2A • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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WEDNESDAY.JULY18,2001
CORRECTIONS FROM TUES.JULY 3,2001
Bill Narayan, professor and chairman of microbiology, molecular genetics and immunology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, will approach the Food and Drug Administration, not the Federal Drug Administration, to get approval for his AIDS vaccine.
The Kansan printed that fireworks could be used from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday July 5. However, the last day to use fireworks legally was Wednesday July 4.
CAMPUS
Hashinger Hall helps fire victims by collecting clothes
Clothing bins were placed in Hashinger Hall last week to benefit the victims of a July 4 fire that destroyed the home of six international students. The fire caused $200,000 of damage to four apartments at 501 California St. Firefighters believed fireworks were responsible. Six KU students from Slovakia were displaced by the fire but have since found a new apartment on the same block.
Kelly Payton, Olympia, Wash., senior and Hashinger front desk employee decided to put out bins after receiving a call from a woman asking if she could help.
"I just wrote what happened on the chalk board and set a couple of bins out." Payton said. "Within a day or two, they were all full."
Bins were collected last week, but clothing will still be accepted.
—Luke Wetzel
KU library remodels will re-open July 30
The Spencer Research Library is completing the last phase of its rearrangement and will close for six weekdays, beginning Friday. The library is scheduled to re-open Monday, July 30.
Bill Crowe, Spencer Librarian, said he thought library patrons would be pleased with the changes. A new Reader Services Department on the third floor, he said, will give users more of a "one-stop-shopping experience."
Once the library re-opens, a person will be able to talk to a staff member at the Reader Services desk, and staff members throughout the library will work to provide reference services and instruction using all three collections. Prior to the remodeling, customers searching for a subject had to contact all three departments: the Kansas Collection, Special Collections and the University Archives.
Changes also include an expanded, combined reading room.
During the closing, updates will be posted regularly at http://www.lib.ku.edu.
The staff will check voice mail and e-mail during the closing.
— Dawn North
REAL dollars yet to make Lawrence businesses holler
Kyle Ramsey Kansan managing editor
Although the REAL dollars program started a year ago to keep money in the Lawrence community, it hasn't caught on yet.
The program, sponsored by the Lawrence Trade Organization, creates and distributes an alternative currency unique to Lawrence called REAL money. REAL stands for Realizing Economic Alternatives in Lawrence.
The Lawrence Trade Organization designed the program to keep money in Lawrence by using a currency accepted only at participating businesses. These stores are labeled with a REAL dollars window sticker.
The value of REAL money, which can be exchanged in denominations of $1,$3 and $10, is equal to U.S. federal money.
Each bill features the portrait of a Lawrence historical figure, such as author William Burroughs.
However, some area merchants say they think the program is losing momentum.
"We've had less and less real dollars come in over the past three months," said Pat Kehde, owner of the Raven bookstore, 8 E. Seventh St. "I think it's dying."
Kehde said she didn't think the incentive to use the dollars was very strong.
"There needs to be some other motivation," she said.
Boog Highberger, organizer of the program, said there were about $8,000 of REAL money in circulation, but the program had not met the expectations he established when it began last September. Highberger said there are no plans to end the program, however.
"The tangible benefits haven't really come through vet," he said.
Such benefits include a no-interest loan program backed by the interest earned on the invested federal dollars exchanged for REAL dollars. Supporting businesses would be eligible for these loans, but the program hasn't generated enough interest to lend.
"I need a couple more dedicated volunteers, and we need to get the loan program going." Highberger said.
Highberger said more advertising and volunteers would help the program grow. To help promote economic growth, Highberger has been working on direct mail flyers, door-to-door visits in the community and a free directory that lists participating businesses
REAL dollars can be purchased from the Lawrence Trade Organization's Web site, http://lto.lawrence.ks.us, and at participating businesses.
Highberger stressed the originality of the REAL dollars.
Student bitten for spam incident
By Brandy Straw
Kansan staff writer
A student who sent an e-mail to thousands of KU students, faculty and staff will not be able to access his e-mail account for 30 days, said Beth Forrest Warner, assistant to the vice chancellor.
Paul Nuzum, Lawrence senior, sent the e-mail June 10 to help find his friend's dog that had been stolen from a truck.
Nuzum wrote that the dog had a heart condition and needed to be taken to a veterinarian. He said he was told to write that so the dog would be taken to a vet, and all the vets in Lawrence and surrounding areas were made aware of the situation.
Nuzum said the person who took the rot-tweiler had wanted to train it to fight but that it was too well-trained to do so. He said the dog was returned by someone who knew the person who took it.
Warner said Nuzum's e-mail violated KU's policy on spam e-mails. The policy states that sending "spam or unsolicited bulk e-mail... may result in the termination of account privileges."
"We do sympathize with what he was trying
KU's E-Mail Policy
To read the Electronic Mail Policy, visit www.ku.edu/acs/email-etiquette.html
to do, but it was not an appropriate use of the system." Warner said.
Nuzum said that he didn't realize what he was doing was spam.
"It's probably fair, but I was trying to find a dog," he said. "I wasn't trying to mess up everyone's e-mail accounts."
jan Kazar, graduate admissions coordinator for the Teaching and Leadership department, said Nuzum's e-mail caused the delivery of mail to slow down and took additional staff time to correct the problem. One of the biggest problems was that people were relying to the e-mail and using the "reply to all" function instead of the "reply to" function.
She said people with complaints or comments about spam e-mail could send them to postmaster@ku.edu or vcinfo@ku.edu.
2001 SUMMER KANSAN STAFF
News Staff
Emily Hughey ... Editor
Kyle Ramsey ... Managing Editor
Thad Allender ... Photo Editor
Laura Brandenburg ... Campus Editor
Jason McKee ... Copy Chief
Andrew Vaupel ... Online Editor
Ad Staff
Chrisy Kontras ... Business Manager
Kate Mariani ... Sales Manager
Julian Juarez ... Senior Sales Manager
Kara Holloway ... Creative Manager
Gina Kohaka ... Retail Account Executive
Jenn Whelen...Retail Account Executive
Jay Ellis...Retail Account Executive
Mellissa Williams...Retail Account Executive
Nikki Gribble...Retail Account Executive
Michelle Peaden...Retail Account Executive
Karan Donnelly...Retail Account Executive
Sarah Jantz...Retail Account Executive
Paul Hernandez...Retail Account Executive
Kristen Layton...Retail Account Executive
Amber Agee...Campus Sales
Dan Harriman...Regional Sales
Janeelle Splichal...Creative
Emily Scott...Creative
Jenny Brosseau...Creative
STATE
Kansas heat wave expected to last through the week
TOPEKA — The thermometer reached 100 degrees at Medicine Lodge Monday, and with temperatures heading higher, forecasters could promise little relief for Kansas the rest of this week.
With high humidity accompanying highs from 95 to 105 through Friday, the National Weather Service warned people to be careful about outdoor activities and to check on the elderly and those with chronic illness.
A heat advisory was in effect through today for the eastern half of the state. Forecasters said the combination of high temperatures and humidity could push afternoon heat indices to between 105 and 114 degrees.
There was a slight chance for thunderstorms from the southwest into parts of central Kansas last night, and storms are possible in the west tonight through Friday.
Rainfall totals during the 24-hour period that ended at 7 a.m.yesterday included.71 inch at Hays and.12 at Chanute.
The thunderstorms could continue in north central Kansas Saturday, when temperatures are expected to drop a bit. Forecasters predicted lows from the 60s in the west to the 70s in the east. Predicted highs were from the 90s in the west to around 100 in central and northeastern Kansas.
eastern Kentucky.
In addition to the 100 degree reading at Medicine Lodge on Monday, other highs ranged from 99 at Dodge City and Wichita to 88 at Emporia and Parsons. The overnight lows varied from 66 at Goodland to 84 at Medicine Lodge.
NATION Man pleads guilty to killing teen-age girl in road rage
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl in an apparent road rage incident pleaded guilty yesterday to second-degree murder.
Zeno E. Sims, 38, of Kansas City, was accused of killing DeAntreia L. Ashley, who was a passenger in a car driven by her 17-year-old boyfriend when it struck Sims' sports utility vehicle on June 10, 2000.
After the collision, the boyfriend pulled up to the SUV,and both drivers got out of their vehicles. An argument ensued.Witnesses said the SUV driver fired a gun at the car and sped off. DeAntreia was shot in the head and killed.
The boyfriend, who was shot several times in the arm and chest, survived.
Sims also pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of armed-criminal action and one count of first-degree assault. Under a plea agreement with prosecutors, one count of first-degree assault and one-count of armed criminal action were dismissed.
Sims' sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 11.
Bush spoke on the eve of his second
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free computing classes
All classes are FREE for KU students, staff, and faculty and don't require registration UNLESS otherwise noted.
Register at
acsworkshop@ku.edu or
864-0494.
Web Authoring: Intermediate Prerequisite: Web Authoring: Introduction. No registration or fee. Wed., July 18, 9 a.m.-Noon, Budig PC Lab
Class descriptions and schedule:
Directions & map:
www.ku.edu/acc/
directions.shtml
Access: Intermediate Prerequisite: Access: Introduction. Requires registration for all and $75 fee for non-KU. Wed., July 18, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Computer Center South Lab
FileMaker Pro: Introduction Prerequisite: None. Requires registration for all and $75 fee for non-KU. Wed., July 18, 9 a.m.-Noon, Computer Center South Lab
Web Authoring: Tables, Frames, and Image Maps Prerequisite: Web Authoring:
Intermediate. No registration or fee. Thurs., July 19, 9 a.m.-Noon, Computer
Center South Lab
www.ku.edu/acs/training
Dreamweaver: Intermediate Prerequisite: Dreamweaver: Introduction. Requires registration for all and $75 fee for non-KU. Thurs., July 19, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Computer Center South Lab
SPSS Data Entry Prerequisite: None. Requires registration for all and $75 fee for non-KU. Thurs.. July 19. 1:30-3 p.m., Budig PC Lab
Excel: Functions and Data Analysis Tools Prerequisite: Excel: Intermediate.
Requires registration for all and $75 fee for non-KU. Tues., July 24, 9 a.m.-Moon,
Computer Center South Lab
Student Mover's Recycling Guide Donation Locations
City of Lawrence Waste Reduction and Recycling 832-3030
Clothing & Furniture
Salvation Army * 843-4178
Penn House * 842-0440
Disabled American Veterans * 749-4900
Social Service League Store * 843-5414
computer donation information * 832-3030
Computer donation information * 832-3030
Wai-Mart Community Recycling Center 3300 Iowa *841-9558
Aluminum, Steel Cans, Cardboard Newspaper, Office Paper, Magazines Plastic Bags, Glass, Plastic #1 (PET) and #2 (HDPE)
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal 711 E.23rd St.*832-3030
Bring us your paints, batteries,cleaners, automotive,and pest control products for proper disposal Call for a drop-off appointment
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