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University Daily Kansan
Campus/Area
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1985
Students can't utilize free credit card pact
By Jill White
By Jill White Of the Kansan staff
An arrangement between state officials and the American Express Co. that provides individual credit cards free of charge to qualified state employees — but excludes student employees — is not discriminatory, an American Express official said yesterday.
"Student employees are not eligible because they are not considered full-time employees," said Judy Genevie, supervisor for new credit card accounts at the company's western regent center in Phoenix, Ariz.
The agreement, made last year, allows qualified KU faculty and staff to use the credit cards for business or personal transactions free of the usual $45 annual fee, but does not extend to student employees.
To qualify, a KU employee must be on the classified or unclassified roster and pass a credit reference check. The classified roster includes state civil service employees, and the unclassified roster includes employees hired through the Board of Regents.
Because student employees are not included on either of those rosters,
they are not eligible for the discount. Student employees are listed on a separate student roster.
"Students are valued employees, but they are not recognized as permanent employees," John Patterson, KU compmroller, said.
Because cards must be returned when the employees end University employment, Patterson said that American Express was not interested in issuing a card that would be recovered in a short period of time.
The application forms, obtained and returned to the comptroller's office, 7 Carruth-O'Leary Hall, are forwarded to Topeka, where the applicants are verified as state employees.
The application is then sent to American Express in Phoenix for a registration fee.
The process takes six to eight weeks, said Barbara McClain, the comproter's secretary who distributed the application forms last year.
McClain said that another reason students were left out of the original agreement was that the amount of paperwork and time involved in the application process was too lengthy when compared with the amount of time a student might be employed.
Kansas Men and Women Bowling Teams are now forming
All men and women interested in intercollegiate bowling need to contact
Mike Fine at the Kansas Union Jaybowl 864-3545 by Thursday at 5 p.m.
HORIZONS
HONDA
POKER
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HOURS
Monday, 12 to 6
Tuesday, Trend, 10 to 6
Wednesday, 10 to 6
Chardend Sunday
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4TH ANNUAL MOPED/SCOOTER POKER RUN
SEPTEMBER 7, 1985
All participants should be at Horizons by 11:00 for a meeting.
Location: 1548 E.23rd Street
Entry is FREE for all moped and scooters.
Each rider must pick up a sealed card. from each of the five locations.
All entrants must fill out an entry form at Horizons before 10:30.Sat, the 7th.
After all entrants return to Horizons, your hand is opened and entered on the scoreboard, and the best poker hand wins the Grand Prize.
Second best hand wins 2nd prize and so on.
2nd PRIZE: 1 set of Yamaha headphones from Kief's, 2100 W. 25th Street.
GRAND PRIZE: $50 Gift Certificate from Horizons, good for parts and service.
3rd PRIZE: 2 FREE haircuts from Hair Jazz, 1031 Vermont.
4TH PRIZE: 2-$20 Gift Certificates from Mister Guy, 920 Massachusetts
5TH PRIZE: 6 Mexican Pizzas from Taco Bell, 1200 W. 6th Street.
WELCOME STUDENTS AND FACULTY!
WE KNOW WHY YOU RIDE
Worship With Us On Sundays at 10 a.m.
PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 925 Vermont, Downtown Lawrence
DR. BUTCH HENDERSON, SENIOR PASTOR "A Historic Church for Contemporary Christians"
NEW FALL LEAGUES NOW FORMING
Monday...begins Sept. 9
Monday Early Mixer...4 p.m.
Monday Nite Mixer...7 p.m.
Tuesday...begins Sept. 10
Greek Women...5:30 p.m.
Greek Men...8 p.m.
Wednesday...begins Sept. 11
Foreign Student Mixer...4 p.m.
Wednesday Nite Mixer...7 p.m.
Thursday...begins Sept 12
Two-man Scratch...2:30 p.m.
Guys & Dolls I...5 p.m.
Guys & Dolls II...7:30 p.m.
Friday...begins Sept. 13
T.G.I.F...4 p.m.
Level 1 Call 864-3545
THE KANSAS UNION JAYBOWL
BE A WINNER.
"You'll be a winner because you had the courage to compete. You can't win if you don't compete." (John B.Kelly, Jr.)
KANSAS CREW
First Meeting Sept.4 4:30 KU Shellhouse 7th & New York