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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
FRIDAY
MARCH 15,2002
ISSUE 114 VOLUME 112
Spending $50 million
Committee discusses ways to allocate funds generated by tuition increase proposal
By Mike Gilligan Kansan staff writer
The Ad Hoc Committee on University Funding met yesterday to come up with ways to spend funds received from a proposed $50 million tuition increase. But some committee members wanted to reconsider the amount first.
wanted to recount the request The committee, which met at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union, voted 5-3 Monday in favor of a $50 million tuition increase plan. But some members still disagreed with the decision.
"It doesn't make sense that we come up with a number without knowing where it goes," said Jamel Bell, graduate senator and committee member. "The amount is the last thing we
should come up with."
should come up with. Bell said the University should look at where it needed to spend money and how much before coming up with a figure.
But a motion to reconsider the amount was struck down by a 5-5 vote among committee members. A majority of votes is needed for a motion to pass.
After the vote, committee members began to throw out their ideas for where the money should go.
Bell said financial aid, graduate teaching assistant salaries, and labs and equipment were at the top of her list.
Chuck Krider, professor of business and faculty co-chair, said he did not want the money spent on parking facilities, athletics or for more National Merit Scholars.
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Members decided to meet again on Monday,
March 25 to further discuss where the money
should be spent.
The tuition increase proposal will go to
Chancellor Robert Hemenway, who will then present it to the Board of Regents. The final proposal is due to the Regents in May, said Matt Steppe, Student Legislative Awareness Board director and committee member.
Before the committee began talking about ways to spend the money, about 35 students had a chance to voice their opinions on the matter.
a chairwoman of the college.
Matt Dwyer, Wichita senior and off-campus senator, began by asking the committee members who voted against the reconsideration for $20.
who voted against her.
"Why are you asking us for $50 million dollars when you don't know where it's going, and you won't give me $20 because you don't know what it's for?" he asked.
what is for? he asked.
Dwyer said he would rather see a list of things the University wanted to spend money on first before coming up with a figure.
Contact Gilligan at mgilligan@kansan.com. This story was edited by Brandon Stinnett.
Students look for cheap ways to have fun on spring break
By Melissa Shuman Kansan staff writer
Students with travel plans found they didn't have to sell plasma to afford spring break.
Many students have been able to find cheap deals on trips to places such as Florida and Utah.
Florida and Utah Jermaine Burbridge, Shawnee freshman, worked as a referee for basketball intermurals at Robinson Center to help pay for his trip.
pay it. "It doesn't pay much, only $7 per hour for a one hour game, but I'll take whatever I can get," he said.
He referees about three games per work shift. Burbridge is going to Memphis to watch a basketball game, then to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
"I fly there for free because my mom's a flight attendant for Vanguard Airlines." he said. "They have special deals with the airlines so I can fly free and get cheaper hotel rates."
He and three friends are going to share the costs of a hotel room in Florida at $29.99 a night.
"I just have to come up with $300 on my own, and I've already saved $150 of that from working," he said.
Burbridge said his mom would probably help him come up with the remaining $150.
While students may have enough to get to their destination, they may not have enough left to spend when they arrive.
"We've had students calling to get an earlier flight or even their relatives coming into the office because they've spent all their money and need to come home." Nicole Dreesen, manager of Council Travel, 12th and Oread streets, said.
She said that students don't often think about all the costs of travel, such as airfare, hotel accommodations, food, shopping and visiting attractions.
"We had people lining up to go to Europe for a $300-$400 trip package we were offering, but when it came time to go, they realized they didn't have enough spending money," she said.
Paige Isaacson, Salina junior, is taking advantage of KU's alternative spring break so she can afford a vacation. The office of Organization and Leadership offers several trips where students travel and do a service project. Isaacson chose
Other students are finding more inexpensive ways to enjoy spring break
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HOLY SMOKES!
Kansas forward Drew Gooden reaches for a rebound. Gooden had nine rebounds against Holy Cross in last night's first round NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks escaped with a 70-59 win in St.Louis. They will face Stanford tomorrow afternoon. Tickets for Kansas' game Saturday against Stanford are still available. Prices for a ticket to the Jayhawks' game are $20,$40 and $60. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster or at the Edward Jones Dome ticket office.
Greens sprout convention
University of Kansas slated as site for national conference
By Caroline Boyer Kansan staff writer
The National Campus Greens Convention will bring more than 400 college students from across the nation to the University of Kansas this August.
Carolyn Danckaert, national director of the Campus Greens, said the convention would be either the first or second weekend in August. It is open to all students, and it is free.
At the convention, Campus Green delegates will take part in workshops, panel discussions and a delegate meeting.
Last year's convention took place in Chicago and included appearances by Ralph Nader,
Patty Smith, Cornell West and Ani DiFranco. Danckaert said Nader would probably attend this year.
"We'll probably be having a similar caliber of speakers attending, but we'll mix it up a little." Danckaert said.
She said they had narrowed down their choices to Lawrence, Columbia, Mo., and
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TREASURE HUNT
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Overland Park senior Craig Damlo holds his Global Positioning System device and a clue box at one of the way points on the KU multicache. Damlo's hobby is geocaching, a modernized treasure hunt in which participants navigate their way to coordinate points along a course and eventually to a "cache" at the end.
Hobby utilizes GPS technology in hunt for loot
By Adam Pracht
Kansan staff writer
Treasure is hidden among us at the University of Kansas.
Logan Weast, Overland Park senior, concealed items such as a small compass and a radio as part of a developing hobby called geocaching that uses the technology of the Global Positioning System. GPS receivers pick up the signals of at least three satellites at fixed positions above the earth to pinpoint a position.
Weast said that the game sounds deceptively easy. He said it's easy to follow the directions of the GPS, but the challenge lies in determining the best way to the site and actually finding the cache once there.
Weast, who has participated in geocaching since September of 2000, said that in the game of geocaching, one player would hide a waterproof container called a cache. The cache can range in size from a film canister to a shoebox-sized plastic container. It contains a logbook, where players can record that they found the cache, an explanation of the game and various objects or 'treasures' for other players to find. Usually the treasures are small trinkets or toys, but some have themes such as only hiding items like computer parts.
After creating the cache, the hider then places the coordinates of the cache with an explanation on www.geocaching.com, where other players download the coordinates and go off in search of the geocache. Once they find it, they sign the logbook and may take something from the cache if they leave something else of equal value.
"When I first started, it was
kind of like the treasure hunt. I'm going to go out and get something just because," Weast said. "But as I've been participating in it more, it's more of a community thing where you and everyone else who plays the game are showing off your favorite spots."
the game goes on.
"I like electronic toys and I like nature, so it was kind of a nice way to mix it," he said.
"That, and I don't like to just walk, so it was nice to have a goal."
Craig Damlo, Overland Park senior, said that he searched for the KU cache and found it both challenging and enjoyable. He said that he had played the game since August last year and liked that the game got him outside.
Damo said he placed his own geocache at the Well's Outlook south of Lawrence, which is one of his favorite spots.
The sport of geocaching became possible on May 1, 2000, after the U.S. government removed restrictions on GPS that made it too inaccurate to get close to a cache.
In July 2000, two of the earliest geocachers, Mick Teague and Jeremy irish, set up the geocaching Web site. Since then, the game has grown to include caches in all 50 states and 109 countries.
Weast said that getting started in the game can be expensive, GPS receivers range from $100 to $1,000, but he hoped that the sport would grow in Lawrence. However, he said that anyone interested in the sport should visit the Web site before he decides to participate.
Contact Pracht at apracht@kansan.com. This story was edited by Justin Henning.
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