University Daily Kansan, February 18, 1985
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CAMPUS AND AREA
City to hear request to buy land for park
By MIKE GREEN Staff Reporter
The Lawrence City Commission plans to consider a request tomorrow night that the city buy five acres for a park north of West 15th Street and east of Wakarusa Drive.
The request to buy the land was made by the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Advisory Board in a meeting Feb. 12.
Mike Wilden, assistant city manager, said last week that the city anticipated development in that area in the next several years.
The city also is scheduled to consider adopting the 1985 Standard Traffic Ordinance. The Commission is expected to discuss an amendment that would increase the maximum fine from $25 to $100 for parking in spaces intended for use by handicapped persons.
MAYOR ERNEST Angino raised the issue in a commission meeting two weeks ago. He said illegal parking in handicap zones was something that concerned him.
In other business, the commission is scheduled to give its final approval to placing a resolution calling for the issuance of $500,000 in general obligation bonds on the April 2 ballot.
The bonds would be issued to pay the city's half of the proposed Holcom Recreational Center, 27th Street and Lawrence Avenue. The other half is expected to be raised through private donations.
A City Commission candidates forum, sponsored by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled today at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
The election primary for commission candidates will be Feb. 26.
ON CAMPUS
TODAY
THE STRATO-MATIC BASE-BALL Club will conduct its weekly meeting at 7 p.m. in Parlor C of the Kansas Union.
THE ST. LAWRENCE Catholic Center will sponsor a meeting of science students at 4:30 p.m. in 2007 Malott Hall
Jayhawk Room of the Union. Henneben will speak on "Application of a General Model of Human Ecology to Archaeological Data."
THE DEPARTMENT OF anthropology will sponsor a seminar by Macie) Henneberg of the University of Texas at Austin at 4 p.m. in the
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL WILL meet at 7:30 p.m. in the International Room of the Union. New members and visitors will be
BLACK STUDENT UNION will hold a general assembly meeting at 7 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room of the Union.
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Students fish for pets, merchants say
By MICHELLE WORRALL Staff Reporter
Many students come home to a tank of fish rather than slippers, the newspaper and Rover at the front door.
Tropical fish have floated to the top of students' pet lists. Lawrence pet store and tropical fish retailers said Saturday.
"tropical fish are our most popular pets," said Vince Bower, owner of Petstep, 711 W. 23rd St. "Because of dorm restrictions and landlord policies, fish are the only thing that many students can have."
According to residence hall policy, fish are the only pets students may keep in their rooms because larger animals — such as dogs, cats,
rodents, reptiles and birds may create health hazards.
"Sometimes students bring in gerbils and think it is OK," said Lisa Landsworth, Lewis Hall residence. She found out right away that it is not."
Pets with fins also are allowed in scholarship halls, sororities and fraternities.
"THEY'RE KIND of like a piece of furniture," said Peter Greig. Overland Park sophomore and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon 1645 to Tennessee St. "I bought them to fill space in my room."
He said he had owned his brightly colored neons, tiger barbs and neon tetras since the beginning of the semester.
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said. "You just feed them and change their water every once in a while."
"They're easy to maintain," Greig
But Dave Campanini, Jola freshman and a Pearson Hall resident, said each of his roommates bought the books because they enjoyed watching them.
"They're fun to have at a party," Campanini said. "You can mellow out and watch them."
He also said the water in his tank helped put moisture into the air in his room.
"It's not like a sauna or anything, but it does help." he said.
Horgan said men and women bought different kinds of fish. Younger males preferred predator fish, such as piranhas, bettas and oscars. However, women fell into two distinct categories, he said. Half purchased small, colorful, peaceful fish, such as neons and swordtails, while the other half bought predator fish.
JOE HORGAN, an employee at Jayhawk Tropical Fish, 915 Louisiana St., said students accounted for at least 50 percent to 60 percent of the shop's business during the school year.
Horgan said the price of aquarium equipment varied according to the interest of the student. He said the average student spent $75 to $250 for aquarium equipment - a tank, a filtration system, a heater, chemicals, fish, plants and pebbles.
"You can go to a garage sale and get set up for $15 to $20," he said, "or you can spend as much as $2,000 to $3,000."
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Contact Naismith Hall at 843-8559 with any questions concerning the position.
Deadline for submitting applications is March 1, 1985 at 5 p.m.
Many happy Returns
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