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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, October 29, 1997
Commission to review plans for bike lanes
By Ann Premer
apremer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Plans for bicycle lanes in Lawrence started to take shape at the city commission meeting last night.
The bicycle advisory board recommended that the commission update and adopt the bicycle component of Transportation 2020, a broad-based transportation plan. The board also wants the city to hire a consultant, provide more bicycle safety education and employ more bicycle police officers.
"The plan by the staff addresses all of the bicycle constituencies in town," said Clay Comfort, Lawrence resident and advisory board chairman.
Transportation 2020, which is federally mandated for city planning, outlines a list of potential thoroughfares, which include Naismith Drive and 21st Street.
Not all board members supported the implementation of Transportation 2020.
The plan does not distinguish between bike lanes and sidewalks.
Matt Caldwell, board member and Lawrence senior, said that the bike plan did not meet all of the needs of commuter cyclists.
"I think we really need to have the right plan before we adopt it." Caldwell said.
Kip Curtis, New York graduate student, also presented the commission with a bicycle plan created by KU Environs and the Action Alliance.
Curtis said that the Transportation 2020 plan was not
specific about bike-lane implementation.
"We're not saying that it's no good at all. We're saying that it's too vague," Curtis said. "It does assume that bicycles are not used as transportation. People do ride in the rain, snow, up the hills and on busy streets."
The plan created by KU Environs and Action Alliance recommends that the city design a broad-based program to adapt main commuter streets for bicycle usage, hire a Lawrence resident as bicycle coordinator to evaluate the bicycle situation on a daily basis and to move the bicycle planning and administration from the Parks and Recreation Department to the Public Works and Streets Department.
"We feel that these steps will move Lawrence along to being more bicycle-friendly," Curtis said.
Commissioners said that they wanted bicycle education and wanted to bring in advisers from other cities that had bicycle lanes to work with the city's staff.
"This could be a very large budget item," Mayor Bonnie Augustine said. "There is a very big picture here."
Commission members said they expected to receive staff reports on the issue at the beginning of next year.
Commissioner John Nalbandian said that he wanted all entities to work together on the issue including the city, the bicycle advisory board and the public.
Nearly 40 bike lane supporters attended the commission meeting.
Campus blood drive seeks donors
Turnout is fraction of expected number
By Sarah Chadwick schadwick@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Students will not have to wait for vampires to suck their blood this Halloween; Kansas Blood Services already will have drained it, if it has its way.
A campus blood drive began yesterday and continues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and tomorrow in the Allen Field House lobby.
Kansas Blood Services recruits blood donors once a semester at the University. It aims for an average turnout of 100 donors per day, said Bobbi Showalter, recruitment coordinator. As of 3 p.m. yesterday, only 30 people had donated.
"We usually have giveaways in the spring but not in the fall," Han said. Last year, KBS handed out free T-shirts.
Karl Han, blood collection supervisor, said she did not know if the low turnout was because of the location, midterms or the lack of incentives at this particular blood drive.
"We have a good turnout in the spring," she said. "Certainly, what
we are lacking is student involvement. Only five percent of the total population donates for the 100 percent that needs it."
The blood given through KBS stays in the Lawrence area, rather than being shipped elsewhere.
"A lot of people realize that the blood we collect stays in the Lawrence area," Showalter said. "That way, if they happened to be in an accident or needed blood, their blood is here."
Once the blood is collected, it is taken to the Kansas Blood Services laboratory to undergo 12 tests, including those for HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, Showalter said.
Aaron Johnson, a University departmental staffer, donates blood. Kansas Blood Services yesterday was at Allen Field house collecting blood from KU students and staff. Photo by Eric B. Howell/KANSAN
The blood is then processed and sent to hospitals and medical centers in and around Lawrence, including Lawrence Memorial Hospital, she said.
Marsha McInnis, a University payroll employee, understands the need for donation and contributes when she can.
"When I was a newborn, I had a transfusion that saved my life," McInnis said. "I felt like I should give something back, so I do it once a year, at least."
The donation process takes between 30 minutes and an hour, Han said. After filling out a medical-history form, the donor must have blood pressure checked, body
temperature taken and the level of iron in the blood checked. The body then is prepared for giving blood.
An average male has a total of 10-12 pints of blood in the body at any one time, while females have between eight and 10 pints, Han said. One pint is taken for donation.
"That sounds like a lot," Han said, "but you start to replace the fluids as soon as you start to drink again. You have to wait eight weeks
between donations to make sure you are not anemic from giving too much blood."
Donors must be at least 17 years old and weigh a minimum of 110 pounds.
Other factors, such as having been on antibiotics, having had a cough, cold or flu in the last four weeks or having gotten a tattoo within the last year, influence the eligibility of a donor.
Speaker making success his business
By John Wilson Special to the Kanson
Special to the Kansan
"Earl Graves remains a towering role model for young Black entrepreneurs who don't intend to compromise who they are in order to succeed in business."
— Spike Lee
— Spike Lee As publisher of "Black Enterprise" magazine and owner of Pepsi-Cola of Washington, D.C., Earl Graves has become one of the most influential African-American business people in a white man's world.
Graves said there still were many barriers to overcome, but he overcame the barriers and so could other African Americans and minorities.
"African Americans have to network together and work their wav
into new fields few Blacks are employed in," Graves said. "Being Black means you take nothing for granted and leave no stone unturned."
Graves will speak at 7 tonight at the Lied Center in the inaugural lecture of the School of Business' Anderson Chandler Lecture Series. He will focus on the lessons from his best-selling book, "How to Succeed in Business Without Being White."
Graves said the way for African Americans to be successful was to develop a presence and an economic impact that could not be ignored.
"You can never ask a white person to buy your product or service without giving him or her a solid economic reason for doing so," Graves said. "Forget that it's the right thing to do. In this day and
age, doing the right thing doesn't mean a thing in the white business community. It has to make economic sense."
His magazine has chronicled African-American business for more than 27 years. The magazine has had increasing success during the last decade, in which the number of African-American businesses has grown by 46 percent. Through the magazine, Graves has become a key spokesman for the African-American business community.
Graves launched "Black Enterprise" in 1970 with a $25,000 bank loan and built it into the national publication. He is also director of several Fortune 500 companies, including Aetna Life and Casualty Co., Chrysler Corp. and Federated Department Stores Inc.
Sammie Robinson, Lawrence graduate student, praised the School of Business for bringing an African American to speak.
"But it's not just a Black thing," Robinson said. "It would be an insult to say his message only resonates with Blacks. He teaches a picture of success which bridges across race lines."
Tom Sarowski, dean of the school, said that Graves was a voice of economic empowerment and success for all people.
"People look at a special person like Earl Graves and see they too have the potential for be successful," Sarowski said. "His message is important because it answers the question each student on campus is asking themselves: How can I make myself successful?"
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