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Friday, August 25, 1995
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SUA looks to committees for input
By Sarah Wlese
Kansan staff writer
Day on the Hill, a Tori Amos concert and a speech by Dr. Ruth all have one thing in common: The members of Student Union Activities' committees made them possible.
From planning to promotion to production, student volunteers are responsible for every facet of the hundreds of events SUA produces each year.
next week, SUA begins its annual quest for members for each of its eight committees: live music, feature films, recreation and travel, special events, spectrum films, forums, promotions and fine arts.
About 300 students are involved
with SUA every year, and new members keep the programming original, said Jamie Plesser, Prairie Village senior and president of SUA.
"New people generate new ideas," Plesser said. "We don't want to become complacent. We want to do things we haven't done in the past."
SUA produces a diverse schedule of events intended to entertain, educate and inform students, he said.
Interested students can fill out an application at one of two informational meetings during the next two weeks.
The first meeting will be at 7 p.m.
Monday at Alderson Auditorium in
the Kansas Union. The second
meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7
in the southwest lobby of the Burge Union.
Everyone who applies can join the committee of his or her choice and should plan to attend the corresponding meetings listed on the application, said Monique Madeira, Lawrence senior and SUA's vice president for membership.
Madeira said the organization relied on committee members to get a feel for students' interests.
"Ultimately, they're the ones that make decisions about what acts come to KU," she said.
Committee members can expect to meet many other students and participate in the many phases of staging an event, Madeira said.
There's even a chance to have a brush with fame. The event staff
often gets to go backstage after shows to talk with performers and get autographs, she said. Some students occasionally are entrusted to pick up performers at Kansas City International Airport.
The road to SUA leadership starts at the committee level, Madeira said. Members' opportunities and responsibilities reflect the amount of time and effort they devote to their committees.
"It's really rewarding, especially if you make the effort to become involved and work on projects and shows," Madeira said.
Students can pick up an application on the SUA Box Office on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union. Applications must be turned in to the office by 5 p.m. Sept. 1F.
Renovations for Templin Hall rescheduled
By Laurie Hudson
Kansan staff writer
The oldest residence hall on Daisy Hill will be put to sleep this summer. In 1997, it will wake up a new building.
Templin Hall, built in 1959, will shut down May 15, 1996, at which time construction workers will reconstruct each room as a suite.
The suites will be twice as large as regular rooms and include a four-person bathroom. The new design will eliminate community-style bathrooms.
The idea is not new. In February of 1994, the Kansan reported that renovations for the residence halls would begin in the summer of 1995. So far, they have not been touched.
The construction date slipped a year because the University decided to add the extra step of hiring a consultant to evaluate and create a prototype for renovation of all the halls, said Ken Stoner, director of student housing. The architect finally has
been hired.
"Now that the evaluations are done, the project is going full steam ahead," he said.
Templin will lead the other residence halls in the renovation process, said Mel Sandfort, complex director for Templin and Lewis Halls.
"Templin is by far in the worst condition," she said.
After 36 years of housing mostly freshmen men, the built-in dressers and closets show wear. Closet doors are filled with dart holes.
Calvin Reed, Melvern freshman, said his room in Templin could use a repaint and a more spacious closet.
More space is the idea behind the renovations, Stoner said. Students come from smaller families today than they did when the halls were built and look for similar living situations at school.
"They have more privacy needs," he said. More space in the rooms also allows for computers, televisions and microwaves.
The more spacious suites will cost more than rooms do now, but more people are
The opening of one-, two- and three-person suites on the Kansas State University campus resulted in an increased residence hall count this year, according to an article in the Topeka Capital Journal.
expected to want to live there. Stoner said.
The only disadvantage Sandfort could see in the renovations is that hall activity fliers could no longer be posted in the bathrooms, a place where they could be seen by many residents. Also, students will have to clean their own bathrooms.
"They won't have the luxury of having a custodian come in," she said.
However, one advantage is that students still will meet people while living in the luxury of apartment-style rooms, Sandfort said.
Three suitemates would allow for the development of more than just one close friend, Reed said.
"You'd probably make more real good friends," he said. "Rather than just casually seeing people down the hall, you'd actually be tied to these three other people."
CORRECTION
ON CAMPUS
Lawrence Chinese Evangelical Church will sponsor an orientation at 6 p.m. today, at First Free Methodist Church, 31st St. and Lawrence Ave. For more information, call Dennis Ng at 842-4352.
A story on page 1 of yesterday's *Kansan* about Chancellor Robert Hemenway's English class incorrectly identified Amy Lerman's duties. Lerman is co-teaching the class and will teach when Hemenway is unable to attend.
Department of Communication Studies has scheduled the Oral Communication Exemption Exam for Wednesday, Sept. 6. Interested students must register their name, phone number and address by Aug. 30 in 3090 Wescoe Hall. A $10 non-refundable deposit is required to register.
Topeka Center for Peace and Justice will sponsor a 10th anniversary celebration, featuring a Cultural Festival at noon Sunday at Washburn University, 21st and Washburn streets, Topeka. Festivities will include a concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at the theater at Washburn University.
KU Juggling Club will meet at noon today in front of Strong Hall. For more information, call Mark Ellner at 749-2491.
Tickets for the concert are $20.
St. Lawrence Catholic Center will celebrate Mass at 12:30 p.m. today and Monday at Danforth Chapel. For more information, call 843-0357.
Canterbury House will sponsor Holy Eucharist and dinner at 5 p.m. Sunday at 1116 Louisiana St.
Lutheran Campus Ministry will sponsor dinner and worship at 6 p.m. Sunday at 1116 Louisiana St. For more information, call Brian Johnson at 843-4948.
Office of Study Abroad will sponsor an informational meeting about Great Britain Direct Exchange at 10:30 a.m. Monday at 4063 Wescoe Hall. For more information, call 864-3742.
KU Rock Climbing Club will meet at 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday at 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Mike Gee at 841-8277.
International Students Association will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the International Room in the Kansas Union.
KU Karate Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at 215 Robinson Center. For more information, call Jon Sides at 832-1771.
KU Kempo Karate Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Mark Hurt at 842-4713.
A KU identification card and a bus pass valued at $60 were reported stolen from a KU student early Wednesday at Summerfield Hall.
A KU employee reported that a dog tried to bite him Wednesday
ON THE RECORD
A hip pack and its contents valued, at $88, was reported stolen from a KU student early Wednesday at Lindley Hall.
on the north side of Haworth Hall. The dog, a white German sheepherd, threatened six other people before animal control arrived, police said. The dog's owner was issued a citation.
A KU student was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence early Wednesday morning at the 2300 block of Iowa Street.
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The final day to pick up football tickets is today.
Add/drop continues until Friday in Strong Hall. Students should consult the timetable for appointments.
Watkins Memorial Health Center's regular hours are
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., with Urgent Care
services from 4:30 p.m. to 8
p.m. Saturday hours are 8 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m., with Urgent Care
services from 11:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Sunday Urgent Care
hours are 12:30 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. The center's number is
864-9500.
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