Wednesday, April 8, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 7
Senate coalitions work toward cleaner, less wasteful University
By Graham K. Johnson gjohnson@kansan.com Kanson staff writer
Candidates for student government are not satisfied with the pace and scope of campus recycling.
ISSUE SUMMARY
Candidates from Campus Cause, Delta Force and independent
candidates have said that recycling was a chief concern in environmental issues. Both coalitions and Wendy Butler, independent Nunemaker candidate, said pushing the administration to expand and accelerate the University's recycling program was an important part of their agendas.
Kevin Yoder, Campus Cause presidential candidate, pointed to a nearly empty plastic-bottle recycling bin and said there had not been enough progress.
"Obviously, right now, recycling isn't happening to the level it should or could be." Yoder said
Yoder said his coalition wanted to continue efforts Senate had made in establishing and funding a comprehensive recycling board.
Yoder said the group's short-term
too save the goals would include working with the recycling program's administrators to provide help with staff and funding. The group's long-term goal is to push for a revenue-producing recycling center.
Holly Krebs, Delta Force can.
Numirich: Recycling is key to environmental issue.
didate for a Nunemaker seat, said Delta Force also was concerned with the progress of the program.
"The recycling program has been started, but it's kind of small right now," Krebs said. "We want to stay on the administration's back to at
least expand it."
Wendy Butler, independent candidate for a Nunemaker seat, said her main environmental concern was recycling
"I feel like we need more recycling bins, especially for plastic bottles," Butler said.
Butler said she would push to have recycling bins installed in high-traffic areas instead of just inside buildings.
Victoria Silva.
Dunbar: Platform includes recycling, waste reduction.
Vice President, director of the Office of Resource Conservation and Recycling, said it was important for students and candidates to realize that the program was in its infancy, and she urged patience and feedback about how the program could be made better.
"Rather than being critical of the program, I would welcome any positive feedback," Silva said.
Matt Dunbar, Delta Force candidate for student body vice president, said the coalition's agenda regarding the environment went beyond recycling.
"Recycling is a good first step," Dunbar said, "but it is only a beginning."
Dunbar said Delta Force also would encourage waste reduction, such as using reusable mugs, recycling and encouraging the use of alternative transportation, particularly the implementation of bicycle lanes on campus and in Lawrence.
Julie Nurrich, Campus Cause candidate for a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences seat, said recycling was Campus Cause' main environmental issue.
"The recycling issue is our main one because it's the biggest issue facing the campus right now," Numrich said. "But that doesn't mean we don't care about other issues."
Coalitions seek fewer tickets, more rides
By Marc Sheforgen
msheforgen@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Alleviating parking problems on campus is being billed as a top priority in this year's Student Senate elections.
ISSUE SUNNY SNAP
SPOTLIGHT
Coalitions say that for the money students pay to park close to
their classes, the difficulty in locating a space needs to be resolved.
The Campus Cause coalition surveyed students about what they wanted from Student Senate. Out of 523 surveys, 70 percent listed parking in the top five.
"Coming from off campus, parking has been a big problem," said Matt McGuire, off-campus candidate with Campus Cause. "The sell almost
12,000 parking permits, and there are only 9,000 spots.
McGuire said that Campus Cause was working with the parking department to implement a program that would utilize the 1,028 spaces at the Lied Center to alleviate parking congestion.
The plan would include a bus that would shuttle students from the Lied Center to campus every five to seven minutes during peak hours. Those hours would include 7 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
"The Lied Center has a big parking lot that's not being utilized during the day." McGuire said.
Don Kearns, parking director, said he was in favor of a plan that would allow easier campus access to students who did not live on bus routes.
"With all of the apartment complexes being built so far away from
campus, no transportation system will ever go out that far," Kearns said.
"Our big thing is trying to reduce the need for parking on campus," he said.
"I mean, I don't personally have to drive to campus everyday."
Jason Thompson, Nunemaker candidate for Delta Force coalition, said that he was in favor of the park-and-ride program at the Lied Center, but said that his coalition encouraged students to find alternative transportation.
Thompson said that Delta Force would work to make Lawrence a more bicycle-friendly city and that more students could ride bicycles rather than driving every day.
Thompson and other Delta Force members expressed concerns about how political the parking issue had become. Thompson said that Scott Kaiser, transportation coordinator and Cause Cause vice-presidential
"Coming from off campus, parking has been a big problem."
Matt McGuire
Campus Cause candidate
candidate, earlier this year denounced the park-and-ride program but now was supporting it.
"He basically put it down as infeasible until it was time to campaign for elections, and that really bothers me," Thompson said.
Wendy Butler, independent candidate for a Nunemaker seat, said she was concerned about faculty members parking in student lots without receiving tickets. But when students park in faculty parking spaces, they get ticketed, she said.
Coalitions propose technology changes
By Aaron Knopf
aknopf@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The coalitions running for Student Senate are sparring about technology initiatives in their campaign platforms.
Campus Cause is asking for an expedited implementation of online enrollment while Delta Force is asking for e-mail klosks placed at convenient locations on campus.
In a recent survey of more than 1,000 KU students, a convenient online enrollment process was among students' top demands, said Scott Kaiser, Campus Cause candidate for student body vice president
"This is a problem that affects every single KU student," Kaiser said. "It's a campus-wide issue."
But Dunbar said that providing online enrollment was already a priority of the administration.
Delta Force does not contest the importance of online enrollment, said Matt Dunbar, Delta Force candidate for student body vice president.
Kaiser disagreed. He said that the administration repeatedly had promised online enrollment during the past 10 years.
"This relates to a lot of the issues that Campus Cause is running on." Dunbar said. "These are things that are already happening. It's easy to fight a battle that's already been won."
Kaiser said a Campus Cause Sense would act as a watchdog to ensure that the University administration lived up to its promise.
"We're giving this more than lip service," Kaiser said. "We're giving this action, and we have a plan."
University Registrar Richard Morrell said that online enrollment would be a reality in the next few years. Last fall the University of Kansas purchased PeopleSoft Student Administration, a software package that can provide online enrollment.
"I share the concern that the students have—that the faster we are able to use this product, the better off we will be," Morrell said.
He said that his goal was to implement online enrollment properly rather than too quickly.
ISSUE STUDENT SENATE
"People walking through there could grab a bite to eat and check their e-mail." Dunbar said.
Delta Force's main technology initiative is the installation of e-mail kiosks in places such as the Kansas Union.
He said that if students had access to kiosks, fewer people would have to check e-mail in campus computer labs, freeing equipment in those labs for other purposes.
Earlier this spring, Delta Force representatives approached the administration about this idea. Dunbar said the response was positive.
Jerry Niebaum, director of academic computing services, confirmed that his department was investigating the idea. Niebaum said that some kliosks could be in place by the end of the year.
The administration and Delta Force disagree on what type of equipment to use for the klosks.
"New systems have a three-year warranty, a real plus for cost savings," Niebaum said.
Dunbar said that Delta Force proposed using recycled computers. Niebaum said the University might buy new equipment.
But Kaiser wondered if students really want their money spent on email terminals. He said Delta Force had not surveyed anyone to find out if there was a demand.
Other Senate candidates also are promoting their own initiatives.
Frank Louis, Campus Cause Sena candidate for the School of Architecture and Urban Design, said that he wanted a copier that was available 24 hours a day for architecture students.
Erika Nutt, Delta Force Senate candidate for the School of Social Welfare, said that she would ask for more computers for the School of Social Welfare.
What's New This Month in THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES?
- Stannard Conservation Laboratory Open House All members of the University community are invited to attend an open house in the newly dedicated Jerry and Katherine Stannard Conservation Laboratory on Thursday, April 30th, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The Libraries' Preservation Department staff will be on hand to demonstrate the latest techniques in book and paper conservation and book binding.
Libraries Acquire J-STOR
J-STOR, an electronically searchable archive of the backfiles of over sixty scholarly journals in numerous disciplines, is now available for searching. For further details, consult www.jstor.org. For searching, click on "Electronic Journals" on the Libraries' Electronic Resources homepage (www.lib.ukans.edu/electro.html).
Libraries to Use Smart Card Starting June 1 Smart Cards are not valid for library circulation and photocopying until June 1st Until then, you must still have your current KUID for use at the Libraries!
The Libraries welcome Julia Rholes as our new Assistant Dean for Information Services. Most recently, Ms. Rholes was Head of the Reference Division at the Texas A&M University Libraries.
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New to Our Staff
In the James Ranz Exhibit Area in Watson:
Until April 19: "We Tell You Now: Selections from the Collection of Native American Literature"
Opening April 20: Winners of the 42nd Annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest will be on display through May 1.
In The Kansas Collection*: Until April 19: "Beginning Married Life Right:
A Century of Weddings." Opening April 20: "Images of the Sixties:
Posters, Newspapers, Ephemera."
In Special Collections*: "Autolycus" Pack: 'Throwaway' Sources for Research"
In University Archives*: "Naismith to Williams: 100 Years of Kansas Basketball
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