THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2005
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3A
CAMPUS
CAMPUS KU alumnus gives money for research
When Frank Bowman Tyler died in 2003, he donated $1.8 million for cancer research at the University of Kansas and the University of Kansas Medical Center.
"We don't know why he left it," said Jen Humphrey, development editor of the Kansas University Endowment Association. "He left it for us as a gift through his estate plan."
According to a press release from the Endowment Association, the money donated by the 1947 KU graduate will fund three new positions at the University: a deputy director for clinical cancer care, a director of therapeutic cancer treatment development and an assistant director to coordinate the University's basic science cancer research programs.
The new positions will help the University's cancer programs receive cancer center status from the National Cancer Institute, which will provide more federal funding. Humphrey said the extra funding would help with greater access to federal clinical trials and federal research dollars.
No plans to delete year
SCHOOL OF LAW
BY JOHN JORDAN
jionandkansan.com
KANAN STAFF WRITER
STUDY TIME IN LAW SCHOOL
A paper published by two California law professors criticized the third year of law school. Here is some data comparing how much time first and third year law students study a week.
STUDY TIME IN LAW SCHOOL
Travis Robinett
Recent changes made by the American Bar Association have increased the amount of instructional hours required for law students to graduate. Meanwhile, some critics are calling for the abolishment of the third year of law school.
Amount of time First-year students Third-year students
Less than 20 hours 11.2% 66.9%
20-28 hours 30.8% 22.9%
30-38 hours 32.7% 6.1%
40-48 hours 18.5% 3.5%
50 or more 7.0% 1.9%
Source: "The Happy Charade: An Empirical Examination of the Third Year of Law School"
But students at the University of Kansas say their final year of law school is essential for finding jobs and gaining work experience.
Kate Allen, 2002 graduate and a KU alumna, said she worked the hardest during her third year of law school. She worked at a firm in Overland Park, took diverse areas to focus on different areas of law and tried to raise her grade point average.
She said her final year of school was challenging as she was learning the ropes of real-world trial work — something students can't learn in class.
"Learning the ABC's doesn't teach you how to speak," Allen said.
A paper published in 2002 by two California law professors concluded that many students viewed the last year of law school as irrelevant. The study used surveys of 1,000 law students.
clients.
The study recommended turning law school into a two-year academic program with an additional year of specialized training.
But law school administrators at the University say they don't plan on changing the school's program to two years of class work any time soon.
Iodd Rogers, career services director for the school, said the third year was both traditional and effective.
"Students wouldn't have the depth of experience not having
He said that spreading classes over three years of course work gave them the opportunity to get work experience in the summer. These working experiences are as important to potential employers as class work, Rogers said.
The surveys also found that third-year law students study less and are less prepared. Sixty-seven percent of third-year students said they studied 20 hours or less a week, compared with 11 percent of first-year students. The surveys also found that third-year students came to class with a lower proportion of assigned readings completed.
Third-year students know how to study more efficiently than first-year students, said Michael DPiPasquale, third-year law student from San Diego, Calif.
DiPasquale said he was focusing more on social activities than he had in the past. He's going out to bars more often and spending time playing intramural sports.
students took to take three hours to read eight pages, but now I can do it in 45 minutes," he said.
tal sports. Third-year students know what they have to do for school and work and how to plan around that, he said.
Case Collard said he was using his third year to get ready for the real world. He's working at a legal aid clinic to gain experience. The third-year law student from Leavenworth is applying for a federal clerkship — a process that only occurs in the fall of the third year.
of the timey morning. However, Collard said, his class schedule is easier this semester. He's taking only one traditional law class, which will have one only one test, and he doesn't have class on Fridays.
— Edited by Tricia Masenthin
HURRICANE KATRINA
New Orleans evacuate city
BY ADAM NOSSITER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW ORLEANS — With thousands feared drowned in what could be America's deadliest natural disaster in a century, New Orleans' leaders all but surrendered the streets to floodwaters Wednesday and began turning out the lights on the ruined city — perhaps for months.
Looting spiraled so out of control that Mayor Ray Nagin ordered virtually the entire police force to abandon search-and-rescue efforts and focus on the brazen packs of thieves who
have turned increasingly hostile.
Nagin called for an all-out evacuation of the city's remaining residents. Asked how many people died, he said: "Minimum, hundreds. Most likely, thousands."
With most of the city under water, Army engineers struggled to plug New Orleans' breached levees with giant sandbags and concrete barriers, and authorities drew up plans to clear out the tens of thousands of remaining people and practically abandon the below-sea-level city. Most of the evacuees — including thousands now suffering in the hot and muggy Superdome — will be moved to the Astrodome in Houston, 350 miles away.
There will be a "total evacuation of the city. We have to. The city will not be functional for two or three months," Nagin said.
If the mayor's death-toll estimate holds true, it would make Katrina the worst natural disaster in the United States since at least the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, which have been blamed for anywhere from about 500 to 6,000 deaths.
M. Spencer Green/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The First Baptist Church, in Gulfport, Miss., still stands, but in ruins after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Cleanup work continues.
CORRECTION
Monday's University Daily Kansan contained an error.
The owner of the Raven Bookstore, 8 E. Seventh St., is Pat Kehde.
ON THE RECORD
A 19-year-old KU student reported that a $180 pair of glasses, a $50 black purse and $20 were stolen about 7:45 p.m. Aug. 30 in the Kansas Union lobby.
2 A 22-year-old KU student reported that a financial card was stolen sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Aug. 23 in Green Hall. About $81 was taken.
ON CAMPUS
An 18-year-old KU student reported that her purse was snatched about 11 p.m. Aug. 30 on the 500 block of West 11th Street.The purse and contents were valued at $630.
Student Union Activities is hosting First Fridays tomorrow, featuring an open mike contest and musical performance. The event will be held at 7 p.m. on the patio outside the Hawk's Nest of the Kansas Union. The musical performer is Lawrence band IkeTurner Overdrive. The winner of the open mike contest will receive a prize. The event will be held on the first Friday of every month.
Note: The University Daily Kansan prints campus events that are free and open to the public. Submission forms are available in the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Items must be turned in two days in advance of the desired publication date. On Campus is printed on a space available basis.
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
♦ A 53-year-old reported that a $2,800 40-foot by 8-foot trailer was stolen between 1 p.m. Aug. 25 and 7:30 a.m. Aug. 26 on the 2000 block of Becker Avenue.
Student Senate has begun accepting applications for the following replacement senator positions:
- Engineering Senator
- Non-traditional Senator
- Graduate & Law Senator
Applications can be found online at www.ku.edu/~senate and will be due to the student senate office in 410 Kansas Union by 8:00 pm, Friday September 2nd. If you have questions regarding your eligibility or the applications process, visit the website or contact us by phone. 785-864-3710.
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September 1,2005
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