2008 12 01 - Top of The Hill 2008

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TOP OF THE HILL 2008 2

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hank you, students
Featured in this section are
businesses that placed first,
second and third in the Top of
the Hill awards.
Students voted for their
favorite establishments in
each category online and
on paper ballots. In all, The
Kansan received 521 ballots.
The advertising staff tabulated
the results, and the news staff
produced this sections content
based on those results.
Firstly, in making this
possible, I would like to give
many thanks to the special
sections writers, designers and
copy editors for fitting this
section into their schedules.
I would also like to thank
the photographers for running
around Lawrence, getting as
many shots as they could for
this section.
Look through the pages,
and see if your favorite business
won in its category! I know I
was thrilled to see my personal
favorite, Henrys Upstairs, tie
for second place in the best bar
customer service category.
Students,
Thanks for voting
our sports bar
and burgers
Top of the Hill
2008!
special section University daily kansan deceMBer 1, 2008
table of contents
Letter from
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By alison cumBow
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Best Burgers
Best sandwiches
Best sports Bar
Best italian restaurant
Best Mexican cuisine
Best asian cuisine
Best restaurant customer service
Best pizza
Best Beer selection
Best steakhouse
Best Barbecue
Best overall restaurant
Best ice cream
Best delivery service
Best drink specials
Best Bar customer service
Best overall Bar
Best tanning salon
Best liquor store
Best cofee
Best post party Food
Best shoe store
Best Breakfast
Best Grocery store
Best sporting Goods store
Best Workout Facility
Best Golf course
Best car service
Best nail salon
Best Hair salon
Best Mens clothing
Best Womens clothing
Best Bookstore
Best apartments
Best townhouses
Best Bank
Best copy center
Best Music store
Best Movie rentals
Best live Music venue
Best dance club
BEST SPORTS BAR
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Allison Richardson/KANSAN
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
BEST BURGERS
Allison Richardson/KANSAN Allison Richardson/KANSAN
BEST SANDWICH
1st Bufalo Wild Wings
1012 Massachusetts St.
2nd Wayne and Larrys
933 Iowa St.
3rd Jefersons
1st Jimmy Johns
2nd Yello Sub
1814 W. 23rd St.
3rd Quintons
1st Five Guys
2040 W. 31st St.
2nd Jefersons
3rd Local Burger
714 Vermont St.
BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Jessica Sain-Baird/KANSAN
1st Paisanos
2112 25th St.
Paisanos is this years
Italian Restaurant winner for
Top of the Hill. Ryan Rosaahr,
Paisanos manager, recom-
mends the following mouth-
watering dishes for those crav-
ing the rich favor of Italian
cuisine.
1. Taste of Italy Tis dish
is great share. It includes the
popular 15-Layers Lasagna,
Fettuccine Alfredo, and
Chicken Parmesan.
2. Paisanos Chicken
Rosaahrs personal favorite
dish includes two chicken
breasts sauteed with mush-
rooms, white wine, lemon and
garlic, covered in Parmesan
cream sauce and served with
pasta Alfredo.
3. Baked Polo Florentine
Penne pasta with a creamy
spinach artichoke sauce
topped with mozzarella and
grilled chicken, then baked.
Michael Holtz
3rd Tellers Restaurant and Bar
2nd Genovese
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La Familia,
because it is close
and cheap.
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BEST MEXICan CUISInE
Jerry Wang/KANSAN
Jerry Wang/KANSAN Jerry Wang/KANSAN
What do you think?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEXICAN RESTAURANT AND WHY?
1st El Mezcal
1819 W. 23rd St.
2nd La Parilla
3rd Cielito Lindo
815 New Hampshire St.
BEST aSIan Food
Shaymarie Genosky/KANSAN
Shaymarie Genosky/KANSAN Shaymarie Genosky/KANSAN
1st Zen Zero
811 Massachusetts
3rd Jade Garden
1410 Kasold Drive
2nd Peking Taste
2210 Iowa St.
BEST rESTaUranT CUSToMEr SErVICE
Tyler Waugh/KANSAN
Tyler Waugh/KANSAN
1st Free State
Brewing Co.
2nd Tellers
Tyler Waugh/KANSAN
3rd The Eldridge
HEIdI GIrGIS
overland Park
junior
Cielito Lindo,
because I like the
people that work
there and the food
is good.
KELLy
MCrEynoLdS
Santa Fe, n.M.,
senior
La Familia, be-
cause I really like
the white queso.
andrEw
BISSonnETTE
St. Louis Park,
Minn., junior
La Parilla,
because it is good
food.
By TyLEr waUGH
BEST PIZZA
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Jon Goering/KANSAN
1st Papa Kenos 2nd Wheat State 3rd Pizza Shuttle
1035 Massachusetts St. 711 W. 23rd St. 1601 W. 23rd St.
WHO Has tHe best beer
selectiOn in laWrence:
Old cHicagO, Free state
breWing cO., Or 23rd street
breWery?
BEST BEER SELECTION
2nd Free State Brewing Co.
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BEST STEAK
in Lawrence
3050 Iowa 785-843-7000
The best steak in Lawrence
1st Old Chicago
2329 Iowa St.
Jessica Sain-Baird/KANSAN Jessica Sain-Baird/KANSAN
What do
you think?
JamES WEIHE
Shawnee senior
Ive had a couple of beers at
23rd Street Brewery. It was a mix of
an Irish Red and a Wheat beer and
it was really good.
JESSICa SINgER
Olathe senior
I like the John Brown Ale and
the Wheat State Golden (at Free
State Brewing Co.).
ELENa SHERmaN
Warrensburg, mo., junior
I really like the Ad Astra and
the Oatmeal Stout at Free State
Brewing. I like it because its really
fresh and its brewed right there.
ZaCH gaLE
Syracuse senior
I like Old Chicagos beer
because its a chain and its
everywhere. Im a member of their
World Beer Tour.
3rd 23rd Street Brewery
3512 Clinton Parkway
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BEST STEAKHOUSE
Tyler Waugh/KANSAN
1st Longhorn Steakhouse
3050 Iowa St.
BEST BARBECUE
Julianne Kuefer/KANSAN
1st Biggs BBQ
2429 Iowa St.
2nd Hereford House
4931 W. 6th St.
3rd Montana Mikes
1015 Iowa St.
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785.749.2424 9th & Iowa
2nd Zen Zero (tie)
2nd Ingredient (tie)
BY HALLIE MANN
editor@kansan.com
Every now and then we all get to the
point where we cant take another package
of Ramen for dinner. Or maybe Mrs. Es gets
too monotonous. For those of us who also
cant cook well, or really just dont want to,
Lawrence has several restaurants that ofer
a variety of choices for students. KU stu-
dents voted in the University Daily Kansans
Top of the Hill awards and chose Free State
Brewing Company, Ingredient and Zen Zero
as the best overall restaurants in Lawrence.
Free State Brewing Company was voted frst
place while Zen Zero and Ingredient tied for
second.
Free State Brewing Company is located
at 636 Massachusetts St. in downtown Law-
rence. It opened in 1989 as the frst legal
brewery in Kansas in 100 years and brews a
variety of beers in-house.
Debbie Fey, manager at Free State, said
students chose the restaurant for its aford-
ability and selection.
Free State allows a person to get lunch
or dinner and a beer or two for a good
price, Fey said.
Fey said the consistency of taste and the
price of the beer keep customers coming
back for more. Some of the more popular
menu items are the Black Bean Quesadilla,
Fish and Chips, and the Onion Rings, she
said.
Nick Kirkman, Overland Park junior,
has enjoyed meals at Free State.
Ive had some of their oatmeal beers and
they have a good taste, Kirkman said, Its
just something diferent.
Te frst runners up, Ingredient and Zen
Zero, also bring a diferent favor to Law-
rence and KU students. Ingredient is located
at 947 Massachusetts St., and is populated
with KU students on a regular basis. Ingredi-
ent ofers an American menu and is known
for its salads and custom pizzas. Te corner
location ofers a casual location to study and
grab a bite to eat in downtown Lawrence. In-
gredient also has locations in Leawood and
Columbia, Mo.
Adam Warneck, manager at Ingredient,
said the restaurant had been successful since
opening last summer.
Warneck said Ingredients success was
due to its uniqueness in Lawrence.
Tere isnt really anything that close to
what Ingredient ofers, Warneck said.
Elise Behrens, Omaha, Neb., sophomore,
said she, too, ejoyed the atmosphere at In-
gredient.
Its kind of like an upscale version of
Panera Bread, She said.
Behrens said prices at Ingredient were
reasonable and servide was fast and friend-
ly.
Te third fnalist for best overall restau-
rant is Zen Zero, an Asian restaurant that
ofers dishes from Tibet, Japan, Nepal, and
Tailand on its menu.
Zen Zero is located downtown at 811
Massachusetts St. Subarna Bhattachan,
owner of Zen Zero, owns two other Law-
rence restaurants, Genovese and La Parilla,
also located downtown.
Bhattachan said Zen Zeros menu ofered
reasonable prices for KU students. Most of
the menu items cost between $8 to $10.
We make everything from scratch and
its all really fresh, Bhattachan said. Some of
the more popular menu items are the drunk-
en noodles and the Singapore noodles.
We try to ofer some items that are fa-
miliar in the American palate, Bhattachan
said.
Christine Ashburn, Lawrence freshman,
said Zen Zero had the Lawrence feel, and
thats why students chose it as one of the best
restaurants.
What I really like is that it can be a for-
mal place to go eat or you can show up in
ratty jeans and a T-shirt, she said.
BEST ICE CREAM
BY LAUREN CUNNINGHAM
lcunningham@kansan.com

Sylas & Maddys has again won the top
spot for best ice cream in Top of the Hill.
The store, which has been open since
1995, has remained
popular despite other
chain stores that have
popped up along
Massachusetts Street.
Kyleigh Garman,
Baldwin City senior
and employee at the
store, said she thought
the store had been
able to maintain its
position because of
its lower prices and
because it was locally
owned.
Its a warm, welcoming place, and
there are pictures of little kids on the walls
eating ice cream, Garman said. There
are bright colors around the store.
The originality of the stores ice cream
flavors is another aspect that sets Sylas &
Maddys ice cream apart from competi-
tors, Garman said.
Garman said the top flavors were Da
Bomb, which is vanilla ice cream with
cookie dough, Oreos and chocolate flakes;
Gold Dust, which is vanilla ice cream
with Snickers, caramel swirl and Oreos;
and Rock Chocolate Jayhawk, which is
vanilla ice cream with brownies, fudge
pieces and fudge swirl.
There are so many flavors that can
be rotated out, so they
keep coming back,
Garman said. People
have a really hard time
deciding what they
want, but were always
apt to give them as
many tastes as they
want.
Garman said she
t hought students
brought in 65 to 75
percent of the stores
business.
On Tuesdays at Sylas & Maddys, stu-
dents with a KUID can buy one, get one
cone or dish of ice cream free.
This is one of the biggest years weve
had, Garman said.
The second- and third-place win-
ners for best ice cream were Cold
Stone Creamery and Sheridans Frozen
Custard.
People have a really hard time
deciding what they want, but
were always apt to give them as
many tastes as they want.
Kyleigh garman
Sylas & maddys employee
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Jimmy Johns was voted best
delivery service for the Top of
the Hill award by a landslide.
Jamie Cofman, Overbrook
junior and Jimmy Johns em-
ployee, said that Jimmy Johns
won because they are open
extremely late and that the
majority of the business is from
students. Cofman said the
two most popular sandwiches
are the Italian Night Club and
the Turkey Combo. As for the
runners up, Pizza Shuttle came
in second and Gumbys took
third place.
1st Jimmy Johns
2nd Pizza Shuttle
1601 W. 23rd St.
3rd Gumbys Pizza & Pub
1445 W. 23rd St.
BEST DRINK SPECIALS
Chance Dibben/KANSAN
1st - The Hawk
1340 Ohio St.
2nd - Its Brothers
3rd - Louises West
1307 W. 7th St.
BEST OVERALL BAR
1st Quintons
BEST BAR CUSTOMER SERVICE
1st Quintons
3rd Replay Lounge
2nd The Hawk
1340 Ohio St.
2nd Henrys (tie)
2nd The Wheel (tie)
507 W. 14th St.
11 E. Eighth St.
BEST TANNING SALON
1st Mango Tan
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BEST LIQUOR STORE
1st Cork & Barrel
901 Mississippi St.
2nd Mass Beverage
3131 Nieder Road
3rd Jensen Liquor
620 W. 9th St.
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2nd Celsius
Tannery
4637 W. 6th St.
3rd Sun Resorts
1410 Kasold Drive
BEST COFFEE
1st Starbucks
BY MICHAEL HOLTZ
mholtz@kansan.com
Starbucks Coffee, the internationally rec-
ognizable coffee franchise, beat out locally
owned coffee shops in this years Top of the
Hill poll for Best Coffee.
Consistency and familiarity are two of
the winning characteristics Starbucks, 647
Massachusetts St., has over its locally owned
competition, said Josh Walton, a Starbucks
employee and Olathe junior.
Consistency is such a core focus, Walton
said. You order a drink, and its going to
come out the same no matter where you
are.
That consistency is exactly what keeps
roommates Mallory Jones, Des Moines,
Iowa, senior, and Molly Golub, Overland
Park senior, coming back.
We go to Starbucks a couple times a
week, Golub said. My favorite drink is the
Caramel Macchiato.
The Caramel Macchiato and the Caramel
Frappuccino are two of Starbucks top sell-
ers, Walton said.
Recently added holiday drinks are also
popular this time of year. Specialties include
the Peppermint Mocha Twist, Gingersnap
Latte and Espresso Truffle.
The variety of options available here are
more than other places, Walton said. Our
menu board is huge. I think that we have
something for everybody.
Walton said Starbucks has a high stan-
dard for the quality of its coffee, a quality
that Jones and Golub said they appreciated
and enjoyed.
You never have to worry about bad cof-
fee, Jones said. You can get a remade coffee
if they make it wrong.
Jones and Golub said they enjoyed
Starbucks atmosphere. Tables are available
to work on homework, and the soothing
melodies of jazz can be heard playing qui-
etly in the background.
Its a good place to study, Jones said.
They dont play the music too loudly, and
its a nice change from the library. They have
lots of plug-ins for your computer, too.
There is also a slight, though well-intend-
ed, feature at Starbucks the shop has no
clocks. Walton said the absence of clocks
was a purposeful decision, intended to help
create a relaxing setting.
Jones and Golub said the customer ser-
vice was another aspect of Starbucks they
found favorable.
The staff will learn your name, Jones
said. Everyone is friendly and helpful.
Being personable and familiar with cus-
tomers is a standard that Starbucks employ-
ees work hard to establish, Walton said.
The customer in front of you is always
the most important thing, Walton said.
I probably know the majority of people
who come in the door each day. We ask for
names for the cups, so I know most on a
first name basis.
Jones and Golubs said their only com-
plaint was that Starbucks charges for using
Wi-Fi. Two hours of Wi-Fi connection costs
$3.99.
Jones and Golub said they didnt under-
stand why Starbucks charged for Wi-Fi
when most other coffee shops offered it for
free.
Starbucks appeal wont diminish anytime
soon, Walton said. He said he was confident
Starbucks would remain popular among
University students for years to come.
As long as people dont stop drinking
coffee then nothing should change, Walton
said. Starbucks has tried to keep the same
attitude and environment that keeps people
coming back.
Second and third place awards went to
Java Break, 17 E. 7th St., and Miltons Coffee,
on Level 1 of the Kansas Union.
BY CHRISTY NUTT
editor@kansan.com

Patrick Whalen, a Taco Bell employ-
ee, has seen his fair share of post-party
drama. He described one such occasion
when a customers car actually caught on
fire while waiting in a line of idling vehicles
for a sack of delicious tacos. Whalen said
he immediately jumped through the drive-
thru window with a fire extinguisher. It is
no surprise with committed employees like
Whalen that Taco Bell, 1408 W. 23rd St.,
won first place in Top of the Hills category
of best post-party food.
Whalen attributed the victory to the busi-
ness location, the service and the reasonable
prices they offer. According to Whalen, the
Crunch Wrap and Chalupa are the best sell-
ing menu items after mid-night.
He said that approximately 75 percent
of the late-night customers are students. In
addition to Taco Bell, students voted The
Wheel, 507 W. 14th St., as the second-best
place to get post-party food. Pizza Shuttle,
1601 W. 23rd St., came in third place.
Starbucks tops local shops
3rd Miltons Cofee
2nd Java Break
17 E. 7th St.
Level 1, Kansan Union
BEST POST-PARTY FOOD
1st Taco Bell
3rd Pizza Shuttle 2nd The Wheel
507 W. 14th St. 1601 W. 23rd St.
1408 W. 23rd St.
BEST SHOE STORE
Jerry Wang/KANSAN
1st Sharks Surf Shop
2nd Arensbergs Shoes
3rd Famous Footwear
3230 S. Iowa St.
BY HALLIE MANN
hmann@kansan.com
Whether youre in love with your brown
Ugg boots or youve worn your Sperry Top-
Siders every day, the most popular shoes on
campus can be found at Sharks Surf Shop.
Students at the University of Kansas voted
Sharks Surf Shop the best shoe store in
Lawrence in The Kansans Top of the Hill
awards. Arensbergs Shoes was voted second
and Famous Footwear was voted third.
Sharks Surf Shop is located in down-
town Lawrence at 813 Massachusetts St.
If youre walking downtown, the orange
surfboard and giant display cases outside
the store are hard to miss. Allyson Renick,
Lawrence freshman, likes to window shop
on Massachusetts Street and enjoys looking
at Sharks.
They have a lot of great shoes for sum-
mer and winter, Renick said. You can see
a lot of what they have in the windows out
front.
Renick said she got her Sperrys from
there and enjoyed browsing the new shoes
and clothes they had in the store.
Sharks stands out in Lawrence because
of its style and selection of popular and var-
ied shoes. Chris Cox, owner of Sharks Surf
Shop, said that Sharks offered KU students a
wide selection of products.
At the time I opened the store there was
no other store that had what we had or was
doing the kind of stuff we were doing in
Lawrence, Cox said.
Sharks, which will have been open 20
years this February, has brands such as
Lacoste, Converse, Sperry, Rainbow Sandals
and Ugg, which can be seen throughout
campus.
Sharks also has in-house tanning. It fea-
tures a 2M Touchless Tanning Booth that
offers quick 10-minute tans.
Cox said that The Buckle was probably
the closest competitor for Sharks.
Caroline Zeller, Topeka sophomore, was
sporting a classic pair of Converse shoes
from Sharks when she was interviewed
about the store. Zeller said she would put
Sharks as her first place store to shop for
shoes in Lawrence and would recommend it
to anyone who hadnt checked it out.
The atmosphere in the store is fun and
relaxed, and all the employees are really
nice, Zeller said.
Zeller has also purchased T-shirts and
other clothing from Sharks.
I think the reason students chose them is
because their style caters to college students,
Zeller said.
You cant throw a rock on Jayhawk
Boulevard and not hit someone in a pair of
Sperrys, Uggs, or Rainbow Sandals. Sharks
Surf Shop has all of these brands for KU
students to buy. In its 20 year run, Sharks
surfer in the wheat logo has been a signal of
a relaxed lifestyle and clothing in Lawrence.
BEST BREAKFAST
Jerry Wang/KANSAN
BEST GROCERY STORE
Tyler Waugh/KANSAN
Tyler Waugh/KANSAN Tyler Waugh/KANSAN
1st Dillons
BEST LIQUOR STORE
1st Cork & Barrel
3rd Perkins 2nd First Watch
1st Miltons
2540 Iowa St. 1711 W. 23rd St.
3rd The Merc 2nd Hy-Vee
1015 W. 23rd St.
3504 W. Clinton Parkway 901 S. Iowa St.
3rd Jensen Liquor 2nd Mass Beverage
901 Mississippi St.
3131 Nieder Road
620 W. 9th St.
BEST SPORTING GOODS
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1st Francis Sporting Goods
BEST WORKOUT FACILITY
Weston White/KANSAN
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Weston White/KANSAN
1st- KU Student Recreation Fitness Center
1740 Watkins Center Dr.
2nd Jocks Nitch Sporting
Goods
3rd Sunfower Outdoor &
Bike Shop
2nd Body Boutique
2330 Yale Road
3rd Lawrence Athletic Club
3201 Mesa Way
Weston White/KANSAN
BEST GOLF COURSE
TOP OF THE HILL 2008
1st Alvamar Public Golf Course
1809 Crossgate Drive
2nd Eagle Bend
1250 E. 902 Road
3rd Orchards Executive Golf Course
3000 Bob Billings Parkway
Ryan Waggoner/KANSAN
BEST CAR SERVICE
1st Jify Lube
914 W. 23rd St.
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2nd Dons Auto Center Inc.
920 E. 11th St.
3rd Firestone Tire & Auto Center
2425 Iowa St.
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1st Z Academy
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BY MARILYN HAINES
mhaines@kansan.com
City lifestyle meets laid-back Lawrence
cool at Urban Outfitters, the Massachusetts
Street store students
voted as best mens and
womens clothing in this
years Top of the Hill
contest.
Student employee
Rachel Helling, Lenexa
junior, said she was not
surprised at the outcome
of the contest.
This is the go-to place
for clothes in Lawrence,
Helling said.
The friendly environ-
ment of the store not only makes for a fun
place to work, Helling said, but it also draws
students in. This shopping experience where
students are among their well-dressed peers
makes the store more inviting; and for those
students who are intimidated by the over-
whelming options in plaid, penny-loafers
and ruffled pea coats, theres a feeling to put
them to ease.
While Urban Outfitters won the contest
for providing students
with trendy clothing,
store employee and stu-
dent Melanie McCoy,
Fort Scott senior, said
that even if some stu-
dents arent quite
sold on what Urban
Outfitters has to offer
in terms of slim trousers
and high-hemmed mini
dresses, the store had
other wares that may be
appealing.
We have a little bit of everything. If you
dont like our clothing, you can buy a flask or
a funny gag-gift, she said.
Both Helling and McCoy agreed that
working at Urban Outfitters had its perks
because of the discount, which was extreme-
ly beneficial to those students with an urge
to be ahead of the curve in fashion, but who
still felt the strain of college expenses.
Business manager Alessandra McCoy said
that the target customers of Urban Outfitters
were definitely students. She said that the
store not only appealed to students because
of what it housed, but also because of the in-
store experience it gave to students.
We offer a very unique product and its a
great atmosphere. People like to come in and
shop here just because its fun, she said.
Urban Outfitters displays trappings that
promote an urban, modern lifestyle. The
store offers clothing, shoes, accessories,
housewares, books and music all within that
realm of unique modernity. McCoy said
this unique and metropolitan approach to
shopping and dressing is what made Urban
Outfitters so popular among students.
Bringing trends from high-fashion and
a grittier, big-city aesthetic to Lawrence is
another aspect McCoy said was a reason stu-
dents prefer Urban Outfitters to other stores
when on the lookout to satiate their sartorial
appetites.
We bring new ideas. Were not really a
city, but a lot of the things we present here
come from an urban ideal, she said.
According to McCoy, Urban Outfitters is
not only for one certain type of student with
specific tastes.
We just have a very diverse type of
product, and it brings a little fashion to
Lawrence.
140 votes were cast in the mens category
of the contest. Urban Outfitters received 22
of those votes, taking first place. The Buckle
came in second place and American Eagle
received third place. On the womens side
of the contest, 122 people voted. Urban
Outfitters grabbed the first place spot with
38 votes. Kieus placed second and Kohls
took third.
Edited by Arthur Hur
Students pick Urban Outftters
Trendy store with big-city style sweeps mens, womens clothing categories in contest
We bring new ideas. Were
not really a city, but a lot of the
things we present here come
from an urban ideal.
AlessAndrA mccoy
Urban outftters
BEST MENS CLOTHES
1st Urban Outftters
1013 massachusetts st
2nd Buckle
805 massachusetts st.
3rd American Eagle
BEST WOMENS CLOTHES
1st Urban Outftters
2nd Kieus
738 massachusetts st
3rd Kohls
3240 Iowa st.
BEST BOOKSTORE
1st KU Bookstore
1301 Jayhawk Blvd.
2nd Borders
3rd Jayhawk Bookstore
1420 Crescent Road
BY Trigg Edwards
editor@kansan.com

Fans joining in the rush to buy memo-
rabilia and spirit wear at the KU Bookstore
afer football games arent just supporting
the team, theyre supporting student-run
organizations, too.
All of the proceeds of the KU Bookstore
in the Kansas Union go to student-run
organizations. Tis is possible because the
University owns the store, but it is operated
as if it were a non-proft organization.
Noel Montelongo, Dodge City senior,
has worked at the KU Bookstore since July
2008. He said he had experienced frsthand
the chaos of game day.
Its like customer afer customer. Its
crazy, Montelongo said. We have a lot of
complainers because we arent supposed to
give discounts on sale items.
Te store sells textbooks and clothing
and has a tech shop, an Apple store and
the shipping or catalogue department. Each
section of the store functions as a unit, but
they work together.
Customers sometimes avoid the textbook
wing of the store to fock to the clothes. Te
clothing department sells basketball and
football jerseys and other spirt wear.
Its pretty steady. Normally during rush
week and the frst few weeks of school we
have a lot of people buying their books,
Megan Lutes, Topeka freshman and book-
store employee, said. During fnals people
come to buyback their books.
Students can also order textbooks online
and have them shipped to their homes. Te
catalogue department handles processing,
shipping and carrying out the orders.
We take the online orders, the phone
orders and ship them out. Its mainly over
the phone they call and place them, Ross
Wildin, Hutchinson junior and bookstore
employee, said. You get some interesting
people who will call and give you their life
story.
Te online store sells textbooks, hats,
shorts, short- and long-sleeved T-shirts,
polos, outerwear, toys and even a KU chip
and dip set. Afer major events related to
the University, such as the 2008 Orange
Bowl and National Championship, people
ordered team memorabilia in a frenzy.
We still ship out Orange Bowl and
National Championship; we have the Daily
Kansan posters from the Orange Bowl and
the National Championship, Wildin said.
Te bookstore is useful for more than
buying textbooks that cost your lef leg. It
instead gives a slice of KU to visiting cus-
tomers and helps support student organiza-
tions.
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BEST BANK
1st Bank of America
900 Ohio St.
1st FedEx Kinkos
2nd Commerce Bank
955 Iowa St.
3rd US Bank
1600 E. 23rd St.
BEST COPY CENTER
2nd Copy Co.
1401 W. 23rd St.
3rd The UPS Store
3514 Clinton Parkway
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BEST APARTMENTS
1st The Reserve
2511 W. 31st St.
2nd - Legends Place
4101 W. 24th Place
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1301 W. 24th St.
BEST TOWNHOUSES
1st- Meadowbrook Apartments
101 Windsor Place
2nd Hutton Farms
3401 Hutton Drive
3rd Leanna Mar
Town Homes
4501 Wimbledon Drive
BY CHRISTY NUTT
editor@kansan.com
Love Garden Sounds was voted
Lawrences best music store in this years
Top of the Hill poll.
Kelly Corcoran,
co-owner of Love
Garden Sounds, 936
1/2 Massachusetts St.,
said he was honored
but not surprised by
the award.
Im glad people like
our store, Corcoran
said. Its good to have
the affirmation that we
are doing a good job
because we go to great
lengths to make it that
way.
Alison King, Lawrence junior, said that
her first impression of the store was that it
was very comfortable and well organized
with a wide variety of specialty vinyl and
posters.
They have cats, King said.
Three cats live in the store: Sam,
Mickey-Roy and Ernie.
Its a cool place with a good vibe,
Pat Dobson, Kirkwood, Mo., sophomore,
said.
The wide variety of music and reasonable
prices attract University students to Love
Garden Sounds.
Stuart Reynolds, Lenexa senior, said
he enjoyed sorting through the different
music and trying to find something he
liked.
Its like finding a diamond in the
rough, Reynolds said.
People are looking
for all different types of
things when they visit
Love Garden Sounds,
Corcoran said.
More and more
people are looking
for specific records
and genre classics
but mostly just good
music, he said.
Corcoran said his
store was better than its
competitors because it
offered quick special orders, an informed
staff and vinyl records. Unlike many music
stores, customers can listen to anything
before buying it.
Corcoran said that he wanted Love
Garden Sounds to be a place where people
could talk about music.
Hastings and Best Buy ranked at second
and third in the poll.
Edited by Jennifer Torline
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1st Love Garden Sounds
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2nd Hastings
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3rd Best Buy
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Its good to have the afrma-
tion that we are doing a good
job because we go to great
lengths to make it that way.
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1st- Family Video
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BEST DANCE CLUB
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1st- Abe and Jakes
3rd-The Bottleneck 2nd- The Hawk
1340 Ohio
8 E. 6th St.
3rd- Bottleneck 2nd- Liberty Hall
642 Massachusetts St. 737 New Hampshire St.
3rd- Liberty Hall
2nd- Blockbuster
1818 Massachusetts
1516 W. 23rd Street
642 Massachusetts
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