Tuesday, February 27, 2001
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Ozzy fan wins tickets to see Backstreet
Bv Sarah Smarsh
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A University of Kansas student has won a trip to Las Vegas — accidentally.
Jordan Tucker, Kingman junior, said a string of strange events led him to win a prize package for two people, including airfare, a hotel room and tickets to a Backstreet Boys concert at the MGM Grand, from the Lazer, 105.9 FM, on Feb. 14.
Tucker said he was working at Hastings, 1900 W. 23rd St., when a girl from his Spanish class asked for the name of a song. Tucker told her he didn't know, but later called the Lazer for the answer.
Instead, Tucker received another question when disc jockeys Austin and Elena
answered saying,
"Caller, what's the first single released by the Backstreet Boys?"
Tucker said he had no idea what was going on.
"I thought either I had the wrong number or it was a joke," he said.
Still, the first words out of his mouth were the correct answer,
"Quit Playing Games With My Heart."
Tucker: won tickets to concert in Las Vegas
Tucker, who said his favorite musicians were Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera and Stevie Ray Vaughn, said he "had a flashback" of hearing the single on the radio when he was in high school. He added that he and a friend had recently tried to remember the name of the Backstreet Boys' first song.
Later, Tucker asked for clarification.
Tucker said he was still clueless when the DJs told him he was right.
"I wasn't thinking, 'contest,' " Tucker said. "I thought it was just cool to be on the radio."
Later, Tucker asked for clarification. "They started taking my information, and I finally said, 'What do I win?' " he said.
Tucker, who said he'd never won anything, said he had spent the two hours before the drawing wondering if the contest would end a difficult period he had recently endured.
"I was praying," he said. "After the crapy three months I've had, it would just be so nice, even if it is to see the Backstreet Bows."
Tucker said he later answered the phone at Hastings — only the second time he'd been available to do so all night. It was Austin and Elena saying he had won the trip.
"I was like, Nuh-uh. You've got to be kidding me. That's crazy," he said.
While on the air, the DJs asked him which Backstreet Boy was the cutest.
"A.J." Tucker replied, laughing. One Halloween, he and his girlfriend dressed as A.J. and Brittney Spears as a joke, he said.
Tucker said the incident seemed even more fated when he found out the trip, Friday, March 9 to Sunday, March 11, begins the day after his 21st birthday.
After winning, Tucker took two victory laps around Hastings telling the news to strangers.
Rob Meyer, program director for the Lazer, said he was a little surprised to give the trip to a grown male. But Meyer said the station was impressed by the circumstances.
"I felt really good about him winning, especially since he was turning 21, and he said he'd recently had some problems." Meyer said. "Plus, it was on Valentine's Day, so we just thought it was perfect the way it worked out."
"Most people spend their 21st birthday taking shots," Tucker said. "I'm going to spend mine selling my soul to Vegas — and A.J."
Edited by Megan Phelps
Commission primaries take place today
Senate urges students to get out and vote
By Erin Adamson
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Members of Student Senate have their fingers crossed that students will head to the polls and show Lawrence that students want a voice in local government.
Lawrence residents will vote today in City Commission primaries.
Twelve candidates, including two University of Kansas students, are vying for three open seats on the commission.
"We want candidates to be receptive to students' ideas," Bankston said. "It helps Senate when we go in and push for things like public transportation, that we can go in and say, 'Look how strong student interest is.'"
Jessica Bankston, legislative director of the Student Legislative Awareness Board, said Senate wanted students to be represented in local government.
The primaries will whittle the 12 candidates down to six for the final elections in April. Voters can select three or fewer candidates on their ballots today. Among the candidates are three incumbents — Marty Kennedy, David Dunfield and Erv Hodges.
Bankston said the primary election was
Allen Fieldhouse is the official polling site for residents of Daisy Hill residence halls, Javahawk Towers and Oliver Hall.
WHERE TO VOTE
The polling sites for local primary elections are the same as polling locations in last fall's presidential and congressional elections.
See www.kansan.com for local polling sites.
Poll will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today.
"It's more important because this year we've seen that Lawrence government affects students," Bankston said, referring to the housing ordinance debate.
She said the level of student involvement in the discussions had impressed city officials.
"For the time being we have their attention," she said. "If we're going to hold their attention, we need to vote."
He said students were more credible when they participated in city issues.
Andrew Bailey, community affairs director of the Student Legislative Awareness Board, said students should vote in the primaries because the city commissioners would affect students' lives for the next two years.
Information about the candidates and the issues they support is available to students in the Senate office, Bankston said. —Edited by Jacob Roddy
Wescoe's weather-beaten stairs welcome repairs
By Rachel Moluf
Special to the Kansan
Students who have classes that meet in 3139 or 3140 Wescoe, might have had trouble concentrating on their teachers' lectures last week with all the noise from behind the building.
Workers from Facilities Operations jackhammered away six steps on the south side of Wescoe Terrace Wednesday and another set of steps Friday.
This winter's freezezaw cycle sped up the deterioration of the concrete.
Some stairs had crumbled down to the metal support bar located beneath the concrete.
"We're trying to replace those steps that have been bad, at least the worst ones," said Bill Barkley, physical plant supervisor for Facilities Operations.
The workers re-covered the six steps on the south side with concrete Thursday.
"We put calcium chloride in the concrete to make it set faster," Barkley said. "The black tarp covering the stairs will insulate it and protect it from the weather."
Dean Christy, construction foreman for Facilities Operations, said it usually took 24 hours for concrete to harden.
"If the weather gets cold, then it might take 48 hours," Christy said. "But we'll only close one stairwell at a time to keep as much pedestrian traffic flowing as possible."
Christy said the second stairwell was tentatively scheduled to be re-covered with concrete sometime this week.
About 80 other areas around the exterior of Wescoe need major repairs, said Mark Reiske, associate director of Design and Construcion Management.
Reiske said Design and Construction Management would hire contractors to do the project.
However, he said there was too much pedestrian traffic around Wescoe for those areas to be closed during the spring semester.
Edited by Brandy Straw
Steps outside Wescoe have crumbled because of this winter's freeze-thaw cycle. Facilities Operations has replaced steps on the south side of Wescoe and is scheduled to replace another stairwell sometime this week. Kansan file nita
Edwards Campus' enrollment rises
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him to work 12 or more hours a day.
He also finds the Internet format helpful in that he can replay lectures and choose when to attend those lectures.
"I couldn't take a traditional course," Weinhold said. "I will usually sit down at 9 or 10 at night. I'll listen to the lectures, fill out the study guides and do the readings."
With the help of courses such as PharmD, the Edwards Campus continued its fourth straight year of expansion with a 3.2 percent increase, compared to 1.2 percent growth for the entire University, according to the Board of Regents.
The Edwards Campus is
measured in terms of credit hours increased, while the University is measured in student enrollment. The different standards are necessitated by the unknown number of students who take courses at both campuses, said Elaine Warren, director of public relations for the Edwards Campus.
Clark also said the campus' Overland Park location was an advantage.
"There are more alums from KU living in the greater Kansas City area than from any other institution," he said. At last count, there were 55 web-enhanced or web-based courses offered at the Edwards Campus. Clark said he expected that number to grow.
— Edited by Leita Schultes
EDWARDS CAMPUS
The University of Kansas Edwards Campus saw more than double the percentage increase in enrollment as did the Lawrence campus. Edwards officials cite online courses — especially its pharmacy program — as the cause for growing enrollment focusses.
Lawrence campus enrollment growth from Spring 2000 to Spring 2001: 1.2 percent
Edwards campus growth: 3.2 percent
Internet-based pharmacy doctoral program growth: 63 percent
Sources: Elaine Warren, director of public relations for the Edwards Campus and Ron Rogan, program director of pharmacy practice.
Behavior may prevent donation
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Stan Handshy, Queers and Allies senator and Erie junior, says he still remembers being turned away from a 1995 Red Cross blood drive because he was gay.
"I went to the little booth to answer their list of questions. They asked me if I had sex with another man and when I answered yes, they told me I might as well leave because they could not take my blood," Handshy said.
"Banning me for life for being a sexual active gay man and only banning a man for a year from having sex with a prostitute makes me feel like a third class citizen," he said.
Handshy said that because there was a national shortage of the blood supply, the FDA should not exclude gavs.
"If there is such a deficit in the national blood supply, why are they excluding a class of people who would be very willing to donate blood?" he asked.
Richards said the FDA continued to review and discuss donor deferral recommendations within the public health services and at open public meetings.
"The FDA will continue to re-evaluate data," he said.
Edited by Megan Phelps
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