+ KANSAN STAFF ยป YOU NEED TO KNOW Editor-in-chief Senior reporter Mackenzie Clark Vicky Diaz- Camacho Managing editor Chief designer Kate Miller Clayton Rohlman Engagement manager Associate designer Kelly Cordingley Rachel Donovan Digital operations manager Frank Weirich Business manager Eric Bowman Sales manager Emily Stewart Visuals editor Frank Weirich Associate Sales and visuals editor marketing adviser Aaron Groene Jon Schlitl NEWS @KANSANNEWS | #UDKNEWS KANSAN.COM The University Daily Kansan is the student newspaper of the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity fee. Additional copies of The Kansan are 50 cents. Subscriptions can be purchased at the Kansan business office: 2051A Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence, KS 66045. The University Daily Katsan (SSN 0746-4967) is published semiweekly during the school year except fall break, spring break and exams and weekly during the summer session excluding holidays. Annual subscriptions by mail are $125 plus tax. KANSAN MEDIA PARTNERS Check out KUJH-TV on Wow! of Kansas Channel 31 in Lawrence for more on what you've read in today's Kansan and other news. Also see KUJH's website at tvku.edu. 2000 Dole Hurran Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence, KS 66045 KJK in the event twice in rain. Whether it's rock 'n' roll or reggae, sports or special events, KJK 90.7 is for you. editor@kansan.com www.kansan.com Newsroom: (785) B64-4552 Advertising: (785) B64-4358 02 THE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY WEEKLY HI: 96 HI: 98 HI: 85 HI: 87 HI: 91 WEATHER LO: 76 LO: 72 LO: 66 LO: 64 LO: 66 FORECAST WEATHER.COM With exceptions, residence hall construction progressing New dorms Oswald Hall, left, and Self Hall, right, sit on Daisy Hill amid construction. The project began in March of 2014 and will be open to students next month.Each hall will house about 350 students. DEREK SKILLETT @Derek_Skillett The University campus has been dominated by the sounds of construction this summer, but thankfully for future Jayhawks, one important construction project will be completed by the time they move in. VALERIE HAAG/KANSAN The construction of the Oswald and Self residence halls on Daisy Hill, which began last fall, is slated to be complete and ready for the next batch of Jayhawks by the beginning of August. "The student room furniture is being delivered, the bed frames are being installed, and we've got trucks coming 11 days in a row to deliver furniture for those two big buildings," Diana Robertson, director of Student Housing, said. Robertson said both Oswald and Self Halls will include four-person suites and two-person suites, as well as a new two-person private room, which will consist of two private bedrooms and a shared living room area. "I was pleased that all of our other halls continued to fill at a nice pace as well," Robertson said. "It's not like [the new residence halls] were the only place people wanted to live. It's a good sign that we have a nice New freshmen looking to sign a last-minute contract to live in these new residence halls will be disappointed, as the rooms have already filled up. Oswald and Self Halls will be connected by a large common area that offers a wealth of new features. variety and mix of options." Robertson said the first floor of the Daisy Hills Commons building will include a living room, a kitchen for students and a conference room. The second story of the Commons building will include an academic service center, which will be made up of a 40-seat classroom and several conference rooms. The second floor of the Commons building will include academic advising services, information technol- SEE HALLS PAGE 04 +