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Olympic torch to pass through campus
The Olympic Torch Relay is coming through Lawrence and the KU campus on its way to the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta.
The torch is expected to arrive in Lawrence at about 6:30 p.m. May 16. The "Community Heroes" carrying the torch and the escort runners will travel west through Lawrence, arriving from Kansas City on Highway 10 and leaving for Topeka on Highway 40. The torch bearers are expected to enter campus on Mississippi Street and pass Memorial Stadium parking lot at about 7:25 p.m.
On its way through campus, the torch bearers will continue on Memorial Drive, go left on West Campus Road, right on Jayhawk Boulevard, and left on Naismith Drive. The relay will leave campus by going west on 15th Street.
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