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KANSAN
April 29, 2004
IN ITS 100TH YEAR AS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol.114 Issue No.141
Seating to change
Students reimbursed up to $1 million per year
As the result of an agreement between KUAC and Student Senate, students will give up 226 seats. Students will gain seats in sections L, N, C and seats in the lower portion of sections 11 and 12. In return they will give up seats in sections 1, 18, 22 and portions of section T.
By Laura Pate
lpate@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Thanks to Student Senate and the KU Athletics Corporation, the 8-month-old Student Recreation Fitness Center will receive a base figure $6 million in expansions from KUAC, said 2003 to 2004 Student Body President Andy Knopp.
The trade-off: 226 student seats in Allen Fieldhouse and students agree to give up 1,200 seats in exchange for compensation.
This year, 5,500 seats in the fieldhouse were designated as student seating. For the past two years, students have allowed KUAC to sell approximately 1,200 seats in Sections 11,12,13A. However, students received no direct benefit from this concession.
Though nearly 4,300 student seats were available in the fall, an average of only 2,000 students attended each game. Knopp said.
Student seating in the upper portions of Section 22 (259 seats) and Section 1 (218 seats).
Knop and Lew Perkins, athletics director, felt that the lack of compensation was unfair to students.
Student seating in the portion of Section T behind the KU bench (42 seats) and Section 18 (156 seats).
So Perkins and Knopp have been negotiating seating and financial solutions for the past two months. In the final agreement signed yesterday, students give up the following:
A yearly agreement, as mentioned above, with the KUAC to sell general admission tickets in sections 11, 12 and 13A. These sections include approximately 1,200 seats.
Students will gain:
243 prime seats in sections L, N and C. Each section holds 81 seats.
A $6 million expansion of the $17 million Student Recreation Fitness Center. The $6 million figure represents a minimal expansion that would include four new basketball courts on the north side, additional racquetball courts and extra space for weight equipment. Students and the building committee will determine scope and details of the expansion. Knopp also said that a NCAA-regulation swimming pool could be in the center's future, which would
206 new seats in the lower portion of sections 11 and 12.
cost an additional $11 million to $13 million...
Knopp said KUAC will derive approximately $1 million in additional revenue from the seating changes. KUAC is compensating students by funding the expansion of the center by paying off up to $1 million in bonds per year for five years, or until the expansion is completed.
After the renovations are complete, students can renegotiate for their lost seats.
Knoppe said that the seating plan allocates the best possible seats to students.
SEE SEATING ON PAGE 6A
Clinton sets date for speech
By Steve Vockrodt svockrodt@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
After nearly a month of speculation former President Bill Clinton has confirmed he will speak at 2:15 p.m. May 21 at the Lied Center.
It will be the first in the Robert J. Dole Lecture Series, which is scheduled to bring prominent figures to campus every year.
Tickets are available starting at 11 a.m. May 12 at the Lied Center box office or by calling the box office at 864-
"That's one of the hallmarks of the Dole Institute," said Jonathan Earle, associate director for programming at the Dole Institute and assistant professor of history. "Whatever they can bring to KU for free, they will."
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2787. Tickets are free and will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis, but are limited to two tickets per person.
Clinton's appearance was initiated by former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, Clinton's opponent in the 1996 presidential election. Earle wouldn't comment on how much Clinton would be paid for his appearance, but said Clinton was doing Dole a favor.
"I cannot think of a more appropriate person to inaugurate the Dole Lecture than President Clinton," Dole said in a statement. "It sets entirely the right tone in terms of having the institute embody nonpartisan public service."
Earle said Clinton was immediately interested in coming to the University for the lecture, but had to overcome obstacles in logistics and scheduling before he could finalize a date.
"He had to fit this in his very busy schedule, and that's why we're thrilled
SEE CLINTON ON PAGE 7A
Internet's return date uncertain
By Rupal Gor
rgor@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Students needing Internet in their residence hall rooms still have to wait until Information Services combats the worm that traveled through the network early Tuesday morning.
The University understands this is a major inconvenience and wants to make sure students can use the Internet for homework as soon as possible, said Todd Cohen, associate director for University Relations. There is no specific date when Internet access will return.
Right now, the top priority is to help students get back their e-mail, Blackboard and Internet in the residence halls affected by the worm, Cohen said. Students who do not have Internet access are residents of McCollum, Ellsworth, Hashinger, Lewis and Templin halls, as well as Jayhawker Towers and Stouffer Place.
The worm is similar to a bot, which is a smart worm. Smart worms are a self-replicating, destructive code that moves across a network and is able to hide itself and cover its tracks, said Cohen. Basically, this worm is more destructive than a normal worm. It spreads throughout the network while remaining invisible. So far, no software is available to protect the network from - or get rid of- this worm.
Students who installed a recent MicroSoft security patch in the last month are protected from the worm, but those who do not have the patch or installed an earlier patch may have the worm. Cohen said.
Students' computers are not affected by the worm. They may still be able to type, print and use programs like Microsoft Word.
The worm is not connected to viruses through e-mail attachments, and Cohen said there's no answer as to how it exactly got through the network.
When Mike Barry found cut he
Computer lab hours
Some computer labs on campus are extending hours so that students who need to access the Internet may do so.
Anschutz is available 24 hours.
Budig Computer Lab is now open 24 hours through midnight Saturday.
Relations
The Training lab at the Computer Center is temporarily available from 8 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.
Source: Todd Cohen, University
could not use the Internet at his room in Templin, he was frustrated. But he became even more frustrated when he went to the Budig Hall computer lab to check his e-mail before class, and read a sign that said "Internet is down."
The Internet outage on campus lasted for about 20 minutes, Cohen said. An anonymous source from the Computer Center said that the network was shut down because of a virus problem that had no connection to the worm.
At 1:45 p.m. yesterday, KanREN, the Internet service provider for the University of Kansas, shut down the Internet on campus.
The outage was also not connected to the Internet worm that spread through the residence halls. The source was not allowed to give his name because of instructions from Donna Liss, associate provost for Information Services. Liss refused to comment on the situation.
KanREN is not the same as ResNet, which is the Internet provider for the residence halls. Campus labs were not affected by the worm because the worm has spread through the network in the residence halls.
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MENINGITIS
SEE WORM ON PAGE 7A
KU Med treating student
By Matt Rodriguez
mrodriguez@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Andy Marso, St. Cloud, Minn., senior, didn't go to his classes yesterday, and after Clay Britton, Olathe senior and Marso's housemate at Pearson Scholarship Hall, checked on him at 11:30 a.m., he knew Marso was sick.
A KU student is at the University of Kansas Hospital's intensive care unit after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.
"I've never seen anyone look as oddly ill as he did," Britton said.
Britton quickly helped Marso, who couldn't even stand on his own, and drove him to Watkins Memorial Health Center, where he was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. He later was flown to the KU Medical Center. Further information of his condition was not available upon publication of this article.
During winter break, two students from Pittsburg State University contracted bacterial meningitis. Another case of bacterial meningitis claimed a student's life at Wichita State University.
This is the University's first case of meningitis this year. The last reported case on campus was in February 2002, when Steven White, associate professor of education, was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, and two weeks later a 29-year-old law student contracted viral meningitis. They both made full recoveries.
There are two types of meningitis; viral and bacterial. Viral meningitis infects spinal fluid and the fluid surrounding the brain and usually results without specific treatment. Bacterial meningitis is more severe and can cause hearing loss, dizziness, learning disabilities, brain damage or even death, said Bill Barkman, chief of staff at the hospital.
A person must be in direct contact with the student to get meningitis, Barkman said. This would mean sharing a toothbrush, kissing or any
The infection can be serious. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 85 to 90 percent of bacterial meningitis patients survive. And 10 to 15 percent of those who recover suffer from permanent hearing loss, loss of limbs, mental retardation or other serious symptoms.
SEE MENINGITIS ON PAGE 7A
It's a severe bacterial infection of the bloodstream and the lining covering the brain and spinal cord. It's a relatively rare disease and usually occurs as a single or isolated event, although outbreaks are possible.
Meningitis facts
What is bacterial meningitis?
Who gets bacterial meningitis?
It's spread by direct contact with nose or throat discharges of an infected person. Many people carry this particular germ in their nose and throat without any signs of illness, while others may develop serious symptoms.
Who gets sickest in nursing?
Anyone can get it, but it's more common in infants, children and young adults. Also, college freshmen who live in group housing have a slightly higher risk of getting this infection than others their age.
How is meningitis spread?
What are the symptoms of bacterial meningitis?
How soon do symptoms appear?
Symptoms may appear within
two to 10 days after exposure, but
it's usually within five days.
Fever, headache, vomiting, stiff neck, rash
How are symptoms appear?
- When and for how long is an infected person able to spread the disease?
The duration varies among individuals and with the treatment used, but it can still infect someone as long as it's present in discharges from the throat and nose.
For more information, call Student Health Services at (785) 864-9570 or the Lawrence Douglas County Health Department at (785) 843-0721.
Source: Student Health Services at Wetkins Memorial Health Center
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