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VOL. 116 ISSUE 5
BUSINESS
FedEx Kinko's considers Union
Change confuses former workers
BY STEPHEN LYNN
slynn@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Printing services officially closed June 30, and John Saylor still doesn't know exactly why it happened.
Printing services would have moved its digital copying equipment from its former location in 1530 Wesco to a space in the Kansas Union, but at the last minute, FedEx Kinko's took its place, he said.
"It wasn't a decision made by me or recommended by staff," said Sayler, former director of KU Printing Services. "It's something that came from Strong Hall."
"I don't know what happened," said David Mucci, director of the Kansas Union. "Our role in it was providing a space for Kinko's to lease."
The Kansas Union already printed most of its paperwork at the FedEx Kinko's, 911 Massachusetts St. location, Mucci said. But the Union was required to send its paperwork through the printing services when it was in service.
The University could not disclose exactly why it chose Kinko's, said Barry Swanson, associate comptroller of purchasing at the University of Kansas. Although it has been announced that the University has chosen FedEx Kinko's, the contract has not been signed, so specific information could not be given.
Most of the employees at Printing Services found jobs, with some taking a substantial pay cut, Saylor said. Pay at the state level increases over a number of years, and many employees had worked there for 10 to 15 years; he said.
Printer classifications are similar to certifications needed for other technical trades, like plumbing and carpentry, Sayler said. Printing Services employed 16 of these skilled workers, and eight unskilled clerical workers. Two skilled employees from upper management plus Sayler retired following the change.
"I was planning on retiring anyway, but the timing was not my choice." Savler said.
The Union was required to conduct business with KU Printing Services, which the University began downsizing in January, Mucci said.
Mucci said there were advantages to having a campus location.
If the University approves a contract with FedEx Kinko's, with whom the state has already signed a contract, better efficiency could result, Swanson said.
Contract slows move to campus
BY ALY BARLAND
abarland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
If the plan goes as it was drawn up, students may be only a few months away from making copies without stepping off campus.
The University of Kansas is in negotiations with FedEx Kinko's to develop a contract to bring the company to the Kansas Union. Pat Beard, director of Building Services KU Memorial Unions, said he hoped to have FedEx Kinko's available by late October or early November.
"We've not got a lease agreement yet. As I understand they are still negotiating their contract with the state for that service. Once they've confirmed a contract with the University then we'll look in earnest at Level 3 South Atrium space," Beard said.
Beard said the goal was to create a mini-mall environment in the Kansas Union to provide students with all their needs.
"We're starting to kind of develop a hub here and that's kind of our role on campus. Our goal is to make it as convenient as possible and this is one of those conveniences we can add," Beard said.
Nicole Westerbeck, Leavenworth senior, said she thought that the location would be more convenient than the downtown business for students, especially those who lived on campus.
"It's closer for people in dorms and it'll be more convenient for
Carrie Callen, Garden City senior, said there was a definite need for a FedEx Kinko's on campus but disagreed with the location.
people on campus," Westbeck said.
"I think it's a bad location. I think it should be more centrally located." Callen said.
Lacey Hautzinger, spokesperson for FedEx Kinko's, said the company already had 29 campus locations nationwide and planned to provide packaging and shipping, self-service black and white printing, and full staff to assist students with more advanced projects.
"We should be providing all of our standard services," Hautzinger said.
The Union's use of postal services such as Mail Boxes Etc. and US Postal Service has not been successful in the past. All University departments had to print through KU Printing Services, leaving only student business for the Union. Students alone did not generate enough profit for the Kansas Union's postal services.
"You can't really generate a profit on stamps." Beard said.
Now that Printing Services has closed, Beard said he predicted that FedEx Kinko's would have more business than past postal services because University departments as well as students would use it.
"We were competing with KU services, who had an exclusivity for printing services here on campus. When they closed, that kind of opened the door for the income that could be derived from a copy operation," Beard said.
— Edited by Erick R. Schmidt
Question: Do you think FedEx Kinko's at the Kansas Union is a good idea and will you use it?
Heard on the Hill
SEE CHANGE ON PAGE 4A
"I think that it's a good idea, but I probably personally wouldn't use it."
-Saranne Bergen, Sioux City, Iowa senior
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"I think it would be really helpful. Sometimes I have to run downtown and that would be a hassle."
'Getting a FedEx Kinko on campus is a great idea because it's easy for my parents to send packages to me, I would use it.
Ali Bannwarth,
Independence
senior
"I would use it. I think it's a good idea as an international student. You can use FedEx internationally."
to upload pictures because I don't have a scanner."
Tasia Rayton, Austin, Texas freshman
"I guess I was disappointed to see the University's printing services go. I'm not a fan of the Union bringing all these corporate big shots in here."
-Everett Griffiths, Johnstown, Colo., information and technology staff for music and dance department
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
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The construction on the east side of the fieldhouse will eventually display the history of the Kansas' most outstanding teams and athletes. This addition to the fieldhouse will be called The Booth Family Hall of Athletics and will also include a new ticket office and Naismith Lounge.
Fieldhouse face-lift
Students react to off-season renovations
The renovation of the fieldhouse continues and will be completed by the first men's basketball game, November 18. The major interior renovations of the fieldhouse include a new court and a new video board.
BY RYAN SCHNEIDER
rschneider@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Whitney Englert/KANSAN
While the construction at Allen Fieldhouse continues, students debate changes made to the 50-year-old structure.
The construction had students, like Pat Swain, St. Paul, Minn., freshman, wondering how it would affect the atmosphere of the building.
"It's old and has a lot of tradition," Swain said. "It was just more authentic."
But 31 percent agreed with the statement that the fieldhouse was a piece of history and should have remained unchanged.
According to an unscientific Kansan online poll, 37 percent of students responded that the fieldhouse was old and needed a face-lift.
Twenty-seven percent voted that things change, and the finished outcome would look good.
Three percent of students responded they weren't interested in the changes because they disliked
basketball. In total, 223 students participated in the poll.
Swain said he wished that the fieldhouse had been left in its original condition because of its importance in the history and in the tradition of Kansas basketball.
Not all agree with Swain that the construction could damage the old-time feel of the fieldhouse.
Brad Jurgensmeier, Marion, Ill., sophomore, said that the construction was needed to help the Athletics Department stay competitive with other Big
12 Conference schools and keep up with the latest technology.
"It's just going to make it that much better," Jurgensmeier said. "I think it's a great idea."
"We have been very, very careful to make sure that the atmosphere at Allen Fieldhouse will not change." Marchiony said. "The feeling in the arena will be exactly the same."
Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director, said the department had shared similar concerns of students like Swain.
BUSINESS
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Flier accuses bookstore
BY JOHN JORDAN
jjordan@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Someone's got it in for KU Bookstores.
Last week, a sidewalk chalking on campus said that KU Bookstores were unfair to their workers. This week, specific allegations were posted on a flier in Murphy Hall.
The allegations ranged from employees not getting a fair- or living-wage to employees being terminated without cause.
David Mucci, Memorial Unions director, said the allegations did not represent how the student unions and the bookstores treat their employees.
Seems like they try to be fair across the board."
Rena Taylor Former employee
"I think that this is someone who is misinformed," Mucci said. "They're intentionally twisting facts for their own benefit."
Rena Taylor worked at the Kansas Union bookstore temporarily as a cashier during the rush at the beginning of the
semester. She said that she has had no problems with the bookstores and heard no complaints from other workers.
"Seems like they try to be fair across the board." Taylor said.
One of the eleven allegations stated that the director of Memorial Unions terminated an entire department without any evidence that the employees in that department did anything wrong.
Mucci said he thought that incident might involve the firing of employees of the shipping and receiving department two years ago.
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Today's weather
Out of College Station
Grounded for now
Former Jayhawk baseball player AJ Van Slyke out for the season after injuring himself in his first professional game with the New Jersey Cardinals in a charger on the mound. PAGE 10A
As the football home opener draws near, sportswriter Daniel Berk continues his previews of Big 12 teams. Today he tackles Texas A & M. PAGE 10A
V
Excuses. excuses
Student Health Services adopted a new policy, keeping students from making unneeded appointments. Students can now only receive notes for missing three or more days of class PAGE 2A
Index
OPINION 5A
CROSSWORD 6A
SPORTS 10A
CLASSIFIEDS 7A
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