4A • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OPINION
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2003
TALKTOUS
Kristi Henderson
Kristen Johnson
editor
864-4834 or khenderson@kansan.com
Jenna Goopeff and Justin Hennings managing editors
864-4854 or jgoopeff@kansan.com and jhenning@kansan.com
Leah Shaffer
readers' representative
864-4810 or lshaffer@kansan.com
Amanda Sears and Lindsay Hanson
opition editors
864-4924 or opinion@kansan.com
Sarah Jantz
retail sales manager
864-4358 or adsales@kansan.com
Eric Kelting business manager 864-4358 or adsales.kansan.com
Mcalmo Gibson
general manager and news adviser
864-7687 or mgibson@kansan.com
Matt Fisher sales and marketing adviser 864-7666 or mfisher@kansan.com
EDITORIAL BOARD
Kyou portal will simplify Web hassles
The University of Kansas has long had the goal of joining other universities in updated enrollment systems. First came online Time tables. Now Kyou, a Web portal, is the next small step toward complete and convenient online enrollment set to begin this spring. Long lines in Strong Hall will be a tradition the University is happy to retire.
Kyou was started at the end of last semester. It is accessible through an icon on the University's home page. The site provides students with links to Webmail, class schedules, grades, Academic Record Tracking System forms, the Timetable, financial aid information and a new digital library.
Ideally, students will log in only once to access all of their information. Students currently have to log in after clicking on each link, but this portal is just the first step. Julie Loats, Web administrator, said student suggestions would improve the site. Any glitches could be wiped out by the time online enrollment is implemented.
Students can now access services online 24 hours a day, which were only available during office hours.
Kyou makes students' lives easier. The portal combines important links for students in one site. Students can access useful information in one stop. This site is the first step, which will ultimately lead to online enrollment in the spring. These services are comprehensive, cost-efficient and convenient. Every student should test this new service and give the administration some feedback for future installments.
Online enrollment is a reality that Kyou has made less daunting.
Meghan Brune for the editorial board.
ELMORE AND MULKAS VIEW
PERSPECTIVE
Feeling famous for 15 minutes: Students should see name in print
During my freshman year at the University of Kansas, one of my most exciting moments was when I was quoted in The University Daily Kansan. My friends talked about it all day, and I felt famous. Granted, it was me raving about how much I liked the food at Chick-fil-A, but I still felt like a celebrity.
For instance, "Heard on the Hill" is a feature in the Kansan that showcases students' opinions alongside their pictures. We ask students what they think about topics ranging from politics to their favorite CDs. This isn't a new feature, but readers will see it more often. It will appear weekly in Jayplay, our entertainment section, which appears Thursdays, and it will be in the news section more regularly.
Now that I'm editor of the Kansan, I realize that sense of fame is a major function of newspapers. Reporting news accurately and fairly is important, but so is representing the community the newspaper serves. If the Kansan is going to be truly representative of its readers, everyone at this university should make it into this paper before they graduate. That's why I want to make it the Kansan's goal this semester to get as many students into the paper as possible. To achieve this goal, we're making changes in our coverage.
GUEST COMMENTARY
Kristi Henderson
khenderson@kansan.com
One out of every 60 students is a student athlete, but about one out of every five students participates in intramural and club sports. Kansan sports pages of the past plastered with stories about football and basketball have not reflected this, but that's changing this semester. One of our sportswriters will write exclusively about intramural and club sports, so readers can expect to see more stories about the sports they participate in.
The Kansan staff can do only so much to get everyone into the paper. That's why we try to make it easy for students. For example, every day on Page 2A,we
But as the saying goes, some things never change. That's why we're keeping "Faces in the Crowd." Each week, Kansan staff writer Megan Hickerson will randomly select a student and tell his story. Throughout the course of the semester, 15 students will get their 15 minutes of fame by being the subject of Hickerson's stories.
have a feature called "Camera on KU." We want students to submit their pictures, along with information about them, to Aaron Showalter, photo editor, in the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stauffer-Flint. Then everyone on campus can see what you do when you're not in class.
With almost 30,000 students at KU, there are likely to be more opinions than the 10 people on the editorial board can come up with. Tell us what you think and what we can do better. Submit a guest column or a letter to the editor to Amanda Sears, opinion editor, at asears@kansan.com.
Then, of course, there's Free for All. It's taught us that Mizzou sucks and some people think hippies are dirty. But there's more to say than that. This semester we will break the monotony of Free for All. Look for new themes like haiku contests, favorite song lyrics and favorite movie quotes. We'll even put your singing voices on the Internet for all to hear.
So, whether it's singing your favorite tune or submitting a photo of you and your friends, we want it. This paper is made by KU students for KU students and we want to give you as many student perspectives as possible.
Henderson is a Topeka senior in journalism. She is editor.
SUBMITTING LETTERS AND GUEST COLUMNS
The Kansan welcomes letters to the editors and guest columns submitted by readers.
The Kansan reserves the right to edit, cut to length, or reject all submissions. For any questions, call Amanda Sears or Lindsay Hanson at 864-4924 or e-mail at opinion@kansan.com. If you have general questions or comments, e-mail the readers' representative at
The Kansan will run as many submissions as possible that conform to these guidelines.
readersrep@kansan.com.
GUEST COLUMN GUIDELINES
Maximum Length
650 word limit
**Include:**
Author's name
Class, hometown (student)
Position (faculty member)
**Also:**
Columnists must come to 111 Stauffer-Flint to get their picture taken
LETTER GUIDELINES
Maximum Length:
Maximum Length:
200 word limit
Include:
Author's name
Author's telephone number
Class, hometown (student)
Position (faculty member)
SUBMITTO
E-mail:
opinion@kansan.com
Hard copy:
Kansan newsroom
111 Stauffer-Flint
PERSPECTIVE
Opinion page gives voice to students
This page is the place where your voice can be heard across campus.
You call the Free for All when you want to make fun of your roommate or bash your biology professor.
But don't stop there.
E-mail us at opinion@kansan.com or call the newsroom at 864-4810 with information you want to see in the paper. Write a letter to the editor if you disagree with a columnist's viewpoint or a reporter's coverage of an event. Send us a cartoon to make fun of the long lines at Mrs. E's or the effects of budget cuts on your school or department. Submit a guest column if you have an opinion The University Daily Kansan has not represented or a desire to see a certain issue get overdue attention.
We will listen, and we will print what you have to say. More importantly, your fellow students will hear what you have to say. So will your professors, student senators, student body president and university administrators.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway reads the Kansan, as does men's basketball coach Roy Williams.
Amanda Sears opinion@kansan.com
GUEST COMMENTARY
The point is, the opinion page has the opportunity to be ar, agent for change on
campus, to push the student body into action and to make this university meet its needs. And that can't happen without your participation in a dialogue about what those needs are.
This semester's opinion staff will facilitate this dialogue by analyzing issues relevant to you and offering realistic solutions or courses of action to problems affecting your lives. We've already made changes to the page to better address the diverse interests of the student body.
The new editorial board members come from a range of schools, programs and majors to reflect the perspectives of nonjournalism majors. We will feature columns from graduate students, international students and students studying abroad, as well as the opinions of students from the University of Kansas Medical Center and KU's School of Law.
Daily political cartoons by your peers will address campus issues and broader issues from a student perspective in addition to tackling many of the same issues presented in columns and editorials.
We're changing the layout of the page and making editorials and columns shorter to make room for more Free for All comments. We know you're reading it. And calling it—a lot. Look for weekly topics to call in about. Your opinions will run—anonymously, of course—on Fridays.
Though these changes will help serve you better, we can't do it alone. We want to push the envelope and get you off your butts. Don't sit around complaining to your roommates about the powdered soap in Budig Hall or that all the copies of The New York Times are gone from the Kansas Union by the time you get to campus. Write us, call us, e-mail us, or walk into the newsroom. You can change your environment for the better.
But we can't stop there.
That's what the Kansan's opinion page is here for.
Sears is an Overland Park senior in journalism. She is opinion editor.
Call 864-0500
Free for All
Free for All callers have 20 seconds to speak about any topic they wish. Kansan editors reserve the right to omit comments. Slanderous and obscene statements will not be printed. Phone numbers of all incoming calls are recorded.
For more comments, go to www.kansan.com.
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Hello, this is me. It's Christmas break and I'm bored, so I'm at the Union calling the Free For All. All right. Bye.
This is Bob Barker reminding you to help control the pet population and have your pet spayed or neutered
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Hey I'd just like to thank the Lawrence Police Department for feeling like they had to come out and direct traffic tonight for some reason. Because as far as I can tell there's no real traffic to direct. But ... OK, whatever.
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Yeah I'm in Colorado skiing. I just found out that KU goes back the 16th while Mizzou goes back tomorrow. Yet another reason why Missouri sucks. Bye.
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The world is coming to an end. I just saw Kirk Cameron preaching on the church network.
I love this country. In America the streets are paved with gold!
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Uh yeah, it is Sunday January 12th and I am driving home from Strong City on the turnippe coming back to Lawrence and I have unlimited nights and weekends and I have one minute left to make a call, so I'm going to talk on the Free For All because I'm bored and it's a long, boring drive. Yep, that's it.
Cuz I'm free ... Free-for-Allin' ... I'm
free. Free-for-Allin'
Yeah, I went to a convention with my dad this weekend. For a convention it was a very good time because this girl that's had a crush on me for a few years — we hung out a lot and made out a little bit, and it was a lot of fun for a convention, and I just thought I'd share that with you guys. All right. Rock Chalk Jayhawk.
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I met Dan Glickman this weekend and I think I love him.
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Dude! There's a guy on the Real World/Road Rules Battle of the Sexes wearing a KU hat!
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How about smokin' the pound cake, no? How about blintzin' the bundt, no?
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