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Balancing a budget ISS makes connection
Washburn signs contract with new Internet provider Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW
Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW With new, exciting steps come new responsibilities. Moving onto campus is no different. As if transitioning into a brand new environment wasn’t enough change, students now have to deal with budgeting their money. While students on campus have meal plans to help pay breakfast, lunch and dinner costs, some students will have to begin saving portions of their paychecks, pay tuition out of pocket, pay their own phone bills, and develop ways to end college debt free. Daniel Furman, from Lee Summit, Mo., lived with one of his best friends’ parents for the last five years. Now in the LLC, Furman recently got a
job at Target for 15-20 hours per week. Furman was adamant about trying to support himself and not put any pressure on anyone else. While he has some financial aid, he’s otherwise funding college completely on his own. So, his first step to saving money starts with cutting down on outside food costs. He said that’s one of his biggest expenses he has in a month. “I try to eat here on campus and save a lot of money doing that. I’d probably spend like $500 a month eating out otherwise,” said Furman. He also is prepared to leave college with a small amount of debt but plans on keeping his finances fairly stable by saving at least some money from each paycheck. Ryan Schademann of Kansas City, Kan. is also a fresh-
man living on campus for the fall semester. This is his first time living out of his home and is receiving a small amount of financial aid and assistance from his parents but is funding the rest on his own. While he isn’t getting a job just yet, Schademann plans on doing so once he’s settled in to school. Students are still getting adjusted to their college life, some of these realities have not sunk in completely with the prospect of moving out still exists fresh in their minds. “I don’t think its hit me yet,” said Schademann. “But up until now, this has just been exciting for me. I’ve been waiting for this for 18 years.”
Richard Kelly is a junior mass media/social work major. Reach him at richard.kelly@washburn.edu
Washburn University students and faculty are now satisfied to know a much faster Internet system is powering the campus. After hiring an outside consultant service last spring, it was determined that the Washburn Internet be updated to accommodate for increased usage. The Kansas Research and Education Network, has now replaced the previous vendors for internet service. The bandwidth has now increased from 60mbps between both WUPublic and Tsunami combined to a speed of 1gbps for the new WUPublic connection through KanREN. KanREN also operates for the Kansas Board of Regents schools, such as the University of Kansas and Kansas State University. The new Internet connection is now comparable to the speed proposed by the use of the Google Fiber Project. Bob Stoller, Assistant Director for Information Systems and Services at Washburn, compared the Washburn internet to any other utility the campus needs. “It’s just like the electric lights and the plumbing,” said Stoller. “It’s a utility. People need it and they need it to work in a responsive manner. Washburn offers more and more online classes. If you’re on campus, you have to go out over the Internet to access those things or if you’re off campus you need it to get in. You just don’t want something like this to be a trouble point.” The response to the changes has been positive. The Wash-
burn School of Law was the new wireless access points, first area on campus to receive which will now combine with access to the new operating the updated speed for a better system and noticed an immedi- all-around Internet capability at ate difference. the university. “The law school building “Getting good signal was the first one that moved strength has been made beover to the new system and cause of more access points in immediately they were say- the ceiling and then, once that ing ‘oh, this is traffic reaches wonderful’ and the access were so excited “ point, now it’s It’s just like the about it,” said travelling over Stoller. “We’ve a wire so when electricity, lights, had very good it gets to the or the plumbing. response.” Internet, it’ll Wes LawIt’s a utility. People have a super rence, sophohighway trafneed it and they more, has seen fic to run on need it to work in a few problems instead of a with the InterHighway 75,” a responsive way. net cutting in said Stoller. and out in origThe one- Bob Stoller inal usage, but time cost for Assistant Director, ISS has been satthe design and isfied with its ” construction performance of new wires, the last week. combined with “I do notice that web pages the equipment needed for the have loaded faster,” said Law- new updates cost the univerrence. “Especially in using sity$26,186. The new operating YouTube, I certainly notice that system will only cost the univideos load faster. I don’t have versity roughly $23,000 more the pausing and stutter play I per year, while giving them a used to have.” 1667% increase in bandwidth. While ISS has not had a The contract that ISS signs direct response from student with KanREN will be on a housing, the new operating sys- yearly basis and will depend on tem is able to allow for students the performance of the service. to have complete access to the Stoller does not expect any Internet and all downloads at complications with service and all times, which is different expects the company’s contract from the previous vendors. will be renewed yearly. Reception was updated to include areas that had almost no access prior to changes. According to Lawrence, he struggled with access in the basement of Mabee Library and Henderson at points last year. And in updating, Garvey, Richard Kelly is a junior mass meHenderson, Carnegie, and Ma- dia/social work major. Reach him bee Library have all been given at richard.kelly@washburn.edu
Onek sets high expectations for WSGA projects Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW Even though meetings begin tonight for Washburn Student Government Association, goals for the year are already in mind. WSGA resumes its weekly Wednesday duties this evening. The allocations, spirit, campus affairs, and communication committees all meet separately after a briefing between them all. Senate meetings between all WSGA members will take place the next week, which will be the pattern of meetings for the semester. Caley Onek, WSGA President, knows that while it’s early in the year, each committee begins its planning for the year now, based off of the budget each of them has to work with. It’s hard to say what exactly
they’re planning on working on s o m e t h i n g for the year, but Onek has some we’re wantideas of what they’ll focus on. ing also, where She wants students to also play we’d have difa role in those decisions, but ferent TV’s knows while they have propos- around campus als, none of them are definite. that do advertisNevertheless, committee mem- ing for student bers have hope for their ideas. groups. I think One of the ideas for the or- Vice President ganization is Bodbox, which is [Lucas] Mullin similar to the Redbox concept actually spoke that allows for individuals to with Dr. [Alan] rent movies out of a machine. Bearman [Dean of University “As of right now, we’re set- Libraries] and we’re going to ting up our committees for our try to work with him to see if lecture series,” that may be a partsaid Onek. “We nership we could STUDENT know we’ll have to form.” GOVERNMENT help The a speaker in the candifall at some point. dates for Vice That’s a pretty big one right off President of Academic Affairs the bat. Also, we’ll be working and the Vice President of Adon the Bodbox idea we have, ministration and Treasury will which is something we want to be on campus soon, according see. to Onek. She highly suggests “The Bod Screens are students take advantage of the
opportunity. “Those people will be coming on campus and we’re going to want students to meet them and ask them questions as well and be involved in that process,” said Onek. “Those are two really big positions on our campus and that’s something I hope students get involved with.” Committee meetings also begin for other organizations soon. Some WSGA members are also active in other promi-
nent campus groups. Onek also was sure that this involvement will help WSGA know where to focus their attention for the year. Much of the WSGA executive staff is either new or is switching from another position. “We have five members returning from our executive staff from last year,” said Onek. “Everyone, except our public relations director, is changing position and that’s been a
big adjustment for us. It is different responsibility. But we have some new faces this year, which I think will be great. I’m not worried though because the people that we do have I know have had experience with other leadership positions at Washburn.” Richard Kelly is a junior mass me dia/social work major. Reach him at richard.kelly@washburn.edu
New professor brings experience, diversity to campus Robert Burkett WASHBURN REVIEW With seasons of change comes the inevitable, “new faces in new places,” at the beginning of the school year. The mass media department, seeking to transform itself into a place where students get a quality education in cutting edge media techniques, has added faculty this year. Jaeyoon Park began her education about as far away from Topeka, Kan. as one can imagine. Park grew up in Seoul,
South Korea as many youth do, watching television and movies. Her natural interest grew during the 100-year anniversary of film, which was commemorated in South Korea with numerous film festivals and screenings. After attending the different festivals, Park developed a passion for film. “I was watching two or three films a day and thinking this could be something I could do,” said Park. After getting her bachelor’s degree, Park was accepted to Columbia University’s English
language program in New York goals. City, a program renowned for “In television you spend so its intensive study curriculum. much time not even writing but After Columbia, Park ap- just doing meetings and I just plied to get her master’s degree found there wasn’t enough time at New York University but due for self growth and reading like to the financial realities of a I enjoy,” said Park school like NYU, Deciding that Park went back she wanted someFRESH home and earned thing else from FACES her masters in her professional South Korea. life, Park applied After graduation, Park for admission to doctorate prowent to work in the television grams all over the United States business in South Korea as a and was accepted at the Univerwriter. The intense schedule sity of Kansas. of the industry however didn’t “When I was coming from sit well with Park’s personal the airport for the first time to
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Lawrence, I just thought to myself, ‘what have I got myself into’,” said Park “It was so dark compared to being home in Seoul.” After working on her dissertation Park began looking for a position at a university and saw that Washburn was hiring. She applied and immediately stood out among the applicants. “Our department is moving to have more emphasis on digital film techniques and her experience and background was perfect for what we were looking for,” said Kathy Men-
zie, chair of the mass media department. Park hopes that her experiences in the professional world, coupled with her extensive studies in film will allow her to find the success she has sought throughout her career. “I look forward to meeting students and getting to know the Washburn community better,” said Park.
Robert Burkett is a senior mass media major. Reach him at robert. burkett@washburn.edu