4 = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
WEDNESDAY,JUNE 18,2003
City offers numerous ways to soak up the fun
By Brandon Baker
bbaker@Kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
With the summer beginning Saturday and many of the more than 26,000 students from the University of Kansas gone from Lawrence for the season, entertaining activities can be elusive.
Drew Baranowski, Overland Park senior, is taking nine hours this summer but still finds time to head to Lake Perry on the weekends with his girlfriend and buddies.
"We have American Gladiator-esque battles on inner tubes," Baranowski said.
Jill MacDonald, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, senior, lounges by the pool as she reads from her managerial accounting textbook. MacDonald said school was difficult to concentrate on during the summer.
Baranowski also enjoys going out to the bars in Lawrence during the summer. This summer is his third in Lawrence and he prefers bars now more than any other season, he said.
Brandon Baker/Kansan
"There are no 18-year-olds trying to get into the bars," he said. "It's more laid back."
Bonnie Besserer, Dallas senior, said she was busy with nine hours of school but she
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