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Computer problems pass class
Almost 1,000 students notched a perfect score on their Biology 100 exam on Monday.
The scores were awarded when the clicker system used to take the test crashed and all the students' answers were erased.
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》 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
The School of Engineering hosts its annual Engineering Expo today and Saturday.
Expo shows off green technology
The event features exhibits and activities that showcase the creativity of University of Kansas engineering students.
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FEBRUARY FLURRIES
Snow,icy streets lead to cancellation
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students load a bus minutes after classes were canceled on Thursday. Both the Lawrence and Edwards campuses canceled classes after 1 p.m., and buses continued to take students off the Lawrence campus until 2 p.m.
BY CALEB SOMMERVILLE
ccommerville@kansan.com
Classes were canceled Thursday after 1 p.m. because of a snow storm.
p. m. after receiving reports that buses were having trouble getting up the hills.
Todd Cohen, director of University Relations, said that Provost Richard Lariviere canceled classes at about 12:30
"If the buses are slipping and sliding, we don't want to jeopardize the safety of students," Cohen said.
Margretea de Vries, an administrative assistant with KU on Wheels, said buses were only running outbound as of 1 p.m.,
meaning they were only taking students away from campus and not toward it. The last bus departed at 2 p.m.
The University sent an e-mail and text message to students. Students did not receive these the last time classes were canceled, which was Feb. 6.
The last time that only afternoon
classes were canceled was February 5, 2004.
To learn whether snow and ice have affected class or employee work schedules, call the KU Inclement Weather Line at 785-864-SNOW.
—Edited by Jessica Sain-Baird
TRANSPORTATION
Bus driver offers safe, stylish ride for students
University of Kansas bus driver Ken Cadeu is offering students rides to and from Kansas City, Mo. In his 2007 Hummer at the rate of $57 an hour. Cadue's vehicle can hold five people and he plans to advertise through business cards and by word of mouth on his bus.
BY FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
fchambers@kansan.com
University of Kansas bus driver Ken Cadue will begin giving students the opportunity to "ride in style" to Kansas City, Mo.
Cadue, who has worked for the University since October, said he would charge students $75 an hour to ride in his 2007 Hummer. If students pay for four or more hours, Cadue said he would give them an additional hour for free.
"It's a nice looking Hummer. It's got a lot of chrome on it," Cadue said. "It's riding in style."
Cadue said he decided to start his business because he was worried about students' safety. He said Safe Ride does not travel outside of Lawrence and there are no other programs in Lawrence that chauffer students around Kansas City. He said he knew there was a need for such a program because he had heard multiple students talking about their drunk driving experiences while they were on the bus.
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"I'm a safe driver and one big reason I like to drive the bus here is that when kids get on, I try to smile, and it may be the best greeting they get all day," Cadue said. "I try to be friendly and I feel like I'm doing some good."
Cadue said he would begin the business on a trial basis. He said he planned to run his designated driver service on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, but if it was profitable enough, he would make the service available seven days a week. He also said he would consider buying a Hummer limo as well.
Cadue said he could transport a maximum of five students in his hummer. At $75 an hour for four hours, Cadue's service would cost each of the five students $60. But Cadue said he was willing to change his prices to
make his business more competitive.
He said he thought most students would use the service for about four hours because students usually leave to go to the city at about 10 p.m. and the majority of the bars in Kansas City's Westport district close at 1 a.m.
Only one other company in Lawrence offers services similar to Cadue's. Jennifer Chareton, dispatcher for GTI transportation,
said her company charged passengers $160 to pick passengers up and drop them off, but that they did not chauffer them around the city.
Chareton said GTT's service was a first-come, first-serve basis with no cancellation fee. She said because the business owned three Lincoln Town Cars that can hold four people, three passenger, vans and three minivans, students could usually call the day
before their trip and reserve a car without any problems.
Cadue said he was unsure how he would occupy his time while his passengers were at the bar, but that he would probably go somewhere and drink coffee or go window-shopping.
"I'll sit in my vehicle all night if I have to,"
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