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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
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FRANK WEIRICH/KANSAN
The Daisy Hill construction resulted in 600 fewer parking spots. Daisy Hill residents can now park at the Lied Center, but students spoke up about feeling unsafe while making the walk.
Loss of parking creates safety concerns
MADDIE FARBER
@MaddieFarberUDK
In response to a University Daily Kansan article published Aug. 26, a Daisy Hill resident spoke out about feeling unsafe while walking to and from the Lied Center for parking. The construction of two new dorms on Daisy Hill has resulted in the loss of 600 parking spots, as the previous article reported. The Lied Center parking lot has been made available to students, which has led to concern about its distance from the dorms and student safety. The University Daily Kansan spoke with Captain James Anguiano of the
University of Kansas Public Safety Office to discuss the matter.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN:
How do students get from the Lied Center parking lot to Daisy Hill?
JAMES ANGUIANO: Students have to cross the Irving Hill Bridge into the parking lot of Ellsworth and Hashinger.
UDK: Are there any emergency phones in this area for students to use if needed?
JA: There is one emergency phone located on the northwest side of the Irving Hill overpass [bridge over Iowa Street].
UDK: Have you received any [distressed] calls from students since construction has started?
JA: No. We haven't received any calls that would take us [campus police] to the Lied Center. However, officers patrol that area frequently, as they do with all parking lots on campus. The Lied Center is a normal patrol area for officers to drive around.
UDK: Do officers usually just drive through the parking lot or do they stay stationary there for a period of time?
UDK: Since the construction has started,has there been an influx in emergency calls from students to the Public Safety Office?
JA: Officers usually drive through the parking lot, but it depends on when an
JA: The construction has not increased the amount of calls we have received. However, if something seems suspicious or a student feels unsafe, call the police to have us check it out. This is an important factor for safety.
officer will sit for a while. On occasion we have patrol stop in Lied Center as well.
UDK: What do you recommend to students who don't feel comfortable walking to and from Lied
IA: Depending on where they live, they can always call SafeRide if they don't feel safe. Students should use the buddy system principles and be aware of your surroundings, but if it's an emergency situation, call 911.
Center parking?
UDK: What is the overall crime rate at the University?
JA: According to the University's Public Safety Office, violent crimes continue to be less than 1 percent of all crimes reported. Violent crimes being things like assaults, batteries, sexual assaults or any kind of crimes against a person.
Edited by Emily Brown
US investigating Kansas chemical company
WICHITA — U.S. environmental regulators are investigating a Kansas chemical manufacturing company over allegations that unlawfully disposed of fluids down a well in violation of federal safe drinking water laws, search warrants unsealed Wednesday show.
Jacam Chemical Company 2013 contends it was just treating a customer's well and said it's cooperating with the Environmental Protection Agency's inquiry.
"They have a job to do and we are responsible to comply with the laws that are in our industry," said Jacam President Jason West.
the company makes and sells specially chemicals used in the oil and gas production and industrial markets. Its manufacturing plant and corporate headquarters are in Sterling, and the company has a network of more than 50 warehouses across the nation.
According to search warrants made public in U.S. District Court in Kansas, the EPA said it had probable cause to believe Jacam and its subsidiary Jacam Manufacturing 2013 in Lyons violated the Safe Drinking Water Act by allegedly discharging unpermitted liquid into an underground injection well in rural Rice County. Agents executing the search warrant in May seized environmental samples from a well and a manufacturing site along with manuals, electronic records and other materials. The raid came after a surveillance operation that began in late 2012 and continued until May of this year.
Jim Cross, the spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Kansas, said no charges have been filed.
Jacam's website touts as its environmental policy: "Zero spills, zero releases, zero incidents and zero excuses. Leave the Earth better than we found it."
West said in a phone interview that his company has a line of environmentally friendly products and takes seriously its role as stewards of the environment.
Associated Press