MONDAY, AUGUST 15. 2005
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3A
CAMPUS School of Ed hires distinguished prof.
Barbara Kerr was named the Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Counseling Psychology in the School of Education's Department of Psychology and Research in Education.
Kerr is the first professor in the School of Education to earn the title of distinguished professor. Previously, Kerr was a professor of psychology in education at Arizona State University. She will start her work at the University of Kansas on Aug. 18.
The school formed a committee to search for a professor to fill the role in the fall of 2004. The committee was made of professors of counseling psychology, a distinguished professor from another University school and a student representative.
The KU Parking Department has changed how students put parking permits on their cars. Instead of a portable hang tag or a sticker that cannot be moved, students now have the best of both.
This year, the parking department will offer "repositionable" decals, which will be more convenient for both students and the parking department, said Donna Hultine, director of parking services.
- Gaby Souza
The new stickers are removable, so the owner of the permit could move it from car to car as needed, Hultine said.
"I would describe it as one of those static cling kind of stickers with post it note glue," Hultine said. "People will find it's easier."
The new tags will increase accuracy for the department, Hultine said. When hang tags were used, the bar code was almost impossible for the ticket writers to catch with scanners,
she said.
"It goes on the front wind-shield," Hutline said. "For us, the consistency that they are all in the same place will cut down on errors."
Students can pick up permits at the west parking garage, north of Allen Fieldhouse, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Travis Robineti Small fire at Hashinger Hall
Emergency vehicles arrived Thursday night to Hashinger Hall, which is under renovation.
The speculated cause was demolition work coupled with a heat source, said Jim King, fire captain.
The fire deparment was called after an anonymous report of smoke coming from the front entrance was called in. Two fire trucks and a police car responded
The building had no electricity. Minor smoke damage occurred to the front hall entry of the building. No one was injured.
— Mindy Osborne
HAWK WEEK 2005
Here's what's happening campus-wide for Hawk Week 2005. For a more comprehensive list of activities and information, check out www.hawkweek.ku.edu.
◆ Monday, Aug. 15
Traditions Night
8 p.m., Memorial Stadium
Rock-a-Hawk 10 p.m., Visitor Center parking lot
- Tuesday, Aug. 16
Beach 'n' Boulebard featuring the Info Fair
7-10 p.m., Wescoe Beach
HAWK Link Block Party 10 p.m., Wescoe Beach
$\diamond$ Wednesday, Aug.17
Student Employment Fair
9 a.m.-4 p.m., 4th floor lobby, Kansas Union
Take Over the Beach 1-4 p.m., Ballroom, Kansas Union
Convocation 8-9 p.m., Lied Center
♦ Thursday, Aug. 18
Downtown Hawks
5-8 p.m., downtown Lawrence
♦ Friday, Aug. 19
Student Organization Info Fair
10 a.m.-2 p.m., 4th floor lobby,
Kansas Union
Movie On the Hill 10 p.m., West Campanile Hill
Saturday, Aug. 20
Community Service Project
10 a.m., 4th floor lobby, Kansas
Union
Healthy Choices: Choose KU Recreation Services 2-6 p.m., Student Recreation and Fitness Center
Source: www.hawkweek.ku.edu
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Detours remain
BY TRAVIS ROBINETT
trobinett@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Drivers navigating through campus this summer had to take a few extra turns.
Construction at the intersection of 15th Street and Naismith Drive forced drivers to take a different route down Irving Hill Road to Burdick Drive. The detour has made it difficult for people going to and from campus.
"They still have some work to do on the north side of Murphy," said Greg Wade, landscape architect for design and construction management. "However, Naismith is now open to traffic."
Jenny and Ted Pastrano, Lawrence residents, said they were eager for the construction to end.
"They need to hurry up and finish," Jenny Pastrano said. "You can't drive north, so you have to re-route."
guess we're used to it now."
Campus Safety Advisory Board of Student Senate.
Ted Pastrano said, "We couldn't get to the garage and had to find a spot somewhere else. I
"We are always looking and working with the advisory board in the best interest of pedestrian traffic." Long said.
At least one student was not concerned about the detours.
"I actually haven't been here to take classes, but have been driving through campus," Amanda Faletra, Lawrence sophomore, said. "It hasn't been too bad."
Wade said that crews were installing a storm sewer on Naismith Drive because of water problems around Murphy Hall that would cost about $130,000.
"They've had some water infiltrating the building on the lower level," Wade said. "It caused some damage to some offices and storage areas."
Wade said there would be two pedestrian crosswalks with refuge islands. A refuge island is a stop in the middle of the street that protects pedestrians from traffic.
Wade said the street was too wide at that point with no clear crosswalk, which made getting to the other side difficult.
"Now you won't feel like a target," Wade said.
Jim Long, vice provost for planning and facilities management, said that a storm sewer was the only way to fix the problem. The sewer will take rain water away from the building and move it south through the new piping.
The road work on 15th Street was completely separate. It was started to make crossing the street easier for pedestrians. Long said the project was developed by the
Also on 15th street, crews are realigning the bus stops to accommodate the new crosswalks.
Wade said to expect the storm sewer project to continue through the middle of September, but 15th Street should be completed sooner.
"I think that we can safely say that the bulk of the work will be done this week," Wade said.
— Edited by Tricia Masenthm
CAMPUS New exhibit at Dole Institute
A new exhibit is in the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics on West Campus this fall. "Leader of the Pack: Life as a Senate Leader" chronicles a day in the life of Sen. Bob Dole, who, from 1985 to 1996, served as Senate Republican Party Leader.
The exhibit contains items taken from Dole's desk when he retired from the Senate in 1996. Items include his schedule book and other items never before seen by the public.
Two graduate students who intermed at the institute this summer, Martina Smith and Emily Lowrance-Floyd, designed the exhibit, which was made to resemble Dole's desk.
Judy Sweets, the photo archivist for the Dole Institute who oversaw the project, said the objects in the exhibit gave a snapshot of Dole's busy life at that time that people don't normally get to see.
"It's just things you'd find on an ordinary desk, probably," she said. "But these are pretty special."
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The exhibit opened on Aug. 1 and, for now, is scheduled to stay up until Sept. 1 in Hansen Hall of the Dole Institute.
"We've had a good response to the exhibit, so we may let it stay up a bit longer." Sweets said.
University offices to stay open longer
Some offices at the University of Kansas will be extending office hours this week to help accommodate new and returning students. Today through Thursday, office hours for those departments will be 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Some offices include the Parking Department, Student Financial Aid, the Department of Student Housing, New Student Orientation and the Computing Help Desk.
Rich Morrell, associate vice provost of student success, said this change made it a little easier for students adjusting to campus life.
"We're just trying to be student-friendly" Morrell said.
Morrell said the Office of Student Success started extending office hours on the first day of the semester, last spring.
— John Jordan
Use your card at any of these convenient locations:
OFF CAMPUS
Domino's Pizza
Jayhawk Bookstore
Lada Salon
La Tasea Mexican Café
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Business Office
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence OB GYN
Randall's Formal Wear
Steak 'n Shake
The Cup
ON CAMPUS
Academic Computing
Cashier's/Comptroller's Office
Great Clips — Kansas Union (Level 3)
Hawk Shop — Kansas & Burge Unions
Jay Bowl — Kansas Union
KU Bookstore — Kansas & Burge Union
Lied Center
Milton's — Kansas Union (Level I)
Parking
Recreation Services - Room 204
Registrar's Office
School of Business - Study Abroad Italy
Student Housing
Student Union Business Office
SUA Office - Kansas Union
Telecommunications
Watkins Health Center & Pharmacy
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