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Candidates look to fill diversity and equity position

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csisk@kansan.com The University is making some changes to its administrative faculty. Fred Rodriguez, the current Vice Provost for Diversity and Equity, is set to retire, and his replacement will be chosen soon from a pool of four candidates. According to the job description, the Vice Provost for diversity and equity is a leadership position that promotes and supports a diverse and inclusive community of mutual respect. This individual is responsible for maintaining a fair, equitable learning environment for any and all students, regardless of race, religion or heritage. The following are candidates for the vice provost position. Edited by Megan Hinman

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Bernard Oliver Oliver has a Ph.D. in Teacher Education and Curriculum Development from Stanford University. He most recently served as program coordinator and professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education at the University of Florida.

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Pharmacy School earns high ranking in research funding

Elly Grimm
egrimm@kansan.com The School of Pharmacy recently ranked No. 2 nationally in research funding. The rankings were based on data collected from the National Institute of Healths website and later posted by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. This marks the second year the school has been ranked No. 2 and the 12th consecutive year the schools ranking has been in the top five. Our expectations are to remain among the nations elite in terms of pharmacy research, said Jackie Hosey, communications director for the school. Our faculty researchers are world-renowned in their field. Hosey also added that an interesting thing about this year is that even with the budget cuts and decrease in available funds, the schools funding actually increased some from last year. Thats a great testament to the quality of our researchers and to the important work they do, she said. Overall the school received $25,015,969 in grants during the fiscal year where data was collected. However, Ken Audus, dean of the school, says that these grants arent easy to come by. He said only 10 percent of the applications for grant money get accepted. This NIH grant success is a good measure of the productivity and quality of the faculty, he said. One of the stipulations with the grant money received requires that it be spent on specific research projects as opposed to being able to spread the money around the school overall. The money received ends up supporting approximately 120 graduate students, 80 to 85 postdoctoral students, 15 to 20 other research staff and the purchase of equipment and supplies to carry out the individual research projects. Hosey also said the ranking is tied

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For the 12th year in a row, the National Institute of Health ranked the School of Pharmacy in the top five for research funding. This year, the school was ranked No. 2. to the schools researchers. The faculty researchers who secured the grants work directly with graduate students in the labs, performing research. She added that the faculty also works directly with the Doctor of Pharmacy students in the classroom. In all of our programs, the goal is not necessarily to increase the number of applicants but to continue to attract the best candidates possible, she said. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said in a news release that the rank-

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ings affirm the schools status as a national contender. These rankings show that our faculty are aggressive in competing for external grants and demonstrate why KU has such a strong return on investment for the state of Kansas, she said. More important, these rankings demonstrate that our researchers are leading the way in developing new cures and therapies to improve our health and quality of life. Edited by Megan Hinman

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So Long, Farewell

Talk of the Nation signs out for last time

By Wil Kenney
wkenney@kansan.com Controversies and tragedies were handled delicately but with confidence. The purpose at the end of the day was to report the news and dig up opinions from up and down the political spectrum. Through it all, Conan was pressing here and pulling back there. Sometimes he was a nearly invisible facilitator and other times an assertive reporter probing for answers. Eventually, after I had crapped myself into embarrassed tears and spent a while reading, I graduated to the front seat and began to listen along with my mom. Most of our relationship developed around summer afternoons driving back from summer camp and discussing the Iraq War or the economy. We didnt always see eye to eye, but Conan was there, mediating as much his audience as his guests. I consider myself incredibly lucky, growing up with and admiring a journalist who respected the public as much as his craft. In a world of Glen Beck and Howard Stern, finding a show that mixes news, expert input, and public involvement without a single shout is nothing short of spectacular. Its too easy to get angry anymore. Of course there are those that will disagree with you; its a given fact. But handing a honking microphone to everyone with an internet connection has gone straight to their heads. Everyone demands that his or her opinion be heard and heard first. A swift business decision put a handful of them on the air with sound effects and guest appearances from Sarah Palin. Its the modern need for passionate, uncompromising entertainment. I wrote most of this column in the Notes section of my iPhone. Its a sign of the times, and maybe Conan moving on is the same. Radio is an aging medium that is evolving rapidly to adjust, probably faster than Im ready for. Theres a lot left to be decided, but one thing Im certain of is that my commute back from L-Town wont be the same for the rest of this summer or any summer for the rest of my life. You and your team in Washington D.C. have done the listening public and I an invaluable service for more than a decade. From a young student to an old pro, thank you very much, Mr. Conan. As bummed as I am to see Talk of the Nation go, at least we still have Science Friday. Kenney is a sophomore from Leawood.

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he day I pooped my pants in the backseat of my moms red Jeep, Neal Conan was on the radio. In the quiet car ride home from my uncles funeral, Talk of the Nation was discussing Obamas reelection. NPR ended Talk of the Nation a few weeks ago and it feels like Ive lost another uncle. Every day at 1 p.m., Conan would go on the air, as reliable as the tide. Conan and his Wednesday sidekick Ken Rudin tucked into politics like a Paula Deen meal and dealt with all the stigma and subtext with poise and a strong sense of humor. I was there, head propped against the window, watching trees go by as my mom nodded, laughed, and tut-tutted along with the stories. The callers that Talk of the Nation relied on were always respected, even when they were more passionate than informed. The best of them had anecdotes and points that made a show unforgettable, and the worst were politely steered back to their nutty blogosphere.

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Notion of safe hookah a bunch of hot air

By William Ashley
washley@kansan.com the natural qualities of the tobacco (because everything in nature is safe) to the infrequency of use, the most cursory of which suggests that the water in hookah pipes filters out undesirable substances. Doubts about the veracity of this claim arose when a study in Food and Chemical Toxicology comparing chemical intake of tobacco based and tobacco free hookah found results contrary to the widely held belief. The study concluded that both kinds of hookah resulted in transmission of large quantities of toxicants, with little to no variance between the tobacco and tobacco free waterpipe, meaning this claim simply doesnt hold water. Even more disturbing, however, is the research suggesting hookah may be more detrimental than other vices. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that hookah sessions can actually deliver more harmful chemicals than smoking cigarettes. A typical 1-hour-long hookah smoking session involves inhaling 100200 times the volume of smoke inhaled from a single cigarette the CDC wrote. The preponderance of evidence leaves, I should think, little room for confidence in the safety of hookah. Keep that in mind next time you crave apple flavored hookah. Its what you cant taste that matters. Perhaps just as deadly as the toxins themselves, however, is our attitude towards hookah and our health. Out of fear of being ostracized, many youth capitulate to peer pressure with little resistance. Evidently, the pangs of exclusion are more visceral than the diseases themselves. It seems as though it is much easier to accept the spurious claims of safe hookah when one knows their reputation is on the line. This, in tandem with a societal cheapening of good health, has left people blind to the adverse effects of these behaviors. But there is a solution. If people approach new vices with more skepticism, they wont have to see their spritely bodies and unmarred health go up in smoke.

all me a stick in the mud, but I dont smoke hookah. When I tell this to others, I often receive looks of contempt, disappointment and mostly, curiosity. As a college student, it is almost presumed that you are willing to smoke hookah, because it is perceived as a harmless pastime. Its true, hookah doesnt carry the same disreputable connotation as smoking cigarettes does, ultimately to the detriment of many misinformed youth. As many students matriculate to the bacchanalian college experience, they should be fully aware that not all staple experiences are as innocuous as they might think. Compared to tobacco and cigarettes, there is scant research into hookah, but what is known suggests the practice is nonetheless deleterious to ones health. Common explanations for the harmlessness of hookah range from

Ashley is a sophomore from Topeka. Follow him on Twitter @punchlnekween.

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Adam Reeves, right, receives a $2,500 scholarship check from 4K for Cancer on June 28 in front of the Kansas Union. Reeves is an incoming freshman from Pleasant Hill, Mo., whose mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012.

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Cancer survivors son receives scholarship for reflective essay

emma LeGault
elegault@kansan.com The news came a couple of days after Christmas that the lump Adam Reevess mom had removed after having her last child was Stage II triple-negative breast cancer. After the shock wore off, Reeves, a freshman from Pleasant Hill, Mo., realized he would have to step up to fill in for Angel, a stay-at-home mom who he said basically runs our entire lives. Moms kind of the glue that holds everything together, so knowing that she would be incapacitated or possibly we might lose her . . . it was a little unhinging, he said. It didnt make things easier when his brother, the only other sibling who could drive, tore three tendons in one of his legs. The brunt of the responsibility fell on Reeves to take care of the family. With his dad at work or tending to his mom, Reeves would wake up in the morning, fix breakfast for his five younger siblings and take them to school. After finishing up his own busy day of classes, he would rush to pick up and take everyone home, return to school for sports practice, come back and chauffer his siblings to their activities or help with homework, then sit down to start his homework at 9 or 10 p.m. before heading to bed. Wake up, and repeat. It became a family joke that Reevess coffee intake corresponded to his level of fatigue. I dont like coffee, he said. But I definitely started drinking it quite a bit. The hardest thing wasnt balancing a busy schedule, though; it was reminding his mom that she was beautiful when she started losing her hair. It was reminding her that she was still the heart of the family even though she wasnt able to take on her usual roles. Getting her to realize that no, we understand that you need to have this done, that its OK and that we can pick up the slack was probably the harder part of being able to support her through it and stay on track and not want to give up, Reeves said. When he found the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults was offering a scholarship to students affected by cancer, both Reeves and his mother were inspired to enter. That was her way of feeling useful, like at least my cancer can contribute to something, send somebody to college, he said. Reevess essay inspired the committee to award him a $2,500 scholarship, which was presented to him by members of 4K for Cancer, an organization of members who bike cross-country to raise awareness and money for the Ulman Fund, on June 28. He wasnt sure what to write at first, but a high school composition teacher helped him focus on how he had to change and mature to help his family and stay involved in what he loved. My mother and the way that she loves, her actions speak more than what her words say. She doesnt like to be vocal about I love you; its what she does for you. So the essay focused on how one of the ways that I can say I support her and Im there for her, is that I can still help you, and I dont feel like youre interfering with my life at all. Reeves plans to study biochemistry, possibly double major in genetic or molecular biology and minor in theater. Although the University is a more expensive, out-of-state option, he prides himself that he will be able to make it a reality without adding the financial burden to his familys hospital and treatment bills. The scholarship is a help to him and a tremendous moral boost for his mom. I dont interact with the world globally at this point just because Im from a small town and Im kind of closed in, so it was an eye-opener to the fact that theres always help out there, theres always support and theres hope for the future, and that as a human race we stick up for one another, Reeves said. Angel said seeing her son receive his scholarship at the Union was a highlight in the familys difficult year. Its a really good, positive thing that came out of the whole cancer diagnosis and everything that we went through, she said. It was a nice ending to all the things that have happened. After a complete mastectomy in late June, the Reeves family got the news last week that, as of now, Angel is 100 percent cancer free. Edited by Megan Hinman Members of 4K for Cancer, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young adults affected by cancer, show their support for the Reeves family on June 28.

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The film God, Grant Me will begin filming this summer and is set to release in the spring, with premieres in Lawrence and Kansas City. It will also be sent to various film festivals. Local Filmmakers Jesse McGinness and Will Friederich will produce the movie.

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Crowdfunding supports Lawrence filmmakers

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ckuiper@kansan.com Two Lawrence filmmakers are embracing the idea of community in their debut feature-length film, God, Grant Me. The film focuses on a pill addict named Lea and her friendship with Silus, a cancer survivor she meets after confusing a narcotics anonymous meeting with a cancer survivors support group. Jesse McGinness, a Lawrence resident, and Will Friederich, a business student at the University, began writing the film in March and said it centers on the idea that it takes human interaction to experience personal growth, which is why they chose to fund their project with Kickstarter, a website that allows people from around the world to donate money to fund projects, rather than going through traditional investment routes. Ultimately we decided on a crowdfunding way, specifically Kickstarter, because it embodies the message of the film, McGinness said. The theme of our production has been that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, and really Kickstarter is just a way to further that. McGinness and Freiderich decided to collaborate on the film after meeting each other in Henrys Coffee House, where they discovered each others passion for cinema. McGinness focuses on the narrative of the film, while Freiderichs job lies in the aesthetics, which will be influenced by a combination of old and modern techniques. We want it to be pretty and do some good framing, so were going to try to incorporate some Kubrick style shots, Freiderich said. But were also going to try to incorporate some of this new, Lena Dunham modern movement in it, where you use a handheld camera kind of closer to the person so that way the viewer kind of feels more connected to it. God, Grant Me will be shot primarily in Lawrence and will feature two Lawrence residents in the leading roles. Nick Johnson will play the lead role of Silus in the film, who is a survivor of colon cancer. Johnson said the use of cancer in the film has brought more emotion to their film-making process. There have been a lot of random people coming up to us, talking to us about how theyve survived cancer and how theyve been through it and thats been a really humbling experience in that regard, he said. Filming for God, Grant Me is set to begin at the end of the month. McGinness and Friederich are planning to premier the movie in the spring in Lawrence and Kansas City after sending it to various film festivals throughout the country. Edited by Megan Hinman

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Community-focused website centers on giving back

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atidwell@kansan.com In this tech-savvy and ever-connected society we live in there is a social media site for everything. Theres Facebook for connecting with friends, theres LinkedIn for connecting with employers, theres eHarmony for finding love and now, theres a site built specifically for connecting people with opportunities to give back to their community. That site is SoRewarding.com, a Denver-based company built on the idea that people should be able to give back through their every day activities. And they have recently expanded to Lawrence. We want to engage the next generation of philanthropists, said Marion Mariathasan, CEO of SoRewarding. And were excited to get KU involved. The website is a cause-focused social network that connects people with local non-profit organizations and small businesses that want to give back to the community. Through their website, users can purchase discounts for local businesses and tickets to events while donating a portion of the proceeds to a cause of choice. Also, the website allows users to create a volunteer profile which connects them with local non-profit organization seeking volunteers with their specific skill sets. Its very much like Priceline meets Groupon, Mariathasan said. You can say I want a $15 value but I only want to pay $10 for it, and it with either approve it or counter offer. Then when you pay for the voucher five percent goes to a cause that you choose. For college students, it can be difficult to find a way to give back to the community when on a budget. SoRewarding makes it easy by combining goodness with money saving. We want to change philanthropy to make it more accessible and easier to integrate into everyday activities, said Laura McKnight, consultant for SoRewarding. SoRewarding features a discount program, which allows users to purchase coupons to various restaurants or stores and also donate money to local charities. Users can also purchase tickets to events that support local charities as well. According to Mariathasan, its the simplest way to give back to the community. SoRewarding is designed solely around goodness, Mariathasan said. At the end of the day thats what it all comes back to, goodness. As part of their effort to make being charitable easy, SoRewarding helps organizations raise awareness and reach fundraising goals by hosting events in their honor. With their expansion into Lawrence, SoRewarding will host two events for local organizations geared toward students. The first is August 24 at the Eldridge Hotel, and students are encouraged to by tickets through SoRewarding. For more information on upcoming events, local organization and other ways to give back to the Lawrence community, visit SoRewarding.com. Edited by Allison Kohn

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Romantic rivals
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Its tradition for Emilyjane Pyles family to go caroling every Dec. 23. However, last year after the fourth verse of Joy to the World, she had an unexpected surprise. He was standing there next to me singing, and he was shaking like a leaf, Pyle, a junior from Dodge City, said. Her boyfriend of four years, Brett Eichman, got down on one knee. With all eyes in the room on her, Pyle remembers being hot and excited in the first few moments of her engagement. I knew that it was what I wanted, and I knew it was supposed to be, she said. According to Knot Yet, a report by the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, the average age to get married is at a historic high 27 for women and 29 for men. Most who wait to get married do so because of economic and cultural reasons, but thats not stopping young couples like Pyle and Eichman from breaking the mold.

Brett Eichman, a senior at Kansas State, and Emilyjane Pyle, a junior from Dodge City, have been together since high school. Though they are younger than the average engaged couple, their marriage makes sense.

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Young love Pyle didnt know she would marry the boy she sat next to in World History on her first day of high school. After being cast opposite in the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie when she was a junior, things clicked and they started dating. It just made sense, Pyle said. She never questioned it, even Happily ever after All of the details are when Eichman, After things settle important to us, but a senior at Kandown, the newlyweds thats not whats the most sas State, moved will move to Lawrence to Manhattan. so Pyle can finish her important thing. Eichman said Brett Eichman music therapy degree he had known Senior at K-State and Eichman can stuthat he wanted to dent teach in the area. propose for most It will be the first of the fall semester, but he wasnt sure time the couple will get to live together how or when. In fact, he didnt have a in their relationship a long-awaited finalized plan until a week before. milestone. After clearing it with her parents and Our wedding kind of marks when getting the ring, Eichman realized car- we get to live together and really start oling was the perfect opportunity to our lives, Eichman said. pop the question. Youre just excited youll live with The stars aligned, and all of my fam- someone who will do your laundry, ily, even extended family, and all of her Pyle joked. family was going to be there, he said. For the first time in five years, Pyle Pyle said her parents love Eichman wont have to split her time between and are supportive of her decision. the University and K-State. They know that Ive never quite Im so excited to have home base been the average kid; Ive always kind where he is, Pyle said. of done things my own way, she said. Theyll just have to get through the This is again another instance of me whirlwind wedding between finals doing something off the beaten path. week and bowl games first. However, Pyle remembers one famI think the only sacrifice being made ily member made the proposal slightly is time, Pyle said. Im pretty happy comical. with things the way they are. Im sure My whole family knew, yet my sis- portions of the wedding might be difter let me wear the ugliest Christmas ferent if we were 27 or 30 years old, sweater ever, she said. It was teal, but Im living in the moment and rewith a Santa that lit up. ally loving the way things are working out. The Big Day Edited by Megan Hinman Since she was a little girl, Pyle has

always wanted a Christmas wedding, and Eichman wanted to do something different than his parents, who got married in the summer. Theyve set a date for Dec. 21, 2014 in Dodge City. Both will finish the semester on that Friday and tie the knot on Sunday. Which is terrifying and possibly stupid, said Pyle. But whatever. They expect K-State football to head to a bowl game in early January, which means Eichman, who is a drum major for the band, needs to have those weeks clear. Weve been squeezing stuff in between KU and K-State schedules for the last few years, why not squeeze this in, too? Pyle said. But they have plenty of time to get the finite details in place. Eighteen months out, they already have the dress, the ceremony and reception locations, the bridal party, the cake, the Kansas/KState-themed rehearsal dinner and the New York City honeymoon planned. All that time just really takes the pressure off, Pyle said. Its been tough to plan from three different locations, though. They credit their helpful and creative moms. Were both oldest children and perfectionists. I honestly think the most daunting part for us will be letting the day happen, Eichman said. The most important thing that we keep having to remind ourselves is that at the end of the day, well still be married. All of the details are important to us, but thats not whats the most important thing.

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community

Lawrence residents protest governors legislation

erin bremer
ebremer@kansan.com The Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice gathered on Massachusetts Street on Saturday for Brownbacks Wall of Shame, a demonstration to protest the legislation of Gov. Brownback. The event allowed Lawrence residents voice their opinions and to publicly display how Brownbacks policies have affected them. Community members attached their written grievances to a board the organization provided. Publication of Change of Heart, a quarterly newsletter sold to raise money for homeless in the community, was one issue addressed on the board. The posting asserted that because of cuts to funding, organizations can no longer afford to print the publication. Other issues citizens addressed included the states refusal to implement affordable care, restrictions on womens reproductive rights and questioning concerning Kansas voting laws. The Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justices website states that they are dedicated creating a peaceful society. It hopes to achieve this peace by fighting for equal rights, opportunity and fairness for all individuals, and through a commitment to the communitys overall well-being. The organizations next event will be a protest against the Americans for Prosperity agenda in Topeka on Wednesday, July 10. Edited by Allison Kohn

Community members gathered downtown to share opinions about Gov. Brownbacks legislation on Saturday. Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice, and organization devoted to community peace and equal rights for all individuals, organized the event.

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Participants made posters and added their own list of grievances to a community poster, which displayed personal stories for others to read.

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Around town

Fashion Police

How do you describe your summer style? We asked a few people in Downtown Lawrence.

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I usually wear stuff thats comfortable but cute, and I like tank tops a lot because I dont get hot as quickly. Abbie Wise, Lawrence

I like to wear jeans in the fall, but you cant do that when its 90-something degrees out, so I just wear something comfortable. Abby Randall, Nashville

Ill wear whatevers easiest to move around in and comfortable and that kind of stuff. Madison Wise, Mulvane

My goal is not to sweat too much. Im really utilitarian. Michael Stocker, Lawrence

Honestly, I wear whatever is not dirty and whatever matches. Michelle Hill, Wichita

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Lawrence

National campaign encourages shopping locally

local community and local businesses, its good. Pendleton said. Its very worth being a part of. More than half of every $100 Consumers are increasingly spent in Lawrences locally owned, conscientious of their shopping independent businesses each month habits and think its important for is channeled back into the local businesses to advertise and support economy, according to a nationwide campaigns like the 3/50 Project. campaign for economic developKatie Farmer, a Lawrence native, ment. said pursuing a degree in social The 3/50 Project, a campaign that work at the University motivates her advocates for strengthening of local to shop locally. economies, states that $68 of every I like to know the business that $100 invested in local businesses my purchases are supporting, it may gets cycled back to the commube a more ethical motivation. Farmnity in the form of taxes, payroll er said. I dont want to support bad and other spending. The projects businesses, and I want to keep more mission is to engage the public in money in our community. supporting small local businesses While the online shopping can be that generate necessary funding for convenient, those purchases bring the communitys public resources no money back into the community. and services. The Universitys Small In May, a bill was introduced in Business DevelopCongress ment Center director that would Will Katz supports eliminate the projects mission. tax-free It certainly promotes Its a great proonline awareness of small, local gram. It certainly shopping. businesses, especially in promotes awareness Currently, small communities. of small local busionline shops nesses, especially in and retailWill Katz small communities, ers are not Small Business Development Center director required Katz said. The 3/50 Project by law to challenges consumcharge ers to spend $50 or more per month shoppers taxes for their purchases. in three independently owned According to this bill, shoppers local businesses of their choosing. would incur state and any local or According to the projects website, county taxes on their Internet and if half of the employed workforce mail-order purchases. in the United States abided to the Katz does not think tax-free online tenants of the 3/50 challenge, comshopping will last. munities could generate more than While that may seem like a big $42 billion annually. benefit right now, in the future thats Pendletons Country Market is a not going to be much of a benefit for locally owned independent farm-to- consumers, Katz said. Likely sometable Lawrence business that is part time soon, consumers will be paying of the campaign. Karen Pendleton sales tax on Internet purchases. encourages other Lawrence busiFor more information, visit nesses to enroll in the campaign. the350project.net. Anytime you can get onto a list showing that youre supporting the Edited by Allison Kohn

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Customers at Jeffersons, located at 743 Massachusetts St., enjoy their meal outside during the weekend. The 3/50 Project is a national campaign that promotes eating and shopping locally. The Downtown Lawrence Inc. is part of this growing campaign.

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Music

Clairaudients music features laid-back vibe

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marce@kansan.com The release of Clairaudients newest album, Im a Loudmouth, Youre a Puppet, marks a new chapter for the Kansas City-based music group. Last summer, the band decided to change its name to Clairaudients, leaving behind its reputation and fives years as The Atlantic. The word Clairaudients means the supposed power to hear things outside the range of normal perception. The definition and name change reflects the groups ambition and representation of its music. Given the new name, it seems appropriate that the bands first song on the five-song album would be Intro. It is a meditative piece drenched in harmonies and foreshadows the maturity and depth present on the rest of the album. The next track, Cellars, acts as a contrast to the soft opener. Its a heavy, hard rocking song and while the whole bands chemistry is apparent, the percussion work of M. Blaire Geenens is especially potent. The third song on the album, Like a Song is a folk-infused tune that has both a piano and guitar solo that add to the emotional scope of the piece. Broken Mend continues the laid back vide of the album, and has a gospel-like vibe. Back to the Sun is an up-tempo epic that rounds out the album and leaves the listener more than satisfied, a notable feat given the length of the album. Furthermore, both songs make the most of the sixpiece band as each member has notable contributions that complement each other. While any other group who had undergone a name and line-up change may have faltered in band chemistry or sound, Clairaudients didnt. In fact, the band has experienced little to no growing pains between the transitions. Undoubtedly, the experience the band has gained over the years and recently through

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Clairaudients, formerly named The Atlantic, released its album, Im a Loudmouth, Youre a Puppet, which features a laid-back vibe and folk-inspired tunes. The group recently performed at SXSW in Austin, Texas and Middle of the Map in Kansas City.

live performances, such as SXSW and Middle of the Map have helped it become comfortable. On Broken Mend, vocalist Patrick Robinson sings, Eventually we will get it right. Based on the strength of

this album, it will be exciting to hear this band as it continues to produce music in search of that perfection. And to anyone who has doubts about a new name or their maturing sound, Robinson reassures any skep-

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Parks and Rec continues to offer timeless laughs

By Kaitlyn Hilgers
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Television

sually, in the popular television scene, I am two steps behind everyone. I didnt get into Game of Thrones until the first season had ended, I just finished watching the second season of The Walking Dead and the entire Lost series is still waiting on my Netflix queue. So of course, when everyone was talking about Parks and Recreation (circa 2011), I steered clear of spoilers and didnt give it much thought. However, when I watched my roommate laugh her head off on the futon watching Parks and Rec, I decided it was finally time. This was when I learned what everyone tried telling

me two years ago: Parks and Recreation is the best comedy on television, end of discussion. There are just so many components that make this show great. The chemistry between the characters is flawless, the acting is spot on, the story lines are hilarious, and while being a mostly episodic-style show, there is still a continual story line that makes audiences come back for more. However, there is definitely one reason that this show is so much greater than all the others, and that reason is Ron Swanson. For those of you who have not watched Parks and Rec, Ron Swanson (played by Nick Offerman) is not only my favorite character in the show, but he has also become my dream man, my role model, my everything. Alright, that might be a little bit extensive, but that does not mean it isnt true. Ron Swanson, a man who hates the government, yet feels the need to work for the government in order to corrupt it, is also a softie and a lover of all meats. He

The cast of Parks and Recreation, namely Ron Swanson (third from left), provides hilarious representation of a government office. adds so much to the show, and while other comedies on television might have characters similar to that of Swanson, there will never be a single character that has generated more laughs, guaranteed. Without Swanson, Parks and Rec would still definitely be funny, but I really dont believe it would be the awesome comedy that it is now. With his fabulous facial hair, he is the perfect foil to the ever perky Leslie Knope. He grounds the show, makes it a little more real, and allows audiences to really see how completely different people can come together to not only make a great fake Parks and Recreation office in a small town of

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Movies

By Landon McDonald
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Lone Ranger saddled with too much ambition W

ho was that masked man? And why doesnt anyone seem to care? Gore Verbinskis madcap actionwestern The Lone Ranger resurrects a pair of outdated American icons (the eponymous Ranger and his monosyllabic Comanche companion Tonto) and surrounds them with solid performances, bold historical revisionism and a locomotive-powered finale that pays ecstatic tribute to Buster Keatons silent classic The General. So why has Verbinski and star Johnny Depps latest collaboration been scalped by critics and shunned by audiences, many of whom opted to catch Despicable Me 2 instead last weekend? On paper, at least, Verbinskis revival seemed like a surefire hit, especially coming on the heels of the directors gloriously offbeat animated oater Rango. After the brutal slaying of his Texas Ranger brother by notorious outlaw Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner), pacifist lawyer John Reid (Armie Hammer) assumes the mantle of the Lone Ranger and, with the help of Tonto (a chalky, mystically addled Depp), roams the Wild West dispensing wholesome, square-jawed justice (the kind todays angst-ridden heroes dont usually have time for). Along the way, the Ranger matches wits with a greedy railroad baron (Tom Wilkinson) and charms a one-legged bordello mistress (Helena Bonham Carter). Sounds like all the ingredients for an easy-bake blockbuster, right? To explain what led The Lone Ranger into a box office ambush, I would point to three factors in particular: the average viewers lack of familiarity with the 80-year-old main character, a gargantuan budget reportedly more than $250 million and the movies daunting 149-minute runtime. By attempting to imitate the epic sweep and scope of their Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Verbinski and his team of screenwriters have transformed what should have been a fast-paced adventure story into a rattlers nest of convoluted storylines and extraneous characters. The tone is almost comically haphazard, an absurdist cocktail that references cannibalism, horse manure and the genocide of the American Indian all in the same unsteady breath. Yet in spite of these and other flaws, the majority of the films ragand-bone eccentricities are enough to qualify The Lone Ranger as the most endearingly excessive release of the summer. It may be a drain on the senses and a John Carter-level financial disaster for Disney and mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer, but its never once boring. And I would defy any true blue western fan not to break out in goosebumps once the William Tell Overture kicks in and Hammers Ranger saddles up in

earnest, silver bullets at the ready. The standout performance of the movie undoubtedly belongs to William Fichtner, an underrated actor whose presence elevates everything from bargain-bin schlock (Drive Angry 3-D) to prestigious blockbusters (The Dark Knight). Nearly unrecognizable behind layers of dirt, grime and an artificial cleft lip, his mangy cannibal gunslinger is a villain whose sinister appearance and ghoulish tendencies (he likes to cut out his enemys hearts and eat them raw) add a nasty edge to the PG-13 proceedings (hes like a refugee from an unfilmed adaptation of Cormac McCarthys Blood Meridian). Hammer, who first turned heads playing both Winklevoss twins in 2010s The Social Network, turns in a sunny, gallant performance as the

Ranger, while Depp, who receives top billing for obvious reasons, succeeds in making Tonto more than a whooping, war-painted clone of Jack Sparrow, even if his portrayal may strike some as simultaneously more and less than politically correct. Many cultural commentators were uneasy when Depp took the part, viewing it as a missed opportunity for an American Indian actor to restore dignity to a character long derided as the poster child of native stereotypes. For better or worse, the chameleonic actor has instilled the self-proclaimed last of the Comanche wendigo hunters with equal parts cavort-and-caper kookiness

Walt Disney Pictures (he wears a stuffed raven on his head and insists on feeding it birdseed) and a stoics sense of frustration, most of it directed at his impulsive white counterpart. All this rigorously enforced modernization results in a movie where the heroes merely tolerate each other. Imagine a bizarro Sherlock Holmes movie where Dr. Watson solves all the cases and constantly admonishes Holmes for his stupidity. I knew the Lone Ranger and Tonto were allies, but this version never once convinced me they were friends. FINAL RATING

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Good times ahead

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Students headed down to Clinton Lake to play sand volleyball during July 4 weekend. Lawrence, Kansas City and Topeka offer many things to do if heading out of town is a little out of your price range.

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ome of your friends might be jetting off to the beach while youre stuck in summer classes. However, that doesnt mean you have to be bored at home every weekend during your summer in Lawrence. Here are a few stay-cation ideas guaranteed to make your summer a little more exciting. Enjoying the outdoors: Who needs the beach when youve got a lake right in your own backyard? Clinton State Park, just four miles southwest of Lawrence, is the perfect spot for outdoor activities. There is a 25-mile hiking/biking trail, a 1-mile self-guided nature trail, an archery range, a swim beach, sand volleyball, a mountain bike skills course, a nine-hole disc golf course, a 3-acre trout pond, and plenty of great fishing areas. For $5 a day for parking, you can enjoy all of these activities. If youd like to spend a weekend outdoors, you can camp for $7 per day, or spend an extra $2 for amp service. Clinton Lake is located at 798 N. 1415 Rd. Call the Park Office at 785-

842-8562 for more information. If youre in the Kansas City area, Shawnee Mission Park at 79th Street and Renner Road in Shawnee offers a 120-acre lake, which is perfect for boating, fishing and sail boarding. There is also an archery range, a 53-acre off-leash dog park, a disc golf course, and plenty of trails for mountain biking and horseback riding. Shawnee Mission Park is also home to Theatre in the Park, the outdoor theater with shows throughout the summer. Loose Park, 5200 Wornall Rd., in Kansas City, Mo., is one of Kansas Citys most popular parks and it boasts an extensive history. Loose Park was the site of the Battle of Westport, a battle that took place during the Civil War. Loose Park is home to Kansas Citys municipal rose garden, which holds more than 4,000 roses of nearly 150 varieties in more than 1.5 acres. Loose Park has plenty of picnic areas for enjoying a summer day.

Country Club Plaza: If youre looking for a more relaxing weekend, a night at the Country Club Plaza is right up your alley. Located just under an hour from downtown Lawrence, the County Club Plaza offers fine dining, shopping, beautiful architecture, fun nightlife and excellent people watching. Some of the upscale shopping includes stores like H&M, Burberry, Tiffany & Co., Michael Kors, Sperry Top-Sider, Express and a two-story Forever 21. With a large variety of upscale dining, the Plaza is a perfect place for a date. Brio Tuscan Grille is one of Kansas Citys best Italian restaurants, and with decent prices for a delicious meal, youre guaranteed to impress your date with your frugality and taste in food. Other eateries worth visiting include Jack Stack Barbecue, Fogo De Chao a Brazillian steakhouse, Kona Grill, and Buca de Pepo, a family-style Italian restaurant. If youre looking to stay overnight, a

hotel room on the Plaza will cost you a minimum of $150 per night. Day Trip to Topeka: Our states capital is home to the Brown v. Board of Education Natural Historic Site, the Kansas Museum of History, the Kansas State Capitol Building and beautiful Gage Park. The Kansas Museum of History is $6 for admission, but the rest of the aforementioned are free. If you are interested in history, government, or are just looking for something to do that wont cost you an arm and a leg, a day trip to Topeka will not disappoint. Thrills that chill Kansas City is home to several attractions that will spice up any dull summer day. Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun offer roller coasters and water rides that are perfect for a hot day. If you buy your tickets online in advance, one adult single day ticket is $38.99, and this gets you into both parks. Parking is $15. An adult ticket to the Kansas

City Zoo is $11.50, and parking is free, meaning for less than $12 you can spend hour after hour watching polar bears Nikita and Berlin play around and belly-flop into their pool. If youre looking for water with flare, Schlitterbahn is home to several water rides and attractions. The park is centered around the lazy river, meaning that once you want to go to a ride, you can just float your way there. Schlitterbahn just recently added a zip line that takes you up 100 feet and then sends you soaring across the park. Schlitterbahn boasts the largest wave ride in the world at 1,800 feet and waves up to 4 feet high. Schlitterbahn is located at 1709 N. 98 St. in Kansas City. An all-day general admission ticket will cost you $36.99, but you can save $3 if you purchase your ticket online. A ticket purchased for admission into the water park after 3 p.m. is $26.99 Edited by Allison Kohn

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Wiggins meets, handles hype well

hoopla hasnt dwindled, and the build-up continues all over Lawrence. The splash has been exposed off the court, too. Stores have begun selling No. 22, Wiggins jersey number this year. One of the popular sports gear stores in Lawrence that has begun selling the jersey is Jocks Nitch, 916 Massachusetts St. Scott Ozier, manager of the store, said the excitement has definitely commenced and Wigggins gear been a staple merchandise of the store. Weve been selling for about three weeks now, and theres certainly been a lot of buzz around it, Ozier said. The whole irony in all this is, of course, that Andrew Wiggins is one of the humblest guys youll encounter, as reinforced by his high school coach Rob Fulford in an interview with USA TODAY Sports. When asked about how Wiggins handles all this pressure of being the best and a potential No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, Fulford said, He doesnt really like to talk about himself like

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efore Andrew Wiggins feet even touched Naismith Drive when he made his decision to commit to Kansas and Bill Self on May 14, he was pegged as Maple Jordan, and the best recruit since discussion began. After weeks of conversing among message boards, recruiting analysts and other experts on where the highly coveted Canadian recruit was going to attend college, Wiggins finally chose to commit to Kansas. The hype, the juicy stories and videos have only been magnified since then. Wiggins will likely share preseason awards for Big 12 player of the year with returning Big 12 POY Marcus Smart. Its going to be a battle that will be closely watched all season, and he will surely be a contender for National POY. Wiggins will have the chance to break many of Kansas freshman and single-season records including Ben McLemores, which will be only a year-old record for most points scored by a Jayhawk freshman. NBA teams are already talking

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about where hell be going and if he can live up to the hype, similar to what Harrison Barnes experienced and failed to live up to. But for now, its all about his time in Lawrence for about a year and how big of an effect he will have on the Kansas team. Wiggins has been on campus for about one month now, and the hype hasnt curtailed in any sense. Sure, its a little quieter on the college basketball front, but the talk has been constantly stupendous. From the YouTube video of Wiggins dunking over Cole Aldrich to other rumblings about his supreme athletic abilities in practice, the

that. Hes not the kid that loves the spotlight. I do believe that he knows how good he is and, at the end of the year, he started to understand how much of an impact his name has. But he takes it all in stride. Wiggins is just a few months removed from being in high school, and the landscape has certainly changed being in Lawrence, but by no means has it been a hard transition, something many coveted young collegiate stars struggle with. Wiggins has already seemed to adjust well to the spotlight and it has so far shown what personality the young man from Canada possesses. Edited by Megan Hinman

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Mens basketball

Releford, Johnson not drafted; hopeful to play professionally

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mgoodwin@kansan.com Travis Releford and Elijah Johnson did not hear their names called at the 2013 NBA Draft, but they still have an opportunity to make an NBA roster. It was announced by a release on KUathletics.com that Johnson would play for the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA summer league from July 12-22 in Las Vegas, his hometown. Releford was reported to be playing in both the Orlando and Las Vegas summer leagues with the Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets, but said he was taking part in a Pacers training camp. He also said he would only play summer league with the Nuggets in Las Vegas. For Releford, a native of Kansas City, Mo., playing in the NBA has been a long-time dream, but just in case he is not signed by an NBA team, he has the option of playing overseas for Okapi Aalstar of the Belgian-Ethias league in Aalsat,

Belgium. Releford said he thinks he can be a valuable asset to an NBA franchise in many of the same ways he helped lead the Jayhawks this past season.

Just my defense, the energy that I bring to a team, my toughness and being able to do everything good...

Travis Releford Former Kansas guard

future, Releford supports his former Jayhawk teammate Ben McLemore being selected No. 7 overall by the Sacramento Kings. I dont know much about their roster, Releford said, but I know he will come in and be professional on and off the court. Hell get with the players that have been there before him and the coaches and see what he can do to improve his game. As for the uncertainty surrounding Releford, it doesnt seem to faze him. He said he is looking forward to the opportunity of proving himself at the professional level. Edited by Megan Hinman

Just my defense, the energy that I bring to a team, my toughness and being able to do everything good rather than being great at one thing. In the midst of planning his own

Senior guard Travis Releford sprints past his West Virginia defender toward the basket in this March 2 win at Allen Fieldhouse. Releford scored six points in the Jayhawks 91-65 win.

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M Margarita Monday

18oz schooner $3.99 ---------$1.50 grilled fish taco

T Taco plate $5.49 W Big salads $4.99 to $6.49 R All grilled sandwiches $5.49 R 10pm til midnight F 16oz Bud Light & Jello shot $4 S F Fajita chicken Jumbo Burrito
stuffed w/ Cilantro Lime Rice: $6.59 (regular: $8.24) 24oz Modelo $4

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U 24oz Tecate $3.50

Pabst Blue Ribbon 18oz schooner $2.25 64oz pitcher $5 ---------Corona, Corona Light, Bud Light Bucket of 5 for $10 ---------Route 66 12oz bottle $2.50 ---------Negra Modelo Leinie Summer Shandy Angry Orchard (gluten free) $3 schooner ---------Daily Happy Hours 10am to noon Bloody Mary Morning Mover 18oz schooner $3.99 ---------2pm to 5pm Margarita Mania 14oz On the Rocks $2

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M Medium 12 2-topping pizza & 2

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T 2 10 2-topping pizzas & 2

drinks for $12.99.

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W 3.75 special:

M Any flavor margarita 2.99

Modelo beer bottle 2.49

Sm. 1-topping pizza$3.75 Md. 1-topping pizza$5.75 Lg. 1-topping pizza$7.75 Dine-in or carry out. 2 drinks for $13.05.

T XX bottle 2.49

Margarita on the rocks 2.99 Double wells 2.99

W Sol beer bottle 2.49 R F S U

Pacifico beer bottle 2.49 Pitcher Mexican beer on draft 6.99 Mexican white Russian 2.99 Carta Blanca bottle 2.49 Tecate bottle 2.49 Any flavor mojito 2.99 Corona or Corona light bottle 2.49 House margarita 2.99

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