WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 2005
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Kelly Hutsell/KANSAN
Brad Gilges and Steve Saunders, Facilities Operations employees, discuss the plans for one of the seven renovations under way at Malotl Hall, south of Budig Hall. Some of the projects, such as this lab, will be done in the next few months Other larger renovations could take more than a year.
Malott to be renovated
By TY BEAVER
beaver@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Malott Hall looks sound from the exterior. A visit inside, however, reveals the skeletons of seven projects in progress.
Projects spanned from the third through six floors of the building, which is home to the physics and astronomy, chemistry and medicinal chemistry departments.
Some rooms have skeletal walls and dust coats every surface.
Three of the multi-million dollar renovations began last semester. The building was in need of modification and upgrades, said Jeff Aube, chairman of medicinal chemistry.
Aube said his department would benefit from three projects. One is a large-scale remodeling; the other two are upgrades to research facilities.
The department is also upgrading its reverse osmosis
RENOVATION PROJECTS IN MALOTT
The department of chemistry leads three other projects. Two are lab upgrades for faculty who arrived in August 2004 and are funded by tuition enhancement dollars, said Susan Teague, chemistry department business manager.
Chemistry
New faculty lab upgrades (2): $500,000. Expected completion: April 2005
Reverse osmosis water
Reverse osmosis water purifier upgrade: $80,000.
Expected completion:
February 2006
Medicinal Chemistry
Location limits upgrades (2): $1,000,000.
One complete, other near-
ing completion
Large-scale remodeling:
$3,000,000. Expected completion: February 2006
Research facilities
water purifier, Teague said. The purifier provides distilled water to labs throughout the building.
Physics and Astronomy:
Physics and Astabody
New faculty lab upgrade:
$130,000. Expected completion: April 2005
Total cost: $4.71 million
"There's so much going on, I have a hard time just keeping track of our own projects," Teague said.
Sources. Departments of chemistry, medicinal chemistry and physics and astronomy
Students have noticed the renovations. They hear the noise of construction during class.
astronomy
Ploetz said she hadn't seen any of the renovations or improvements.
The noise can be annoying.
"It's distracting, especially during exams," said Jeannette Ploetz, Lenexa fifth-year pharmacy student.
Teague and Aube said there were some noise complaints, but not many.
but it will be better for the building in the long run, Dustin Redger, Newton freshman, said.
Teague said crews worked long hours during winter break to get as much of the demolition and loud work done as possible before students returned for the spring semester.
Physics and astronomy has one renovation planned to improve lab space for a new faculty member.
— Edited by Austin Caster
The Underground boasts new facelift; doubles revenue, staff
BY ADAM LAND
aland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Stephanie Farley/KANSAN
Twice the revenue means twice the work. The Underground in Wescoe Hall, a dining area that was reconstructed in 2004, is bringing in twice as much money as the old cafeteria, and has the numbers to prove it.
The old cafeteria, which employed 45 workers, brought in approximately 1,200 customers a week. The Underground, which employs approximately 120 workers, brings in approximately 3,000 people a week, Michael Myers, assistant director of KU Dining said.
Anna Beggs, Overland Park junior, grabs a quick lunch on Monday afternoon at Chick-fil-A at The Underground in Wescoe. 'I grew up in Texas with Chick-fil-A.' Beggs said
The Wescoe Hall cafeteria had not been renovated since 1992. The KU Memorial Unions, which operates the cafeteria, decided to renovate the cafeteria because it needed to be updated, Myers said.
The money allocated for the renovations came from student funds and internal funds gained through retail services, such as the KU Bookstores.
"We try to use our student funds as little as possible," Pat Beard, director of building services, said. "We try and save our
Construction costs for The Underground were approximately $1.4 million, with a miscellaneous budget of approximately $58,000. The KU Memorial Unions plans to pay for the renovations over the next 20 years.
revenues from retail services to pay for our development."
The University chose restaurants based on a student survey and restaurants that did well at the Kansas Union.
The KU Memorial Unions has a five-year agreement with each business. It could not disclose contractual information for the businesses, but the KU Memorial Unions pays about 5 to 10 percent of monthly revenue for franchise fees for some of the establishments. The remaining franchises required an up-front fee or a per cent of sales for national advertising.
HUNGRY PATRONS
Approximate monthly revenue for cafeterias in Wescoe Hall.
The Underground:
October 2004: $180,000
November 2004: $180,000
December 2004: $100,000
The old Wescoe cafeteria:
Edited by Megan Claus
October 2003: $90,000
November 2003: $65,000
December 2003: $46,000
Source: KU Memorial Unions
WORLD
Nepal'sking declares state of emergency
KATMANDU, Nepal — King Gyanendra dismissed Nepal's government yesterday and declared a state of emergency. The declaration closed off his Himalayan nation from the rest of the world.
eral provisions of the constitution, including freedom of the press, speech and expression, peaceful assembly, the right to privacy, and the right against preventive detention, according to a statement from the Naravanhiti Palace.
The king also suspended sev-
Britain, India and the United States were among those criticizing the decision, calling the king's move a "step back from democracy."
In an announcement on state-run television, the king accused the government of failing to conduct parliamentary elections and to restore peace in the country beset by rebel violence.
"A new Cabinet will be formed under my leadership," he said. "This will restore peace and effective democracy in this country within the next three years."
The Associated Press
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