Hack goes online to talk to constituents

City Commissioner Sue Hack will be online Wednesday afternoon to take questions from Journal-World readers.

Since the 2003 election, Hack has been the only member of the five-person commission not aligned with “smart growth” interests. She cast the lone vote against the smoking ban but has stood with the rest of the commission in opposing a Wal-Mart at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive.

The chat will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at www.ljworld.com

Events

Jayhawks coming home for football festivities

“Hawktoberfest: Home Is Where the Hawk Is” will be the theme for this year’s Kansas University homecoming festivities. Events will run from Oct. 4 to 9 and will culminate with the KU-KSU football game Oct. 9.

A 13-member steering committee has been appointed to oversee the festivities.

Committee members are Josh Williamson, Lawrence junior; Lauren Jesse, Leawood sophomore; Marlyse Anderson, Olathe junior; Tom Graves, Overland Park freshman; Elaine Jardon, Overland Park sophomore; Adam Sechrist, Overland Park sophomore; Andy Kim, Shawnee senior; Holly Rauch, Coffeyville senior; Michelle Worswick, Topeka sophomore; Sarah Lathrop, Phoenix sophomore; Chris Kaufman, Aurora, Colo., junior; Amanda Akard, Lee’s Summit, Mo. senior; and Keith Ellis, Clarksville, Tenn., graduate student.