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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
TUESDAY, MARCH 8. 2005
INSIDENEWS
Fraternity expulsion first in University history
Parking Department may be raising prices
Parking on campus may cost students a few extra dollars. The Parking Commission could decide Friday whether to increase parking fees. It is unknown what the price increase will be, said Donna Hultine, director of the Parking Department. An open meeting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 11 in the conference room at the Parking Department, north of Allen Fieldhouse. PAGE 1A
Buses flip schedules
KU On Wheels cut the hours for the jayhawk Express bus to add a bus to the Naismith/Oliver-GSP route. The switch could become permanent after the Transportation Board meets this month. PAGE 1A
Student Senate coalitions declare platforms
There will be a new student group on the ballot this year. The Student Voice joins KUnited and Delta Force in the race for the top student positions. Tuition and wireless Internet are among the main issues it is interested in. PAGE 1A
Next month is April, which means students, professors and faculty are filing their taxes. Student tax returns are generally easy, an accountant for HSR Block said. But students often choose to let their parents prepare their taxes. PAGE 2A
Global public health rapidly declining
Wealthy nations need to put forth more effort in the fight against the decline of global public health, according to Laurie Garrett, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. More than 300 people came to the Kansas Union last night to hear her speak about the disease epidemics in third-world countries. PAGE 2A
The National Collegiate Cycling Association Road National Championships will be held in Lawrence in May. The city outbid competitors to host the event for the next three years. Members of the KU Cycling Club will be among the competitors. PAGE 3A
Students not milking calcium from their diets
A dictician at Watkins Memorial Health Center says a majority of college students don't consume enough calcium. This can lead to diseases such as osteoporosis, a condition that causes brittle bones. PAGE 4A
French professor speaks about writing, interests
French professor and literary critic Marc Dambre was on campus yesterday. University Daily Kansas reporter Peter Van Auken got the lowdown on Dambre. PAGE 4A
INSIDEOPINION
Column: Privatization of education not the answer
For schools that can afford all the bells and whistles of secondary education, No Child Left Behind might mean something. But Pete Prince says that for the majority of schools, it spells disaster that might lead to unfair budget penalties. PAGE 5A
Column: Coffee not all it's cracked up to be
A new study indicates that coffee might reduce the risk of liver cancer, but Gaby Souza warns that it might not mean that heavy consumption of coffee is a good. Health risks abound with coffee, so drink in moderation. PAGE 5A
Column: Is Spongebob gay? Who cares?
Betsy McLead says that Christian activist groups should have more to worry about some benign cartoon character's contrived sexuality. Groups like that and the Federal Communications Commission should have bigger issues on hand than Mr. SquarePants' sexual orientation. PAGE 5A
INSIDESPORTS
Relax, it's intact
Kansas senior guard Keith Langford severely sprained his left ankle in the Border Showdown. But his ankle is not broken.
Kansas coach Bill Seid said he would decide whether to play Langford in the Big 12 Tournament or save him for the NCAA Tournament based on his progress. PAGE 10A
Upsets may lead to No.1 NCAA Tournament seed
Kansas wasn't the only top 10 team that lost on Sunday. Illinois, Kentucky and Duke were also upset, which means Kansas still has a chance to capture a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. PAGE 10A
Big 12 Tournament is team's 'postseason'
An NCAA Tournament berth for the women's basketball team is unlikely unless the jayhawks win the Big 12 Tournament. Their first-round game is against the Missouri Tigers. Kansas has defeated Missouri twice already this season. Tip-off is at noon today at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. *PAGE 10A*
Jack Wienstien has questions for the Kansas men's basketball team, including when will they start playing consistent offense? As the Jayhawks look to the NCAA and Big 12 Tournaments, they need find a way to play their best basketball. PAGE 10A
Column: All Kansas players need to jel offensively
'Kansan' writers honor best of Big 12
From best coach of the year to sixth man of the year, The University Daily Kansas sports staff pays homage to players who excelled this season. *PAGE 7A*
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Tax season is here again
▼ FINANCES
BY ADAM LAND
@kansan@kansan.com
KANSAN WRITTER
This April, students will be sending their W-2's to the Internal Revenue Service, or at least to their parents.
Tax season is officially underway and the deadline for submission of income tax returns is April 15.
Ways to file
"My wife and I have telefiled in the past but the internet filing just runs you right through it," Yancy Dominick, Helena, Mont., graduate student, said. "This is going to be the first year we are going to do it."
These are the ways people filed income tax in 2004
Costs for tax preparation services for student returns can vary depending on whether students have loans, grants or outside income, and their method of filing and filing status, Miller said. Outside income includes such criteria as stocks and bonds. Whether students are married, single or claimed by their parents determines their filing status. If students' returns have a lot of these criteria, their returns are considered complex.
Student returns are generally pretty easy to file said Nate Miller, H&R Block accountant.
Internet filing can be free depending on the complexity of the return. The IRS allows private companies to offer filing services on its Web site.
The IRS does not offer a direct method of e-filling, but it offers links to outside companies on its Web site, irs.gov, through which individuals can submit their returns electronically.
Computer filing through the Internet offers the option of preparing taxes at home. The online service asks a series of questions and the user's answers are filled into the return.
Electronic services have become a more popular way to file in the last three years, and the government encourages people to submit electronically by offering free filing and resending forms after the first year of use.
Those who want similar comforts can telefile, which is a free service offered by the IRS. People fill out the regular tax forms and call the IRS hotline, which asks automated questions for the numbers on the forms.
Although the government has made strides to help the average person do his own taxes, many students still depend on their parents.
"I have telefiled for the past two years," Evan Kreider, Potsdam, N.Y., graduate student, said. "It took me an hour to fill out the forms and call them in, and the next year the government sent me the paperwork I needed."
Most companies offer free returns, depending on the complexity of the return.
"Eventually I would like to do my own taxes," said Erin Wiley, Silver Lake sophomore. "But since they do it for me, I might as well let them."
Many parents prepare their chil
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dron's taxes so they can claim them as dependents, Miller said.
"Students who do their own taxes often believe they can get a school credit on their taxes," Miller said. "However, they don't get this credit if their parents are claiming them."
H&R Block's beginning cost is $64 for the most simple returns, which do not include an outside outcome or have a married status. The price rises as the return becomes more expensive.
The final option is to fill out the forms and send them to the IRS by mail. People can retrieve the forms from the IRS Web site and fill them out themselves.
"Anyone can fill out their forms." Miller said. "But unless you know all the deductions you can receive and how to go about putting them in, you can lose money."
- Edited by Ross Fitch
▼ HEALTH
Global health deteriorating
BY BETSY MCLEOD
correspondent@kansan.com
KANSAN CORrespondent
Global public health is decreasing at an alarming rate because the wealthy countries of the world are not putting in enough effort to relieve the welfare and disease epidemics occurring in third-world countries, said Laurie Garrett, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Every year, the Self Graduate Fellowship targets a global issue in modern society. This year's issue is the state of global public health and the outbreak of devastation that could occur if it continues to be ignored, said Cathy Dwigans, program associate for the fellowship.
"We are facing the disappearance of entire cultures, if we do not take on the responsibilities that come with being a world leader," Garrett said.
Garrett spoke about the inadequate efforts of the world's leading countries to aid suffering societies in a lecture hosted by the Self Graduate Fellowship on the problems in global health, to more than 300 people last night last night at the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
Although the United States, along
Garrett said. "We know how to charge into a place, give a few vaccinations, and return home as heroes. But we fail to follow up on those vaccinations, therefore making them ineffective."
Lack of money and political will renders many people around the world uneducated about infection control, and mistakes, such as the use of dirty needles in hospitals, are being made, Garrett said.
"My concern is how we are going about dealing with the survivors, to help control disease outbreaks caused by all the stagnant water,"
with Japan and the United Kingdom, have taken on efforts to help the global health problems, the amount of money and aid being produced simply isn't enough. Garrett also said that despite the money that poured in to help victims of
"The fact that the United States is a leading nation obliges us to be part of the solution for global health," Garrett said.
Garrett said governments needed to put forth more effort to establish long-term effects. Around the Indian Ocean, several outbreaks of malaria, cholera, dysentery and typhoid have been a direct result of the inappropriate ways relief was provided to the tsunami victims, she said.
The AIDS epidemic and the airborne infection tuberculosis is only beginning to be felt in Africa, and in the next decade, the AIDS epidemic will become the Black Plague of the 21st century. Garrett said.
the Dec. 26 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka received only $75 million, which was 4 percent of the promised $8 billion.
"Governments want to look like they're doing something to help," Garrett said. "Unfortunately many of the ways help is given is only short-term."
Garrett proposed that the United States should focus on sending preventative measures early, instead of sending emergency vaccinations after an outbreak of both AIDS and tuberculosis has occurred.
"After all," she said, "you never know when an infected person will board a plane to America."
— Edited by Azita Tafreshi
Parking
also will address other issues in the report, including a deficit of about 1,800 parking spaces on campus, an adequate management system and the financing of future improvements.
"We have a circulation and parking problem on this campus," Mulinazzi said. "And traffic isn't going to get any less."
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Feedback from students and other people who use the parking system on campus will be important in the development of future projects.
Garrett
"I'm sure people have different opinions on this," she said. "It helps to have a different set of eyes look at this."
Tom Mulinazzi
chairman of the Parking Commission
"We have a circulation and parking problem on this campus. And traffic isn't going to get any less.
Mulinazzi said this was a huge
"This really is just the tip of the iceberg," he said.
Permit price increases may be decided when the commission meets Friday.
project with many major decisions that would take almost 10 years to fully complete.
— Edited by Lisa Coble-Krings
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REGION
For the second year in a row, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has named Moore to its "Frontline 10" — a group of House members who won their last election with just 55 percent of the vote or less.
WASHINGTON — Democrats have again highlighted Kansas Rep. Dennis Moore's congressional seat as one of the toughest to keep in party hands.
Democratic Campaign names Moore to top list
The national fund-raising organization is urging other House members and major party donors to help Moore and nine other Democrats they consider particularly vulnerable to defeat in 2006.
The state's lone Democrat won his fourth term in November.
The Associated Press
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