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Loosening of the belts The college life and parties are starting to take their tolls on freshmen as they discover the meaning of the "freshman 15."PAGE3A
Less beer for the dollar Free State Brewing Company is a popular hangout, but some say their money doesn't go as far as it used to. The Monday specials may cost more,but the company has added more beers.PAGE 8A
Graveyard shift
Students working late nights struggle to balance their school, work,
sleep and social schedules. PAGE8A
Far from the fairway
The men's golf team struggled to a 12th place finish in a tournament in Tennesson
this weekend. PAGE 1B
Priority seating announced Lew Perkins, director of athletics, announced a new priority seating plan for basketball to raise revenue. PAGE1B
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Vol.114 Issue No.19
KANSAN
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
The Student Newspaper of the University of Kansas
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Farewell "Mud Hut"
Jack Winerock, University of Kansas professor of music and dance, played Chopin's Nocturn inside the sound studio at the new Kansas Public Radio building yesterday afternoon. The $2.2 million facility was dedicated in a ceremony by KPR supporters and Chancellor Robert Hemenway as guests toured the facility's 24 rooms. Major funding for the new building was contributed by KU First, Hortense Oldfather and the Sunderland Foundation of Overland Park.
New radio facility opens
Kansas Public Radio gains space, luxury with 24-room building
By Nikki Nugent nnugent@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Kansas Public Radio just moved to a new state-of-the-art building after more than 50 years of broadcasting from the "Mud Hut."
The new facility is located at 1120 West 11th St., near Memorial Stadium. KPR held a dedication ceremony at 2 p.m.yesterday on the building's back lawn to celebrate the new location and the organization's 51st anniversary. The organization's old building was dubbed the "Mud Hut" because of its small size and lack of facilities.
back of the microlight
Janet Campbell, Kansas Public Radio
general manager, said KPR used to be divided among various buildings. She said the new building will allow greater efficiency and better working conditions. Employees appreciate the small things, as well as the bigger picture, Campbell said.
well as the bigger picture, Campbell's "My desk used to be in the hallway," she said. "And we can drink the water here."
here.
Speakers at the dedication included Chancellor Robert Hemenway, Frank Becker, chairman of the KU Endowment board of trustees, and Roy Menninger, chairman of the KPR advisory board.
Hemenway said he was told at an advisory meeting that KPR needed better facilities.
facilities. "We felt the quality of Kansas Public Radio was such that it deserved the kind of facilities we have here," he said.
After the dedication, visitors toured the facility. In the performance studio, Jack Winerock, pianist and Universitv
"My desk used to be in the hallway and we can drink the water here."
Janet Campbell general manager, Kansas Public Radio
professor of music and dance; Bob Koenig, pianist; Peter Chun, violinist; and David Jacobs-Strain, folk guitarist, performed from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. while employees explained the new equipment to visitors.
The $2.2 million building was funded by KU First donors. Much of the funding came from Hortense "Tensie" Oldfather, who gave more than $1 million to start construction.
The Sunderland Foundation of Overland Park donated $500,000 to help fund the project.
The 9,500 square-foot building has
24 rooms, five production studios, a music library which holds more than 30,000 compact discs and a performance hall.
Phil Wilke, underwriting representative for Kansas Public Radio, said the dedication was a great way to show people what their donations and support have done.
"This gives people an opportunity to see where the money is going, how we're running the station every day, what we've done with what we've been given," he said, "And we think it is an opportunity for the staff to show good stewardship of the money."
KANU 91.5 FM is the flagship station of Kansas Public Radio. The group of stations broadcasting to northeast Kansas airs a blend of music, national and state news, entertainment, and cultural and informational programming.
Students' favorite footwear could cause serious injury
By Amber Bylaray
abyarlay@kansan.com
kansan staff writer
Edited by Andy Marso
Slipping into flip-flops each morning has become as routine for many University of Kansas students as brushing their teeth.
Kara Hansen/Kansan
teen.
"Last year I wore flip-flops in the snow." Ashley Bolton, Wichita sophomore, said. "I can't remember the last time I wore tennis shoes."
Some students wear flip-flops on campus for a majority of the year. The shoes that University of Kansas students love could cause foot problems, such as pain in the heels or the arches, if worn for an extended period of time.
The shoes that Bolton and so many KU students love could create painful foot problems, though. Flip-flops can damage the plantar fascia, which is a band of inelastic tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot and to the toes. This tissue lits the arch when people walk but can be damaged if it is not supported.
damaged it is not supported When this tissue is damaged, it swells and creates a problem known as plantar fasciitis. This often causes pain in the heel and arch of the foot.
Lawrence Gaston, a Lawrence-based podiatrist, said that he saw plantar fasciitis weekly and that one of the common causes is wearing flip-flops for extend periods of time.
"Like anything there's a place for wearing them," Gaston said. "Around the house, at the beach or in the shower, but they weren't designed for prolonged standing or walking."
standing of walking.
People wear flip-flops everyday
though, Gaston said, and that causes problems because feet are not supported for days at a time.
Some people are able to wear the shoes and never have a problem, said Phyllis Ragley, a Lawrence-based podiatrist, but plantar fasciitis is the most common disorder that she treats.
Treatments for plantar fasciitis
include wearing flat shoes and avoiding walking barefoot. Patients are told to wear shoes with a slight heel elevation and arch support, such as running shoes. Patients also should avoid walking on the balls of their feet and are told to avoid squatting.
Ragley said these treatments worked
Residence hall ledges necessary for safety
Chelsy Shore walked across the ledge outside of her fifth-floor window in Oliver Hall when she lived there two years ago.
By Joe Hartigan jhartigan@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
years ago. Shore had locked herself out of her room and decided to climb through a neighbor's window, walk across the ledge, and break into her room through her own window rather than pay the fee for unlocking her door.
"They should make it so you can't take those screens off," Shore said.
Shore, Boulder, Colo., junior, made it into her room without falling off the ledge. She also remembered that many people used to either smoke cigarettes on the ledges or sit in their open windows and smoke them.
"Now you're not allowed to smoke," Shore said. "But if you can take your screen off, you can do it anyway."
That's exactly what Eric J. Wellhausen was doing early Friday morning when he fell seven floors to his death, according
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