tuesday,may4,2004
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Internet service being restored
By Azita Tafreshi
atfreshi@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Internet access for Daisy Hill residents is being restored on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Students must log on to www.cleannet.resnet.ku.edu, available only to users on the ResNet network, and complete a five-step cleansing process in order to regain Internet access. The 15-minute process, which was outlined on filers distributed to the residence halls, involves runninga cleaning program, rebooting the computer and installing the April 14 Microsoft Windows security update, said Allison Rose Lopez, public relations manager for University of Kansas Information Services.
Several hundred of the 2,750 computers that were potentially infected have been re-released onto the network, and the Information Services staff is working to accelerate the process, Lopez said.
Roommates who share a port must both complete the process. After following the instructions on the site, students need to leave their computers turned on so the system can scan the port and reactivate it, Lopez said.
Students with Macintosh computers or who use Unix or Linux computing systems were not susceptible to the infection and will be turned on automatically, Lopez said.
Computer labs across campus have extended their hours for students without Internet access.
More computers were also added to the lab station in McCollum Hall yesterday, and additional computers will be added to the Ellsworth Hall lab station today, Lopez said.
Lopez said.
For updated information about Internet access, changes to the system and virus protection call the KU Network Information Line, 864-1100.
Edited by Joe Hartigan
Israeli singer-songwriter to perform
KU Hillel group co-sponsors Broza concert
By Marc Ingber
mingber@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The "Bruce Springsteen" of Israel is coming to the University of Kansas.
Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza will be performing tonight at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Broza, who sings in Hebrew, English and Spanish, has been famous in Israel for a number of years and has performed with Paul Simon, Bob Dylan and Van Morrison.
"He's one of the only people I've seen in Israel, so it's a big deal he is coming to KU," Eli Beracha, Tel Aviv, Israel, graduate student, said.
Beracha said that his grandmother had a Broza album when he was younger and he grew up listening to Broza's
"It's great to have an international artist of his stature come here. It's going to do a lot for Hillel and the Jewish
scene."
Tony Jacobson
Alumnus associated with Hillel
music, so Beracha was looking forward to remembering his younger days.
Broza is popular with the American Jewish community, as many people see him perform while studying or traveling in Israel.
"In Israel he's been the singer who defined his generation," said Jay Lewis, executive director of KU Hillel, which is co-sponsoring the concert. "A lot of his songs have become national favorites everybody knows."
Lewis, who has seen Broza perform in Jerusalem and Boston, said he was comparable.
Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza performs songs in Hebrew, English and Spanish.
SINGER SCHEDULED
When: Tonight at 8
Where: Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union
Cost: $5 for students, $15 for non-students
to American singer-songwriters Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor and Billy Joel.
Tonight's concert will be Broza's first time performing in Lawrence.
Lewis said he expected a couple of hundred people to attend.
borely, but Beracha said many of Broza's songs dealt with peace, a topic important to the Israeli people.
Broza's performance is an unbelievable opportunity for the University of Kansas because it shows what Israel is like culturally, while the country is usually only talked about politically, Lewis said.
Melanie Weiser, Dallas senior, who is Jewish and Hispanic, said she was planning on going because she heard he blended Flamenco and Salsa styles with Hebrew music.
"It blends two important aspects of my culture," she said.
Tony Jacobson, an alumnus associated with Hillel, saw Broza perform at Central Park in New York City in 2001.
He said he was amazed that KU Hillel was able to get Broza to come.
scene.
Broza performs by himself with only a guitar, but he is able to make it sound like there are more people playing, Lewis said.
"It's great to have an international artist of his stature come here," he said. "It's going to do a lot for Hillel and the Jewish scene."
Beracha said that was one of his favorite aspects of Broza's performances.
"The fact that he can perform so well without any help is amazing," he said.
Lawrence may adopt online car auction
By Dave Nobles
nobles@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
- Edited by Kevin Flaherty
If you've ever wanted to ride in a police car, but not in the back seat, consider buying one.
seat Since April 28, the Douglas County purchasing division has been auctioning seven used police vehicles on eBay.
The seven four-door Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors have each received at least four bids, with a 2002 model topping the list with 12 bids as of yesterday.
The cars are each outfitted with a heavy-duty police package, which includes heavy-duty transmissions, sway bars and brakes, as well as rust-proofing treatment to reduce noise and interference.
The terms of sale for the cars include an as-is policy, in which no warranty will be offered.
Jackie Waggoner, purchasing agent for Douglas County, said that the online auction was an opportunity for the cars to bring more revenue and publicity to the county.
"It's just a different means of disposing of our vehicles," Waggoner said. "It's definitely a different approach for us."
In the past, when the county phased out its vehicles, it would send them to auction houses in Kansas City, Mo., or hold its own auctions.
The online auction presented less costs for the county, Waggoner said.
but she said that individuals who didn't want to wait out the auction process could purchase the vehicles for inflated prices ranging from $5,275 to $9,950.
If the cars bring in enough revenue, Waggoner said the county would consider using the online auction again.
"Ive already received a lot of phone calls about it, and I hope it's successful," she said. "We actually have two dump trucks ready to go if it is."
Landis is the purchasing specialist for Lawrence. He said that if the online auction was successful, he would consider doing the same thing with used Lawrence
Like Waggoner, Alan Landis has been watching the auction intently to see if it will be successful.
police vehicles.
police veneer.
"I look at it in the morning and in the evening to see the bids."
Landis said. "I hope they get quite a bit for them so we can do the same thing."
Officials in the purchasing divisions of Lawrence and Douglas County discussed the possibilities of the eBay auction at great length before agreeing that the county would be the first in the area to try selling the vehicles on the Internet.
the internet.
Like the county, the city sent its old cruisers to auction houses in Kansas City, Mo., but Landis said the outcome of the online auction could change all of that.
The auction for the police vehicles ends tomorrow at 6:21 p.m.
CAMPUS
Group inducts officers, sets goals for next year
Past and present officers of the Black Student Union met last night to officially welcome new officers into their positions.
Alicia McDougal, Lenexa junior and incoming president, said the organization had to do too much fundraising this year and couldn't do as many programs or events because of the lack of money.
She said among community service and fundraising, one of her main goals was to organize more programs for the students.
"We want to gain more members and be more welcoming," McDougal said. "We want to catch the freshmen
early."
The organization's executive board for the 2004-2005 school year are:
Alicia McDougal, president
Rona Remmie, vice president and Big 12 Conference delegate
Megan McCluney,
Megan in treasurer
treasurer
Yana Delkhah, assistant treasurer
C'Nea Hatches, Student Senate representative
■ Amritia Scott,
corresponding secretary
■ Armitia Davis, secretary
Veronicia Shaw and Alicia Williams, co-programs chairs
Tamisha Banks, historian
Jeff Dugas, Kriston Guillot,
Brandon McDowel, Trey
Allen and Renita Norman,
Big 12 delegates
— Jodie Krafft