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Volume 128 Issue 31
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, October 20, 2014
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MAKING A MOVE
Film and Media Studies to relocate to Summerfield in fall 2016
ALANA FLINN
@af1_1212
The Film and Media Studies Department will move from Oldfather Studios, 1621 W. Ninth St., to Summerfield Hall beginning in the fall of 2016. The Undergraduate Studies' University Career Center will also be relocated to Summerfield Hall.
This move stems from the building of a new business school, which will open in fall of 2016 as the main business building.
Tracy Horstman, assistant vice provost of Capital Planning and Space Management, said she wants the move to allow film and media studies to be closer to campus and
the School of the Arts.
"Oldfather builds a separation and this is an opportunity to bring film onto campus and integrate them," Horstman said.
an important undergraduate service will be convenient for students.
it would be nice to see KU become a bigger destination for film students in future years and allow [the program to] gain more national recognition," Fehlig said.
Louis Fehlig, a senior from Overland Park, said he hopes the move will make the film and media program more noticed on campus.
The Undergraduate Studies' career services will also be moved from the bottom floor of the Burge Union to Summerfield.
"We'd like to get their central location closer to the majority of the academic services," Young said.
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications Gavin Young hopes moving
Oldfather builds a separation and this is an opportunity to bring film onto campus and integrate them."
The Film and Media Studies Department will move to Summerfield Hall in the fall of 2016 upon the completion of the new business school building.
TRACY HORSTMAN Assistant vice provost of Capital Planning and Space Management
To move both departments, Summerfield will be closed during the 2016 summer for major repairs. University
architect James Modig foresees about $2 million worth of improvements, including those in heating and cooling, electrical services and creating larger door access.
MISSY MINEAR/KANSAN
Brittany Koppers, a sophomore from Leawood, said she has attended classes in Summerfield and is looking forward to the upgrades.
"Summerfield is very dark and old," Koppers said. "It's not a very welcoming environment that's conducive for group studying and teamwork, which is a huge part of being a business student."
Brandon Cotter, a freshman from Dallas majoring in film and media studies, said he received an email that the school is in the process of
collecting donations and new equipment to upgrade what's been in Oldfather Studios.
"While [Oldfather has] been around for so long, as
a student, I can say I'm very excited to experience both," Cotter said.
— Edited by Yu Kyung Lee
Students work to upgrade campus accessibility LAUREN METZLER @MetzlerLauren
Off campus
Fifteen men from the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity gathered Saturday at the home of Susan, a Lawrence resident, to build a wheelchair-accessible ramp for her.
Susan is the person partnered with Pi Kappa Phi through Natural Ties, a student-run nonprofit that connects student organizations with individuals with disabilities.
After Susan was placed in a wheelchair last spring, Cooper Seely, a sophomore from Wichita, saw the need for safer accessibility into Susan's home when he picked her up on Wednesdays for weekly Natural Ties events.
"It's our way of helping her out a little bit," Seely said.
The Pi Kappa Phi's national philanthropy, Ability Experience, awarded the fraternity men a grant that would reimburse the costs of building the ramp for up to $1,000. With a contractor from Eudora United Methodist Church's ministry Kingdom Builders to provide free labor, Seely said he estimated the cost to be around $500.
“[This was] a lot longer process than I was expecting, but it's exciting to finally see it come about,” Seely said. “It definitely couldn't have come soon enough for [the homeowner.] She's definitely not able to get around as well as she used to.”
A wheelchair-accessible ramp is being built for Strong Hall after the 2013- 2014 Student Senate voted on creating and funding additional accessible entrances.
On campus
SEE RAMP PAGE 3
Participants walk in The Color Run, which came to Lawrence on Saturday. An estimated 3,000 to 3,500 Lawrence residents and students attended, said Joanna Meyers, The Color Run race director.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
3 UKRAINE
A panel of experts discuss the recent events in the Ukraine
4 MOPED SAFETY
"The helmet-wearing culture needs to improve." SEBASTION SCHONEICH
5 HELL ON WHEELS
"Fury" intensely shows the horrors of war from a tank
10 VOLLEYBALL
Kansas sweeps Texas Tech for its third straight win, improves to fourth in the Big 12
VISIT KANSAN.COM FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM THE COLOR RUN
Board of Regents meeting addresses sexual assault on university campuses
MCKENNA HARFORD
@McKennaHartford
The University, along with Kansas State University and Washburn University, remains under investigation for how they handle on-campus sexual assaults by the Office of Civil Rights.
The Kansas Board of Regents addressed sexual assault on state university campuses at the October meeting, when CEOs from the six state universities presented about how their schools are reacting to Title IX.
Jane McQueeny, executive director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity
and Access, and Rachel Rolf associate general counsel for
"This discussion gave everyone the opportunity to see what we are doing right and what we could be doing better."
BREEZE RICHARDSON Director of media relations for Kansas Board of Regents
the Office of General Counsel, presented about Title IX and federal law.
Breeze Richardson, director of media relations for the Board, said universities have approached sexual assault with open discussions on campus, peer health education groups and contracting victim counselors. All of the schools have emphasized sexual assault training for students and faculty, as well as training for responding to sexual assault situations.
"This discussion gave everyone the opportunity to see what we are doing right and what we could be doing better," Richardson said. "Our goal is equal access to education, so in the future all action will be
Richardson said Kansas State University will have monthly forums to discuss various aspects of sexual assault.
Tim Caboni, vice chancellor for media relations, said the University wants to focus on preventing sexual assault and involving the community to change the culture surrounding sexual assault.
rooted in that."
"The focus that we are taking is that responding to sexual assault means that we are too late, it has already happened," Caboni said. "The task force recommendations and the things we can do will set a higher bar for what we can do
Caboni said the Board had a positive response to the action that the universities are taking. Richardson said the Board is willing to support the schools in any way it can and will continue the discussion about campus safety.
Index CLASSIFIEDS 9 CRYPTOQUIPS 6 SPORTS 10 CROSSWORD 6 OPINION 4 SUDOKU 6
The six state schools under the Board are the University of Kansas, Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University and Wichita State University.
Don't Forget
about it and what we can do to prevent it."
Edited by Drew Parks
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