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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
Sunday: Mild temperatures and blue skies.
Kansan Weekend Edition
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November 20,1998
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Vol. 109 • No. 66
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Buildings to close for power upgrades
By Chad Bettes
Kansan staff writer
Wescoe Hall. Strong Hall, Spencer Research Library and the Campanile will be out of commission tomorrow because power to the buildings will be shut off for electrical upgrades.
Bob Porter, associate director of facilities operations, said the power outage had been planned and was unrelated to the electrical problems at Watson Library.
At 6 a.m., University of Kansas employees will disable the buildings' power source to let an electrical contractor work in Strong Hall. The contractor will improve the wiring and will install a new transformer.
Porter said that rather than upgrading campus buildings all at once, electrical improvements generally were done on a building by building basis as other renovations took place.
Warren Corman, University architect, said he hoped electrical improvements could be expanded.
Chancellor Robert Hemenay has made electrical improvements the top University funding priority, and Corman will present the University's electrical needs to a Kansas Legislative budget committee next month.
Electrical work inside some buildings still would be needed.
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He said the state's budget surplus should help the chances for the requested $6.4 million to be approved. The money would redo the decaying portion of the University's electrical distribution system.
Porter said the upgrade would stop many problems the University was experiencing. For instance, when power is cut off in one area, many buildings can be affected. After the improvements, outages could be contained better.
NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
CONCERTCALENDAR
**Tonight:**
- Bottleneck: Shaking Tree,
  Cresta
- Brown Bear Brewery: Boko Maru
- Jazzhaus: The Big Wu
Jazzhaus: The Big Wu
Tomorrow night:
Tomorrow night:
■ Bottleneck: The Deal, Virginia Keen
■ Brown Bear Brewery: Zoe and the Mofoes
■ Jazzhaus: Caribe
(USPS 650-640)
Sunday night:
■ Liberty Hall: Medeski,
Martin and Wood
■ The Renlav Lounge: Tribe 8
Feature ...8A
Nation/World ...6B
Coupons ...3B
Classifieds ...6,7B
Game picks ...2B
Horoscopes ...2B
Entertainment ...6,7A
Movie Listings ...5A
Index
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A KUID scanner system may be implemented at Allen Field House to combat
Student-ticket fraud
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Rocky road race
Kansas plays host to the NCAA Cross Country Championships at Rim Rock Farm. The first race begins 10:30 a.m.Monday.
Photo Illustration by Roger Nomer/KANSAN
By Seth Jones Kansan staff writer
Since the old KUID was retired this fall, officials at Allen Field House have been trying to decide how to deal with the new KUID.
In past years, student-ticket holders have been allowed through the gates at the field house after presenting a current KUID. A sticker reading "Fall 97" proved that the student was enrolled in the Fall 1997 semester, which allowed the student to enter the game with a student ticket.
A problem arises because the
A problem arises because the new KUID cannot have stickers affixed to
KUID cannot have stickers affixed to the card. Mary Ann Graham, manager of the KU Card Center, explained why.
"When people use their cards, they put it in a machine," she said. "With stickers on the cards, you have the possibility of a card getting stuck, or a sticker getting caught in a reader."
That leaves Darren Cook, director of operations at Allen Field House, searching for a solution.
the technology, from the Cutting Edge company, also is untested. The Athletics
"Right now, we're looking at the possibility of getting hand-held readers," he said. "There are two problems. One, it's expensive. Two, it's slow."
Department wants to take it slowly with the new system, Graham said.
"We're not sure how long it's been on the market," she said. "Before we go that route, we want to test it. It's not going to be done like the scanners on the buses, where they put them on all of the buses before they
knew if it would work or not."
Cook said that the last thing he wanted to do was slow down the process of getting students into the field house. The plan for next semester is to line up students outside and scan their KUIDs as they prepare to enter the door.
KUID UPDATE
Tomorrow's Kansas men's basketball game against Fort Hays State is the first game at which students must present new KUIDs to be admitted.
"We'll stamp their hands so they can get in quickly," Cook said. "We would go back to the old system at that point and let students in as quick as we can get their tickets."
Cook said that the number of lines allowing students into the field house could jump from three to 10.
The portable readers have not been pur chased yet, Cook said. He hopes to have the
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Homesweet home
The Kansas men's basketball team returns to the friendly confines of Allen Field House at 7:05 p.m. tomorrow.The Hawks face the Fort Hays State Tigers a Division II team.
See page 1B
Spotlight on Starr
Independent counsel Kenneth Starr faced his harshest critics yesterday while testifying to a divided House about his investigation of President Clinton.
See page 6B
The Craze: Part Two
The Star Wars craze has risen anew as the movie trailer for the first prequel hits movie theaters soon. See page 7A
Quoth The Raven: Evermore
The Raven Bookstore and Borders Books, Music & Cafe have coexisted peacefully for more than a year despite their close proximity, partly because both stores draw different types of customers.
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