2 - THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY,JUNE 5,2002
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Kansan's focus changes
This is still The University Daily Kansan. It's looks and its focus have changed for the summer.
Unfortunately for a student newspaper, when students leave for the summer, there usually isn't as much to report. The staff at the Kansan has been trying for years to produce a weekly newspaper during the summer session, but it's hard without much news.
This summer we're trying something new. The Summer Kansan isn't as much a newspaper. Think of it more as a magazine. It's also now bi-weekly.
Kyle Ramsey
kramsey@kansan.com
The Summer Kansan's new focus and content also inspired its new look. Instead of five stories composing a traditional newspaper front page, readers can expect a front-page feature covering entertainment and student life. The new tabloid format is small and easier to handle.
In the future readers could find pieces on area dining, nightlife, movies and music along with the news and current events. We've begun this trend in issue one with the "Summer school survival guide," by staff writer Lauren Beatty.
The manpower we save by producing a biweekly publication rather than the traditional weekly will be funneled to our Website, Kansan.com. Check here daily for updates on breaking news, sports and other campus events. Our daily updates of local, national and international news
written by our staff and the Associated Press wire service. Essentially, Kansan.com will become our flagship daily publication.
To supplement our print news, on paper and the Web, we will produce expanded features that take advantage of the multimedia benefits of the Web. In the works is a comprehensive restaurant guide with restaurant reviews, driving instructions, interactive maps showing the location of each store. We'll also include coupons and special offers from participating restaurants.
Others online features include histories of the campus buildings and origins of University traditions.
Look for The Summer Kansan every other Wednesday in June and July. Let us know what you think of it.
Ramsey is a Wichita senior in journalism. He is the editor.
ETCETERA
The University Daily Kansan (ISSN 0746-4962) is published at the University of Kansas,119 Stauffer-Flint Hall, Lawrence. Kan.66045, daily during the regular school year, excluding Saturday, Sunday, holidays and finals periods, and bi-weekly on Wednesday during the summer session. Periodical postage is paid in Lawrence, Kan. 66044. Annual subscriptions by mail are $120. Student subscriptions of $2.33 are paid through the student activity fee.
Postmaster: Send address changes to the University Daily Kansan, 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Lawrence, Kan. 66045.
The Kansan prints campus events that are free and open to the public. When information is submitted, the event's sponsor, name and phone number must
be on the form, which is available in the On Campus mailbox in the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Items must be turned in two days in advance of the desired publication date. Forms can also be filled out online at www.kansan.com — these requests will appear on Kansan.com as well as the Kansan. On Campus is printed on a space-available basis. On Campus is a free service provided by the Kansan to the University community.
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 25 cents. Subscriptions can be purchased at 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall.
SUMMER KANSAN STAFF
Newsroom: (785) 864-4810
Kyle Ramsey editor kyramsey@kansan.com
Brooke Hesler managing editor bhesler@kansan.com
Laurie Sisk
photo editor
lsisk@kansan.com
Advertising: (785) 864-4358
Eric Kelting business manager adsales@kansan.com
Karen Donnelly sales manager adsales.kansan.com
Tim Zepick operations manager adsales@ kansan.com