THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
3A
BY ERICK R. SCHMIDT
ResNet, the university of Kansas' Internet provider, is considering possible changes in its services to alleviate high congestion during peak hours to relieve stress on connection speeds.
A press release on the ResNet Web site said three steps were being considered or taken to alleviate the congestion. First, "serious abusers" of bandwidth are being warned to decrease their usage or have their accounts deactivated. Second, band-width has been added during evening hours and may come with an
additional fee in Fall 2007. Third, the network is discussing a switch to a "rate limiting" or "usage-based billing" similar to that of Lawrence's primary Internet provider, Sunflower Broadband.
Allison Rose-Lopez, public relations and marketing manager for KU Information Services, said discussions were in the early stages and that nothing was set for an inevitable change.
The University purchases $1 million of bandwidth annually, an amount that Rose-Lopez said was a result of the University's standing as a research institute. Because of the amount of networking and research that occurs at the University, she
said students were lucky to have the existing large amounts of band-width, but that abuse had become a problem.
"How would you feel if you paid your long distance bill, but the service was open to others? That's essentially what were dealing with," Rose-Lopez said.
For those not familiar with bandwidth or the way it operates, Rose- Lopez said it could be viewed as a set of pipes with water — or shared files — flowing through it. The more usage the bandwidth was forced to handle, the slower the flow would be.
"Only so much is going to get through at a given time." Rose-Lopez said. "When we're trying to cycle so
many files through, that's when we suffer from slow-down time."
Jacob Ramsey, Marion sophmore, lives in Hashinger Hall and said he noticed a lag in the network, usually in the hours between 5 and 9 p.m. Ramsey said he played video games online and occasionally used file sharing.
"I'll be playing and notice it jumps up to stupid amounts." Ramsey said. "I don't really avoid using the Internet, but I've noticed it."
Ramsey would be classified by ResNet as an average user based on his bandwidth usage. The network keeps a monthly list of its highest bandwidth users. The list usually contains no more than 15 users who
are consistently responsible for slowdowns on the network.
Rose-Lopez said the most common abusive users weren't those who did a large amount of file sharing, but those who left their computers on 24 hours a day, allowing hackers to download.
"This isn't an issue of everyone jumping on and downloading too much," Rose-Lopez said. "It's a few trouble spots among thousands of users."
Kansan staff writer Erick R. Schmidt can be contacted at eschmidt@kansan.com.
- Edited by Stacey Couch
PRAYING IN PROTEST
Students arrested for protest in Washington, D.C.
Jon Dennis, Hutchinson senior, marches from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the Pentagon on March 17. Several local religion organizations sponsored his trip to Washington, DC, to participate in peace marches.
BY TYLER HARBERT
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Jon Dennis didn't get arrested during spring break for indecent exposure or public intoxication.
The Hutchinson senior was taken to a Washington, D.C., police station for praying in front of the White House during the Christian Peace Witness for Iraq march on March 16 during the four-year anniversary of the Iraq War.
Before the march, participants sat in on any of 14 different workshops at various churches in Washington, DC., which dealt with the interface of peace, faith and civil disobedience.
Some demonstrators used that training later that night when they were arrested for stopping and praying in front of the White House.
After the workshops and a nondenominational church service, an estimated 3,000 people held lights that resembled candles, marched and sang while they walked from the National Cathedral to the White House. Some stopped to pray in front of the building while others circled it.
The first 100 people who stopped to pray in front of the White House were arrested for failing to comply with an officer for refusing to keep moving. The remaining 122 people who stopped, including Dennis, were arrested for crossing a police barrier.
Dennis said there was a lot of cooperation between the protest organizers and the police and that the route to the White House was blocked off for the march.
All 222 arrested people had their hands zip-tied with plastic bands and had their mug shots taken in front of buses that transported them to a local police department. They were given $100 tickets that had to be paid in person at a Washington, D.C., police department within 15 days.
Drizzling rain and brisk winds made the march uncomfortable for the protestors, Sonia Marcinkowski, Blue Springs, Mo., junior, also marched but decided the weather was too unpleasant to wait around.
"I didn't want to lose my toes," she said.
The next day, March 17, Dennis took part in a larger anti-war march from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the Pentagon. He said that the
protestors in that march were more hostile than in Friday's march.
"It wasn't as moving and it was really negative," he said.
Dennis received sponsorship from the Oread Friends Meeting, a Quaker religious organization, as well as some help from the Ecumenical Christian Ministries.
Dennis, Marcinkowski and Beth Ruhl. Lawrence sophomore who also took part in the peace march, plan to speak at local churches and share their experiences.
Kansan staff writer Tyler Harbert can be contacted at tharbert@ kansan.com.
Edited by Darla Slipke
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
March 26th, 2007
Phi Beta Delta
Phi Beta Delta
2007 "Picture the World"
Photo Contest
sponsored by Phi Beta Delta
the society to honor international scholarship
Connect Delta
Photographs must be submitted outside the United States.
Only printed photographs may be entered.
The deadline for entries is Friday, March 30th.
Any KU alumni, students, staff, faculty, or scholars may enter.
Each contestant may enter up to six prints.
There are no entry fee for active members of Phi Beta Delta.
The entry fee for all other contests is $3 per photo.
There will once again be great prizes for the award winners.
Winning and Noteworthy Photos will be displayed on campus.
Selected photos may be published, with credit to the photograph.
For Photo Contest Rules and Content Entry Forms, go to
http://www.international.ku.edu/~cpl/ppd照片/
every 15 seconds
...someone under the age of 25 is infected with HIV.
Support 15 Support during
March 26 - March 31
by donating what you can
and to whom you can
to whom you can
be aware.
be safe.
ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS FOR SOCIAL ACTION
Architecture Students for Social Action Fundraiser;
CCO C.R.E.A.T.E
Breathe in Health, Breathe out Stress
Help us build a
7th Ward of New Orleans
March 29, 2007 9pm-Midnight
23rd Street Brewery
$5 cover gets you food and
great music!
Ku College Republicans Meeting Tuesday, March 27 7 pm Kansas Room, KS Union With guest speaker Scott Morris, FEMA's Florida Director of Long-term Recovery
Get a TB test at Watkins and sign up to teach art to kids!
Sign up outside of the CCO office on the 4th floor of the Kansas Union within the Student Involvement and Leadership Center
Email create @ku.edu to learn more!
sat.
Poker Tournament
Accelerated Training
Age Limit 18+
Vaccine Requirements
Wear gloves, wrist wraps and a shirt with an ID number. Do not drink alcohol.
great music!
KU COLLEGE REPUBLICANS
Learn about the breathing techniques, meditation and more
am about the breathing techniques, meditation and at the "Yoga of Breath" workshop.
March 28, 7 pm-8 pm
Gridiron Room, Level 1, Burge Union
Admission is free
Art of Living Club at KU
aoL_ku@yahoo.com,
artofliving.org
artofliving.org
THE ART OF LIVING
THE ART OF LIVING
STUDENT SENATE
DOLE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD
Wednesday, March 28 4:53:00 pm
The 2004 Florida Hurricane Season FEMA's Scott Morris continues his study group "The Politics of Disaster" with Craig Fugate, Director of Florida Emergency Management
Both events are at the Dolle Institute of Politics on KU's West Campus. Free Parking, Cookies and Lemonade!
PRE-NURSING CLUB
Pre-Nursing Club Meeting Tuesday, April 3 6:30 PM Watkins Health Center,
1st Floor Conference Room Contact esack@ku.edu with questions!
Undergraduate Business Council
Become a member of the UBC and be a voice for all undergraduate students in KU's School of Business -Opportunities for leadership -Be involved in important decision-making and planning -Spots available for new members -Freshman and Sophomores welcome! -For more information and membership applications visit Career Services or the Food Stop in Summerfield Hall -E-mail ubc@ku.edu with questions
Undergraduate Business Council
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