2A - THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWSINBRIEF
MONDAY, AUG. 20, 2001
KU professor sworn in
Roscoe C. Howard Jr., a University of Kansas law professor, will be sworn in as the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia today.
President George Bush nominated Howard for the job. Howard, who has been with the KU law school since 1994, will seek formal confirmation for the position later this fall from the U.S. Senate.
KU Law School dean Steven McAllister said the appointment reflects well on the University.
"It's a great honor to have someone chosen by the president for that position." McAllister said.
He also said Howard would be a good fit for the position.
"He has a wealth of prosecutor experience." McAlister said.
From 1984 to 1990 Howard worked as a federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia and Virginia. During this time Howard served on an independent counsel investigation of fraud in the Reagan administration's Department of Housing and Urban Development. The investigation led to several convictions.
With 350 lawyers, the U.S. attorney office in the District of Columbia is the largest in the country.
Eve Lamborn
Deaf program moves
The University of Kansas' deaf education program has changed locations. The program's faculty left the School of Allied Health at the KU Medical Center campus in Kansas City, Kan., for the School of Education on KU's campus.
For nearly 50 years, the program had been administered by the allied health faculty, while the School of Education had granted degrees in deaf education. Tom Skrtic, KU chair of special education, said the change helps the program because now the faculty and program will be in the same place.
"It was obvious the program needed to be in education." Skrtic said.
He said the program will now be reviewed and some revisions in the program will be made. The revisions will bring the program up to date on deaf education.
Jeremy Clarkson
Students risk fines for parking spots
By Brandy Straw Kansan staff writer
Every semester, many students risk paying fines to the Parking Department for parking in the wrong zone or without a permit.
"Some people take the chance they are not going to get a ticket," said Donna Hultine, assistant director for the parking department.
Heather Krasovec, Garden City senior, said she took chances parking in blue or red lots when school was not in session and received $20 tickets for violating the posted signs.
Hultine said there was no free parking on campus during restricted hours, which are posted on the parking signs. Instead, she said students must have a yellow permit and park in the designated yellow parking lots or pay to park at a meter.
Yellow permits cost $85 annually or $50 for one semester.
The department oversells parking permits,
She said the signs tell students the restricted hours and what permit is required to park in each lot. The signs also indicate tow-away zones.
Hultine said cars could be towed if they are parked in fire lanes, by fire hydrants or in handicapped zones. Cars also could be towed if they have three tickets more than 10 business days old.
so having a permit does not guarantee a parking space, Hultine said.
She said students whose cars have been towed have to pay the $50 cost.
Rita Jordan, office specialist for the parking department, said parking officers try to call car owners before towing a vehicle but could call only if the vehicle is registered with the department.
Hultine said it is important to register all vehicles that might be driven to campus. If a permit is not displayed, the department identifies the vehicle by its license plate and mails
the ticket to whomever has registered the car.
Jordan said the department has about 15 student officers and four full-time officers. Officers continuously check for violators during their shifts and usually give out more tickets when they are fully staffed and when there are not many events on campus.
She said officers give out warnings during the first week of each semester.
Hultine said the officers should use judgment in the field. She said people who don't have a record of tickets or warnings usually get a warning for first offenses.
Hultine said general tickets for parking without a permit or in a wrong zone cost $20. Meter tickets cost $5 every hour or 20 minutes depending on the meter's time limit at the meter. The meter tickets can add up because the cars can be ticketed repeatedly, Hultine said.
She said the department collected $547,274 in parking fines last year.
KU students excel in magazine
Journalism students win awards for thier magazine projects
Six University of Kansas journalism students and recent University graduates placed in a national student magazine contest sponsored by the Association for Education on Journalism and Mass Communications.
By Jeremy Clarkson Kansan staff writer
Students entered the contest with a magazine article or an original magazine prototype.
Elizabeth Powell, Ballwin,
Mo., graduate, won first place for
her magazine prototype called
Today's Tile. Powell will receive
$100.
Other winners in the same category include: Kate Williams
Wichita senior, who finished second with Skirt Magazine; Angela Seat, Overland Park senior, who finished third with Fork; and Katharina Businger, Lawrence graduate, who won honorable mention for Going Pro.
For the magazine article writing category, Emily Forsyth, Lawrence graduate, won second place for her article "Intentions for Prevention." Forsyth said she entered her article in the contest when her professor said she had a good chance.
"I was surprised that I won second place," Forsyth said.
Jessica Meyer, Burnsville, Minn., graduate, won honorable mention for her article "Proud to be a Virgin."
Jeremy Clarkson
ON CAMPUS
The Lawrence Chinese Evangelical Church sponsors a Friday Fellowship at 7:30 p.m. Fridays at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave. Call Annala At 832-9439.
Office of Student Financial Aid is offering child care grants for the 2001-02 academic year. Applications will be available Aug. 31 to Sept. 21 at 50 Strong Hall. Call Cindy Stanphill at 864-4700.
■ The Office of Student Financial Aid is awarding Federal work-study funds for the 2001-02 academic year. Apply online at wwwku.edu/~osfa, or for information, visit the office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 50 Strong Hall or call 864-4700.
The Engineering Student Council is sponsoring a welcome back cookout for all engineering students and faculty Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. on the Learned Hall lawn. Freshman council elections also will be held. For more information, call
Jennifer Gunby at 312-9519. Dennis Dailey, professor of
Dennis Dailey, professor of social welfare, will give a presentation called "Sexuality and the College Student" today at 1:30 p.m. at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The Student Alumni Association is sponsoring an ice cream social today at 6:30 o'clock at the Alumni Center.
Financial Aid and Scholarship distribution will be held tomorrow and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Union Ballroom in the Kansas Union, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
Student Convocation will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Lied Center.
A seminar called "168 Hours and Counting: Time and Priority Management" will be presented at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the English Room in the Kansas Union.
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