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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Thursday, October 19,2000
Jayplay: Kansan food critics experiment with simplified recipes.
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Inside: Animal owners immortalize their pets' images in portraits. SEE PAGE 3A
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(USPS 650-640) VOL.111 NO.38 For comments, contact Nathan Willis or Chris Borniger at 864-4810 or e-mail editor@kansan.com
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Amini halls may pay higher rates
By J.D. McKee
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Some scholarship hall residents are enjoying a higher quality of living, but they are paying the same fees as students in less-equipped scholarship halls — and the discrepancy has some people crying foul.
The All Scholarship Hall Council decided Tuesday night to recommend to the Student Housing Advisory Board that the two Amini
Scholarship halls — K.K. Amini for men and Margaret Amini for women — pay a higher rate than the other halls. K.K. Amini opened in 1992, and Margaret Amini opened this fall.
The Student Housing Advisory Board will discuss the recommendation at its meeting today.
The council recommended that Amini residents pay $7 more next
SCHOLARSHIP HALL RATES
year than residents in other scholarship halls,
with another $57 increase the next year.
What happened? The All Scholarship Hall Council voted to recommend to the Student Housing Advisory Board that the two Amihi Scholarship halls pay higher room and board than the other scholarship halls. What it means: Residents of the Amihi halls may have to pay $57 more next year than residents in other scholarship halls, with another $57 increase the next year. What's next: The council will forward its recommendation to the advisory board for discussion at its meeting today.
Alicia Ellingson, vice president of the council, said the increases for the Ambri halls were called for because the two facilities were newer, had more amenities and were more expensive to maintain.
receive funding from the Elizabeth M. Watkins Trust Fund. Women in those halls pay $742 per year, compared to the $2,794 the other eight halls pay per year. Proposals at Tuesday's meeting would have increased those rates to $780 and $2,908.
"They have air-conditioning, and not all the halls have that," said Ellison, Milford, Neb., junior. "They have cable in their rooms and ports for individual Internet access in every room."
Those proposals were rejected, however, because some members weren't sure the proposed fee hikes accurately reflected increased inflation rates and cost of natural gas, which were cited as reasons for increasing the rates.
The council said extra expenses in the Amira halls amounted to about $170 more per person than the expenses at other scholarship halls, not including Miller and Watkins, which
The Amini halls have four washers and four dryers a piece, and each suite has its own bathroom, making the water bill higher in those halls.
In contrast, Douthart Scholarship Hall has only two washers and two dryers. Ellingson lives there and said that something had been wrong with at least one of the washers and dryers since the semester started.
"People have had to take laundry to laundromats or friends' apartments," she said.
Stephenson and Pearson Scholarship halls don't have air-conditioning.
Wilbur Nether, who lives in Stephenson, said he didn't favor paying a reduced fee in exchange for not having air-conditioning.
"Paying less is paltry compensation," said Nether, Plano, Texas, sophomore.
Diana Robertson, associate director of student housing, said it wasn't possible to install air-conditioning in the two halls now because the infrastructure was outdated and wouldn't support it.
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Forbes publisher pushes technology industry jobs
By Jason Krall
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Bright and talented young people will continue to be in high demand as the information technology industry continues to grow, Forbes magazine publisher Rich Karlagaard told University of Kansas students last night.
Sporting white tennis shoes and a blue sport coat, the journalist and Internet entrepreneur told students to seek jobs with young technology companies instead of large corporations upon graduating
"Let them treat you with the dignity and respect you deserve," he said. "They really need you."
Karlgaard's lecture was part of the Anderson Chandler Lecture Series, spon
sored by the School of Business. Karlgaard impressed the packed auditorium in Budig Hall with examples of new technologies that will hit the consumer market in the near future. Some companies are experimenting with fiber optics that can deliver 800 trillion bits of memory per second, making possible space age technologies like
in-home hologram displays for entertainment and even personal communication, he said.
"It won't be in Radio Shack in time for Christmas," he said. "But this stuff exists. It's going to take a little while to roll out."
The drop in information technology stock prices in April doesn't signal an end to the boom of Internet and technology start-up companies that defined the market in the four years before that, Karlagaard said. In fact, cash for young innovators will become more plentiful in the new economy. Venture capital has increased 50-fold in the last 10 years, and should reach $1 trillion globally in the next 10, he said.
"Your opportunities going forward
are much more likely to be in the entrepreneurial sector than in the incumbent companies," he said.
Technology will become more and more important in industries like dynamic pricing, Karlagaard said, which had been pioneered by online companies like priceline.com. One innovation will make it possible for telephone to find the cheapest long distance
service for each individual call within seconds
"The pace of change will not slow down; it will speed up," he said.
opportunities in today's economy left her wondering why she was still in school.
Lisa Beck, Tempe,
Artiz, sophomore, said
Karlgaard's encouraging
talks about the many
"He made a point that the market is experiencing such a period of prosperity that I'm questioning why I'm still spending money going to college when I could be earning it in the new economy," she said.
within seconds.
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words about the many
Rich Kartgaard, publisher of Forbes Magazine, describes his prediction that the technology industry will continue to boom for years to come.
Kartgaard spoke at Budig Hall last night as a part of the 2000 Anderson Chandler Lecture Series in conjunction with the School of Business.
Photo by Matt J. Daugherty
/KANSAN
Penny pinchers Students budget for necessities, pleasures
By Meghan Beinum
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Elijah Moore knew things were bad when he got down to one box of macaroni, one bag of Ramen noodles and his car was broken down.
To make matters worse, all the money he had was being saved for rent.
What can a poor college student do? Moore, Dodge City junior, said his money-saving ventures started with his trips to the grocery store, where he bought whatever was cheapest.
"Usually, I buy the Hy-Vee generic brand," Moore said. "I eat oven-baked pizzas — the ones that are a buck a piece. I have those for lunch everyday. And mac and cheese. I have that a lot because it's a dollar a box."
Moore said he was in such a financial pinch that he was thinking about selling plasma again like he did his freshman year. The only thing stopping him, he said, was the fact that he needed his car to get to the place he sells plasma. But he needs the money from selling plasma to fix his car.
"I just grin and bear it," Moore said. "I plan ahead, budget myself, bum money from people and promise to pay them back when I can."
Although Moore receives financial aid and has student loans, the money he gets is barely enough to keep him going. Moore said that to make more money he would have to work full time — and just isn't an option.
Moore is not alone. Many KU students struggle with paying for living expenses, food and tuition. Add a beer or two at the bars or the expenses of some other form of stress-relieving entertainment, and many students are rolling in it — debt, that is.
Robert Baker, a consumer credit counselor for the Lawrence area, said it wasn't unusual for him to see college graduates with $20,000 to $30,000 in student loan and credit card debt.
Money for college has to come from somewhere, and sometimes students are surprised at how much college can cost.
Elijah Moore, Dodge City junior, prepares a modest meal of Ramen noodles. Like many University of Kansas students, Moore survives on the bare necessities alone. Photo by Justin Schmid/KANSAN
Brenda Maigaard, associate director for the office of student financial aid, said the average cost for an instate undergraduate student at the University of Kansas was $10,982 a year. Fifty-one percent of students in 1999 received grants, loans or work study to help pay for school.
Katie McCloskey, Atchison junior,
receives financial aid, but even that
money combined with her $40 to $150
per week income at her 30-hour-a-
week job as a waitress isn't always
enough money to get her through the
month.
To save money, McCloskey started inventing cheap dinner delicacies.
"Saltines and cheese — shredded cheese melted in the microwave."
She said, "Kind of like nachos, but better."
But McCloskey admitted that the money she saved on food is usually spent in other places. Though she tries to hide her credit cards, sometimes the cravings for spending gets the better of her.
See KU on page 3A
COLLEGE COSTS
Average cost for an in-state undergraduate per year:
Tuition: $2,724
Housing: $4,887
Books: $750
Transpatation: $1,181
Personal expenses: $1,840
Total: $10,980
Source: Office of Student Financial Aid
Plasma donors often in the red
Physician urges students to be aware of dangers
By Melissa Davis
writer@konsan.com
Konsan staff write
Bryce Richardson was happy to donate plasma. It saves lives, and it pays well.
"I needed money, so I donated twice," said the Prairie Village junior about donating during his freshman year. "I got $20 each time. I think more people should give. It's not that bad, especially if you need the money."
October is National Plasma Donor Appreciation month. But Randall Rock, chief of staff at Warkins Memorial Health Center, warned students that the money they make might not be worth the health problems and medical
"On occasion, we see
"On occasion, we see people who have received money for donating plasma but have ended up spending it on an ambulance bill."
Randall Rock Watkins Memorial Health Center chief of staff
bills they could acquire.
Rock encouraged students to take proper precautions when donating plasma, which is often called the "liquid" portion of blood. He said doctors at Watkins had seen
but they could acquire "On occasion, we see people who have received money for donating plasma but have ended up spending it on an ambulance bill." Rock said.
According to NABI, a biopharmaceutical company, millions of Americans depend on plasma-based medicines daily. Plasma is mainly used by burn patients and others who need plasma-type medicine, Rock said. He said plasma-based medicines helped people with bleeding disorders such as hemophilia and people exposed to diseases including rabies, hepatitis and chicken pox.
people with hypovolemia, low blood volume, which can cause donors to feel light-headed and even faint. To avoid feeling sick after donating plasma, students should make sure to hydrate properly after the donation, Rock said.
Therea Burks, a NABI representative, said that donating only took between one and two hours, and that first-time donors received $25 the first two times and $20 each addition time. People can
REQUIREMENTS
DONOR
Must be at least 18 years old Must weigh at least 110 pounds
Eat a healthy meal two hours before dosing
Avoid caffeine and alcohol 24 hours prior to donating
If you are taking any medications or have any health conditions, call a physician before stopping.
Source: NABI, a biopharma
centrical research center
donate every three days. Burks said.
Rock said no more pain was involved in giving plasma than simply giving blood. Richardson agreed, but he said he thought a lot of students didn't donate plasma because they thought it was painful.
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