MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1996
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS 864-4810
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
SECTION A VOL.102.NO.79
ADVERTISING 864-4358
(USPS 650-640)
FEATURES
Cyberspace stakeout
Student can keep an eye on the KU police using the Internet. Page 6A
SPORTS
Jayhawks win one, lose one
The women's basketball team upset No.19 Oklahoma State after a loss to Oklahoma on Friday. Page 1B
CAMPUS
Going green
Lawrence's health food stores offer organic alternatives. Page 3A
NATION
Floods, snow soak Northeast
Damage is yet to be measured,but at least 35 people are known to have died so far. Page 5A
WEATHER
PARTLY SUNNY
High 45° Low 27°
Weather: Page 2A.
INDEX
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Opinion ...4A
National News ...5A
Features ...6A
Sports ...1B
Scoreboard ...2B
Dilbert ...6B
Power outage sparks enrollment problems
By Amy McVey
Kansan staff writer
Enrollment Center lines will stretch even longer today because of a power outage Friday, which left most campus buildings in the dark for an hour and a half.
The power outage was caused by a burned switch at a power feeder that serves the east side of campus. The outage led KU officials to send faculty and staff home early and to close University libraries, the Kansas and Burge Union bookstores and the Enrollment Center.
The Enrollment Center staff told students who had been waiting in line to add/drop or late enroll on Friday that they would have to come back today.
Brenda V.S. Selman, assistant registrar, said the center would accommodate anyone who should have enrolled on Friday but was not able to because of the power problem.
"We are going to deal with this the best we can," she said. "We didn't predict this, and it is certainly not something the University has done to students intentionally."
Selman said students who had been unable to enroll or go through add/drop on Friday would be merged in line with students who had enrollment appointments today.
Students who should have gone through add/drop or late enrollment on Friday but who are unable to add/drop a class or late enroll today will have to wait until open add/drop on January 25, 26 and 29. Selman said.
"We are being as flexible as we can," she said. "By giving a full day, we feel we're giving them a pretty big window."
The power problems also caused headaches for students and employees at Watson Library.
Employees had to hand-check book bags before letting students
leave the building during the blackout because the security system that monitors books leaving the building was not functioning.
"We tried to get someone out front as soon as possible," said Donna Kipp, staff supervisor.
Kipp said she did not think any books had been stolen during the blackout.
Todd Clark, Maryland Heights,
Mo., junior, said he had found the
University's power problems
aggravating.
When the power went out at 2:10 p.m., Clark was headed toward the Union to buy his books, he said.
When he arrived there, he discovered that the bookstore was shut down.
Bookless, Clark went to the Enrollment Center to add a class. After waiting in line for 30 minutes, he was told to go home.
"It really frustrates me because I've been having a bad day," he said.
Lori Field, Olathe senior, has her backpack inspected at Watson Library by Andy Klein, St. Louis sophomore. Watson son's security system was out of order during the power outage Friday.
Noah Musser/KANSAN
Lack of power turns KU off
Burned switch causes blackout
Kansan staff report
A burned switch at a feeder station was blamed for an hour and half power outage that led University officials to cancel classes and send employees home Friday afternoon.
About 2:10 p.m. Friday, buildings on the east side of campus lost power, including Strong Hall, Wescoe Hall, Watson Library and the Kansas Union. Campus buildings also were without water pressure because a facilities and operations power plant lost power during the ordeal.
Power was restored at 3:40 p.m. after Kansas Power and Light
workers were able to feed power to the east-side breakers from the west-side incoming feed, said Mike Richardson, director of facilities and operations.
The restoration of power came 10 minutes after University officials canceled classes and dismissed employees for the rest of the day.
The cause of the burned switch could have been anything from a speck of dirt; to a mouse getting in the switch to the cold weather, Richardson said.
The campus Computer Center was not affected by the power loss because the building, which runs on power from the east feeder, automatically switches to the west feeder if power goes down. If both feeders go down, the center runs off of power from back-up batteries.
Black Panhellenic conducts fair for new students
Community service supporting each other are part of purpose
By Scott MacWilliams Kansan staff writer
Some African-American students new to the University of Kansas struggle to find a supportive environment.
The Black Panhellenic Council organized an information fair yesterday to inform new African-American students of the benefits of membership in a fraternity or sorority.
Chris Howard, St. Louis senior is vice president of the Black Panhellenic Council and a member of
Phi Beta Sigma. The Council represents four fraternities and three sororities.
"Being in a fraternity gives us a network," said Howard. "We make friends in the process and give each other the kind of moral support it takes to finish our degrees.
One of the goals of the Million Man March was to increase African-American men's involvement in the lives of youth in their communities. The Black greek organizations have a commitment to working with people in the Lawrence community.
"We have a much higher rate of graduation than the student body in general."
"We have the Guide Right program," said Omari Miller, Oakland, Calif., senior, and a Kappa Alpha Psi member. "It serves as a bridge to help the young kids make the steps from junior and senior high school to college."
Kim Maupin, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore, is president of the Psi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority and recording secretary for the Black Panhellenic Council.
"We are active in working with the Boy's and Girl's Club," Maupin said. "We tutor, help supervise or whatever they need. We also work with Habitat for Humanity in building houses and help with their 5 kilometer run every year.
"Nationally, we have helped build 41 houses for Habitat."
the death last week of charismatic Rep. Barbara Jordan was on
the minds of the students. Jordan was the first Black member of the Texas state Senate and first southern black elected to the U.S. Congress since Reconstruction. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, and Delta members said she will be missed.
"We need to help educate the youth about the history of people like Barbara Jordan," Howard said. "It's been ten or fifteen years since she was in the news, and most young people aren't aware of the role that she and people like Rosa Parks played in the civil rights movement."
Anyone interested in more information should contact the Black Panhellenic Council adviser Mary Myers at 864-4861.
"We make friends in the process and give each other the kind of moral support it takes to finish our degrees."
Chris Howard
Black Panhellenic vice president
Committee ready to present plans for recreation center
The plans are in, and KU officials are ready to put a recreation center proposal to the test.
Student Senate to hear proposal for complex
By Nicole Kennedy Kansen staff writer
The recreation center advisory committee, a group of KU administrators and students, has completed a proposal for a $21 million recreation center, which it plans to present to the Student Senate on Jan. 31.
Senate then will decide in mid-February whether it will vote on the proposal or send it to a student referendum.
"We now know what the building will have in it, and we know how
The proposed recreation center building would include seven gymnasiums, an 11,000-square-foot fitness center, a 2,000-square-foot aerobic studio, a 4,000-square-foot combative arts studio, a four-lane walking and running track, and a rock climbing wall. The complex would also include two lighted softball fields.
much that will cost," said Mary Chappell, director of recreation services.
"It's not something that is carved in stone," Chappell said. "We're still looking at what students want and need."
Administrators have not decided where the recreation center would be located, but they said they were examining two main-campus and two west-campus locations.
Recreation center features
The proposed $21 million recreation center, which would be financed through student fees, would include the following features:
- Seven gymnasiums
- Fitness center
- Aerobic studio
- Combative arts studio
- Four-lane track
- Rock-climbing wall
- Two lighted softball fields
The proposed center would be financed by a $89.25 campus fee per semester that would be phased
If approved, the fees would increase next fall to $43, which would pay for architecture and design costs.
The fees then would increase to $65 next spring to pay for the building construction.
in during the next four years. Students now pay $13 per semester in recreational fees.
By Fall 1999 when the center would open, the fees would reach the maximum $89.25. The fee would remain in place in following semesters to pay for the center's operational costs.
Robinson Center, the current location for student recreation on campus, is primarily an academic center, said Tyler Bergemier, advisory committee co-chairman.
Robinson is used during the day
for classes and is open to students only in the evenings and on weekends.
"This is a student project, initiated by students; and it is for them," Chappell said. "Once students pay the fee, they won't have to pay for anything inside the center."
Classes would not be taught in the proposed recreation center.
Unlike at Robinson, KU alumni would be able to purchase memberships to the recreation center.
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Andy Obermuller, advisory committee member, said the center would be like a health club and was an opportunity to build a greater university.
"There's no reason that everyone shouldn't like this proposal," Obermueler said. "It's a legacy that they can leave behind."
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