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Thursday, September 1, 1994
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
KU bands cramped for space
By Colleen McCain Kansan staff writer
The room where members of KU bands practice is unbearable, said White, Las Cruces, N.M., junior.
Ben White can't take it anymore.
"The room is way too small and way too loud," he said. "We pack too many people into the room, and it's so loud that we wear ear nlips."
White is one of the more than 200 members of the marching band who cram into the instrumental rehearsal room in Murphy Hall for band practices.
Bob Foster, director of the KU bands, said that although more than 200 students practiced there, the room was designed for a 100-member band.
"We have to open both doors so that band members can sit in folding chairs in the hall," Foster said. "Because there are so many students crammed in there, it's dangerously loud."
rehearsal room exceeded Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines for industrial safety.
"This building was built 40 years ago or so, and at that time a 100-member band was very common," Foster said. "People then simply couldn't envision how the program would grow."
Today, 11 bands and the orchestra must compete for rehearsal time in the room.
"Some bands are forced to practice at 10 p.m. because that's the only time they can rehearse in the room," Foster said.
Tom Stidham, assistant director of KU bands, directs University Band, one of KU's three concert bands. He said he had been unable to find a time that his band could rehearse in the Murphy rehearsal room.
"We've been practicing in the basement of the military science building," Stidham said. "It's actually a firing range, but right now we have to use it for band practice."
"There are shooting targets on the walls, and I can't see some of the players because concrete pillars are in the way," Stidham said. "If it weren't so horrible, it would be pretty funny."
Stidham said the inconvenience was exacerbated by the room's low
ceiling and concrete pillars.
Peter Thompson, dean of the School of Fine Arts, said both he and University administrators were aware of the problems.
"We are the first priority for construction on the KU campus on the Board of Regents' list," Thompson said. "The Regents have approved the construction of an addition, but the funding from the legislature hasn't been there."
Building the addition would cost about $10 million, Thompson said. The addition would feature rehearsal space, dressing rooms, storage rooms, library space and faculty offices.
even if the money is allocated this year, we're still five years away from a new building," he said. "In the meantime, we just have to make sure the suffering is moderate."
Duplicating services see increase
For campus duplicating services, preparing for school takes a lot of time and a lot of toner.
By Shannon Newton
Kansan staff writer
Susan Murphy, office assistant at Burge Union Duplicating, said all printing services on campus have been working since June to prepare for the semester.
"We are completely swamped," Murphy said. "August is always busy, but it hasn't slowed down."
Murphy said most of the work her office did in the first weeks of school was printing independent study books, theses, and syllabi.
Peggy Palmer, campus duplicating supervisor, said that though they try to get prepared for fall, the number of copies increase by the thousands in August.
In July, the Kansas Union Duplicating Service made about 545,000, and in August that number went up to 825,000." Palmer said. "And the number of copies for August have not all been recorded yet."
John Saylor, director of campus printing services, said that though they try to get ahead and prepare for the rush at the beginning of semesters, it is still hard to do.
"The beginning of the fall semester is always the busiest season," Saylor said. "But this year we've had more projects than we have had over the past three years."
Saylor said that everything had been accomplished smoothly, and there had not been any equipment break-downs.
"We have only had a few unsettled customers," he said. "Though we try to finish the job on time, sometimes that is impossible with the back load of projects."
Becky Dunavine, office assistant for the department of English, said that they do a lot of their own copying, but they still have to use campus printing a few times a week.
"We use them for special and larger projects," Dunavine said. "We also use them when we need copies on colored paper."
Dunavine said that some classes, such as creative writing, depend on copy services more than others.
"Those classes require that the students pay a copy fee to help pay for the extensive copies that are needed throughout the semester," Dunavine said. "About every two weeks after the students write stories, we have them copied so the professor can distribute them to the other students in the class."
Math department revamps 101 and 002, students no longer self-paced
By Jennifer Freund Kansan staff writer
Beginning math sections at the University of Kansas are no longer selfpaced, and the math department wants students to know.
"The Lawrence Journal World used to do negative stories on us, but since we've gone to the new math program, they haven't written anything about it," said Marilyn Carlson, director of the Algebra Program.
Math 101 and 002 have been
revamped from a self-paced course.
where students took tests on their own schedule, to a program where students are required to attend three one-hour long classes per week. Students take six common exams, a common final, as well as complete a group mid-term project. Previously, students did not have to attend class and were given exams with questions randomly selected off a computer.
Carlson said that she was interested in letting students and their advisors know that the class had improved. The self-paced programs have been gradually phased out since 1990.
"Many advisors tell students to avoid Math 101 and 002 at KU and go to juco because the class is self-taught," she said. "They are not aware of how we've changed."
In addition to a more structured program, Carlson said that both math classes were emphasizing story problems, dealing with business as well as science. A new emphasis has been placed on communication and critical thinking.
Students are required to complete a group project and use the library and research to solve complex problems.
She said that while they changed many aspects of the classes, they retained the free tutoring room. A help room in Strong Hall is open to students approximately 70 hours per week.
"This is not a weed-out class," said Marian Hukle, graduate teaching assistant. "The University is bending over backwards to help students. They have spent a lot of money on this program, and we want to help students be at the math proficiency level that they should be."
"The tutoring room is very busy until
about 3 p.m.," said Britt Haney, Topeka junior and math tutor. "This is my first year, but I've also heard that it becomes extremely busy around exam time."
"This class is very fast-paced, and it gives the students a chance to catch up," he said.
"I've been to the tutoring room everyday," said Floydine Boyd, Kansas City, Kan., freshman. "I forgot a lot of the math basics from high school and the tutors and instructors in class have helped me refresh my skills."
According to the math department, students not only are more positive about the class, but they are also receiving better grades.
During the fall semester of 1989, when the class was self-paced, only 25 percent of students received As and Bs, and 36 percent either dropped out or withdrew. During the fall semester of 1993, 45 percent of students received As and Bs, and 21 percent either flunked or withdrew.
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