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January 13, 1998
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Vol. 108 • No. 78
Former Kansan reporter and Peace Corps volunteer Kathleen Stolle shares her traumatic departure from riot-torn Albania, a country she grew to love.
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Sports today
Lester Earl received a second chance when he transferred to Kansas. Since he became eligible to play, he has made an impact on the court.
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Long lines cause traffic jam
(USPS 650-640)
Students line up at the Enrollment Center in Strong Hall for late enrollment. Some exasperated students waited in line for more than two hours to enroll. Photo by GR Gordon-Ross/KANSAN
Late enrollment clogs Strong Hall makes students wait
The line for refund checks in the basement of Carruth-O'Leary Hall stretches the length of the building with about 100 students waiting. The wait for the checks was about an hour and a half most of the day. GR Gordon-Ross/KANSAN
By Gerry Doyle gdoyle@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Students entering Strong Hall yesterday morning were greeted by a throng of people enduring late enrollment.
Monday was the first day for students to enroll late, said associate registrar Brenda Selman. Students flocked to the registrar's office, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Records office and the enrollment center, causing lines that filled the first floor of Strong Hall.
Students participating in late enrollment were not assigned appointments and could come any time yesterday, Selman said. About 1,000 students were processed, a number that wasn't out of line, she said.
"It varies, but it's really not that unusual," she said. "We're too much in the thick of it to really get an exact count."
The lines were phenomenal because students wanted to enroll in classes before they were closed, said Seth Hoffman, Lenexa sophomore.
"I had to go get a permit to enroll," Hoffman said. "Then I had a hold, and had to go to Carruth-O' Leary to pay it. When I got back from paying my hold, I ran into the mother of all lines.Total, I waited in line for about two hours and 45 minutes. We mostly spent the time listening to other people complain about the wait."
Crowds thinned later in the day and Strong's hallways were not quite as hectic. While the lines in the morning forced students to wait more than an hour, there were shorter waits and fewer hassles in the afternoon. At 10:30 a.m., the line from the enrollment center almost reached the registrar's office. At 2:20 p.m., the enrollment line consisted of 15 people and didn't stretch around the corner.
"I just went in to get my thesis hours," said
Students enrolling late can do so through their last day of add-drop, which is based on KUID number.
Makeup times for students who were unable to enroll today have been changed from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and from to 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Selman said.
Daniel Charkin, Hollywood, Fla. graduate student: "It took about five minutes."
Friends remember caring professor
By Sara Anderson
Kansan staff writer
Victor Papanek, University of
Victor Papan Kansas distinguished professor of architecture 72, died Saturday at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Papanek entered the hospital about a month ago after fighting an illness that lasted more than three years. John Gaunt, dean of
Paparek: Studied with Frank Lloyd Wright
architecture and urban design,saic the cause of Papanek's death was unknown.
Papanek came to the University in 1981 and taught part-time last year because of prolonged health problems, Gaunt said.
He most recently taught courses in introductory architecture and design ethics.
"Victor was a really caring teacher," Gaunt said. "He loved teaching and sharing his insight and knowledge with the students."
Papanek was a global traveler and a well-known designer. He studied with Frank Lloyd Wright and taught at many different institutions including the Ontario College of Art and the Royal Academy of Architecture in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Papanek received numerous honors such as Distinguished Designer Fellowship, NEA and the UN(UNESCO) Award for outstanding Design of Developing Nations.
Papanek's assistant, Lisa Robinson, said Papanek also spent time in Bali and Indonesia, lectured throughout Europe and Asia and spoke a dozen languages.
"He was one of the most interesting people I've ever known," she said. "He was interested in absolutely everything."
Papanek also was well published. His last book, "The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture," was among five or six well-known works of Papanek's career.
Papanek was closely connected with folk art and crafts including Oriental, Eskimo and American Indian cultures. He combined design and anthropology and studied exotic cultures to help understand basic human needs and their relationship with design.
"Victor was concerned with how we live, and his designs were based on it," Gaunt said. "He also was interested in the ethics of design—how we design in a responsible manner."
Donna Luckey, chairwoman of the architecture program, said Papanek's reputation brought students from all around the world to study with him.
Gaunt said he thought that students appreciated Papanek's methods and love of teaching.
"For us, he was a teacher designer of world acclaim and very highly recognized and honored," he said. "We will miss him."
Papanek's family members could not be reached for comment.
Kansan staff writer
Custodian charged with sale of cocaine
By Laura Roddy
Kansas staff writer
A University custodial worker charged with the sale of crack cocaine appeared in Douglas County District Court yesterday afternoon.
Albert E. Crane, Jr., 52, was arrested Wednesday morning after a month-long investigation by the Douglas County Drug Enforcement Unit, said Loren Anderson, Douglas County sheriff.
Crane was charged with three counts of the sale of crack cocaine, one count of possession of crack cocaine, one count of possession of marijuana and one count of possession of paranhernalia.
Anderson said the Drug Enforcement Unit arranged three controlled buys with Crane and arrested him after the third buy.
Ken Stoner, director of student
housing, said the arrest took place on the loading dock outside of Ellsworth.
A subsequent search of Crane's residence uncovered one gram of crack and a small amount of marijuana, Anderson said.
Crane, a lifelong Lawrence resident, has been employed by the University since April 1995, said Carol Cooper, employment manager for student housing.
Douglas County District Court Judge Jack Murphy granted a continuance yesterday for Crane a preliminary hearing at the request of prosecutor Dan Dunbar. The hearing is scheduled for 1:45 p.m. Feb. 9. Murphy also reduced Crane's bond from $5,000 to $4,000.
Crane was released on bond at 3:30 p.m. yesterday.
Stoner said that to his knowledge, no students had been involved in the incident.
Parking department to crack down on booth runners with fines
By Marc Sheforgen
Kanson staff writer
Beware booth runners. Students without on-campus parking passes may face a $50 fine for disregarding stop signs on the traffic information booths at campus areas.
The parking department's rules committee is expected to form a plan that would first warn cars caught passing by the parking attendants without permission and then fine them $50.
If the department passes the plan at their February meeting, the fines would not go into effect until August 1, 1998, leaving this semester's runners free from consequence.
growing number of drivers that illegally are congesting campus roads.
"People are so excited about running the boots, that they aren't paying attention to what's going on in front of them. So I think it's become a safety issue," said Donna Hultine, assistant director of parking.
Hultine said that the new plan would first give offenders a verbal warning if the car could be stopped by the booth attendant. On a second offense, the license plate number of the car would be written down, and a written warning would be sent to the violator.
Parking officials are concerned with the
Finally, if the same car was seen running a booth for a third time, a the driver would be fined $50.
PROPOSED PLAN
Yesterday, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. 75
- Second offense: record license plate number; written warning told to driver
First offense: verbal warning
Third offense: $50 fine
cars ran by the parking booth on Sunflower Road without proper documentation. The booth attendants record the number of runs per day and then turn that number into the parking department.
McCabe also said she thought it would be difficult to write down license plate numbers.
Stephanie McCabe, Lawrence junior and parking booth attendant, said she thought the plan would help, but it would be impossible for attendants to verbally warn the drivers.
Because the stop signs on the traffic information booths are not official, violators are not breaking a city law by blowing past them. However, the new plan would allow the parking department to regulate such violations.
Brandon Bartkoski, Burlingame freshman, said that a $50 fine would probably solve the problem.
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"It would stop me from going across," he said. "If they want you to stop, they ought to make you pay something for not stopping."
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