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THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11,2005
VOL.115 ISSUE 93
WWW.KANSAN.COM
Early class times cut
ACADEMICS
Classes will be five minutes shorter starting spring 2006
BY DANI LUTT
dlitt@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The provost's office has good news for students. Classes won't begin at 7:30 a.m. anymore starting in the spring semester of 2006.
In order to improve space management on campus, the University of Kansas will reschedule class times to eliminate 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. classes.
The new class times are being implemented to make more effective use of classroom space.
Tuesday and Thursday lecture classes will also decrease five minutes per day. Currently, the total amount of class time per week, for Tuesday and Thursday classes is 160 minutes. With the new schedule, the total week class time will be reduced to 150 minutes for Tuesday and Thursday classes, which is the same as the total week class time for Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes.
The five minute decrease will give students more time between classes on Tuesday and Thursday.
All lecture classes will be 75 minutes each, Don Steeleps, vice
provost, said.
Under the new schedule, start times for Tuesday and Thursday classes will not be affected.
The extra half hour of sleep would not be necessary for Justin Soloman. The Dallas senior, said he was a morning person and liked to get class over with.
"I would rather not have a 7:30 a.m. class, but if I don't have a choice, then it is okay with me."
he said.
Steeple conducted a study by looking at class utilization information from a report by the Office of Institutional Research and Planning.
Research revealed that classrooms were not used during the noon hour.
As a result, the University is offering two-day a week classes on Monday and Wednesday, Monday
SEE TIME ON PAGE 8A
Bars' owner contests ban
LAWRENCE
BY JASON SHAH
jshaad@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The city's smoking ban is being put to the legal test.
Dennis Steffes, the owner of Last Call, 729 New Hampshire St., and Coyote's Night Club, 1003 E. 23rd St., is contesting five charges of violating the city's smoking ban in a Lawrence Municipal Court trial that may spur a reappraisal of the ordinance.
The city and Steffes' attorney are preparing arguments for trial, which is scheduled for April 15. Steffes' attorney, Billy Rork, said he expected the judge to make a decision on the constitutionality of the ordinance on that date.
Dennis Steffes, who owns both bats, said the smoking ordinance was unconstitutional because it conflicted with state laws that allowed smoking. He said it was the city's responsibility to enforce the ordinance, not the bar owners.
"How can we be held responsible for what the general public is doing," Steffes said. "That is the job of the fire department and law enforcement."
David Corliss, director of legal services for the city, said the ordinance was constitutional and that similar programs are in place in other cities and had been unheld in other courts.
The trial, which began on Jan. 27, was postponed until April in order for both sides to develop their arguments, Corliss said.
One issue raised in the trial was the responsibility for the ban's enforcement.
The ordinance states that the city fire chief is responsible for enforcing the smoking ban. But the law also provides
SEE BAN ON PAGE 5A
Sara Fonseca, 22-year-old Lawrence resident, and Steve Fonseca, 27-year-old Lawrence resident, enjoy a cigarette outside of Coyote's Night Club last night. Dennis Steffes, owner of Coyote's and Last Call, is contesting five smoking ban violation charges." As a smoker, I support him, because it doesn't make sense that the bar should be the ones fined and not the patron who is smoking," Steve said.
Steven Bartkoski/KANSAN
SPORTS
University policy bans on-campus ticket scalping
BY ROSS FITCH AND JOHHUA BICKEL
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITERS
People trying to earn extra cash by selling tickets on game days near Allen Fieldhouse have a problem. They no longer can sell them on campus.
KU Athletics staff will walk around Allen Fieldhouse, and the surrounding campus areas this weekend. If staff members see someone selling tickets, they will inform
them of the policy and ask them to leave. If those people continue to sell the tickets after being warned, the staff will then call the KU Public Safety Office.
Those caught scalping could be charged with criminal trespassing, said Capt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office.
For the last six men's home basketball games, the Athletics Department has enforced a University of Kansas no-solicitation policy that forbids commercial sales, including the resale of tickets, on campus. The enforcement came after the department received numerous complaints of ticket sellers harassing fans.
After that, it's off to the Douglas County Municipal Court to pursue further action against the offender.
The KU Public Safety Office will not patrol the area for Saturday's game against Colorado anymore than it already does, Bailey said. He also said that the office didn't expect problems with the resale of tickets on campus this weekend.
TICKET PRICES
The face value for general admission tickets is $40,
$10 for student tickets,
and $5 for student tickets that were purchased as part of a all-sports package.
Here's a list of what some professional ticket brokers are charging for tickets to the Colorado game this weekend:
Ebay: between $50 and $150 (general admission); $10 to $15 (student)
♦ greattickets.com: $155
(corner seats); $240
(baseline)
♦ goldentickets.com: $160
(corner seats); $250
(baseline)
♦ tickco.com: $160 (corner
sentel): $245 (baseline)
- coasttocoasttickets.com:
  $170 (corner seats);
  $265 (baseline)
♦ Ace Sports & Tickets:
$50 and up (all seats)
Source: Ticket Web sites
"We expect everyone to know the policy and comply with it," Bailey said. "I don't think it's going to be a huge problem."
The KU Public Safety Office hasn't had to remove anyone from campus for ticket solicitation so far, Bailey said.
Marchiony agreed that the situation would not pose a big problem, but thought that ticket solicitation would still occur to some degree.
"We'd hope for 100-percent compliance," said Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director for external affairs, "but I'm sure that won't quite happen."
Another option for people looking for tickets is to buy them from a professional ticket broker, such as Ace Sports and Tickets, 647 Massachusetts St.
STUDENT SENATE
But Hal Wagner, owner of Ace Sports and Tickets, said he didn't expect the heavier enforce-
SEE SCALPING ON PAGE 8A
BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Wind ensemble invited to Chinese festival
Members of the KU Wind Ensemble will have an opportunity to play in China for more than 30 nations and an audience of more than 20,000 people this summer.
The wind ensemble, a group of 66 of the top musicians at the University of Kansas, will travel to China on May 23 for
The National Association for Music Education chose the wind ensemble after it performed last year in Minneapolis.The association chose only four universities out of more than 100 auditioning bands.
two weeks. The wind ensemble will be featured group in a festival to celebrate the 60-year anniversary of the end of World War II.
After the performance, delegates from the festival approached John Lynch, wind ensemble director, about coming to China.
"I think it's an amazing opportunity for these students," Lynch said. "It's also an opportunity for our University to be showcased on an international stage."
It will also include two solo performances by KU faculty members: Vince Gnojek, professor of saxophone, and David
Dedele, professor of flute.
Gnoiek will perform a piece
Wednesday night, the wind ensemble asked the Student Senate committees for $10,000.
written by Zacharia Goh, a KU alumnus who now lives in Southeast Asia.
But the wind ensemble can't go unless it raises $105,000 to cover expenses — and that's only half. The Chinese government will pay for the other half.
And now, the wind ensemble has all but $18.000.
The group has already received donations, including a $5,000 donation from
Chancellor Robert Hemenway's office.
Wednesday night, the wind ensemble asked the Student Senate committees for $10,000. The amount will be confirmed if the full Senate passes the bill next week.
If the Senate donation is approved, the wind ensemble has only $8,000 keeping it from traveling to China.
- Edited by Laura Francoviglia
All contents, unless stated otherwise,
© 2005 The University Daily Kansan
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