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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, September 9, 1994
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Football traffic inevitable
Leaving game Saturday might take some time, pedestrians top priority
By Manny Lopez
Kansan staff writer
There is bound to be traffic after the Kansas vs. Michigan State football game Saturday night.
But that does not mean getting home from the game has to be a problem, KU police said.
"The one big difference from last year is that we will be placing a lot of priority to the pedestrians," said Officer Cindy Alliss of the KU police. "Especially at night, it's sometimes hard to see people, and there might be a lot of people."
While the traffic plan is the same as last year, Alliss said, drivers should expect to spend a little more time in their cars after the game because of the added importance given to pedestrians. Officers will be stopping traffic more often to allow pedestrian crossing, Alliss said. But, she said, a steady traffic flow should still be possible.
Before the game, streets will be open as usual. Police officers will be at entrances to the parking lots before the game. Alliss said.
Drivers should be aware that some streets will be closed, and others will be converted into one-way streets after the game. Campus will be closed to all vehicles after the game.
Post-game street closures will be:
Jayhawk Boulevard from the Chi Omega Fountain to Sunflower Drive.
Mississippi Street from 11th Street to where Mississippi becomes Memorial Drive.
11th Street from Maine to Mississippi streets.
Post-game streets converted to one-way streets will be:
Sunnyside Drive going east.
Sunflower Road going south, two lanes.
■ West Campus Road on the west side of the stadium going south, two lanes.
Post-game traffic will be directed through special routes on Saturday. Some streets will be closed completely and others will be converted into one-way streets.
Roads closed
Illinois, Alabama, Maine and Missouri streets from 11th Street heading north.
Source: KU Police Micah Laeker/KANBAF
Stratford Road, University and Crescent drives from West Campus Road heading west.
Memorial Drive heading west, one lane.
Those changes will be in effect until the football game traffic clears, which should take 30 to 45 minutes, Alliss said.
About 70 officers from the KU police department, Lawrence police department, Douglas County Sheriff's office and Kansas Highway Patrol will be involved in routing post-game traffic.
By Ashley Miller Kansan staff writer
Lied offers backstage tours
Amy Solt / KANSAN
Seats at the Lied Center often go unused because they are tickets reserved for students, and students don't know about them. The center has formed a committee to inform students about these special tickets.
The Lied Center is taking students on a backstage tour.
The behind-the-scenes look at the facility is an effort to get students involved in what goes on at the center. The tour is part of the center's campaign directed toward University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University students, said Jacqueline Davis, director of the center.
"We want the student population involved in the Lied Series," Davis said.
The Lied Series is a series of events that fall under different headings, including the Concert series, the New Directions series, the Swarthout Chamber Music series, the Broadway series and special events.
Students will be able to take a tour of the facility from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday.
"We're anxious to hear from them, and we want to know what they want," said Nancy Kaiser-Caplan, director of public relations. "We want them to feel that the Lied Center is a part of their life at KU."
"They've been there, but they haven't been backstage," Kaiser said.
Kaiser said students could get involved with the center in several ways, including ushering, working at the administrative and box offices, working on the technical crew and attending the shows.
Students will be able to see the 1,200-square-foot dance studio, dressing rooms, warm-up rooms and the Greenroom — a room set aside for visiting visitors to relax that includes an antique piano, a kitchen and several couches and
Kaiser said this would be the first time students were allowed to tour the facility.
chairs.
Davis said the campaign also would allow students to get tickets for performances before the general public. Students can purchase their tickets now for any Lied Series event this year. Tickets go on sale to the general Sept. 19.
Davis said more than one-third of the tickets for each of last year's shows were set aside for students. The tickets that students did not buy went on sale to both the student body and the general public 14 working days prior to a performance. She said that not all of the tickets set aside for students were used.
Kaiser said events in the New Directions series, such as performance artist Laurie Anderson, were more popular with students. Tickets set aside for events in the Concert series usually did not sell out because students were unaware of them.
"We're selling them tickets because we want students here," Davis said. "We're letting students come first."
Up and coming
Upcoming Lied Center events:
Principal dancers of the New York City Ballet
8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson
Trio
3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9
■ "Evita"
8:00 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17
The Boys Choir of Harlem
8:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28
Oleanna
8:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5
* Carol Wincenc, Flute, and
Heidi Lehalwer, Harp*
3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13
H.T. Chen and Dancers
8:00 p.m. Friday, Nov 18
Tickets are available at the Lied Center box office, 864-ARTS.
Season tickets for all shows are available now. Tickets for individual shows are available to students now and will go on sale to the general public Sept. 19.
Prices vary.
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