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Keith Langford, Mike Lee, Aaron Miles and Wayne Simien said goodbye to Allen Fieldhouse last night. Each praised their fans and the University. The seniors ended with a 55-3 record in the fieldhouse. PAGES 4B AND 5B
THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.115 ISSUE 107
THURSDAY, MARCH 3. 2005
WWW.KANSAN.COM
SAFETY
Chips catch fire at Allen Fieldhouse
BY DANIEL BERK AND
JONATHAN KEALING
editor@kansan.com
KANSESTA WRIFT WRITERS
A cardboard box full of potato chips caught fire in the lobby of Allen Fieldhouse yesterday afternoon.
The box was in a heater, which contained various kinds of barbecue food that Bum Steer Bar-B-Q was going to sell at yesterday's game against Kansas State.
The KU Public Safety Office and the fire department responded and controlled the situation quickly.
"Now this is the real 'Phog' Allen Fieldhouse," said Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director.
"N now this is the
Neil Spector, Buffalo Grove,
III. junior, had been at the field-
real 'Phog' Allen Fieldhouse."
Jim Marchiony Associate athletics director
house since 2 p.m. camping out for his group, the Buddy Hawks. He said he knew something was wrong when the hall started to fill with smoke in the north end of the fieldhouse.
Rylan Howe/KANSAN
"It smelled like someone was having a barbecue," he said. The oven was unattended, he said.
About 150 students were camping out for the game.
SEE FIRE ON PAGE 4A
Lawrence firefighters hose down a concession stand storage container yesterday afternoon at the north end of Allen Fieldhouse. Firefighters hauled the container outside to contain the fire and minimize the amount of smoke filling Allen Fieldhouse.
How much wood...
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STUDENT FINANCES
Desiree Warren, Ottawa senior, uses an electric saw to sculpt a nine-foot-tall human figure out of scavenged logs behind the Art and Design Building. Warren worked about three hours yesterday afternoon on the project for her directed series class. While most of the logs surrounding her were found in Ottawa, the largest piece that composed the main body of the figure was found on Louisiana Street. "It took about five people to get it into the truck," Warren said.
DIEVERENTIAL TUITION
CLAS students voice opinion through e-mail; Dean listens,scraps tuition increase plan
BY DANIEL BERK
AND NATE KARLIN
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITERS
Students will not have to pay an extra $10 per credit hour for classes in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences next semester.
Officials of the college curbed their proposal for differential tuition yesterday.
Kim Wilcox, dean of liberal arts and sciences.
decided not to propose the differential tuition plan to Chancellor Robert Hemenway after 75 percent of students voted against it in an e-mail survey sent out by the college. About 1,200 students responded to the e-mail that was sent to the entire student body.
"I think this is one of the greatest opportunities the University has ever had," Wilcox
said. "I'm personally very disappointed."
The college did not receive overall support for the differential tuition, according to its survey results.
Twenty-nine percent of voters in the college supported the tuition proposal and only 25 percent of voters outside of the college supported it.
The college will continue discussions about tuition and facilities. Wilcox said.
Right now the future is uncertain, he said.
Marynell Jones, member of the dean's student advisory board, said the work that she and the board did over the past year would not go to waste.
"There was still a lot of education done about the proposal." Jones, Dallas junior, said. "Students got to vote and their voice was heard so I don't think it was a waste."
"
think this is one of the
greatest opportunities the University has ever had.I'm personally very disappointed."
Kim Wilcox Dean of liberal arts and sciences
was a good day for students.
"People were saying the student voice didn't matter," he said. "Well, yes.it did because the dean listened."
The college and the advisory board would need to find a solution because the buildings still need renovation, Jones said.
Wilcox has been developing the details of the proposal for nearly a year.
He worked with his advisory board, comprised of about 20 students, to develop the specifics of the plan.
"My initial thought was to not invest student money in buildings." Wilcox said.
The students on the advisory board, however, convinced him to look further into using the money for buildings, he said.
"We said all along we would be guided by the students, and now we have a student recommendation." Hemenwav said.
The chancellor could still bring the proposal to the Kansas Board of Regents in May but that would be highly unlikely. Wilcox said.
Steve Munch, student body president, said it — Edited by Jennifer Voldness
The college will be the only school that will not charge extra tuition per credit hour next year if the School of Social Welfare's differential tuition proposal gets approved.
FINANCIAL AID
Federal loan program in question
Bush Administration budget proposal recommends cutting student aid
BY DANI LITT
dllt@kansan.com
dllt@kansan STAFF WRITE
The Bush Administration's 2006 budget proposal recommended the elimination of Perkins loans for students in higher education.
Perkins loans were limited loans given by the federal government to low-income students, said Barbara Maigaard, director of Student Financial Aid.
Tanika Seawood, Kansas
City, Kan., senior, said she would be in trouble if the proposal passed.
Perkins loans provided Seawood with $3,128 this year. She also received five grants and was part of the federal work-study program, totaling enough money to pay for all of her tuition, housing and book costs.
The funds for Perkins Loans would be eliminated and redirected to other student aid programs that the Administration finds more effective, such as Pell Grants, according to the budget proposal for the Department of Education.
"It's a tremendous help," Seawood said. "I couldn't afford school without it."
An assessment done by the Department of Education concluded that Perkins loans were ineffective because larger programs, such as the Federal Family Education Loan and Direct Loans, had greater availability to students.
"This program is duplicative and unnecessary given the broad availability of need-
based, subsidized, relatively low interest loans available through the two larger student loan programs," according to the budget proposal for the Department of Education.
Seawood will be the first child on both sides of her family to graduate from college.
She said the Bush Administration should take into consideration what it would take away from young adults if the loans were eliminated.
SEE AID ON PAGE 4A
PERKINS LOANS
Year Number of Students Amount
1992-93 950 $1,765,230
1993-94 833 $1,839,563
1994-95 761 $1,653,810
1995-96 943 $2,012,617
1996-97 994 $2,211,302
1997-98 852 $1,863,718
1998-99 903 $2,169,713
1999-00 716 $1,882,535
2000-01 1048 $2,803,295
2001-02 823 $2,461,373
2002-03 962 $2,885,120
2003-04 892 $2,956,974
This is the breakdown of loans during the last 10 years.
Today's weather
Source: Office of Student Success
Jayplay
Don't scorn porn until you read this. Learn how to use pornography to your advantage in a relationship and how to tell if you're addicted. Also read about what other students say of the sexy stuff PAGE 5A
Man vs. Bear
Liaht bites
A student killed a bear with his hands. And a bow and arrow. Read how he did it and whether he peed his pants when it looked in his eyes. PAGE 3B
A program designed to help students make healthier food decisions is still unknown to some students. Better Bites will begin a marketing campaign this spring to raise awareness. PAGE 2A
Birthday bash
The men's basketball team celebrated Senior Night and the 50th Anniversary of Allen Fieldhouse by defeating Kansas State 72-65. With the win, Kansas clinched a share of the conference title. PAGE1B
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