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MONDAY, MAY 5. 1997
Dozen injured in rioting by students in Boulder
BOULDER, Colo. — For the second night in a row, hundreds of people threw rocks and bricks at police early Sunday. The rioting sent about a dozen people to the hospital and several others to jail.
On Friday night, a crowd of about 1,500 young people gathered on a street after firefighters arrived to put out a large bonfire apparently set by students celebrating the end of classes. They confronted police into Saturday morning. Eleven people were arrested and 20 were injured.
About 2 a.m. yesterday, a large crowd spilled out of a show at the Fox Theater in a popular student area near the University of Colorado known as the Hill.
The crowd began lighting bonfires, setting fire to dumpsters and breaking windows, Boulder representative Leslie Aaholm said. Police responded with rubber bullets and tear gas until the crowd was brought under control.
About a dozen people were injured. Six officers suffered minor injuries. Several arrests were made, Aaholm said, but details were not available.
Although the crowd was smaller than Friday, "They seemed just very, very committed to ... that they want to be allowed to party," Aaholm said.
Iran falls behind schedule on weapons development
Iran's nuclear program, once thought to have its sights set on a bomb by the year 2000, has run into roadblocks and won't hit its weapons target until well into the next decade, Israeli and other sources report.
The Iranians deny they want to build nuclear arms.
The receding timetable, partly the result of U.S. pressure on Iran's nuclear suppliers, could ease international concern that Israel will follow through sometime soon on threats to attack Iran's nuclear sites.
It is not surprising Iran would want to go nuclear, some say, in view of the efforts by longtime enemy Iraq to build a bomb.
But the U.S. government and independent analysts say the kinds of nuclear equipment the Iranians have tried to buy for their nuclear energy program clearly suggest plans for weapons development.
Susan Parker, Lawrence police officer, patrols Lawrence on an afternoon shift. Parker is one of just eight women on a staff of 110 officers at the Lawrence Police Department.
The U.S. pressure has focused on Russia's 2-year-old project to build Iran's first nuclear reactor, at Bushehr on the Persian Gulf coast
The plant would not contribute directly to weapons development, but U.S. officials worry that training and technology supplied to the civilian side will spill over into a military program.
They also are concerned that plutonium embedded in the reactor's spent fuel could be reprocessed into bomb material if Iran somehow obtains the necessary technology.
The Associated Press
Today in the Kansan
What went wrong at KANU? Page 11A
As police forces across the nation recruit women into a traditionally male profession, Lawrence departments lag behind. But in the meantime, they are fortunate to have...
A FEW GOOD WOMEN
Story by Kevin Bates Photographs by Geoff Krieger
Amy Jumisko, Lawrence junior and Lawrence police officer, was looking forward to eating a little dinner and taking something for her headache. Earlier, she had been directing traffic around an accident on Clinton Parkway.
"I forgot my sunglasses, and after going all day without them, I've got a splitting headache," Jumiko said.
Jumisko was one of seven officers working the 3 to 11 p.m. shift that Tuesday night.
"You get used to it," she said about her evening hours. She said she learned to put blankets in the windows so she could sleep during the day.
Jumisko, a part-time KU student, is one of only eight female officers of a staff of 110 at the Lawrence police department. Six other female officers — four sheriff's deputies and two KU police officers — also work in Lawrence.
"I really don't mind doing the night-night thing," she said.
Law enforcement can be a tough job for anyone. But a cop's lifestyle makes good female police officers hard to find and even harder to keep, say those in law enforcement.
"Sometimes it really makes for some long days," she said.
Jumiko drove north on Massachusetts Street and west to a small neighborhood on the outskirts of the city. She wound through the streets past quiet
See A FEW GOOD WOMEN, Page 5A
Parking permit fees to increase
Price hike to fund improvements
By Kevin Bates and Stephanie McDuff Kansan staff writers
Students, faculty and staff should plan to dig deeper into their pockets to pay for a parking permit next fall.
During the weekend, Chancellor Robert Hemenway raised the price of yellow permits from $53 to $75, blue permits from $85 to $110 and red permits from $70 to $95.
These increases coincided with Hemenway's final word on the Campus Access Plan, a proposal on long-term improvements to campus parking.
"It was clear that if we want improved parking — better lots, more spaces — we have to find a way to pay for them," Hemenway said. "I don't think in any decision you ever please everyone."
Hemenway said he thought that the increases in parking fees would be offset by the plan's benefits.
Any additional fee increases during the next five years would be only $1 to $4, Hemenway said. But he added that he did not expect any increases because he did not expect any structures accounted for inflation rates and the overall expected costs for the Campus Access Plan.
The approved plan will include a 1,000-space parking garage north of the Kansas Union, up to 1,000 new parking spaces in reconfigured surface lots, expansion of KU on Wheels routes to include the Lied Center parking lot, improvements to Jayhawk Boulevard, and new spaces at the planned visitors' center at Templin Hall.
Lots targeted for restriping and reconfiguration are near Robinson Center and Memorial Stadium and on Daisy Hill.
All improvements except for the parking garage are expected to be in place by next fall. The garage should be ready in early 2000.
The chancellor's decision followed many months spent gathering feedback from the University community. Student, faculty and staff opinions were compiled by an ad hoc committee. Those opinions, along with those of the committee, were then presented to the chancellor and provost for final consideration.
New parking plan
1,000-space parking garage
1,000 new park spaces
from reconfiguration of existing lots
Expansion of KU on Wheels to include Lied Center
Changes to Jayhawk Boulevard
Parking for a visitor's center at Templin Hall
Parking along Jayhawk Boulevard will be eliminated and replaced with new landscaping, such as pedestrian routes and new bus stop locations. The boulevard will also be restricted for an extra hour in the evening, opening to traffic at 6 p.m. on weekdays.
"A lot of people in Lawrence use the campus as a shortcut," said Tom Mulinazzi, associate dean of engineering administration and member of the ad hoc committee. "Hopefully this will cut down on that."
One aspect of the original proposal that did not get off the drawing board was gating campus parking lots.
Mullinazzi said that gated lots created an economic inequality for those who could not afford the higher permit rate for gated lots.
The ad hoc committee received comments from faculty and staff that favored the current system over one which would be incomebased.
"Right now, parking is based on a combination of age and service to the University — not how much you can pay," Mullinazzi said.
HOWDY, FRIENDSI: Part of the chancellor's plan calls for a visitor's center at Templin Hall.
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Festival, sun draw energized crowd
Confetti cannon marks They Might Be Giants' appearance on the hill
By Dave Morantz Kansan staff writer
West Campanile Hill turned into the land of the giants Saturday, complete with a 3,000-person conga line, a confetti cannon and talking puppets on sticks.
More than 6,000 people, hundreds of dogs and one ferret packed the hill near Potter Lake to attend Day on the Hill.
Six bands, including headliner They Might Be Giants, played at the annual event sponsored by Student Union Activities. Admission was free, and
SUA spent $20,000 on the event.
After Cheeball, The Norman 360,
The Glitter Kicks, Arthur Dodge and
Horsefeathers, and Gravel Pit
played energetic sets, a blast of confei-
tio into the audience signified that
They Might Be Giants had taken the
stage.
As the nerdy rockers looked into the setting sun, they had trouble containing their excitement about the dancing, carefree crowd. As more than 3,000 people formed a conga line that snaked all over the hill, band members shouted encouragement.
"The farther away you get from the music, the stronger you will feel the congavibe," band members shouted over driving bass lines, spacy guitar licks and off-key vocals.
Audience members, most of whom were out to enjoy the spring
"The crowd was great," said Graham Maby, bassist for They Might Be Giants. "We've had some pretty long conga lines but that was definitely one of the longest."
weather, responded to the band. cheering They Might Be Giants back on stage for an encore.
Although most of the crowd lounged on towels and blankets, a few dedicated slackers carried their couches to the hill to kick back and enjoy the performances.
"It's like a three-year tradition," said Justin Kufahl, Augusta junior. "We thought about bringing a coffee table and a lamp but decided it would be too much to carry."
Other festival-goers brought along their dogs, creating tangles of dog leashes and making many in the crowd hope that it was only mud they had stepped in.
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John Nugent, Cheney senior, and some of his friends rest between performances at Day on the Hill on Saturday afternoon.
Jennifer Multaly, a junior high student in the crowd, brought along her pet ferret, Chip, on a leash.
Sgt. Chris Keary of KU police said
that except for having to ask & few people to pour out alcoholic beverages, there were no arrests or major problems at the event.