THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PARKING
Know parking rules, avoid getting tickets
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
Parking tickets are often issued to students who park in the wrong place. Tickets can for a variety of prices.
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAM
KELSEA ECKENROTH editor@kansan.com
Parking tickets are common occurrences for students who misunderstand the parking restrictions on campus. Tickets can paid online through the Kyou Portal.
Emily Fiore has had her fair share of parking tickets. One time, she parked in a lot she thought she was allowed to park in because it was the weekend, but she came back to a $20 dollar ticket waiting on her windshield.
"I've had Saturday labs a lot at 7 a.m. and got ticketed because I accidentally parked in a lot that was restricted 24/7." Fiore, a junior from Overland Park said.
Donna Hultine, director of the Parking and Transit Department, said some new students have different levels of expectations about parking on campus because they are used to the
availability of parking they had in high school, and the crowded lots at the University surprise them. The University has parking rules students need to be aware of, as well as different parking options to fit students' preferences.
Students who have evening activities on campus can buy a parking permit for the east parking garage next to the Kansas Union that's valid until 7 a.m.
The permit costs $5 if a student already has a valid permit and $45 if a student does not. "Instead of paying $1.50 an hour it will quickly add up to the same cost," Hultine said. The cost of parking in both campus garages rose from $1.25 to $1.50.
The best parking option varies,
depending on the student. Hultine
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said if you are a good planner and you know you can give yourself enough time to get to campus, Park and Ride is the best option.
Lawrence, has used Park and Ride since she was a freshman because she's always lived far from campus. "Park and Ride is convenient because it runs all the time," she said. "If you miss a bus, you know one is coming right away."
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year senior from
If you are someone who comes and goes during the day, Hultine said to get the yellow zone permit, which is valid in multiple lots around campus, because you are more in control of your situation.
Lauren Shelly, a senior from Oak Park, Calif., originally had a yellow permit, but switched to Park and Ride because it was more convenient.
"No buses seem to stop where the yellow passes are so you have to walk really far," Shelly said, "and there's not always spots in the yellow lots."
If a student gets a ticket that doesn't seem fair and can be fixed, such as getting a ticket for having a valid permit in the wrong spot, Hultine said it could be considered a "fit it ticket." Students have two business days to go to the Parking and Transit Department and have the department take care of the ticket.
Students can purchase parking permits for the 2012-2013 academic year by going to the services tab in the Kyou portal.
Edited by Megan Hinman
COURT
Inmates claim assault, sue for $20 million
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WICHITA, Kan. — Jail inmates who claim they were sexually assaulted by a deputy are seeking $20 million from Sedgwick County, alleging the sheriff did not heed warnings about the deputy's behavior.
Former jail deputy David Kendall, 21, faces 12 charges — 11 of them involving accusations of sex crimes that occurred between April and June. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Thursday on charges that include sexual battery, criminal solicitation to commit unlawful sexual relations, aggravated criminal sodomy and misdemeanor sexual battery.
Attorneys for the inmates filed two notices of claims with the
county, which The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/M8apQJ ) obtained Monday after filing an open records request. Prosecutors say six inmates were assaulted, but it's not clear how many of the inmates are included in the claims because the names were redacted by the county.
The notices of claim with the county are a first step toward a possible lawsuit, the Eagle reported.
In the claims, the inmates accuse Sheriff Robert Hinshaw of negligence in hiring and retaining Kendall. They say Kendall was "permitted to work late at night as a roving deputy, where he was left alone with inmates, even after numerous sexual crimes against inmates and notice had been given to the sheriff that Kendall had engaged in illicit sexual conduct with an inmate."
Hinshaw said he couldn't comment because of the pending litigation and the ongoing criminal case.
In a court hearing in early July, Kendall's attorney, Chris O'Hara, attacked the inmates' credibility, saying they have been charged with or convicted of serious crimes and could be motivated by the potential to acquire money.
Kendall, who resigned in June,
is being held in a jail outside
Sedgwick County.