“I hope they take it easy with the busts and surveillance. Obviously they need to make sure people are safe, but leave them alone and let them have their fun. That's what the festival's all about.”

— Matt Jaeger, Kansas University senior, Lawrence

“I hope that it will. I think it will go more smoothly, and I think it will be a really fun time.”

— Francie Biggs, server, Lawrence

“I think it will be exactly the same. No matter what they do, kids are going to find a way to get drugs in because that's just a part of the festival. People will still get caught, but they'll just be a fraction of the drug users and sellers.”

— Annie Simmermon, KU junior, Lawrence

“Yes, because it couldn't get any worse. I think a lot of the trouble makers will be scared away by what happened last year.”

— Matt Leming, undergraduate research assistant, Lawrence