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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
the student voice since 1904
Fall Study Abroad Fair
Wednesday, Sept. 7
10:30 - 3:30
4th Floor
Kansas Union
OFFICE OF
STUDY ABROAD
The University of Kansas
ays to recover stolen bikes Pages 3 at, thrift stores to locate stolen property
COMPLETE COVERAGE OF FOOTBALL VICTORY Pages 6-7 Post-game analysis of Kansas' 42-24 win against McNeese State
FEATURE
STYLE ON OREAD
Leonard Berryman, a senior from Oakland, Cali.
Spotted: Wescoe Beach He says that his outfits shows that he didn't wake up on time. He likes to dress comfortably, so he just throws something on. "Who wants to look fly for grades?"
John Reynolds, a graduate student from Stoney Pointe, NY
Spotted: Wescoe
John's preppy J.Crew wardrobe takes him from being in class to teaching class as a G.T.A. The slim-legged chinos and a colorful contrasting tie show his personal style. "I'll sometimes dress like a bearded lumberjack."
Carley Bossemeyer, a junior from Salina
Spotted: Fraser Hall Carley added personal touches to her top hat with lace and a piece she made in her metals clas. Mixing black and blue, sporting goggle shades and making lace look edgy, she calls her style "steampunk," a sub-genre of sci-fi.
Olivia Penn, a senior from Topeka Spotted: Stauffer-Flint "My outfit is the epitome of casual Friday." Olivia kicked her comfortable pairing of leggings and a cotton v-neck up a notch with blingin' sandals.
Maggie Hartman, a senior from Shawnee
Spotted: Wescoe Beach
"Everything I wear is comfortable,
cheap and kind of fancy." Maggie
likes a tomboy flare and she's
a sucker for vintage pieces,
especially dresses and skirts.
Yungshen Fong, a junior from Chengdu, China Spotted: Frasier Hall Yungshen says he likes to dress fashionable. He puts a personal spin on trendy pieces, like a plaid Abercrombie & Fitch buttondown, by wearing brightly colored Adidas sneakers.
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University to institute wireless improvements
BOBBY BURCH
bburch@kansan.com
After meeting with student body President Libby Johnson and Vice President Gabe Bliss, University IT began a project to expand wireless internet to frequently used areas of campus. The wireless expansion, which will continue throughout the fall semester, will eventually reach areas including Jayhawk Boulevard, Wescoe beach and Potter Lake.
As students settle in for the new academic year, the University of Kansas' department of Information and Technology is busy improving services and telecommunication around campus.
Ann Erickson, a senior from Tonganoxie, replied to a University Daily Kansan inquiry on student wireless experience so far this year.
Patrick Henke, a senior from Olathe, expressed similar concerns about KU's wireless reliability.
However, as IT expands wireless to new areas of campus, some students have expressed concerns about the University's existing WiFi internet access.
"We have problems in our room where it cuts in and out," Henke said.
"It's terrible," Erickson wrote. "From experience, it only works in certain areas and even then it's slow and cuts out."
Overall need for more consistent consulting-level support for faculty and students related to technologies.
- Classroom standards have not been set, resulting in variable capabilities.
Julie Loats, director of Enterprise Applications and Services for University IT, said that the merger of University IT and IDS will help
Following Huron's recommendations, the University's Instructional Development Services (IDS) merged its operations with the IT department, taking effect last spring.
In an email notifying University deans, directors and department chairs of the new changes, Diane Goddard, Vice Provost for Administration and Finance, wrote that: "By fall 2011, we hope that the plan for increased academic technology support will be well on its way to filling the gap at KU."
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The University is behind the curve in terms of supporting technology-enhanced teaching in the classroom.
In an effort to provide better service and more efficient technology support, University IT hired the Huron Consulting Group Inc. to review its technology services around campus in the summer of 2010. The group's report outlined that:
"One of the things we heard last spring loud and clear was that students didn't feel they had a place to go if they needed help with blackboard," Loats said. "With this merger wed like to be able to provide more support for students."
Loats said that University IT hopes to further its service efforts by offering Blackboard technology support to students.
"It brings all of those staff together so it can be a more focused and holistic approach to classroom support," Loats said.
Edited by Jayson Jenks
provide comprehensive technology support for students and faculty.
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