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MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2009
VOLUME 120 ISSUE 85
CRIME
Students robbed in drive-thru
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LAWRENCE - Lawrence police are looking for a man who held up four University of Kansas students in the drive-thru lane of a fast-food restaurant.
The students told police the suspect was parked behind their car in the drive-thru lane when he walked up to their car and demanded money. The incident occurred early Sunday.
Police say the victims complied, and the suspect fleed in his car.
The incident was recorded by the restaurant's external cameras, which police are reviewing.
PHILANTHROPY
Detroit students inspired
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BY ALEXANDRA GARRY
Derek Williams wants to be a Javhawk.
Williams, a high school junior from a rough neighborhood in Detroit, said he wanted to be part of the "team spirit" shown when the men's basketball team won the NCAA championship last April. He uses this desire to stay focused on his goals and avoid the distractions of his violent school.
Having grown up more than 800 miles away from Lawrence, attending the University may have seemed an unlikely goal for Williams. Thanks to his teacher and volunteers at Audio Reader, the University has become a little closer to Detroit.
Audio Reader, located inside the Kansas Public Radio building on campus, records volunteers' readings of books, newspapers and other material for blind and visually impaired residents of Kansas and Western Missouri.
Williams is one of 50 Eaton Charter Academy juniors who adopted the University as part of a program to help students think about going to college. All of the classes at the school adopted different colleges to learn about scholarships offered through them. They learned more about that college and its surroundings and worked to find out how to get scholarships to go there.
Lantry Kostich said the realization that her father could help make the connection between the students and the University was great.
Their teacher, Joni Lantry Kostich, suggested the University because her father, Bob Lantry, lived in Lawrence.
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Pulling the plug on hidden costs
BY AMANDATHOMPSON
athompson@kansan.com
Students could be losing money to dozens of silent thieves in their own homes. Known as vampire appliances, some energy-sucking electronics can continue to use energy even when turned off.
Kathleen Waters, outreach coordinator for the Bureau of Air and Radiation at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, or KDHE, said appliances such as televisions go into a standby mode when turned off. When an appliance is in a standby mode, it uses energy because it is ready to go to work when you want it to.
According to the U.S.
"Even things like your microwave, they're just waiting for you to push a button." Waters said. "And they're using power while they're waiting for you."
Department of Energy Web site, standby power can account for as much as 20 percent of home energy use. The department's Berkeley Lab found that a typical microwave uses more energy displaying time on its digital clock than actually cooking food.
Josh Arpin, Bel Aire, Kan., senior,
said he regularly unplugged all kitchen
appliances, even his microwave,
when they weren't in use. He also
unplugs everything in his studio
apartment if he knows he will not
be home for a few days. Arpin said
he believed unplugging appliances
made a difference in his energy bills.
"While this difference might not be significant to most, the savings add up over time," Arpin said.
Arpin said his utility bills were generally significantly lower than his friends'.
Waters said employees at KDHE traded information and tips on how they can stay environmentally conscious within the building.
it all adds up...
The U.S. Department of Energy provides an equation that can help you figure out how much money one appliance costs each year depending on its use.
(Wattage *× Hours Used Per Day* + 1000 = Daily Kilowatt-hour (kWh) consumption
Computer modem and monitor
(120 + 150 Watts × 4 hours/day × 365 days/
year) × 1000
= 394 kWh × 8.5 cents/kWh
= 533 51/year
Coffee maker
(133 Watts x 5 hours/day x 365 days/year) +
1000
=242.72 kWh x 8.5 cents/kWh
=$20.60/year
Clock radio
(10 Watts x 24 hours/day x 365 days/year) ÷ 1000
"We do what we need to be doing around the building in order to live up to our name." Waters said.
Part of the way KDHE lives up to its name is by having a state-mandated Green Team. Every agency in Kansas is required to have a Green Team that is responsible for ensuring the efficiency of state agencies.
=87.6 kWh x 8.5 cents/kWh
=$7.45/year
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
Rodney Ferguson, public service executive with the Bureau of Waste Management for KDHE, is one member of the agency's Green Team. Ferguson said he encouraged employees around the office to unplug appliances, too.
"The easiest way to manage power is to eliminate power you don't need
in the first place," Ferguson said.
Waters said plugging TVs, DVDs and game systems into power strips and turning the power strip off can help save money as well, because they won't drain energy in standby mode.
Edited by Sonya English
POLITICS
Professor composes policy advice for Obama
BY BRIANNE PFANNENSTIEL
bpfannenstiel@kansan.com
President Obama has been in office for less than a week, but he is already receiving critiques on his performance and advice for what he should do next. Robert L. Glicksman, distinguished professor of law, co-edited a report sent to Obama urging him to take swift action to protect public health and the environment during his first 100 days in office.
Glicksman contributed to the paper titled "Protecting Public
Orders for the President's First 100 Days" as a member-scholar of the Center for Progressive Reform. The group began work on the report before the election and sent it to the White House
Health and the Environment by the Stroke of a Pen: Seven Executive
to issue seven executive orders that focus on climate change and envi-
"We were urging him to act quickly as a symbolic gesture of a bigger commitment..."
ROBERT L. GLICKSMAN
Professor of law
hortly after Obama was elected. The report urges the president
ronmental justice, transparency within the government and public health.
"We were urging him to act quickly as a symbolic gesture of a bigger commitment to health, safety and environmental protection than we've had in the past eight
years and as a practical step that would move us in the right direction," Glicksman said.
The group limited the recommendations to activities the president could make without assistance from Congress to expedite the process, Glickskman said.
"WerecognizethatCongressional action is likely to take a significant amount of time, but the president, unilaterally through executive order, could get it done with the stroke of a pen."
Andrew Toth, Colby sophomore and president of KU Young Democrats, said he was impressed with the speed with which Obama
has begun making important decisions.
"He's been on the ball during the transition by appointing his Cabinet and his secretaries," Toth said. "I think he's kind of set the bar for himself and the pace he plans to take in pushing his agendas."
Glicksman said he was pleased with what he heard during Obama's inaugural address last week because Obama addressed some of the issues outlined in the report, including a desire to act quickly on
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