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Commissioners outline search to fill Farmer’s vacant city seat By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock
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PICTURED CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: THE FRONT DESK OF DAISY HILL COMMONS, which adjoins Kansas University’s new Self and Oswald halls; the academic service center at Daisy Hill Commons has various study areas, a classroom and five conference rooms; a student lounge inside Daisy Hill Commons; and a two-person suite with private bedrooms and a shared bathroom, not pictured. See more of KU’s new residence halls in a photo gallery at LJWorld.com/newdorms.
Design fosters togetherness at Oswald, Self residence halls By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep
Kansas University’s newest residence halls aim to bring students together — between floors, between adjoining halls and even between other halls on Daisy Hill. The just-opened Oswald and
Self halls are connected by the two-story Daisy Hill Commons, open to all residents on the hill. “This was intentionally designed for first-year students,” KU Student Housing director Diana Robertson said, “for their academic success, for their community development, for their engagement in campus life.”
Except for some finishing touches and landscaping, the $48.6 million bond-funded Oswald/Self construction project is complete. The big move-in day is Thursday, though resident assistants and some select students are already at home there this week. Please see DORMS, page 5A
Lawrence City Commissioner Mike Amyx took the gavel as mayor Tuesday night, the sixth time he has served in that role in a political career that stretches back to the 1980s. Amyx was chosen unanimously by the three other commissioners, all of whom have only been on the commission since April. He succeeds former Mayor Jeremy Farmer, who resigned last week amid reports that he failed to remit federal payroll taxes at his job as director of the nonprofit food bank Just Food. Commissioner Leslie Soden, who has served as acting mayor for the past
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The new school year is upon us. Today is the first day of school for students in first through ninth grades, with all other grades heading back to class on Thursday. Here are five things parents need to know for the big day.
School days will be several minutes longer starting this school year. Under the new schedule, dismissal time is five minutes later than last year for elementary and high schools. For middle schools, school start time is eight minutes
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earlier and dismissal is five minutes earlier. There are also changes to late start and early dismissal. Early dismissal times for Lawrence schools have shifted by five minutes for all schools. Middle
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E. Lawrence bistro proposal in limbo By Peter Hancock
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week, will continue to serve as vice mayor, commissioners agreed. “ W e ’v e got a lot Amyx of work to do. We’ve got a great city,” Amyx said as he accepted the job. “It’s been said in the past. To be able to have this job, this is the best elected job in the state of Kansas.” When Farmer resigned last week, there had been some expectation that Soden would succeed him as mayor. But Soden said the city needs someone with more experience in the role of mayor.
Lawrence city commissioners could not reach agreement Tuesday night on a proposal by local developers to open a bistro-style restaurant in East Lawrence, leaving the project in a state of limbo, possibly until a fifth commissioner is appointed. Tom Larkin, the principal owner of 804 Pennsylvania St., had requested a special-use permit for the property in the
Warehouse Arts District. He said his plan is to lease the property to a restaurant operator who would offer food, drinks and live entertainment, mainly catering to people who live and work in the district. Because the building is too small to accommodate a full kitchen, Larkin is proposing to have food trucks serve as vendors in front of the building, and allow customers to eat and drink either inside the former industrial
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