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City gears up for bus routes
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Officials welcome public comments about new system
**South Lawrence**
23rd Street/Clinton Parkway
from East Lawrence
Industrial Park to Wekaruska Drive.
Shopping/downstreet Downtown to south lowa; includes 23rd Street commercial district, Street commercial district, neighborhood high school and the neighborhoods of Vermont Street, Louisiana Street and 27th Street.
Hospital/Packer Road Downtown to neighborhoods north and west; includes north industrial area, hospital and park
By Derek Prater
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Downtown shuttle Service from downtown, the campus south of downtown, and southeast commuter and entertainment district.
North Lawrence Downtown to north Lawrence neighborhood; includes Lyon Park and Tanger Factory Outlet
Lawrence residents will have the opportunity to get a sneak preview of the proposed citywide bus system today
Representatives from city staff, the Public Transit Advisory Committee and KA Associates, a Wichita-based consulting firm, will be on hand from 3 to 8 p.m. at the East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St., to answer questions and get feedback about planned bus routes.
Richard Bachman / KANSAN
"The purpose is for people to come in, ask questions and learn as much as they can about the plan," said Aaron Bartlett, city transportation planner.
Bartlett said he thought that the officials at the open house would be able to address everyone's questions and listen to any concerns about the proposal.
In July, the city contracted with KA Associates to develop a mass transit system. The planning included developing routes and schedules, establishing fares, buying vehicles and equipment, and developing a marketing plan.
The plan up for review tomorrow features seven routes that would serve a variety of areas and needs. The proposed routes are based upon a 1992 study by the Dallas-based consulting firm DeShazo, Starek and Tang.
KA Associates used the DeShazo study as a starting point for developing bus routes but took into account growth and the University of Kansas bus system.
Recommendations for the final route structure include creating long-term routes that customers could become familiar with, promoting transfer to other routes, providing service to major employment areas, and providing access for KU students to retail, employment and entertainment areas of Lawrence.
Bartlett said that, for the most part, the routes were settled, but that input would help fine-tune issues.
"The concept is there," Bartlett said. "It's just a matter of prioritizing the needs."
Steve Klika, partner at KA Associates, said that the start-up system might not incorporate all seven routes. He said that the number of routes would depend on the range of bids they received from bus companies and the amount of money budgeted.
Holly Krebs, transportation coordinator for KU on Wheels and member of the Public Transit Advisory Committee, said she thought the plan still needed small changes to service KU students.
"I think it's beginning to address student needs, and with a few alterations, it will be perfect." Krebs said.
Krebs said that alterations should be made to allow for easier transfer from
University buses to city buses. She said that the original plans did not include linking the two systems, but that support for integration from both the city and the University prompted reconsideration of the plans.
A second open house is scheduled for 3 to 8 p.m., Sept. 13 at the Union Pacific Depot, 402 N. Second St.
The Public Transit Advisory Committee meets again at 9 a.m., Sept. 16 at the City Commission Room in City Hall.
City Manager Mike Wildgen said he expected that the plan would be presented to the city commission later this month.
City officials said that the bus system should be started up in the spring.
Edited by Kelly Closen
Evolution decision focus of convocation
By Clay McQuistion writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
At the 134th opening convocation for faculty and staff yesterday afternoon, Chancellor Robert Hemenway called for all University of Kansas students and state residents to be scientifically literate.
Hemenway's address to about 300 audience members at Budig Hall stressed his goals for the University of Kansas and efforts to improve the University given the limits of state funding. Almost half of his speech, however, dealt with the Board of Education's decision to remove evolution from state science standards.
"If we believe that these attempts to undermine the teaching of science grow from a misunderstanding of scientific principals, as well as a mistaken notion that one must choose between God and science, then we really only have one choice." Hemenway said. "We should help make our University — the University of Kansas — the leader in both Kansas and the nation in science education."
The chancellor set three goals for the University:
- To become a national leader in preparing science students.
- To educate all students to be scientifically literate.
- To help the public be scientifically literate.
"Let every community in Kansas know that help is available at KU when its school board decides if it's going to teach evolution in its community's schools." Hemenway said.
The chancellor also said he would organize a task force to determine the feasibility of making scientific literacy a major goal at the University.
Gail Rooney, director of Career and
Employment Services, attended the convocation and the reception afterward at the lobby in Strong Hall.
"The stronger we can make our students in scientific literacy, the stronger we can make our students in the science research field, the more marketable they become, either in employment or in graduate schools," Rooney said.
Korb Maxwell, student body president; also was present.
"It is a very good idea," he said of the chancellor's emphasis on scientific literacy. "It's going to definitely take some work between students and faculty."
Provost David Shulenburger also spoke at the ceremony. He focused his remarks on graduate programs at the University.
Shulenburger said doctoral programs should concentrate on placing students in desirable jobs after graduation.
"I am not concerned that graduate education is greatly over-enrolled," he said. "Most of our programs place doctoral graduates in employment that directly uses their education. But there are some programs that are notable exceptions."
Shulenburger set four objectives for KIJ doctoral programs;
To create funding programs for doctoral students.
- To increase financial support for doctoral students.
To ensure a reasonable length of time for students to complete doctorates.
To find the proper enrollment size for doctoral programs.
Shulenburger also introduced the recipients of KU teaching awards.
During the hour-and-a-half ceremony, Robert Barnhill, vice chancellor for research and public service, introduced Higuchi Award winners and Mary Hawkins, librarian, spoke about the faculty's role in University governance.
Edited by Allan Davis
Faithful return to Joe's Bakery for re-opening
By Katie Hollar
Kansan stoff writer
writer@kansan.com
David Kessler waited nearly 10 months for the perfect egg salad sandwich.
Yesterday Kessler, Lawrence junior, was one of many students and Lawrence residents who stopped in at Joe's Bakery, 616 W. Ninth St., on the first day it had been open since November.
the first owner Ralph Smith closed Joe's during Thanksgiving break last year during his divorce proceedings. During the bakery's absence, its regular customers missed the 60-year-old Lawrence landmark.
"I've been so disappointed since Thanksgiving," Kessler said. "I live right behind Jack, and I've been craving it every day."
Smith said sales renal nurse "It's a real nice, steady crowd," he said. "It makes me feel good to be back in business. It was nice to be busy, but I wouldn't want to be any busier. I would've been behind."
The bakey opened at 9 a.m. to a crowd of hungry customers.
Smith said sales remained consistent.
though, he said.
During the hiatus, Smith remodeled and refurbished the bakery, which he purchased from his father. Joe Smith, in 1980.
Smith said the most popular item yesterday was the trademark egg salad sandwich.
Smith said he was pleased with the upgrading.
"I'm really tickled," he said. "I put a new oven in here, and it's a lot cooler than when I fired up my old one. New technology came a long way."
"We got a lot of cookie eaters in here too, though," he said.
on one. For the rest of the day, the bakery will be open from 10 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
For the time being, he will
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
But Smith said he might add a few late nights
having a basketball season.
McColm Hall resident Masao Miyasato, a 69-year-old student from Japan, types on his laptop. Behind him are pictures of his grandsons, Kent, Alan and Ryan. Miyasato lives with other non-traditional students on the 10th floor. Photo by Melissa Thornton/KANSAS
"Or if I get real ambitious, maybe I can kick another set of doughnuts out for the evening
Rclph Smith, owner of Joe's Bakery, re-opens the bakery doors to waiting customers. Joe's Bakery returned yesterday morning after closing during Thanksgiving break last year. Photo by Eric Sahmann/ KANSAN
crowd," he said.
How. He said Emily Demartini, Lenexa senior and confessed Joe's addict, said she couldn't wait for a chicken salad sandwich.
"My sister went to college before me, and she wrote the ABCs of KU for me," she said. "J was Joe's. It was a staple of my diet freshman year."
Chris Dalbom, Lenexa junior, left the bakery with an armful of white bakery bags.
"I've got three glazed doughnuts, two sprinkled, a dozen doughnut holes and a white chocolate chunk cookie," he said. "This is all my food for the day."
Demartini didn't wait long to enjoy her sandwich —she ate it in the parking lot.
Diversity finds home on 10th floor
There's no place like McCollum for residents
- Edited by Allan Davis
By Lori O'Toole writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
A peek at Masao Miyasato's bedroom would not set him apart from any other residents living at McCollum Hall — there is a coffee pot and stereo on his dresser, hardbound textbooks and notebooks lined up neatly on his desk, and photographs of family members thumb-tacked to his bulletin board.
But Miyasato, an international student from Japan, is not like most residents of McCollum, nor is he like residents of any other University of Kansas residence halls.
Mivasato is 69 years old.
Miyasato is 65 years. He is a resident on McCollum's 10th floor, a special-interest graduate floor, geared towards graduate, nontraditional and international students.
Miyasato, who earned a degree from Tokyo Medical and Dental University in 1963, was a dentist in Japan before deciding to refresh his education in biology at a university in the United States.
He said a lot had changed since his first college experience.
"We didn't even know what DNA was back then," Miyasato said. "We didn't even have that word then."
He said he was intimidated when he came to the United States and the University last year.
"At first I felt out of place, but I got used to it." he said.
Miyasato is not the only non-traditional, international student living on the floor.
Some of his floormates include a 48-year-old undergraduate student, a
28-year-old freshman and students from Germany, Thailand and South Korea.
Of the 75 residents of the floor, 19 are graduate students and 23 are juniors or seniors. The Department of Student Housing did not have figures for international or non-traditional students. Some "traditional" students, including a few 18-year-old freshmen, also live on the floor.
Miyasato said some of the floor- mates made it easy for him to make friends and feel comfortable on the floor.
"I think it's a good system to have," said Kent Lavene, McCollum complex director. "There are several students who live there year after year."
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