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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 28, 2004
SAFETY: Oread house had loud party reputation
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Because the red house sits in a historical neighborhood, and the window must be approved by the Historic Resources Commission before it is installed, the house's renovations may take a bit longer than 30 days.
Misty doesn't know how Driessel fell and she has instructed her son not to talk to media.
Regrets
George Austin, who has lived at 1101 Tennessee St. for 10 years, said the current residents of the red house were the noisiest he had encountered in near-
wish it had never happened.
happened.
I hope other people learn from this."
Misty Jones Homeowner
ly a decade.
He said his neighbors hosted parties on a regular basis and had ignored cordial requests to quiet down. He heard that other neighbors had called the police before, but he had never made a formal complaint to authorities
The house had a reputation
for being a party house, Austin said.
Despite the house's reputation, Misty Jones said it was a quiet night at the house when Driessel fell.
That evening, Kyle had invited a few friends over. As the night got later, Kyle and his guests went to the third floor to his bedroom. Misty said.
Driessel had gone out onto the roof to smoke while Kyle had gone back downstairs, she said.
Her son heard the crashing of a window that Driessel broke on the second floor as she fell, she said.
of the accident, Misty said.
Kyle said Driessel did not appear to be drunk the evening
When he went outside he saw Driessel on the ground and immediately called the police, Misty said.
"I wish it had never happened," Misty said. "I hope other people learn from this."
Edited by Janette Crawford
K-State student falls from second story
The University of Kansas was not the only university to have a student fall off of a balcony this week.
Michael Brothers, a Cherryvale junior at Kansas State University, was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Wichita after falling from a balcony at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house, 1632 McCain Lane.
Wesley Medical Center has moved Michael Brothers' condition from critical to serious after the two-story fall Tuesday morning.
"Serious is better than critical," said Jeri Rose, marketing and public relations for the Wesley Medical Center.
Brothers, a member of Alpha Gamma Rho, was visiting Alpha Tau Omega when he fell from the second floor at 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, said Scott Jones, director of greek affairs at Kansas State University.
The balcony has a railing, but it may not have been adequate, said Tiffany Dean, senior admin-
lstrative assistant for the office of greek affairs at Kansas State University.
"It only came up to his upper thigh," Dean said, referring to the height of the railing.
"It's something they're going to look into to prevent it from happening again."
She does not know when the railing was built, she said.
Officials do not know whether alcohol was involved, and the incident is classified as an accident, Jones said.
He had not talked to the Brothers family but heard about his condition on the radio yesterday morning.
"From what I heard it had improved," Jones said.
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Austin Caster
If students think the state should give more money to higher education, Jason Boots, Student Senate community affairs director, said students should learn about the candidates running for office in next week's election. Boots, Plano, Texas, junior, said if students were unhappy with tuition increases, it was all the more reason to go vote.
Student Senate will formally voice its opinion on the prospect of a CLAS differential tuition fee, said Jeff Dunlap, student body vice president.
Dunlap, Leawood senior, said he didn't know when or how Senate would do this.
In the meantime, he encouraged senators to talk with their constituents to gauge public opinion on the fee.
Discussion will continue at open forums scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. Nov. 8 in 3140 Wescoe and from 6 to 7 p.m. Nov. 18 in 1001 Malott Hall.
Edited by Ashley Doyle
ALARMS: Students think it won't be easy turning in peers
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Residents said they wanted to catch the guilty students, but would hesitate to turn in their friends.
"It would matter if it was one of my friends, but none of my friends would do it," Mike Graham, St. Louis freshman, said.
Graham suggested that cameras would be the most effective way to catch the culprits.
Diana Robertson, associate director of student housing, thinks there should be reasonable limits to what can be done to catch the alarm pullers.
"We're reluctant to go the route of cameras," Robertson said. "It doesn't feel like a home anymore."
In addition to the awards, student housing administrators have enhanced the pull stations, Robertson said.
She was reluctant to say what had been done so the culprits wouldn't know how to get around the enhancements.
The Crime Stoppers program is a nationwide program involved in local communities that allows citizens to provide
"We're reluctant to
go the route of cameras. It doesn't feel like a home anymore."
Diana Robertson
Associate director of student
housing
police with information about criminal activity, according to an Office of the Provost memorandum.
The Crime Stoppers phone line is unrecorded, so callers can remain anonymous.
Caller identification is known by a number, not by name.
ADVISING: Academic survey shows successes
If students want to give information, they can call the KU Public Safety Office at 864-5900.
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If they want to remain anonymous, they can call Crime Stoppers at 864-8888.
Edited by Jon Ralston
The survey showed specific points of success in advising.
Fawcett said she was pleased instructors' English speaking ability had not posed serious problems.
"We were very happy to see all that work in that area has made a difference," she said.
Graduate teaching assistants and faculty have to pass two exams, the TOEFL and the SPEAK before they can teach.
Each exam determines whether GTAs or faculty who are foreign born and speak English as a second language can effectively communicate and teach, Fawcett said. Students who took the survey were they thought their teachers were especially helpful.
"Teachers have been more than willing to help out and talk about whatever I want to," said Amanda Sellers, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore.
"All the teachers I've had make themselves approachable," Williams, Tulsa, Okla., freshman said.
Erin Williams said she liked the way teachers interacted with students.
STUDENT PERCEPTIONS
Survey results for freshmen through seniors.
Answers were based on a scale of one to five.
For five out of the seven questions, higher numbers indicated a more positive response.
Edited by Marissa Stephenson
Students gave a 4.18 rating for teachers providing effective instruction, which was higher than 2002's 4.12 rating.
Students gave a 3.81 rating for the KU faculty's effort to help outside of the classroom, which was higher than 2002's 3.74 rating.
Students gave a rating of 3.97 for their educational experience providing them with an intellectual challenge, which was higher than 2002's rating o 3.84.
Students gave a 4.13 rating for how satisfied they were with their
overall educational experience, which was higher than 2002's 4.09 rating.
Students gave a 3.49 rating for academic advising quality, which was lower than 2002's 3.54 rating.
For two out of the seven questions, lower numbers indicated a more positive response.
Students gave a 2.77 rating for difficulty in developing a course schedule because courses were not offered or were closed when they enrolled, which was lower than 2002's 2.79 rating.
Students gave a rating of 2.07 for how often their teachers' English language was a problem in the students' understanding of the course material, which was slightly higher than 2002's 2.06 rating, but lower than 2000's 2.13 rating.
Source: University of Kansas Student Perceptions Survey