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Universities to assess concealed carry building by building By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

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LAWRENCE SCULPTOR ELDEN TEFFT studies a wax model as he works to further define it last week in his studio. The 93-year-old artist will be showing his work at the Lawrence Arts Center in the show “Gossamer: Before and After the Sculpure Moses,� which opens Friday.

At 93, sculptor is still spinning web of ‘gossamer’ out of bronze By Sara Shepherd sshepherd@ljworld.com

Holding a small plaster rasp, Elden Tefft’s right hand circles over the model in front of him. As amber bits of wax curl through the back of the tool, texture deepens on the sculpture’s surface. Tefft isn’t sure about the spheres around the fish’s eyes — those will probably have to

go. But he likes how the happen that you don’t edge around its mouth anticipate,� Tefft is developing. said. “When you This process is see those starting To see Tefft at why Tefft loves to develop, that work in his studio, sculpture. And at makes it pretty exfind this story 93, while finishing citing for me.� online at LJpieces for a new exIn Lawrence World.com hibition opening this Tefft is best known week, he says there’s for casting the tow“always more� he wants ering bronze “Moses� to do. Please see SCULPTOR, page 2A “Things that are interesting

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TOPEKA — The Kansas Board of Regents has directed universities to conduct a building-by-building assessment on their campuses of the impact of allowing concealed carry of guns. “We are trying to educate ourselves,� said Regents Chairman Fred Logan Jr. of Leawood. Legislation approved last session and signed into law by Gov. Sam Brown- There are more back expanded than 850 buildings where people with in the university concealed carry permits can take system, including those with child their guns. The new law al- care, labs with lows the weapons chemicals, dorinto public buildings that don’t mitories, sports have certain types complexes, student of security mea- unions and others. sures, such as metal detectors and trained guards. Many of these public entities, including universities, have received temporary exemptions under the law. Universities have taken a four-year exemption. But after 2017, campus buildings must allow concealed carry unless the building has adequate security. Logan said a building-by-building study may help the regents and legislators determine if there need to be any changes or Please see GUNS, page 2A

Testing available to ease worries about concussion in young athletes By Nikki Wentling nwentling@ljworld.com

Steve Malone has sat in the bleachers or stood on the sidelines of his son Jack’s soccer games since Jack was old enough to kick a ball around. In previous seasons, Malone wasn’t too worried about what could happen to his son on the field. The kids were small, he said, and the game was nice.

Malone took Jack, a member of the Sporting Kaw Valley Jaguars, to the Fourth Street Health Clinic at HEALTH Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Sunday. The hospital offered baseline concussion testing for Baseline testing a reduced fee to members of To ease some of his worries, Sporting Kaw Valley, which

But now that Jack is 13, that has changed. “It’s aggressive,� Malone said. “It’s a different kind of game.� While it’s exciting to see his son going for a header, Malone said he cringes when it happens, especially when there are multiple players going up for the ball at the same time.

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consists of athletes ages 10 to 14. The computerized test took about 25 minutes, and it asked the players to decipher patterns and shapes to measure their reaction time, concentration and memory. If a player suffers a concussion, this test gives physicians an idea of how the brain is doing compared with its baseline. This helps when determining when to let an athlete return to the field.

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LMH began this sort of testing last fall, when it offered the test free of charge to student-athletes at Lawrence High School, Lawrence Free State and Eudora High School. Later, athletes at Bishop Seabury Academy and Veritas High School were included. The testing on Sunday was the hospital’s first big outreach to younger athletes. Please see ATHLETES, page 2A

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