4A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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NEWS
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2. 2005
GET READY FOR THE BEAKEND
BY MARK VIERTHALER
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN.ORG/SPONDREPENT
As the semester winds down and students spend increasingly more time indoors studying, not only does bar attendance trail off, so does the sanity of those hunkered down in front of their textbooks. Across campus, conversations can be heard informing others of their complete lack of personal plans.
Adapted from the 1970s play by the same name, the movie features Gary Oldman and Tim Roth, both famous Indie stars in their own rights, as the lead characters: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Based on two minor characters in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," the plot focuses on a different view point of the now famous story, offering up a bizarre and disjointed, yet thoroughly hilarious movie.
Deigned as "theater of the bizarre," the movie follows in the footsteps of the play with flavors of "Waiting for Godot," the two main characters expounding on such
But students should take breaks, if only to avoid chucking a couple hundred dollars worth of books out the window. For those looking for a break, but still wanting to feel as if they're studying, there is a solution: independent films. What better way to relax, yet still feel like you are working your mind in some way other than staring at the ingredients to a bag of chips?
One film of note is Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Gullidenstern are Dead," the 1990 film now on DVD.
ideas as the decisions of fate, why they are what they are and why nobody gets their names right.
The movie makes perfect "non-sense." Long rambling monologues on the part of Guildenstern are immediately shot down in a poof of illogic, offering comedic relief throughout a play that is always one step away from being a tragedy.
With scenes of the classic Shakespeare play throughout, those who enjoy the Bard, who have a passing understanding of the play, or who were ever forced to read it in high school English class will get an extra kick out of "inside jokes" within the movie. But the movie can still be enjoyed without a background in Hamlet.
Richard Dreyfuss rounds out the cast as The Player, also a minor character from within Shakespeare's play. The only character who seems to have a full grasp on what is happening around him, The Player offers the stark reality to the unreal fantasy that the two main characters seem to live in.
— Edited by Erick R. Schmidt
This movie is masterfully adapted by the playwright to the screenplay. Although the beginning of the movie starts out slow, it eventually picks up the pace. It slightly cerebral, so don't plug this in and expect something mindless, however it is incredibly entertaining and is worth a nice break from studying. Besides, if you feel like you're doing something smart, you can feel less guilty about those unattended Statistics homework.
Student charged with inappropriate behavior
A 22-year-old KU student was booked into Douglas County Jail on a charge of lewd and lascivious behavior Wednesday, according to jail records.
Hamm posted a $1,000 bond and was released,the
record states. A 23-year-old KU student reported he observed a man masturbating in Anschutz Library between 11 and 11:20 a.m. Oct. 26, Capt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office said.
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The man was found and interviewed by police Oct. 26. He was issued a notice to appear in court Wednesday, Bailey said.
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"This unfortunate episode does not in any way diminish our belief that the course should be taught," he said. "It is the role of the University to take on such topics and to provide the civil, academic environment in which they can be honestly examined and discussed."
Andrew Stangl, president of SOMA, said the remarks that appeared in National Review were taken out of context by people searching through Mirecki's past posts with the intent of showing that he was biased against Christianity and unfit to teach a class on intelligent design.
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they're going to, to ruin or discredit Dr. Mirecki," he said. "We had assumed the comments were between the list serve."
"This shows the dedication
State Rep. Brenda Landwehr (R-Wichita), vice chairwoman of the Kansas House of Representatives appropriations committee, said the incident called into question the integrity of the University. She said legislators would likely discuss the class when they return to session Jan. 9.
"I still think the University should be accountable, both the chancellor and the professor, to respond to legislators during the session about this course or any other courses there are issues with," she said.
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Overseas investments boost class's earnings
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
BY GABY SOUZA
gousa@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Millions of dollars are on the minds of the students in the Applied Portfolio Management class, but they can't personally spend one cent of it.
The finance class taught in the School of Business teaches students about the basics of investments and the stock market by using real money to invest in the stock market.
The class's investments equaled $200,000 in 2001; but in August, the investments met the $1 million mark. Since then, the amount has tapered off, keeping it just under the $1 million mark.
The money made from the investments each semester is turned over to the next semester's class for its investments. The class recently took money out of its earnings to donate $16,000 to a basketball scholarship. This has contributed to the investment funds staying under a million dollars as well.
"You like to think you have the winning formula, but in the stock market, you can never be sure," said Catherine Shenoy, assistant professor and director of the class since 2001.
The class was one of a dozen in the country when it began in 1994. KU alumnus Kent McCarthy started the class by donating $200,000 to be invested in the stock market.
The finance class taught in the School of Business teaches students about the basics of investments and the stock market by using real money to invest in the stock market.
McCarthy, who is the president, owner and founder of Jayhawk Capital Management, based in Kansas City, Kan., became the class's first instructor. He remains an executive lecturer, flying in from his homes in Nevada and California to help the class with its projects.
About 50 percent of the class's investments are in international companies, and the class has made great strides by investing in Chinese companies.
The class got this piece of advice from McCarthy. Two of the invested companies are China
Green, a vegetable company and Golden Meditech, which provides medical supplies to Chinese hospitals.
The class meets once a week and is about one-third graduate students and two-thirds undergraduate students.
The class's largest investment is in a company called Interceramic. Based in Mexico, the company produces ceramic tile. Half of its sales are in the United States and half are in Mexico.
Conklin said the class was challenging, the memory of being singled out in class by an intimidating Kent McCarthy still in his memory.
Brian Conklin, Shawnee Mission senior, said he enjoyed the mix of students because it helped to drive the discussion.
"It's pretty upsetting, but you learn from what he's saying," he said.
Conklin sees himself working in the finance department of a large company in the future. But even if it's not exactly what he wants to do, he said he was still happy to have taken the class.
"You can't be in business and not understand how companies buy and sell," he said.
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LEGISLATION
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BY JOHN JORDAN
jordan@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Students and panelists used the analogy of a parent giving money to a college student to discuss the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, TABOR, Thursday night at the Kansas Union.
The Student Legislative Awareness Board set up the panel because the issue pertains to students by affecting how much money could come to the University of Kansas.
Proponents say students will spend more wisely if they are given less money to spend. The other side says it's better to look at the frivolous items that students spend money on rather than create a blanket cut that would affect the amount of money students can spend on tuition and books.
TABOR ties increases in state spending to population growth and inflation. Kansas wouldn't be able to spend more than its
Alan Cobb and Jim Mullins from Americans for Prosperity argued in support of TABOR, and State Representative Tim Owens, (R-Overland Park) and Jim Ward, (D-Wichita) spoke against the measure.
The four panelists, two for TABOR and two against, spoke and answered questions in heated tones about the controversial issue in front of more than 30 students in the Kansas Union's Big 12 room.
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Mullins said TABOR was necessary to make the state legislators curtail spending and force them to learn to make tough decisions.
Ward, who spoke against TABOR, countered Mullins by saying that the answer to controlling spending wasn't to put a straight jacket on the amount legislators can spend.
"We have a spending problem," Mullins said. "The legislature doesn't have the cajones to stop it."
— Edited by Nate Karlin
Richmond official insults alumni, donors
RICHMOND, Va. — Insulting alumni and donors probably isn't the best way to show that you are trying to improve your university's national profile, as the president of the University of Richmond has found.
During a "state of the university" speech in October at the private liberal arts college, William E. Cooper discussed the school's efforts to become more academically competitive by attracting more talented students.
"The entering quality of our student body needs to be much higher if we are going to transform bright minds into great achievers instead of transforming mush into mush, and I mean it" he said.
He later apologized for his remarks and said they were misinterpreted.
Some alumni remain supportive of Cooper's vision, but he has come under fire from many others, who are calling for him to step down and are threatening to withhold contributions until he is gone. At a recent home basketball game, some Richmond fans wore buttons proclaiming, "Mush-heads Unite."
The Associated Press
- A 20-year-old KU student reported to the KU Public Safety Office a theft of a Trek bicycle and a cable lock between 1:30 and 4 p.m. Wednesday from Eaton Hall. The bicycle is valued at $400. The cable lock is valued at $20.
- A 19-year-old KU student reported to the KU Public Safety Office a theft of some paint brushes and other art supplies between 4:30 Nov. 22 and 1:45 Monday from the Art and Design Building. The items are valued at $572.
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$\clubsuit$ The Department of Music and Dance is putting on the 81st Annual Holiday Vespers concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Lied Center.Tickets can be purchased at the Lied Center box office at the price of $10 for students, children and senior citizens and $12.50 for the general public.
He has had his works played in Carnegie Hall and other illustrious venues on the East Coast when he attended Westminster Choir College in New Jersey for his undergraduate degree, but he said he was still enthushed for Vespers.
"I'm as excited about this as anything. Especially since so many regional musicians will be featured." he said.
♦ Latin American Solidarity is holding a Latin American food festival at 6 p.m. Saturday at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. The cost is $7. Proceeds will benefit disaster relief in Guatemala.
This year's program features three works composed by KU graduate students, including Forrest's song, which will be performed by the KU Symphonic Choir and Orchestra.
The KU Symphonic Choir is composed of choir members from the University Singers, Men's Glee Club, Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, Women's Chorale and Women's Glee Club.
Other groups scheduled to perform are the Celebration Ringers from the First United Methodist Church in Lawrence; Sharim Netzim, KU Hillel's A Capella group; and the KU Chamber Choir. They will perform holiday classics, such as "Joy to the World," "Chanukah, O' Chanukah" and "Sleigh Ride." Against the Grain, a KU men's barbershop quartet, also will perform seasonal favorites.
Candace Bailey, Lawrence junior, has performed twice for Vespers as a choir member. She said this event was important for many reasons. It's the only time the entire department puts on a show. And it's also always it is well-attended.
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