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"You also have to remember that [Jayhawk] Boulevard is a historic zone, so anything that gets built there has to conform to those type of requirements, and we haven't found anything that would really fit there," he said.
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from Andover, voiced concern over the lack of covered bus stops during an unsuccessful run for Student Senate this year. "We live in an environment where the weather is really subject to change," Minihan said. "It's either too cold or too hot or raining. If the stops were covered then thered always be shade or cover from rain."
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ing shelters at stops like Bailey Hall and Snow Hall is just the sheer number of people who are boarding and how big a shelter it would take to have a meaningful effect for that number of people." Kaiser said.
To cover the stops would cost up to $7,000 each, Kaiser said. The cost of a sheltered bus stop is about $5,000 for the shelter itself and $1,500 to $2,000 for the concrete pad, depending on the size.
Collin Smith, a sophomore from Chicago, said hed like to see more bus stops but has learned to improvise when the weather is bad.
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He said architectural standards are also an obstacle.
"It's not that big of a deal if it's nice out, like you only think about it when it's raining and then yeah it would be nice," Smith said. "I go to the stop right by Bailey [Hall] so if it's raining I just wait in the glass room in the front of the building and it's fine."
Money and other obstacles limit bus shelters
The bus stop at the intersection of Sunnyside Avenue and Naismith Drive.
Bishop was at one of the designated bus stops on campus equipped with only a sign. Of the 40 or so bus stops at KU, only eight have covered shelters. Covering those shelters may not be doable, said Danny Kaiser, associate director of Parking and Transit. He also said it's not practical to have covered stops in certain areas.
Jacey Bishop stood outside the Kansas Union on a frigid morning hoping she wouldn't have to wait long for a bus to take her to class in the middle of campus.
"I never take the bus, just days like today where it's insanely cold. But otherwise I don't use it," said Bishop, a junior from Hanston.
Austin Minihan, a freshman
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"They basically cannot treat more serious forms of mental illness like bipolar, borderline personality disorder, antisocial, things that are more than anxiety and depression, they can't treat," Baker said. "One: because they don't have the facilities to do so, and two: because they are bound by regulations to where they can't do it. So they have to refer out. And so that's troublesome for students because I want to be able to go on campus for a service that's fairly cheap and get my mental health there, but then they get referred out."
As more students seek help from CAPS, it becomes challenging to schedule appoint-
Baker said students are frustrated that CAPS can't treat severe mental issues.
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Last year, CAPS saw its highest number of students — 1,583, according to Maestas. This year, the number is on track to exceed that.
Maestas said young adulthood is often the time when, if a person is going to have severe mental health problems, the disorders show up.
"Due to the nature of bipolar disorder ... CAPS cannot responsibly manage or treat this disorder, even during periods of relative stability," Pam Botts, associate and clinical director of CAPS, said in an email. "Our goal is to help students with bipolar disorder establish care with a provider who can provide appropriate services as needed."
Currently, students with severe mental health problems, like Maiden, are often advised to seek help off campus.
"Usually the first episodes happen in the early 20s. Same with psychotic disorders," he said.
"That is an area we need to take more effort into addressing."
Results from 428 student respondents to the 2015 Kentucky State University Assessment program, provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
ments. Maestas said the soonest appointment is roughly two weeks out at any given time. But if a student indicates a need for an immediate appointment, they can be seen that day.
CAPS and Student Senate are in discussions to find more funding. Maestas said it's recommended that for every 1,000 to 1,500 students, there should be one professional. By that metric, Maestas said CAPS still needs six professionals. He said CAPS has added three positions in the seven years he has been at the University.
Student Body President Jessie Pringle said the CAPS Advisory Board has helped aid Maestas with addressing issues of mental health on campus. She said
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the board is looking at how to expand CAPS with more offices and more personnel. That conversation will take place during Senate's fee review later this year. During the fee review, Senate allocates money to different student services.
Pringle said that if Senate increases the fee, the money could be used to hire more personnel or make the cost of visits free.
Baker said hed like to see the fee increase.
"I'd like to see [the student fee] increase because there hasn't been an increase in that fee for
"I definitely think that hiring more personnel, that would open up more spots and they could see more students," Pringle said.
Maiden said that while the state of mental health care on campus could be improved, especially in treatment of more severe mental illness, students shouldn't give up hope of finding help or learning to cope with their mental illness.
three or four years," he said. "It's remained constant whereas almost every other fee has gone up."
"I would say don't treat your mental illness as a nemesis. Instead, view it as a roommate who has an impact on your daily life. Don't let it dictate your behavior, but come to terms with it even if that means facing it as an insecurity," Maiden said. "People are more willing to listen than you may think. People do care."
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