Weekend party near KU campus draws outrage

A party Saturday night near the University of Kansas campus has caused some people to become upset.

COLLEGE PARTIES --THEY'RE POPPING UP ALLOVER THE COUNTRY.IT HAS MANYUNIVERSITIES AND LOCALOFFICIALS WORRIEDABOUT SUPER SPREADEREVENTS.ONE OF THOSE PARTIES --HAPPENED NEAR K-U THISWEEKEND.WITH BOTH STUDENTSAND OTHERS IN THECOMMUNITY UPSET -- 41ACTION NEWS REPORTERJORDAN BETTS WENT TOLAWRENCE.SHE HAS MORE NOW ONTHEIR REACTIONS.Jordan Betts, 41 Action NewsReporter"KU Football played their firstgame of the year Saturdaynight.

But, that's not thestory.It's what is happening acrossthe street while the gamewent on that is causing peoplein Lawrence to be upset atstudents."nats of her saying "oh my gosh,lookat all of those people."PARTIES ARE NOTSTOPPING AT K-U.more natsMACAYLA GRAHAM ANDHER BOYFRIEND AREDRIVING ON MISSISSIPPISTREET SATURDAY NIGHTWHEN THEY FOUND THIS.Macayla Graham, lives inLawrence"We just see this big group ofpeople and we were like that'snot social distancing.

Therewere no masks, it looked likehundreds of people just all soclose together.THE LAWRENCE NATIVEAND MANY OTHERSPOSTING ON TWITTER,VIDEOS OF THIS PARTY.SHE SAYS PEOPLE NEEDTO SEE HOW SOMESTUDENTS ARE BEHAVING.Macayla Graham, lives inLawrence"KU needs to close thecampus down obviouslybecause these students aren'ttaking it seriously."NEIGHBORS ARE UPSETWITH THIS WEEKEND'SPARTY.Emily Knight, lives next door"They completely filled theporch, they completely filledthe front yard, the stairs, theywere funneling in and out ofthe house."EMILY KNIGHT IS A K-USTUDENT AND SHE SAYSHER FELLOW CLASSMATESARE SHEDING A BAD LIGHTON THE SCHOOL.Emily Knight, lives next door"It definitely was careless."THESE TWO WOMEN JUSTWANT THE PARTIES TO ENDSO THEY CAN PROTECTNOT ONLY THEMSELVESBUT THEY PLACE THEYCALL HOME.Emily Knight, lives next door"This isn't the representationwe want to show the entirenation and the world that thisis what our community is likebut it's not."Macayla Graham, lives inLawrence"If you are not from thiscommunity, you need to careabout the people that livehere, the people that havefamily here.

We can't goanywhere else.

So, this is ourhome."IN LAWRENCE JORDANBETTS 41 ACTION NEWSTHE UNIVERSITY IS ALSORESPONDING... SAYINGIN A STATEMENT -- QUOTE"WE HAVE ISSUED PUBLICHEALTH BANS TOINDIVIDUALS AT TWO OFF-CAMPUS RESIDENCES.MOST OF OUR STUDENTSARE DOING THE RIGHTTHING...... BUT WE WILL NOTTOLERATE SELFISH ANDIRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIORTHAT PUTS THE HEALTHAND SAFETY OF OURCOMMUNITY