Monday, October 17, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
Dance the night away
KU students can start digging out their dancing shoes and perfecting their moves.
The first "Dance the Night Away" dance marathon at the University of Kansas will take place in the Kansas Union Bailon on Feb. 11 and will benefit programs to help children from terminal illnesses, particularly cancer patients.
Kansan staff writer
Rick Rosenbaum, an Overland Park graduate student who is organizing the marathon, said the benefacility of the event was $50,000.
TOP: Randy Osburn, Auburn graduate student, helps remove a rubber band-powered vehicles at the 12 foot pole. ABOVE: Jian Russmann, a high school senior from Cheney, and Kale Daufman, her physics instructor, make the final adjustments on a rubber powered vehicle.
Rosenbaum, whose mother died of leukemia when he was in high school, said he had been involved with the university's athletic team and had attended University in Evanston, III. Dance marathons were held regularly at Northwestern, he said, and were successful
By M. Meredith Relph
In addition to raising money, Rosenbaum hopes the dance at KU will be both fun and educational.
"We want it to be a fun event that will bring the campus together," Rosenbaum said. "A lot of organizations have functions, but the only people who come are those involved in that organization."
"We want to educate people about problems of terminally ill people, especially the cancer patients. We also want to raise money to support programs for those people."
Designing Students Engineering expo features electronics rubber band contest
While anyone is welcome to attend, the competition will be between dancers representing University groups or
other organizations.
"We want people from clubs, dorms, apartment complexes, free internet sites," he said. "Be careful. We have 100+ couples in 400 rooms so you can have a great time."
Rosenbaum said he would be distributing registration information later this week.
Each couple will be asked to collect pledges for the 27-30 hour dance competition and the couples who raise the most money will be awarded.
By M. Meredith Relph Kansan staff writer
"It shows what electrical and electronic engineering is in a way people can relate to." Racette said.
Brady Overton isn't a major league pitcher, but he can throw a 58 mph fastball.
Paul Racette, Wichita graduate
who had another student
designed the set up and
trical and electronic engineering
department had not been active in
the department.
bothered no one was able to beat baseball player Nolan Ryan's 1974 record pitch of 10.08 mph. Racette said some people had thrown pitches
Overton, Topeka senior, tested his throwing ability at one of the exhibits during the 8th Engineering Exposi-
tion on Friday and Saturday at Learned Hall
plays included math, physics and chemistry tests and a design contest.
The baseball throw was a display by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and demonstration of radar, which is similar to that used by law enforcement officers to track speeches, showed the speed of the ball.
of more than 80 mph.
In the design competition, high school students built vehicles. powered by rubber bands.
Aerospace engineering students showed the effects of a wind tunnel on a NASA xAna prototype, and civil engineers demonstrated its applications in a bridge-building competition.
Chemical engineering displays included a banner proclaiming 'Chemical Engineering — It's Part of Your Life' and a table of products of chemical engineering, such as Reynolds's Wrap, Pepsi Cola, nylon.
A high school competition in conjunction with the KU students' dis-
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APARTMENT
Overbuilding
KU's fail enrollment decreased coincided with this year's construction of 484 apartment units in 43 buildings through September, according to city inspection records. Since 1985, 168 units in 123 buildings have been built.
Gene Shaughnessy, chief city building inspector, said, "The last few years we've been saturated with multi-family units (apartments)"
Shaughnessy said he thought the apartment market had been overdeveloped in the past few years.
"I'm surprised at what we've got going so far," he said, referring to 1988.
Banks said low interest rates helped explain the large number of units built during the 1988-87 school year. But the number of apartments built they were needed.
"I think we saturated the market then. Now it is leveling off," he said.
Staying competitive
Despite the apartment glut, development continues in the saturated market. Some owners continue to work on existing projects of well built Laverne apartments.
Milestone Molded, owner of Milestone Apartments, a 38-unit complex under construction at 501 Colorado St., said the company could complex as a long-term investment.
"The quality apartments are going to rent." Milstead said.
He said apartments with poor structures and management would be the ones to have vacancies.
Other apartment owners are heeding the signs of a competitive market. Some owners in Lawrence have moved their business but did not plan on expansion.
William Lemansy said he and family members owned about 500 apartment units in eight complexes throughout Lawrence. Their properties include West Hills Apartments, 102 Emery Road, Avail Apartment, 103 Availroad and University Terrace Apartments, 1528 W Nith St.
Lemansay said he thought the market was saturated and that he wasn't planning additional construction.
"There is no way we can go on building 1,000 apartments a year," he said.
Ron Nolan, a partner in Miller-Nolan Management, also said his company did not plan to expand. Miller-Nolan management owns 372 St. Stephens High School, 518 Sth. Berkeley Flats, 1123 Indian Street, and Southpontin, 20 W. 62th St.
Owners like Nolan are finding that the quality, not quantity, of apartments is what will continue to bring profits.
To attract tenants in a competitive market, Nolan said his company has built its own furniture Remodeling included new parking lot, kitchen appliances and carpet
"We virtually stripped the buildings down to the walls," he said.
Advertising and incentives are another way to fill vacancies.
Pat Ashley, Berkeley Flats apartment manager, said she had to work harder to fill her apartments this
"It's usually full before the end of summer school," she said.
Increased advertising that included one month's free rent for a one-year lease did the job, she said.
Kathy Mayo, assistant manager of Boardwalk Apartments, 241 Front Road, said tenants who referred other renters received cash bonuses of $100, $150 and $200 depending upon lease lengths.
Some owners said they might not raise rents or might increase rents by smaller amounts than usual next fall to attract tenants.
Jalene Burch, manager of Heathen Valley Hospital. Apartments, 2040 Heathen Valley. The next year could remain the same, although they rent increases of 5 to 10 percent.
William Lemasany said he would raise his rates by about 5 percent.
raise his rates by about 5 percent.
But even advertising and incentives might not fill empty apartments.
According to the Capan study, demand for apartments in Lawrence for the next five years are 440-565 rooms. The city has already least 484 apartments have been or are being built this year. In addition, the city commission approved Lemesny's request in September to build a new building at 1012 Emery Road.
Apartment units built from 1980-1987 made up 40.3 percent of the number of apartment units that will be built during the next five years by 17-19 percent of residential units.
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