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The University Daily Kansan
Committee rejects KJHK's cattle call
Wednesday, April 21, 1989
By Ezra Sykes
By Ezra Sykes
esykes@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas won't have a cow, man.
In keeping with the down-home promotion of the Farmer's Ball, the staff at KJHK wanted to bring some cattle to campus, fencing them in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall.
But the University Events Committee wasn't moved.
The committee rejected the plan last Wednesday on grounds that by placing the cows on campus, students could be put in danger. A city ordinance also disallowed livestock within the city limits, the committee told the KJHK promotions staff.
"We determined that essentially putting livestock on campus was not putting good use to the space," said Danny Kaiser, chairman of the committee. "We were worried about the health and safety of people. Even tame cows
For Brandy Ernzen, director of promotions for KJHK, the rejection was quite a ledown. She and other staff members had prepared for the promotion well in advance.
can get frightened and attempt to run away."
Ernzen had planned to borrow three or four cows from a farmer in her hometown of Basehor. She also had spoken with the Humane Society to make sure having the cows wear sandwich signs was OK. She arranged for the area to be fenced in and talked with the parking department to make sure the cattle trailer's driver had a place to park legally.
And although the city or dinance was hard to ignore, Ernzen said the committee's approach to the proposal was somewhat full of manure. Five years ago, local 4-H members brought cows to campus for a similar promotion.
campus for a shrimp professor.
"We got sandbagged," she said.
more than 24 hours after she submitted the formal proposal, the committee prepared a researched case against the idea.
"We got sandbagged," she said. Ernzen said the committee went out of its way to stop the promotion. A little
"Because it was such a unique situation, we did some homework," Kaiser said.
With the Farmer's Ball beginning at 10 p.m. today at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., there obviously isn't much Ernzen and KJHK can do to bring the cows home.
Eight groups will play in the next two days — four tonight and four tomorrow
The bands were selected by KJHK staff members in a screening of 71 cassettes and CDs, during which the bands' names were not revealed to promote fairness.
in a battle of bands. Audience members will be given balloons to pick their favorites each night, and the top two bands will perform on Saturday.
the winner of the contest will receive free recording time from Red House Recording and will be the opening act for SUA's Day on the Hill on May 1.
FARMERS BALL LINEUP
The Palindromes
Starsky
Bandit Teeth
Filthy Jim
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
The Bovine Domesticus
Black Squirrel's Property
Klee Young
The Electron Volts
All shows begin at 10 p.m. at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. The top two bands from each night will perform in a final face off on Saturday night.
Admission is $4 for tonight and tomorrow and $5 for Saturday.
Admission will be $4 for tonight and tomorrow and $5 for the finals on Saturday. All shows will begin at 10 p.m.
- Edited by Steph Brewer
Commission postpones allocation of road funds
By Heather Woodward
hwoodward@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Lawrence City Commission opted to delay a decision by one week about how to use the city's yearly grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation, which can be used to improve state highways.
In a report, city staff had recommended a change in the striping of West Sixth Street, which is U.S. highways 59 and 40 between Maine and Tennessee streets, to include a center lane for left turns along that stretch. The restriping would cost about $20,000, which would be evenly split between the city and KDOT.
After hearing local residents' concerns about how the restriping would affect parking and traffic flow in their neighborhood, City Manager Mike Wildgen suggested using the grant to improve portions of Iowa Street.
"We have to apply for these grants two years in advance, and we have to anticipate which roads are going to deteriorate faster," Wildglen said. "It is my opinion that Iowa Street is in worse shape."
Wildgen's suggestion would allow city officials to further investigate options for improving the condition of West Sixth Street and revisit the issue next year.
George Williams, assistant director of public works, asked for the one-week delay on a final decision because he said he was not sure whether KDOT would allow the city to switch the location where the money would be spent.
Mayor Erv Hodges said he had requested the staff report on West Sixth Street because he frequently drove in that area and had witnessed several accidents.
The staff report also recommended that all remaining parking on West Sixth Street between Maine and Tennessee streets be eliminated.
Bill Pugh, 909 W. Sixth St., said eliminating parking would further the disturbance of traffic near his home.
"Since 1991, there has been an increase in the aggressiveness of traffic and noise in this area." Pugh said. "We don't want to lose even 10 feet of quiet space. The parking acts as a buffer from the noise."
- Edited by Liz Wristen
Doing the dirty work
Construction crew members wrap up a day's work of installing a new storm sewer system downtown yesterday evening. The crew members also are replacing a water line. The construction site, on Ninth街 between Massachusetts and Vermont streets, has caused the road to be closed, but pedestrian access still is allowed. Photo by Rana Cline/KANSAN
School shooting may have left up to 25 dead
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and police SWAT teams slowly made their way through the building.
Justin Loburgio, Littleton senior and Columbine graduate,
said that at first the severity of the massacre didn't sink in.
"It was unusual," he said.
at least 23 people were hospitalized, most of them with gunshot wounds. At least 11 were in critical or serious condition; one was in guarded condition.
Loburgio said that he was an athlete in high school but that it hadn't made him a target of abuse.
"I never experienced any animosity," he said.
"I'm waiting on pins and needles to see how many were killed and if there is my name recognition," he said.
He said he would spend the night glued to his television until the victims were identified.
The attack began at 11:30 a.m. The killers started firing in the parking lot and then entered the school. They shot as they walked into the cafeteria, then went to the library and continued firing with what were thought to be semiautomatic weapons and a shotgun.
"At first we thought it was fireworks, then we saw them shooting," said Columbine student Jake Apoeaca, 16. "He saw us and then he started shooting at us. Then a guy in a white T-shirt threw two hand grenades on the roof. We hit the ground and then we started running."
Dozens of students hid in classrooms before escaping with the help of police in an armored car. Others were trapped while SWAT teams searched for the gunmen.
Davis said that explosives were found in two cars in the school parking lot and that bomb squad officers were disarming them. Also, the homes of the two gunmen were being searched.
Amy Beth Mears, Littleton, Colo., senior, went to another of Littleton's three high schools. She described the area of town where the shooting happened as affluent and predominantly middle-class.
"It seems like things like this are happening where you least expect. It's probably because these are the places that are not taking precautions," she said. "They think, 'Oh, it wouldn't happen here—we've got a great group of kids.'"
"Not every kid who wears a trench coat is going to blow someone away," she said.
Since 1997, a series of school shootings around the country has led to demands for stricter laws, tighter security and closer monitoring of troubled students. Two people were killed in an attack in Pearl, Miss., three in West Paducah, Ky., five in Jonesboro, Ark., and two in Springfield, Ore.
The Associated Press contributed to this story
Edited by Steph Brewer
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