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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010
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Senior guard Sherron Collins walks off the court following Saturday's 85-77 loss to Oklahoma State as the students rush the court. Collins led Kansas with 22 points. The victory marked the first time that Oklahoma State has defeated a No. 1 team since Feb. 4, 1989.
FINANCIAL AID
Early bird deadline for FAFSA arrives
STUDENT SENATE
BY JENNY TERRELL jterrell@kansan.com
The University is encouraging students to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid by today to grab as much aid as possible.
Students are encouraged to file by the March 1 priority date because funds are limited and filing early allows students to receive priority consideration for those funds. University spokesman Mike Krings said in an e-mail. The final deadline for all filers is June 30.
Allyson Manny, a sophomore from Wichita, said she filed this weekend. She feels relief having filed for financial aid after numerous frustrations, such as getting her parents' tax information.
"it's hard having to have all the information when you live over 100 miles away," said Manny.
SEE FAFSA ON PAGE 3A
Krings said the Office of Student
Envision, KUnited launch elections campaign
BY ANNIE VANGSNES anniev@kansan.com
Coalitions will begin passive tabling, meaning they can't approach students to campaign, but they will distribute campaign materials around campus.
Today marks the official start of campaigning for Student Senate elections, though voting won't occur until April 14 and 15.
Active tabling won't begin until the week of elections on April 12.
Envision and KUunited are the two coalitions with candidates currently running for president, vice-president and up to 64 senator positions.
The Envision coalition was formed last year. KUinited existed about 10 years ago and was reinstated this year.
ENVISION
Cantwell
Envision's presidential candidate is Ross Ringer, a sophomore from Prairie Village, and its vice-president candidate is Devon Cantwell, a sophomore from Topeka.
SEE ENVISION ON PAGE 3A
Ringer said one of Envision's goals is to make the college experience more affordable. One of its platforms is to implement a work-for-credit program that integrates normal classes and full-time internships. It would allow students to be paid for internships, gain career experience and
Vice-presidential candidate
Ringer
Presidential candidate
KUNITED
KUnited's presidential candidate is Michael Wade Smith, a junior from Goodland, and its vice-president candidate is Megan Ritter, a sophomore from Overland Park.
Smith said one of the coalition's goals is to make the Senate experience more personal and inclusive for all students so they feel their peers are truly representing them.
Included in KUnited's platform is a plan to implement a system to complete teacher
Vice presidential candidate
SEE KUNITED ON PAGE 3A
Ritter
Presidential candidate
Smith
ACADEMICS
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Rachel Canterbury, a junior from Baldwin City, prepares for a video-conference class that is broadcasted between JRP Hall and Edwards Campus. The University offers about 10 different video-conference classes.
Video-conferencing classes give students new option
BY ZACH GETZ
zgetz@kansan.com
It's Tuesday night and Joe Stogsdill, a sophomore from Lawrence, is in his geology 351 class. Thirty-four miles away, another group of students are in the same class, with the same teacher, at the Edwards Campus.
Stogdill is in a video conferencing class, a classroom that links the two campuses to teach a single class. Microphones around the classroom allow people in the two classrooms to communicate with each other and televisions allow
the classes to see each other.
Susan Zvacek, director of Instructional Development and Support, said video conferencing classes have been around the University for about a year and a half now and there are more than 10 classes that use the technology. The courses are designed by professors and IDS helps support the technology means to teach the class, she said.
Zwacek said there are two classrooms specifically designed to use the video-conference technol-
VIDEO-
CONFERENCING
CLASSES:
C&T 631/731
C&T 622/822
C&T 831
C&T 896
GEOL 351
LING 700
POLS 320
POLS 789
SPED 775/875
SPED 739
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Student found with shotgun in McCollum
He was charged with firearms possession Thursday. CRIME | 3A
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