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Bus service links Lawrence, Edwards campuses

Those who use K-10 to commute to and from the Lawrence and Edwards campuses and Johnson County Community College can give their wallets and vehicles a break. The K-10 Connector, a new transit service that connects the three schools, launched Jan. 17.

The express route will have stops at the west campus Park and Ride lot and the intersection of 19th Street and Naismith Drive on the Lawrence campus, the parking lot north of the stadium at Haskell Indian Nations University and the Edwards Campus and Johnson County Community College in Overland Park. Parking permits are not required at JCCC and the Edwards Campus.

Through January, the service will be free. After that, the fare will be $2.50 per one-way trip, $5 round-trip. Ten-ride passes will be available for $15 at the KU Parking and Transit office. Students, faculty and staff with any valid permit can park in the Park and Ride lot through July 31.

The K10 Connector is open to the public. Those without a valid KU parking permit can park at Haskell Indian Nations University and be dropped off at any of the K10 Connector stops.

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In January 1946, the basement of Spooner Hall was remodeled to house about 80 men, among the flood of returning World War II soldiers enrolling on the GI Bill. The hall, then the art museum, opened in 1894 and was named for Boston philanthropist William B. Spooner, an uncle of Chancellor Francis H. Snow who bequeathed funds for it and a chancellor's residence to KU.