Volume 124 Issue 146
kansan.com
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Should KU switch from its buses to a subway? PAGE 5
LAW ENFORCEMENT
PATROLLING PARTIES
RACHEL SALYER
rsalyer@kansan.com
The Fake ID 101 Task Force issued dozens of citations Friday during a patrol that targeted underage drinking.
Officers from the Lawrence Police Department, KU Office of Public Safety and Alcoholic Beverage Control issued several citations in Lawrence, including 18 charges to 11 individuals. A Topeka catering service providing food and alcohol at the Sigma Chai fraternity house, 1439 Tennessee St., was issued an ABC administrative citation for several allegations, including allowing minors to possess alcohol.
The task force is part of the Draw the Line Lawrence campaign, which began in fall 2010.
"Draw the Line wanted to drive the focus onto other locations people consume alcohol outside of bar and liquor store locations". Sgt. Trent McKinley, an LPD spokesman said.
TOTAL SOURCE: LAWRENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT
18 CITATIONS
Amy Long, associate director of the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, said the Interfraternity Council will investigate if any joint IFC and Panhellenic alcohol or social policies were broken at Sigma Chi. If any policies were violated, members of the fraternity must attend an IFC judicial hearing.
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FINANCE
Students to receive extra printing dollars
Students will receive additional printing funds for finals week this semester.
According to a KU Information Technology press release, student printing accounts will be reset to $8 on Stop Day, May 3. The reset will restore any funds each student used over the semester. The goal of the of the reset is to provide
additional funds for printing end-of-semester reports, portfolios, resumes and other academic projects.
Bob Lim, chief information officer, said in the press release that finals week is a hectic time for students finishing final papers and projects.
"Additional free printing gives University students one less thing to worry about as they focus their energy on wrapping up a successful semester,"
Lim said.
Enrolled students receive $8 in free printing at the beginning of each semester and $4 for the summer semester. These funds are valid at the University libraries, computer labs and multifunction device locations across campus. According to the press release, students have until May 21 to use the remaining balance in their accounts.
- Luke Ranker
KU ON WHEELS
KU on Wheels will run a modified bus schedule during finals week.
Campus bus schedule revised for finals week
According to an email sent to University students, KU on Wheels will operate an early bus service to ensure students can arrive in time for 7:30 a.m. exams during finals week, May 7 through May 11.
The changes will affect routes 11, 30, 30x, 32, 36, 38 and 43.
On Stop Day routes 30, 30x, 32, 36, 38, 42 and 43 will not run. Routes 11 and 41 will operate their "B" schedules on Stop Day and will return to "A" schedules for finals week.
SafeBus and SafeRide will also have modified schedules. SafeBus service will end on Thursday, May 10. During finals week SafeRide will start at 9:30
According to the email, only Park and Ride, which is Route 41, and Route 11 will operate their "B" service during the Summer term.
p. m. during finals week. SafeRide will end service on Saturday May 12.
Bus route schedules and information are available online at www.lawrence-transit.org.
THE ART OF EXPRESSION
-Luke Ranker
IFSSICA IANAS7/KANSAN
Various media of artwork are displayed in the Art and Design Gallery Tuesday for the Annual Visual Art Scholarship Show. Prints, sculptures and paintings were a large part of the gallery, which was an extension of Sunday afternoon's opening of the exhibition. That opening ran from 2 to 4 p.m.
TRANSPORTATION
'Exhausting' yet rewarding year for president
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Libby Johnson and Gabe Bliss celebrate after winning Student Senate elections last spring. Johnson got her first taste of Student Senate when she worked with former student body president Adam McCongle during his campaign in spring 2008.
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VIKAAS SHANKER
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A mere four years ago, Libby Johnson was learning about Student Senate from former student body president Adam McGonigle.
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"I knew that he ran in and out of the office a lot and was extremely busy, but I had no concept of what the president did," said Johnson, a senior from Lawrence.
Four years later, Johnson is finishing her term as student body president, leaving her mark on the University by accomplishing many of KUnited's platform issues with vice-president Gabe Bliss, a junior from Olathe.
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LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Between handling interpersonal relationships with University administrators and communicating with the student senators, the
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The pair's platform included free graphic design service for student organizations, improving the student voice in administration, bus stops along Emery Road, Wescoe Beach renovations and bringing famous artists to campus.
Bliss said that working with different departments for the platform's bike rental program made him appreciate the campus ties.
"You know that you're going to be taking on an extreme leadership challenge and that you will learn about the University," Johnson said. "But the amount of what you learn is amazing."
"You start noticing how interrelated the campus is when you start a month or two in," Bliss said. "I think it came through on a lot of the platform issues we ran on."
"We were confident in our ideas, and students were obviously confident in our abilities," Bliss said. "It was making sure we met expectations; that's where some nerves possibly came from."
Bliss said that he and Johnson were sure of their platform, but they were a bit apprehensive about what to expect.
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"I was a little bit nervous about the amount of public speaking, which is funny now because I'm doing three public speeches this week," Johnson said. "I'm so happy that I got to go through that challenge."
jobs of the president and vice president are time-consuming and filled with expectations.
ACCOMPLISHING GOALS TOGETHER
"There were times we disagreed," Johnson said. "But because of those times, we learned more about each other and how we work together. It ended up making a better product in the end."
With Johnson's term coming to an end, she's looking forward to transferring her duties to next year's president, Hannah Bolton, a junior from St. Libory, Neb.
Before she was elected, Johnson said that she was an introvert.
"I feel exhausted," Johnson said. "It was so much packed into one year. I hope that I am never this busy again, but looking back at the amount of things we got to do, to learn and how much we got to contribute to the KU community, it was 110 percent worth it."
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
each other. Johnson said Bliss is a conversational speaker; she relies on planned speeches.
Johnson and Bliss' leadership styles contrast but complement
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