“I was thinking about going this year for the first time because of all the stuff in the paper about it. It sounds like a fun thing to do.”

— Charlie Schwartz, attorney, Lawrence

“I'm volunteering there for the Society of Women Engineers, but I haven't heard much more about it than that. I'm excited to see the activities, participants and the big crowd.”

— Justina Jones, Kansas University senior, De Soto

“I didn't know the Kansas Relays were still going on. I thought they gave up on that in the '70s.”

— Dan Harber, KU graduate student, Lawrence

“I'm not going to be able to go because I have to work. Otherwise, I would definitely like to go. There are going to be a lot of big-time people coming.”

— Brad Ikenberry, floor layer, Baldwin