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in a Rock Chalk Revue suit, Nick Litch, starring as Captain Wayne, and Nick Templin, starring as Chris Bender, discover their shuttle has been sabotaged and immediately begin to panic. Ten fraternities and sororites participated in last week's Rock Chalk Revue, which was held at the Lied Center.
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》 KU ON WHEELS
Proposal may eliminate several bus stops in fall
Parking and Transit considers altering routes
BY FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
bhamber13.com
fchambers@kansan.com
More than 15 students showed up Thursday night to express grievances about the Parking and Transit Commission's proposal to eliminate some bus stops from next school year's route.
May Davis, Clay Center sophomore and transportation coordinator for KU on Wheels, said decreasing the number of buses and eliminating stops from routes was an inconvenience to some students, but it was the only way to keep student fees down.
The routes affected by the proposal would be: 31st and Iowa, 24th and Ridgecourt, Naismith and Oliver, Second and Michigan and Night Campus Express routes. It also proposed to add a second bus to the Sixth and Crestline route. By changing the routes, the commission would eliminate the use of one bus overall, which would save KU on Wheels about $80,000 a year.
"We have to look at what we're doing here and if we are offering a limo service or a bus system to take them from their door to Wescoe," Davis said.
The commission has proposed that one 31st and Iowa bus travel only from The Reserve to Park and Ride instead. Students on the 31st and Iowa bus would then take the Park and Ride bus to campus.
Two buses currently travel this route, which begins at GSP-Corbin Hall and heads to the Campus Court at Naismith apartment complex and The Reserve before returning to GSP.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE 31ST AND IOWA ROUTE
Davis said it currently took students who lived at The Reserve 30 minutes to reach campus; the new route would also take 30 minutes.
Margretta de Vries, secretary to the Parking and Transit Commission, said two more buses would be added to the Park and Ride system to accommodate the influx of students. Stephanie Patyk, Wichita junior, resident at Campus Court at Naismith, said if she lived at The Reserve, instead of buying a bus pass, she would just buy a parking pass and park on campus next year.
However, the Park and Ride bus does not travel to the Kansas Union. Students who bought a pass for the Park and Ride lot instead of a bus pass would have to walk to the Kansas Union from Bailey or pay $1 to ride there on a different bus.
Austin Kelly, Lawrence senior and student body treasurer, said he did not think the route change would be effective. He said students who lived at The Reserve might as well park in the Park and Ride lot because that would cost less than riding the bus.
Currently Park and Ride passes cost $205 and includes a bus pass. Year-round bus passes cost $140. The commission has proposed that next year Park and Ride passes would cost $100 but would not include a bus pass.
This route currently has two buses. The route begins at the Kansas Union, runs through campus to the Campus Court at Naismith apartment complex. Then, it heads southwest to Holcom Park Recreation Center, where it turns around and returns to campus. After it reaches the Kansas Union, the bus loops downtown to New Jersey Street and Indiana Street before it heads back to the Kansas Union.
24TH AND RIDGECOURT ROUTE/NAISMITH AND OLIVER
Next year, this route would have three buses because it would take over what is
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Trash gathers around Potter Lake on Sunday. The lake was declared polluted by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Connect has created a task force to lead a clean-up effort of the lake.
Connect proposes to improve Potter Lake
Coalition creates task force to focus on water quality, landscape
BY BRENNA HAWLEY
bhawley@kansan.com
Cleaning up Potter Lake is Connect's third initiative for Student Senate elections in April.
England Porter, Independence junior, said Potter Lake was a focal point of the University of Kansas and has been getting water and fertilizer run-off from the campus for years.
Porter, an environmental studies major who is heading a task force to run the clean up effort, joined the
"The lake has been too low a priority for too long."
AUSTIN KELLY Connect presidential candidate
Connect coalition specifically because of the initiative.
Porter said the unnatural nutrients running into the lake made it grow excessive algae, which was not good for the lake. She wants to fix
She said the group hadn't talked to University officials yet because the task force was in its initial stages.
Porter said the task force would first look at what students valued about the lake and what they wanted to fix. She said the group would then look at sustainable landscaping around the lake.
He said the lake was considered polluted by the Kansas Department of Health
"It is a way to have a sustainable presence on campus," she said.
lake. She wants to fix the problems.
John Kenny, Leavenworth senior and environmental engineering major, is also a Connect member who is heading the task force.
The group will consider planting native plants around the lake to prevent erosion and laying pathways that water can soak through.
The group will consider planting native plants around the lake to prevent erosion and laying pathways that water can soak through.
Porter said the group would try to pay for the project with money from the Student Senate Reserve Account, because it often had money left over at the end of the year. In order to take money out of the Reserve Account, Connect must have the idea approved by Student Senate.
Porter said Connect might also look for funding from alumni.
be open to any student who was interested.
and Environment. He said two aspects that need improvement are the water quality and general area around the lake.
"Potter Lake is an icon on campus," Kenny said.
Kenny said he and Porter announced the task force at Sunday's Connect meeting. He said the group would
Kenny said the group would meet with University professors this week to discuss methods to clean up the lake. He said the task force wanted to have changes to the lake designed by the end of this semester. He said the Kansas Biological Survey also
supported the initiative and help with the task force if Connect needed it.
Austin Kelly, Lawrence senior and Connect presidential candidate, said one of Connect's goals was renewal, and fixing Potter Lake was just that.
"The lake has been too low a priority for
too long," Kelly said.
Kelly, who currently serves as student body treasurer, said that in the 1950s, Potter Lake was a gathering spot for students. He said Connect wanted to make the lake a gathering spot again and make it the best it could be.
Students interested in joining the task force can visit Connect's table on Wescoe Beach or join the Facebook group "The Potter's Lake Project."
Edited by Jessica Sain-Baird
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