TUESDAY The www.ksusentinel.com Feb. 10, 2009 VOLUME 44 ISSUE 18 ENTINEL OF Kennesaw State UnIveRSITy SS SERVING SINCE 1966 Painters relieved OohThe Shocking la Art la!of Kissing heats up campus of services ANDY NELSON STAFF WRITER KSU’s painter unit is being relieved. One of the longest-serv- ing sets of employees at the school, this unit consisted of four painters, all of which were considered full-time employees at the university. According to Arlethia Perry- Johnson, special assistant to the president for external affairs, as well as the representative of the president’s perspec- tive, this decision was made by the administration at the Cabinet level a year and a half Anna Woods | The Sentinel The Kennesaw Activities Board (KAB) presented “The ago and was passed down to Shocking Art of Kissing” on Wednesday, Feb. 4. John Anderson, director of the Students crowded into the University Rooms in the Facilities Department. Student Center to hear William Cane, author of the The Office of Business and bestselling book “The Art of Kissing,” discuss the Finance Web site states, “the ins and outs of tonsil hockey. Cane’s book has been Facilities mission is to provide translated into nineteen foreign languages, and Cane effective and efficient support services to the academic com- has lectured at hundreds of colleges and universities munity by maintaining an at- across the nation. tractive, safe learning environ- Under his instruction, four KSU student couples ment at minimal costs to the demonstrated various kissing techniques for the university.” audience throughout the evening. The program covered As such, Perry-Johnson topics such as the technical aspects of the French stated that the painters are kiss, the importance of avoiding bad breath and where to being relieved of their services place one’s hands during a kiss. due to a re-engineering process, “Warning: This event is explicit and potentially offensive,” which will allow the university read posters advertising the event. to operate in a more efficient and costly manner. Taking their For more information about Cane and “The Art of Kissing,” place will be a new unit of con- visit www.kissing.com. tract painters, which will not be affiliated with KSU. According to Perry-Johnson, the painter unit worked Monday New parking hangtags to be distributed - Friday during the same hours as the other faculty members at the university. Moving to a HEathER COOK this year, developed by KSU’s parking proximity hangtag. This will be useful system has gone fairly smoothly. contract company will allow STAFF WRITER services. They are designed to restrict in helping to eliminate unauthorized “We put the gates at the [Central the new painters to work off- certain groups of people to certain vehicles from taking up valuable stu- Parking Deck] into automatic open hours as well as during breaks. New parking hangtags will soon be areas of parking. For example, the dent spaces,” said Beth Tindel, assis- operation to get a feel for how much There is also hope that the sav- distributed to commuter students. green stripes in the parking decks are tant director of Parking Operations. this would slow down entering and ings that will result from this Distribution will begin Monday, for faculty only, and the North Deck The gates Tindel refers to are in the exiting traffic and there has been no transition will help to alleviate Feb. 23 and will continue until Tuesday, is only open for resident students. The front of all the parking decks. Once discernable slowing, once everyone the budget crisis the university March 2. Hangtags will be distributed at hangtags are going to ensure that the they are in use, students will scan their became used to the gates being down. is currently facing. various locations on campus. right people are parking in the right hangtags to gain entry into the deck. This educational period took about “It’s always sad when we These hangtags are only for commut- places. This does not apply to the North Deck. three days. As with anything new, have to do any kind of reduc- er students; residential students should The purpose of the new hangtags “It is likely that there will be some here will of course be a period of nov- “ t tion. They’ve done a very valu- not pick up a new hangtag until the next is to protect specific parking areas for impact on entry time when people are elty, but when we put the gates into able service to the university,” phase of distribution begins. specific user groups (visitors, resi- not ready with the hangtag and have to operation for the first time, we will said Perry-Johnson. To pick up a hangtag, a student must dent students, commuter students, and fumble around to get it out and activate have attendants placed strategically to The four painters have be able to provide a license plate number; faculty/staff). Once the gates go into the gate. However, after a hopefully help with any user error or equipment worked for the university for operation, only people who are autho- state of issuance; and year, make, model short learning period the delay should malfunction. The gates will also be thirty years, fifteen years, five and color of his or her vehicle. rized to park in a certain area will be be minimal,” said Tindel. See PARKING, page 3 years, and one year, respective- The hangtags are a new concept allowed access to that area, via their Tindel said that a test run of the ly. The thirty-year and fifteen- year employees are eligible for retirement, while the other two will be relieved from employ- ment. Perry-Johnson emphasized that this decision was made a year and a half ago and has nothing to do with the current state of the economy. She said she would also like the painters to know that they were valuable members of the KSU family. “We would like to express thanks and compassion to the entire unit. We know this comes at a difficult time,” she said. At this time, there are no further plans to downsize em- ployment. Weekly weather Around campus What: OWL Radio’s 2nd annual “Date a When: Thurs. Feb. 12, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. DJ” event Where: Room 130, Wellness Center When: Thurs. Feb. 12, 11 a.m. – 2:30 Details: Free lunch to first 50 registered; In this issue p.m. call 770-423-6394 N E WS OP/ED Where: Lobby, Social Science Building Details: “Play the ‘Dating Game’ and What: The Labor of Love A new Sexperts WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY see if you’ll win a date with one of the When: Thurs. Feb. 12, 12:30 – 1:45 pm. HIGH 68° HIGH 63° HIGH 56° OWL Radio DJs!” Where: 3007, Social Science Building position LOW 40° LOW 36° LOW 42° Details: Speeches and chocolate; 2 5 What: CONDOMplation: Sexual presented by the Gender and Women’s Responsibility Week Studies Program & Student Association SPORT S When: Through Thurs. Feb. 12, 11 a.m. A & L – 2 p.m. daily What: Date Auction Chemistry Where: Student Center Atrium, First When: Fri. Feb. 13, 4 p.m. Pulling Floor Where: University Room A, Student MONDAY equals love SATURDAY SUNDAY Details: Free giveaways Center out a win HIGH 55° HIGH 58° HIGH 57° Details: Sponsored by International 10 OW OW LOW 40° 7 L 33° L 37° What: 3D: The Down & Dirty on Dating Students Association 2/10: Build-a-Bear* (12pm, Atrium) elieve in F B RE 2/11: Chocolate-Covered Fruit* (12pm, Atrium) e E W . 2/11: “76 Days in Solitary Confinement” (7pm, Univ. Rms) 2/12: Sweetheart’s Ball* (9pm, Univ. Rms) 2/19, 2/26: “Get Involved!” Meeting (12:30, Univ. Rms) *free sweet treats for first to arrive with KSU ID! The Page • News SENTINEL Tuesday,Tuesday, Feb. Feb. 10, 3, 009 New Regents’ test policies may increase failure rate ClarK BarrOw stressed the need for students to arrive at STAFF WRITER least 15 minutes before the test time. “I would hope the new changes in re- New policies enacted by the Board of mediation would allow students who need Regents will require all students to take the help with basic skills to get help before Regents’ test earlier, and a more intensive they get too far along into their academ- remediation program has been instituted ics,” said Almond. for those who fail it. According to Regents’ Remediation The changes, which went into effect Coordinator and Assistant Professor of during Fall 2009, will require all freshmen English Dr. Julia Morrissey, the writing re- students and transfer students to register mediation program will have two different for the Regents’ during their first semester levels, both a class and individualized tu- at KSU. toring for those who have been remediated According to Dr. Ralph Rascati, asso- twice and still have not passed the test. ciate vice president for Academic Affairs For students who have trouble with and dean of University College, the new the reading portion of the test, there are CaitLIN DiNGLE General Bookstore report- policies will also institute an updated grad- three different levels of remediation: a AssT. PHOTO EDITOR ed a stolen book. An em- Don’t drink and drive ing scale, with two different failing grades, class that provides a broad overview of the ployee of the store stated Early Saturday morning a titled “fail” and “low fail.” If a student reading portion of the test, a smaller class Slow your roll that he saw a customer in vehicle was pulled over on receives a “fail” on his or her test, he or that directly applies passages that will A vehicle was pulled the store walk out with the Frey Road for not maintain- she will be allowed to retake the test once appear on the test, and individual tutoring over on Marietta Drive on book clearly hidden inside ing its lane of travel.