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Calendar
Thursday, Aug. 28
What: Lecture: Adrian Goldsworthy
When: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Where: Spooner Hall, The Commons
About: Learn about Caesar Augustus,
the first emperor of Rome, from a
leading historian and biographer.
What: Graduate Student Night When: 4 to 6 p.m. Where: Spencer Museum of Art About: Graduate students from all departments are welcome to meet at this social event.
Friday, Aug. 29
What: KU Info Tables When: 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Anschutz Library About: Visit the Learning Studio for coffee and donuts and learn about services such as research and writing assistance.
What: Frosh Frenzy When: 4 to 6.30 p.m. Where: Courtyard between Eaton and Learned Halls About: The School of Engineering invites freshmen to meet classmates and compete in an Amazing Race-style competition. Food will be provided.
Saturday, Aug. 30
What: Coffee and Donuts When: 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Anschutz Library About: Visit the Learning Studio for coffee and donuts and learn about services such as research and writing assistance.
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What: Frosh Frenzy When: 4 to 6:30 p.m. Where: Courtyard between Eaton and Learned Halls About: The School of Engineering invites freshmen to meet classmates and compete in an Amazing Race style competition. Food will be provided.
Sunday, Aug. 31
What: Timeline of a Century When: 8 a.m. Where: Marvin Hall About: A 100-foot long, 6-foot high graphical timeline of events including the Titanic in 1912 and the Boston Marathon bombings will be on display.
What: Art exhibits
When: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Lawrence Arts Center
About: View exhibits of sculptures,
printmaking, video and paintings.
Campus police implement body cameras
I ALLISON KITE
@Allie_Kite
Campus police will now be able to record any interactions they have with civilians during their patrol.
In addition to the dashboard cameras campus police have used for about 20 years, officers will now also wear cameras attached to the vest on the front of their bodies. This will help officers record, even when they're not in patrol cars. Police Captain James Anguuiano said the department purchased eight cameras at $900 each, allowing on-duty officers to have cameras when they are in their patrol cars.
Just as dashboard cameras can be used as tools of clarification in interactions between officers and civilians, the body cameras will show what happens during an encounter with audio and video. Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety Ralph Oliver said the goal in using the body cams is to have an accurate record of what occurs.
"It allows the court system to see the interaction between the officer and the individual," he said. "It allows the police administration to observe, and it also allows for training of officers, especially new officers, on the type of encounters and the behavior that is acceptable by this department
Because the body camera captures more than a dashboard camera, it can provide a more complete account if an officer steps away from the patrol car or is otherwise not in range of the dashboard camera.
Oliver said though he cannot speak for the situation in Ferguson because he doesn't have enough details, a body camera would've provided a more complete and accurate account of the interaction between Mike Brown and Darren Wilson on Aug. 9.
when coming in contact with this community."
"It records what happens," he said. "It doesn't necessarily give you a very nice, square
picture like you would see with everything centered like a camera man was holding it because it's attached to the officer's body. It would have given an accurate account, a real-time account of what occurred, not only visually but audio."
Oliver said the cameras could also potentially save officers' time in court because videos from body cameras can clarify any discrepancies between testimonies. Oliver said defense attorneys can pay to have access to these videos, which could result in out-of-court agreements rather than going through a full court process.
Oliver said the cameras will not run at all times. However, if an officer turns on his red lights, the dashboard and body cameras will be automatically activated. Officers can also choose to turn the camera on. He said through training and policy, the police department mapped out when officers should and should not have their body cameras on.
The department began training officers last Friday and training wrapped up Tuesday, Anguiano said.
Edited by Emily Brown
Construction to begin on Strong Hall ramp
MIRANDA DAVIS
@MirandaDavisUDK
Construction will begin on the Strong Hall accessibility ramp in early September and is expected to be completed by late October, according to Paul Graves, deputy director of design and construction management.
Graves said that a tree was removed this summer to make way for the ramp and that the University has created plans for the project, hired a contractor and purchased materials.
Drew Harger, a senior from McPherson, is a member of AbleHawks and Allies and the acting treasurer of Student Senate. He said he heard there was a problem, and that he was one of the senators who wrote the legislation that was later passed in full senate.
"I heard a lot about how Strong Hall was still a major issue, through the Office of Multicultural affairs, basically pointing out the irony that Strong is such an important, iconic building to campus... but when you're looking at it, or at least when I'm looking at it, I just saw the building, but not how to get into it." Harger said. "Whereas someone who uses a wheelchair would have to go around to the back of the building."
Harger said he and other students involved in campus
Harger said that the University responded to the legislation and has been working to make sure buildings are accessible. In the KU Transition Plan, academic accessibility projects include adding an elevator to Murphy Hall and adding parking stalls among other future projects.
"I think it shows the University's commitment to accessibility in a very clear way," Harger said.
accessibility projects wrote letters to Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little about why the project is important. He said he wanted to show the administration that there was campus-wide support for the project.
Harger said that he sent Jim Modig, the University's architect in the office of Design and Construction Management, plans and that Modig was able to find money in this year's budget for the project.
Harger said that Strong is a big step, but the accessibility is an ongoing concern.
Harger said that they also had to make sure a ramp would comply with the historical standards of Strong Hall, which he said were relatively easy to work with.
"Making campus more accessible is a constant issue when you're going to school on a hill," Harger said.
— Edited by Amelia Arvesen
CORRECTION
The article also said 300E was the closest parking lot to Daisy Hill for students without a Daisy Hill permit. Lot 300E is available for students with DF permits. The closest yellow lot is 72. The story has been corrected on Kansan.com to reflect these changes.
The article "Daisy Hill construction cuts into parking" on page one of Wednesday's issue listed incorrect parking lot options for students with yellow permits (50, 206, 222, 300A-D). Those lots are restricted from 4-6 a.m. and are not available for parking overnight. Students with yellow permits may park in lots 72, 90, 125, 127, 301 and 302. Students with Daisy Hill (DF) permits may only park in lots 300E, 101, 104 and 105.
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