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Repairs alter campus bus routes
SARA SHEPHERD/KANSAN
Motorists are forced to turn around after driving past a "Road Closed" sign at the intersection of Jayhawk Boulevard and Sunflower Road last week.
By Meredith Carr Kansan staff writer
Tunnel repairs have closed a portion of Sunflower Road until at least Wednesday.
Tunnel work to repair communication lines has closed off traffic on the road near Watson Library during the hours that classes are in session. The construction also affects two KU on Wheels' bus routes that use the road. Route nine, the East Lawrence route, and route 10, the 22nd and Kasold streets route, have been temporarily changed.
Mike Appleby, director of KU on Wheels, said the two buses on the altered routes run from Naismith Drive to Sunnyside Road, take a right on Crescent Road, loop
"I took the bus last weekend to get to a class in Fraser and was dropped off at Carruth O'Leary. It kind of made me upset...”
Breanne Potter Kansas City, Mo., senior
around the Chi Omega fountain and stop at Carruth-O'Leary Hall. Then they circle back, he said.
Krista Douthett, Topeka junior, lives at Peppertree Apartments, 3100 W. 22nd St. She said taking the bus had become more of a hassle.
"I took the bus last week to get to a class in Fraser, and was dropped off at Carruth-O'Leary." Douthett said. "It kind of made me upset because I wasn't warned about this."
The University of Kansas hired Kansas City, Mo., based company Capital Electric Construction to work on the underground communication lines near the entrance to the Facilities Operation power plant. This tunnel is not only used for communication lines, but also carries steam to heat campus buildings.
Repairs would continue through the summer, and the tunnel should be finished by early August. Appleby said he hoped bus routes would be back to normal on Wednesday.
Contact Carr at mcarr@kansan.com. This story was edited by Molly Gise.
Christian group to do dishes follow example of Jesus
By Maggie Koerth Kansan staff writer
What would Jesus do?
According to members of Kansas University Christian Fellowship, Jesus would do your dishes.
This week, members of the fellowship will donate their time to do dishes for scholarship hall residents. Elizabeth Lee, staff worker for the fellowship, said the group's goal was to serve people and be more like Jesus.
She said the group decided to serve in the scholarship halls because that was where most of its members lived and doing dishes was a chore few people liked.
Lee said the idea for the dishwashing ministry came from a talk she gave about servitude. She said she spoke from the 10th chapter of Luke, a portion of the Bible that explained Jesus' views on serving others.
"In that passage, a lawyer asks Jesus how he can gain eternal life," she said. "Jesus answers that you must love the Lord your God and love your neighbor as yourself."
She said fellowship members
had discussed who "your neighbor" was and how they could show their love.
"We understand from the scripture that your neighbor is anyone who has a need and one of the ways we can show our love is by filling that need," she said.
Breann King. Prairie Village senior, is a member of the fellowship who will wash dishes in the scholarship halls.
She said she didn't mind doing other people's dishes, even though it wasn't her favorite chore.
"I look at serving as a response to God's love for us," she said. "By serving others we become more like Jesus."
Lee said the other members of the fellowship shared King's views.
"I think people are inspired by the scripture," she said. "If you believe the scripture then you believe God has called us to serve. The choice to follow Jesus outweighs any misgivings."
Scholarship hall dishwasers have been generally receptive to the idea.
"It's a good thing. It really helps us," said Brent Williams,
Hutchinson freshman and Battenfeld Scholarship Hall resident. "It totally makes sense to me. I think it's awesome that they are trying to be like lesus."
"It's different People don't expect to have others do something to help them. They are going to question why," she said.
Lee said she didn't expect all the students to get it.
Lee said it was even possible that some students might take advantage of the fellowship's service program.
"That is part of the risk you take when you serve people. Maybe people will take advantage of you, but you are there to give and to serve," she said.
Lee said that if the scholarship hall program went well, the group might do a similar service program in the residence halls later this semester.
Scholarship hall residents interested in having members of the group take over their dinner dish shifts can contact Lee at 832-1628.
Contact Koerth at
mkoerk@kansan.com. This story was edited by Eve Lambor.
AARON SHOWALTER/KANSAN
KIMBERLY THOMPSON/KANSAN
Top: KUnited presidential candidate Jonathan Ng and vice-presidential candidate Loren Malone receive cheers after officially announcing their candidacy, Friends and other KUnited candidates gathered Friday night at The Hawk, 1340 Ohio.
Bottom: Matt Steppe, Vision Coalition president candidate, and Laura Rupe, Vision Coalition vice-president candidate, chat with supporters Thursday night at Jack Flanigan's Bar and Grill, 806 W. 24th St. The two officially announced their candidacies that night.
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