8A • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
FRIDAY,FEBRUARY 21,2003
Under a full moon
Scott Reynolds/Kansas
A full moon shines over campus and the Campanile, a World War II memorial. The KU landmark was constructed in 1950 and dedicated in 1951.
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Ellen said she liked the class because it was less stressful than the KU equivalent.
said.
"There aren't deadlines or a set class time so I can work at my own pace," she said. "I can log on at 3 in the morning if I want to. It works better with a busy schedule."
David Dewer, senior instructor of humanities and western civilization, said discussion was an important aspect of the western civilization course and it was hard to replicate online.
"Distance learning is an oxymoron," he said.
Dewer said students may flock to juco western civilization classes because they thought the University's course was excessively difficult. But the comments Dewer has heard have been to the contrary. Students have told him
"Many students feel the course moves too quickly and is very difficult, and perhaps it is due to the misconception that a junior college is easy."
Heidi Lockwood
Johnson County Community College
adjunct assistant professor of Spanish
that the KU class wasn't as difficult as they thought it would be, and some students who thought the juco class would be easier found it wasn't.
"It's an urban legend. We're not here to make the world's hardest curriculum," he said. "Teachers are here to help students, work through the problems and make it a more valuable experience."
Heidi Lockwood, adjunct
assistant professor of Spanish at JCCC, said about 25 percent of her students attend the University, and many tell her that they thought the class would be easier than it was.
"Many students feel the course moves too quickly and is very difficult, and perhaps it is due to the misconception that a junior college is easy," she said. "What you are expected to know at the end is every bit as challenging as any college level Spanish course."
Lockwood said one problem KU students face at JCCC is that they tend to miss more classes than local Johnson County students because of travel.
"I've had many KU students have conflicts that cause them to have to miss a class — anything from meetings to study groups to concerts," she said. "I understand when a student has a genuine overlap."
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Enrollment
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ment portal to access online enrollment. Enrollment begins March 24.
While the basic principle behind enrollment will remain the same, the process will be different, said Emily Hutchins, a member of a committee promoting the online enrollment system. The online enrollment system will know if a student is eligible to enroll in a class and eliminate the paperwork needed for enrollment, such as instructor permission cards, dean stamps and advisor signatures.
Another feature of the system will provide the student with all the available options if the student tries to enroll in a closed class, said Hutchins.
Lopez said the University went to great lengths to make sure the system would have no flaws and that no problems would occur once students start enrolling. The office's focus now is informing students, she said.
"We're trying to get the word out to students that online enrollment is here," she said. "This system fits into the busy
student's schedule."
Erin Aldkins, Shawnee junior,
had begun to think online enrollment
had never going to happen.
Adkins is pleased to know that online enrollment is finally a reality.
"We've been hearing about online enrollment every year." Adkins said, "it's gotten to where you automatically assume that once again, it's not going to happen."
"Ialways get the early morning times, now I can just roll out of bed and enroll in my pajamas."
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Billings
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the game went into triple overtime," Richard Billings said.
Corporate and Research Park at 15th Street and Wakarusa Drive.
Another one of Robert Billing's greatest accomplishments, his brother said, was the development of West Lawrence. Alongside John McGrew and Mel Anderson, Billings developed more than 3,000 acres of residential and commercial property, which included a public golf course and the Alvamar Country Club. He named the development Alvamar after his parents, Alva and Margaretta Billings. He also developed Oread West
McGrew's friendship with Billings dates back to 1958, when they met at the University.
"Bob started out with developing 600 acres in Lawrence, and he ended up with 3,000 acres." Richard Billings said.
Billings' compassion astounded McGrew, he said.
"Bob was so accessible to everyone that needed his help," McGrew said. "A person's economic or social status meant nothing to him. He raised the bar for anyone that knew him."
Billings' generosity toward the University continues to grow Billings, his wife, Beverly.
his brother and his sister-in-law all contributed money to cover the cost of a large Kansas map that will be displayed in the new Dole Institute that is scheduled to be completed this July. The map will serve as a tribute to Alva and Margaretta Billings.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway said Billings represented the University well.
"He lived his life in a way that we all would want the KU community to be represented," Hemenway said. "His legacy at KU extends beyond the University to the community as a whole."
— Edited by Amber Byarlay
Inmates challenge grooming rule
The Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. — A prison grooming policy is being challenged by six inmates — three Rastafarians and three Muslims — who claim the rules violate a federal law that protects religious freedom.
But Wednesday's lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, alleges the
Inmate grooming policies have been challenged in courts and found to be constitutional, said Kent Willis, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of the state of Virginia.
Department of Corrections is violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act passed by Congress three years ago.
The lawsuit seeks an injunction ordering the department to exempt the plaintiffs from the grooming rules.
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