Jayplay
Metrosexuals are in this spring. Jayplay writer Maha Masud interviews Mark Simpson, who coined the term metrosexuality and shows you what percentage of KU men "are in the pink." Take a look at what it costs to be metro and how the phenomenon is changing.
THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.115 ISSUE 132
WWW.KANSAN.COM
THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2005
Expelled member gives up IFC office
BY ERIC SORRENTINO
esorrentino@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The Interfraternity Council is looking for a new vice president for the risk management position after
Michael
Pilshaw
resigned last
Friday.
Pilshaw, who was a member of Phi Kappa Theta, cited several reason, including IEC control and biases, for his resignation.
Pilshaw
Pilshaw, Lawrence junior said he could not carry out risk management responsibilities after the IFC expelled his fraternity March 7.
Any decision he made had to be approved through the IFC executive board, and he said he was unable to truly do his job.
"People on the IFC thought it would hold a grudge to other houses if they were to get in trouble." Pilshaw said.
Scott Shorten, IFC president and Stilwell junior, said he wanted Pilshaw to keep the IFC in the loop with any fines or other reprimands he assigned to other fraternities.
He did not think the situation would lead to his resignation.
"Certainly it was a surprise," Shorten said. "Given all the circumstances, I think he did the most honorable thing by stepping down."
Phi Kappa Theta, 1111 W. 11th St., was expelled from the University after having an unregistered navy on Feb. 19.
GAS PRICES
Pilshaw said there were other factors that contributed to his decision.
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Pump fuels cash burn
Steve Green, associate director for Facilities Operations, fills up the gas tank on one of the old KU maroon vans yesterday afternoon at the Facilities Operations building. Gas costs $2.01 a gallon for University vehicles and the filler must use a special key and employee ID to access the pump.
Steven Bartkoski/KANSAN
University buys in bulk, saves a buck
BY ADAM LAND
aland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Ten thousand gallons of gas would almost be enough fuel to drive a car the 2,600 miles around the world.
Most people don't buy gas in such a massive quantity but the University of Kansas does.
Two 10,000-gallon tanks are buried in West Campus near the Facilities Operations garage, one for unleaded fuel the other for diesel.
The University fills the unleaded tank every eight to 10 days, said Steve Green, associate director of business operations for the Department of Facilities Operations.
The bill for the last refill was $17,500, an average of $1.75 a gallon.
"We keep cost down by buying our gas from Kansas fuel dealers." Green said.
Gas is bought in bulk so the University doesn't exceed budget, even if gas costs soar, he said.
The University bought 140,000 gallons worth of gas in 2004.
All University vehicles use fuel from the tanks all but KU on Wheels.
SHARED FUEL
University of Kansas usage of the 140,000 gallons of fuel used last year by department
Facilities Operations: 34 percent
★ KU Public Safety Office: 11 percent
Housing Department: 8 per cent
Athletics Department: 6 percent
Carpool: 8 percent
- Parking Department: 3 per cent
♦ All other departments: 2 percent or less each
Source: Facilities Operations
The University bus system purchases its fuel through the Lawrence Bus Company, 837 Pennsylvania St., Blake Huff, transportation coordinator for
Commuters feel pinch of increase
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Whitney Mathews, Lenexa junior, has recently cut a shift where she works in Lenexa because the drive isn't worth the cost. She spends an average of $35 to $40 a week on gas for her other shifts.
Mathews has thought about buying a hybrid car.
Carpooling with co-workers
"I'll be paying it off for a long time," she said. "But I think it be a good investment in the long run."
spend so much money on gas, we can't afford maintenance on the car."
Alex Hornbrook Office manager for the department of linguistics
and spouses is another alternative for commuters.
band, who both work at the University, ride together every day from their home in Ozawkie, about 30 miles southwest of Lawrence.
Alex Hornbrook and her hus
But the couple still spends about $45 a week on gas.
Hornbrook had to take a part-time job to help cover costs.
"Because we spend so much money on gas, we can't afford maintenance on the car." Hornbrook, office manager for the department of linguistics, said.
Lindsay Scott, Emporia
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Student Senate Elections
Kristen High/KANSAN
Voting online
Open from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.today
To vote online students should go to the Web site http://www.ku.edu/computing/election/. Once the page loads students must log on using their KU usernames and passwords. Students then must enter their KUID. Students will then be taken to their ballot, where they may cast their votes for president and vice president, as well as for Senate seats that represent them.
No physical polling sites are being used this year. Students can vote from any computer with Internet access.
Source: Student Senate Elections Commission
MULTICULTURALISM
Last-minute success
BY ESTUARDO GARCIA
egaricia@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Native American students scramble to organize leadership conference
Every year Native American students from schools in the Big 12 Conference attend an American Indian Student Leadership Conference. The conference is held at one of the schools and at the end of the conference, participants choose a new school to hold the conference the next year.
This allows the host school one year to raise money, find rooms, get speakers and scout out a place to hold the conference.
Cornel Peeweardy, associate professor in the department of teaching and leadership and the association's adviser, said he was happy with the progress that the students have made in such a short time.
backed out in September, the University of Kansas' chapter of the First Nations Student Association scrambled to put on this year's conference, to be held today through Saturday.
When the University of Colorado
Since the association decided to hold the conference, its members have worked tirelessly making conference arrangements. Some have sacrificed portions of their winter break
and spring break.
Alex Red Corn, Shawnee senior, spent some of his time over spring break working on organizing the conference. As the conference got closer, Red Corn said he has spent more time preparing.
"It's pretty hectic," he said. "It's starting to cut into my school work, but it's a cool experience."
The conference, which is based on the theme "Retraditionalizing Indigenous Leadership: Student Voices of Fire," will feature keynote speaker James Roan Gray, principal
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Tennis
Lindley Annex
After the Jayhawks' 4-3 loss to the Wildcats yesterday, the Kansas coaches said the team needed to work on its doubles play. It's been a chronic problem area for the Jayhawks, who did better in singles games. PAGE 1B
After years of rumors that Lindley Annex would be razed, the building will finally be demolished this summer. PAGE 3A
Evolution
University faculty and scientists turned down offers to attend subcommittee hearings about intelligent design and evolution teachings in Kansas classrooms. PAGE 2A
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Baseball
EXCLUSIVE
kansan.com
KU pitchers have performed differently this
season. See how they fared
Wichita State's ace last night.
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