Lawrence Journal-World 10-19-13

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Customers urged to examine water bills By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

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NEELI BENDAPUDI, DEAN OF BUSINESS AT KANSAS UNIVERSITY, is flanked by Gov. Sam Brownback, KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, students, donors, KU faculty members and others as they celebrate the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new $65.7 million School of Business Friday at the Lied Center.

KU breaks ground on long-awaited building for School of Business Ben Unglesbee bunglesbee@ljworld.com

A groundbreaking for the new $65.7 million, 166,000-squarefoot Kansas University School of Business building drew an excited crowd of students, alumni, university personnel and elected officials to the Lied Center Friday. At least half the excitement at the Lied was generated by a single person: KU School of Business Dean Neeli Bendapudi. The business school has been pining for a

new home for nearly two decades. When Bendapudi came aboard as dean of the school, raising the funds for new facilities was one of her top priorities, she told the Journal-World earlier this week. “My job has been to make it happen.� Asked earlier this week what she’s most excited about in the school’s new home, Bendapudi said, “Heating and cooling that works.� The nearly 55-yearold Summerfield Hall is sound structurally, but

its water and heating and cooling systems are riddled with issues, according to Mark Strand, director of the business school’s facilities management team. Summerfield’s water lines are rusty and leaky. Temperature control often gets out of whack. One side of the building can get overheated, another too cold. Along with new pipes and climate control, the new building also holds the promise of more space, updated

The building at a glance

Slated to open in the 20152016 academic year across Naismith Drive from Allen Fieldhouse.

Six stories, 166,000 square feet.

Will cost $65.7; of that, $55.7 million comes from private funds. The university will contribute $10 million to equip the building and move the Naismith tennis courts.

Will feature collaborative spaces for breakout sessions among students.

KU Endowment advanced the money and will act as contracting authority.

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Kline’s law license indefinitely suspended Court cites ‘significant and numerous’ violations

By John Milburn Associated Press

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of former state Attorney General Phill Kline on Friday, following allegations of ethical misconduct during his investigation of abortion providers. The court agreed with a state disciplinary panel that Kline repeatedly misled or

allowed subordinates to mislead others, including a Kansas City-area grand jury, to further his invest i g a t i o n s . Kline The unanimous decision came after repeated disputes between

in the Kansas City suburbs, accusing it of performing illegal abortions and falsifying records. The last of those charges were dropped in August 2012. He also pursued misdemeanor criminal charges against Dr. George Tiller because of late-term abortions performed by his Wichita clinic. The case was

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Task force to present final recommendations on cultural district By Sara Shepherd sshepherd@ljworld.com

A group working to create a vision for the Lawrence Cultural District is close to presenting its final recommendations to the City Commission. Balancing the East Lawrence neighborhood’s fear of gentrification with a goal of promoting economic investment — in the district and citywide — has been a theme since the Cultural District Task Force began meeting in April. City Commissioner Bob Schumm, task force chairman, said that fear has been the hardest part of discussions but that he’s confident the two sides are coming together. “We have, thus far, reached consensus

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the Republican and critics of his tactics. Tom Condit, Kline’s attorney, said Friday that Kline reasserted that he never intentionally lied or misled others in pursuit of his case. He and Kline were reviewing the ruling and considering their next steps, Condit said. In 2007, Kline filed 107 criminal charges against a Planned Parenthood clinic

All 32,000 homes and businesses in Lawrence with city water service are being urged to take notice of a new account number that will show up on their monthly bills. A smaller number of customers also may notice another number change on their bills — a higher balance due than they expected. Notice a change City officials are in your water bill? completing the inCall the billing stallation of a new office at 832-7878 billing system for or email utilitybillits Utilities Diviing@lawrenceks. sion and it’s proorg. The office is ducing a variety of open 8 a.m. to changes. 5 p.m. Monday The system is through Friday. assigning a new account number for every water user that will become effective for bills due after Oct. 31. Officials recommend that customers take notice of the new account number to ensure payments to their accounts are properly credited. In particular, people who use an elec-

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Tenure under scrutiny

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Officials say they wouldn’t be surprised if legislation surfaced that sought to change tenure policies at public universities. Page 3A

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