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October 4,1999
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Vol. 110 · No. 32
Graduate student David Gramly will hold a casting call this weekend for his short film, Bottled Up, inspired by a dream he had ten years ago.
Inside today
SEE PAGE 6A
Sports today
It wasn't pretty at times, but Kansas ended a two-game losing streak with a victory against winless Southern Methodist, 27-9.
SEE PAGE 1B
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Hall renovation pushed back
Ellsworth Hall upgrade to start in summer 2001
By Lori O'Toole
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
(USPS 650-640)
Because of scheduling issues, the start date for the renovation of Ellsworth Hall has been moved from the summer of 2000 to the summer of 2001.
The hall's interior renovations will be similar to what was done to Templin Hall two years ago and Lewis Hall last year.
Steve Scannell, consultant service manager of design and construction management, said the Ellsworth renovation would be much more extensive because it had 10 floors compared to the other two halls' seven floors.
Because of the extra floors, he said, there would be 40 percent more floor space to renovate, making the contractor's 15-month schedule especially tight.
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said that the telecommunications department, which is in Ellsworth, must be transferred to another location before renovations can begin.
"In the scheme of things, you always are disappointed when you lose a year in planning," he said. "We just have to make sure everything will be ready before committing to a renovation date. Even if it was delayed by a couple of weeks, it's too tight. The building can't be out of service two years."
Scannell said the renovations were expected to begin immediately after the Spring 2001 semester and to be completed by Fall 2002. He said University of Kansas representatives needed to make sure that they had an accurate budget estimated for the project before going ahead with it.
"I think the current schedule we're working with is very aggressive," he said. "The extra time will help. It's not something you want to go ahead with if there's even a shadow of a doubt."
Scannell said that he and other University representatives would further analyze the renovation schedule to determine if it was feasible to complete in 15 months.
Stoner said the floor plans could include a variety of rooms, such as those for two or four
He said there was a possibility that it could be done in phases.
residents as well as apartments.
rne architectural firm designing the interior is Glenn Livinggood Penzler Architects PA, 1001 New Hampshire St.
The firm's architects have worked on the Memorial Stadium renovations, Allen Fieldhouse renovations, Budig Hall and the Horeisi Family Athletic Center.
Emily Davis, Overland Park sophomore and Ellsworth Hall resident assistant, said she was happy to hear that the hall would stay open next year.
She said she was worried about which residence hall she would live in if she decided to be a resident assistant again and Ellsworth was closed.
"I was really excited," she said. "It relieved some worry about having to choose."
Edited by Allan Davis
Residence hall parking set aside for deliveries
By Erinn R. Barcomb Special to the Kansan
The parking department is doing something to change that.
Instead of a tip, some delivery drivers were getting parking tickets when delivering food to students in residence halls.
we don't want to antagonize the delivery people," said Donna Hultine, assistant director of parking. "There's so few options."
Facilities operations is in the process of making signs that will designate metered spots in front of the halls. After 5 p.m., they will be for delivery vehicles only. Daisy Hall will have five meters, Jayhawker Towers will have one, Oliver Hall will have one and Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin hall will have two.
Many of the metered spots in front of residence halls were usually occupied by people visiting the residents, said Chris Roofe, a dispatcher at the parking department. Other spots around the halls are for students with parking permits only.
"It's hard on the drivers," Roofe said. "Delivery vehicles need to get in and do what they need to do."
Hultine said many drivers were forced to temporarily park in fire lanes to make their deliveries.
Eric Morriss, Topeka sophomore, had the same problem when he was making a delivery for Yello Sub. 624 W. 12th St.
Hultine said students such as Morriss who appealed their fire lane tickets often were out of luck. She said the first and second-year law students who reviewed the appeals were unsympathetic to those who parked illegally.
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Roofe said having a sign was important because some students who had student permits also could deliver for a business. Vehicles with student permits parked in the designated spots after 5 p.m. will be ticketed.
"The problem was I had to deliver to Corbin," he said. "My customer was sitting on the bench outside. I had to park in a fire lane. For 45 seconds, I got a 656 ticket."
nigabar. Park in one of the metered spots, the delivery vehicle must have a sign or other marking that identifies it with the restaurant.
out of those. The 20-minute meters cost 25 cents. Vehicles must pay for the whole 20 minutes. Morrisr said many of his deliveries take under a minute, and at the most, three minutes.
"It's a compromise between us and them," Roofe said. "We're trying to keep students out of those."
"It will end up coming out of our tips," he said.
Moreover, Morriss said, most students were not generous tippers.
But a quarter is cheap compared to the alternative.
alternative.
"It's cheaper than tickets," Roofe said.
"It's cheaper than tickets," Roose said.
— Edited by Allan Davis
Isley Unruh, Stephenson Hall float designer, and Buddy Lloyd, KU ACLI media coordinator, senior, discuss the removal of Stephenson Hall's second annual Float of Doom from the Homecoming Parade. The Float of Doom was banned from the parade because it was deemed in poor taste. Photo by Tara Kraus/KANSAN
Stephenson Hall's entry booted from parade lineup
By Emily Hughey writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Although the number of entries for Friday's Homecoming Parade, with the theme, "The Games that Jayhawks Play," was one of the largest the University of Kansas has seen, there could have been one more entry.
While most of the colored paper-pomped floats depicted a Jayhawk defeating a mustang in a particular game or sport, Stephenson's float consisted of a truck with boards duct-taped to the sides and a giant papier-maché fist extending from the top of the cab. Attached to the fist was a upraised middle finger, and written on the board at the front of the truck was "damn the man."
Members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and the Delta Gamma sorority ride in the Homecoming Parade Friday. Jayhawk Boulevard was filled with floats and band members as the campus began its celebration of homecoming. Photo by Lucas Krump/KANSAN
The second annual Stephenson Hall Float of Doom was removed from the 28-float lineup because it was deemed in poor taste.
While lining up for inspection at the Joseph R. Pearson parking lot before the parade, Stacy Chain, homecoming coordinator for Student Union Activities, said she told Unruh that he would have to remove the fist, the finger and the sign if he wanted to proceed in the parade. She said Unruh refused to leave unless a KU public safety officer requested it, so she brought John Mullens, assistant director of the public safety office, to enforce her request.
Unruh said he continued to debate his right to be in the parade, when someone ripped the signs off his truck and told him to leave.
Isley Unruh, Stephenson Hall's float designer, was dressed as a water pipe.
Last year, Stephenson Hall created a two-layer float. The outer layer was covered with encouragement for the Jayhawks. Once the float was far enough into the parade that it be turned back, hall members ripped off the outer layer, raised a pirate flag and put on masks.
But Unruh said he never heard anything from administrators.
He said he thought the decision to exclude
his float from the parade this year was based on his affiliation with a scholarship hall instead of a fraternity.
"We were trying to get a nonconformity message, and they tore parts of our signs off." Unruh said. "The thing is, it's more of a shock tactic. What I feel is that it's 15 fraternity floats. They all have a big, flowered
See HOMECOMING on page 5A
Reading recalls victims killed in incidents of domestic abuse
By Lesley Simmons writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
A woman in the United States is battered every 15 seconds, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics.
Front of Merca Massachusetts St.
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, volunteers, including University of Kansas students, will read the name of a woman and child killed because of domestic abuse every 15 seconds today between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. in front of Mercantile Bank, 900
The "Remember My Name" reading is sponsored by Women's Transitional Care Services, Lawrence's shelter for battered women.
Almas Sayeed,
Wichita junior, will
read names at the
vigil.
Sayeed said the reading served as a memorial for the women and children who had been killed.
"I think it's extremely important to reflect on the impact domestic violence has had and is having in our community and in our society," she said.
Hilary Van Patten,
Almena junior, also
will participate.
"It should be very visible," she said. "Hopefully, it will help raise awareness about the problem."
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
AWARENESS
MONTH
Sarah Morrison, volunteer coordinator for the shelter, said awareness was important, because domestic abuse was sometimes considered a private family matter. She said it was unfortunate that many people blamed women for staying in abusive relationships instead of wondering why men were abusive.
Panel Discussion,
Domestic Violence
and the Law;
12:30 to 1:30
p.m. Oct. 21 at
104 Green Hall.
For more information contact Sara
Snyder, 841-8192
Events will include:
* Brown Bowl Bag Informational Session on Domestic Violence and Children;
noon to 1 p.m.
October 13 and 27 at the Lawrence Public Library Auditorium. For more information contact WTCS, 843-3333.
Take Back the Night Rally and Speakout; 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at the South Park Gazebo.For more information contact Almas Sayeed, 832-9263
"A lot of times people assume that it has to do with the batterer's temper, or a drinking problem, for example, when actually the cause is the batterer's desire to have power and control over their partner's life." she said.
Sayeed, currently an advocate at the shelter, said her dream was to work with international development and give women the economic opportunity to become less dependent on men.
With funding from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Sayeed had an internship during the summer with the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Karnataka in India.
Sayeed said she saw some of the same domestic violence issues in India that she saw in Lawrence. Even though most families were supportive, she said, some husbands didn't want women to have any money or economic power.
The association provides loans to women who do not qualify for traditional bank loans so that they can start their own businesses.
"Economic control is part of the cycle of abuse." Saveed said.
Van Patten, also an advocate for the shelter, described herself as an advocate for women's empowerment. She plays games with children at the shelter and answers the shelter's crisis line. She also listens to the women at the shelter.
"It's a very vulnerable time and a critical time for making decisions, and I want to be there to offer support and resources," Van Patten said.
The shelter's location is kept secret for safety reasons, and Morrison said that sometimes the shelter's 40 beds were all full.
The shelter's phone number is 843-3333.
Edited by Kelly Clasen