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MONDAY,AUGUST 18,2003
UNIVERSITY HISTORY
North Campus: The land where KU began
By Brandon Baker
bbaker@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The north end of campus has two buildings that look over Lawrence: Gertrude Sellards Pearson and Corbin halls. Though the buildings are important to students now, both misrepresent the site's historical significance.
These residence halls sit on the land where the first building at the University of Kansas stood.
The building, named North College Hall, had 55 students — 29 men and 26 women — when it opened on Sept. 12, 1866. According to University archives, North College Hall had only three professors at the time.
Ferdinand Fuller designed the three-story, 50-foot tall building. Fuller named the area Mount Oread according to www.kuconnections org.
The campus, once called "Devil's Backbone," spread west along the ridges of Mount Oread.
North College Hall was constructed of stone and brick with a stucco exterior. It was the University's home from 1866 to 1872. Professors Francis H. Snow and David H. Robinson and Elial J. Rice taught in the building. The faculty members earned $1,600 a year.
In 1872, the University built Fraser Hall and classes moved there because the student population was
too large to hold classes in the 11- room North College Hall.
North College Hall was vacant for nine years and, in 1881, Kansas legislature decided to take possession of the building and turn it into an asylum for children.
According to 1885 state laws, the objectives of the asylum were to train and educate patients on how to support and take better care of themselves. The asylum housed children under the age of 15.
The asylum moved to Winfield in 1889.
North College Hall housed the University's law school until 1893. From 1893 to 1917, the hall became the home for the School of Fine Arts. The school moved out of the building in 1917 because the hall swayed in strong winds.
In 1923, Corbin Hall was built on the vacant 10-acre land. GSP was built in 1955.
In 1919, the Victory Liberty Loan Tank blasted shots at the vacant, decaying building, destroying it. According to an article in The Graduate Magazine of the University of Kansas by Karl Gridley, 4,000 students and Lawrence residents watched this destruction.
Outside GSP-Corbin, a fire basket and stone from the first building in the University's history stand as a quiet reminder of the University's beginnings.
Edited by Jennifer Wellington
NIGHTLIFE
House party hosts rely on luck to dodge law
By Richard Gintowt rgintowt@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Kevin Fitzpatrick recalls at least 10 parties where more than 300 people crammed into his house on Ohio Street and emptied six kegs of beer.
"Surprisingly, we never got busted," said Fitzpatrick, who graduated in May.
Fitzpatrick and his six roommates were lucky. They could have been cited by Lawrence police for running an open saloon — providing alcohol and charging for cups. In addition to putting a black spot on their records, the citations could have had carried fines of up to $500.
Undeterred by the threat of fines and blemished records, University of
Kansas students like Fitzpatrick host and attend house parties every semester. For these students, the glory of the party outweighs the risk of a citation. But the difference between a bad hangover and a $500 ticket comes down to three simple things: knowing the laws, knowing some tricks of the trade and luck.
Michele Kessler, associate director of legal services, said the only way to throw a legal house party was to not charge for liquor and make sure everyone who was drinking was 21.
Kessler said there were ways to minimize the chances of getting an open saloon citation if an officer shows up at your party. One of these safeguards is to keep someone at the door and meet an officer outside before he or she sees any suspicious activity inside.
"If you break up the party, you probably won't get a ticket."
Michele Kessler Associate director of legal services
"Crack the door open as skinny as you can and slide out," Kessler said.
Lawrence Police Sgt. Mike Patrick said an officer could legally enter a house if he or she saw probable cause of a crime being committed.
Patrick said noise violations were the most common reason for an officer coming to a party.
If an officer showed up, you would usually give the party's hosts 20 minutes to break up the party, Kessler said.
"If you break up the party you probably won't get a ticket," she said.
Fitzpatrick minimized the risk of complaints from neighbors by blocking off his backyard with tarps and warning his neighbors about the party.
John Wade, a psychologist for Counseling and Psychological Services, said he had counseled students that felt stress as a result of liquor-related fines. Wade said the fines sometimes had a silver lining.
"We'd tell the neighbors to talk to us before they call the police," Fitzpatrick said.
"It can be a wake-up call," Wade said. "It forces some people to change their behavior."
- Edited by Amy Kelly
ORGANIZATIONS
ACLU directors expand chapters to every student
By Ehren Meditz
emeditz@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas Law School chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union will branch out to include the entire University this semester.
Nhan Nguyen, president of the new campus-wide ACLU, said he wanted to provide a chapter for undergraduates to join. Nguyen said it was more important now than ever before to educate students about civil liberties and topics such as academic freedom and student rights when stopped by the police.
"What people don't realize is that if we give up our personal liberties, then we have already lost," Nguyen said.
MEETING
The first meeting of the University of Kansas ACLU will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Pine Room in the Kansas Union.
The chapter has about 15 members, said James Owen, the group's vice president. Owen said the expanded group aimed to both educate students and advocate for them.
"Some people don't even know what the Bill of Rights is," Owen said. "Students in the law school know what their rights are. We need to widen awareness throughout the entire campus."
He said the group wanted to set up an e-mail address or telephone number so that students could report complaints. The group would then determine if the complaint warranted a closer look.
The group plans to have meetings every month and feature guest speakers. Owen said fiers and chalkings would be posted around the campus as an effort to reach new members.
Owen said the purpose of the ACLU was not to stir up trouble, but rather to guarantee that basic civil liberties were protected.
"Civil liberties are not just a law school concern," he said.
—Edited by Annie Bernethy
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