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SEPTEMBER 18,2001
ISSUE 17 VOLUME 112
KU considers $100 deposit at enrollment
Policy to help predict number of incoming freshmen more accurately
accurately
By Paul Smith Kansan staff writer
If high school seniors each hand the University of Kansas $100 in the spring, some administrators expect they will show up at the University as freshmen in the fall.
The administration is considering an enrollment deposit policy that would require prospective students to prepay a small portion of their tuition so the University has a more accurate projection of the number of incoming freshmen each year.
Brad Belt, Shawnee freshman, said that an enrollment deposit would not have affected his decision to come to the University.
"I could see that it could factor in when making a decision about what college to attend," Belt said. "I don't see how it would help the University lot."
“This wouldn't be a situation where the University is trying to get new money out of students, "
Alan Cerveny director of admissions
Alan Cervi
veny, director of admissions, said that an enrollment deposit policy would benefit both students and the University at no further cost.
This wouldn't be a situation where the University is trying to get new money out of students," Cerveny said. "The money would simply be a down payment on the tuition for the fall semester."
An enrollment deposit policy would allow the University to better plan services for students, said Jim Carothers, interim associate provost.
"When people make an enrollment deposit, it's a pretty serious indication that they intend to come here," Carothers said. "It would help us with our planning."
Administrators said that having a more accurate projection of incoming freshmen would help ensure access to general education courses and other classes, and help the Office of New Student Orientation and the Freshmen/Sophomore Advising Center prepare.
"It is not so much for the benefit of offices so much as to benefit new students." Carothers said.
No formal policy language has been drafted yet, but Cerveny said an enrollment deposit could be refunded until May 1. The amount of deposit remains undetermined.
The soonest that an enrollment deposit policy could be implemented would be for Fall 2003, Cerveny said. Out of the Big 12 universities, only half have enrollment deposit policies in place.
Texas Tech University is among those Big 12 universities that does not have an enrollment deposit policy, but it is considering implementing one, said Dale Ganus, associate director of admissions.
Carothers said that any enrollment deposit policy proposed by the University would require Board of Regents approval.
Senate kicks off relief fundraiser
President Justin Mills camps out at Wescoe to raise $25,000
By Luke Daley
Kansan staff writer
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A tent on Wesco Beach will be Justin Mills' home for the next two days.
Mills, student body president, is camping outside from 7:45 a.m. today until 7:45 a.m. Thursday with the goal of raising at least $25,000 for the American Red Cross and the New York Firefighters' 911 Disaster Relief fund. Donations from the university will go to these groups, helping those affected by the terrorists' attacks in New
York City and Washington, D.C. last week.
To collect the money, Student Senate will have a table set up next to Mills' tent for donations.
Mills said that the goal of $25,000 could be met if half of the students at the University each gave $2 during the camp-out.
"It's going to be a long week, but hopefully it's going to be a good week," Mills said.
Rob Head, Kansas City, Kan., freshman, said that the campaign was a good idea because Senate was asking a reasonable amount.
Members of Senate said they had hoped to organize fund-raising at the KU football game, which was supposed to
"It's only $2, but if everybody does it, it might work." Head said.
take place last Saturday. When the game was canceled, senators came up with the camp-out idea instead.
The fundraiser will help those devastated by the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon last Tuesday. In New York, the confirmed dead total 190, and those missing number 4,957, according to The New York Times. The Pentagonlists 124 people missing and 190 people dead in Tuesday's attack, according to CNN.
Katie Bartlett, liberal arts and sciences senator, said that Pearson Scholarship Hall would provide food for Mills during the camp-out and that Senate hoped other organizations would help with the event.
"We're trying to get the word out in any way possible," Bartlett said.
Camping for disaster relief
What's happening; Justin Mills, student body president, camps out on Wescoe Beach today through Thursday.
Why: To help Senate raise $25,000 for various charities helping the victims of last week's terrorist attacks.
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There will be a rally at 6:30 p.m. today at Mills'tent in front of Wescoe.
Cindy Perlman, Plymouth, Minn., senior, left, and Lauren Selnick, Minnetonka, Minn., senior, had dinner with other Jewish friends and celebrated Rosh Hashanah. The Jewish new year is observed on the first day or on the first and second days of Tishri and is marked by solemnity as well as festivity.
Jewish community celebrates new year
Some students choose holiday over classes
By J. R. Mendoza Kansan staff writer
For Lauren Karp, observing the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah took precedence over completing her Spanish essay last year. But she said her Spanish instructor was not understanding.
"She didn't know anything about the holiday," the Buffalo
Grove, Ill., sophomore said. "I explained to her what it was. It took some convincing."
Rosh Hashanah, the new year for the Jewish community, started at sundown yesterday and lasts until sundown today, said Susan Shafer-Landau, executive director for KU Hillel. Jewish students and faculty celebrated the holiday at a dinner last night at the Kansas Union.
"It's considered the birth of the world," she said. "It's a time when you pause to reflect on creation. It's considered the
most solemn days of the year."
Shafer-Landau said a month of reflection preceded Rosh Hashanah. She said the holiday was celebrated by attending services in a synagogue and having special family gatherings. Traditional food is also eaten, she said.
"We eat apples for a sweet new year," she said. "The bread served is made into a spiral round to symbolize the circle of life."
Shafer-Landau said another traditional ceremony celebrated this afternoon was called the Tashlich.
"It's where you go to a body of running water and throw bread crumbs in it," she said. "It's sort of casting away sins and to think of how you can do better in the new year."
Some students observe the holiday by not attending classes, which Shafer-Landau said could pose a problem for them.
"For Jews here, it's a conflict with the rest of society," she said. "For students, they make the choice not to go to class. People are sort of juggling to alter things. It can be challenging."
Karp said she would not go to class today and would instead observe the holiday and attend services.
"It is a chance for me to start new for the year and set goals for myself," Karp said.
"It's a time to pray to have another good year," Maslan said. "It makes for a better beginning for the year."
Shira Maslan, Overland Park senior, said it was also a time to get ready for Yom Kippur.
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KU Med Center ready to aid victims of attack
A lower than expected survivor count lessens need for skin grafts to treat burn victims
The University of Kansas Medical Center's burn center was asked last week to send reserves of human skin called allograft to aid medical efforts in New York City after the terrorist attack.
By Matt Norton Kansan staff writer
Richard A. Korentager, a plastic surgeon at the Med Center, all説allgraft
comes from human cadavers and is used to temporarily cover affected areas onburn victims.
He said that the Med Center had issued a notice to the American Burn Association, stating that it was available to help in any way possible. The Med Center received word that any excess allograft they had could be used in New York City.
Korentager said that early on it appeared that the need for supplies to treat burn victims would be great. The Med Center was even put on alert to have beds ready if needed.
But as the week continued and the counts of the dead and missing rose, it
became clear that the need for allograft would not be as great as first thought.
"It looked initially like there would be 2000 victims," Korentager said. "All the groups in New York were ready to provide service, but there were so few survivors."
The Med Center is one of just 130 locations in the country that has a burn treatment center.
The burn center had 58 boxes of allograft on hand and sent 18 to New York City, Korentager said. The center agreed to suspend the next incoming shipment in case more supplies were needed on the East Coast.
Maria Pena, nurse manager for the
burn center, said that nurses from different units who helped in the burn center were always amazed at how traumatic the situations could be.
"It is very overwhelming," Pena said.
"The whole body can be very disfigured."
She said allograft was used to temporarily alleviate pain, reduce temperature and prevent infection for the victims. Patients often arrive at the hospital in relatively stable condition, but burn patients' health can worsen with time.
"It can take months, even years, to recover," Pena said.
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INSIDETODAY
U.S.NEWS ... 2A
HOROSCOPES ... 2B
WEATHER ... 4B
CROSSWORD ... 4B
COMING IN TOMORROW'S KANSAN
NEWS: Students who planned to study abroad this semester may face changes after attack.
SPORTS: Barry Goodrich is emerging as a top wide receiver for Kansas.
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