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Tuesday, November 7. 1995
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
ON CAMPUS
OAKS — Nontraditional Student Organization will sponsor a brown bag lunch at 11:30 a.m. today at the Rock Chalk Room in the Burge Union. For more information, call Laura Morgan at 864-4064.
Episcopal and Lutheran Campus Ministry will celebrate Holy Eucharist at 12:06 p.m. today at Danforth Chapel. For more information, call Joe Alford at 843-8202.
The Office of Study Abroad will sponsor an informational meeting about Great Britain direct exchange programs at 4 p.m. today at 4044 Wescоe Hall. For more information, call Nancy Mitchell at 864-3742.
KU Fencing Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at 215 Robinson Center. For more information, call John Hendrix at 864-1529.
■ KU Environers will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Kansas Union. Ask for specific room at candy counter. For more information, call Katherine at 864-7325.
KU Ki-Akldko Club will meet at 6 p.m. today at 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Matt Stumpe at 864-6592.
KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. today at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Ravi Hirekat at 832-8789.
HALO will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. For more information, call Gabriel Ortiz at 842-3912.
in the Kansas Union.
Inspirational Gospel Voices will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at 328 Murphy Hall. For more information, call Melanie Posey at 841-6518.
KU Coalition of the Lawrence Alliance and the Multicultural Resource Center will sponsor a discussion, "What Are You? Issues of Multiraciality," at 7 tonight at the Jayhawk Room
KCBT Student Ministries will sponsor a Bible study at 7:30 tonight at the Regionalist Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Adam Decaun at 841-1663
Christian Science Student Organization will sponsor a discussion, "God on the Athletic Field," at 7:30 tonight at Alcove B in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Trace Schmeltz at 843-6049.
Lupus Foundation will sponsor a support group at 7:30 tonight at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. For more information, call Gretchen at 832-9789.
College Republicans will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Big Eight Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Ward Cook at 838-3171.
Mustard Seed Charismatic Fellowship will sponsor a Bible study at 7:30 tonight at the lounge in the Burge Union. For more information, call Hugh Wentz at 241-2647.
Recovery Medicine Wheel will sponsor a support group for positive transcendence at 7:30 tonight at at the Multicultural Resource Center. For more information, call Samantha at 842-4797.
Lutheran Campus Ministry will sponsor Taize prayer and music at 8:30 tonight at 1116 Louisiana St. For more information, call Brian Johnson at 843-4948.
The Office of Study Abroad will sponsor a study abroad fair from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. tomorrow at the fourth floor of Wescoe Hall. For more information, call Susan McNally at 864-3742.
Native American Student Association will sponsor traditional Native-American singers, dancers and artists at noon tomorrow at the Kansas Union.
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Students say small spaces equal door dings
Finding a parking space at the University of Kansas is difficult, but protecting against door dings is a far more arduous task.
By Sarah Wiese Kansan staff writer
That is because parking spaces are narrow. In Lot 90, behind Robinson Center, the spaces are 7 feet 7 inches between the white lines.
Christina White, Overland Park senior, hasn't noticed any dings on the 1994 Geo Prizm she drives, but she said she was worried about the possibility.
Worried enough that she tries to park next to nice cars with small doors and single passengers. And pulling in is just the beginning.
"I usually don't get out of my car until two cars are parked next to me." White said.
The narrow spaces are meant to increase convenience, not door dings, said Donna Hultine, assistant director of parking.
On the recommendation of a 1986 parking study by Barton-Aschman, a transportation consultant group from Evanston, III., the parking department narrowed spaces in the residence hall lots and larger yellow lots by six inches. That half foot translated into one new parking space for every 17 existing spaces.
Restriping was an inexpensive way to substantially increase a lot's capacity, said Gerald Salzman, principal associate for Barton-Aschman.
Different parking situations require different minimum space widths, he said.
"It's commonly accepted that for long-term parking, about 8 feet is suitable," he said.
For high-turnover parking lots,
wider spaces are necessary.
Salzman said his data didn't indicate that narrowing spaces significantly increased door dings.
Fitting in the wide load
Damon Smith, Kansas City, Kan., junior, disagreed.
Squeezing into parking spaces at KU has a lot to do with vehicle width. In Lot 90, behind Robinson Center, the average space is less than 8 feet wide.
Vehicle Vehicle Width
He said his late-1980s Mazda 626 had been dinged several times when he parked in Lot 90, south of Robinson Center, because of the narrow spaces.
"Sometimes it's hard for me to out of my car because I'm cramped and don't want to hit the next person's car," Smith said.
But not everyone is that careful, as Smith's door panels reveal.
Smith said he thought the spaces should be widened, even if it meant fewer spaces.
"I'm not a person who's afraid to
walk a few extra steps to save my car from dings." Smith said.
Jenifer Hill, Topeka graduate student, said she was glad she didn't drive a really nice car to school.
"Every time you open your door, you have to be careful so you don't hit the car next to you," she said. "I don't normally go around banging into people, but it's really easy to do."
Although parking is precarious, fewer, wider spaces isn't the answer, she said. Narrower spaces aren't nearly as annoying as not being able to find a spot.
Hultine said that the spaces had been about the same size since the late 1980s and that the department hadn't received many complaints about narrow spaces. The variance in vehicle size makes space size less important, she said.
"At least you have some level of comfort because a big car can park next to smaller cars, so it all equals out," Hultine said.
ON THE RECORD
- Windshield wipers valued at $20 were broken about 3 a.m.
- Sunday on a vehicle in the 600 block of Michigan Street,
- Lawrence police reported.
A street bike valued at $100 was stolen between midnight Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday from outside a residence in the 2500 block of Sixth Street, Lawrence police reported.
A mountain bike valued at $450 was stolen between 8:40 and 11 a.m. Wednesday from outside Wescoe Hall, KU police reported. A cable lock valued at $20 was broken.
Items valued at $1,305 were stolen between 6:45 p.m. Thursday and noon Friday from a car in Lot 103, east of Hashinger Hall, KU police reported. The items were a car stereo with a compact disc player valued at $380, speakers valued at $650, a tool box and contents valued at $100, and a radar detector valued at $175. Damage estimated at $500 was done to a window, the dashboard and a door.
stolen between 11:15 p.m.
Thursday and 1:45 p.m. Friday
from a car in Lot 123 south of
Jayhawk Towers, KU police
reported. Among the items
were a car stereo with CD
player valued at $385. Damage
estimated at $50 was done to
the door.
Items valued at $1,070 were stolen between 10:30 p.m. Thursday and 4:40 p.m. Friday from a car in Lot 123 south of Jayhawker Towers, KU police reported. The items were $120 cash, car stereo equipment valued at $330 and CDs valued at $620.
Items valued at $720 were
A car stereo with a CD player valued at $90 and a flashlight valued at $10 was stolen between 9:15 p.m. Wednesday and 7:40 p.m. Friday from a car in Lot 101, east of Templin Hall, KU police reported.
A car stereo with a CD player valued at $350 was stolen between 9 p.m. Thursday and 6 p.m. Friday from a car in Lot 106, southwest of McCollum Hall, KU police reported. The left rear window, valued at $75, and a door lock valued at $5 were broken.
Weather
NIGH LOW
Atlanta 67 ° • 53 °
Chicago 42 ° • 39 °
Des Moines, Iowa 40 ° • 35 °
Kansas City, Mo. 44 ° • 38 °
Lawrence 48 ° • 35 °
Los Angeles 71 ° • 57 °
New York 55 ° • 39 °
Omaha, Neb. 40 ° • 31 °
St. Louis 50 ° • 48 °
Seattle 53 ° • 44 °
Topeka 47 ° • 39 °
Tulsa, Okla. 64 ° • 51 °
Wichita 57 ° • 41 °
Breezy with a chance for morning rain. Temperatures falling all day long.
4835
WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy and cold.
Source: KU Weather Service
THURSDAY
A little warmer and partly cloudy.
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