Residence halls to undergo change Regulations governing residence halls at the University of Kansas will undergo many changes next year. More coeducational halls and more open house privileges in the halls will be the pattern at KU next fall. Each dormitory will be operating under a different plan, so stu- Debate squad wins honors in tourneys The University of Kansas debate squad, coached by Donn W. Parson, associate professor of speech and drama, took first place at the Missouri Valley League Big Eight Championship debate tournament held on March 20 and 21. In the tourney, which was held at the University of Oklahoma, the four-man team of Diana Bratelli, Pittsburg sophomore, Phyllis Culham, Junction City senior, Bill Russell, Omaha, Neb. freshman and John Masterson, Falls Church, Va. freshman, won the top honor. On March 23 and 24, the KU squad competed in the National Debate Tournament District Four Eliminations. Parson said that 800 teams from eight regions of the country attended, with 44 teams ending up in the final rounds. Of the 24 teams representing the nine midwest states, KU took second and third places. Winning the honors were the teams of Bob Prentice, Turon BARNACLES IN THE WATER NEWPORT, Ore. (UPI)—You'll probably never find your water lines jammed shut by barnacles. But that's one of the problems the Marine Science Center here has to contend with. To fight it, the center uses two separate pipelines to keep water moving freely from nearby Yaquina Bay through the center. Each line is used for a maximum of three weeks, then shut down while the other line is used. By running fresh water through the unused线 the barnacle growth is inhibited. Apr. 2 1970 KANSAN 11 sophomore and Dan Beck, Mission junior, and Bob McCullock, Prairie Village senior and David Jeans, Independence, Mo. senior. Parson said by winning in this tournament, KU has the privilege of competing in the National Debate Tournament held at the University of Houston April 16-19. This is the twentieth year in the 24-year history of the tournament that KU has sent squads to compete, and that, Parson said, is a record. Parson said that the teams of Bob Prentice and Dan Beck, and Bob McCulloh and David Jeans would compete in the tournament, which is the first time that a school has sent two teams to the tournament. In the National Alpha Sigma Rho Tournament, held last weekend at the University of Alabama, the team of Diana Bartelli and Phyllis Culham took fourth place. dents may request the hall which will best fit their wants. Freshman girls will have a choice of five dorms instead of four next year, with only one having mandatory closing hours. Also available to freshman women will be a hall that includes women students from all classes, a coeducational hall for all classes, and one freshman-sophomore coeducational hall. All residence halls will have some open house privileges, but these privileges will vary from hall to hall. Pearson and Templin Halls will house male students of all classes with no mandatory closing hours. Open house privileges will be permitted at any time, with open house periods to be decided by residents of each floor. Hashinger and Lewis Halls will include women students of all classes and upperclass women respectively, and will have the same regulations as Pearson and Templin. Corbin, Oliver and Gertrude Sellards Pearson halls, the freshman dorms last year, will also see changes. Corbin will house only freshman women and will not have mandatory closing hours. Only residents will be permitted in the building during locked hours. Open house privileges will be permitted on weekends. Oliver will be coeducational for freshmen and sophomores with no mandatory closing hours. No visitors will be permitted in the building during locked hours, and open house privileges will be permitted on weekends only. GSP, for freshman women, will be the only dorm with mandatory closing hours, and open house privileges will be permitted on special occasions. Ellsworth will be coeducational for all classes with no closing required. Open house privileges will be permitted anytime. McCollum will also be coeducational and will have the same regulations as Ellsworth, but will house upperclass students. Dwight Boring* says... The Arafura Sea is located between Australia and New Guinea. College Life created the BENEFACTOR especially for college men. It has behind it the planning and research of the original and only life insurance company serving college men only. You should know all about the BENEFACTOR policy. 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