Bicycles Popular On Campus Scene
By CAROLYN ROTHERY and ROBERT DICKSON
Kansan Staff Writers
When choosing their "wheels" more and more KU students seem to be buying something other than the four-wheel variety, as the bicycle is becoming noticeably more popular on campus.
Cyclists have found one asset of the bike habit is commuting from home to class and around the hill without walking. Parking permits are no longer a problem, and as a campus traffic officer pointed out, "The kids have found a legal way to get on campus."
The closed campus is not the only reason students are bringing their bikes to Lawrence. The city is small enough that the downtown area is only a short ride from anywhere. Many girl cyclists brought their bikes up for exercise after classes. Some students even contend that cycling is their part in the fight against air pollution.
In 1962 traffic control stations were first installed at the entrances to campus and prevented students from driving to classes. The following fall, a few bikes were used as an alternative to walking to classes and the number has been rising steadily.
BIKE STANDS around campus and at residence halls are more crowded than in years past. During enrollment, the stand at the Union was overflowing most of the time and during classes bikes can be seen in racks in front of all class buildings plus chained to trees and handrails along Jayhawk Blvd.
There are problems involved with owning a bike, however. A city ordinance requires that bicycle owners must register their bike's serial number and model with the police department and pay a 25 cent fee. In case of theft, this registration allows police
to return the bicycle to its owner.
THE REASONS for bike-riding differ with the sexes. Male students seem to rely on bicycles as an inexpensive, convenient mode of transportation. Women bring their bikes to Lawrence for exercise and recreation. Riding to classes is mostly just for fun
The rise in women bikers in the past few years can be attributed to the new styles in clothing. With the popularity of eulottes and slacks for women, the embarrassment and difficulty of riding a bike is removed. The campus police manning control booths have noticed that the number of women riding bikes has topped the number of male cyclists this fall.
Students prefer imported bikes because they come in a wider selection of frame sizes and handcraft. Local merchants that carry domestic brands have noted a decrease in sales this year. The cyclists choose the imports for their ruggedness and ability to climb hills with a ten-speed gear.
Interest in the imported bikes presents a problem which Lawrence merchants are not able to handle. When repairs are needed on the imported models, only qualified mechanics can service them.
Prices on a new ten-speed imported model will average about $85. Three-speed bikes are less expensive, but not as practical on the hills around the campus. A few cyclists beat the problem of high costs in bicycle purchases and repairs by bringing their bike from home.
Some bikers find the long climbs up campus hills more strenuous than walking, but to the avid bike rider the effort is worth the exercise. Despite the problems, cyclists have found a new way to get around.
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stayed there playing pinball until later in the evening when police returned on a second call of the fire hydrant being open and a few small fires in the area. Shofstall said he came and went during the evening, seeing Rice occasionally.
When police arrived on the second call they herded all of the people in the area into the cafe to avoid more rock throwing and possible sniper fire. The time was about 9 p.m.
After closing the hydrant, the officers decided to close the Rock Chalk because it seemed to be the center of disturbances. They ordered everyone into the street and after a while left the area again.
The crowd milled in the street for a while and part of it began to drift toward the Gaslight Tavern at the south end of Oread just north of the University entrance. Rice went with this segment and stayed in the Gaslight for some time. Just before 10 p.m. he and Miss Stevens decided to leave and return to Kansas City, because Rice had to work the following morning. They went outside and saw Shofstall standing north of them on the same side of the street in front of 1233 Oread. They went to talk to him.
Before this, a group of people
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The police began to move south down Oread when the vehicle was overturned and "two or three persons" attempted to light a fire to burn it. Four officers walking abreast and armed with 30-caliber carbines and 12-gauge shotguns advanced on the car, which was at about the middle of the block.
had attempted to burn the "Old White House" at 1225 Oread. Then the group decided to burn a Volkswagen which had been rolled into the street "as a barricade."
As this was happening, police returned to 12th and Oread on a report of firebombs being thrown into the Rock Chalk Cafe. They found no fire there and were talking to the driver of a fire truck when they noticed the group around the Volkswagen.
The street was blacked out because street lights had been knocked out earlier in the evening. There was tear gas all up and down the street from police attempts to disperse the crowd.
From a spot just north of the overturned car the officers could see one person striking matches at its west end. In the confusion and darkness one of the officers yelled, "Shoot him! Shoot him!" The man, described as 5 ft. 10 inches tall, about 160 lbs. with long brown hair, began to run.
Officer James Stroud, at the west end of the line of police,
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