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OBITUARY
KU grad proved it's not the years in life, but life in years
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR
montemayor@kansan.com
A little more than three months after becoming the first in her family to graduate college, an accomplishment earned while battling a rare form of cancer, Jessica Nicole Roark of Meriden died on Aug. 22.
The University announced Roark's death on Tuesday in a press release. Services are scheduled for 7 p.m. this Thursday in the Lawrence Funeral Chapel, 3821 W. Sixth St.
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said in the release, "Nearly
all who came in touch with Jessica while she was a student here remember her as inspirational for her spirit of optimism, for her love of life and for her
Roark
promise as a young environmental scientist. Our hearts and prayers
Daughter of John Roark of Meriden and Charlena Eckert of North Kansas City, Mo., Roark graduated with bachelor's degree in civil engineering this summer after completing a bachelor's in environmental studies in 2009. Roark also received offers to enter doctoral programs at Purdue University and Arizona State University.
are with her family and friends."
Roark was diagnosed with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma during her sophomore year at the University. The cancer occurs in
After surgeons removed her right eye and a tumor in spring 2007, Roark added chemotherapy, radiation treatments and checkups to her course load. Roark also worked part-time in KU's Office of Environment, Health and Safety. In 2008, she studied at the University of Hong Kong.
salivary glands, but can appear anywhere in the body and often recurs. Researchers have been unable to pinpoint strong genetic or environmental risk factors for the disease.
In a May 13 news release from the
University, Roark recalled spending this past Valentine's Day in the hospital after surgery on a new tumor along the right of her jaw. Her smile was halved and another round of radiation followed in April at the University of Iowa.
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Tuesday's release told a story from Bruce McEnroe, a professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering. McEnroe recalled a
STUDENT SENATE
Senators question funding in future
BY MICHAEL HOLTZ mholtz@kansan.com
The Student Executive Committee illicitly removed a rule from rules and regulations that required senators submit event review sheets, one-page surveys used to evaluate events funded by Student Senate.
Chief of Staff Aaron Dollinger said the removal was an accident that occurred while reviewing rules and regulations with University Governance during the summer. He said the missing rule would be put back in rules and regulations immediately.
"It is my responsibility to ensure the accuracy of rules and regulations, and this mistake is unacceptable," Dollinger, a senior from Leawood, said.
It was not an accident, however, that Senate's outreach policy no longer requires senators to submit event review sheets as last year's policy did.
Communications Director Ian McGonigle, a junior from Wichita, wrote the new outreach policy and said it would be effective with or without event review sheets. He said he was unfamiliar with their previous use.
But not all senators are completely sold by the new policy.
Devon Cantwell, multicultural affairs committee chair, said event review sheets were an important part of the previous outreach policy that contributed to accountability within Senate.
Event review sheets provide information used to determine the success of an event and whether the approved funding was the appropriate amount. Cantwell, a junior from Topeka, said such information would be used to make better funding decisions in the future.
"It was written in rules and regulations for a reason," she said. "It's kind of important for the longevity of our group, and for the stability of our financial resources to be able to go back through and figure out information like that."
Senate allocated more than $27,000 — 23 percent of its unallocated account budget — for events hosted by student groups last school year. Twenty groups received amounts ranging from $50 for International Awareness Week to more than $5,000 for a guest speaker.
"With that much money going out through allocation, I feel like we should probably be in attendance at some of these events," Cantwell said.
StudEx approved the new outreach policy during the summer. The rule removed from rules and regulations required a group's legislative sponsor to ensure the submission of a review sheet within seven days after an event took place.
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