MONDAY,AUGUST 18,2003
ON THE HILL
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 7L
Aaron Franklin, Topeka junior, gets ready to spin "Juicy" by Notorious B.I.G. on the Friday edition of Breakfast for Beat Lovers. Franklin, whose on-air moniker is DJ Astro, can be heard from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday on 90.7 KJHK.
MUSICFREEDOM
University's unique station secure
By Amy Kelly akelly@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
When KJHK's staff heard 96.5 The Buzz faced a possible switch in format from alternative rock to sports talk radio, the team could breathe a collective sigh of relief. The Man no longer posed a threat to the 28-year-old KU radio station.
Even though the Buzz dodged an early demise after a month of uncertainties, KJHK continued to roll out the tunes without ever having to care about the woes associated with commercial radio.
True, most of the station's employees aren't paid, but they
do have full reign of the playlists. For DJJs with "special programs," anything goes — from Latin-flavored jazz to death metal.
Even rotation DJs, who are required to play two songs from specific albums every 20 minutes, select the remaining tunes to fill their sets.
Peter Berard, station manager and DJ from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, said even the required songs the staff played were not Britney Spears tunes.
Matt Beat, Augusta senior, said the first time he heard KJHK he wanted to be a part of the station. He has now worked there two years, doing everything from production jobs to promotions.
He has a prime DJ shift from 3
p. m. to 5 p.m. on Thursdays, but said he had a less than ideal time slot in the beginning.
Beat said the DJs' love for what they did made the early mornings worth it.
"All new jocks get crappy shifts," Beat said. "I had the 5 to 8 a.m. on Saturday, but I came in every day."
Because more than 95 percent of the KJHK staff does not get paid, Berard said it was the musical autonomy that was the motivating force.
Last spring, the station's future was uncertain, but adviser Gary Hawke said the School of Journalism would still fund KJHK in the fall.
The station looked to other
funding options because of both the spring budget crunch and the small number of actual journalism majors at KJHK.
Even if the station did have to find a new source of funding in the future, Berard said the audience shouldn't worry.
"If anything changes behind the scenes," Berard said. "The listeners would be able to tell."
Whether he would leave behind the freedom of KJHK for the instability of commercial radio is uncertain at this point.
"It would have to be on my terms, it's so far away from the ethic of how KJHK works," Berard said.
Edited by Maggie Newcomer
FACULTY SHORTAGE
School lacks Spanish teachers, classes
By Annie Bernethy
aberneth@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Kathryn Tuttle, director of freshman-sophomore advising, said the lack of qualified Spanish teachers was challenging.
Students looking to take Spanish this fall may find themselves waiting or having to take a different language. The effects of a nationwide shortage of Spanish teachers have found their way to the University of Kansas.
"We're getting students to look at other options," she said.
The alternative options for students are either taking the class in a later semester or taking another language.
Schools within the University
are adjusting to the lack of classes.
Linda Davis, associate dean of journalism, said the School of Journalism was relaxing its admission requirements for students applying to the school.
She said she didn't want the fact that students hadn't fulfilled the language requirement to prevent them from being admitted into the school. Four semesters of foreign language are still a requirement to graduate. Davis said, but it was important that students weren't prevented from taking other needed classes.
It is important for students to continue taking classes like Spanish early in college, rather then forgetting what they had
talking to. "I'm afraid for students," she said.
learned in high school and taking it later, Davis said.
"My sense is that it started about four or five years ago," she said. "The Hispanic population in this country is growing and Spanish is seen as an important language that is useful in jobs."
Lee Skinner, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, said she had noticed more students trying to get into her Spanish classes at the beginning of each semester.
Kim Wilcox, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said the college was doing the best it could to find qualified Spanish teachers to come to the University.
Student interest in Spanish had grown nationwide over the years, not just at the University.
Vicky Unruh, associate chair of Spanish and Portuguese, said her department sympathized with all the students struggling to get into classes.
he said.
In the fall of 1998, there were 125 Spanish majors. By the fall of 2002, the number of majors had grown to 329. In addition, around 15 full-time faculty members worked for the department in 1998, but by 2002 that number decreased to almost 11 members.
She cited a rise in Spanish majors and a decrease in faculty members as the problem.
"The administration works with what they have," she said.
Edited by Jennifer Wellington
TRADITIONS
Helium to Pluto: A beginner's guide to KU's history
By Jennifer Wellington
jwellington@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
In 1905, two KU chemistry professors, Hamilton P. Cady and David F. McFarland, discovered helium.The discovery was the result of two years of extensive research at Bailey Hall, then named Chemistry Hall.
Whether it was students discovering helium in Bailey Hall or plans to make Wescoe Hall into a parking garage, the University is alive with traditions history and myths.
Before the discovery, the scientific community had assumed that helium was present only in the sun and in trace amounts of a mineral called clevite.
Twenty five years later, in 1930. C l y d e Tombaugh, a 24-year-old a m a t e u r astronomer from Burdett, positively identified Pluto. He would eventually enter and graduate from the University with Whether it was students discovering helium in Bailey Hall or the original plan to make Wescoe Hall into a parking garage, the University is alive with traditions, history and myths.
versity with an astronomy degree.
One of the biggest traditions at the University is the "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk" chant.
KU chemistry professor E.H.S Bailey, along with the University's Science Club, began the first draft of the cheer in 1886, chanting "Rah, Rah, Jayhawk, KSU." In the late 19th century, KU and KSU were used interchangeably. Within a year, "Rah, Rah" morphed into "Rock Chalk."
Over the years, students kept the cheer alive, adapting it to what is heard today at basketball games or graduation.
Before the excitement and tradition of basketball games in Allen Fieldhouse, students attended games in Hoch Auditorium.
Students could only purchase even or odd tickets, attending every other game instead of attending all, said Alice Moore, graduate intern in charge of Student Ambassadors.
Student Ambassadors, a program run through the Office of Admissions and Scholarships, helps inform incoming students about the history of the University.
One of the biggest traditions at the University is the "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk" chant. E.H.S Bailey, along with the University's Science Club, began the first draft of the cheer in 1886, chanting: "Rah, Rah, Jayhawk, KSU." Within a year, "Rah, Rah" morphed into "Rock Chalk." Over the years, students kept the cheer alive, adapting it to what is heard today at basketball games or graduation.
Through campus tours, student volunteers lead discussions about the University's buildings, statues and former students.
"Students say it gives the campus something more than academics," Moore said. "And parents think all the information is interesting."
Students and parents find the traditions of Allen Fieldhouse and the history of Wescoe and Strong halls interesting, she said.
Wescoe Hall, known to students for its "beach," was originally supposed to stand 25 stories tall.
Two stories were to be dedicated to parking, two stories for classrooms and an additional 21 stories for faculty offices.
Strong Hall took 14 years to build.
Because of the increase of students attending the University, the administration wanted a building to house additional offices and classrooms.
The first section, called the "East Ad," was competed in 1911.
However that same year, the state legislature failed to provide enough funds to build the rest of the hall. The rest of the building sat dormant for six years.
It was not until 1917 that the University secured enough money to begin building the rest of the hall. By 1918, "West Ad" was completed and the "Center Ad" was completed in 1923.
Over the years, students faculty and alumni have molded the University into what it is today.
Every building and statue is alive with tradition and history many times unbeknown to students.
For more information about the history and traditions of the University, visit www.kuhistory.com.
Edited by Richard Gintowt
You are cordially invited to attend the 2nd annual Jayhawk Graduate and Professional Welcome August 22,2002 5:30-7:30
The event is sponsored by the University of Kansas Graduate and Professional Association, The Alumni Association,the Graduate School and the Student Senate.
Prior to the reception, an Info Fair will be held in the Kansas Ballroom of the Kansas Union from 5:30 - 6:30pm at which a variety of on-campus organizations services and offices will host tables and disseminate information. Following the Info Fair, a reception for new and returning graduates and professional students hosted by the Kansas Alumni Association will be held across the street at the Adams Alumni Center from 5:30-7:30pm. Childcare will be provided.
The reception will feature cocktails and appetizers as well as guest speakers including the Chancellor of the University,the Dean of the Graduate School,and the Mayor of Lawrence.
For more information, contact a GPA staff member at 864-4914, visit GPA's website:www.ukans.edu/~gpa or email GPA at :gpa@ku.edu
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