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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday October 15, 1987 Vol. 98, No. 39
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
(USPS 650-640)
5 residence halls lacking required smoke detectors
By BEN JOHNSTON
Staff writer
Six years after state fire codes were changed to require university buildings, police detectors in halls or rooms, for KU halles still do not have them.
Dean Milroy, associate director of maintenance for the office of student housing, said Lewis, Templin, Hashinger, Ellsworth and McCollum halls did not have smoke detectors, but the housing office did plan to install them in those halls.
I am rather surprised KU still has five dormitories that do not have fire detectors, because fire detectors are safer, the safety is safe', 'Markley said yesterday.
Paul Markley, chief of the fire prevention division for the state Fire Marshal Department in Topeka, said that since 1981, state fire codes have required residence halls to either have a smoke detector in each room or 30 feet apart in each corridor.
Markley said the fire office inspected the residence halls each year. But each year when the smoke detector rule was not, the KU
lin in 1988, in Hashinger and Elsworth in 1989 and McCollum in 1990, Stoner said.
"I had been operating under the assumption that the plan is acceptable." Stoner said.
But Markley said the housing office was violating state law by not having alarms in the five halls. He said the housing office could be liable if someone was injured or killed in a fire in one of the halls.
I am rather surprised KU still has five dormitories that do not have fire detectors, because fire detectors are our top priority in fire safety.'
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Of these activities, mountain biking is the most popular. At least having a mountain bike is popular. But many people who have bought mountain bikes are riding them only on the streets and not offroad, which is what the bikes were designed for. According to avid local mountain bikers, there are several offroad trails.
When you go for a ride you will need, or want, other equipment. In case of a flat tire or bent chain, you need to take spare inner tubes and chains and a tire pump.
Brian Duff, Lenexa junior,
knows about three or four places
to ride. He said the best place
was along the Kansas River. To
get there, go over the bridge at
Sixth and Massachusetts streets
and turn east on the levy.
The trails start at the bottom of the levy and wind through the trees along the Kansas River. They continue on for five or six miles.
For a more serious trip, he said there were trails in a rock quarry on the east edge of Lecompton and south of the Kansas River. They're steep and more dangerous, but Duff said anyone could ride the trails if they didn't overextend themselves. The quarry can be ridden on to bike, but there is a closer choice.
In the woods south of Nichols Hall, on West Campus, there are paths that are convenient for students who live in residence halls on Daisy Hill. Mark Chewick, an employee of Sunflower Surplus, 804 Massachusetts Street, said these dirt paths had some hills and formed a network of trails.
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"I tell people who are trying to find it to go down the levy for a mile, to go through the two gates on the levy and turn right at the big tree." Duff said.
"Past a certain point, the trails go off everywhere and circle around." Duff said.
Duff said, "If you're a couple of miles into a ride on the trails and something happens, it would be a long walk back. You might find yourself stuck out after dark."
It's a good idea to take a supply of water and a buddy with you in case an injury or a major breakdown occurs. Also, there is equipment you can buy that isn't essential. Clothes you can buy include gloves and padded bike pants that help cushion bolts and jolts. Riding glasses or even a good pair of sunglasses will keep wind, bugs and spider webs out of your eyes. Helmets are recommended in case of a spill. A good
Duff said he enjoyed it for the same reasons. "I can go so many places that I can't go on a regular bike. Every time I go out I see something different," he said. "It's a good way to get away."
Camping around a fire on a chilly fall night is another way to get away. There are not many expenses involved. The only necessities are food, sleeping bags and safety equipment. You don't even need a tent unless the weather is threatening. It's cozy, especially when you're with friends. It's adventurous for one, romantic for two and fun for many.
Yvonne Lathrop, Hutchinson senior, said she enjoyed camping with her friends.
pair of tennis shoes is all that is necessary, but there are shoes made that have stiffer soles and give more power to pedaling.
Cheswick said he enjoyed mountain biking because he could get out and see Kansas.
"We ride mountain bikes, swim and sit around a fire and sing and have fun with friends," she said.
She said she liked to camp at the Slough Creek area at Perry Lake when she camped around Lawrence. She said she liked to camp in Utah and Colorado and wished there were more places
Although camping around Lawrence may not be like Colorado and Utah, it still has a lot to offer. Most students camp at Perry Lake, Clinton Lake or Lone Star Lake because they are close to Lawrence.
The state parks at Clinton and Perry lakes charge entrance fees. But at this time of the fall, the state parks and public use areas don't charge overnight fees as they do in the summer
Clinton State Park is equipped with toilets, showers and bathhouses. It has 375 campites and electrical book-ups.
Bob Steele, Lone Star Lake caretaker, said the lake had one camping area with 25 electrical hook-ups. He said the fee for a tent was $3.12, and the fee for a recreational vehicle was $8.80. There is a shower house and bathroom, and the campgrounds are about 300 feet from the beach.
to camp around Lawrence.
The public use areas of Clinton Lake consist of several parks that range from those with hookups and showers to those where the only luxuries are pit toilets.
Perry State Park has showers, toilts and hook-ups. The public use areas, as at Clinton Lake, have many parks that vary in the facilities offered.
"A jury would probably have to answer that question," Markley said. "If they believed the University was negligent, or not making enough of an attempt to comply with the law, they could possibly be held responsible."
Two halls are about the most that could be wired with smoke detectors in one year because the housing office has a limited number of electricians. Also, the cost of the installation would take money away from other projects such as roof repairs, Stoner said.
Don McConnell, assistant director of maintenance for student housing, said that Oliver still was being wired for the smoke alarms, and that the project would be completed by the beginning of next semester.
Milroy said smoke detectors were installed in the scholarship halls in the early 1890s.
Stoner said smoke detectors had been installed in Jayhawker Towers some time after the housing office began operating the Towers in 1980.
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Even though the amount of money KU receives from the state is 85.9 percent of the average amount received by peer schools, KU has the largest private endowment. KU's endowment totals $196 million. North Carolina has the second largest endowment at $105 million and Oklahoma has the smallest at $23 million.
from both. The load has to be shared."
KU's total spending for fiscal year 1987, which ended June 30,
was $183.99 million. The Endow-
See PRIVATE, p. 14, col. 1
TOMORROW
Chancellor Gene A. Budig says KU will lose its best professors if the Kansas Legislature fails to approve Margin of Excellence this spring. What do legislative leaders say?
Also, the Board of Regents discuss Margin of Excellence and open admissions.