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FLOOD OF'93
Wednesdav. August 18, 1993
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FLOOD:
Costs rising
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Despite being on high ground, the University of Kansas did not escape flood damage. A storm on July 3 dumped 2.4 inches of rain in one hour, backing up drains on campus and filling the ticket office in Murphy Hall with almost four inches of water. Lightning struck the northern edge of the roof of Strong Hall, causing $3,000 of cosmetic damage.
Water also leaked into the weight room at Parrott Athletic Center and the basement of Stauffer Flint Hall.
Mike Richardson, director of facilities operations, said the same storm damaged 17 trees valued at $12,000.
Richardson said the flooding could not have been avoided. KU's drainage system dumps excess water into a conduit underneath Maushin Drive, which joins the city's drainage system at 19th Street and eventually empties into the Wakaraura River. But because the rain fell so quickly, the conduit backed up and the water went into the buildings instead.
He said work under Naismith Drive was being done to alleviate the problem but that might not stop the drains from backing up again.
Jim McCanley, a geologist with the Kansas Geological Survey, said flood damage to KU might not be immediately noticeable. Heavy rainfall on Mount Oread could hasten erosion and weaken the sides of the hill.
McCauley said the process could take decades before it caused any significant damage.
"It's sometimes called 'hillside creep,' he said. "It sounds more like somebody's blind date than a geological process, but it's there."
Heavy rains in July flooded parts of North Lawrence including this intersection at Second and Locust streets near Johnny's Tavern, Rains delayed construction on pipes under the street at the intersection, and traffic was detoured.
Blood waters entice crawly critters
By Liz Klinger
The Bismarck Inn. 1100 N. Third St.
bass musical, guests these days.
Unfortunately, they're not the paying kind.
Since the summer flood, mosquitoes, spiders, catfish, carp, gophers and toads have descended on the hotel — just one place in Lawrence that noticed a change in wildlife behavior this summer.
The creatures appeared at the Bismarck in droves after the flood caused a creek, which once flowed behind the hotel, to swell up to the hotel parking lot.
General manager Mike Martin's
menagerie appeared in mid-May when Canadian geese, spotting the excess water around the Bismarck, began using it as a landing pad. Fish, then within casting distance of the hotel, also soon became an attraction for visitors. A few of the guests went fishing.
'We were just like a little island,' Martin said.
He halfheartedly said his staff was considering naddle boat rentals.
Gophers also moved closer to the Bismarck because of the flood. Several times a week, Martin had to pat down the gophers' mounds before he mowed the hotel lawn. The gophers retaliated almost immediately, forcing the dirt back above ground.
But the gopher hole problems were small compared with the masses of mosquitoes, spiders and toads that surrounded the hotel.
A few of the arthropods and amphibians got inside the hotel. Martin said one guest at the Bismark had been startled when she found one wart-covered toad guarding the exit door.
Stanford Loeb, adjunct professor of systematics and ecology, said that the increased standing water provided a larger breeding area for the waterborne animals.
Unfortunately for Martin, Loeb said the critters were here to stay, at least for a while.
Student victims of flood find aid
By Brian James Kansan staff writer
For KU students whose homes or businesses have been damaged by the floods, academic and financial assistance is only a phone call away.
Lorna Zimmer, director of the student assistance center, said several students had already called and requested academic help, and she expects more calls throughout the week.
"Most often, we will handle cases like students who are unable to attend class or are going to be late to school," she said. "We then analyze their schedule and contact professors to let them know about the circumstances."
Some students will come to school and be so distracted by the situation at home that they will leave KU,something the office is trying to prevent, she said.
Students who need financial assistance can contact either the comproiler's office or the Office of Student Financial Aid.
Kathe Shinham, comptroller, said that she and her staff would work individually with students in need.
Shinham said one way to assist those students would be to defer their tuition payments to Nov. 1, the date by which university comprollers must collect fall tuition fees. Students who need this assistance should contact the office as soon as possible.
The office of student financial aid is
How you can help
To volunteer to help flood victims: Roger Hill Volunteer Center - 865-5030
To donate clothing:
The Salvation Army Thrift Store
749-4208
To donate money:
American Red Cross-843-3550
To donate food:
The Salvation Army Church - 843-
4188
Source: Douglas County emergency preparedness KANSAN
also prepared to assist flood victims in need of more tuition dollars, said Diane Del Buono, director of the office of financial aid.
"They should bring in documentation describing the extent of the damage — repair bills, damage reports, a letter from the insurer telling what they did or didn't cover," she said. "From that, we can assess how that will affect their need analysis form."
That form, she said, dictates what kind and how much financial aid a student can have.
Del Buono said the KU Endowment Loan was also available at the office to those who already received the maximum amount of federal financial aid. It is a quick source of money, she said. To qualify, a student must have attended KU for at least one semester, have a 2.0 grade point average and be enrolled in at least six hours.
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