Volume 124 Issue 111
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012
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MOVING
Plan ahead to avoid moving frustrations
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
REBEKKA SCHLICHTING
rschlichting@kansan.com
One problem students living in apartments of often encounter is finding a place to live in between leases.
Moving into and out of apartments in Lawrence can leave you frustrated and homeless if you fail to plan ahead.
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Katya Martin, a senior from Great Falls, Mt., transferred to KU last year. When she left Washington D.C., her lease wouldn't allow her to move in until two weeks after she arrived. "I didn't have anywhere to live. I had to get a storage unit and stay with my parents," Martin said.
It is important to plan ahead. Herbert suggests that arrangements should be made before spring break to rent a moving truck for May. When moving at the end of July and beginning of August, Curt Cochran, manager of Jayhawk Moving Services said residents need to make moving accommodations at least a month before their moving date.
Jayhawk Moving Services provides two men and a truck for the moving process. They charge $75 an hour, including a student discount.
For college students renting a small truck, the average cost is about $30 to $40 at Budget Truck Rental. The initial cost for a small truck rental is $24 per day plus 55 cents per mile.
Amanda Kauk, a sophomore from Wilson, N.C., gets ready to move out. Packing and organizing belongings before a moving company arrives can save time and money. Some businesses charge to pack belongings for you.
"Normally people pack their own boxes. That saves them money because (the charge is) basically by the hour," Joan Qandil, director at Local Moves said. Local Moves' services are flexible. This business provides as many men and trucks needed to help with a move. For two men and one truck, they charge $79 an hour.
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The moving process may be a bit easier and cheaper for truck and SUV owners. When Kyle Ross, a junior from Meade, moved to an apartment in Lawrence, he used his own pick-up truck.
"Have everything boxed up and ready to go before the day of the move. Have the walk ways clear so that the movers can move in and out quickly," he said. "Be organized and you'll save money."
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"They told me that when I moved out, it was coming out by hacksaw," Martin said. "Start slimming down on stuff now and try to get rid of anything that you don't really need."
Ariel Miller, a sophomore from Overland Park, and her three roommates split the cost of a U-Haul truck.
"It took me pretty much a whole day to get everything packed up but I was able to take everything in one load, which was nice," Ross said.
The trickiest part of his move was keeping his 50-inch flat screen television from breaking. Ross advised, "If you buy a TV, keep the box because it makes it a lot easier to move it. I've seen people using U-Hauls but I really don't think that it's necessary." Ross said.
Moving can be a one-man-job for some people. Katya Martin needed help from her father and uncle because she had heavy furniture. She bought a tall, solid wood computer desk which her family carried up the stairs to the second
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"The truck went around to our houses and brought our things back to Lawrence at the end of summer.
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When Jackie Sewell, a senior from Andover, moved from one apartment complex to another, she encountered a problem with her former landlords.
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"Trying to get my security deposit was the worst part. We, my mother, I, and my roommate's mother, cleaned the oven three times and the lady that did the inspection said it wasn't clean enough." Sewell said.
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Sewell advises, "When they do the inspection for the new apartment make sure you watch everything that they're writing down and make sure you agree with everything. Also, note all of the stuff that you see around, such as holes in the ceiling. Take pictures so that you have them on file."
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But the biggest problem is disclosure. Most research on the contact hypothesis doesn't consider whether or not the gay friend, co-worker or family member actually said they were gay or if it was assumed.
CHRIS BRONSON/KANSAN
Egan pointed out that straight people can fairly accurately deter-
Advocates have been optimistic about the trend and the possible reduction of prejudice, but Egan explored several problems with the hypothesis and its conclusion. Data gathered in polls and studies does not fully examine the factors that might make a person more likely to have a relationship with a gay person, which can produce biased data.
that having a friend, co-worker or family member who is gay positively affects a person's views about people who are gay.
Patrick J. Egan, Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Policy at New York University, delivers a lecture called, "Frontiers in Research on Attitudes Among and About Gay People," at Watson Library Tuesday afternoon. The lecture was part of the Clifford P. Ketzel Speaker Series for the Expression of Minority Opinions.
relate to college students.
Jake Longraker, a graduate student in political science from DeSoto, said Egan's research was very current and showed the dramatic attitude shifts regarding gays and lesbians. It's a topic that he explores in his own research of LGBT communities in Latin America.
"My guess is that when students first come to college, it's often the first time they encounter a gay or lesbian person who acknowledges their identity," Egan said. "By every indication, that should be a pretty powerful predictor and changer of attitudes."
Research also shows that in the time between freshman and senior year, students generally become more tolerant of gays and lesbians, Egan said.
versial not only because it discussed gays and lesbians, but also because it challenged the common understanding of how the contact hypothesis applies to the LGBT community. Although the lecture series hasn't been going on in recent years, he hopes to make it an annual event.
are of people, and how you can improve the situation so that you can make those positive changes and you can make changes in laws, is important," Longraker said.
public broadcasting network. The Colbert Report also ran a clip about it, according to C. J. Janovy, director of communications at KU Medical Center. "This is obviously a topic of wide interest," Janovy said.
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For over a decade, Tash and collaborators developed a compound that blocks sperm production and was originally part of a cancer treatment. The side effects from this included infertility.
Donald Haider-Markel, chair of the Political Science department, said Egan's presentation was part of a lecture series featuring controversial speakers. Egan's presentation was contro-
The term "infertility" may seem scary, but if men are taking the pill and decide they want to conceive, they just stop taking the pill.
"Knowing what the attitudes
"It's not only 100 percent effective, but 100 percent reversible, which is the holy grail of a contraceptive," Tash said.
The drug has seen effectiveness and safety for testing in mice, rabbits and most recently, primates. The animal testing has also shown the offspring produced by former users
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"By producing more male birth control, it's going to help males contribute to family planning." Agbor said.
The development of these drugs could potentially impact the world, said Tash. Tash cited that half of all pregnancies are unplanned and in the US, half of those unplanned pregnancies occurred while under supposed use of contraceptives. Tash recently presented to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation as an expert in contraception.
"The simpler a contraceptive is to use, the more desirable and easy it is to distribute and use." Tash said.
Index
CLASSIFIEDS 7
CROSSWORD 4
CRYPTOQUIPS 4
OPINION 5
SPORTS 8
SUDOKU 4
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