ART School of Art students are displaying their work at the Art and Design Building through Friday. PAGE 3A
SPORTS Ryan Greene challenges Keith Langford to a game of H-O-R-S-E. PAGE 18
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
VOL.115 ISSUE 15
Senate to look at funds
Committees will decide how much, where to allocate funds
BY LAURA FRANCOVIGLIA
francoviglia@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Student Senate Committees will decide tonight whether $104,505 of legislation will be voted on by Senate next week. Eight of the bills the committees will review are for more than $1,000.
"This might be the most expensive cycle of legislation I've ever seen," said Jeff Dunlap, student body vice president.
Arthur Jones, student executive chair, said he expected the bills for general funding to pass easily, but the larger bills would require more scrutiny and debate.
The largest bill will be $45,551 to help fund wireless Internet on campus. Though the bill is sponsored by 40 senators, both student committee members and student senators will decide if this bill will pass. Funds for the wireless Internet will come out of the reserve account.
The Senate's reserve account has about $550,000. Each year, unused money from the unallocated account goes to the reserve account. The unallocated account, which is used to fund student groups and speakers, is made up of a portion of the student activity fee.
According to Senate rules, funds for the reserve account are used for projects that will benefit a substantial population of the student body and will make an impact on campus.
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Dunlap, Leawood senior, said he expect more projects to be funded by the reserve account this year because he had asked the student senators to create projects that would be worthy of those funds.
Committee members will revisit two previously tabled bills. The committees will reconsider allocating funds to the KU lugging Club and to Bill Cosby.
Because Cosby was planned after the Homecoming committee scheduled Bill Rancic from The Apprentice to speak, Student Senate will probably only fund Rancic, said Jones, Dallas junior. He said he didn't think Senate would fund both speakers for Homecoming because it has traditionally funded only one.
Most of the legislation coming through the committee meetings consist of general funding student groups, but an unusual bill for the KU Sports Career Club will ask for $250 to buy collared shirts for its members in addition to $200 for general funding. The club informs students who are interested in sports about opportunities in sport-related careers.
Another group, the KUTV Production club, will ask for $7,200 to pay for electronic equipment. Jones said this was more money than Senate usually allocated to one club. The KUTV Production club produces programs such as Evil Kansas and Out of Focus.
Dunlap, Leawood senior, said some student senators may have a "knee-jerk reaction" when they saw how much money the bills request.
"The bigger ones are going to be scrutinized," he said.
— Edited by Rupal Gor
CAMPUS
Freshmen to compete for five Student Senate spots today
Twenty-four freshmen are competing to represent their class in the second-ever freshmen
STUDENT
SENATE
Student Senate election. The election begins today. Freshmen can vote for five candidates online using any computer on or off campus at http://argus.cc.ku.edu/cgiwrap/aims/student/cgi.
The polling Web site will be active from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow. KJHK will announce results at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow they also will be available at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at http://www.ku.edu/cowlran.com/
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— Laura Francoviglia
Last day for online dropping and cancelling without a "W"
See profiles of the freshman
Senate candidates on page 5A
Today is the final day students will be able to cancel a class or drop it online.
Enrollment coordinator Brian Hanabay said there were two parts to today's deadline. He said today was the last day students could cancel a class without receiving a withdrawal on their transcripts. The dropped class will not appear on their transcripts.
He said today was also the last day students could drop a class online through Enroll and Pay. In order to do so, students must go to Enroll and Pay, then click on the link for Learner Services, Academics, Enroll in a Class, 2004 Fall, Drop/Update classes and then click submit.
Doggie-paddle
After today, Hanabury said, students who wished to drop a class would receive a "W" for the class. Students would need to fill out a Drop card and bring it to the Enrollment Center in 151C Strong Hall. He said students could drop a class and receive a "W" on their transcripts until Wednesday, Oct. 27.
After that deadline, in order to drop a class, students would need to have their instructors sign the drop card and assign a grade of "W" or "F" at their discretion, said Hanabury.
Hanabury said students who missed today's deadline because of extenuating circumstances could petition their schools to cancel the class.
The last day to drop a class is the last day of classes; Thursday, Dec. 9.
If students have any questions, they can contact the Enrollment Center by phone at 864-5462 or go in person to 151C Strong Hall.
Ross Fitch
Jenny Oberhelman, DeSoto resident, tossed Sarah into the pool yesterday during the Lawrence Aquatic Center's Pooch Plunge. The Jack Russell terrier paddled to the side of the pool and treaded water until someone lifted her out. This is the second year for the Pooch Plunge, and Lawrence aquatic manager Lori Madaus said it would turn into an annual event because of the past years' success. Close to 200 dogs attended yesterday's plunge. Employees will drain and clean the pool today. See page 6A for more photos from the Pooch Plunge.
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Virus risk grows as summer fades
BY ANAMDA O'TOOLE
autole@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Though the staff of Watkins Memorial Health Center hasn't diagnosed the West Nile Virus yet this year, five students have been tested since school began. Myra Strother, Watkins chief of staff, said. Strother said she believed some students had been infected by the virus and may not have realized it.
As common a sight as mosquito bites are in late summer, the itch that accompanies them may be the least of the problem.
With mosquito activity at its peak in the late summer, students and Lawrence residents are more at risk for West Nile than at any other time during the year. As a result, Strother said she expected to see more cases of West Nile before fall brings cooler temperatures and fewer mosquitoes.
Strother said about 20 percent of those infected with the virus experience symptoms of a severe headache, nausea, swollen glands and muscle weakness.
"It's rather inevitable that some students have been exposed to it and will be infected by it before the mosquitoes get frozen out," Strother said.
She said there was no set treatment for West Nile because it is a virus.
Watson suggests using mosquito repellents containing about 23 percent DEET — an effective ingredient of bug spray — and avoiding outdoor activity at dawn and dusk.
That is why officials from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said it was important for students to "fight the bite."
The best way to treat the virus is to prevent bites, said Sharon Watson, public information director for the department.
One out of every five people infected with the West Nile Virus progress to
encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain. Severe cases can lead to seizures and problems with vision.
Barbara Schnitker, director of nurses for Douglas County Health Department, said older adults were more likely to develop severe forms of the virus, but students were just as vulnerable to the disease as any other person.
The virus, which originated in Egypt in the '50s and appeared in the United States in 1999, is spread to humans through mosquitoes that obtained the virus by biting an infected bird or horse.
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TIPS FOR AVOIDING MOSQUITO BITES
Avoid being outdoors at dawn or dusk when mosquito activity is highest.
Wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants and socks outdoors at peak mosquito hours.
Use insect repellents that are 20 to 30 percent DEET.
Make sure screens are "bug tight."
Eliminate stagnant water by removing children's wading pools or any debris that could hold water.
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Voter registration
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University organizations are working to register as many students as possible before the general election on November 2. PAGE 3A
Environment.
City Commission
Students from Lawrence's Sister City, Eutin, Germany, spoke to the city commission last night. PAGE 3A
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