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The University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 17, 1998
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Corbin, scholarship halls safest
Oliver Hall, which had the third-highest number of residents in the fall with 655, has had 60 offenses reported in the building, according to KU Office of Public Safety and Department of Student Housing data.
McCollum Hall, the largest hall with 749 fall-semester residents, has had 36 reported offenses in the building.
Most of the offenses have been property crimes, such as thefts and burglaries, said Sgt. Chris Keary of the public safety office. Other offenses have included phone harassments, false fire alarms and possession of drug paraphernalia, Keary said.
The University of Kansas' third most-populous campus living unit has reported the largest number of criminal offenses this academic year.
By Laura Roddy
lroddy@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Oliver reports most crime, office says
"We want them to treat the residence-hall room as if it is the front door of their house, not their bedroom." Keary said.
Keary said students should make sure to lock their doors whenever they leave their rooms.
Deborah Tash, Leawood freshman and Oliver resident, said although someone had stolen money from a desk in her room while her roommate was taking a nap, she felt safe in Oliver.
He also said it was a good idea to keep track of property serial numbers.
Students should make sure to report anything suspicious, if not to the police, to hall staff, Keary said.
"More than likely, you're going to know who belongs there," he said.
"We know everyone here pretty much, at least on our floor," Tash said.
Typically, the all-female residence halls have fewer offenses reported, he said. Lewis and Gertrude Sellarsl Pearson halls each have had nine offenses reported, and Corbin Hall has had one offense reported.
Jayhawker Towers reported 23 crimes, Ellsworth Hall reported 13 and Hashinger Hall reported 10. Lewis Hall and Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall each reported nine. Templin Hall, with the fewest number of residents, reported six crimes and Corbin Hall reported one crime, according to the office's data.
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The University's nine scholarship halls, which each house about 50 residents, reported only one or two offenses for this academic year. Keary said the low number could be attributed to the halls' small size.
Keary said factors such as size and gender proportion influenced the
He said the figures represented offenses reported to the public safety office. He also said the figures for Oliver could be higher than the other halls because the residents might be better at reporting crimes.
"It's going to vary from year to year," he said.
number of offenses reported at University living units.
"Do what you can to minimize your chance of being a victim," Keary said.
The bar graph below shows the number of criminal offenses reported to the KU Public Safety Office since Aug. 15, 1997. residents per hall, according to Student Housing, is shown in parentheses.
Residence hall crime stats
Museums to sponsor all-day 'dive'
Four campus staffs coordinate activities for 18th museum day
By Susie Gura
sgura@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Live animals, mermaids and treasure hunts will all be part of the activities at University of Kansas museums this weekend.
Sunday is the 18th Annual Museum Day at the Natural History Museum, Spencer Museum of Art, Museum of Anthropology and Wilcox Classical Museum. This year's theme is "Dive into KU Museums: Stories of the Sea."
preview from noon to 1 p.m.
The day will feature special exhibits, demonstrations and activities from 1 to 3 p.m. The events are free.
"We extended the hours at the request of the members so they can spend a little more time at the museums," said Jama Kolosick, program assistant at the Natural History Museum.
The Natural History Museum is playing host to a members-only
All of the museums will have exhibits and demonstrations in accordance with the theme.
"It is a really good theme for us because of the manatee exhibit," Kolosick said. "We have photos, a skeleton and tracking devices."
In addition, the Natural History Museum will display an abatross, sea turtles and hermit crabs. Other live animals including mammals, birds, fish and invertebrates will be featured. A talking mermaid will explain myths of the sea.
"We will have fun paintings, a sidewalk sale, scientific exhibits and a treasure hunt," said Beth Huerter, director of visitor services at the Natural History
Museum.
Every floor will have new, temporary exhibits and scientists will be available to talk with visitors.
"You'll get to see things that we normally don't have out," Kolosk said.
Activities guides will be available at the Spencer Museum of Art for adults, children and preschoolers.
"We will have volunteers reading to kids in the gallery," said Kristina Mitchell, education service coordinator at Spencer.
The Museum of Anthropology
"We don't do a whole lot because we are such a small museum," said Betty Banks, curator of the Wilcox Classical Museum.
The Wilcox Classical Museum also is participating in Museum Day. They also will have a treasure hunt and will be showing a video about underwater archaeology.
Museum Day
Natural History Museum noon to 1 p.m., members only. 1 to 3 p.m., open to public. Special exhibits, demonstrations and activities.
Spencer Museum of Art
10:35 p.m.
Story reading for children in galleries
■ Museum of Anthropology 1 to 3 p.m.
Treasure hunt exploration and coloring for children
will have a treasure hunt exploration sheet to direct visitors through their gallery, canoe paddle designs for children to color and shell artifacts.
At any stop, visitors can register to win a $25 gift certificate for the museum gift shops.
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