4A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24. 2005
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like that and see it in the movies, but I never imagined it would happen to me."
Blackout
O'Brien and Mauk were delivering trays from the Market to the fifth floor of the Union when the elevator stopped. Mauk was able to manually open the door and both men got out.
While much of campus was powerless, the Art and Design Building had classes as usual.
"Fortunately we weren't affected," Gregory Thomas, design chairman, said. "We're very dependent on computers."
About 600 to 1,000 students use the computers for design, animation and for the Internet daily in the building, Thomas said.
The Art and Design building is on a different power grid that wasn't affected by the other station failure.
"Today would've been pretty bad because we're testing new servers and new computer labs," Thomas said.
The original server has a battery back up that protects the art design computers from file damage.
"I didn't even know there was a blackout until somebody from the print lab told me." Steve Fair, computer support technician for the Art and Design Building, said.
— Edited by Lori Bettes
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SALINA — The state's science education standards fill about 105 pages, of which only three or four are on the topic of evolution.
Committee debates evolution standard
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Steve Case, co-chairman of a committee that's rewriting those standards, said yesterday the panel had more important things to do than spend all of its time debating a controversial issue that ultimately will be decided by the state Board of Education.
"These standards cover all of the sciences in K-12," Case said. "The evolution debate is just one part, but it's the majority of the social discussion."
Currently, the state's standards for science education describe evolution as a key concept students should learn. Some conservative members of the state board have questioned whether the committee has properly considered views about creationism or intelligent design alongside evolution.
Twister overhead
A funnel cloud appears over the Pacific Ocean off Venice Beach in Los Angeles Tuesday morning. Waterlogged Californians braced for even more rain Tuesday as they struggled to recover from storms that had left at least nine people dead, triggered mudslides and tornadoes and washed away roads and runways statewide. Despite brief glimpses of sun, a flash flood watch was in effect across much of Southern California on Tuesday. The National Weather Service also issued a tornado warning for coastal areas and said waterspouts were seen off the coast
Tuition
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"There are logistical concerns about it that are being discussed and hopefully we can make some changes on that."
Not all students would be eligible for the guaranteed tuition plan. It would apply only to students who enter the University as freshmen.
There will still be a regular tuition rate — tuition subject to yearly increases — for graduate students, transfer students and students who are at the University for more than four years. *
"We aren't trying to penalize
students for staying five years, but there is a big push on our side to emphasize four-year graduation," Eakin said.
Munch said he believed it would be attractive to incoming students regardless of their financial situation because students would be able to plan around the tuition.
The Board of Regents would approve a regular rate along with a guaranteed rate each year.
He said it might be hard for students to understand because the University is coming off decades of tuition increases.
it will catch on and change the face of tuition policyl. He said.
"It's the right thing to do," said Paula Caten, Canarana, Brazil, junior. "Imagine if you are expecting to pay a certain amount for tuition and it keeps going up. It's not fair for students because they don't expect it and aren't prepared to pay extra."
The administration is aiming to introduce the guaranteed tuition plan this spring to the Board of Regents. No formal commitment is expected until June 2007 for the 2007-2008 school year.
"There will always be concerns about tuition rates, but hopefully — Edited by Megan Claus
PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR GUARANTEED TUITION:
- Students will be placed in a fixed four-year cohort rate when they enter the University of Kansas. Their tuition will remain unchanged for the next four years.
- Students who are not part of the cohort will be charged per hour based on the rate approved by the Board of Regents each June.
- Students not in a cohort are graduate students, transfer students, fifth year students and students who do not enroll each semester of their four years at the University.
- ♦ Students who have extinguished circumstances or are called for military duty and must leave school will be allowed to re-enter their cohort rate when they return to school.
- Students who fail to enroll consecutively during their four years in the cohort or do not graduate in four years will lose their cohort.
- The University will work with five- and six-year professional schools to decide when the students will be admitted to a cohort and receive the guaranteed tuition for the remainder of their program.
- School specific differentials, campus fees and residence hall rates are not guaranteed.
The Associated Press
Source: Office of the Vice Provost
Auditions for "The Apprentice," the reality television show on NBC, are scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at room 125 in Summerfield Hall.
University of Kansas alumni will get an opportunity to get fired by Donald Trump.
'The Apprentice' comes to campus
Auditions are for the fourth season of "The Apprentice."
CAMPUS
The applications are available at NBC's Web site, www.nbc.com.
Candidates need to bring current resumes and a completed application. They must also be employed.
This audition is part of a nationwide search for contestants. Other auditions are scheduled at major universities near major cities, Jennifer Jordan, business career services director, said.
All degrees and professions are welcome to audition.
Greek councils receive awards
The University of Kansas' Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association executive boards were recognized at the Mid-American Greek Council association conference last weekend in Chicago.
— Neil Mulka
The purpose of the conference was to discuss issues that affect greek communities with other executive boards and to set goals for the rest of the term, said Christina Strube, president of the Panhellenic Association.
"We feel that we have a very strong greek community and we're doing some great things," Strubbe, Leawood junior, said.
The Panhellenic Association won awards for academic achievement, council management, philanthropy and community service, leadership and educational development, risk reduction and management and self-governance and judicial affairs.
The Interfraternity Council won awards for the same categories except for the risk reduction and management.
Strubbe said the Panhellenic Association and the Interfraternity Council were also finalists for the Jellison and Sutherland awards, which recognized achievements from the nation's top delegation. Representatives from Iowa State won the award.
More than 2,000 people represented 25 states at the conference, said Allison Viola, vice president of public relations for KU's Panhellenic Association.
Eric Sorrentino
Engineering holds annual Expo event
The University of Kansas' School of Engineering will hold its annual Expo on Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
Engineering students started planning for the Hollywood-themed event, "Engineering Studios: Behind the Scenes," last summer, Jonathan Ashley, Engineering Student Council co-chairman for Expo, said.
Expo attracts middle- and high-school students from Kansas City, Topeka, and as far as Wichita, said Ashley, Olathe sophomore said.
Students take part in interactive displays and competitions throughout Expo, Ashley said.
Keynote speaker and KU alumnus Doug Shane of SpaceShipOne will open the Expo with his presentation on Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Lied Center.
Many new and old events are lined up for the event, Ashley said.
One popular event, the department of aerospace engineering's egg drop competition, already has 164 teams registered, Ashley said.
"We have so much going on it's kind of hard to pick out the highlights," he said.
Other returning events include a three-dimensional photographic wall from the electrical and computer engineering departments and a pasta bridge-building competition.
— Tv Beaver
The Chest Pain Center at the University of Kansas Hospital got a stamp of approval this week.
Chest Pain Center gets accreditation
An accreditation team from the Society of Chest Pain Centers granted the center full three-year accreditation, Jackie Pifer, center coordinator, said.
Accreditation is a major step toward being recognized as a good health provider but is not the final goal, she said.
"We've received our accreditation and now the real work will begin," Pifer said.
Heart care and heart attack response are the center's focus. With accreditation, the center can now focus on improving services, Pifer said.
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