UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, September 8, 1994
7A
Jon's notes create difference of opinion between faculty, students
Continued from Page 1A.
affairs at Nebraska, said Nebraska administrators viewed Jon's Notes as a "necessary evil."
"The attitude here is that this is inevitable, and we might as well work with the system so that the notes are accurate," Grobsmith said.
Daryl Evans, associate professor of sociology, has allowed Jon's Notes to sell lecture notes for his Elements of Sociology class since the Lawrence branch of the company was established in Fall 1991.
"Many students simply aren't good note takers, and I thought that this would be an opportunity for students to see what good notes look like," he said. "Anything we can do to help students learn the material should be utilized."
Evans said he had seen no large decrease in attendance since Jon's Notes began selling his class notes.
"There will always be some students who don't come to class," said Evans. "I think it's my job to create an environment so that students want to come to class."
Burdett Loomis, professor of political science, disagreed, saying that the notes were contrary to the educational process. Loomis denied Jon's Notes permission to sell his class notes in Fall 1992.
"I am unalterably opposed to Jon's Notes," he said. "I'm not a crazed person about this, but Jon's Notes diminish what you're doing when you're up there teaching."
After purchasing Jon's Notes subscriptions for Elements of Sociology and Introduction to Archaeology, Noel Graham said the notes could increase the temptation to skip class.
"I've already missed one archaeology class," Graham, Overland Park senior, said. "But the notes will allow me to concentrate on other classes."
cram a lot more as a result of having the notes.
Graham said he would probably
"I'll probably wait until the night before the test to look at all of the notes," he said. "Having the notes probably will hurt the amount of information I retain, but I really don't think it will hurt my grades."
William Staples, associate professor of sociology, said he had seen the negative effects of commercial note taking when he taught at the University of California-Los Angeles.
UCLA offers a note-taking service called Associated Students of UCLA
Lecture Notes. Andy Amamoto, Lecture Notes production manager, said the company offered notes for about 110 classes.
Staples said the effects of such a company were blatantly negative.
"You're trying to teach a class to students who think they simply can buy the notes and do nothing more," Staples said. "It seems like a really easy way to blow off the class."
Staples, who allowed Lecture Notes to sell his class notes at UCLA, said he would not allow Jon's Notes to attend his classes now. Each day, 30 to 35 of Staple's 120 students were absent from his class at UCLA, he said.
"Selling notes reduces the whole educational experience to a commodities exchange," Staples said. "A lot of us would like to believe that education actually happens in the classroom. Otherwise, why don't we close the University and do it all by mail?"
Notes about notes
Jon's Notes, a commercial note taking business, sells lecture notes at five universities, including the University of Kansas. The notes, which can be purchased at the KU Bookstore in the Kansas Union, cost $1.50 for one lecture and $23.50 for a semester-long subscription. Notes are available for the following classes this semester:
Class Instructor
Anthropology 110 JackHofman
Anthropology 310 JackHofman
Biology 104 Sally Frost-Mason
Biology 104 William Dentler
Biology 300 Christophe Bennett
Chemistry 184 Grover Everett
Classics 148 Michael Shaw
Psychology 104 David Holmes
Psychology 570 Chris Crandall
Sociology 104 DarylEvans
This Offer Is Cut & Dried.
At Great Clips, our stylists give you the look you want. every time. Every Great Clips stylist is specially trained to give you a salon-quality cut or perm, without the salon price. So come to Great Clips, and let our stylists give you your style.
Great Clips for hair:
OUR STYLISTS WORKING HOME
Source: Kansan staff research
Great Clips for hair.
HAIRCUT AND BLOW DRY $3.99 Reg. $9
OUR STYLISTS YOUR STYLE $ ^{ \textcircled{8}} $
Not Valid With Other Offers.
Offer good through September 24.
GRAND OPENING
September 10 Located at 6th and Minnesota 832-2424 M-F9-9 • Sat 9-6 • Sun 12-5
The Lowest CD Prices in Town
Current, Popular CDs for $5.95!
Buy 5or more CDs for $4.95
Also available, special selection CDs $3.95!
For the Best Values in Town Visit
Lawrence Pawn 843-4344 718 New Hampshire
full body massage
- waxina
DON'T MISS THIS PASSIONATE PRODUCTION BASED ON SHAKESPEARE'S CLASSIC TRAAGLDY. PERFORMED IN ENGLISH
SEPTEMBER 9 AT 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 11 AM - 4 PM PERFORMANCE MALL DESIGNED
SEPTEMBER 11 AM - 30 PM
SEPTEMBER 11 AM - 10 PM SPONSORED BY BLACK & WHITE
SEPTEMBER 11 AM - 30 PM
SEPTEMBER 12 AM - 4 PM, 30 MIN. PRIOR TO CURTAIN
LOUISVILLE N.Y.C. • CAST (851) 671-7301 • FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
PROVIDED BY FIREFIGHTER Missouri Arts Council LC and NYC
SHOWCASES AT THE ART GALLERY IN LOUISVILLE
THE INSTRUCTORS USM