Baseball defeats Wichita State, 8-2 Sophomore outfielder John Allman went 3-for-5 in the KU victory against Wichita State Wednesday night. The Jayhawks outfit the Shockers 15-8 in the victory. PAGE 1B
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Delta Chi wins intramurals title Lee Iversen had 21 points in Delta Chi's 54-35 victory against Phi Psi OHB Wednesday night. Iversen led his team in scoring. PAGE 1B
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. 116 ISSUE 121
▼ OREAD NEIGHBORHOOD
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006
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Bar hoppers occupy spots may face tow
BY MIKE MOSTAFFA
mmostaffa@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
When Mikey Munden drives home after a night on the town on the weekend, he knows he is in for a long walk.
The Olathe senior lives at 1321 Tennessee St. and, like most Oread neighborhood residents, he parks his car in the alley behind his house. And like most residents who live near 14th and Tennessee streets, he usually finds his apartment parking spaces already filled.
"There have been nights I had to park two or three blocks away from my house," Munden said.
In the alleys of Ohio, Tennessee and Kentucky streets, there are numerous signs warning drivers that parking in the private lots will result in a tow. Yet night after night, these spaces are filled by patrons of nearby bars: The Hawk, The Bull and The Wheel. Drivers continue to ignore the signs and in some cases, the signs are no more than an empty threat.
Sgt. Dan Ward, spokesman for the Lawrence Police Department, said that only the owners of the property had the legal right to have cars towed from their private property.
Cars line up behind 13th and Tennessee streets Wednesday afternoon. Drivers have ignored the posted signs, which has left tennants without a place to park.
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STUDENT SENATE
SAAC members back candidates
By NICLE KELLEY
nkelley@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
For the first time in Student Senate election history, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee will officially pick presidential and vice-presidential candidates to support.
To help make the decision,
To help make the committee held a town hall meeting Monday night. The presidential and vice presidential candidates of Ignite and Delta Force answered questions from the student athletes in attendance.
"One of our goals this year in SAAC Leadership was to
"One of our goals this year in SAAC Leadership was to get more involved with the University as a whole and create a connection between the rest of the University and our athletic department."
ing, it would affect the turn out of the vote.
During the town hall meeting, the Delta Force coalition also proposed the idea of creating a student athlete senate seat. Jones said it was interesting that the coalition did that without knowing that SAAC had already generated the legislation to do it.
get more involved with the University as a whole and create a connection between the rest of the University and our athletic department," said Chris Jones, member of SAAC and School of Business senator. "We know that very few people know what each party stands for so we felt it was important to educate our group."
"That was cool to see and
Jones, who is part of the KU track and field team, said the group will announce which candidate the committee will back on April 5. He said the group was waiting to make the announcement until a piece of legislation that would add a student athlete representative seat to Senate was decided on. He was worried that if the committee announced who it was back-
Chris Jones SAAC member
cool to see and showed us that they are on the exact same page as us," Jones said.
Bridget Franklin, Topeka senior and vice president candidate for Delta Force, said the coalition was excited that student athletes were showing their support
and interest in the elections this spring.
"Delta Force wants to do as much as we can to help out student athletes, and that's something that's not going to change whether or not we win this endorsement," Franklin said.
The issue that raised the most questions during the meeting had to do with the student fee increase to the women's and nonrevenue sports that will be on a referendum on election ballots.
Jones said it was important to hear where both candidates stood on the fee increase issue because it was that most recent issue that has directly affected the student athletes.
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DOLE INSTITIUTE
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BY FRED A. DAVIS III
fdavis@kansan.com
STAFF WRITER
The landlord of one student housing building on the 1200 block of Louisiana Street fixes his roof as the students living there clean up after the storm on March 13. Students should be aware of safety measures they can take during a storm.
Biblical verses and a stubborn taxpayer who helped make a monumental policy change in his state were just a couple of the items brought up Wednesday afternoon by former Colorado Senator John Andrews at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
As part of Dole Fellow Alan Cobb's Study Group series, Andrews spoke candidly about how regular citizens could change the political process — without being elected to office.
Andrews used examples of people who changed his state's government. His most poignant was Douglas Bruce, a domineering, determined man whose "zeal," as Andrews described it, was his most redeeming quality in getting Colorado to finally pass a Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR), in which voters must approve any state or local tax increase.
According to Andrews, Bruce was not the most pleasant of fellows to be around, but he was the key individual who kept the
Taxpayer's Bill of Rights push going in Colorado, despite the bill not passing until the fourth time it was presented in the state legislature.
"If Bruce had decided to move away in January of 1991, then TABOR doesn't pass in 1992," Andrews said.
Throughout his lecture Wednesday, Andrews brought up more examples of regular people that made a difference and how the "mind of politics is more important than the muscle of politics."
The Colorado Taxpayer's Bill of Rights law is commonly referred to as the Bruce amendment.
To illustrate that point, he read a passage from the Old Testament that told the story of an old wise man — shunned by the town's political hierarchy — who saved his small town from facing possible extinction at the hands of a large military unit that was approaching.
While no explanation was given as to how the old man saved the town, it was the principle — of one person's ideas — that was the important factor.
- Edited by Timon Veach
Tornado season on the way
SAFETY
BY ANNE WETMER
aweltmer@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The microburst that hit Lawrence on March 12 marked an early beginning to tornado season. Even though it hit just a week before the start of spring, "we can get severe weather anytime of the year," said Curt Holderbach of the Topeka National Weather Service.
The peak severe weather season — when Kansas is likely to experience the most tornadoes, microbursts and thunderstorms — is in April, May and June, Holderbach said.
The National Weather Service tries to issue watches and warnings as early as possible, which is usually 15 to 20 minutes in advance but could be less, Holderbach said.
Microbursts can cover an area up to several miles wide. The storm starts above, and a downburst of wind spreads as it hits the ground. The winds can reach 70 to 90 mph. Holderbach said.
The National Weather Service isn't responsible for deciding when to sound the sirens; the local Emergency Management team is. Douglas County's
policy states that the sirens will go off when a local determination is made based on National Weather Service watches and warnings, local storm spotters, law enforcement and weather radar.
The on-duty Emergency Management officer makes the ultimate call to set off the sirens as a "take cover" warning to citizens.
If people want to be prepared, Holderbach suggests buying a NOAA Weather Radio, the official radio of the National
The radios can be purchased at electronics stores, department stores and the Douglas County Emergency Management Office, 111 E. 11th St. The radios usually cost $30 to $40.
NOAA radios have been around for more than 40 years, but new, programmable radios have been available for the past eight to 10 years, Holderbach said.
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Weather Service.
WEATHER
SAFETY TIPS
Get under something sturdy and cover your head with your arms to avoid debris.
IN A BUILDING
If no stairway, go to the innermost part of the building with no outside walls or windows.
- Go to the basement
- If no basement, go to the lowest level, preferably under a stairway.
IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX
Seek shelter with neighbors on the lowest levels. Make arrangements ahead of time for this.
OUTSIDE/IN A CAR
Go to a parking garage or other sturdy structure if you are close.
Lie flat in a ditch or
Cover head with arms to avoid debris.
INDEX
Source: Curt Holderbach, Topeka National Weather Service, and Capt. Schuyler Bailey, KU Office of Public Safety
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