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Wednesdav. July 27, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
A passing cyclist reads the graffiti on the retaining wall at Ninth Street and Emery Road
Vandals deface wall with obscenities and graffiti
By Michael Shunk
Kansan staff writer
For anybody who passes the concrete wall on Ninth Street between Emery and Avalon roads, it is not difficult to notice the graffiti exhibit.
The wall has been a public canvass for local spray-paint artists. The vandals' methods of expression, however, are often not suited for public display, city officials say.
public display, by the way.
"Ever since the wall was built, there has always been something on it," said George Williams, director of public works. "The only difference is that before, it was 'Johnny loves Jane,' and now it's every four-letter word you can think of."
Williams said the city had to paint the wall at least three times in the past year. He said the cost of repainting the wall was relatively insignificant
compared to the time spent by the city's employees, who could be working on other projects.
"It's a big deal because we have to pull people off something else to paint it," he said.
Lawrence police also have become frustrated with the situation.
Chris Mulvenon, assistant to the police chief, said the wall's location made it an easy target for vandalism.
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"It sits between two hills, and anyone who is spray painting can see cars coming long before they get there," he said. "So they have time to head out before they get caught. Besides, wh wherever is doing it is obviously doing it late at night."
is being a bit annoying. He said the police had not been able to focus on the problem, but they had become conscious of it.
"We wish we had the manpower to have some
one sit there all night, but it's just not feasible," he said. "We've got a lot of other problems that have to take precedence."
However, Mulvenon said police regularly patrolled the abandoned Theta Chi fraternity, and they were "very active."
He said that, to his knowledge, nobody had been caught defacing the wall.
Monica Waugh, deputy court clerk for the Lawrence Municipal Court, said that there was no fixed penalty for defacing public property, which is a misdemeanor under the Lawrence statute.
is a demonstration under which
"The penalty for something like that is usually around $150, but the penalties are different depending on the individual circumstances and the judge's decision," she said. "There could possibly be a jail term involved, but probably not."
StudEx projects aimed at improving student life
By Carla Krause
Kansan staff writer
The Student Senate Executive Committee has prepared a booklet of planned projects that will give the Senate a head start on its activities in the fall and encourage University of Kansas students to participate in Senate activities.
"This year we're going to have a planned direction and hit the ground running," said Brook Menees, student body president.
Menees, Pam Holley, student body vice president, and Jane Hutchinson, StudEx chairman, prepared the booklet and have started working on the outlined projects.
The projects were goals that the Senate hoped to accomplish during the year to improve the campus and make more services available to students.
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The booklet contains a brief description of project ideas, the Senate's goals in completing the projects and target dates for each project.
Hutchinson said the target dates were mainly the senators' personal goals rather than absolute deadlines.
Projects include establishing an apartment-locating service, a comprehensive advising system, a community issues task force and working with the school's financial aid office
to ensure that students' financial needs are being met.
Other projects include forming a joint transportation system between the University and the city, designating a student representative to answer grievance procedure questions, having a "club fest" to increase student participation in KU clubs, holding a fine arts fair, improving campus lighting and building restrooms at the Shenk Complex at 23rd and Iowa streets.
Hutchinson said most of the work for the proposed project was completed by the committee.
She said the booklet was designed to push past the "get-involved" hype
of many organizations by giving students something they can read to determine their interest, rather than telling them to apply for a committee.
Holley said it was important for students to realize how easy it was to become involved with Senate.
"You don't have to know anyone in Senate and didn't have to have been a Student Senate person in high school." Holley said.
Hutchinson said Senate members would be circulating information about Senate and its committees by visiting living groups, posting fliers and setting up tables on Wescoe Beach.
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