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TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 30 • 2014

‘Destination job’

Independent candidate Greg Orman, left, has been polling even with, or ahead of, three-term incumbent Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, right.

Judges weigh ballot lawsuit after plaintiff fails to show ————

Kobach not allowed to intervene By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

them into court in the middle of a heated campaign season, then thumbs his nose at this court and refuses to show up,” said Randy Rathbun, a former U.S. attorney from Wichita who represented the party. Orel filed a petition with the Kansas Supreme Court seeking an order for the Democratic Party to name a new candidate. He filed the petition within minutes of the court’s Sept. 18 order that said Taylor

Topeka — A three-judge panel in Topeka is expected to decide within the next day or two whether the Kansas Democratic Party must name a new candidate to replace Chad Taylor on the ballot for U.S. Senate. But after the petitioner in the case, a Democratic voter named David Orel, failed to show up in court for a hearing Monday, an attorney for the Democratic Party Please see BALLOT, page 2A moved to dismiss the case entirely. “With all due respect to l Jeb Bush stumps for Mr. Orel, he filed a lawsuit Pat Roberts in Kansas. against my clients, drug Page 4A

ELECTION

2014

KU proposes new $51M residence hall “

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY INTERIM FOOTBALL COACH CLINT BOWEN holds a news conference Monday, the day after Charlie Weis was fired from the position. Bowen, who was most recently KU’s defensive coordinator, has deep ties to Lawrence and KU football. More in sports, page 1C.

By Scott Rothschild

Twitter: @ljwrothschild

Native son says he has blueprint to lead KU football program mtait@ljworld.com

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he sign on the podium he proudly stood behind read “Kansas Jayhawk Football Head Coach Clint Bowen.” The word “interim” was nowhere to be found. And really, it didn’t need to be there anyway. For the next nine weeks — eight games and a bye — Bowen is the Kansas University football coach.

He looked, sounded and his eyes, passion in his voice acted every bit of that during and pride in his posture, Lawhis introductory news confer- rence’s native son shared his ence with local media MonPlease see COACH, page 5A day morning. With emotion in

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Afternoon storms Business Classified Comics Deaths

High: 84

Low: 60

Today’s forecast, page 8A

Kansas University is proposing the construction of a new 500-bed residence hall because of the projected increase in the number of international students attending the school. The $51.2 million building will be built adjacent to Oliver Hall, near the intersection of Naismith — KU officials in a memo to the Drive and 19th Street. It will include 132,600 Kansas Board of Regents gross square feet of housing space and 27,400 “The additional capacsquare feet for a new din- ity provided by this new ing center to serve both residence hall will allow the existing and new resiPlease see RESIDENCE, page 2A dence halls in the area.

Clint Bowen replaces Charlie Weis, left, who was hired in December 2011 and was let go Sunday following KU’s 23-0 loss to Texas. Weis, with a 6-22 record, is the second KU coach in four years to be dismissed before reaching the end of his original contract.

By Matt Tait

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The additional capacity provided by this new residence hall will allow the university to meet the market demands and absorb the growth in international students.”

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Playing it safe

Vol.156/No.273 20 pages

KU student who has suffered from sports-related concussions is taking a stand to help prevent others from meeting the same fate. Page 1B

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