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VOL.104.NO.24
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1994
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Fewer students attending KU in Fall 1994
Lawrence campus records biggest drop in enrollment
By David Wilson
Kansan staff writer
Enrollment figures released yesterday for the 20th day of classes at the University of Kansas showed a drop of 1,089 students at KU's Lawrence campus from Fall 1993.
Administrators said a decline in the number of high school students in Kansas was the reason for the drop.
"If you look into the figures, you'll see that the primary drop was in new freshman," said David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs.
There are 480 fewer freshman at KU.
Another factor, Ambler said, was the sharp increase in nonresident tuition. This semester, nonresidents paid 13 percent more tuition than in 1993. Across all grade levels, there are 377 fewer nonresident students this year.
Enrollment at the Regents Center in Overland Park and the Capitol Complex in Topeka offset the decline at the Lawrence campus. They have 298 more students, an
increase of about 20 percent.
Bruce Lindvall, assistant dean at the Regents Center, said the jump in enrollment was expected because the center had added graduate courses in engineering, architecture and business this fall. The center offers 10 master's degrees and one doctorate degree.
"Also, people living and working in Topeka and Kansas City desire advanced degrees," he said.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences lost 899 students from Fall 1993, the biggest enrollment drop out of all of KU's schools. The School of Education lost 126 students, and the School of Journalism lost 80 students.
Enrollment at the School of Engineering increased by 182 students. The School of Fine Arts has 100 more students.
Enrollment at the University of Kansas Medical Center was nearly the same, with a drop of less than 1 percent.
One benefit of the enrollment drop, Ambler said, was breathing space for class sizes. Administrators do not have to worry as much this year about crowded classes and scheduling problems, he said.
David Shulenberger, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said the
enrollment drop was expected.
"I wasn't terribly surprised," he said. "We have taken in smaller freshman classes the past two years."
But Shulenberger said that in the next few years that trend would reverse.
Projections by the Office of Academic Affairs and the Office of Institutional Research and Planning show that enrollment at KU will rise to more than 28,000 by the year 2002.
"I would expect the same number of freshman next year," he said. "After that, we're expecting dramatic growth."
20th day numbers
Enrollment at the KU's Lawrence campus dropped by almost 4 percent from this time last year, while enrollment at the Regents Center in Overland Park and the Capitol Complex in Topeka rose by more than 20 percent.
Enrollment figures for the past two years;
1993 1994
KU Lawrence 24,886 23,797
KU Med 2,735 2,710
Off-campus 1,241 1,539
Total 28,862 28,046
Source: University Relations KANBAN
Enrollment changes on the way
By Colleen McCain Kansan staff writer
Beginning in April, enrollment will be coming to a campus computer near you.
Richard Morrell, university registrar, said distributed enrollment, which will allow students to enroll by computer at several campus locations, should be a reality for students enrolling in summer and fall classes in 1995.
"Initially, we projected that distributed enrollment would be in place when students enrolled in October for Spring 1995 classes," Morrell said. "We won't be ready in October, but I'm very confident that we'll be ready when students enroll in April.
Morrell said the new system would
"Students should be able to enroll at the enrollment center, in the Kansas Union, at the Daisy Hill computer center and in other campus buildings. They could also use their own personal computers with modems."
See ENROLL, Page 6A.
Distributed enrollment
Beginning in April, KU students should be able to enroll from computers across campus. Where will students enroll?
Kansan Union
Ransen Union
Daisy Hill computer lab
smart教室
enrollment center
computer labs in selected campus buildings to be decided upon later
at home, using personal computers with modems
Regents Center
COURTESY
April Wakefield-Pages, Wichita graduate student, stands with Alvin, a submersible machine she rode in as she studied seasonal changes on the ocean floor off the coast of California.
KU grad student goes leagues under the sea
By Shannon Newton Kansan staff writer
Imagine being 4,100 meters below sea level in a 7-foot sphere with two other people for nine hours.
April Wakefield-Pagels, Wichita graduate student, knows the feeling.
From August 15 to 31, Wakefield-Pagels went out 200 kilometers off the coast of central California to study seasonal changes on the ocean floor.
Although Wakefield-Pagels spent most of the time above sea level studying other scientists' findings, she did get one opportunity to see the ocean floor up close.
On the last scheduled day to dive, a position opened up and Wakefield-Pagels, along with another scientist and a pilot, launched Alvin into the Pacific Ocean.
Alvin, a titanium-alloy submersible, was built 30 years ago and is one of six submersibles in the world that can exceed the 4,000 meters below sea level.
"I was happy, surprised and nervous to be able to dive," Wakefield-paddled said. "It was an opportunity that I could not pass up."
"When I found out I was going to go down, I was very frightened," she said. "If the equipment malfunctions or something goes wrong, you're dead."
Wakefield-Pagels said she was explicitly told she would not be able to go below sea level to study before she left on the trip.
Fautin said Smith had been studying the deep sea off of the California coast for five years. Last year, he received a grant to study with the ship Atlantis II and Alvin.
"I asked Ken if April could go because I knew she'd get a lot out of
it." Fautin said.
Smith agreed to let Wakefield-Pagels come aboard for the August expedition.
Wakefield-Pagels said the trip was beneficial to her graduate study of sea anemones at the University.
"I've never been able to see the specimen Istudy while they are collected," Wakefield-Pagels said. "When I receive them, they are in iars with formaldehve."
Fautin said the purpose of Smith's research was to see if there were any kind of season changes in deep sea levels.
"On the surface, seasons are recognized by light and temperature changes," she said "In the past, it was always assumed that there was no way that seasons could change because of the constant cold temperatures and absolute darkness."
The scientist discovered that changes do occur, and Smith will have two more dives to complete his study.
Wakefield-Pagels said that the day trip under the ocean seemed very short compared to the time she spent researching on the ship.
"I started to get nervous when I couldn't see the sunlight anymore," she said. "But when we got the bottom of the ocean and we were able to turn on the lights to examine the floor. I was fine."
"We spent many hours on the ship testing the samples that were collected from Alvin," she said. "When I was actually collecting the samples, the time seemed too short."
When Alvin was launched at 8 a.m.
Aug. 29, Wakefield-Pagels was
weary going down.
While studying the ocean floor, Wakefield-Pagels and the others conducted photo surveying and collected samples.
Wakefield-Pagels said the experience had benefited her study, though she was a little claustrophobic.
"Before you got on Alvin, there was a sign that read 'PB4UGO'" she said. "It would be pretty embarrassing to have to go to the bathroom in such a small area."
Not rolling over
Sophomore running back June Henley and the Jayhawks hope to roll over Alabama- Birmingham in tomorrow's game at Memorial Stadium.
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Trafficway intended to ease 23rd Street congestion
County officials say route is needed despite concerns
By Carlos Tejada
Kansan staff writer
Early on a weekday morning, the street is filled with traffic snarls, cars idling at traffic lights and semi-tractor trailer trucks thundering down the road.
This isn't New York City or Chicago, or even Kansas City or Topeka. This is Lawrence, where traffic along 23rd Street is reaching the breaking point.
This traffic is the reason Douglas County needs the South Lawrence Trafficway, county and state officials say. More than 10 years in the planning, the trafficway will provide a major thoroughfare for long-distance traffic, which is clogging the city's southern roads, supporters say.
Environmentalists have said the trafficway would destroy the wetlands area south of Haskell Indian Nations University, where the trafficway's eastern half might eventually be built. Haskell students say the trafficway would destroy the land's spirituality. But county officials say the trafficway is the best solution to a traffic problem that's getting out of hand.
The additional traffic comes from Lawrence's growth in population over the past several decades, said John Pasley, project coordinator for Douglas County. The result has been traffic problems on 23rd Street. It's built to handle about 20,000 cars a day but will exceed that sometime in
See TRAFFIC, Page 6A.
Paul Kotz / KANSAN
A time-delayed picture of 23rd Street shows early morning traffic. The proposed South Lawrence Trafficway is expected to alleviate some of the traffic problems that 23rd Street has experienced.