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KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011 / NEWS / 3A
CAMPUS
University keeps flow of booze on campus restricted
ADAM STRUNK
astrunk@kansan.com
From orientation to graduation, the University works to instill in students its drug and alcohol policy. No drinking on campus, in dorms or at University events. Violators can be subject to rehab courses, sanctions and expulsion.
Yet attend a departmental honors dinner at the Kansas Union, an art show at the Spencer Museum of Art or sit in the scholarship suite at Memorial Stadium and you will see that the booze often flows. David Mucci, director of Kansas Memorial Unions, said that KU catered served alcohol on campus 163 times last year.
Initially there appears to be a contradiction between University policy and action. However, this is not the case. The University actually allows alcohol consumption on campus, but only "under special circumstances."
Before anyone gets an idea about throwing a "rager" on Wescoe Beach, be warned. These special circumstances rarely include student groups or those without a proper reason for serving alcohol.
"You can't just say I think I will have a party." Todd Cohen, director of University Relations, said.
"There is control so you don't have a potential situation spin out of control. You have to make sure you maintain a safe campus environment."
University controls are extensive. University officials only tolerate alcohol consumption at fundraising events or official University business. Location is also an issue. While alcohol may be served in many buildings on campus, it may not be served at events located in classrooms or held within student housing. Only events held by university units or affiliated organizations are eligible to request alcohol at events.
To gain permission, groups must submit a detailed form describing the event and its attendees to the Provost's office at least two weeks before the event.
After submission, the request goes to the KU Memorial Unions officials for approval. If officials see red flags on the form, such as the possibility of minors attending the event, the form is usually rejected.
"We would go back to work with the department to make sure they are in compliance with the policy," Mucci said.
Mucci added that if a group event includes minors, such as an undergraduate recognition dinner,
the minors would have to be clearly identified.
Mucci said after KU Memorial Union's approval, the request goes to Provost's office. If the Provost approves the request, the chancellor signs it and finally alcohol can be served at the event.
After receiving the OK on the alcohol request, the group hosting must provide the alcohol for University catering to serve. That allows the University to monitor underage drinking and alcohol abuse.
"The intent of the policy really is to have a central monitoring control source for alcohol service on campus," Mucci said. "It's an intelligent way of doing things."
— Edited by Danielle Packer
Information provided by David Mucci, director of KU Memorial Unions.
TECHNOLOGY
Graphic by Max Lush
Google chooses Kansas as first to get ultra-fast broadband
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — After seeing Facebook pleas and flash mobs, and even cities temporarily renaming themselves "Google," the search engine giant said Wednesday it has chosen Kansas City, Kan., as the first place that will get its new ultra-fast broadband network.
Google announced that the city would be the inaugural site for its "Fiber for Communities" program, which it says will be capable of
delivering Internet access more than 100 times faster than the home broadband connections provided by phone and cable companies across the U.S.
The company envisions systems that will let consumers to download a high-definition, full-length feature film in less than five minutes, allow rural health clinics to send 3-D medical images over the Internet and let students collaborate with classmates around the world while watching live 3-D video of a
Milo Medin, Google's vice
university lecture.
Google's service, which will provide Internet connections of one gigabit per second to as many as 500,000 people, will be offered in early 2012 while the company looks at other communities across the country.
More than 1,100 cities had made bids to become a test site for the company's fiber-optic network, trying to catch Google's attention and show their enthusiasm.
president for access services, said Kansas City, Kan., was selected in part because of its solid network infrastructure and because the program would have an impact on the community, one of the poorest in the state.
"We believe gigabit broadband can be leveraged for economic development and educational gain, both of which are vital in the global economy that we live in today." Medin said. "We want to be able to build strong relationships and partnerships with local government and communities so that we can work together to use technology in a new way to make a city a better place to live in, a better place to work in, a better place to learn in"
The company's deadline for city governments and citizens to express interest in attracting Google passed in March 2010. Many cities used stunts and gimmickry to get the company's attention and show interest in the experimental network.
Topeka informally renamed itself
"Google, Kansas." Members of the group Think Big Topeka also organized a flash mob at a community meeting and a formation of fans spelling out "Google" on the ice during a RoadRunners hockey game. A group in Baltimore launched a website that used Google mapping to plot the location of more than 1,000 residents and give their reasons for wanting the service. Hundreds of groups on Facebook implored Google to come to their cities.
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