UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, March 6, 1996
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Bills progress in House
By John Collar Kansan staff writer
The Kansas Legislature has reached the halfway mark of the session, and several bills that could affect students and Lawrence are making progress in the Statehouse.
Zero-tolerance legislation
The House has passed legislation that would change the legal intoxication limit for drivers younger than 21 years old. The measure passed the House by a vote of 110-14. The legislation would lower minor's legal blood-alcohol concentration limit from 0.08 percent to 0.02 percent.
If Kansas does not pass the measure by July 1, 1998, the federal government will withhold about $7 million in highway construction funds.
State Rep. David Adkins, R-Leawood, a former KU student body president, voted for the measure.
"It seems appropriate to send the message that underage persons who drive should not be drinking," Adkins said.
Tattoo and body-piercing regulations
Tattoo and body-piercing shops in Kansas would face increased regulation under a bill that will be considered by the Kansas Senate.
A bill that would require yearly licensing and inspections for those shops passed the House on a 109-15 vote.
State Rep. Bill Mason, R-El Dorado, one of the sponsors of the legislation, predicted that the bill would pass and said he was pleased with the bill, which would require operators to pay an inspection fee of $60 to $70 and a yearly licensing fee of $150.
Dredging in the Kansas River
The issue of sand dredging has traveled upstream to Topeka, where the Legislature is considering several bills that could affect companies who use sand from the river for construction purposes.
The Senate is considering a bill that
could have the most far-reaching consequences on river dredging.
This bill would impose a moratorium on any dredging in the river from the headwaters of the Kansas River near Fort Riley to the Bowersock Dam in Lawrence.
The moratorium would allow the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Department to complete a study on the feasibility of a recreational corridor for the river.
"The moratorium will definitely restrict the flow of sand to the northeast Kansas market," said Woody Moses, managing director of the Kansas Aggregate Producers' Association.
Although the bill would allow present dredging operations to continue mining the sand, an industry representative said that the companies would be forced to transport sand from Wichita or Nebraska if the moratorium passed.
Environmentalists claim that the river will be irreparably damaged by the dredging.
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But the long-standing debate as to whether Apple Macintosh- or IBM-compatible computers are better has been drawn into sharper focus by market rumors of Apple's possible demise or take-over.
"We're confident that the Mac platform will exist no matter where it is," Fale said. "If Sun Microsystems takes control of Apple, they might make the company smaller and
Emerson said that the lab used Mac computers exclusively and that
"We have a number of students in industrial design and interior design who need access to PCs for some of their work," he said.
Patrick Emerson, coordinator for the art and design print lab in Marvin Hall, said that the School of Fine Arts preferred Apples but that it might equip another room near the print lab with PCs.
The KU campus is divided into two computing camps.
"Some of the controversy over market share is just a lot of hype, as far as I am concerned," said Rob Dewhirst, former president of the Lawrence Apple User's Group and a December 1995 KU graduate.
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But that total doesn't include all the computer labs on campus, including the estimated 60 Macs in the art and design department, 15 Macs in Bailey Hall and 43 Macs in the journalism lab in Stauffer-Flint Hall.
According to the Spring 1996 Jayhacker listing of campus computing sites, Macintosh is the most popular computer at the University. The Academic Computing Services publication listed 204 Macs, as compared to 157 PCs.
"I don't think there is really any one best computer for everything," he said.
Bill Klein, assistant director of Networking and Telecommunication Services at the Computer Center, said he had a Mac terminal and an IBM clone terminal on his desk.
Klein also said he thought the possibility of Apple disappearing completely from the marketplace was small.
adding some PCs was dependent upon financing.
Emerson also said that the Mac computers in the lab saw heavy use and that some had been there since 1989.
"People definitely keep coming back and buying Macs," he said.
Fale said the Union Technology Center saw many repeat Apple buyers.
Fale also said he thought that if Sun Microsystems bought out Apple it would lead to more program possibilities, assuming that Sun allows the licensing of the Apple platform to be opened to the market.
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What's New This Month in THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES?
40th Annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest
Entries are now being accepted for the 40th annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest. Prizes of $400 and $200 will be presented in both undergraduate and graduate student categories. A short paper on the collection, with a bibliography, is due by 5:00 p.m.on March 21st at the Department of Special Collections, Spencer Research Library. The contest is organized by the Libraries under the sponsorship of Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder and the Oread Book Shop. For further information, contact Cindy Pierard, Watson Reference; Mary Hawkins, Kansas Collection; or Rick Clement, Special Collections.
Marilu Goodyear Appointed Associate Dean
Marilu Goodyear began service in February as Associate Dean of Libraries. Dr. Goodyear comes to KU from Texas A&M University, where she had been Senior Associate Director. She had served earlier at Texas A&M as Acting Director and as Assistant Director for Public Services, and before that managed the Electronic Network of Library and Learning Resources, a cooperative program of the Texas A&M University System Libraries.
Dr. Goodyear is an active member of the American Library Association, currently serving as President of the Reference and Adult Services division, and has served ALA in furthering attention to pay equity and the status of women in librarianship.
Her major research area is information policy, with particular emphasis on electronic information. She has also published journal articles in the areas of continuous improvement in libraries and higher education, reference services in libraries, and women in librarianship.
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