CAMPUS/AREA UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, August 23,1996
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ON THE RECORD
A KU professor's video camera, television and other miscellaneous items were stolen Sunday from the 2900 block of Rimrock Drive, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $1,950.
A KU student's desk chair was stolen from the 800 block of Michigan Street, Lawrence police said. The chair was valued at $15.
A KU student's mountain bike was stolen from the 1400 block of Kentucky Street, Lawrence police said. The bike was valued at $300.
Lawrence police reported a minor in possession of alcohol at 1344 Tennessee Street early Wednesday morning
A KU employee's windshield was damaged between 11 p.m. last Thursday and 2 a.m. last Friday at Bremer Drive and Crestline Street, Lawrence police said. The windshield was valued at $300.
A KU student's day planner, driver's license and KUID were stolen from lot 110 between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Monday, KU police said. The items were valued at $58.
ON CAMPUS
KU Champions Club will hold meetings and gaming activities from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Kansas Union parlors. For more information, call Erik Lindsley at 841-4585.
Geoff Krieger/Kansan
The KU Meditation Club will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the Daisy Hill Room at the Burge Union. For more information, call Pannil at 864-7736.
KI-Aikido Club will meet from 6:30 to 10 p.m on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays at 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Jill Woodworth at 864-1798.
A hair out of the ordinary
Joshua Ellis, Overland Park freshman, talks to Kate Wilson, Overland Park freshman, who is reflected in Ellis' sunglasses. whose hair is naturally this way, was handing out leaflets in front of Wescock Hall yesterday.
Late withdrawal proposal gives professors authority
By Eric Weslander
Kansan staff writer
Instructors should have the authority to decide whether students can withdraw from College of Liberal Arts and Sciences classes after the first ten weeks of the semester.
That is a proposal that the Committee on Undergraduate Studies and Advising has presented to the governing body of the college, the College Assembly. Now, the decision to approve or deny late withdrawal requests rests with the committee.
Members of the College Assembly, which consists of faculty and student representatives, will vote on the proposal this week through mail ballot.
If the motion passes, students who wish to withdraw from college classes after the first 10 weeks of the semester must petition each instructor individually rather than write one petition to the committee.
Sara Rosen, associate professor of linguistics, said the change would be beneficial to students because they would be able
to get a quick response to their withdrawal requests. Each semester, the committee receives hundreds of requests for late withdrawal, and students often must wait weeks for a response.
One concern, however, is that students who need to withdraw from all of their classes because of illness or family tragedy will run into difficulty.
Pam Houston, director of the college undergraduate center, said that each instructor would have different views regarding late withdrawal.
"It's possible that some students with strong reasons will not be allowed to withdraw, while other students with fliysy reasons will be allowed to withdraw," she said. "I worry that the students will feel that they're not been treated fairly."
In addition, she said, the committee's decision to allow a student to withdraw is an enrollment issue, not an academic issue.
of the decision of the instructor."
The proposed motion states that if a student thinks an instructor's decision is unfair, he could appeal the decision to the college office. The committee then will make the final decision.
"The issue is whether they have a legitimate excuse to drop the class," she said. "I worry that the academic level of the student in the class will be the driving force
"I could very effectively argue it either way, and I have," said Sally Frost-Mason, dean of the college. "If we do give the right to the instructors, we should have some very firm guidelines."
The rules and regulations of the college say that only the Committee on Undergraduate Studies and Advising can allow a student to withdraw late, said Deborah Smith, associate professor of entomology.
However, she said, the rules also say that only an instructor can change a grade.
Smith, who directed the subcommittee that proposed the motion, said it could be argued that "a W" is a grade.
"We were stumped by the rules and regulations," she said. "We had petitions from students that couldn't be acted on by anyone. This proposal looked like the best way out of a bureaucratic mess."
Unions stage annual event to show services
By Spencer Duncan
Kansan staff writer
Using free stuff as their bait, the Kansas and Burge Unions kicked off Union Fest '96 yesterday.
Event sponsors offer free gifts from different Union services. Students can get chips and salsa or popcorn from the Unions' food service, or enter drawings for a free computer modem, offered by the Union Technology Center in the Burge Union.
Union Fest is an annual two-day event geared at showing KU students the services offered by the Kansas and Burge Unions. It continues from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in front of the Kansas Union.
"This should be fun," Warren said. "This is kind of a fun event to give students the chance to relax on the first days of class and have a little fun at the Unions."
caricature drawings.
Students can also have their pictures taken with Baby Jay and enter drawings giving away everything from cases of soda to a free SUA movie card.
Campus police have an information table at the fest, at which officers will answer questions. The bands Level and Azure Bloom will play from noon until 2 p.m. today, and clowns also will entertain students.
All of this has been well received by the students, said Steed Bell, Burge Union Stores coordinator.
Among the activities is a basketball shoot out and free
"This is kind of a fun event to give students the chance to relax on the first days of class..."
Katrina Warren Unions marketing director
Bell handed out free posters and encouraged people to register for the modern drawing yesterday. Bell, who will be at the fest again today, said he had seen many students take interest in Union Fest.
"This is a great thing for the Unions," Bell said. "I have seen a lot of students taking advantage of the stuff we have out here. We hope students will now use our services more."
Free stuff is an easy way to attract students, Warren said, and the Unions are taking full advantage of that.
"The Unions are here for everybody and they offer a lot of services people don't know about," Warren said. "If we can show off the Unions by giving free things away, then we will. We have some corporate sponsors helping us."
Warren said the majority of the cost for the event came from corporate sponsors. She did not have an estimation of how much the Union will spend on the fest.
Meggin Kendrick, Topea junior, said Union Fest was a different experience for her.
"I haven't really seen anything like this before," Kendrick said. "I think it is a good idea and who is going to turn down free stuff?"
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