nites.
"I think Lawrence is a gay-friendly community, and our customers are mature enough to accept differences," he said.
Social Outlets for Gays
- Tuesdays nights at Teller's, 746 Massachusetts St.
■ Friday nights at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St.
"I think Lawrence is a gay-friendly community, and our customers are mature enough to accept differences."
Ryan Sciara
Tellers manager
"We have a standard crowd, but it is a good feeling to know that people can come in and feel safe and comfortable," he said.
Sciara said that the restaurant started Family Nite about four years ago, but that he had not noticed an increase in the number of people who showed up on Tuesdays after the Hideaway closed.
Hydeman said that the lack of a gay bar in Lawrence was ironic.
"It seems to me that there are a lot more gays than there were last year but nowhere to go," he said. "We used to have a gay bar and not very many people. Now we have more people but no bar."
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