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TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2006
VOL.116 ISSUE 84
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ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
Design firm selected
BY ERIC JORGENSEN
ejorgensen@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Top-ranked architects may build new football facility
The Athletics Department has reportedly selected HNTB, an architecture firm with offices in Kansas City, Mo., and Overland Park, to build a new football facility near Memorial Stadium.
A spokeswoman from HOK, an architecture firm with an office in Kansas City, Mo., said HOK was notified Jan. 3 that HNTB received the design rights.
HOK was in competition with HNTB to design the project.
A representative for HNTB would not confirm the contract. HNTB interviewed for the contract in December, said Randy Bredar, a HNTB architect who specializes in sports.
"I don't know how we did it," he said.
Bredar referred all further questions to Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony.
Marchiony would not confirm whether HNTB was selected to
design the facilities.
"We're still dotting the i's and crossing the 't'," he said.
An official announcement outlining the department's plans for the facility could come as early as Thursday, he said, and the Athletics Department would hold a ceremony to unveil them.
The two firms are highly ranked in Engineering News-Record's ranking of the top 500 design firms. In 2005, HOK ranked first
and HNTB ranked second.
HNTB's resumé includes several projects in athletics.
It designed Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium for the Denver Broncos, renovations and improvements to the University of Georgia's Sanford Stadium, Oregon State University's Reser Stadium, and Ohio State University's Ohio Stadium, according to HNTB's Web site.
- Edited by Gabriella Souza
Art in the works
Artist Steve Keene paints in the Kansas Union's Student Union Association gallery yesterday afternoon. Keene's work is on display in the gallery, and he will be painting there every day until Feb. 14. Keene will be the featured artist at Student Night Thursday night at the Spencer Museum of Art.
Menan True/KANSAN
STUDENT SENATE
Coalition chooses nominees
BY NICOLE KELLEY
nkelley@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
In its 10th anniversary as a coalition, new Delta Force candidates want to address campaign finance.
The coalition announced Raymond "Studie" Red Corn as its presidential candidate and Bridget Franklin as his running mate Monday.
Red Corn, Shawnee sophomore, has been the First Nations Student Association senator for the past two years.
Franklin, Topeka junior, is in her first year as a junior/senior College of Liberal Arts and Sciences senator.
The coalition's campaign will focus on issues students face on and off campus, Red Corn said.
Delta Force will address social, environmental and educational concerns to reinvigorate student interest in current common social issues.
Official platforms will be announced in March.
"You will see an organization that stands by what it believes in by running a campaign that does business with socially responsible companies and that works to reduce the large amounts of waste usually created from elections," he said.
One waste Delta Force wants to examine is excessive campaign spending.
Red Corn said coalitions had spent $5,000 to $6,000 on campaigns, an amount not all students could spend.
"We want every student to have a voice on this campus, not just those who can afford it," he said.
Red Corn said that he wanted to be able to show students that they have the power to initiate change within the community.
Delta Force has always tried to make a difference, and it will continue to do so in the future. he said.
"We have a tradition of integrity and valuing student opinion and student voice. We have a lot of experience fighting for students and the changes students want to see on campus," Craig said.
Stephanie Craig, Edmond, Okla., senior and holdover senator with Delta Force, said the coalition had always been an advocate for students.
- Edited by John Jordan
ADMINISTRATION
New post for Provost
Provost David Shulenburger has been selected as vice president for academic affairs at one of the nation's top educational organizations.
Shulenburger, who had planned to retire from the provost position and return to teaching at the end of the semester, will take a leave of absence from the University of Kansas and begin work for The National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges in June.
The organization is the nation's oldest higher education association and provides
public colleges with national leadership in teaching research and public service.
Shulenberger
record of success at Kansas, and I have no doubt that he will have a similar, positive impact on higher education at the national level," Chancellor Robert Hemenway said in a press release.
" H e leaves a remarkable
HEALTH
— Melinda Ricketts
Contributed by STA Travel
Spring break starts now
Eight weeks of classes still separate you from spring break, but it's time to start getting ready. Here what you need to do if you're going to head out of the country;
Is it March yet?
At least six weeks before
necessary immunizations. Bring immunization records and a travel itinerary to the appointment.
2.Apply for a passport if you don't already have one.
One to six weeks before
1. Schedule a doctor's appointment to get any
1. Get any necessary vaccinations and booster shots.
2. Apply for travel insurance.
1. Confirm flight and accommodation reservations
2. Check travel warnings for your destination.
White packing
1. Check weather forecasts to pack the right clothes
One week before
Patricia Denning, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said students who go abroad should consider vaccinations against some diseases: *Hepatitis is a liver disease found both domes-*
Exotic and foreign locales are often the most popular destinations for spring break trips. Those trips, however, often require a little bit of extra planning
tically and overseas.There are several strains,
tically and overseas. There are several strains, some of which are easily contracted abroad.
- Depending on your plans and destination, malaria, yellow fever and typhoid vaccines as well as a tetanus booster might be a good idea.
Passports are also important. They are available at the main post office, 645 Vermont St., Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and noon and between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. You need proof of citizenship, proof of identity and a social security number. The cost of a passport is $97. Travel insurance is also worth considering. Some hospitals won't admit international travelers without special medical insurance.
Information by Catherine Odson/KANSAN. Syringe photo by Nicoletta Niosi/KANSAN. Graphic by Jonathan Kealing/KANSAN.
Student Senate debates double-dipping for ads KU club sports want to use the Student Senate's excess advertising space, but they already get money from KU Recreational Services. PAGE 3A
KU student discovers peephole in bathroom Police are investigating a peephole that a KU student's father spotted on her bathroom mirror. After only one month at The Oaks apartments, the doctoral student has moved. PAGE 2A
'Hawks cruise at home
hawks cruise at home The Kansas men's basketball team notched its fourth consecutive victory when it defeated Texas Tech Monday night. Freshman guard Brandon Rush led the Jayhawks with 24 points. PAGE 6A, 7A AND 12A
Index
Comics. 10A
Classifieds. 9A
Crossword. 10A
Horoscopes. 10A
Opinion. 5A
Sports. 12A
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