FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2004
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
5A
iligent
aimed
s Eve,
Nixon
ere in
y was
ia on
miles
lon B.
ie, not
are two
I like
d John
ds. I am
d John
ems to
o have
american
te John
man run
general
o Kerry of like- nere is a he presi- n Kerry how that likiticking vow John urn in on ry steps people will
re-jour-
Poster shows 'arresting' results
d it not too the pic-
an an
of reality.
good.
by the
wm, will
es of life
allow our
ld. — the
9/11
he battle
the enemy
BY STEPHANE FARLEY
sfarley@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The City of Lawrence has a new poster targeted at students of all ages, focusing on the consequences of drunken driving.
The city is working with the KU Public Safety Office to distribute posters to all residential locations on the University of Kansas campus.
ad sacri-
on are d in a
ment.
at these at being
ust sees they
The posters will be displayed in residence halls and fraternity and sorority housing and also at Haskell Indian Nations University.
The poster is part of a long-term interest the city has had in educating students about alcohol, said Lisa Patterson, communications coordinator for the city.
a John Hudson
Graduate Student
Lawrence
Sgt. Dan Ward, Lawrence Police Department, was the photographer for the poster. Ward shot the photograph from a cherrypicker, and it shows emergency workers standing with emergency vehicles and a helicopter.
Although city officials have no way of knowing how much the poster is helping deter people from drinking and driving, Patterson said she thought the concept of educating students about alcohol had proven to be effective.
If the poster causes one person to think about not driving drunk, then it has done its job, Ward said.
"The worst thing you can do is not do anything at all." Ward said. Would it help or not? I don't know".
The police department arrested 475 people for drunken driving between January and August 2004. Ward said.
Ward said June, July and December were the lowest months for drunken driving
If students have been drinking and they need to leave, then they need to call a cab or a friend or walk. Ward said.
April and May had the highest number of drunken driving arrests, Ward said.
The city invited all law enforcement to participate with the poster, said Capt. Schuyler Bailey, KU Public Safety Office.
arrests.
If students cannot find a way to leave, then they need to wait until the alcohol is out of their system before they drive, Ward said.
While Ward said the department could not pick out which violators were students, he noticed the number of arrests greatly decreased when the students left for vacation or the summer.
"One drunk driver is one drunk driver too many." Bailey said.
Even if students have had little to drink and think they can make it home on their own, they are still under the influence, Ward said.
— Edited by Neil Mulka
ORCHESTRA: 'A special concert for us'
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A
The orchestra will perform Festival Overture by Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 2 by Saint-Saens and Symphony No. 6, Pathetique by Tchaikovsky.
"This is a really special concert for us," said Emily Stewart, Kansas City, Mo., senior and violin performance major. "I think the audience will be surprised
with how challenging our repertoire is."
The violinist credited sectional rehearsals and faculty involvement for the improvement of the orchestra. Stewart practices 30 hours total each week, she said.
"That's very typical of a violin performance major," Stewart said.
lessons, she said.
She began playing about 16 years ago. She knew she wanted to be a performer for the rest of her life once she started taking
"I couldn't give up music, it was the only thing I could do," Stewart said. "I can't see myself doing anything else."
Violinist Cori Simmons plans to teach strings once she graduates.
"At KU the auditioning process
Simmons transferred from Kansas State University and found a smaller orchestra. She said she wanted to be closer to home.
Tickets for the concert at Park University cost $10 and can be purchased by calling (816) 584-6209. Tickets for the Lied Center show cost $7 for students and seniors, $9 for KU faculty and staff and $14 for the general public. The Lied Center box office can be contacted at (785) 864-2787.
is more strict," Simmons said. "It's exciting to be here, there's so many things going on."
- Edited by Neil Mulka
Friday Martini Specials
Cosmopolitan • Chocolate Martini • Appletini
Margatini • Toasted Almond Martini • Raspberry
Dream Martini • Madras • Electric Lemonade
$5.00 ALL LISTED MARTINIS
Free Pool 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday J.B. Stout's...Where comfort & class live. 6th & Wakarusa • 843-0704
4