Autumn

KU observes fall break

Kansas University students have a temporary reprieve from their classes today and Friday, when the university observes fall break.

Hours at several KU buildings will change for the break.

Robinson Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Friday, and from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.

All libraries will be open from 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. today and Friday and will be closed Saturday.

All buildings will resume normal hours Sunday.

Crime

Kwik Shop robbery under investigation

Lawrence Police are looking for a man who robbed a convenience store early Wednesday morning.

About 2 a.m., a man armed with a handgun entered Kwik Shop, 1420 Kasold Drive, confronted a clerk and demanded money from the cash register, Sgt. Mike Pattrick said.

The 20-year-old male clerk complied, and the robber was last seen running north from the store, Pattrick said. Police were called.

The amount of money taken was not released. No customers were in the store at the time.

Police were reviewing the store’s security videotape as part of their ongoing investigation, Pattrick said.

Community

Arts commission names Phoenix Award winners

The Lawrence Arts Commission has announced the winners of the 2002 Phoenix Awards.

The recipients will be honored at an awards ceremony at 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Each winner will receive a handmade ceramic pot crafted by Lawrence artist Jan Gaumnitz.

This is the seventh year for the awards, which recognize people in the community who have contributed remarkable service to the arts.

Profiles of the winners will appear in the Oct. 27 Arts section of the Journal-World. The recipients are:

Priscilla Howe, literary arts;

Cohan/Suzeau Duet Company, performing arts;

Laurie Culling, visual arts;

Maria Martin, arts education;

Dave and Gunda Hiebert, arts volunteer;

Sidney Roedel, arts volunteer;

Jan Biles, special recognition award.

Leaders

LMH board elects officers

Joanne Hurst on Wednesday was elected chairwoman of the Lawrence Memorial Hospital board of trustees.

Hurst, a longtime Lawrence resident who is Missouri director for AARP, has served as an LMH trustee since October 1995. She has been vice chairwoman for the past year.

“This hospital represents so many good things to me,” Hurst said. “But most of all, it represents a vitality of the LMH community working together to provide the best possible health care for those it serves.”

Joining Hurst in leading the trustees for the next year are Vickie Randel, president of First State Bank & Trust of Lawrence, vice chairwoman; Donna Osness, retired from Lawrence public schools, secretary; and Lindy Eakin, vice provost for administration and finance at Kansas University, treasurer.

Sheryl Jacobs, a health-care consultant, was appointed to the board by Lawrence Mayor Sue Hack to replace Ray Davis, a KU professor whose second term on the board has expired.

Presentation

Supreme Court analyst to visit KU School of Law

The national legal affairs correspondent for The Chicago Tribune and Supreme Court analyst for “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” will visit next week at the Kansas University School of Law.

Jan Crawford Greenburg will visit Tuesday to speak with students, faculty and alumni. A public presentation and Q&A session will be at 3:30 p.m. in Room 106 Green Hall.

For more information, contact Jennifer Winkler, law school event planner, at 864-4531.