WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13. 2002
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 3A
Grocery store to build discount fuel station
By Lauren Beatty
Kansan staff writer
Dillons card carriers soon will have another place to buy gasoline at a discounted price.
The City Commission recently approved the building of a fuel center at Dillons Food Store, 3000 W. Sixth St.
People who have Dillons cards, which are used to purchase items at a discount, will also be able to use them at the new pumps. The cards can also be used at Kwik Shops, which are owned by Kroger, the same company that owns Dillons.
Patrons can save 2 cents per gallon on regular unleaded gas,4 cents per gallon on midgrade gas and 6 cents per gallon on premium gas.
Sarah Abang, West Africa junior, has a Dillons card. Abang said when the Dillons
fuel center was built, she would take advantage of the discount on gas the card provided.
"Two cents to a student — that's a lot," she said.
Heidi Pritchard, Lawrence resident, said she came to Dillons twice a week. She said she would use the gas pumps.
"I have the card and it knocks down the price a bit," she said.
Gasonline prices are again becoming an area of concern. AAA's Fuel Gage Report, released yesterday, showed that gasoline prices had risen 11.7 cents per gallon in the midwest since November.
Dennis Gaschler, spokesman for Dillons, said Dillons had 14 fuel centers in Kansas. The first one opened at a Dillons in Wichita in 2001. The Sixth Street location already has a bakery, bank, dry cleaner, floral shop, pharmacy, post office and restau-
"We've been very pleased with the results."Gaschler said."People get groceries and gasoline every week.It's a good way to do one-stop shopping."
ant.
Gaschler said Dillons conducted market studies to see which Dillons stores would benefit from a fuel center. He said the Lawrence store was chosen because it had available space in the parking lot. He said not every Dillons would get a fuel center.
Charlie Dorssom, Lawrence senior, said he regularly shoped at Hy-Vee, but would use the Dillons gas station if he was shopping there
"There's an abundance of gas stations on Sixth," he said. "It wouldn't sway me one way or the other."
Wiltfong said he was not worried about losing customers to Dillons.
Chris Wiltfong, store operations manager at Hy-Vee Food Store. 4000 W. Sixth St., said some Hy-Vee stores in Iowa and Kansas City had fuel pumps. He said he wasn't sure if any Lawrence Hy-Vee stores would get them, but that they had been requested.
No dates have been set for when construction will begin for the fuel center.
"They'll get new customers because of the convenience, but if they shop here, they'll continue to shop here," he said.
Contact Beauty at iBeaty@kansan.com. This story was edited by Joanna Miller.
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SNOOZE
Lisa Norbury, Shawnee junior, takes a few moments to enjoy the spring weather underneath a tree behind Budig Hall. "I'm not taking a nap," Norbury said. "I'm just resting."
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"There is a strong familial tendency towards developing it, so genes play a role in whether or not a woman will develop it," Chapman said.
She said that women were willing to spend a lot of money on breast implants, nose jobs, liposuction, and
cellulite creams because they wanted to have the bodies that models had.
Janelle Quinlan, Coppell, Texas, freshman, said that she was apprehensive about spending money to try a cellulite cream to reduce cellulite or to lose weight.
"It would probably be proved later on that it caused skin cancer or something else
terrible," Quinlan said. "I would rather just exercise than hope that a cream treatment is doing the work for me."
Contact Lewis at
slewis@kansan.com. This story was edited by Kristi Henderson.
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"Ithinkit'sverylegitimateforstudentstobeconcernedaboutthecostoftheireducation,"hesaid."Ithinktheirangerneeds tobedirectedatthesource,andthat'sthestate."
When no more speakers volunteered, students asked what to do next. The crowd threw out ideas, and the prevailing choice was to go to Strong Hall.
William Justice, Saline County junior and one of the students who spoke, said a group of about 30 students went to Chancellor Robert Hemenway's office, but Hemenway was not there.
"We left a sign on his chair and went to the provost's office," Justice said.
In the provost's office, the talk turned to the legislature as Provost David Shulenburger answered questions and listened to students' concerns.
Public safety officers arrived 10 minutes after the students went to the provost's office but left without incident.
Galen Turner, Lawrence senior, said the legislature had not seen enough evidence that students would be hurt by a tuition increase.
"If the administration is with us, we're more united as a campus body," Turner said.
Shulenburger said he thought legislators had not been convinced that the University needed more funding.
But William Justice said protests would be more powerful if University administrators invited students to protest before the Legislature.
"I think it's because the whole KU family hasn't told its story well enough, and that's something we need to resolve to do," Shulen-burger said. "I don't want to blame you guys. I'm not saying it's your job to go the Legislature."
"There's something about the administration saying, 'Hey, come help us, we need you.'" Justice said. "If we have the administration pulling us in, giving us a voice, that would be powerful."
Justice said the protest was motivational.
"It might convince a large number of people to keep fighting," he said. "As the decision date comes closer, I think we'll see more and more groups organizing protests."
Contact Hill at shill@kansan.com and Keesee at kreesee@kansan.com. This story was edited by Sarah Smarsh.
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"I heard once that Coach Dougherty would give them out to the team before the games to get them fired up and ready," he said, "so I started eating one too."
Stephen lardi, assistant professor of psychology, said he was unaware of any systematic research on the phenomenon of March Madness, but he was familiar with studies of male basketball fans after their favorite teams won or lost.
"There have been studies that suggest that in the male fan, the circulating level of testosterone decreases immediately after a loss and increases after a win," Ilardi said.
Hardi added that though similar studies had not yet been conducted with women, it appeared plausible to speculate that the circulating level of testosterone also rose in female fans.
Any rise in testosterone can lead to a subsequent surge in energy, assertiveness and socially dominant behavior, Ilardi said. He cautioned, however, that a correlation between a rambunctious fan's actions and elevated testosterone might represent something of a "chicken and egg" scenario. In other words, it is difficult to tell if testosterone rises because of a fan's actions during the game, or if such actions might occur because of high pre-existing levels of testosterone.
From an instructor's standpoint, Ilardi said winning and losing could have an effect on classroom dynamics.
"After a win, especially the night before, the energy level is higher and the mood level is higher," he said.
Contact Tims at
jtims@kansan.com. This story was edited by Kristi Henderson.
Kansas legislators deny tax increases that would cover revenue gap
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — Two tax-raising ideas flunked test votes in the House yesterday, as some members said they were unlikely to support any tax increase to close the state's $679 million budget shortfall.
John Edmonds House Taxation Committee chairman
"I'm not particularly interested in increasing taxes in Kansas. They're too high already."
On Monday, the House voted 115-7 against raising $93 million in revenue by increasing the state income tax. Proposed increases in the estate tax and the property tax levy for schools proved just as unpopular yesterday.
The chamber is debating and voting on several tax proposals this week as leaders gauge support for possible ways to cover the expected gap between state revenue and required spending over the next 15 months.
Sales taxes are to be considered today, with tomorrow devoted to the taxes on cigarettes, beer and alcohol.
House Taxation Committee
But some Republicans oppose increasing taxes until legislators attack wasteful spending. Some Democrats, meanwhile, won't vote for higher taxes unless they know exactly how the new revenues will be spent.
Chairman John Edmonds said he did not expect the chamber to approve any tax increases this week.
"I'm not particularly interested in increasing taxes in Kansas," said Edmonds, R-Great Bend. "They're too high already."
House Minority Leader Jim Garner said of his fellow Democrats: "We have folks who are concerned about writing a blank
"Until there's a focus on waste, some of us aren't interested in
check without knowing where the money's going to be allocated."
Later yesterday, the House rejected by a 108-11 vote measure to raise $62.6 million in the upcoming fiscal year by increasing the state levy for public schools to 25 mills from 20 mills. The property tax on a $50,000 home would increase to $86 a year from $69.
The only tax proposal to win House approval over two days actually would add $1.4 million to the budget shortfall by giving about 6,900 older Kansans an income tax credit for the property taxes they pay. That bill cleared the House on a 75-47 vote yesterday and went to the Senate.
voting for a tax increase," said Rep. Andrew Howell, R-Fort Scott.
On a voice vote, the House did advance a bill repealing decades-old laws preventing some immigrants from inheriting or transferring property. But members voted 73-45 against a proposed amendment to raise estate taxes by $20 million.
Supporters said the burden would fall on nephews, nieces and non-relatives who inherit property. But Edmonds said people who accumulated wealth paid income or property taxes before they died.
"There should be no taxation without respiration," Edmonds said.
Edmonds said the state had options for dealing with its
He also said the state could dip into its treasury reserves, freeing up about $100 million by decreasing the amount Kansas law requires to be set aside to 5 percent of spending from 7.5 percent. He said "there's nothing magic" about a 7.5 percent balance.
Rep. Brenda Landwehr, R-Wichita, an Appropriations Committee member, said legislators should set priorities for state government and decide which programs it would live without.
She compared the state to a family in economic distress.
"Some things get done, and some things get delayed," Landwehr said.
budget problems, starting with spending cuts.
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