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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19,2009
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VOLUME 120 ISSUE 103
BUDGET
State moves money to make payroll
BY BRIANNE PFANNENSTIEL
bpfannenstiel@kansan.com
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and legislative leaders Wednesday approved the redistribution of $225 million into the state's main bank account during a meeting of the State Finance Council. The move allowed the state to officially resume paying income tax refunds and meet the payroll deadline for state workers this week.
Students and faculty alike said they were relieved the legislature had reached a compromise.
"I was really worried on Monday," said Megan Oliver, Overland Park freshman who works on campus. "I kind of freaked out because I'm already a college student and it's tough in these economic times."
Despite the state's budget problems, The New York Times reported Wednesday that advisers saw Gov. Sebelius as the top pick for secretary of health and human services.
AWARDS
Student's photos take third place
BY KEVIN HARDY khardy@kansan.com
WHERE THE JAYHAWKS ARE
Goering placed third out of 69 applicants. He submitted four photos, three shot last summer in Ethiopia
Jon Goering, Grand Forks, N.D. senior, took third place in the January 2009 photojournalism competition of the national Hearst Journalism Awards Program.
and the fourth at the Feb.17,2008 KU women's basketball game.
Goering and the School of Journalism will receive a $1,000 award. Goering
and 9 other winners will submit portfolios to Hearst in May. Hearst will then choose six finalists to travel to San Francisco in June for the National Photojournalism Championship.
Goering
Edited by Melissa Johnson
Grads migrate from Lawrence
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Peter Curzon imagines that his work buddies are getting pretty sick of his bragging about his alma mater.
Though he puts in long hours as an analyst at an investment bank in San Francisco, his mind is never far from the University and Lawrence. He said that when his parents — both KU aums — visited him in San Francisco last Halloween weekend, they commented that they felt as though they were in a college town, and Curzon agreed. He said he found many similarities between San Francisco and Lawrence.
Many animal lovers between San Francisco and Lawrence. "San Francisco makes for a pretty smooth transition, aually," Curation said. "It has many of lawrence's best attributes such as active, interesting people, great nightlife and music scenes and a youthful crowd."
The biggest difference, he said, was the responsibility of a full-time job.
"I think all of my recently graduated classmates would agree that there is a noticeable step up in expectations after college," Curzon said. "Whereas 93 percent accuracy garnered an A in college, in the professional world anything less than 100 percent is an F — sounds extreme, but that's the truth."
San Francisco is just a temporary home, Curzon said. He said he loves San Francisco, but one day, he would like to own a home with a yard.
Students may leave, but stay loyal to their roots BY RACHEL BURCHFIELD rburchfield@kansan.com
Not everyone is in Kansas anymore.
Not everyone is in Kansas anymore. The KU Alumni Association reports that 147,604 former KU graduates still reside in Kansas, but many Jayhawks choose to flock elsewhere. Here are three 2008 graduates who may have moved on, but whose hearts will always be in Lawrence.
Through her job as a leadership consultant for her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi, Aubrey Ramsey has done nothing but visit college towns since she graduated last May.
She's been to the University of Arizona, Villanova University, and Wake Forest University, just to name a few - but none, Ramsey said, compared to Lawrence.
"Lawrence is a completely unique town — I haven't found another college town like it," Ramsey said. "I don't know how to describe it other than Lawrence is a true college town. Everything you need is easily accessible and there is always something to do. Lawrence is so friendly and welcoming to the college students. You don't find that."
the college students. You don't find that everywhere." Ramsey said she worked a typical college student's hours — minus the all-nighters. Last semester, she said, she traveled from one Alpha Delta Pi chapter to the next, getting to know the women in the chapters and working with them to be the best sorority chapter on their campus. This semester, Ramsey is at Wake Forest University helping its Alpha Delta Pi colony, a chapter in its early stages, get off the ground.
"Being at a colony is one of the most rewarding parts of my job." Ramsey said, "I get to see a new group of women build their sisterhood from the ground up."
Washington, D.C.
Graphicby Brenna Hawley KWANSAN CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
An appreciation of history made Ray Wittlinger, former 2007-2008 student body vice president, especially enjoy his job as an intern at Congresswoman Nancy Boyd's (D-Kan.) office in Washington, D.C.
Wittlinger spent the summer of 2008 doing constituent services, which included giving daily tours of the Capitol and taking visitors to the National Archives so they could see documents such as the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Wittlinger — who lived about a 10-minute walk away from the Georgetown area — walked the National Mall on off days and said he visited as many monuments and memorials as possible.
Life moved faster in D.C. than in Lawrence, Wittlinger said. He said that he missed the feel of a college town and its more relaxed pace.
"In DC, everything moves quickly and if you don't keep up you can get honked at, yelled at, left behind, and pushed, literally," Wittlinger said. "Strangers are so much kinder and courteous to each other walking down Mass. Street or on campus than at the D.C. Metro shops or a crowded corner market."
Wittling is now back in kansas, working at Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' constituent service office.
Edited by Carly Halvorson
ENVIRONMENT
Going green slides down priority list
According to a survey, Americans are most concerned with the growing economic issues
BY AMANDA THOMPSON athompson@kansan.com
Concern for the environment is on the downslide.
The Pew Research Center surveyed more than 1,500 Americans and asked them to name their top priorities for 2009. The economy and jobs were the top two priorities, while environmental concern ranked 16 out of the top 20 priorities, falling 15 percentage points from the same survey conducted last year. The environment experienced the biggest drop of any concern on the list.
J. Christopher Brown, director of the environmental studies program, said he didn't think environmentalism was any lower at the University. He said since he came to the University in 2001, he had not seen a more environmentally conscious campus than he saw now.
Brown also said the environmental studies class he taught last semester was filled to capacity.
"Environmental groups are as active as ever." Brown said.
Michael Harry, IT Consultant to the office of the University Registrar, said there were 199
"That shows me that people are hungry for these discussions," Brown said. "From my perspective as a professor, there's a lot of interest in the environment."
SEE ENVIRONMENT ON PAGE 3A
Heather Putnam, graduate research assistant, said lessening general consumption by making your own household items could help the environment while not hurting your wallet. This Web site, www.tipking.co.uk/Use_stuff/Make_your_own/ offers recipes for how to make your own items from aftershave to liquid soap to sore throat remedies.
deodorant recipe
Here's a recipe for making your own deodorant:
4 teaspoons alum
index
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking soda
8 floz/225ml rubbing alcohol
In a small mixing bowl, combine the ingredients. Transfer to a spray bottle and use as an all-over spray after a bath or as an underer deodorant.
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