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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102.NO.89
KANSA S STATE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TOPEKA KS 66612
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29.1993
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Saferide sputters over costs
Senate seeks to add funds for cab service
By Brett Riggs
Kansan staff writer
The phones are ringing off the hook at Saferide, and the costs are beginning to add up.
The free cab service, sponsored by Student Senate and operated by the Lawrence Bus Company, carried 8,784 passengers last semester.
It's a rate that is driving Saferide over its $5,500 annual budget.
Brad Garlinghouse, student body president, said he expected a bill to be submitted today asking for an additional $10,000 to continue the service through the end of the
semester. He said expansion of the service required $65,000.
"We added a car on Sunday nights and may have to have a car added on Tuesday nights because we are taking too long to pick people up on that night." Garlinehue said.
Garlinghouse said the $10,000 would pay for the added car for Sundays, which costs $2,127, and the planned addition for another car for Tuesdays, which would cost $3,600.
The remaining $4,273 would make up for the low estimate of the service's cost. Saferide should have been budgeted $59,293. Garlinghouse said.
Chrisy Kaiser, director of KU on Wheels, said the cab service was struggling to satisfy the demand for rides.
"We are providing an excellent service, but we are getting more calls than we can handle."
Garlinghouse said that one of the problems
was that the service was being abused.
"Some students are riding from one end of Daisy Hill to the other when they could just walk," Garlinghouse said.
Kaiser agreed that the purpose of the service needed to be made clear.
"It is not to be used as a shuttle between bars or parties," Kaiser said. "It is also not just a 'tipsy taxi' but is also for people who don't have safe transportation or don't feel comfortable walking home at night."
Kaiser said the Senate transportation board was considering turning off the phones at 2:45 a.m. so cars would not be running at 4 a.m. The service runs every night from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Garlinghouse said that Senate was generating ideas to keep the service operating under the budgeted $55,000, including charging $1 a ride and ending the service for the semester in April.
Saferide passengers
Student senate funded saferide with $55,000 in Fall 1992. Here is a breakdown of riders and cost
2,781 rlders
Governor responds to girl's persistence
Elementary school student invited Finney to school
By Jess DeHaven
Kansan staff writer
The persistence of a Lawrence girl brought Gov. Joan Finney to Deerfield Elementary School yesterday.
When Emily Seaman, 8, visited the Capitol in Topeka last spring with her first-grade class, she and the rest of her class were disappointed that Finney could not meet with the class because of her busy schedule.
Soon after Emily returned home, her father, Lawrence Seaman, arranged for her to have her photo taken with the governor through a program that lets Fineny keep in touch with her constituents. But Emily saw the photo session as an opportunity to do more than just exchange a quick handshake and a few words with the governor.
"I just asked her," Could you please come to Deerfield Elementary?" Emily said. "And she said, Yes." Emily said. "At first nobody believed that I really asked her, but now she's here."
The school received notice of the governor's visit, and the students at Deerfield eagerly anticipated her arrival
"At first nobody believed that I really asked her, but now she's here."
and had several questions prepared.
Emily Soaman Deerfield Elementary School student
"I want to know what it's like to be governor," said Eric Cookson, 8.
"When I'm in the area, I try to visit the children because it's something that I really enjoy and it makes my job worthwhile," Finney said. "She asked me here almost a year ago, and I promised I would come, it has just taken me a while to get here."
The governor appeared to be almost as excited as the students when she arrived at the all-school assembly yesterday.
In the assembly, the governor spoke about the importance of education and about different cultures in this country and around the world.
Many of the students reacted favorably to Finney's speech.
She also answered questions posed by the students that concerned such topics as the governor's hobbies, family and the kind of car she drives.
"I think that it was neat because I never talked to anyone that important before," said Kelly Kuhman. 7
Matthew Berner, 8, also enjoyed his time with the governor.
"It was nice because I got to hug her and get my picture taken with her," he said.
Rachel G. Thompson / KANSAN
Deerfield Elementary students Emily Seaman and Jake Wallet greet Gov. Joan Finney during her visit at Deerfield Elementary School. Seaman asked Finney to visit the school, and Finney did so yesterday.
Police make arrest in ABC impersonation
Man posed as alcohol agent, followed women
By Mark Klefer
Kansan staff writer
Lawrence police arrested a man early Wednesday who they think may be the man who posed as an Alcoholic Beverage Control agent and followed Lawrence women.
Larry D. Liggett, 19, of Lawrence was arrested sometime after midnight and brought into the Douglas County jail at 3:35 a.m., according to police reports.
He was charged yesterday on 21 counts in Douglas County District Court. Most of the charges pertain to burglaries in the southwest area of Lawrence. He also faces charges for impersonating an officer and battery.
Police said they noted several similarities between Liggett and the man suspected of following at least two Lawrence women in separate incidents last year. They are looking at the possibility of Liggett being the same man.
"We have a similar car description, physical appearance and demeanor," Lawrence police Sgt. Mark Warren said. "All these things led us into that direction."
On Dec. 2, a University of Kansas student was approached by a man who claimed he was an ABC agent. Another woman reported a similar case about 1 a.m. on Oct. 13.
In their descriptions, the women said the man who approached them was a white male of medium build in his early 20s. One of the women said the man was driving a brown, four-door Chevrolet Spectrum.
When police arrested Liggett on Wednesday at the intersection of Clinton Parkway and Kasold Drive, he was driving a tan, 1987 Chevrolet Spectrum, police said.
Police were alerted to Liggett when they received a phone call from a woman who said that someone was watching her from a car parked on the street. When police arrived at Liggett's car, they noticed several items inside the car.
"After interviewing him, we determined that he did not live in the area." Warren said. "The items in the car used to believe that some were stolen. When we questioned him about the items, he admitted that they were stolen."
Warren said that information gathered from Laggett had linked him to several burglaries in an area north of Clinton Parkway and south of Alvamar Golf and Country Club. He said that police found other stolen items and were attempting to find where they came from.
One of the items was a badge of a Lawrence police officer. The badge had been reported missing since Dec. 10 or 11 from the apartment of an officer in that same area.
"Many of the burglaries are located in a fairly concentrated area." Warren said.
The dates the burglaries range from early November through this month, Warren said. Most of the cases involved apartments, but a few homes also are involved.
The two incidents of impersonating an ABC agent began on 23rd Street.
The women reported that the man followed them flashing his headlights and signaling them to pull over. He approached them in the parking lots of their apartments claiming he was an ABC agent.
In both cases, the women went inside their apartments and phoned police.
Warren said police were still in the early stages of the investigation.
"We will take whatever steps are necessary to identify if he was involved in those cases," he said.
Warren offered some advice to determine whether someone who claims to be an officer is actually an officer.
"If someone has a badge, there will be identification with it if it's official business," he said.
'Hawks to face K-State
The Kansas women's basketball team will travel to Manhattan to play Kansas State on Sunday. Although the Wildcats have lost six consecutive games, KU coach Marian Washington hopes the Jayhawks will not underestimate their cross-state rivals.
See story, Page 7.
Kansas had no golden streets or jeweled doorways for Coronado
Today, the state's wealth is its people, some say
Earliest Kansas history is that of Spanish explorer Coronado searching for Quivira, the mythical city whose streets were paved with gold and where jewels embellished every doorway.
By Terrilyn McCormick
Kansas staff writer
Kansan staff writer
Coronado never found his city of riches in that 1541 expedition. Instead, he found a land of prairies that rolled for miles.
Kansas celebrates its 132nd birthday today. Through the years it has become clear that the greatest wealth o Kansas is not golden streets. Its greatest - calth may be the people who live here.
Kansas residents are considered more congenial than people from other states, said Russell Getter, professor of political science.
"There is an interdependence of people that is known and appreciated in Kansas that is different from most other states," said Getter, a native of Wisconsin but a Kansan by choice.
Out-of-state students also see the difference from their native states.
"The people and style of life are more laid back than that of Chicago," said Christi Kesler, Palatine, Ill.
The permanent attitude of the residents is not just recognizable to out-of-state students but also international students.
Wang Seen Joe, Singapore freshman, said that before he came to KU, he expected to see farmlands and rural life. He found all that
The weather is another important feature that shares people's attitudes about Europe.
but was surprised by the people's friendliness.
Martin said many international students were excited by the four seasons.
International students think about attending KU perceive the Midwestern city of Lawrence as a place where they can get to know U.S. culture because the people are friendly, said Sara Martin, assistant director of international student services.
"There are some Middle East students who told me they really enjoyed just watching the weather report," Martin said.
"I came for the job but found a really nice climate and a winter that doesn't last all year long." Getter said.
The weather also influences Getter's enjoyment of Kansas.
Today is Kansas Day, the celebration of the state's 132nd birth day. Kansas was the 34th state.
During the pre-Civil War period, Kansas was the site of so much violence that the state earned the name " bleeding Kansas."
Abolitionists who made raids into Missouri became known as "Jayhawkers," giving birth to the name of the University of Kansas mascot.