Friday, August 21, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Professors receive pleasant surprise
By Mariana Palva
Kansan staff writer
When a group of people who were not on Fred Rodriguez's multicultural education class roster interrupted his first lecture of the semester, Rodriguez could only smile.
The classroom interruption means an extra $5,000 in his next paycheck.
Rodriguez was one of 20 professors chosen for this year's William, T Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence.
A seven-member selection committee were responsible for choosing professors who have been excellent teachers at the University.
The group includes students, faculty and KU alumni.
"There is a lot of pressure," said Rodriguez. "What a day."
The bearers of the good news was a group called "surprise patrol," which included Chancellor Robert Hemenway; Provost David Shulenburger; Jim Martin, president of the University of Kansas Endowment Association; and Mark Gonzales, community president of Commerce Bank in Lawrence.
Eight professors were given awards yesterday, and the "surprise patrol" will give 12 more awards through Saturday.
"I know you all enrolled in this
Professors awarded
Chancellor Robert Hemenway speaks to Professor Fred Rodriguez's class at Bailey Hall. Rodriguez later was presented with a letter that said he would receive a $5,000 check for winning the W.T. Kemper Fellowship. He is a professor of teaching and leadership in the School of Education. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
Fred Rodriguez, associate professor of education; Christopher H. Haulter, professor of botany; Dennis Prater, professor of law; Jon Swindell, associate professor of design; Michael B. Doughy, associate professor of Pharmacy; Cheryl Lester, assistant professor of American Studies and English; Linda Stone-Ferrer, chairwoman of the department of History of Art; and William M. Tuttle Jr., professor
Twelve other professors will receive the $5,000 award. Their names will be announced today and Saturday.
class because you knew that Fred Rodriguez is one of the absolute best teachers in the University," Hemenway said.
Rodriguez said although he was aware of the award, receiving it came as a surprise.
"It is nice to be honored because people that have won the last two years were really good teachers and being in the group is very nice," Rodriguez said.
Becky Weiler, Lewistown, Mont., junior said she chose Rodriguez's class because her friends had made good comments about him.
"My classmates and I were talking before class about how great of a teacher he was," Weiler said.
"Now, this award reaffirms it. I am kind of excited about it, and I have a lot of expectations because he is a great model to follow."
The William T. Kemper Founds
Students to get shot at purchasing Chiefs tickets
By Angola Johnson Kansan staff writer
For all the crazed Kansas City Chiefs fans who have never been able to get your hands on tickets, this could be a golden opportunity.
Beginning at 8 a.m. tomorrow,
Student Union Activities will sell
320 Chiefs football tickets at the
SUA box office in the Kansas Union.
Mary Smith, SUA box-office supervisor, said that this offer was a good service for students because Chiefs tickets were so hard to find.
"This is the fourth-consecutive year we've done this, and there's always a long line," Smith said. "We've had a lot of people calling and inquiring about it."
Kielyn Scott, SUA president, said
that unlike most season-ticket holders, KU students would get first priority for the tickets.
Two tickets cost $48, and students have a choice of two tickets to one home game or a ticket for two different games.
"SUA doesn't make money from selling these tickets," Smith said. "Sometimes we break even, and we've even lost money, but it's still worth it, because it's a service for the students. Scalpers at Arrowhead can charge a lot more."
Forty tickets to each of the Chiefs'
home games will be available. Students must show their KUID at the time of purchase.
Scott said that she expected the tickets to sell out by tomorrow afternoon.
"In previous years, people have started getting in line at 5:30 in the morning," Scott said. "The building isn't even open yet, and there are all these people outside with their sleeping hues."
Smith said that the tickets to the Chiefs' game against the Denver Broncos probably would be the first to go.
"They're another great team; it's a great rivalry," Smith said. "Also, the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers is the Monday Night Football on ABC. It's a chance to get on TV, so they'll be quick to go."
Chiefs home schedule
Sept. 6 — Oakland Raiders at 7:20 p.m.
Sept. 20 —San Diego Chargers at noon
Oct. 4 - Seattle Seahawks at 7:20 p.m.
Oct. 26 — Pittsburgh Steelers at 7:20 p.m.
Nov. 1—New York Jets at 3:15
Nov. 16 — Denver Broncos at 7:20 p.m.
Nov. 29 — Arizona Cardinals at noon
Dec. 13 —Dallas Cowboys at 3:15 p.m.
Students lose cool in Ellsworth Hall
Pipe leak leaves residents sweltering from summer heat
By Sarah Halo
Kansas staff writer
Kansan staff writer
Students living in residence halls know about the pipes that hang from the ceiling and get in the way.
Residents hang their bikes from the pipes or jump up and grab the pipes, causing them to weaken.
A pipe leak first discovered Monday in Ellsworth Hall may have been caused by such rough behavior, but it was definitely affected by the extreme heat, said Ken Stoner, director of student housing.
With cold water running through the black, iron pipes and hot temperatures outside, sweat beads developed between the pipes and the insulation. When air got in, rust formed on the pipes, causing them to leak.
Ellsworth's 35-year-old pipes run continuously through the building without any valves or cutoffs. Because of this, the entire building's air conditioning system needed to be turned off Wednesday so maintenance could fix the problem.
For more than seven hours,
Ellsworth residents braved the
heat outside and inside. From
9 a.m. to about 4:30 p.m., the
hall had no air conditioning.
"It was awful," said Jen Dziuzenis, Olathe freshman and Ellsworth front-desk employee. "All I wanted to do was just lay in bed and not move."
Stoner said that no students complained to the housing department, but Dziuenziis said she received complaints at Ellsworth's front desk.
"People called non-stop," she said. "They weren't really that mad. They just kept asking
What happened?
A pipe leak at Ellsworth Hall caused air conditioning to be shut off for about seven hours Wednesday.
- Maintenance workers said the leak most likely was caused by the hot temperatures outside and the pressure the heat put on the cold water in the pipes.
when the air was going to be back on."
The pipe leak in room 730 put pressure on the pipes, causing another leak that affected rooms 731 and 732.
The residents of the three rooms were asked to leave while the pipes were replaced.
Replacing the pipes was not an expensive process, although it required two plumbers, said Phil Garito, associate director for student housing. Precautions have been taken to avoid the same type of problems in Templin Hall and Lewis Hall, which is being renovated.
When Templin was renovated, copper pipes replaced the iron pipes and valves were added throughout the building. This will allow maintenance to shut off the air conditioner, dry out the pipes and patch them without affecting the entire building.
"To prevent this in the future, all the piping will be copper," Garito said. "So unless there is a freeze, the pipes cannot rust or corrode."
It is difficult to know when pipes will leak or break, but if any liquid is noticed, it should be reported to maintenance.
Garito had urged students not to put too much stress on the pipes. He said that pipe breaks don't happen that often, but they have damaged residents' rooms in the past.
"I wish there was a way of predicting (pipe breaks), but until it happens, you can't do anything about it but be careful," Garito said.
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