Monday, January 24, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
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Bars zap second-hand smoke with smoke-eating machines
By Aerica Veazey
By Annelia Valdez
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
With the government cracking down on second-hand smoke, Lawrence bars are trying to eliminate the clouds of smoke that finger in some establishments.
Jerry Neverve, owner of the Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Massachusetts St., recently installed smoke-eating machines in the bar.
The machines were installed to make his patrons happy, he said.
"We want to make it more comfortable for everyone. People used to complain." Neverve said. "I felt like it needed to be done."
While there are no laws that require the placement of fans or smoke-eating machines in bars and restaurants, Neverve said this time he wanted to stay one step ahead of the bureaucracy.
"It's an investment you make to preempt the government." he said.
The smoke-eaters work by sucking up the smoky or cloudy air into the machine and then zapping it. Neverve said. The zapping process is similar to the sound of
an outdoor bug zapper. The smoky air then goes through a double filter and is released back into the air.
Neverve said he changed the filters about every two weeks.
Gunar Harmon, manager of the Bourgeois Pig, 6 E. Ninth St., said the bar installed a filtration system when it first opened. Unlike the Red Lyon's machines, which are large, white boxes on the ceiling, the Bourgeois Pig's system was built directly into the ventilation system.
"If 20 people were smoking, they'd smoke a pack of cigarettes in 5 minutes," he said.
Without the filtration system, Harmon said that because the bar was so small, it would get smoky very quickly.
"The system definitely makes a difference." he said.
In addition to using a smoke-eating machine, Bryan Hart, manager of Harbour Lights, 1031 Massachusetts St., said the bar also used a large fan at the back of the room.
By turning on the fan and opening the front door, Hart said the fan could suck the smoke out in about a minute.
In an attempt to eliminate a smoky bar.
Most local bars employ some measure to eliminate smoke:
UP IN SMOKE
- Smoke-eating machines suck up the the smoky or cloudy air into a machine and then "zip" it. The zapping process sounds similar to an outdoor bug zapper. The smoky air then goes through a double filter and is released back into the air.
Fans are placed in the back of the bar or on the ceiling. The fans circulate air or suck the smoky air out of the bar.
the West Coast Saloon, 2222 Iowa St. opened a smoke-free bar next door called Second Wind. Second Wind closed a couple of months ago because business was slow. The bar is now used for private parties.
"Mostly it was people with their kids," said Brian Brazil, manager of West Coast Saloon. "For the most part it was a family atmosphere."
Brazil said he thought the idea of a smoke-free bar was a dead duck.
"Maybe later on down the road," he said. "Maybe when it is a bigger deal with smoking."
Smoking causes roommate conflict
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Sheridan said that although she agreed with smoke-free housing, she smoked in her room. Her roommate, Liya Krugllyak, Overland Park freshman, is a nonsmoker, but the two have had an agreement since the beginning of the year that allows Sheridan to smoke in their room.
Lewis and Templein halls were chosen for the change because they recently had been renovated and the drywall that made up the walls retains smoke more than the cinder blocks in the other residence halls, Burdette said. Although they are the only two buildings on campus that have sprinkler systems designed to stop the spread of fire, Burdette said that it was not a factor in the decision.
"The reason we chose those two was completely separate from the fact that they have sprinklers." Burdette said. "There's concern in maintaining the beauty of the buildings."
Ellsworth Hall was chosen as a test for other residence halls on campus. Burdette said that AURH was not suggesting all the residence halls become smoke-free, it just wanted students to have more of an option in living choices.
No extra cost is involved in the conversions. The residents and their guests will enter the hall with the understanding that smoking is not allowed anywhere in the building, Burdette said.
By Warisa Chulindra writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
New Year's resolutions and the new semester have many students and faculty hitting the gyms.
In the past week, athletic centers have reported more business than usual. Marty Tuley, president of Total Fitness Athletic Center, 925 Iowa St., said the club recently experienced a slight increase in memberships. He said he thought the surge occurred after people recovered from the holidays.
Stephen DeVillier, security supervisor at Robinson Center, said most of the people he had seen this week looked new to him, though several regulars had returned.
"The beginning of the semester is always busy," he said. "In about 10 weeks it'll taper off. This happens every semester. We're especially busy on Mondays and Tuesdays after the weekend. People come to work off their partying."
Andrea Short, Norman, Okla. graduate student, worked out at Robinson last Wednesday night for the first time this semester. She said last semester she worked out at Robinson occasionally but this semester she hoped to build an exercise routine into her schedule.
Short had to wait to use a treadmill, but said she didn't mind the crowd because she enjoyed being near people.
"The people are friendly and good about waiting and asking to use the equipment after them," she said. "But I look forward to it tapering off."
Michelle Reiter, interim fitness director at Robinson, said KU Fit always had higher attendance during the spring semester than the fall.
"When it's cold, it's harder to work out outside." she said
"The cold doesn't bother me once I get going," she said.
Janis Ellis-Claypool, health educator at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said people often stopped exercising after a few months because they had high expectations of shaping up.
"A lot of times people go the extra mile and exercise every day," she said. "They set unrealistic goals, and when they don't meet them they think there's no point in continuing."
Ann Chapman, dietitian at Watkins, said New Year's resolutions that focused on weight loss rather than getting in shape were more likely to fall.
"It's a lifestyle change, not a diet," she said. "The focus should be being fit and healthier, rather than fitting an arbitrary number. You can be at your ideal weight but have flabby arms."
Tyler Brookfield, Fairway senior, and Bryce Richardson, Prairie Village sophomore, run on the treadmill as part of their physical conditioning class. Robinson Center has seen an increase in students and faculty using the facilities after winter break. Photo by Lucas W. Krump/KANSAN
Legality of professional note-takers still unclear to many
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A classroom lecture, as an oral presentation, might not be in a fixed form. Kautsch said.
But he said there also were arguments that a lecture was protected by copyright law. A lecture is the result of a teacher's original, unique and creative efforts and might be considered fixed because it is a singular form of expression made in a classroom for a very specific purpose, Kautsch said.
There is little published law about the issue. But Mark Werner, Ushock.com's local manager for the University, said the commercial note-taking industry had won most of its legal battles with colleges and universities in lower courts.
State law also might protect lectures from commercial exploitation, Kautsch said.
He said Ushock.com wasn't interested in trying to challenge the University's policy at this point and he hoped to get permission from professors.
"We want to work with faculty whenever it's possible and reasonable," he said.
"We don't understand objections to a student getting free material," he said.
Werner said Ushock.com had contacted more than 100 KU professors and that some had given permission
available for free, Werner said. Revenues would come from advertising.
Ushock.com plans to make its notes
But some professors do object.
Elizabeth Banks, associate profesor of classics, said she didn't allow professional note-takers in her classes for educational and ethical reasons.
"It detracts from the student's intellectual experience," she said. "It's like cheating."
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Marsha Harrison, Prairie Village freshman, said she didn't know how well she could trust someone else's notes.
Jacob Baum, Hays freshman, said he understood some of the objections to commercial notes.
"Students would probably use them instead of going to class," he said.
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