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November 8, 1999
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Vol. 110 • No. 57
Inside today
Watkins Memorial Health Center's physical therapy department is treating an increased number of ankle, knee and back ailments because of students' seasonal injuries.
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Vol. 110·No.57
Sports today
Coach Roy Williams shook up his offense and defense in a wild 124-101 exhibition win against the California East All-Stars on Saturday.
SEE PAGE 1B
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Garage meters will run 24 hours
By Michael Terry
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Students, faculty and staff who park for free after 8 p.m. at the parking garage southeast of Murphy Hall will now have to pay — or find a new place to park.
Donna Hultine, assistant parking director, said that in the next couple of months, the parking garage located at the corner of Naismith Drive and Irving Hill Road would go to 24-hour metered parking.
"No one will be allowed to park in the garage unless they have a valid parking permit or pays the 50 cents an hour fee," Hultine said. "This move is something that is in the best interest of the parking department and is something we have been looking into for a while."
Hultine said one of the reasons for the garage's move to 24-hour meters was that there were occasions when people would take advantage of the free parking.
"People would drop off their car and take a ticket and not come back and get 'their car until the gate went up at 8 p.m.' Hultine said. "This is not fair to the people who buy permits or pay the bounty fee to park in the grove."
places to park near the garage for people who did not want to pay once the garage went to 24-hour meters.
hourly fee to park in the garage."
Hultine said there were alternate
Indah Sudjono, Jakarta, Indonesia,
senior, said she used to park at the
garage when it was metered during the
day and would not come back to get her
car until the gate was opened to save a
little money.
"I can't believe they are doing this," Judsono said. "Students don't have a lot of money to begin with, and the parking department is just doing this to make even more money."
Hultine said that the parking department already had received all the equipment for the new pay-on-foot station, which will automate the paying process. The parking department now is just waiting for the installation of the equipment, she said.
Hultine said the parking department would advertise the change so that no one would be surprised when it took effect.
"The change to 24 hours restricted will not happen overnight," Hultine said. "Our department still has some logistics to work out before the new system can go into effect."
A shoe, parts of a pumpkin and pumpkin seeds are strewn on the stairs in Ellsworth Hall. Debris often is seen on the stairways, especially during weekends. Photo by Melissa Thornton/KANSAN
Halls dirtier during weekends
- Edited by Mike Loader
Residents' grime grows during staff's days off
By Lori O'Toole
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Yesterday afternoon at Ellsworth Hall's fourth floor women's bathroom, there were noodles in one of the sinks and a large, black hairball covering part of a shower floor.
At the women's eighth floor bathroom, dirty dishes filled with greasy water lined the counter behind the sinks.
Toilet paper scraps covered the floor of the ninth floor women's bathroom.
Sharing a bathroom with 20 to 30 people is part of the lifestyle at some of the University of Kansas residence halls. However, messes such as these tend to accumulate during the weekends, especially because custodians work a half day on Saturdays and have Sundays off.
ule boosted employees' morale.
Jeff Carmody, assistant director of student housing, said this had been the cleaning schedule since 1987 when he came to the University.
"Before that, they used to work both Saturday and Sunday, and they found there really wasn't that much to clean up." he said.
"It's vital that they be home with their loved ones and attend church on Sundays," he said.
Carmody said the change in sched-
changing the cleaning schedule. However, he said the custodial staff worked during high-volume weekends, including parents weekend and homecoming.
Carmody said he had never heard a complaint about messes in residence halls and had never considered
See GRIME on page 3A
Treaty rally
Rally organizer Allan Hanson carries an U.S. flag as Ethan Pattengill Miles, 5, holds a sign to protest the Senate's failure to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Protesters marched downtown Saturday to promote awareness of the treaty to ban nuclear testing. See on page 3A. Photo by Aaron Lindberg/KANSAN
Ex-secretary owes $15,000
Judge orders woman to repay University amount embezzled
A former secretary in the Office of Multicultural Affairs was ordered Friday by Douglas County District Court Judge Robert Fairchild to pay almost $15,000 in restitution.
Constance Conboy pleaded guilty to felony theft and misdemeanor theft last month for embezzling money from the office to make personal purchases and for writing University checks to people not working for the office. She was
sentenced to two years probation.
The charges against Conboy were filed last February by the former director of what was then known as the Office of Minority Affairs. The embezlement occurred between May 1997 and September 1998.
Douglas County District Attorney Jerry Little sought damages of $23,000. Fairchild ruled, however, that Conboy should not have to pay about $8,000 of the sum sought by Little. The $8,000 will cover the cost of paychecks written to a student employee who received the checks before being hired, electronics equipment found in a pawn shop and a computer.
Little said the price of the computer was removed from the amount Conboy owes because the computer was never found, and the Apple Computer company could not provide any documentation as to the whereabouts of the computer.
Little said the cost of the electronics was deducted because the equipment would go back to the University unless the pawn shop wanted the items, in which case the ownership would be taken to court.
Little said Conboy had two years to pay her debts. He said she could be brought back to court if she refused to pay them.
- Erinn R. Barcomb
Class helps solve job quandary
Not all students know what they want to do
By Amanda Kaschube
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
For students who are indecisive about whether to become an English teacher or an actor, Richard Nelson is the man to talk to — just take his class.
"The first day, students have no clue what they want to do," he said. "But then as the semester goes on, they get options and answers."
Nelson teaches Career and Life Planning: Decision-Making for College Students, a class designed to help freshmen and sophomores find a career.
And most do find the answers they are looking for. Nelson said 87 percent of his students decided on a career by the end of the semester.
"Many of the students operate from the career myth that every other college student knows what they want to do, and it's just not true," he said. "Some do know, but they are the exception.
"In the class, we concentrate on information about the students' lives and find careers that are best suited for them."
Nelson said he focused on three
theories when teaching the class:
self-knowledge, good career
information and the impact others
have on the career choice.
Nelson said students needed to look at their values and personal interests when choosing a career. For example, someone who doesn't care to obey the law probably won't make a good lawyer.
The more information students have, the better equipped they are to make a major life decision, Nelson said.
An informational interview, which is part of the class, gives students access to information. The interview pairs a student with a professional of the same sex, career field and geographical location as the student.
"Students ask them 26 questions to find out more about their career," Nelson said. "Questions range from 'What do you like and dislike about your job?' to 'What is your typical day like?'"
"I'm still open to it, but it's not on the top of my list," he said. "The class really helps you figure out what you want to do in your life."
Nelson said learning to network was an important part of the
Phil Bradshaw, El Cajon, Calif,
sophomore, said he thought he
wanted to be a lawyer. But after
the interview, he changed his
mind.
"The first day, students have no clue what they want to do. But then as the semester goes on, they get options and answers."
class.
"We find people for the students to talk to and they can eliminate a career based on the interview," he said. "Networking is a very important skill."
Other people besides the student can influence career selection. Nelson said one of his students wanted to become an actress while her parents dreamed of her becoming a doctor.
"In order to pick a career that makes everyone happy, you need to resolve your family conflicts," he said.
Bradshaw said the class had helped him learn about careers and had taught him valuable lessons he would carry through life.
"I recommend the class to anyone," he said. "It's helped me a lot."
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Edited by Katrina Hull