University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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Fee payment, always a dwcult endeavor was changed. Did students think it was for the better? By Kris Belden The process of fee payment worked a lot like the game Monop- oly. Students started the game at a desig- nated point, or Go,', flocked to get their fee payment cards, and made their way to the Kansas Union, side- stepping a bombard- ment of credit card applications, coupons and fliers. Once there, the students made their investments. This time the investments were not in real estate, but in their futures. This year the starting point, or Go, of fee payment was moved from Hoch Auditorium to Fraser Hall. This change was met with mixed reactions from KU students. Some stu- dents preferred the new Jill Normand, Pittsburgh, Kan., junior, who worked as a cashier in the Union during fee payment, agreed. It' d be better if they put it in one building, Normand said. Hlf it were all in here, it would be a lot better. Mensik said that the University could have done more to inform freshmen and transfer students of the system. lf it wasn't for my sophomore friends, I'd system, and others --I think its really organized. It be lost, he said. thought that it was con- took me 10 minutes to get done. Almost all stu- fusing. The process Weeds pegple gut so dents hadastrategy when With fee payment the bulk of the people aren't in one it came to the game of starting in Fraser Hall, place. paying fees. You have students filedinto differ- Mark Mensik- AUTOFH' C0l0-- to find out the good time ent rooms according to freshman to come, said Susan KUID numbers. Lines tended to be long at times, especially for fresh- man and sophomores. g'lt's better now that it's in Fraser, said Kelly Seele, Topeka sophomore. It's more consolidated. Mark Mensik, Aurora, Colo., freshman, said that the fee payment process worked well. I think it' s really organized, Mensik said. lt took me 10 minutes to get done. The process weeds people out so the bulk of the people aren't in one place. Chris Sterling, Boulder, Colo., senior, said that the change to Fraser did not bother him. But I liked it better before when it was in Hochf' Sterling said. No lines! Other students gave suggestions for im- provement of the fee payment process. lt all should be in the Kansas Union in- stead of going to Fraser and coming here, said Aaron Ong senior from Columbia, Mo. 70 fee paw ment Small, Honolulu senior. At 12:30, there are no lines. Get up late and come in the afternoon, Orr said. One KU student who accidentally missed fee payment in the spring of 1991, Kristi Goff, Homewood, Ill., junior, advised all students to adhere to the schedule. Ml got dropped out of all of my classes, and had to add-drop my whole schedule, Goff said. 'fGo on the right day. The KU fee payment system could also be improved if fee payment were done by mail, Goff said. Such a system is to be incorporated inthe fall of 1992. Though many students had ideas for im- provement of the fee payment process, they all agreed that the system suited its purpose. It seemed to work, Goff said. It got the job done. Whatever the case, students made their educational investments. That was part one of DURING ENROLLMENT GWEN ing, assistant director of financial aid Ellen Williams, Lawrence senior ln her scholarship award. Williams concern because she realized she would receive haU of her award because she graduating in December I Photo by C rady j OUTSIDE FRASER HALL Skarta, Lawrence sophomore passes out Caesar's plastic cups with coupons during enrollment. Skarta and other were helping raise money for KU Role Players, a student organization James Cradyl the game of paying fees Alison Bobal, Highland Park NJ said that the worst part of paying fee avoid the people handing out credit cations and long distance service It promotes your spending money said. You,re going broke on the last thing you need.' Bobal said that she walked on of the street to avoid the swarm of and applications, yet she tried to many coupon books as she can The name of the game was fee The object of the game was much object of the game Monopoly to tial financial pitfalls, like credit making investments. This time the ments were in the players futures D

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Although the KU police may seem hard and gruff, most of them got into the job because they enjoyed helping people. The desire to help students and fac- ulty was a common thread running through Many students may only see the KU police write tickets, bat they had a wide range of duties. SERVE it PROTECT the entire department. HI enjoy maintaining the common good by aiding those in distress, officer Troy Mailen stated. 'SI am motivated because serving the public is an interesting career field. Officer Mike Hough also wanted to help those in need. I enjoy meeting and helping people find stolen items, lost children and helping people in car accidents, Hough said. For officer Burdell Welsh, helping people in medical emergencies was satisfying, but his favor- ite part of the job was speaking with groups or individuals about preventing crime at KU. I least like paperwork, including filing and looking up statistics for interviews, Welsh said. I must spend 20 to 30 hours per week doing paperwork. The average KU police officer reported to work at 8:00 a.m. for a shift briefing. During the briefing, each officer received a review of what went on the Z4 hours that he or she was off duty. Also, areas of coverage and shift requests, such as foot patrol, bicycle squad or car, were given. Then, each officer made sure all equipment was in good working order, including shotguns, vehicles and radios. The shift ended at 6:00 p.m. 'tWhile on duty, each officer responded to calls from dispatchers ranging from thefts to vehicle accidents to harassing phone calls. Just because we issue parking tickets doesn't mean we are a parking department, Mailen said. Just like the Lawrence police department. we cover all. Traffic tickets, even though relatively minor. I found a woman passed out- unconscious-because of alcohol poisoning. She was passed out, nude, on the bathroom floor of JRP. Mike, Hough, KU police officer ment. During the day, disobeying stop signs is the number on cause of arrest, Welsh said. 5'Many students will try to run from an officer on bike. But, the KU police were forced to deal with some very serious crimes, including rob- bery, battery and rape. While there was a typical routine for any particular workday, each officer had a different most unusual call. The most unusual thing I encountered was a vehicle containing a large number of bees near Robinson Gymna- sium, Mailen said. We found a mixture of pollen in the van. Officer Hough said. I found a woman passed out-unconscious-because of alco- hol poisoning, She was passed out, nude, on the bathroom floor of 1 Joseph R. Pearson Hallbf' The officers did agree on what would help the KU police department the most. My job would be easier if more emphasis is made at freshmen orientation for students to keep rooms and doors locked, preventing car theft, Mailen said. Welsh agreed and added that students should keep their eyes and ears open to suspicious activity and not leave backpacks and other personal property unattended. These simple tasks would greatly reduce crime on the campus. U OFFICER SCOTT FERRIS, KU POLICE investigator, takes fingelprintsj9'om a subject. The KU police were responsible for investigat- ing all crimes on the campus. tPl10to by Stephen were a major responsibility for the depart- Pmgrw 22 ku police