MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1995
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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SECTION A VOL.102.NO.7
(USPS 650-640)
SPORTS
In the swing of things
Kansas senior Lynn Williamson takes a lead role on the Kansas women's golf team. Page 1B
Government up close
CAMPUS
Central American students got to see the inner workings of the federal government. Page 5A
NATION
Seaplane skips then crashes
A seaplane crashed into a Rhode Island restaurant Saturday, killing five people. Page 7A
WORLD
U. S. considers China summit
President Clinton may meet with China's president in October. Page 8A
WEATHER
MUGGY
High 95° Low 72°
INDEX
Campus . . . . . . . 3A
National News . . . . . 7A
World News . . . . . 8A
Opinion . . . . . . 4A
Scoreboard. . . . . 2B
Horoscopes . . . . . 4B
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Sexuality class attracts fewer students
Officials curious about reasons behind decrease
By Phillip Brownlee Kansan staff writer
Dennis Dailey is still talking about sex, but fewer people are listening.
Dalley, professor of social welfare, teaches the usually filled-to-capacity "Human Sexuality in Everyday Life."
But this semester, the class is only 80 percent full, which has school officials wondering why. "It's a complete puzzle," said Edith Black, assistant dean of social welfare administration.
Dennis Dalley
For the last decade, Dailey's course has been one of KU's most popular, drawing nearly 500 students each semester. And when the school decided to not offer the
"Students and advisors assume that it's closed, so they don't check it out."
Dennis Dailey Professor of social welfare
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course last spring, demand was so great that Dailey taught the class off-campus.
But this fall, 90 chairs are empty.
"It must be an out-of-sight, out-of-
mind thing." Black said.
Dailey said the enrollment drop was probably due to confusion over the course's availability.
"Students and advisors assume that it's closed, so they don't check
it out." he said.
That was almost the case for Cady Bush, Lawrence senior, who was surprised she made it in the class.
"At first I thought, 'Why bother to try to get in?' she said.
Dailey also wondered whether the enrollment drop meant the class was no longer needed or wanted.
His students said so. "It's an amazing class," said Diane Barton, Oklahoma City senior. "Everyone should take it."
Bush said the class was so good it was worth going to it at 8 a.m.
"It's a lot of fun, but kind of embarrassing," she said. "I think people just forget about the class and need to be reminded."
Fans brave heat for Music Fest
Kathleen O'Driscoll | KAMS 2014
People get sprayed by water to avoid heat exhaustion at the Jayhawk Music Festival at Clinton Lake.
Kathleen Driscoll/KANGAN
The lead singer of The Urge, performs for the crowd at the Jayhawk Musical Festival. About 10,000 people braved temperatures in the mid-90s to attend the festival, which was held Sunday.
Kathleen Driscoll/KANSAN
Bryan Wakeland, drummer for Tripping Deisy, plays at the Jay hawk Music Festival. The festival lasted from noon to dusk.
Festival organizers think goal of $50,000 for charity reached
By Craig Lang
Kansas staff writer
During the opening act at the Jayhawk Music Festival yesterday afternoon, Tim Mohn, drummer for the group Grither, felt the effects of the afternoon heat at Clinton Lake.
"I thought I was going to pass out," he said. "I almost stopped in the middle of our last song."
Mahn was not the only one feeling the heat at the festival. Scott Dicker, a paramedic for the Douglas County Ambulance Service, said about 800 people came to the first aid tent and were given Gatorade as treatment for heat exhaustion.
Jeff Stump, festival chairman,
said the members of Kappa
Sigma, the fraternity that organized
the event, did what was
necessary to keep the festival-soars cool.
Fraternity members went all over town buying water to give out to people. The fire department brought a fire truck and turned on the hose for people who wanked to be cooled off.
"Heat was a major problem for us." Stump said.
But Matt Bartles, Apple Valley,
Minn., senior, said the heat did not affect his enjoyment of the concert.
"It's just nice listening to the tunes," he said. "It doesn't matter how hot it gets."
Despite the heat, more than 10,000 people came to hear nine bands perform at the sold-out festival. Stump said he believed the fraternity reached its goal of raising $50,000 to give to the Association to Benefit Children.
Stump said members of the fraternity were involved in all aspects of the festival, including selling tickets and setting up the stage and the fence surrounding
the park. Everyone else involved with the festival, from the state officials to members of the bands, was impressed with how well everything was handled, he said.
"We were overwhelmed by this type of support." Stump said.
Stephen Kretsinger, drummer for the band Shallow, said everything was put together well, from the two stages to the catering service provided for the bands. He said that with the exception of Lolapalooza, this was the best outdoor festival his band had elated in.
"I was surprised to find out this was just the first year for this," he said. "Everything was so professional."
But Wen Patina, guitar player for Tripping Daisy, said he wasn't such a big fan of festival concerts because bands had to go on one right after the other.
"You get rushed," he said. "You don't get to warm up."
And although outdoor concerts aren't his favorite venue, Fatina said Tripping Daisy would most likely return if the event were held again next year.
Jordan White, Chicago sophomore and member of Kappa Sigma, said it was good to see how much fun people were having at the festival. He said knowing that he was part of putting together one of the biggest shows in lawrence was satisfying.
White also said being part of the organization process allowed the members of the fraternity to experience something they might not have experienced otherwise.
"It gives everyone a chance to see how these things are put together," he said.
FESTIVAL: Students mosh despite extreme heat. Page CA
Getting parking spot can be challenge
Using lesser-known lots and walking can help, says parking department
By Sarah Wlese
Kansan staff writer
Friday, 10:16 a.m., parking lot 90.
It's one of the worst places to be for a student in search of a parking space, said Donna Hultine, assistant director of parking services.
Located south of Robinson Center, it's one of the most sought-after lots on campus, and it fills quickly.
But that didn't deter Stacey Everly, Washington, D.C., junior. Like predators poised to pounce, Everly and five others are lined up on the lot's eastern edge to wait for an opening —
any opening.
"It doesn't seem like there's enough parking," Everly said. "They could use more spaces, but I don't know where they put them."
At 10:24, Everly spots a car-seeking student, follows the person and nabs a space.
But for Chris McCurley, Overland Park senior, arriving early isn't an option. After leaving from an early-morning internship, he has about five minutes to get parked and walk to his 11:30 class. he said.
Coming early and pursuing soon-to-be-vacated spaces is a method many students use to find a soot in a lot.
Parking in lot 90 this year has been difficult, and finding a spot there Wednesday at 11:20 a.m. was impossible, McCurley said. After circling the lot in frustration several times, he decided to
park on 18th Street, which runs along the south side of the lot.
"I had to make up my own parking space," McCurley said. "When students have to resort to those sorts of measures, it's just ridiculous."
He returned an hour later to find a $10 ticket from the Lawrence police for blocking a driveway.
"I didn't pay $63 for a parking pass to not have a spot and get a ticket on top of that," McCurley said.
Parking during the first few weeks of school is bound to be difficult. The lots are filled with people who don't intend to buy parking passes, Hultine said.
Until the department starts ticketing in yellow and residence hall lots Sept. 5, students should avoid the overcrowded lots: lot 90; lot 72, east of the Burge Union; and lot 62, on the east
side of Illinois Street, south of Sunnyside Avenue.
Nonetheless, certain lots usually have many available spaces. At any given time, an average of 100 to 200 spaces are open in lots 50, 125 and 127, Hultine said.
Winning the parking battle
Although parking often seems scarce, lots 50,125 and 127 are underused and offer 100-200 on-campus openings daily.
Lot 50 is east of Joseph R. Pearson Hall.
Source: Donna Hultine
and lots 125 and 127 are west of Hoglund-Maupin Stadium. These three are yellow lots.
"Instead of waiting for a spot to open up, students could park and spend the time walking." Hultine said.
Jodie Chester / KANSAN
Parking on the street, as McCurley found out, can result in a ticket.
Blue and red lots pose an even greater risk. Hultine said the department fined violators $10 in those lots year-round.
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