Wednesday December 11,2002 Vol.113.Issue No.75
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Live mascots bring controversy to their Big 12 schools p.1B
University, KU football schedules conflict
By Molly Gise
mgise@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
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A change in next year's Big 12 Conference football schedule left the only home game in October during fall break.
Homecoming week, which is almost exclusively in October, has to culminate with a home football game. Therefore, one has to be moved, said Kevin Boatright, associate executive vice chancellor for University Relations.
The reason is simple: no students.
"Studies are much more serious. Grades are starting to be formed. Projects are due." Rosen said.
"It would be impossible to hold home- coming week at the same time as the fall break." Boatright said.
The first date, Sept. 20, does not give students enough time to prepare for the weeklong homecoming celebration, he said.
The third, Nov. 8, may be too late in the year, said Dennis Rosen, chairman of the University's calendar committee.
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A November homecoming also means an increased possibility of cold and wet weather, he said.
Finding a solution is more complicated. The academic calendar for next year has already been set, making fall break difficult to reschedule. But moving homecoming may be just as much of a hassle.
There are three other possible dates two in September and one in November for homecoming, but each presents a fresh set of problems. Boatright said.
The second possibility, Sept. 27, falls during the Jewish holiday, Rosh Hashanah.
be provided with a clean surface. Water should be provided with a clean surface.
D. The size shall be provided with a clean surface, cleaned and maintained at least 24 hours.
E. No water facilities shall be provided with a clean surface, cleaned and maintained at least 24 hours.
D. The size shall be provided with a clean surface, cleaned and maintained at least 24 hours.
**AN1.3.1 Weight** No insulation cover other than a laminated sheet, clearwater or fibre-reinforced polymer must not exceed 2.5 mm (1.98 mm) in width. Each water collection shall be accommodated in a clear space, water collection shall be located on a flat surface, water collection shall not have more than 24 inches (60 mm) above the validation.
Landlords question the legality of rental inspections
"We wanted it to be up to code," the Gardner senior said. "We wanted it to
Kansan photo illustration
City inspectors entered Amber Kjelshus' home Aug. 22. One month and $3,000 later, she and her two roommates found themselves a new place to live.
Story by Matt Stumpff = Photos by Zach Straus
Code enforcement officials have inspected about 1,200 single-family rental properties in Lawrence since last February, finding about 2,500 code violations.
The inspections are the result of an ordinance that restricts the number of unrelated people in certain rental homes to three. While inside a home, inspectors do routine checks for other
violations such as outdated electrical outlets, smoke detectors, water heaters and, in Kielshus' case, window size.
Kjelshus said at first she was happy to hear that city inspectors wanted to check her home for violations.
Lawrence landlords say they are ready to take the city to court, claiming rental inspections violate the U.S. Constitution. Landlords in other college towns are watching, saying a decision may affect the way they do business in the future.
be safe."
But, she said, after her landlord refused to replace her bedroom window, which didn't meet size standards, she was forced to find a new home.
The inspections
In March 2001, a city ordinance took effect reducing the number of unrelated people who could live in homes in single-family zoned neighborhoods from four to three.
To enforce the restriction, Lawrence city commissioners unanimously approved rental registration for single-
family neighborhood homes in April 2001. The ordinance went into effect in February 2002.
In order to register their properties, landlords must pay $25, and tenants must allow city inspectors to enter the homes to make sure landlords aren't violating the ordinance and other housing codes. If the tenant refuses the inspection, which has happened 28 times since the inspections began, the city obtains administrative warrants to enter the homes.
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Earlier night parking target of Senate plan
By Caleb Nothwehr
cnothewhr@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Students who want to park on campus in the early evening will find more parking spaces open if a Student Senate-sponsored plan is passed by the Parking Commission.
The commission looked at a plan during its meeting yesterday that would open two campus lots at 5 p.m. on weekdays that are currently unavailable to students until 7:30 p.m.
The commission decided not to make a final decision during its meeting because of time constraints.
Student Senators who serve on the commission said they expected a final decision at its meeting Tuesday, January 21.
"Ultimately this benefits students," said Jeff Dunlap, student member of the parking commission and Leawood sophomore. "They're the ones who have tests and night classes."
If the plan passes, lots that would open earlier are Lot 35, between the Multicultural Resource Center and the Military Science building, and Lot 37, behind Hayworth Hall.
As a trade-off for opening Lot 35
"It's about convenience That's what all parking issues boil down to."
Kyle Johnson
Student member of the Parking Commission
Kyle Johnson, student member of the Parking Commission and Wichita junior, said this plan would open about 50 additional spots for students at 5 p.m. Johnson said the change would help students because spaces are consistently empty in these lots after 5 p.m.
earlier, the plan would restrict Lot 17 located behind Summerfield Hall and currently open to students at 5 p.m., to only faculty parking until 7:30 p.m.
Advertisements unrelated to KU or community events, like the one above, are deemed inappropriate by KU regulations, said Jeannette Johnson, assistant to the Provost. "We are trying to control the time and place that people post ads," she said.
Johnson said that, during the spring semester, he would continue to examine parking lots on campus that could be opened to student parking before 7:30 p.m.
Should the plan pass, it will go into effect in August 2003.
"It's about convenience," Johnson said. "That's what all parking issues boil down to."
Posting regulations go unenforced
Despite school policy commercial advertising generally left alone
Edited by Matt Gehrke
Photo Illustration John Nowak/Kansan
By Lindsey Hodel
hodel@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Almost anything goes when it comes to posting advertisements on campus.
Bulletin boards around campus, especially in places like Wescoe Hall, have always offered a wealth of information about what is going on in Lawrence. Even though the Provost Office's policy restricts postings to community and KU announcements and classifieds, many commercial businesses post their ads as well.
Many bulletin boards in Wescoe classrooms are blanketed with ads for credit card applications or products like Wonder bras.
The Provost's guidelines for posting ads do not specifically include a ban on solicitations, said Jeannette Johnson, assistant to the Provost.
"We don't encourage them, but we aren't trying to control the content of the postings," she said. "We are trying to control the time and place that people post ads."
Bulletin boards inside classrooms like the ones in Wescoe are reserved for faculty using those classrooms. Johnson said she sometimes removed inappropriate postings from bulletin boards herself, and any teacher or student also has the right to remove inappropriate ads from classroom bulletin boards.
That is what Bob Weinstein. Overland Park junior, did when he saw Wonderbra ads in his classrooms in Wescoe. Weinstein said the ads were disrupting to him during class.
"I don't want to see women in their underwear, and I shouldn't be forced to look at them," he said.
Ads like those for Wonderbra are not meant to be posted in classrooms, said Peggy Carter, vice president of corporate affairs for the SaraLee corporation, the makers of the Wonderbra.
The company maintains strict guidelines for where ads are to be posted, Carter said.
"I can't imagine why the ads ended up in classrooms," she said. "It sounds to me
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