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NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY JARY KANSAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008
quote of the day
October is a fine and dangerous season in America ... a wonderful time to begin anything at all. You go to college, and every course in the catalogue looks wonderful.
Thomas Merton
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For the current school year, the average in-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions increased by 6.4 percent.
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Questions Answered
Where is the best place to find a last-minute Halloween costume?
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BY KIRSTEN HUDSON editor@kansan.com
College students can be procrastinators, and that includes finding a Halloween costume. Despite the calendar showing only one day to go before All Hallows Eve, students can find the perfect Halloween outfit. Five retailers in Lawrence still have some goulish holligarb for sale.
5. Party America
Party America, located at 1441 W. 23rd St., still has a semi-varied selection of costumes, but those same costumes have few sizes available. The costumes range in price from $9.99 to $99.99. The store marked down many adult costumes to 10 percent off the original price, and some are marked down even further. Party America is keeping its regular store hours this week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Known for its low prices, Wal-Mart, located at 3300 Iowa St., keeps its Halloween costume prices low. Prices range from $8.99 to $19.99. Bob Garner, Wal-Mart manager, said the store has also marked down prices on some of its costumes.
4. Wal-Mart
"We still have a pretty nice selection," said Bob Garner, Wal-Mart manager.
Wal-Mart does have a variety
of costumes, but not to the same extent as stores that open specifically for Halloween, such as Spirit Halloween and Fun and Games. Last-minute customers at Walmart should prepare to dig for the costume they want. The store condensed the costumes for all age groups into one aisle, making it difficult to see all of the available costumes. Since the store stays open 24 hours a day, procrastinators can snag a costume at any hour.
Nielsen Houston/KSMS
Several stores, including Party America, Target and Wal-Mart, still have a wide selection of affordable and fun Halloween costumes.
TARGET.
Target, located at 3201 Iowa St.,
has a limited selection of costumes.
The adult costumes available for
both men and women only fill
up half of an aisle. Prices range
from about $15 to $40. The store
offers the best sale on costumes
out of these five stores, taking 30
percent off the original price on all
costumes. Target opens weekdays
from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
3. Target
Spirit Halloween, located at 925 Iowa St., still has a variety of different types of costumes in the store, from the Geico gecko to the classic witch. The assortment of different types of costumes doesn't transfer to the sizes, though. Many costumes have only one size left, or the only costumes available in a certain category are as "one size fits most."
2. Spirit Halloween
"Everything is kind of pickeo over," said Clinton Haynes, manager of Spirit Halloween. "We've been open since August, so people have had a chance to come in and get the good stuff."
"There's nothing here now," said Emma Cook, student at Lawrence High School while shopping for a sailor girl costume. "When I came earlier this month there was a lot more."
Spirit Halloween offers no markdowns or sales on Halloween costumes until after Oct. 31. Prices at Spirit Halloween range from $29.99 to $99.99 with the average at about $39.99, Haynes said.
The store will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, an hour later than normal, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fun and Games, located at 1601 W. 23rd St., offers a different alternative when picking a Halloween costume. Unlike other stores where customers view packaged costumes hanging on walls, Fun and Games has four 3-inch binders filled with pictures of the costumes for sale. Customers flip through the books,
1. Fun and Games
select a costume and then workers bring the costume to the customer to look over or try on.
The store still has costumes as varied as the candy in a 10-year-old's trick-or-treating sack. The costumes are also available in several different sizes.
"Since we're a year-round store, we can keep more costumes in the store and always have a good selection," said Kyle Billings, manager of Fun and Games.
Costumes range in price from $30 to $50.
The store opens weekdays from 10 a.m.to 8 p.m.,but usually stays open until 9 p.m. helping customers.
Don't let last-minute costume shopping scare you; these stores still have options to help you get dressed up this Halloween. If you still can't find that perfect outfit, all of these stores sell accessories and gruesome make-up, perfect for creating your own costume. Now all you have to worry about this Halloween is not overindulging on the candy corn and avoiding those pesky vampires.
Edited by Kelsey Hayes
Trick or treat, vote for me, I can run the country
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Pumpkins with the faces of the presidential candidates, Barack Obama, left, and John McCain, carved by Hugh McMahon, are displayed in New York, Tuesday.
CAMPUS
CAMPUS
'Rocky Horror Picture
Show' plays tonight
Student Union Activities will present its annual showing of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" tonight.
The film is considered a cult classic and tells the story of a stranded couple that takes shelter at the home of a singing transvestite. Attendees at the film generally dress up as characters.
The SUA showing will begin with a dance contest for the
"Time Warp" dance from the film. Students can also participate in costume and trivia competitions and SUA will provide prizes for the winners.
Attendees will also receive prop packs that will allow them to interact with the film.
Michelle Cumpton, Student Development Advisor for SUA, said the film had drawn 150 to 200 people in the past. She said the film helped bring in students who might not attend other SUA events.
8:30 and the movie begins at 9:30 tonight in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union. Tickets are $3.
Doors open for the contests at
Martin Luther King Jr., is voted 'most influential'
Brandy Entsminger
Martin Luther King, Jr., became the official winner of Tuesday nights debate on the "Most Influential American," sponsored by the Lewis and Templin staff. The top five candidates in the running
were discussed and debated on during the event at the Burge Union. Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and King. Jr., were the top five candidates for students to choose from.
Cody Charles, complex director of Lewis and Templin said it was a close race when the online voting narrowed on the last day among students. Charles said there was only a 13- or 14-vote difference between candidates.
Jesse Trimble
on campus
The "Annual Pharmacy Fair" will be held all day in the Kansas Union.
The "2008 State of the State Kansas Economic Policy Conference" will be held all day in the Big XII Room in the Kansas Union.
The workshop "Unclassified Professional Staff Evaluations-Presentation and Brown Bag led by Human Resources andEqual Opportunity" will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the International Room in the Kansas Union.
The Unclassified Senate Executive Council Meeting will begin at 12 p.m. in Alcove G in the Kansas Union.
The seminar "Responding to the Human Costs of US Border Policy; Local Activism in Arizona and Kansas"will begin at 12 p.m. in 318 Bailey.
The student group event "Off Shore Drilling: An Alternative to Funding Terrorism" will begin at 12:30 p.m. in 106 Green Hall.
"FREE Tea at Three' will begin at 3 p.m. in the lobby in the Kansas Union.
The panel discussion "Gendered Violence Forum" will begin at 3:30 p.m. in 109 Green Hall,
The lecture "Punishment & Inequality in America" will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The seminar "Come to Atnca and it is here!" will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the International Room in the Kansas Union.
The lecture "Cretaceous amber forests from France - Paleoenvironment, taphonomy, and use of X-ray synchrotron microtomography for studying amber fossil inclusions" will begin at 4 p.m. in 103 Lindley Hall.
The lecture "The Ethical Conundrum of Intercollegiate Athletics" will begin at 4:30 p.m. in 150 JRP.
At 4 a.m. tomorrow, there will be 111 hours before tipoff of the 111th season of KU men's basketball, having sold out 111 straight home games. Go new Jayhawks!
STANDING UP FOR KU
John Wilson will stand up for KU in the Kansas Legislature. John is a KU graduate, has taught classes at KU and is the former Co-Director of the KU Center for Community Outreach. He will fight to make sure our faculty and staff salaries are competitive and that we hold the line on tuition increases. John Wilson is the kind of legislator we need fighting for us in Topeka.
John WILSON
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Bringing New Energy to Topeka. Working for You.
www.johnwilsonforkansas.com
Print for by John Wilson for Kansas. Jutta Gaughan, Treasurer.
Let's Work Together and Get Things Done
"Please join me in voting for Republican Scott Morgan for the Kansas State Senate. As a registered Democrat and Obama supporter, I know that Scott can reach out to people of different political backgrounds to find solutions. He will work hard for KU and Lawrence in the state legislature."
- Maggie Cartar;
East Lawrence resident and retired KU Law School
Placement Director
Scott Morgan for State Senate An Independent Voice of Reason for Lawrence www.ScottMorganforSenate.com/KUStudents.htm
Paid for by Scott Morgan for Senate Committee, David Ambler, Chair; Brad Finkeldei, Treasurer