TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2002
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 3A
Students look to sublease apartments for spring
By Matt Stumpff
mstumpff@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
When the winter months arrive, subleasing announcements begin to fill up University bulletin boards.
Reasons for subleasing include students leaving to study abroad, transferring to another school or simply wanting a new place to live in Lawrence next semester.
Whether students succeed in finding someone can depend on a variety of factors.
Megan Nordeen, Milwaukee junior, said she didn't think she would have much trouble finding someone to sublease and had already received several inquiries since Friday, when she began the searching process.
"We have a nice house and we're really close to campus," said Nordeen, who will be studying in Ireland next semester. "We also have really cheap rent."
The department of student housing lets residents out of their housing agreements if they study abroad or graduate at semester, said Diana Robertson, associate director of residence life. However, residents must pay daily fees and 25 percent of the remaining contract if they leave housing as a result of withdrawing from the University of Kansas. Subleasing
is not an option for residence halls. Robertson said.
Tricia Roberts, Joplin junior, said her roommate would be left with two new roommates because she and another resident were deciding to sublease. Roberts said she could tell her remaining roommate wasn't happy with the change.
"She hasn't said anything specifically, but you can just kind of tell in her actions," Roberts said.
"Like, when we have people come to look at the house, it seemed like she tried to point out the bad aspects of living here."
Some tenants struggle to find someone to sublease their residence, said Michelle Patterson, leasing agent for Master Plan Management.
Patterson said it was the tenant's responsibility to advertise for a sublease and that subleasing fees varied by management company.
She also recommended that tenants don't transfer their security deposits for a sublease. Patterson said many tenants transfer the deposit to the new renter to encourage them to sublease, but if the new resident causes damage it will then be taken out of the original resident's security deposit.
Edited by Andy Samuelson
Speaker confronts role of stereotypes
Lindsev Gold/Kansan
Jon Hockman, CEO and founder of Dream Dare Do, speaks about the role of stereotypes in American society to students as part of Hate Out Week. Hockman's speech last night was the first in a series of lectures presented by the Multicultural Resource Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
By Lindsey Hodel
lhodei@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
"Somebody once told me I could burn in hell because I was gay," Jon Hockman told a group of students last night.
Hockman, a motivational speaker who lives in Washington, D.C., addressed the role stereotypes play in people's lives.
"We live in a world where social identity is everywhere around us," he said. "Stereotypes are woven into the fabric of humanity and American culture."
Hockman demonstrated this influence of stereotypes and prejudice in American culture by asking everyone to list five names of prominent people in different ethnic, racial and religious categories.
Hockman had the students with five prominent white Americans, five prominent white male Americans and then five prominentwhite female Americans. By the time Hockman instructed the group to name figures in minority categories, such as five prominent Jewish or Muslim Americans,the students were struggling to name one or two.
"On a college campus, you can really find diversity." Hockman said. "It may not jump out, but we really need to dig deep in order to grow tolerance and appreciation."
Hockman's speech at the Kansas Room in
the Kansas Union was the first in a series of Hate Out Week events. The Multicultural Resource Center, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and other campus groups are coordinating the week's events in an effort to promote awareness of diversity, said Santos Núñez, program director for the Multicultural Resource Center.
The Diversity Peer Education Team is one student group helping organize the week's events. Katie Dilks, Ames, Iowa, senior and
member of the organization, said she was disappointed that only 11 students attended the speech. She said Monday nights were busy for students and that student apathy may have been a factor.
"Like ton said, people are scared of what they might find out about themselves," she said. "They may be kind of interested, but they are too scared to come alone."
Edited by Adam Pracht
Soon-to-be graduates need to fill out forms
By Kyle Ramsey
By Kyle Rainsey
kramsey@kanan.com
Kansan staff writer
Students planning to graduate in December should ensure the proper paperwork is completed before mailing graduation announcements.
Applications for degrees are due Dec. 2. The form is required in order to receive a diploma, said Marla Herron, assistant registrar.
The applications are available in the registrar's office, as well as the offices of graduation counselors in the College of Liberal Arts and Science and all professional schools.
Although individual schools have recognition ceremonies for December graduates, no commencement ceremony — the traditional walk through the Campanile down Mount Oread and into Memorial Stadium — caps the fall semester. The annual commencement ceremony, which takes place in May, is open to students who graduated in the summer, fall and spring semesters.
The University sends informa
tion about commencement to all students who graduate in the summer, fall and spring semesters, said Jeff Weinberg, assistant to Chancellor Robert Hemenway.
The information packet includes information about caps and gowns and commencement.
But some students don't wait for the University's queue before joining the commencement party.
Bryan Volk said he didn't want to wait for graduation before walking down the hill. The Lawrence senior has participated in the commencement walk twice since he's been at the University.
Worried about getting caught, Volk said he was cautious the first time he fraudulently walked down the hill with friends.
"I was afraid someone would call me a faker," he said. "I wouldn't have anything to tell them other than you're right."
Volk will graduate in December but hasn't decided whether to participate in a third Commencement. Diplomas should be available in Strong Hall by mid-March, Herron said.
Edited by Ryan Malashock.
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