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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13.2005
VOL.115 ISSUE 131
ADMINISTRATION
Replacement dean selected DeSalvo to take Johnson's place
BY TY BEAVER
beaver@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
It wasn't a job he ever expected to have, but when Frank DeSalvo, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, heard the University of Kansas needed an interim dean of students, he offered to help in any way he could.
Marlesa Roney, vice provost for student success, approached DeSalvo with the position last week after Richard Johnson's termination.
Tremendous skills in working with students and a sense of respect from students, faculty and staff were a few of the reasons Roney chose him for the position.
"He was an individual I could turn to and help us through a transition that isn't easy," she said.
Duties for the dean of students were the responsibilities assigned to DeSalvo, Roney said. Some of those duties include being in charge of some graduation festivities and coordinating homecoming.
Johnson's duties as associate vice provost were divided between Roney, Richard Morrell and Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle, who also work in the office of student success.
She said students should not worry whether the office would be able to provide services and that the office has a great staff.
Roney asked her University colleagues to bring up anything they think may fall between the cracks during the transition.
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DeSalvo accepted the position on a temporary basis. As director of counseling and psychological services, he planned to rely upon the office staff to finish the semester smoothly.
Given the situation, DeSalvo understands students may be concerned about the office's services.
He said he wants to reassure students that their needs will be taken care of through the end of the academic year and beyond.
A search for a new dean has not begun. Within the next two months, the University will step back and begin looking for a new dean of students, Roney said.
"We're not in a big, big hurry. We want to focus on the semester and the end of the academic year, and then do long-range planning," she said.
- Edited by Jennifer Voldness
PARKING DEPARTMENT
Permit pains
Few see bright side to looming rises in parking prices
BY JOHSHA BICKEL
jbickel@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Linda Shotts isn't subtle in expressing her opinion about next year's parking rate.
"This sucks ..."
But, there is nothing she can do about it, said Shotts, an office manager in the department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Students, faculty and staff members had mixed reactions to the increase, ranging from indifference to frustration and anger.
Last week, Provost David Shulenburger approved a plan to increase the price of all yellow, red, blue, gold and residence hall parking permits by $55 for fall. Reserved permits will increase by $100.
"If I'm going to pay that
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Raising prices isn't fair, but she still needs to park her car somewhere, Shotts said. Next year, she'll probably get rid of her gold permit and buy a cheaper, but still expensive, red permit, she said.
More out of the wallet
Shotts said she wanted the money she spent on parking to be worth something.
Academic years
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STUDENT SENATE ELECTIONS
Voting to begin today
BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFT WRITER
Student Senate Elections April 13 and 14
The 2005 Student Senate elections started this morning and will end at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
Students are allowed to vote from 6 a.m.
to 10 p.m. today and again tomorrow from
6 a.m. to 4 p.m. The winners will be
announced at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
For the first time in Senate history, all voting will be done online. Students must go to www.ku.edu/computing/election to vote.
Last year's turnout was 14 percent, but the candidates expect the turnout to be higher this year because of the online voting.
Votina online
"In theory, the numbers should go up because it will be easier for students to vote," Nick Sterner, presidential candidate for KUnited, said. "However, without on-campus polling sites, students may not be aware that the election is going on. My hopes are is that it goes up and more students vote."
Open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow
To vote online students should go to http://www.ku.edu/computing/election/ Once the page loads students must log on using their KU usernames and passwords. Students then must enter their KUID. Students will then be taken to their ballot, where they may cast their votes for President and Vice President, as well as for enate seats that represent them.
Last year, students were allowed to vote on the computer but had to do it from a terminal set up on campus. This year students can vote from any computer on campus or off campus.
No physical polling sites will be used this year. Students can vote from any computer with Internet access.
Students are allowed to vote for the president and vice president along with senators who are in the schools that students are
This year's presidential and vice presidential candidates for KUnited are Sterner, Shawnee junior, and Marynell Jones, Dallas junior, respectively. The candidates for Delta Force are Elaine Jardon, Overland Park sophomore, and Stephanie Craig, Edmond, Okla., junior. The candidates for Student Voice are Dennis Chanay, Paola freshman and Sara Garlick, Redbank, N.J., junior.
Source: Student Senate Elections Commission
enrolled in, not just admitted to. Students can also vote for a senator based on where they live. If a student lives on campus, they can vote for a residential senator. If a student lives off campus, they can vote for a off-campus senator.
Besides voting for the Senate candidates, students can also vote on the two referendums that are on the ballot. Both referendums are proposed fee increases for on-campus organizations.
Student Union Activities is proposing a $5 fee that will allow them to bring in better talent for its events. Jeff Dunlap, student body vice president, wrote the bill that was
Nine of the 12 schools in the conference have a fee designated for student activities. Kansas is among the three that do not have a fee.
The other fee being proposed is a $1.50 increase for Legal Services for Students. LSS will use the fee to fund a full-time litigator and a three-quarter-time legal consultant for students.
passed in Senate and said this fee was necessary for the University to contend with the other schools in the Big 12 Conference.
— Edited by Kim Sweet Rubenstein
GREEK LIFE
Brian Lewis/KANSAN
Members of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, located at 2005 Stewart Ave., will move out of their house this spring, and members of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity will move in. The fraternity purchased the house the sorority was leasing. Sorority members will trade places with the fraternity, moving into The Legends, 4101 W. 24th Place, where the fraternity members are currently staying.
Sorority out, fraternity in
Organizations to switch residences
BY ERIC SORRENTINO
esorrentino@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and Alpha Gamma Delta sorority will switch residences next academic year as a result of Lambda Chi Alpha acquiring the house currently occupied by the sorority.
Park junior, said the chapter will be living in the house presently occupied by Alpha Gamma Delta, 2005 Stewart Ave., after living at The Legends Apartments, 4101 W. 24th Place, for two years.
Noah Greene, Lambda Chi Alpha president and Overland
Martha Cusick, manager of The Legends, said the sorority signed its lease already at The Legends for next year. Cusick
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It's a small world
It's a small world When a Kansan correspondent traveled to China, she found as many similarities as differences. The culture includes extremes with poverty-striken outskirts and mansions for the upper class. PAGE 8A
Bands draw more than 1,000 to Lied Center Student Union Activities hosted a concert featuring Andrew W.K. last night. Its goal was to draw voters for its referendum to incorporate a fee. PAGE2A
Endowment receives huge gift
Bob Timmons, former Kansas track coach, and his wife, Pat, donated Rim Rock Farm to the University of Kansas Endowment Association. The farm is used for cross country meets and training. PAGE 1B
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