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KANSAN
VOL. 115 ISSUE 82
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005
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Beer on the agenda
Senate to vote on Union sales
BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Alcohol sales are one step closer to happening at the Kansas Union. Last night both the University Affairs and Student Rights committees passed a petition in the Student Senate asking the University to investigate allowing 3.2 percent beer to be sold in the Union.
Beer was last sold in the Union in 1997. Steve Munch, student body president and Bellevue, Neb., junior, and John Wilson, communications director, presented the petition.
Wilson, Lawton, Okla., senior, said "I'm very happy that we can move forward with this."
The petition will be presented to full Senate next Wednesday, and if passed, the petition will be viewed by the Memorial Corporation Board on Feb. 5.
The Memorial Corporation Board is made up of students, faculty, administrators and alumni. If the Board decides the petition is worth pursuing, it would then be passed on to the provost and the chancellor for a final decision.
Alcohol is allowed only at University functions, in the scholarship skyboxes at Memorial Stadium, during tailating at Memorial Stadium.
Munch and Wilson proposed that Hawk's Nest and Jaybowl in the Union be allowed to sell alcohol. David Mucci, director of the Memorial Unions and member of the Memorial Corporation Board, said he had looked at the resolution and that he thought it was a reasonable request.
"This seems like something that could eventually be accommodated," Mucci said. "The premise seems valid to me because I think it would be a good place for students to drink responsibly."
Mucci said that when the University offered beer at the Union in the past, the financial impact was minimal because there were not a lot of sales.
"People wanted to have a quiet time and have their beer to accommodate them. I would be very surprised if this is not how it would be if beer is sold in the future at the Union." Mucci said.
To ensure that only people of legal age drink, the University would adopt rules like those at Kansas State University. Mucci said the Jaybowl would give wristbands to people over 21 years of age, and that no pitchers of beer would be sold.
The University's Hawk Nights program might be affected by campus alcohol sales. The program's goal is to reduce underage drinking by giving students free alternatives to drinking.
Trisha Gresnick, the advisor to Hawk Nights, said Union alcohol sales might be a good thing because it could promote responsible drinking and it would give students a more controlled environment to drink in. But, Gresnick added, because the University is a dry campus, alcohol sales would take away from the University's mission a little bit.
"I'm indifferent right now," Gresnick said. "It would probably increase the Jaybowl activity, which is a good thing, but I am not sure it is in line with our university."
Gresnick said it remained to be seen whether Hawk Nights would lose money because of this decision. Hawk Nights gets money from the Alcohol Tax Grant, which gives money to organizations that offer alternatives to drinking and because some of their activities happen at the Jaybowl, it might affect the program in a negative way.
— Edited by Jesse Truesdale
Photo Illustration by Courtney Kuhlen/KANSAN
KSU,WSU examples for campus liquor sales
BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@kanans.com
KANANS STAFF WRITER
In the Student Senate's petition last night was a clause about the presence of alcohol on other college campuses in Kansas.
According to the clause, the Board of Regents left the decision to sell alcohol on campus to individual universities. But sales must be done responsibly to prevent minors from consuming alcohol in order for the board to approve the petition.
Kansas State University and Wichita State University both sell 3.2 beer at their student unions.
And since 1995, Kansas State has sold 3.2 percent beer at its student union with no major incidents.
The beer is sold in the student recreation center at the union, which is similar to University of Kansas' Ivbowl.
The recreation center has bowling lanes, billiards and other arcade games. It does have strict rules about controlling the use of beer at the center.
All staff members at the center have to go through training from police on how to detect fake IDs and prevent underage drinking. Customers are only sold one beer at a time and pitchers are not sold. Additionally, the center uses different cups from those that serve soda or other beverages.
On busy nights, the recreation center will often give out wristbands to customers older than 21 to control minor consumption.
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Flames ignite while studying
BY TY BEAVER
tbeaver@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Melting plastic was dripping from one of the fluorescent light fixtures near the copy machine to the ground. When Perchellet left the room to alert someone, Rick Clement, special collections librarian, heard her boots pounding in the hall and investigated. He found the fire and put it out with two squirts from a fire extinguisher.
On Jan. 7, Celine Percheillet, Manhattan senior, was working in a copy room of the Spencer Research Library. After copying her papers, she sat at a table to sort through the stack she was compiling.
The University of Kansas is conducting an investigation because of the incident. KU officials are working with the contractor that installed the lights,
"After I sat down, I heard a series of loud drips," Perchelet said. "I turned around and saw the drips, and the carpet burst into flame."
Now other campus buildings may be at risk from the same problem.
Thefts hit engineering school
SEE FLAMES ON PAGE 5A
Eaton and Nichols Halls to receive surveillance equipment and security to prevent computer theft
Since the beginning of winter break, the School of Engineering has reported
Doors in Eaton Hall are unlocked all day, every day, allowing people to walk the halls practically unwatched. But after a string of thefts in the building, the School of Engineering will install new surveillance cameras to help deter future incidents.
BY JOSHUA BICKEL
jbicket@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
CAMPUS THEFTS
"It's gotten worse," Sorem said. "But once our surveillance cameras are up, we expect it to stop."
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five thefts of various computer equipment stolen from Eaton and Nichols halls, according to a KU Public Safety Office report. Robert Sorem, associate dean for the School of Engineering, said that for the past five or six years, the School of Engineering hasn't reported this many thefts.
A $1,200 computer tower was stolen between Dec. 15 and Jan. 14 from Eaton Hall.
Five thefts from campus buildings have been reported since the end of last semester.
A $1,000 computer processor and a $450 memory chip were stolen on Dec. 16 from Eaton Hall.
A $470 computer monitor was stolen from Lindley Hall between Jan. 7 and Jan. 11.
Two. $200 cordless drills and batteries valued at $20 were stolen
between Dec.21 and Jan.23 from Nichols Hall.
A $149 web camera was stolen between Jan. 20 and Jan. 22 from Snow Hall.
Source: KU Public Safety Office reports
Candlelight shines for tsunami victims
BY ESTUARDO GARCIA
egarcia@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Huddled together, coats held tight, hands trembling, approximately 30 people gathered last night underneath the Campanile in silent memorial of the victims from last month's tsunami. The candlelight danced on their
bowed heads as Elaine Jardon, Delta Force's nominee for student body president, read an excerpt from "Time" magazine reminding the participants of the tragedy that befell Southeast Asia. The vigil was one of the many efforts put forth by a campus-wide
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Hannah Kern, Baldwin City freshman; Reba Good, Overland Park junior; and Elena Larson, Lindsborg freshman, light candles to remember the victims of the Southeast Asia tsunami. Kaylee Miller, Olathe freshman, and Latricia Bradley, Kansas City, Kan., freshman stand in the background. The vigil was held last night at the Campanile to commemorate the one-month anniversary of the storm.
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Super Senior
Amy Gruber is a captain of the swimming and diving team. This season, the experienced swimmer will attempt to return to the NCAA championships.PAGE 2A
Longhorn envy
Coach Rick Barnes of the Texas Longhorns envies Bill Self and the Jayhawks for many reasons, two of which are Allen Fieldhouse and crazy, enthusiastic fans. PAGE 10A
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Cones ... 8A
Crossword ... 8A
Classifieds ... 9A
Sports ... 10A
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