THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 2002
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN • 3A
Graduate dies in plane crash
By Vonna Keomanyvong
Kansan staff writer
Col. Kevin McNeilis will remember Nathaniel Buckley for his signature Hawaiian shirts.
Buckley, a first lieutenant and graduate of the University of Kansas, died in a plane crash Aug. 7 during a routine military exercise in Puerto Rico. He was an electronic warfare officer there to defend the plane.
McNellis was adjunct professor of the ROTC program when Buckley was at the KU. He said Buckley's Hawaiian shirts made him personable.
"When you think of the military, you think of the uniforms we wear; but because Buckley always wore a Hawaiian shirt, he was not an automaton, but human," McNellis said. "Between Buckley's smile, his attitude and his shirts, he was just a genuine gentleman."
A memorial service will be held for Buckley at 3 p.m. Aug. 24 in his hometown of Minneola.
Buckley graduated from KU in 2000 and majored in communications.
He managed the rowing team as well as working on projects for ROTC. His senior year, Buckley organized a crew to clean Oak Grove Cemetery, west of Lawrence, for Buffalo Soldiers, a group of African-American soldiers from the late 1800s. He also held a 24-hour vigil for prisoners of war on Veterans Day.
McNellis said those actions made Buckley different from any other cadet he taught.
"We look for heroes, and sometimes it's right under our noses."
he said. "It's just that we are so busy that we don't notice."
Aaron Hedrick, Sparks, Nev. senior, remembers Buckley as his wing commander during Hedrick's freshman year. A wing commander is in charge of all cadets and is the highest position a student can receive in the program.
"There was always a certain degree of separation of people in the different ranks, but he was always willing to reach out to the freshmen and make sure you are part of the team." Hedrick said. "Not all of the seniors did that, but he did."
Lisa Baghal, Leavenworth senior, was also part of the ROTC program when Buckley was wing commander.
Buckley prevented her from 'quitting ROTC. She said she had been frustrated with an upper-classman and was about to quit, but Buckley asked her what was wrong.
"I wasn't exactly the most composed person in the world, but he listened and he took everything to heart," Baghal said. "He just reminded me that my goal was to be in the U.S. Air Force and to serve my country, and that it was just part of adjusting to the military lifestyle."
Nine other Air Force members died in the crash. The crew was part of the 16th Special Operations Wing from Hulburt Field in Florida.
Contact Keomanyvong at vkeomanyvong@kansan.com. This story was edited by Any Schmitz and Erin Ohm.
Convocation draws freshmen crowd
By Aaron Passman Kansan staff writer
University officials urged students to use their time at the University of Kansas to explore every option available to them during last night's Convocation speech.
Last night marked the University's 137th Opening Convocation, the official start of the academic year.
"An education is not a diploma that you receive, but a lifelong adventure that you experience," said Chancellor Robert Hemenway.
Hemenway called the University a "marketplace of ideas" with a 136-year history of broadening horizons and deepening knowledge.
"You bring new ideas,new
The crowd filled most of the Lied Center and consisted mostly of freshmen.
experiences and new energy to a community that asks you to challenge all the ideas before you," Hemenway said.
The program began with a ten minute video about the many aspects of KU and included clips of sporting events, classes, student life and KU traditions such as Holiday Vespers and walking down the hill.
David Shulenburger, provost and executive vice chancellor welcomed students to the University.
Shulenburger's speechemphasized the interdependency of teachers, staff and students in the learning community at the University of Kansas.
"Learn how to learn. Most of your learning comes outside of the classroom."
Jonathan Ng student body president
Jonathan Ng, student body president, geared his remarks toward new students. He offered tips to new students to help them make the most of their time at KU.
"Learn how to learn," Ng said. "Most of your learning comes outside of the classroom."
Ng also encouraged students to study abroad, get to know professors and help build the KU community.
"All the speakers really helped
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"How many of you here know that your roommate borrows your toothbrush the second you leave your room?" Chancellor Robert Hemingway asks the tough ones during conversation at the Lied Center. The packed-house listened as the Chancellor and other prominent KU figures gave advice and good humor to incoming freshmen.
put things into perspective," said Debbie Evans, Bennington freshman.
Contact Passman at
apassman@kansan.com This story was edited by Christina Neff.
E-mail accounts upgraded over summer
By Jenna Goepfert Kansan staff writer
Students with e-mail accounts from the University of Kansas may have noticed some changes to their service this summer.
Academic Computing Services began a system upgrade more than two years ago that eventually will move all KU e-mail accounts from several old e-mail servers to Exchange 2000.
they use when they log in.
The Exchange 2000 software will provide users access to e-mail through a new version of an Outlook client, called Outlook Web Access.
Yesterday, ACS introduced a new Webmail homepage reflecting the changes to the server. Users no longer will have to remember which server, such as Jay or Hawk,
Jerree Catlin, associate director for ACS, said the upgrade had been taking place throughout the summer, but the most visible changes were already complete.
In addition to regular e-mail functions, Outlook Web Access offers features such as calendars and shared public folders which different student organizations and faculty groups can use, whereas Webmail is just limited to your e-mail.
for students as well.
The upgrade has been complicated, she said, because ACS staff is building a new hardware organization for the machines and the new server. The Exchange 2000 software would offer the biggest advantage for ACS in administration of mailboxes, but would provide benefits
But the transition has not been without questions, she said.
"I think Webmail's a lot easier to use. We get a lot of 'What is it doing?' around here," she said of lab users' transitions to Outlook.
Still, the move to the software system is nearing completion.
"We will start actually moving mailboxes probably next week." Catlin said. "People will be notified when their accounts are scheduled to be moved."
Users on the Jay server will be the first to move, she said.
All the server moves will take place in the evening, in order to prevent any outages to the students' accounts during the daytime.
FEATURES OF OUTLOOK WEB ACCESS
Contact Goepfert at
E-mail accessible from any
Online calendar
Web browser at any location Online calendar
E-mail contacts that stay consistent when switching between Outlook and Outlook Web Access
E-mail addresses and information for anyone at the University
- On-campus support for connection problems
- Approaches to public tolls
Access to public folders
Source: Exchange at KU - Student Information, www.ku.edu/exchange/students/index.shtml
jgoepfert@kansan.com. This story was edited by Christina Neff.
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