THE UNIVERSITY DAILY GANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 6 2009
NEWS
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FERPA
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constantly interpreting FERPA and applying it to the University.
"There's a policy review process at the University, and typically everything has been signed off by the chancellor", Roney said.
Roney said it was difficult balancing students' privacy with parents' need to know.
"I don't want to make it sound like we are trying to set up a situation where students can hide behind the University because that certainly is not what we want to do," Roney said.
"On the other hand, when students enroll at the University of Kansas, it is certainly my expectation that students are responsible
adults and that they are able to make good decisions."
Different universities interpret the law differently. Kansas State University contacts parents in cases of underage drinking on campus upon a second violation.
After the first infraction, students are put through an on-campus counselling program, paid for by K-State. If a student is caught a second time, the Office of Student Life, which also includes the campus police, sends a letter to the student's parents. The letter details the circumstances of the infraction and the resources available for dealing with alcohol.
"We don't want it to be punitive for students, we just want them to get the help they need." Reed said. "We feel that requires getting the parents involved."
Reed said she stood behind K-State's FERPA interpretation as being effective for students and parents. Reed said she could not remember a student reaching a third infraction in her four years at K-State.
Heather Reed, assistant dean and director of student life at K-State, said her office complied with FERPA but took a different approach than the University's, because she said notifying students' parents helped
K-State students can opt out of parental notification by request. K-State, unlike the University of Kansas, allows those of age to consume beer on campus.
Roney said the work group would examine possible repercussions of a more forthcoming policy.
"Nine times out of 10, there's no apparent harm in releasing that information, but we listen carefully
Who is protected under FERPA?
Once the student begins classes at KU, whether or not the student has reached 18 years of age, all FERPA rights transfer to him/her. Generally speaking, the student must provide a written consent in order for the parent or guardian to gain access to his or her education records.
them in the long run.
to try to figure out if it is in your best interest as a student to release that information." Roney said.
Roney said the group consisted of University administrators and would eventually seek student representation. Roney said it would look at possible amendments to the
However, under the Kansas Board of Regents policy, the University may not withhold from parents the written record of grades earned by a student who is a dependent for tax purposes. Parents may have access to the grades of that student without the student's written consent, but not to other education records.
policy, but acknowledged a bigger issue of underage drinking in general.
"My sense is sadly, we have a lot of KU students who drink underage." Roney said.
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"Fewer spaces means more competition for whatever spaces remain," Cherniss said. "They tell you every year that there are more permits than there are parking spaces for the permits."
Hultine said those who lost their spot behind Bailey Hall or Strong Hall could park in the garage on Mississippi Street. Dilawar Grewal, director of information services and a gold permit holder, said parking at the garage wouldn't be a problem for him because it would be nice outside.
Rachel Wunch, Dallas junior, said she thought the construction would cause problems only during finals.
An eruption plume rises above Mount Redoubt volcano, 50 miles across Cook Inlet from Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday. The 10,197-foot mountain had another explosive eruption at 6 a.m. and has continued to emit ash and steam throughout the day, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
Vore said he would make alternative plans to deal with the construction.
"Right now it won't be that much of an issue." Wuncht said. "When it comes to finals week, when I'm at the library every day, it will be very difficult."
"I'll just have to leave a little earlier, and walk a little further," Vore said. "Assuming Memorial Drive doesn't get too crowded."
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William McTonic, of Jerome, is charged with homicide. He was arrested after he was pulled over by police Friday and is in the Somerset County Jail.
Relatives found the body of Ruth Anne Henderson-Monticin on the back porch of her home Friday, police said. She had been shot twice in the chest with a 22-caliber firearm
Associated Press
Mount Redoubt an uncertainty for Alaskans
MARY PEMBERTON Associated Press
Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Mount Redoubt is getting under the skin of Alaska, and it's not just the irritation caused by volcanic ash.
For residents of Alaska's largest city, living near an active volcano means sometimes wearing air-filtration masks and stretching panty hose over the air intake of cars and trucks.
The volcano also brings daily uncertainty about whether it will blow and, if it does, where the ash will go.
"I would like it to have a big boom and get it over with," said Brad Sandison, a retired truck driver and avid cyclist who carries a face mask and goggles whenever he rides just in case the volcano starts spewing ash.
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The mountain 100 miles southwest of Anchorage tends to erupt every decade or so and belch ash for months. Geologists have recorded at least 19 eruptions since March 22, including one on Saturday.
So far, Mount Redoubts almost daily ash clouds have canceled hundreds of airline flights, reduced the number of shipments flowing through a huge FedEx cargo facility and cut shipments of fresh Alaskan seafood.
People with breathing problems also face health risks.
Respiratory patients should avoid being outdoors when the ash is falling, said Dr. Teresa Neoem of the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Alaska. Those who must be outside should wear a mask.
Lin Walters of Nikiski makes sure her 81-year-old mother, who has severe asthma, is wearing a face mask whenever the volcano erupts.
"When the volcano blows, she has to put on her mask because we don't know which way the ash is falling," Walters said. "She has a whole box of them sitting beside her recliner."
One ash cloud undetected by radar knocked out all four engines of a jetliner, which descended 13,000 feet before its engines could be restarted. The plane landed safely.
The last time Redoubt erupted was late 1989 and early 1990. Eruptions went on for four months.
Seismologists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory do not expect the volcano to erupt violently. It usually burps ash and gas as molten rock forms a dome in the mountain that eventually collapses, resulting in eruptions. Then the process begins again.
Scientists have no way to predict when the volcano will erupt and what direction the wind will be blowing when it does.
However, researchers at the Alaska Volcano Observatory have come up with a volcanic ash tracking model that is updated online every three hours. Users can click on the height of the ash plume and then view a model of where the ash cloud is likely to go in one-hour increments.
The National Weather Service also issues ash advisories in much the same way as it does with storms and floods.
Since the latest eruptions began, Alaska Airlines has canceled 300 flights, affecting an estimated 20,000 passengers.
Joe Tacker of Monterey, Calif., was trying to get to Anchorage last weekend to help judge a two-day dog show. Then Redoubt blew several times.
After two other flights were canceled, Tacker got on a third flight out of San Jose. While waiting for takeoff he checked his cell phone messages one last time. With a flight attendant pressuring him to put his phone away, he clicked on the last message. It informed him that the dog show had been canceled because of the volcano.
"I told the stewardess 'Stand back,' and I got up and grabbed my stuff from out of the top and took off down the aisle," Tacker said.
"You make a real effort to get to Alaska for the dog shows because everyone is so nice up there," Tacker said. "Also, you want to get some good fish."
As far as fish, Tacker probably
would have been disappointed especially if he wanted to ship some home.
When the volcano forced a 20-hour shutdown last weekend of the Anchorage airport, the shipping system became clogged with delayed cargo.
"It kind of created a domino effect with all the cargo stations around the state and in Seattle and Portland," said Dannon Southall, wholesale salesman for 10th and M Seafoods in Anchorage. "The wind shifts every day."
Because thousands of displaced passengers were bumped from canceled flights, airlines have less space for boxes of crab, salmon, cod and halibut. That cargo space is now taken up with luggage that needs to be returned to its owners, Southhall said.
The volcano calmed down for much of last week, but then produced another large eruption Saturday. Radar indicated a plume of volcanic ash rose 50,000 feet into the sky, making it one of the largest
eruptions since the volcano became active on March 22, the weather service said.
"The second you get that false sense of security, it is going to go boom." Southall said before Saturday's burst.
Instead of moving cargo through Anchorage, FedEx is dividing most cargo through its hub in Oakland, Calif., with one or two flights also going to Seattle.
Normally, the company operates 21 flights in and out of Anchorage each day. That has been reduced to three, spokeswoman Sally Davenport said.
In an effort to shield their engines from volcanic ash, some motorists place pantyhose over the air intake. But ever since a layer of ash descended on Nikiski, 60 miles southwest of Anchorage, Dan Ward has had a steady stream of customers complaining about car trouble.
"Just get a good quality air filter and keep one in the car and change it every so often," said Ward, owner of Dan's Automotive.
A look under the hood usually solves the mystery: They placed the panty hose in the wrong place.
Wayne Kvasnikoff, plant manager for the Seattle-based Ocean Beauty Seafoods fish-processing plant in Nikiski, is glad the plant is closed this time of year. The ash that coated the town in gray last Saturday will still be there when the plant reopens for the summer salmon season.
The ash will require a rigorous spring cleanup, he said.
"We will do it the same way they have in the past, with large water hoses," Krusnikoff said. "We will wash it out."
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