Wednesday inside
What a combination Dennis Dailey, professor of social welfare, will give a talk on sexuality at K.K. Amini Scholarship Hall after it serves up custom-made smoothies.PAGE 3A
Birthright Israel
A student prepares to take a trip to Israel through a free program provided by the Israeli government. The trip gives people the opportunity to learn and unite with other members of the Jewish community. PAGE 3A
Easing the pain
Students suffer from headaches throughout the year. Factors such as getting more sleep and eating right can help prevent headaches.PAGE8A
New QB
The Jay- hawks continue their search for who will fill the quarterback position for Saturday's game. PAGE 1B
John Nielsen PAGE 1B
Big 12 showdown
The Kansas volleyball team takes on in-state rival Kansas State tonight at
Horejsi Family Athletics Center. PAGE1B
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KANSAN
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
The Student Newspaper of the University of Kansas
Tuition fundstechnology
Increased revenue upgrades Kyou, increases salary
By Maggie Newcomer
mnewcomer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas will make an extra $8.73 million from tuition this year and every year until 2006. And every dime will pay for improvement projects to benefit students, said Andy Knopp, student body president.
Last spring, Knopp was part of a tuition advisory committee that was made up entirely of students. The committee relayed students' thoughts on tuition to the administration.
Knopp said because of students' direct involvement in the decision-making process and the administration's desire to make the necessary improvements, the money would be spent where it would benefit the students.
The largest chunk of this year's $8.73 million is going to technology improvements. During the next year, $2.4 million will be spent on making technology more convenient and user-friendly for students, said Marilu Goodyear, vice provost of information services.
Goodyear's main focus this year is to improve the Kyou student portal. She said the goal of pulling all University services together into one Web site had been met, and now she wanted students to be able to personalize their own homepages.
"The students had a real voice," Knopp said.
Goodyear said students would be able to choose which services they wanted on their page, from the weather to updates on the Kansas cross country team.
She said students said in a survey that they wanted the University's digital
SEE TUITION ON PAGE 8A
ALLOCATION OF TUITION INCREASE REVENUE FOR 2004
100 New Faculty Positions $1,500,000
Faculty Salary Increase $1,500,000
(merit-based)
Other Operating Expenses $500,000
Technology Enhancements $2,400,000
Unclassified Staff Salary $700,000
Increases (merit-based)
GTA Salary Increase $1,000,000
Libraries $600,000
New Staff Positions $420,000
Student Hourly Wages $150,000
Program/Student Supports $80,000
Source: Office of the Proven
Fraternity floor hockey
Megan True/Kansan
Quinton King, Virginia Beach, Va., freshman, for left, slapped a shot past defender Ryan Roush, Overland Park junior, and goalie Eric Jones, Hiawatha senior, as Kyle McGrath, Wichita junior, ran to clear the game. The Theta Chi 2 floor hockey team, in yellow, played the Fiji Pledge team yesterday outside the Student Recreation Center. The final score of the game was 3-2 in favor of Theta Chi.
Oread house has hope
John Nowak/Kansan
By Amanda Kim Stairrett
astairrett@kansan.com
kansan staff writer
After three years of controversy, a historic house at 1309 Ohio St. may be moving to a new site thanks to the University of Kansas Student Housing Association or UKSHA.
Last night, the Lawrence City Commission approved UKSHA's request to re-zone the structure and its site as a boarding house. Aaron Paden, Lawrence senior and UKSHA assistant project manager, said that his group was finalizing a contract with the Kansas University Endowment Association that would transfer ownership of the house.
The abandoned residence at 1309 Ohio Street is the subject of a current property debate. The Lawrence City Commission approved the re-zoning of the property, enabling it to become a boarding house.
"If we don't move it, it will get torn down," he said.
John Scarfe, Endowment representative, said the Endowment Association was in negotiations with a potential buyer, but the house had not been sold yet.
Greg Seibel, UKSHA project manager, said the group had been in search of a house and site since July 2003. He said the Endowment Association supported UKSHA's efforts.
UKSHA is a cooperative formed by University students and is not affiliated with the University.
In 2001, the University arranged to demolish three houses in the Oread neighborhood to make room for a new scholarship house. In March 2002, Ramon Powers, state historic preservation officer, said the University could not tear down the houses. Chancellor Robert Hemenway asked then Gov Bill Graves to overturn the decision. In early September, Graves granted the University permission to raze the buildings despite opposition from the Lawrence Preservation Alliance and Oread Neighborhood Association.
"They see it as a way to smooth over relations with the neighborhood," he said.
When UKSHA officials decided to move the house to 1033 Kentucky St. the community groups supported them.
According to Von Tersch, the alliance awarded UKSHA a $20,000 loan, marking the first time a student cooperative was awarded a loan from the alliance.
"The Preservation Alliance is willing to help anyone who is going to preserve existing housing," said Carol Von Tersch, Lawrence Preservation Alliance president.
Paden said another cooperative house was needed because there was a high demand for this type of housing. In a cooperative housing situation, a group of renters live together and share responsibilities such as cooking and cleaning. Rent in cooperatives is usually lower than typical housing. Paden said residents in UKSHA housing paid around $264 per month, which included all utilities and extras like toilet paper. UKSHA owns cooperative houses at 1614 Kentucky St. and 1406 Tennessee St.
Paden said UKSHA was concerned with maintaining the historical integrity of the house and only planned to make
slight changes like interior renovation.
The house was constructed in 1891 by Alexander Wilcox, head of the University's greek department from 1885 to 1915.
Seibel said residents on Kentucky Street were worried when they heard about a house being moved into their neighborhood. According to Seibel, peoples' worries were put at ease once they found out that a student cooperative would be moving in.
Paden said unlike some student renters, residents of cooperative houses were involved in every aspect of home ownership. Residents hold a weekly meeting and take care of property taxes and maintenance.
The lot at Kentucky Street is undeveloped and a basement will have to be built. Seibel said the house would be ready for renters in August 2004.
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"We feel like we own the house," he said.
Edited by Dave Nobles
Lawrence victorious in canning Manhattan
By Steve Schmidt
sschmidt@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
When the official results came in yesterday, the Lawrence center had tallied a little more than 5,658 pounds. Manhattan had 2,164 pounds.
Even though Kansas State trounced Kansas on the football field Saturday, the Lawrence Habitat for Humanity underdogs upset the Manhattan center in a aluminum-collecting contest. The Lawrence center raked in 3,404 more pounds of cans than its Manhattan counterpart.
"I was shocked," said Linda Klinker, program director of the Lawrence center. "I was biting my fingernails. I couldn't believe it."
Last month the Lawrence center collected 662 pounds, and increased its numbers this month by 4,996 pounds. About 30 cans made up a pound, Klinker said.
Klinker estimated that about half of the total collection came from University of Kansas students. She said the biggest student and overall drop site was the "little house" in the parking lot of Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2104 W. 15th St.
"That's a heck of a lot of cans," she said. "The community really, really backed us."
The contest started on Oct. 1 and ended at 5 p.m. Monday. The Manhattan center originally asked the Lawrence center if it would be interested in having an aluminum-can-collecting contest to increase recycling awareness in the fall.
Going into the race, Manhattan ranked sixth out of the nearly 500 Habitat affiliates that had recycling programs, with Lawrence in 20th place.
Even though the Manhattan residents didn't win, they still put up a fight. Local radio personality DJ Rodney from KJCK 97.5 FM went up on roof of the student bookstore in downtown Manhattan at 4 p.m. Friday and vowed not to come down until the Manhattan center collected 2,000 pounds of cans. He came down at about 9 a.m. Saturday morning, said April Lindquist, Kansas State senior and Manhattan center intern.
Although her team lost, Lindquist said that the ultimate winner was Habitat for Humanity.
"I'm not disappointed with the number," Lindquist said. "We more than doubled our monthly average so that's a reason enough to do this project."
Both program directors wanted the competition to become a regular event.
"We're both winners in the fact that we're helping the family in our communities." Klinker said.
The Lawrence center received 25 cents per pound of cans from Lonnie's Recycling, 501 Maple St., which meant nearly $1,400 was raised to help in the organization's efforts to build homes.
Klinker said people could continue to bring their cans to the "little can house" drop-off site, the Habitat for Humanity office at 412 E. Ninth St, or they could call the office to arrange for a pick-up.
"Just because the contest is over," Klinker said, "doesn't mean the recycling is over."
— Edited by Scott Christie