10A = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN NEWS MONDAY,AUG.20,2001 SCHOOL SUPPLY BLOWOUT Shirt/Hat Combo History of the Jayhawks Series Royal Short Sleeve Tee/ The Game* Bar Hat $10 Key Chain, Dunking Jayhawk reg. $1.99 $1 8x10 spiral notebook Roaring Spring 70 count #1002 reg. 89¢ 59¢ everyday 3-ring 1" Economy Series Binders by Avery K311 reg. $1.49 99¢ everyday 10 pack ballpoint pens by OP Source 997 series reg. $1.49 99¢ everyday highlighters by Dixon Ticonderoga 470 series reg. 49¢ 29¢ everyday Prism disk keeper + 2 diskettes 922 series reg. $2.19 $1.49 everyday TI-82 reconditioned graphing calculator compare to new TI-82 price: $85.95 $55.95 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Tenth Edition jacketed hardcover, thumb- indexed, 215,000 definitions, updated annually reg. $24.95 Dictionary TENTH EDITION Merriam-Webster Dictionary paperback, 70,000 up-to-date definitions reg. $5.99 $4.80 The Merriam- Webster Dictionary Kansas Union Burge Union Level 2 864-4640 Campus organizations rich in options www.jayhawks.com By Laurie Sisk Kansan staff writer Best Buddies is a more service-oriented organization. The club attends tournaments, which sometimes offer cash prizes. The club also plays host to speakers. From the Concrete Canoe Club to Students for a Free Tibet, the University of Kansas offers more than 400 student organizations. Aaron Quisenberry, associate director of Organizations and Leadership center, said the organizations were a great way to meet people. "There is some type of activity for everyone," Quisenberry said. "Joining an organization can help social and organizational skills, especially if a student chooses to serve as an officer, like treasurer." President Kelly Brown said Best Buddies was part of an international organization dedicated to promoting friendships among Organizations such as the KU Chess Club offer students a chance to compete. people with and without mental retardation or developmental disabilities. Each group member is paired with a young person in the community who is developmentally disabled. Last year, Best Buddies had 35 members. The organization has three group outings each semester, including sporting events, bowling, pizza parties and dances. <>> "This is a very enriching and rewarding organization, as well as one that is fun for everyone involved." Brown said. Brown said it was a good way to learn more about yourself. Another KU group, the Sexuality Education Committee, helps students open their minds to issues of human sexuality. Last year, SEC's roughly 10 members set up classes, information sessions and displays to talk about human sexuality issues, such as intimacy, spiritual growth within sexuality, homosexuality, self-awareness and relationships. President Renzo Hayashi said the group always tried to come up with new topics and improve old ones. "This is a very liberal group of very interesting people who are accepting of your ideas and suggestions," Hayashi said. "No inhibitions here." "We respect and are open to all ideas, genders, races and orientations," he said. "We're not a radical group, just regular KU students and a fun group to be in." A campus dance group is trying to make a long tradition more accessible and contemporary for students. The KU Ballroom Dance Club offers lessons in beginning, intermediate and competitive levels, and plays host to two ballroom dances each semester. President Bogdan Pathak said it was a good way for people to develop self-confidence and be graceful on their feet. Sisk can be reached at 864-4810 or writer@kansan.com By Matt Norton Kansan staff writer A glitch that caused the KU Outlook e-mail server to crash in July has been addressed and the database restored, said Thelma Simmons, director for the Exchange Project. During a routine upgrade of storage hardware, a bug corrupted the system and users lost service for up to five days. Academic Computing Services told users the system would be down for one weekend, but couldn't find the exact problem or its source. According to the ACS Website, certain disk drives and versions of firmware can cause problems. ACS, however, was not aware of these problems when it installed the firmware. Simmons said ACS had finished restoring the system and had backed up all the data on storage databases. Another source of the problem, she said, was the large size of the storage base — the place where Outlook users' e-mail information is kept. Since the July crash, ACS has split that storage base into smaller, more manageable units. Simmons said users may not have been aware that deleting a message in Outlook did not erase it on the system. Instead, it sent the messages into a "deleted" folder where they remained on the server. All sent messages were also kept on the server until being deleted from the sent folder. She advised users to get rid of old or unwanted messages. Simmons said a future crash was extremely unlikely. Sarah Taghizadeh, Overland Park senior, said she had deleted her messages, but didn't realize they were put in a "deleted" folder. Simmons said that most users had praised the switch to Outlook from the old campus e-mail system. "Other than the server problem, I think the transition has gone very well. Overall, we got really good feedback on the install," Simmons said. Norton can be reached at 864-4810 or writer@kansan.com