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After more than 60 years, Jaybowl to close KANSAS UNIVERSITY freshman Darious Crawley takes a turn during a bowling class Tuesday at the Jaybowl. The bowling alley, which has been at the Kansas Union since 1953, will close in early May.
By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep
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The Jaybowl, located in the Kansas Union since 1953, will close for good in early May. The closing is due to “growing losses, escalating down time and new space needs,” according to Kansas University Memorial Unions, which announced the news Monday. “The student preferences are changing,” said Claudia Larkin, di-
rector of marketing for KU Memorial Unions. “As students’ tastes change, the Union is trying to adapt how it uses its spaces.” Jaybowl lost an average of $17,000 per year over the past five years, Larkin said. She said only about 21,000 people a year use the Jaybowl now, compared with about 35,000 a decade ago. The Jaybowl area will be repurposed
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Farmer chosen as next mayor Image courtesy of University Archives, Kenneth Spencer Research Library
A TARAHUMARA INDIAN ATHLETE, identified on the back of the photo as Jose Torres, shakes the hand of former Lawrence mayor R. C. Rankin, standing next to F. C. “Phog” Allen. Torres won a foot race from Kansas City to Lawrence that ended in Memorial Stadium during the 1927 Kansas Relays.
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LAWRENCE CITY COMMISSIONER JEREMY FARMER SHOWS HIS MOTHER, LORI FARMER, pictures from Tuesday night’s City Commission meeting where fellow commissioners voted him to serve a one-year term as mayor.
Better communication with public promised By Chad Lawhorn Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw
City Commissioner Jeremy Farmer was unanimously elected by fellow commissioners on Tuesday to serve a one-year term as mayor, and he immediately sent a message that citizen input is going to be a priority during his term. “Starting tonight the shot clock will be no more,” Farmer said, referring to the clock the City Commission has used in recent years to generally limit public comment to three minutes per person. “We
want to hear from you.” Farmer, 31, is the executive director of Just Food, the Lawrence-based food CITY bank, and is beginning his third year on the COMMISSION commission. Issues expected to immediately confront the new commission include finding a new city manager to replace outgoing manager David Corliss and to move forward on addressing needs for a new Lawrence police headquarters. Farmer vowed that
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all the processes will have a heavy emphasis on public feedback. “This will be a year that will be dedicated to transparency, openness and authenticity,” Farmer said. Tuesday’s meeting also included the swearing-in of the three candidates elected to City Commission terms during last week’s elections: Stuart Boley, Matthew Herbert and Leslie Soden. Soden, the owner of a Lawrence pet care business, was the top votegetter in the election and will serve
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Ultra-marathon fueled hype in early days of Kansas Relays By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep
When “Born to Run” hit The New York Times best-seller list in 2009, millions of readers discovered for the first time a mysterious indigenous Mexican tribe for whom hundred-mile runs on rugged canyon trails had been a way of life for generations. Little do most know, thousands in Lawrence witnessed the Tarahumara Indians’ endurance-running prowess more than 80 years earlier. A certain Kansas University athletics director known for showmanship is credited with organizing five Tarahumara runners to appear at the 1927 Kansas Relays. The finish line for a special endurance run featuring the visitors from Mexico — 51 miles
Animal investigation A cat that was struck with an arrow at a Lawrence mobile home has died. Police are investigating. Page 6A
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