Monday, May 10. 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 7
Money, cars top graduates' wish lists
By Ashley Bishop Special to the Kansan
Money, cars and rankings rated high on some KU graduating seniors' gift lists.
"I don't really expect anything, but if I were to get something I would want money," said Jessica Wachter, Lawrence senior. "I would ask for this only because after this year I will be cut off from my parents."
Wachter was not the only person who was concerned about money after college.
"I won't be working right out of school," said Anna Bresman, St. Paul, Minn. senior, said. "I don't necessarily have to have money, but something that would create stability, like savings or investments."
Although some students said that they wanted money, Vicii Rogg, assistant vice president of Mercantile Bank, said that she did not notice much change in withdrawals near graduation.
"I do see a lot of kids coming in with checks that they may have received for graduation," she said. "Most of the students who are opening accounts are high school students."
A vacation was another gift that some students said that they wanted for graduation. A lot of students may want a vacation, but one local travel agent said that she doesn't book many trips for students around graduation.
"We do sell some gift certificates, but no one says
specifically that it is for graduation," said Dorothy Pogge, assistant manager at Carlson Waconlit Travel. 800 Massachusetts St.
The one place that does notice more purchasing during graduation is Laird Noller Auto Dealership, 23rd and Louisiana streets.
Marc Hauser, general sales manager for Laird Noller, said, "We do sell a few cars that people say are graduation gifts."
A lot of times big gifts such as money, trips and cars come from family members or close friends of the family. Many seniors already knew what they would receive from those people.
Some people, thought want to get graduates something instead of money.
"I have a hard time wanting to hand over a kid in his or her 20s a check," said Jerry Waugh, women's golf coach.
If people don't want to give money, what will they be giving?
"We sell a lot of KU charms around graduation time," said Diane Hildibird, sales clerk at Kizer-Cummings Jewelers, 833 Massachusetts St. "They can range anywhere from $28 to $80. Sometimes people will purchase chains to go with the charms."
Carole Kent, sales clerk at Prairie Patches said,
"We sell many personalized things, engraved jewelry and diploma frames."
Some graduates also are getting gifts for their friends who are graduating.
A graduation card filled with cash or checks would bring a smile to almost any graduate's face. Money and cars top the list of KU graduates' gift list. Photo illustration by M.J. Daugaun/KAANSAN
Julie Kearney, Kansas City, Kan. senior, said, "I want to give my friends gifts that are filled with memories of the last four years."
Some seniors plan to make scrap books, picture frames or give personalized stationery. But not all seniors are giving each other things for graduation.
Heather Gann, Kansas City, Kan., senior, said she and her friends couldn't afford to buy each other gifts.
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Living situation up in the air for some graduates
By Katie Holman Special to the Kansas
When the graduation parties have come and gone, the new University of Kansas alumni will be leaving for new destinations.
Kevin O'Rourke, Frontenac senior, is one student unsure of his future living arrangements.
However, many students do not know where they will be living after commencement.
Laura Thornhill, Mission Hills senior, shares O'Rourke's uncertainty.
"If I don't get into grad school, I'll just go where the wind takes me," he said. "It's up in the air right now."
"I'm not sure where I'll be in law school just yet," she said. "If I'm here, I'll stay."
until summer ends.
Rob Dyson, Olathe senior, at least knows where he will be living for the summer. He lives in a Lawrence townhouse with three roommates and will remain there
"After that I don't know, but I hope to go somewhere else," he said.
Dyson will receive a degree in athletic training and is looking for a job. He said that there were clinics around the country that would hire athletic trainers for high school and college teams.
Dyson likes the prospect of moving, but he is anxious about starting over.
"I'm not someone who can start out with a whole new life," he said.
He said he had friends in California who might be able to connect him with a job.
"I'd be there in a heartbeat," he said.
Kelly Jo Karnes, Lawrence graduate student, will graduate with her master's degree in higher education administration. She has a different living situation than most seniors. Karnes is the assistant complex director of Gertrude
Sellards Pearson—Corbin Hall.
Karnes is also looking forward to a change of scenery. She spent spring break interviewing for positions at universities from California to New York but would like to get a job somewhere on the East Coast.
"I'm probably looking to get out of Kansas," she said.
She said that if she got a residential position similar to the one she holds now that she would be required to live in the building but that she also interviewed for greek advising positions. If Karnes receives a position as a greek adviser, she will live by herself.
"I'm kind of set in my ways," she said.
Karnes is one of a few seniors who live in University housing.
Fred McEhlenie, associate director of department of student housing, said that 262 seniors lived in University housing, out of 4,571 students.
University housing consists of residence halls, scholarship halls, Jayhawker Towers and Stouffer Place.
"There is a lot of retention in the scholarship halls," he said.
The scholarship halls are home to 450 students,77 of which are seniors.
Some students are certain of their future living plans. Kris Zentmire, Overland Park senior, is engaged and getting married after graduation.
She and her fiancé, an electrical engineer and KU graduate, recently bought a house in Gardner.
"We figured the land's cheaper there," she said. "We looked in Olathe, but everything was so expensive."
Zentmire and her fiance have a better idea of future living than other students. Many seniors said that everything depended on their future jobs, another gray area in their post-graduation plans.
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