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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
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November 22, 1999
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Vol. 110 • No. 67
Texas A&M students and faculty remember those who died in the bonfire accident and try to figure out what went wrong.
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Sports today
Carl Nesmith's fingertips helped secure a 31-28 victory against Iowa State Saturday and gave Kansas' 18 seniors an emotional send-off.
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KU student dies from apparent kidney failure
By Katie Hollar
writer@kanson.com
Kansas staff writer
The University of Kansas lost one of its own on Friday.
Michelle Galus, Nevada, Mo., senior, died Friday night at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Hospital officials would not disclose the cause of death, but friends said that Galus suffered from kidney failure. She was 22.
Debra Berkowitz, Palatine, Ill. senior, said Galus received a kidney transplant in September, but her body rejected the organ.
"She'd been trying to recover since September, but she had all sorts of complications," Berkowitz said.
Galus had been a student at the University of Kansas for the past five years. She was a history major and planned to graduate in May. Galus served on the Student Senate rights committee for three years and was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority.
Lindy Eakin, associate provost, taught Galus in a history class this semester. Eakin said despite Galus' illness, she had kept up with her studies, doing the reading and getting notes from classmates.
Eakin said Galus was in class on Thursday.
"You've got to give her a lot of credit," Eakin said. "She took this whole thing in stride."
Berkowitz, a sorority sister of Galus', described her as good-spirited and upbeat.
"She showed everyone how to live through adversity and
overcome challenges," she said.
Kerry Waller, Springhill senior, compared her friend to Rose from The Golden Girls.
"She was a big talker," Waller said. "Her stories were just like Rose's from St. Olaf. She knew thousands of people, so she could tell you stories about all of them."
Waller recalled her favorite memory about Galus.
"Michelle had given us all water guns," she said. "It backfired on her,
and she was be e i n g c h a s e d around the apartm
getting soaked.
Waller said Galus enjoyed cooking and that her friend was very religious. She said
Galus: Had kidney transplant in September but suffered from complications
Galus attended St. Lawrence Catholic Church.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Mary's Catholic Church in the city of Nevada. A Rosary service will be held at 6:30 tonight at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the National Kidney Foundation in care of Ferry Funeral Home.
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University looks to corporate funds
Less money for higher education makes Coke contract more attractive Story by Derek Prater and Amber Stuever Photo Illustration by Kyle Ramsey
With dwindling financial support for higher education in Kansas, deals with corporate sponsors, like the University of Kansas's contract with Coca-Cola, are even more important, said Bob Bassow, associate professor of journalism.
Story by Derek Prater and Amber Stuever Photo illustration by Kyle Ramsey
Last week, the governor's budget office released the recommended fiscal 2001 state budget, which was mission 73.
million promised in the Higher Education Coordination Act. All state agencies will have an opportunity
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to appeal the proposed budget, but in the meantime corporate sponsors can help ease financial woes.
"The University is in big need of private sponsors wherever we can find them." Basow said.
Basow's Advertising Campaigns class, along with a Business Communications Projects class, is evaluating how better to use the $300,000 Cake provides annually to promote its product on campus.
In spring 1988, the University signed a contract with Coke for $7 million up front and $450,000 a year for 10 years in exchange for exclusive rights to sell its products on campus. Last year, in addition to the $450,000 payment from Coca-Cola, the University made
brown, the university made $30.180.90 from Treat
from cash management pool income and income on endowed funds.
Chuck Marsh, professor of journalism and co-instructor with Basow, said the deal had not quite reached its potential.
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The University also receives 55 percent of profits on Coke sales and 10 percent on candy sales, said Theresa Klinkenberg, University director.
"It's a deal that's working fairly well for KU, but the sales could be stronger." he said.
Klinkenberg said revenue generated from sales has been about $400,000 a year.
An additional $1 million will be paid to the University when the contract expires. Klinkenberg said that if commissions from sales exceed $700,000 in a given year, any money past that amount would be paid out of the $1 million.
She said that if bonus sales during the 10-year contract exceeded $1 million, the University would receive more than the $1 million guarantee, adding incentive to increase sales.
Coca-Cola account income
period ending June 30, 1989
Receipts
Payments from Coca-Cola $450,000.00
Payments from Treat America $30,810.90
Cash Management Pool Income $32,515.59
Income on Endowed Funds $249,735.72
Total receipts $763,062.21
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Basow said students were performing original research on how the promotional money provided by Coke could be used more effectively. The class looked at promotions at the University of Missouri, which outsells Kansas by a margin of approximately two to one, per person. Basow said.
Abbi Balsmeier, Newton senior and a member of the Advertising Campaigns class, said previous promotions such as the Tommy Hilfiger boxers-in-a-bottle campaign did not appeal to KU students.
"We think that money that's allotted for promotions could be spent more wisely," she said.
Marsh said students were looking not only at promotional campaigns, but also at public relations. He said a content analysis of the Kansan revealed that n e w s
Kyle Ramsey / KANSAN
Basow said many people overlooked beneficial aspects of the deal such as money that came back in scholarships.
coverage of the Coke deal was unbiased, but editorials and commentary were often negative and focused on the commercialization of the University.
It's been very obvious that the benefits of the existing deal have not been well understood," he said.
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Taco Bell bandito in the news
Chalupa-driven fury gets national notice for Kansas' Rayford
By Lari O'Toole
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Dave Nagle saw the story about Kansas senior football player Dion Rayford's late night Taco Bell incident on "The Today Show" Friday morning around 7 a.m. at his home in Connecticut.
Rayford, a defensive end, went to Taco Bell, 1408 W. 23rd St., and did not get the chalupa he ordered. Police said Rayford was upset and got stuck forcing himself through the drive-thru window. He was arrested Wednesday morning for assault, criminal damage and transporting an open container.
Nagle then read the story soon after that in *The Hartford Courant* newspaper while he ate breakfast and heard it on one of the city's major radio stations. WTIC, during his drive to work.
All that was before the ESPN spokesperson arrived at work and learned the story had appeared in the On Campus segment of Sportscenter.
"A big guy getting stuck in the window, the chalupa catch phrase, it's got all the ingredients to be a great news story." Nagle said.
Apparently, he was not the only person to think so.
Newspapers in which the Dion Rayford/Taco Bell story appeared:
Kansas newspapers
Lawrence Journal World
The Kansas City Star
Topeka Capitol-Journal
The Wichita Eagle
U.S. newspapers
The Chicago Tribune
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis)
Los Angeles Times
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MEDIA BLITZ
It appeared on the front page of the Chicago Tribune Friday, with the
headline "A Trip to Taco Hell."
The Kansas City Associated Press Bureau wrote the story and placed it on its news wire, accessible to newspapers across the country.
It was mentioned in two California-based national radio news services that were sent to radio stations across the country, including Lawrence's KLZR.
"The publicity is going to help us, especially since our largest consumer group is males between the ages of 18 and 25," said Kristen Tavares, public relations assistant with Taco Bell's corporate headquarters in Irvine.
New York Times
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
San Diego Union-Tribune
USA Today
The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.)
Foreign newspapers
Montreal Gazette
Calgary Herald
The Independent (London)
Ottawa Citizen
The Vancouver Sun
The story also appeared in The Independent, a London newspaper, and in several Canadian newspapers.
It's safe to say the story has gone national — even international in some cases.
Lawrence police Sgt. George Wheeler said that someone from a Japanese newspaper called him late last week to ask about the story.
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Calif.
Tavares said she first heard the story Thursday when a man with Metro Network, a San Francisco news service, called for information.
"He said, 'You guys should sign him to be a spokesperson,'" she said, adding that it was too soon to tell if chalupa sales nationally had increased.
Johnny Brinkmann, manager at Taco Bell on 23rd Street, said the store had seen an increase of about 50 customers each day since the incident occurred there last Wednesday morning.
He said chalupa sales had almost doubled.
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Students are vulnerable to theft during holidays
By Michael Terry
wrier@kansan.com
Kansas staff
With Thanksgiving break beginning this week, it's time for KU students to begin to secure their belongings for the five-day holiday.
Sgt. Troy Mailen of the KU Public Safety Office said that just before and during the Thanksgiving break, students become increasingly susceptible to theft.
"One of the biggest mistakes students make is loading their vehicle a day early," Mailen said. "They leave items in plain sight where anyone passing by can see them."
Mailen said if it was necessary for students to load their car a day early, they should keep their belongings out of plain sight and, if possible, secured either in the trunk or glove box.
Malen said other things students should do included making sure their doors were locked at all times, and making sure they secured or took with them anything of value when they left.
"This is especially important at all the residence halls where a majority of the students will be leaving for the Thanksgiving break," Maillen said. "They don't realize someone could be watching them and possibly selecting their vehicle as a possible target."
"I'm just going to lock my door and hope
One of the biggest mistakes students make is loading their vehicle a day early. They leave items in plain sight where anyone passing by can see them."
Corey Reynolds, Ellsworth freshman and McColllum Hall resident said that he didn't plan to load his vehicle until he was ready to leave, but as far as his room went, he wasn't planning on taking any special precautions.
Mailen said it was important for students to remember that burglaries don't just happen during breaks, but year-round.
that nothing goes wrong," Reynolds said. "I trust that the McCollum staff will do a good job in keeping my things safe."
Sgt. Troy Mailen KU Public Safety Office
During the game against Missouri on Oct. 23, a group of Southwest Missouri State students were going around the Daisy Hill area during the game, entering rooms with unlocked doors.
"They were ransacking the room and taking anything they could find," Mailen said. "This is only one example of what can happen when a student leaves their door unlocked, and luckily in this case we were able to identify the suspects and recover the stolen property."
Heather Yates, Olathe senior and McColum Hall resident assistant, said she was aware of residents who were taking valuables home with them.
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"It's not something to get high-strugh and worried about," Yates said. "It's just important that students stay aware of what can happen."
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