Monday, September 18, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
School prepares high-tech face-lift for Learned Hall
Proposal includes main entrance media classroom
By Jennifer Valadez
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer.
This artist's rendition shows the proposed expansion of Learned Hall, which includes a new main entrance and is expected to cost about $16 million. The building should be completed by Fall 2002, but a start date has not been set. Contributed at
The KU School of Engineering will soon have access to state-of-the-art facilities as plans develop to change the face of Learned Hall.
Carl Locke Jr., dean of engineering, said plans were under way to create a main entrance to the school, instead of the two side entrances that now exist. He also said that relocating the dean's office from its current position on the fourth floor would make it more convenient and easier to find.
"This will make the dean's office more accessible to current students as well as potential students," Locke said. "The new design will provide a striking entrance to the building."
Locke said the addition would primarily accommodate the department of electrical engineering and computer science, which is now in Nichols, Snow and Learned halls.
The estimated $16 million expansion, which has been in planning for the past year, will be located on the east end of Learned. It will house a computer commons, a 230-seat multi
media' classroom, more classrooms, faculty offices and a dean's suite. The classrooms will include computer classrooms designated for engineering courses and three computer labs for courses in computer science.
Steve Scannell, design and construction management consultant service manager, said the new classrooms would benefit the entire school.
"This is going to provide them with a state-of-the-art facility and much needed square feet," he said.
The addition will free up approximately 16,300 square feet in Learned and will allow for the expansion of other departments within the School of Engineering.
The building is being designed by Gould Evans Associates LC of Lawrence and is set to be complete by Fall 2002.
However, Doug Doering, project manager, said that neither a start date nor a bid date had been set.
Doering said the space from the 84,000-square-foot addition would
"The new design will provide a striking entrance to
the building."
Carl Locke Jr.
dean of engineering
provide a courtyard between the new building and Spahr Engineering Library and that the high-tech components of the addition would significantly update the school.
"It will greatly enlarge, replace and expand the existing terrace," he said. "The addition is going to upgrade them considerably."
Locke said the building was currently waiting on donors because the project was still in a quiet phase of fund raising. Most of the money used in the project will come from private funding.
He said a formal announcement of the project would be made at the end of the year.
Edited by Erin McDaniel
Students protest sexual assault
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Some fans accepted and read the handbills, while some crumpled them up and tossed them to the ground. Others avoided taking a handbill altogether, laughed or voiced their disagreement.
"I think they're creating problems that don't need to be created," said Randi Sereres, Olathe senior. "The girl should have gone to the police in the first place. Terry Allen is a good guy."
Sarah Yannaccone, a demonstrator, said the reaction often depended on whom she gave a handbill to.
"Young women and middle-aged women were pretty receptive," said Yannaccone, Sterling senior. "The men tended to be really hostile."
Yannaccone said many people told her to get a life or said that Allen was a good man.
One KU alumnus said that he didn't mind the handbill distribution but that he wanted to hear both sides of the situation.
"I got called a lesbian, too," she said. "But I actually thought it would be more hostile. A lot of people just seemed to have the attitude of, 'Do not look at the girl with the filer.'"
"If it's true, absolutely it's wrong. That kind of stuff can't be tolerated," said Mike Ashley, Prairie Village resident. "Believe me, I've got two daughters here."
Some fans were receptive to the students, though, said Maggie Koerth, Salina sophomore.
Kelli Graves, Overland Park graduate student, distributes handbills to passers-by before Saturday's football game. The bills were created by Delta Force and other activist groups to denounce the Athletics Department's reaction after a soccer player accused two football players of sexual assault. Photo by Craig Bennett/KANSAN
"One guy did talk to me and was really supportive," Koerth said. "He said one thing he was sick of was how in the media it seemed like Terry Allen and the sports people said they felt victimized by us because we're bringing it out."
Berberich said even though she distributed the handbills, she was a KU football fan.
"I love KU football. I felt so negative out there, but it's a negative issue, though." Berberich said. "I feel bad that because of Terry Allen's actions there was a shadow cast over the game. Nothing like this should have had to ruin the day for anyone."
Social Welfare plan meets financial goal
By Amy Riscoe
Edited by Enin Adamson
Special to the Kansan
After three years of fund raising, the School of Social Welfare has attained its goal of $1 million.
In 1997, the school established the fund-raising program "Beyond Boundaries," which kicked off the school's 50th year of service. The program was started to raise money to secure the school's future.
"The money will be used for student scholarships, faculty support and innovative projects," said Melanie Hepburn, assistant dean of social welfare.
Donations came from alumni, corporate donors and estates,and the program intended to bring clients and the community together.
"Being out in the community helped make the community more aware of the fund-raiser," said Kay Lynne Myers, chairwoman of "Beyond Boundaries."
The program's name symbolizes how the school's faculty envisions social workers.
"We always reach beyond the traditional lines of social work," Hepburn said.
Having reached their goal, the program's organizers now want to commemorate the close of the fund-raiser and honor the donors and faculty. The school is celebrating on Friday by unveiling plaques with the names of the donors.
"The reason why we raised money is because in social welfare we have such a wide range of alumni to help out." Myers said.
A tile mural was designed to initiate the start of "Beyond Boundaries."
Carolyn Payne, KU graduate, designed the mural to reflect the social welfare building, Twente Hall, as well as the Edwards Campus and the back stairs of Twente Hall. Now, plaques on both sides of the mural will be added.
"The celebration is a 'thank you' to the donors and faculty for all their help," Myers said.
— Edited by Casey Franklin
Conference emphasizes tribal pride
By Mark Hansen Special to the Kansan
The speaker asked his audience to write down three things that were sacred, things that were worth dying for. Then he collected the pieces of paper and tore them into shreds.
"Our history is being edited from the Indian consciousness," he said.
Free criticized the way Native- American culture had been presented in standard textbooks.
This is what has happened to Native American culture, said Robert Free, co-coordinator of the Northwest Leonard Peltier Support Network. Free spoke Friday as part of a weekend conference, "American Indian Leaders: Red Power and Tribal Politics," held at the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University.
the indian consciousness," he said.
Ray Pierotti, associate professor of biology, said the conference gave him a chance to meet some of his heroes.
"It's good seeing them healthy and ready to train the next generation." he said.
Pierotti said he had hoped that more KU people would attend and recruit at the conference.
"I wish that more non-Indian academics were here," he said. "There's been a great deal of talk here about increasing Native American students and faculty."
Ada Deer, a member of the Menominee tribe of Wisconsin and the keynote speaker of the weekend, said Native Americans should be proud.
"We're the native people here, and we should look people right in the eye, not above or below," Deer said.
She emphasized the need to invest in education.
"You have a responsibility and reciprocity to help your tribe," Deer said. "I decided I would exert every fiber of my body to help my tribe."
Oren Lyons on the Onondaga tribe spoke Saturday, urging Native Americans to persevere if they wanted reform.
"While we speak, the ice is melting," he said. "There's something greater going on."
Lyons said Native Americans needed to get back to their roots.
"Get back to your ways," he said. "Talk to your elders. They're waiting for you to ask."
William Collins, a history teacher from Albuquerque, N.M., attended the conference and said it gave him the chance to deal with issues he couldn't address regularly in the classroom.
"This is like intellectual stimulation for me," he said. "People in Kansas should definitely be aware of the region's history."
- Edited by Casey Franklin