WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2006
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3
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The Hawk may lose state alcohol license
The Hawk could be in danger of losing its state alcohol license.
The state's Alcoholic Beverage Control Division ruled against the bar, which had seven violations between mid-January 2004 and mid-June 2005, because underage patrons didn't resemble the picture located on their ID. The bar also had eight previous violations between 2001 and 2003.
John Heleniak and Thomas Devlin, owners of The Hawk, will be able to appeal the ruling and can keep the bar open for 15 days during the appeal process.
n 1997, the bar had 22 violations under different ownership. At that point, the ownership of the bar was turned over to Heleniak.
— Kansan staff reports
Tobacco-free policy to begin in September
The University of Kansas Medical Center and the University of Kansas Hospital have adopted a tobacco-free policy to begin on Sept. 1, 2006. Currently, tobacco products are allowed outside the buildings on the shared campus.
The policy was put into effect after numerous studies proved tobacco is the leading cause of death from disease for both those who smoke and those who are exposed to second-hand smoke, Barbara Atkinson, MD, executive vice chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center said in a press release.
"For many years, we have discussed the inconsistency of advocating a healthy lifestyle while continuing to allow the use of tobacco
products on campus", Atkinson said.
The tobacco-free policy will also apply to KU MedWest in Shawnee and the new Westwood Center of the hospital.
Kansan staff reports
Vice Provost to step down to teach full-time
Sandra W. Gaunt, vice provost for faculty development will step down to teach full-time again.
Gautt will return to the Department of Special Education in August, former provost David Shulenburger announced on May 26th.
In her 17 years as a senior administrator, Gautt oversaw faculty mentoring, instructional development, faculty evaluation and promotion and tenure processes, as well as developed several programs such as the Center for Teaching Excellence, according to a press release from University Relations.
Gautt received her doctorate in special education from the University of Missouri-Columbia and worked there as an administrator until 1984. In 1984 she took a leave of absence to serve as a special assistant to KU Chancellor Gene Budig for the year. She returned to KU in 1989 as assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs, became associate vice chancellor in 1993, assistant provost in 1996 and vice provost in 2002, according to the
press release.
— Kansan staff reports
KU names director of transportation research institute
The University of Kansas named Robert Honea as the first director of KU'sTransportation Research Institute. He is set to start this month, according to a press release by University Relations.
Honea was the director of the National Transportation Research Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tenn., from 1973 to 2002. As the director, he was responsible for coordinating research and development for numerous government departments, as well as for the state of Tennessee and other private industry and nonprofit organizations.
He was a private consultant since 2002, working as a College of Engineering research associate at the University of Tennessee's Center for Homeland Security and Counter-Proliferation. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Georgia and his doctorate from the University of Florida.
Honea will work closely with Jim Roberts, vice provost for research and Mary Lee Hummert, associate vice provost for research while researching transportation
topics such as road and bridge construction methods, development of alternative-fuel vehicles and public policy related to transportation.
— Kansan staff reports
Frisbee team places at nationals
The HorrorZontals, Kansas' club ultimate Frisbee team, placed 11th in the national tournament in May.The team was one of 16 from across the country that qualified for the tournament, held in Columbus, Ohio.The team played six games in two days to end up with the 11th place finish.
Dan Brauch, Lenexa junior, said that the HorrorZohtals were made up of more than 40 players, 21 of which play on the A-team, which qualified for the tournament. Kansas and Texas were the only Big 12 schools represented in the field of 16 in Ohio. Florida eventually beat
Kansan staff reports
Wisconsin for the national title.
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