LAWRENCE, KS- Every weekend Kansas students face one certain challenge: how to get
home after Mass. Street closes? After a night of drinking, junior Brett Coupe begins his long
trek on home, on foot. “Id rather walk home and avoid any chances of a DUI. Too many of my
friends have gotten DUI’s in the past years and I don’t want to deal with it. Safe ride has
not been dependable for me in the past; I don’t even try to use it”.
Some students are willing to walk as far as Bob Billings Parkway to avoid a run in
with our favorite law enforcement officers. Juniors Seth Turner and Katie Manning walk home
from the bars almost every weekend. “Walking home after a fun night of drinking is not only
safer than driving home drunk, but also gives us time to be with each other with out
worrying about studying for tests. Besides, safe ride is a joke”. Whether students are
walking home to avoid a DUI, or to spend some quality time with one-another, at least some
students in this town are being safe and not driving drunk.