Thursday, October 4,1973
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From Left; Pam, Kathryn and Kristyn Benage
Look-Alike Trio Causes Double Takes on Campus
By BRENT ANDERSON
Foreign Staff Reporter
BRENT ANDERSEN Kansan Staff Reporter
When three sisters look alike, live in the same residence hall, have the same class standing and take the same coaches at the university, would think there is bound to be trouble.
Not so with Pam, Kristyn, and Kathryn Benage, all Pittsburgh freshmen, who have no trouble raising eyebrows on the University of Kansas campus.
"You wouldn't believe how many people come up to us and say, 'I know you get asked this question all the time, but are the three of you triumphs?' Kathryn said.
Although the three blondes look alike, they aren't identical. Pam was born nine months before Kristyn and Kathryn, who are fraternal twins.
The Bemale sisters live on the second floor of Gertrude Seilars Pearson Hall, where Pam and Kathryn are roommates and Kristyn is close by. Pam is social
"We've learned to really like our situation," said Pam. "It's a great way to be in the world."
College life so far is bringing the three together more than ever. Besides having identical class schedules, they all are volunteers for SUA.
The Benge sisters are members of the Boston College Integrated Humanities Program.
Pam and Kathryn work on the hospitality committee. Kristyn is working on the Somy and Cher concert, which is part of the KU Homecoming Day activities.
"The Pearson program is great," said Kristyn
"it teaches you about life," added Pam. "Instead of learning how to spell or do algebraic equations, you learn about more practical things."
“THERE ARE MANY times when one of us will start a sentence and another one of us will finish it,” Kristyn said. “I think we are all on the same brain.”
"Everyone has their disagreements," started Kristyn. "But we really do get it."
Plans for attending KU were made before the Bemagice students graduated from Pittville.
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Their similar looks have prompted events that can almost be expected to occur.
"It's always been KU," Kuhryn said,
"never even thought of going
anywhere."
ON ONE OCCASION, Kristyn and KATHY participated in modeling contest the past week.
"They couldn't decide which of us should win and which one should be first runner-up," said Kristyn. "I think they finally just closed their eyes and nicked one of us."
Even boyfriend have fallen prey to the sisters' similar appearances.
"One time after football practice Kathryn's boyfriend was coming off the field, and I was just standing on the sideline watching, 'Kristina' said. "He came up and sat down with me in this car. He started talking and then he said 'Wait a minute! You're not Kathryn!'"
The girls worked during the summer to
Auto Theft Rate Down in 1973 For Lawrence
Auto theft in Lawrence have dropped significantly this year as compared with the last several years, police department statistics indicate.
The number of auto thefts in Lawrence so far in 1973 is 67. Over a comparable period last year there were 101 reported thefts, and in 1971 there were 108.
A total of 149 per cent of the thefts this year have resulted in arrests. The arrest rate is 27.8 per cent.
Lt. Vernon Harrell, of the Lawrence Police Department, said yesterday that auto thefts and stealing hubcaps ran in cycles
Thefts tend to rise during months in which people do much traveling, he said.
Ll Wayne Schmille said the police department had the most modern equip- ment in the state.
"We spot cars that seem suspicious to us, we report them and a surprising number of them have been involved."
Schmille said most stolen cars were those that had been left unlocked.
earn money for college. They taught swimming lessons and were lifeguards, Pat worked as a full-time guard, and Kristyn and Kathryn substituted.
Pam and Kathryn have decided to major in elementary education, and Kristyn says they should.
"We really enjoyed working with children this summer," said Kristyn. "It would be a fun experience."
ALTHOUGH THE THREE have a lot in common, they also have no problems in their daily lives.
"We have similar interests and activities naturally because we do have the same background," said Pam, "But we're still different people."
At at semester the three plan to go through security rush
Kristyn said each sister would decide for herself which house to pledge because the houses are not identical.
Parking Fee Protest Endorsed by StudEx
By JEFFREY STINSON
A petition discouraging any increase in University parking fees and fines for the 1974-75 school year was recommended for Student Senate approval yesterday by the Student Senate Executive Committee (StuEx).
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The petition was written in response to statements made by Martin Jones, a KU budget official, on Sept. 27. He said parking permit fees might be subject to more interest than those charged at Parking Department's salaries and operating expenses continued to rise.
"Traffic and Security is getting ready to write its letter to Santa Claus for next year, and somebody should define the realm of how large it should be," John Beiser, Salma junior and author of the petition, said.
The petition requests that a reevaluation of present service priorities and revenue sources be made before increased rates are considered.
BEISNER SAID that KU's parking permit rates were the highest of the Big Eight Schools. Residence hall permits are $25,000 for a two-story zone parking permits cost $27.50 a year.
According to Beisner, Iowa State University charges nothing for residence hall parking and $20 a year for zone permits. The University of Missouri charges $12 a year for residence hall parking and $20 a year for other parking.
A yearly permit at Oklahoma State University residence halls cost $10 a year, and zone permits cost $20 a year. The University of Nebraska charges $15 a year for residence hall permits and $15 a year for other permits. Kansas State University a year for residence hall parking and $4 a year for other permits, Beiser said.
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The point is not to praise a struggle or a revolutionary movement. Nor is it . . . to justify revolutionary violence. But what is the alternative for slaves and the oppressed?
THE PETITION will go before the Student Senate at its next meeting Oct. 24. In other action, Studex advised the Black Stakeholder group to make any long distance calls in the future.
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Mike Steinmetz, Lawrence graduate student and senate treasurer, said long distance telephone calls weren't provided for in the BSU's allocation last spring and $12 in calls had been made on the BSU's phone during the summer.
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Richard Lauer, evanston, III., senior and member of the University Senate Executive Committee, told StudEx that the University committee would ask Chancellor Archie R. Dykes to request funds from the Eisenhower Foundation for the LA4S 48 courses for second semester.
The courses were to have been funded by the Student Senate for next spring, but the senate is short on funds and the courses are in danger of receiving no money.
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