Thursday, September 21, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Volunteers, kids enjoy program
Adopt-A-School offers role models tutoring for kids
By Amber Huntzinger Special to the Kansan
Volunteers for Adopt-A-School say that one of the most enjoyable aspects of the program is the bonds they form with the children.
Volunteer Nikki Clark,
Bartlesville, Okla., senior, remembers a note she received from a former student assuring her that when Clark was a teacher, her students wouldn't want a weekend.
The Adopt-A-School program pairs University of Kansas students with area elementary and junior high school classrooms to promote unity between the
University and Lawrence.
Clark has been involved with Adopt-A-School since her freshman year and has been co-chairwoman of the program for the past year.
Volunteers sign up to be in the classroom for two hours each week. Clark said. Their responsibilities range from tutoring and reading to helping with classroom activities.
"It is a lot of work but very rewarding," said co-chairman Joe Evans, Kansas City, Kan., senior.
Clark said the program could open up future job opportunities for students of any major. It's a great way to get involved, she said, and a perfect opportunity to get a recommendation if the volunteer is committed and responsible.
Adopt-A-School benefits the children as well.
"The kids look up to the students." Clark said. "They can't wait
Natalie Goodwin, Fairway junior and coordinator for Central Junior High, said she treasured her time working with the kids.
to be in their shoes."
"Kids look up to us." she said. "We are their role models."
Though Adopt-A-School is primarily a Greek program, it is open to all students.
"Be excited to see them," Clark said. "Because they are excited to see you."
"We don't screen our volunteers." Clark said. "But we expect them to be prompt, responsible and hard working."
Evans said the program had been a great experience.
The volunteers are instructed to be prepared to interact with the children each day.
"It is easy to make a small effort for such a big difference," she said.
— Edited by Kimberly Thompson
The Associated Press
Lottery officials plan security audit
TOPEKA — The Kansas Lottery postponed a security audit planned for last year, and an attorney raised new questions about its operations in court Tuesday.
Ed Van Petten, the lottery's deputy director, confirmed Tuesday that the agency expected last year to hire an outside firm for the audit but didn't. He said problems in finding a firm delayed the audit.
The attorney general's office accused former lottery employee Richard Lee Knowlton of altering computer records and lottery tickets to steal $62,932 in 18 months, ending in March.
During a hearing Tuesday in Knowlton's case in Shawnee County District Court, defense
attorney William Rork suggested two lottery employees — including Knowlton's former superior — faced personnel actions.
Van Petten would not confirm whether any such action is pending and said the two still were listed as lottery employees.
Rork and Knowlton's family contend that Knowlton uncovered problems at the lottery that state officials are struggling to keep hidden, an idea Van Petten disputes.
Knowlton was in court with Rork for a hearing on Knowlton's bail, originally set at $200,000. On Friday, the attorney general's office filed 268 theft, computer crime and official misconduct charges against Knowlton, most of them felonies.
District Judge Thomas Conklin lowered Knowlton's bill to $70,000.
Conklin, however, set conditions on Knowiton's release that prohibit him from using computers and restrict his ability to leave his home and have contact with his children, whom the state lists as potential witnesses.
"In other words, it's like house arrest," Conklon told Knowlton from the bench.
State officials, including Van Petten, have vouched for the integrity of the lottery's games and have said no other current or former lottery employees are under criminal investigation.
Van Petten said the lottery now was taking bids from outside firms to conduct the security audit originally planned for last year.
Van Petten said he did not know when a firm would be selected for the audit.
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Lasers provide officers safety, more accuracy
"An officer doesn't need a patrol car anymore," she said. "I can have my bike officers run traffic."
"An officer can stand at the side of traffic and get their reading instead of standing in the middle of traffic." she said.
The mobility feature also could keep officers safe. The laser has a survey mode, which can measure skid marks at accident scenes from a safe distance.
Motorists should be aware of the lasers' range - it can shoot up to 4,000 feet. Rozmiarek shoots targets up to 250 feet away, which she said was key to working in areas like school zones.
The laser not only detects speed but also distance.
"A big question many have is how I knew they were in a school zone," Rozmiarek said. "With the laser, there's no question on where they were at that point."
The laser also has a built-in error system. The radars can pick up the wrong vehicle if the bandwidth is obstructed, Rozmiiarek said. If an obstacle inhibits the laser, it will give an error message.
"It eliminates many of the normal arguments people use to get out of their speeding tickets," Rozmiarek said.
Eddie Yang, Overland Park junior,
said the new technology would defini-
tely change his driving speed.
"I would drive slower because usually when I get pulled over, it's bad news." Yang said.
But Mike Bennett, Overland Park freshman, may not pay heed to the lasers.
"It itms like the police here are really chill," Bennett said. "I don't get in trouble as it is, so why change?"
Edited by Kimberly Thompson
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