Volume 124 Issue 2
kansan.com
TAKING CHARGE
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Lawrence leads Manhattan in
I I I K
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONEY
Make sure your card bucks will follow you
Kansas State Treasurery Department receives unclaimed Beak 'Em Bucks
MEG LOWRY editor@kansan.com
Every year, thousands of KU students use their Beak Em' Bucks to order pizza, fill their gas tanks and print their papers. But when the student graduates, who keeps the change?
Since 2007, $63,430 from more than 10,000 students have been left in Beak Em' Bucks accounts and sent to the Kansas State Treasurer's Unclaimed Property Department by the University Card Center.
"If the student withdraws from the University or graduates, their money stays in their account for a year," Nancy Miles, director of the card center, said.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011
After one year, the money is sent to the State Treasurer's Office, and
remains there indefinitely until its owner makes a request for its return.
Although more than $60,000 has been left on Beak Em' Bucks Cards since 2007, only $23,348 have been re-claimed.
The treasury has an online database that lists all unclaimed property by name, so long as the amount is more than five dollars.
Unclaimed properties are listed through the State Treasurer by county.
"The money students charge to their Beak Em' Bucks does not belong to the University," Miles said. "If they request a refund, we will make sure that they get it."
In the last six months, 1,151 unclaimed property claims totaling $227,496 have been reimbursed in Douglas County. The number of claims is much higher than the rest of the counties in Kansas.
"Most of the
"University towns have a disproportionate amount of properties because students are not permanent residents here, and are
"Most of the money goes unclaimed because students may not know where the money goes."
money goes unclaimed because students may not know where the money goes, or even that it is due back to them," said Kathy Priest, deputy director of Unclaimed Property at the State Treasury.
KATHY PRIEST deputy director of unclaimed property of Kansas State Treasury
often times only here for a short time." Priest said.
She said that Beak Em' Bucks are a good example of these kindsoftemporary expenses, which students forget about when they leave Lawrence.
"Basically,
students should be aware that this is still their money," Priest said. "If they have a leftover balance, it should go back to them."
WHERE THE MONEY WENT
All amounts over $5 are listed online. Anything less can be accessed by calling the Unclaimed Property Department.
$23,348 amount returned since 2007
10,699 number of Beak Em' Bucks accounts from which money was withdrawn
$63,430 sent to treasurer from KU Card Center since 2007
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“There was one student that said, It was the best idea that KU has ever had.” Rourke said.
Rentals cost 61 percent less than new print textbooks and could reduce the yearly amount spent on textbooks, according to Student PIRGs, an organization consisting of college students that looks at the rising cost of college.
Renting textbooks has also become a more popular option among students.
But while students can save money renting or buying online, the bookstore prides itself on being there for students even after they've bought their textbooks.
"We are the non-profit store for the University," Rourke said. "Every profit that we make goes right back into student success such as the Student Union Activities (SUA) and the campus radio station,
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Stroda is editor-in-chief of The University Daily Kansan. She is a senior from Salina.
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