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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2005
VOL.115 ISSUE 117
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STUDENT SENATE
Fee increase on ballot
BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@hansan.com
STAFF WRITER
Student Senate passed a bill last night that will send a proposal to raise student fees by $5 per semester for Student Union Activities to a student vote during Senate elections in April.
The $5 fee would be used by SUA for programming purposes. Jeff Dunlap, student body vice president and author of the bill, said that the increase was
necessary to stay on pace with other schools in the Big 12 and in the Midwest.
SUA will now work to spread the word about the fee increase to students before the elections take place. Rachel Peart, SUA president, said SUA work diligently the next couple of weeks to raise awareness of the referendum.
"We want to inform students of all the benefits that could come from this fee," Peart said. "We will be putting on events specifically for the referendum
to raise awareness."
Peart said members of SUA would be on Wescoe Beach the week before Senate elections to offer free cookies. SUA members will also be making visits to residence halls and meeting with various campus organizations.
With the increase, Pearl said it would be much more feasible to bring in more popular entertainment and speakers.
Dunlap said the increase was a good idea because SUA would be able to offer events where students could make their money back.
At the meeting it was pointed out that celebrities such as Bob Dylan and Al Franken both visited Kansas State University and the University of Missouri, but skipped over the University of Kansas because it lacked funding.
He also said that bowling could eventually be free at the Jaybowl during the days for students, and instead of $25 for a SUA movie ticket, the fee could be decreased or become free.
Keith Ellis, SUA adviser, said it
was very exciting that the bill passed in Senate and reiterated what Dunlap said about other student programs possibly benefiting.
"I am encouraged by the support of Jeff and the entire Senate," Ellis said. "If this passes, we will be able to do amazing things, and that is very exciting."
Senate will have a consulting role with SUA on how the money is spent if the referendum passes in April.
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Edited by Kendall Dix
Senate opposes amendment
Student Senate passed a resolution urging students to vote April 5 against the gay marriage amendment last night.
During the nearly 90-minute debate, discussion centered on students' rights. Senators said their decision was not based on ideology, but that students should vote "no" because student rights would be protected.
Daniel Berk's story will appear on Kansan.com at 10 a.m. because of publishing deadlines
Senators approved the measure by a large majority, 41-6. Six senators abstained.
HOLIDAY
Stephanie Farley/KANSAN
Jason Supernaw bartends yesterday afternoon at the Red Lyon, 944 Massachusetts St., while employees buzz around him to decorate for St. Patrick's Day. Jerry Neverve, the bar's owner, plans to fill the bar at capacity. "It's going to be at 101 all day," he said. Neverve has the back bar set up and baipipers are coming in for the celebration.
Green beer to flow tonight
BY ADAM LAND
aland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Today is St. Patrick's Day, a holiday synonymous with drinking, the Irish and absent college students.
Bars around the city have been preparing, most for the last two days, for the holiday inspired by the Irish saint.
"We've been preparing for St. Patrick's Day since Monday." Jerry Neverve, owner of Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Massachusetts St., said. "It's our biggest day of the year. It's really our Christmas."
Establishments around the city, such as Red Lyon Tavern, will open doors early and will stay open late into the night.
The holiday celebrates the day that the patron saint drove all serpents out of Ireland. The
"It's not really our special for St. Patrick's Day," Elliot Reeder, bartender for Louise's Bar Downtown, 1009 Massachusetts St., said. "But I know we are going to sell a lot."
custom was first celebrated in America in 1737.
For college students, the holiday is just an excuse to consume intoxicating libations. The perennial standard drink for the holiday is Guinness.
Guinness will be one of the most popular beers sold tonight for the Red Lyon Tavern. Neverve said. The bar will be one of the top sellers of the Irish beer in the state, selling about 10 kegs. Neverve said.
"I'm Irish, so I can smell out a Guinness from far away," said Conley, Wichita senior, said.
Guinness in a glass, bottle or
SEE GREEN ON PAGE 6A
STUDENT HOUSING
At a loss for spots
Scholarship hall parking limited, will only get worse
BY ERIC SORRENTINO
esrentino@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
A lone parking space remained empty in lot 107 by Sellards Scholarship Hall 9 a.m. last Thursday. It was the only available spot in the parking lot designated for scholarship hall residents.
Like all parking lots on campus, Alumni Place parking lots are oversold. And they will only get worse.
Scholarship hall parking
Rieger Hall, which will house 50 women, is scheduled to open in the fall. Residents of the new building at 13th and Ohio streets will not have a parking lot.
Hultine said there is minimal land near the scholarship halls to build another parking lot. Building a new lot would cost $5,000 to $10,000 per space.
Solutions to the oversold permits and ticketing are limited.
SEE SPOTS ON PAGE 6A
A tentative plan would reserve 32 Kansas Union parking garage permits for Rieger Hall residents, Donna Hultine, parking director said. The department is undecided on what it would charge residents. A Union permit is $125, which is $40 more than an annual Alumni Place parking permit.
The following is a monthly breakdown of the parking tickets issued in Alumni Place lots. A ticket for parking in a lot without a proper permit is $20.
♦ September 395
♦ October 530
♦ November 409
♦ December 163
♦ January 35
PARKING TICKETS
Source: KU Parking Department
Total number of spaces
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Open spaces
For a 24-hour period from 6 p.m. March 9 to 6 p.m. March 10, University Daily Kansan reporters recorded the empty parking spaces in the Alumni Place parking lots.
Today's weather
Cameron Monken/KANSAN
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