University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, September 22, 1987
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Local Briefs
Commission to vote on plan for bank site
The Lawrence City Commission will take final action tonight on a proposed expansion for Douglas County Bank at Ninth and Kentucky streets. The commission is scheduled to consider the bank's plans to add more parking, a drive-through facility and a new office building.
Bank officials have encountered much opposition from residents who want to preserve the area.
Mike Wildgen, assistant city manager, said the city would hear public comment at the 7 o'clock meeting at City Hall. But he said he thought problems had been worked out.
The commission also will consider authorizing Buford Watson, city manager, to spend an additional $25,000 to continue researching the rezoning of shopping center sites. The planning commission will eventually present its reports for public hearing.
The commission also is expected to schedule an initial meeting for an Eastern Parkway Task Force. The Eastern Parkway is a proposed addition to the proposed South Lawrence Trafficway.
Bus hits bicycle hurting KU student
A KU student was treated and released from Watkins Hospital yesterday after the bicycle she shot struck by a bus, KU police said.
KU police Lt. Leanne Longaker said neither the bus driver nor the bicyclist, Janell Daniщеsche, more, was cited for the accident.
A police report on the incident had not been filed yesterday after noon.
Danitschek said she was riding her bike east along Jayhawk Boulevard in front of Wescoe Hall near the curb when a pedestrian crossing the street suddenly stopped in front of her.
She said she swerved farther into the street to avoid hitting the pedestrian, and a passing bus clipped her left handlebar, knocking her to the ground. She sus- pended ankle and bruised head.
The pedestrian, she said, immediately left the scene.
KU grad Bill Kurtis to speak in Topeka
Bill Kurtis, nationally-known television newsman and 1962 University of Kansas graduate, will deliver a Mennenger Lecture at Washburn University's White Concert Hall at 8 p.m. today. The lecture topic will be, "The Responsibility of Television in the 1980s."
Correction
Because of a reporter's error, the number of vacant Student Senate seats and the number of seats available for freshmen were incorrectly reported in yesterday's Kansas. There are seven vacant Senate seats. One seat is open to an engineering freshman and another is open to a freshman in the college of liberal arts and sciences.
From staff and wire reports.
New probation policy raises GPA standards
By JENNIFER ROWLAND
Some students in the college of liberal arts and sciences will find it harder to make up for low grades in their freshman and sophomore years at the University of Kansas under a new probation policy effective this fall.
Staff writer
Under the new policy, students will be placed on probation if their semester or cumulative grade point averages are below the requirement for their credit hours or if they don't fulfill the continuous enrollment curriculum in math and English.
The new core curriculum requires transfer students with fewer than 25 hours and all freshmen to enroll in English courses their first semester and mathematics by their second semester. They must enroll in these classes in subsequent semesters until they complete the college requirements.
The new probation policy requires a minimum grade point average of:
1.0 for 6 through 14 credit hours.
1.4 for 15 through 29 credit hours.
1 6 for 30 through 44 credit hours
1.6 for 30 through 44 credit hours
1.8 for 45 through 54 credit hours
1.8 for 45 through 99 credit hour
2.0 for 60 or more credit hours
Students who have at least 60 credit hours and a cumulative GPA below 2.0 but have not previously been on probation and have above a 2.0 in their most recent semester will be allowed one semester to raise their grade point to 2.0 before being placed on probation.
The old policy did not include attempted credit hours in grade point averages, but the new policy does and includes failed grades. The grade graded "W" are not included in this average.
Robert Lineberry, college dean, said, "We hope that students early on will become familiar with the requirements for graduation and that you will be able to succeed. You can't wait until your senior year to pick up your
"It permits the student to reach their ultimate goal in smaller steps. And we think that's positive."
The new GPA requirements apply to all students in the college. He said that the early and continuous enrollment in math and English was stressed at summer orientation and that the college was trying to inform students of the new probation policy.
grades, basically.
Lineberry said the policy might have adverse effects on students whose grades fluctuated.
Pam Houston, assistant to the dean for undergraduate services, said faculty and students on the College Assembly and the Committee on Undergraduate Studies and Advising had discussed the policy for about two years before it took effect this fall.
"The messages we are giving students are sometimes unrealistic," she said. "We're saying a 1.5 is acceptable, but we want you to have a 2.0 before you graduate."
"The main impact is that students are going to have to have higher grade point averages past their first year," she said.
Houston said the assembly and the committee passed the policy last spring after considering spring 1986 semester and cumulative grades for students in the college.
Out of 10,697 students in the college in spring 1986, 864 were placed on probation under the old policy. The committee and the assembly estimated that about 30 more students would have been placed on probation under the new policy. Houston said.
"The primary reason for the change was to make it more gradual so the students could build up to it and have some chance at graduating," she said.
She said the college was going to begin the policy last fall but postponed it until the new core curriculum went into effect.
Snack delivery service fights late-night hunger
Bv IULIE McMAHON
Staff writer
It's 11 p.m., and it looks like another late night of study. Hunger pangs have just hit, but the vending machine is broken, and the car's in the shop. What can hungry hall residents do?
They can have a snack delivered to their residence hall by Nibbles, a new study snack delivery service that delivers candy, cookies and other things.
And starting Monday, Nibbles will deliver items from I Can't Believe It's Yogurt, T.J. Cinnamon's, Bucky's and Joe's Bakery.
"Our target now is dorms until we work out the kinks, if there are any. Then we'll start on fraternities and sororities." Beth O'Neill, proprietor of Nibbles, said.
She and her husband, Charlie O'Neill, run Nibbles from their Lawrence home. Neighbors are on call to help deliver the various snacks. They pack baked egg yodas, berry bars, gum, unpacked popcorn and cookies.
"Also, we're going to introduce homemade stuff once in a while until we run out. We call it a 'dumpling'."
Homemade goods are browns, gingerbread and cookies made from the recipe of Mrs. Fields', a national cookie chain. Nibbles will be served at an at time until it is gone, then offer another.
"We're workingwith a baker right now to develop what I call 'wonderful finger foods' recipes." she said.
This is the first semester that Nibbles has been open, and many customers are curious about the service.
"Most of what people are doing is calling to find out what we have and what we are," she said. "We've already had some repeat customers."
O'Neill said she was aiming for students in residence halls who didn't have kitchens or cars, and didn't want to interrupt their studies.
Favorite items are things such as frozen Snickers bars because they're unusual. Unusual things sell best, O'Neill said.
"A lot of times people are sick of vending machines, or the machines are sold-out or they're broken," she said.
"They're not something you can get by running downstairs or going to Dillon" to buy "sure."
Because Nibbles focuses on students in KU residence halls, it will be open only on days that the residence halls are open and from 6 p.m. to midnight. But it may expand its hours during finals. Nibbles only accepts cash, and orders must be of $3 or more.
The hard way
Robert Phelps, Leavenworth sophomore, snares a frisbee. Phelps was playing in front of Strong
"fall yesterday."
Hearing postponed for man accused of murdering wife
By a Kansan reporter
The preliminary hearing for Carl L. Kemp, 40, was postponed yesterday until 9:30 a.m. Oct. 14, Douglas County District Attorney Jim Florv said.
Flory said the hearing was postponed because Kemp's lawyer had requested more time to prepare his case and because a second-degree charge has been increased to a charge of first-degree murder.
Kemp was to appear in Douglas County District Court yesterday for a second-degree murder charge in the death of his 32-year-old
wife, Judy Kemp. Lawrence police found Judy Kemp on Sept. 9 in a box in a shed next to the coule's mobile home. 101 Michigan St.
Flory said he had received additional evidence since the original charge was filed. A first-degree charge denotes premeditation of an offence, which requires intent to kill, but no forethought. Flory said.
"After receiving additional information, I felt the first-agree charge was appropriate. Floridian."
Kemp is being held in the Douglas County
Jail in lieu of $150,000 bond.
Photocopiers using credit-type cards, not coins
Staff writer
By MICHAEL MERSCHEL Staff writer
Making a stack of photocopies on campus no longer means carrying a sack full of change, thanks to new materials like the credit-type cards instead of coins.
The photocopiers are in the Law School library and at the Wescoe Duplicating Center on the first floor of Wescoe Hall.
Nancy Jaeger, assistant to the
For the photocopier in Wesco, disposable cards good for $5, $10 or $20 worth of photocopies can be purchased at the duplicating center office for the cost of the photocopies plus sales tax.
dean of libraries, said the library was accepting bids for new public-use photocopiers at all the libraries on campus, but details about the photocopiers wouldn't be available until later this month.
The cards have magnetic strips that keep track of how many photocopies can be made.
Sue Beton, supervisor of the center, said even though photocopies cost 10 cents each on the machine, they were not as cheap since they were first sold in July.
Betow said she thought customers liked the machine because it could copy on different kinds of paper, and they could use it after the duplicating
center closed.
Greg Roller, Lawrence junior, said he liked the machine even though it couldn't reduce or enlarge and even though the cards couldn't be reused once they expired. He said their convenience had prompted him to make more photocopies than ever.
"It saves a lot of time," he said.
"You don't have to fish for your change."
operate on charge cards, but they are different from the ones at Wesco.
Law library patrons can purchase plastic cards for $1 and pay for up to $99.85 worth of copies in advance on the website www.library.ca. Law library assistant at the law library.
The law library's photocopiers also
Card owners can add credit to their cards by inserting their cards in the machines and paying either the machines or the librarian.
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Jewish High Holy Day Services
ROSH HASHANAH
Erev, Rosh HaShanah - Wed., Sept. 23
Second Day Morning - Friday, Sept. 25 - 9:30 a.m.
Evening - Friday, Sept. 25 - 7:30 p.m.
Services at 7:30 p.m.
ROSH HASHANAH
He Shanah, Wed. Sept. 23
First Day Morning - Thurs., Sept. 24 - 9:30 a.m.
Evening - Thurs. 24 - 7:30 p.m.
YOM KIPPUR
Hillel House Dinner 5:30 p.m.
RSVP required. (small charge)
Services at 7:30 p.m.
Kol Nidirel - Friday, Oct. 2, Services at 7:30 p.m.
Hillel House Shabbat Dinner, 5:30 p.m.
Break-the-Fast - Sat, Oct. 3, 7:00 p.m.
NO RSV required. (small charge)
All services to be held at the Lawrence Jewish Community Center, 917 Highland Dr. For rides, RSVPs and more info, call Hillel, 749-4242.
Morning - Sat., Oct. 3 - 9:30 a.m. (Yizkor - 11:30 a.m.)
Evening - Sat., Oct. 3 - 9:30 a.m.
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Evening - Sat, Oct. 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Breakfast - The, Oct. 3 - 7:00 p.m.
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