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Calendar
Thursday, Oct. 2
What: School of Engineering Graduate Programs Open House When: 4 p.m. Where: Eaton Hall About: Prospective graduate students can meet faculty, staff and other students for research initiatives.
What: Lawrence Zombie Walk
When: 6-9:30 p.m.
Where: South Park Gazebo
About: Dress up and walk Massachusetts Street for the eighth annual charity.
Friday, Oct. 3
What: Walking Group
When: 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Where: Strong Hall
About: A 10- to 20-minute walk around campus.
What: "Proof" (play)
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Inge Theatre
About:The first night of production
of the drama.
Saturday, Oct. 4
What: Document Shredding Event
When: 8 a.m. to noon
Where: Shenk Sports Complex
About: Destroy and safely dispose of personal documents such as billing statements.
What: Open Drawing
When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Art and Design Building,
Room 405
About: The Department of Visual
Arts offers a free class.
Sunday, Oct. 5
What: SPICMACAY: Indian Classical Music and Dance
When: 12:30 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union Woodruff
About: An educational program with Prerana Deshpande, a solo dancer in Kathak, the traditional classical dance form of north India
Students split on dining quality
What: Wicked Fiber Economic Development Approval
When: 6:35 p.m.
Where: City Hall
About: A discussion with the City Commission about the approval of Lawrence Fiber
Students eat breakfast at the high tables in Mrs E's. Opinions of the food have been both positive and negative.
MATT DWYER/KANSAN
ALLISON CRIST
@AllisonCristUDK
Selecting a dining plan prior to coming to Kansas is a gamble for some students. Despite a large number of students who take a liking to the dining hall food, there are some who cannot say the same. Others simply don't have the time to take full advantage of their allotted meals.
To counter these issues, students are allowed to alter their meal plans up to two weeks into the semester.
Sheryl Kidwell, assistant director of KU Dining Services, said less than 7 percent of students changed their dining plans this year.
"Currently, we have around 4,000 dining plans." Kidwell said. "In the years past, the amount of students who've altered their plans has stayed around the current 7 percent."
Sarah Smoot, a freshman from Lawrence who lives in Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall, said she doesn't like the food at North College Cafe, GSP's dining service. Smoot was too late when wanting to downsize her meal plan, since deadline was Sept. 5, so she said she settles for sandwiches and salads.
"It messes with my digestive system and I cannot get enough energy from it," Smoot said. "I wish I would've gotten
a smaller meal plan," Smoot said.
Other students who live in GSP like Miranda Trible from Valley Center, don't find the food to be bad, but Trible said she finds it repetitive.
"I feel like it's the same thing every night: an Asian dish with rice, or some over-cooked 'American' meal," Trible said.
As far as breakfast goes, Trible said it made her sick one morning. Kidwell said complaints like those of Smoot and Trible do not go unnoticed and all comments are followed up and responded to accordingly.
"Like any food service, we get complaints," Kidwell said. "We not only welcome customer feedback, but we ask for it through annual surveys, conducting focus groups, listening to student input through social media, manager one-on-one interactions, and more."
Sarah Anderson, a freshman from Rogers, Ark., and Ian Hierl, a freshman from Lawrence, said Mrs. E's is fine. Coincidentally, the two are both vegetarians.
Across campus from NCC, students dine at either Mrs. E's, located in Lewis Hall, or Oliver Dining Hall, located at Oliver Hall.
"There is a pretty big selection of vegetarian items which I really appreciate,"
anderson said. "Plus, the salad bar is always open."
Anderson said she wishes for more healthy entrees. Specifically, she wants E's to get healthier salad dressing and start offering more fresh fruit and vegetables.
If Hierl could change anything, it would be E's hours. "I'd probably make the closing time later. I know there's the whole issue of paying wages and also prepping for the next day, but my schedule forces me to eat kind of late, so I'm normally hungry for dinner around 8, not 6 or 7," Hierl said.
Despite this, Kidwell said KU Dining has actually expanded their service hours already.
While Mrs. E's closes at 8 p.m., Oliver closes thirty minutes earlier.
Freshman Grace Thompson, from Half Moon Bay, Calif., has only eaten there a total of three times. However, Thompson said she likes the food and believes her meal plan is just enough.
With some happy and others not, Kidwil said for the most part, students are satisfied with KU Dining.
we are feeding more and more students every year" Kidwell said, "We've done extensive renovations in the last two years and they have undoubtedly positively impacted students. We get great feedback from parents and students when they visit, and we're seeing more and more visitors requesting a stop at Mrs. E's."
Edited by Lyndsey Havens
Shred-It event returns for third year
DEREK SKILLETT
@derekskillett
Students wishing to get rid of unwanted documents can do so Saturday during Shred-lt, a free document shredding event. The Provost Office, KU Facilities Services, Privacy Office and Watkins Health Center will sponsor the event.
The event is from 8 a.m. to noon at the northwest corner of Iowa Street and Clinton Parkway in the Park and Ride lot. It is located north of the Shenk Sports Complex.
"Cyber Security Awareness Month is about raising awareness about security and letting people know things that they can do to protect themselves," said David Day, the director of IT External Affairs at KU. "Part of this includes the shredding of paper information."
The event will also signal the beginning of October's National Cyber Security Awareness Month.
Joe Gillespie, a University campus privacy official, said this will be the third annual
Shred-It event
"We'll actually have two big shredding trucks there and if people want, they can actually stay and watch a TV screen to see their stuff being shredded," Gillespie said. "Some people really want to make sure it gets shredded and they can actually watch it right there."
"We want to encourage people to take care of their information and make sure it's disposed of properly so it doesn't fall into the wrong hands," Gillespie said. "We want to get people in a good habit of disposing of things that they shouldn't keep too long around their house or just throw away in the trash." Gillespie said people should shred their personal documents for either identity theft reasons or other information they would not want others to see. He said this event is a good way to dispose of it.
All of the paper waste that is generated from the shreddings will be recycled, Gillespie said.
"It's not just protecting your
Gillespie said because identity theft is so common, the shredding event is something that everyone can do to protect identities and keep people from taking over bank accounts. He said online banking is a double-edged sword because it is very convenient and paper files can fall into the wrong hands. He said a lot of people bring bank statements from the last year or two.
personal information, but it's a recycling event," Gillespie said.
"We have people come in with boxes of stuff that they've been holding for years and now they realize that they really don't need to hold onto this stuff and this is a good, safe way to dispose of it," Gillespie said. "It is a good habit for students to be aware of. Many things are online, which is both good and bad. A lot of identity theft comes from online transactions. Anything that they have in paper, this is a good, safe, way to get rid of it."
Day said there is no permanent way to erase
personal information that is shared online, but there are steps that students can take to secure their digital footprints. He said that students should make sure they use strong passwords, both on University accounts and personal accounts. Students should also make sure they have password protection on their phones and encryptions and digital signatures set up when sending personal or professional emails.
Students should be aware of attempts to place viruses on their computers, Day said. Students with a KU online ID have free access to antivirus software but the first line of defense against harmful viruses is the user. If students have any questions about staying safe online, they should visit the IT offices. If students have questions about a suspicious email, they can forward it to abuse@ku.edu.
Edited by Lyndsey Havens
University announces plans to build $51 million residence hall
The University announced plans to build a new $51 million residence hall beginning in the spring of 2016.
The new hall will be built adjacent to Oliver Hall, and will have 500 beds and a new dining facility. The suites will be similar to the suites in the two new dorms being built on Daisy Hill, said Diana Robertson, director of Student Housing.
This new addition is just one of many steps that Student Housing is taking to update their living conditions. Robertson said Corbin Hall is the next hall to be renovated. It will be closed for the 2016-2017 school year. Once Corbin is renovated, Jayhawk Towers B and C and Oliver Hall will begin their renovations.
"We are increasing the capacity of our system based on our increasing enrollment." said Robertson.
The new dorm being built near Oliver Hall will have a brand new dining facility that will replace Oliver Dining Hall and be available for residents in both halls to use. The dining area in Oliver Hall will be renovated into a new Academic Service Center which will be filled with computers and printers, and will provide students a place to meet with tutors and academic advisors.
enrichment, said Robertson. It has not been determined that the new residence hall will be available to all first-year students, not just international students, Robertson said.
There are more parking spots available in Oliver Hall's lot than parking permits sold. Robertson said, so students do not need to be concerned about losing out on parking during the construction period. Additional parking will also be added with the new residence hall.
This dorm and the two dorms being built on Daisy Hill, will add an additional 1,200 spaces for incoming freshmen and other students living on campus.
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