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MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012
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LAUNDRY
Coin laundry versus laundry at home
AVALON COLE
acole@kansan.com
Many students wonder if paying extra to do their laundry at home is worth the cost.
Having a washer and dryer at home is convenient but going to a laundry mat also has its advantages.
Alli Vorhees, a sophomore from Overland Park, said she would rather pay more for an apartment each month if it included a washer and dryer.
"It's just a lot less stressful to do your laundry in your own house," Vorhees said. "It saves me time and pressure because I don't have to rummage around for quarters every time I need to do a load."
Vorhees said she typically does laundry at least once a week. She said she doesn't have the extra time to run to a laundry mat and spend up to three hours waiting for her clothes to be done. For Emily Burnett, paying a little extra for a washer-dryer eliminates a lot of extra hassle.
"I would pay up to $30 extra to have a washer and dryer in my apartment." said Burnett, a sophomore from St. Paul, Minn.
Burnett said it would be extremely difficult for her to get to a laundry mat because she does not own a car. She also said she already has trouble getting to places like Target or the grocery store and she does not need another chore
to worry about.
"It is such a hassle to drag all of your clothes to a different location just to clean them." Burnett said.
Michael Gray, a sophomore from Toronto Canada, said he would rather save the rent money and wash his clothes at a laundry mat. Gray said it is surprising how much money you save each month by not adding the extra cost of a washer and dryer.
"I can just find quarters on the ground or use my extra change for my laundry," Gray said. "It is so much more economical than paying $20 extra a month for a washer and dryer."
For Gray, going to the laundry mat is something he looks forward to. He said that even though waiting for his laundry takes a few hours he uses that time to do things he does not normally do. Gray said he has met new friends and finished hours of homework in that spare time.
Students need to weigh out the options of paying extra for a washer and dryer in their apartment. Depending on the situation it can be very beneficial. In other cases going to the laundry mat can save money and create personal time for students to get things done.
"In my situation paying extra for having a washer and dryer at home has made my life a lot easier." Burnett said.
Edited by Katie James
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STUDENT SENATE
Index
Meetings will vote on next year's chairs
CRYPTOQUIPS 4
OPINION 5
Senate committee meetings will meet Wednesday night to vote on next year's committee chairs.
CLASSIFIEDS 7
CROSSWORD 4
Now that the student body elections are over, Student Senate will start to turnover and set up for next year.
The current chairs are Josh Dean for
SPORTS 8
SUDOKU 4
finance, Aaron Harris for rights, Devon Cantwell for multicultural and Whitlee Douthitt for University affairs, Gabe Bliss, the outgoing student body vice president, said Dean and Douthitt are coming back next semester. Douthitt will retain her school of journalism senator seat after she won in last week's elections.
Joint Senate will be held on April 25. That will start with the outgoing Senate managing the meeting and close with the new Senate in session. The Senate will also confirm appointed Senate seats.
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