FRIDAY.FEB.1.2002
NEWS IN BRIEF
Editor's note:
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN= 3A
The following is a collection of briefs taken from stories that ran in yesterday's and Wednesday's Kansans. For the full stories, go to www.kansan.com.
THURSDAY'S PAPER
Willie Nelson on the road again plays concert at Lied Center
Neither rain nor snow could keep country superstar Willie Nelson from taking the Lied Center stage Wednesday night.
the lights dimmed, fans clapped and chanted "Willie." The crowd greeted him with a standing ovation. Cheers grew louder after Nelson traded a black cowboy hat for his trademark red bandana.
Nelson and his six-piece band played old favorites along with songs from Nelson's new CD, The Great Divide.
Between songs, the singer didn't talk and acknowledged audience applause with a simple thank you.
Nelson arrived on Tuesday before the weather turned bad, said Fred Pawlicki, director of operations at the Lied Center.
Michele Traband, box office manager at the Lied Center, said people were still calling for tickets Wednesday afternoon.
Jessica Tims
Yesterday marked the second time since 1978 that two days of classes in a row were canceled because of inclement weather.
Wednesday's cancellation of classes was the first full snow day since 1993.
Freezing rain and a forecast for precipitation and freezing weather triggered the cancellations.
Many University of Kansas officials are involved in the decision to cancel classes, said Lindy Eakin, associate provost for support services in the Office of the Provost.
He said that personnel in the Office of the Provost worked together to determine whether classes should be canceled. They relied on police agencies and the University's department of facilities and operations to advise them road quality.
Provost David Shulenburger makes the final decision to cancel, Eakin said.
After the provost decides to cancel class, he informs the Office of University Relations, which then makes an announcement to the public and the news media by 5:30 am.
Eakin said that the buses were often a litmus test as to whether class should be canceled.
"If the buses aren't running then the streets aren't safe," he said.
—Leah Shaffer
"Students hope they can fix everything by retaking any class, but that's not the case," Carothers said. "The original class had to be in the student's first 60 hours at KU. And the course has to have been taken in Fall 2001 or thereafter."
some restrictions.
The policy also applies to University of Kansas undergraduates and transfer students who want to replace a course they took in their first semester at KU.
"All these provisions are to improve a student's skill in an academic area, not to assist a grade point average," Carothers said.
Joshua Wunderlich, Stilwell junior, said he was retaking classes without being able to replace his earlier grades. The classes he would like to replace he took before Fall 2001.
"I'm retaking the classes anyway, because I need them for my major," he said.
According to the registrar's Web site, students can retake classes in a school with the dean of that school's approval, but the original class grade would still count toward their grade point average if students don't apply for the retake policy.
For a list of course-retake regulations, go to the registrar's Web site at http://www.registrar.ku.edu/repeat/rules.s.html.
—Rachel Keeseee
Black Student Union to attend Big 12 conference on government
This year is the 25th for the conference, which started yesterday and ends tomorrow at the University of Missouri.
Despite the weather, 60 members of the University of Kansas' Black Student Union are planning on traveling today to Columbia, Mo., to attend the Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government.
"It's a great opportunity to develop leaders," said Teresa Clousebun, the organization's adviser and associate director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Clounch said the conference theme was "Upholding a Path of Leadership, Integrity, Fortitude and Talent."
Students wanting to retake a course this semester to replace a D or F have additional time to do so.
Marcus McLaughlin, Kansas City, Kan., senior and the organization's treasurer, said those attending the conference would pay their own $24 registration fee. A combination of organization funds and money from Student Senate will help pay for the rest of the trip, he said.
Cloum also said that the conference was a great opportunity for students to network and meet at workshops.
Course retake deadline extended; policy still has some restrictions
Mark Dupree, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore and the organization's president, said that attending the conference was one of the biggest events of the year for the organization.
"One of the reasons that the Black Student Union exists is due to this conference," he said.
Last year, the University acted as host to the conference.
—Leah Shaffer
The Office of the University Registrar has extended the Add/Drop deadline from Wednesday to today because classes were canceled.
But James Carothers, interim associate professor in the Provost Office, said students should be aware the course retake policy, enacted in July 2001, included
WEDNESDAY'S PAPER
Student Senate committee on tuition adds members
Student Senate's committee on tuition increases received five more voices Wednesday when the Faculty Executive Committee nominated faculty and staff to join the group.
join the group. The purpose of the Ad-Hoc Committee on University Funding is to meet with the
Kathy Jansen, an office supply procurement officer chosen to represent the Classified Senate, said she wanted to find whether the tuition increase was a vision of just the administration or of the entire campus.
administration and inform the students and faculty on the proposed tuition increases.
The committee was formed after Justin Mills, student body president, told the Board of Regents he was unhappy with the way the administration was handling the tuition increase dialogues.
Meredith Carr
Douglas County could be named as heritage area
Douglas County may be named a National Heritage Area because of its rich history of abolitionist struggles, Quantrill's Raid and the underground railroad.
A local group, the National Heritage Area Task Force, will prepare an application for the congressional designation, said David Dunfield, city commissioner.
"We want to try to make local people more aware of what Lawrence is all about and to promote it for tourists," Dunfield said.
The project is in preliminary stages and involves illustrating Lawrence's resources and how the town would preserve and promote history, he said.
principles it has to do with history and heritage issues," Dunfield said. "Recently there has been historical interests like Hobbs Park. It has caught a lot of attention."
—Lauren Beatty
Hobbs Park is a new city park at 10th and Delaware streets that features a restored Civil War-era house.
Judy Billings, director of the Lawrence Visitor and Convention Bureau, said the report they would present to Congress would focus on the Bleeding Kansas story, which was the fight over whether Kansas would be a slave- or free state.
Group works to establish living wage in Lawrence
Mark Horowitz is one of the leaders of a group trying to eliminate poverty by increasing wages in Lawrence.
Seeing poverty first-hand has really opened my eyes to the human effects of globalization," said Horowitz, who is working on his Ph.D. in sociology and is a teaching assistant in the Spanish department.
Horowitz is one of the leaders of the Kaw Valley Living Wage Alliance, which argues that companies that receive tax breaks should pay their employees a living wage.
The Kaw Valley Living Wage Alliance, which started about a year and a half ago, is one of many living wage alliances that have formed across the country.
Under a typical living wage proposal, a business would have to pay a living wage if it receives tax breaks, employs 10 or more people and exports a certain amount of goods. Horowitz said.
"This does not affect your local restaurants and retail stores," he said. "It usually applies to warehouses and bigger businesses."
For more information about the Kaw Valley Living Wages Alliance, contact Mark Horowitz at 979-7472. www.kawliv ingwage.org.
Mike Gilligan
Karen Keith, off-campus senator, said that in a Student Senate survey of 645 students, 52 reported that either they or someone they knew would have to leave KU because of the tuition increase.
Senate survey shows tuition may cause some to leave
In November, the Kansas Board of Regents asked KU and other state universities to form a five-year plan to deal with tuition increases.
Lynn Bretz, director of University Relations, said that each of the three proposals included a 20 percent increase in needbased financial aid for students.
The Kansas University Endowment Association provides some tuition assistance. The independent, non-profit organization awarded $19.2 million in scholarships last fiscal year. The association is sponsoring KU First, its largest fund-raising campaign to date, which hopes to raise $500 million by Fall 2004. $73 million of that is earmarked for scholarships, said John Scarffe, director of communications for the association.
But Scarffe said that they would not increase the earnmarked scholarship money to accommodate the tuition increases.
— Sarah Hill
Dentists say tap water healthier than bottled
Tap water is healthier for people's teeth and gums than bottled water because it contains fluoride, said local dentists.
"There have been several studies that have shown that home filters as well as bottled water have less than optimal levels of fluoride," said Angela Wilson, a periodontist at Wilson and Edwards Dental, 4830 Quail Crest Place.
Virtually all sources of city tap water in the United States contain some fluoride, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Wilson said the fluoride in tap water was critical for keeping teeth healthy.
"Floride helps prevent cavities or tooth decay by basically strengthening the teeth so that the bacteria cannot penetrate as easily and cause tooth decay." Wilson said.
easily and cause tooth decay. Wilson said Fluoride was first added to tap water in 1945.
SummerLewis
Western Civilization classes required in many schools
About 1,800 KU students enroll in Humanities and Western Civilization classes each semester. In only four months, students read works by Homer, Descartes, Aristotle and others to fulfill their schools' requirements.
Two Western Civilization classes are required by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and by some of the University's professional schools.
James Woelfel, director of the Humanities and Western Civilization department, said most only realized how valuable the courses were after graduation.
"I imagine a lot of them wonder why they need to take it," Woeffel said.
Woelfel said the selection of the books was an open process within the Humanities and Western Civilization department, involving students, faculty and graduate teaching assistants. Woelfel said the department's curriculum and advising committee met last semester and will meet again in three or four years, he said.
— Leah Shaffer
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February 2, 2002
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