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BY ASHLEY MONTGOMERY amontgomery@kansan.com
Lawrence isn't exactly easy to figure out. Nearly four years ago I was a freshman living in Oliver Hall. And my roommate and I struggled to navigate a new city.
She forgot which street we lived on as we drove back from dinner.
I turned the wrong way down a one-way
If only we had looked at an apartment guide full of detailed maps such as this.
street, while looking for a friend's house It took both of us, working together, to master parallel parking.
street, while looking for a friend's house
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Then we could have easily pinpointed the way back to our dorm. We would have known where to find the nearest grocery stores and gas stations for late night snacks.
I managed to stay within walking distance of campus for four years without consulting a guide, but this makes it easier.
So take a look at pages 10 to 14 for a break down of the most important neighborhoods for students in Lawrence.
What do you think?...pg. 9
Creative tips for an efficient household...pg. 7
Lawrence neighborhood map...pg. 10
Central and East Lawrence neighborhoods ...pg. 12
West Lawrence neighborhood ...pg. 13
South Lawrence neighborhood...pg. 14
Sudoku ...pg. 17
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MONDAY, APRIL 18,2011
used in a remote control engine the incident illustrates precautions that the University and Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical take when responding to reports of hazardous materials.
"Wealwayssay, 'when in doubt, get out, and call for help," said Mike Russell, director of KU Environmental Health and Safety.
"Our number one priority is life safety."
Drive, are the nazmat experts. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical Division Chief Doug Green said these firefighters go through monthly exercises and an 80 hour Hazmat training course. Firefighters take the course through the Kansas State
The "call for help," which Russell said can be made either
DOUG GREEN Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical Division Chief
"Ninety-nine percent of any response to a call like that is a law enforcement unit and fire units," Russell said. "They are going to be rolling to the scene just because they've got to get the right people
to KU EHS or 911, sets off a chain of highly structured responses by emergency crews.
First dispatchers, who are often trained in identifying hazardous material situations, determine the seriousness of the call. If the caller reports a non-serious situation on campus, such as spilled gasoline, trained KU EHS employees clean it up. If the situation is more serious, dispatch notifies emergency units and sends them to the scene.
Fire Marshal's Office to become certified as hazmat technicians by Kansas Fire Rescue and Training.
KU EHS and KU pub safety will also be noti-
be notified of the situation through dispatch, and respond. The responding units then set up a command station where the units will formulate a plan.
"Hazmats are usually one of those things that go real quick. It's hurry up and wait," Green said. "Our number one priority is life safety."
In the case of last week's hazmat call, the bottle was labeled biodiesel and heptane, a fuel additive and solvent. At the time of the call it was unknown if heptane was dangerous or if that was even what the bottle contained.
While the first steps of the hazmat process are fairly consistent, the next steps are full of
variables. Some hazardous materials take days to clean up, while others take a few hours. In the parking garage situation, respondents cleared the area, sealed the bottle in another container and it was taken from the scene within an hour.
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Green said each hazardous material case is unique. The cleanup time and the number of fire trucks, police cars, ambulances or hazardous material trucks dispatched varies on the severity of the case.
What does not vary is who foots the bill. Green said a hazmat call to Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical is treated like any other emergency call. The University does not pay for extra service from the city of Lawrence or Douglas County. It does, however, pay for KU EHS employees
Green said this variability makes it difficult to assign a specific cost to a hazardous material call.
What is a hazardous material?
A hazardous material is anything that can cause physical damage, but usually, in the campus context, it refers to dangerous chemicals.
MIKE RUSSELL Director of KU Environmental Health and Safety
who clean up the materials or assist in the process. Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical has an operating budget of $13,422,605 this year.
Regardless of costs, the KU EHS and hazmat teams are ready to respond to situations large and small.
"We get a lot of calls and the majority of those calls are not big events or have any severe or negative outcomes," Russell said.
records of hazmat incidents on campus, they deal with about one large or labor-intensive call a year. Russell said that the incident at the parking garage did not count as such a call.
Russell also said that, althoughn KU EHS does not keep compiled
Russell did not provide the student's name, and no charges were filed. He thought the bottle had been returned to either the student or his professor.
"Between us and the professor," Russell said, "he got raked over the coals."
Edited by Dave Boyd
INDEX
Classifieds ... 6A
Crossword. ... 4A
Cryptquips ... 4A
Opinion ... 5A
Sports ... 8A
Sudoku ... 4A
es as a cotony, DLP will become an official chapter April 30. There are 28 DLP members at the University.
SIMILARITIES, NOT DIFFERENCES
"There are way more similarities in our house with other houses than differences" he said.
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Earles, who is president of the fraternity, said DLP is no different than other fraternities besides the fact that all the members are gay. He said they host socials, practice philanthropy, and have academic and community service requirements.
Earles said some people think members are hooking up or dating each other, but the fraternity has a rule that requires all relationships within the fraternity to be strictly platicon. Godfrey Riddle, a senior from Olathe and social activities coordinator of DLP, said the pledge process members go through creates strong fraternal bonds that are free of sexual tension.
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After surveying its customers, the local grocery store decided to eliminate plastic sacks in favor of paper or cloth options. The new effort to be more sustainable coincides with this year's Earth Week.
The Merc does away with plastic for good
From Jamaica to Lawrence
Denesha Morris'decision to come to Kansas from her home country allowed her to experience many shocking firsts, including snow and indoor tracks.
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