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Miss Kansas stopped short University of Kansas student Angelea Busby represented Kansas in the Miss America pageant Saturday night. Busby was eliminated in the first round. PAGE 3A
A lesson in media culture
Two Arab journalists visited the University Friday as part of a media tour of the
United States. The journalists met with journalism students to discuss International media coverage. PAGE 3A
Digging in
University officials broke ground on the new Biomedical Research facility in Kansas City, Kan., on Friday. PAGE5A
'Hawk football dominates
The football team extended its winning record to 3-1,with its defeat of the Jacksonville State Gamecocks Saturday. PAGE 12A
The volleyball team won its Big 12 Conference home opener against Colorado. PAGE12A
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Vol.114 Issue No.23
KANSAN
Monday, September 22, 2003
The Student Newspaper of the University of Kansas
Rising rent hits two halls
Inflation, maintenance affects Watkins, Miller Scholarship Hall rent
By Abby Mills almills@kansan.com mails@kansan.com staff writer
Last night, the Department of Student Housing announced rent at the two scholarship halls would increase by $300 next year. Residents will pay $1,218, a 30 percent increase from this year's rate
Miller and Watkins Scholarship Halls have some financial catching up to do
percent increases. Ken Stoner, director of the Department of Student Housing, said many factors including inflation increases and paying into the University's general maintenance fund had put the halls behind financially. As a result, a substantial increase is necessary.
Rent will increase campus-wide, leaving residents in other scholarship and residence halls paying about $200 more next year, including food, Stoner said.
next year, including food.
"I'm not angry," said Liz Morel, a Lawrence junior who lives in Watkins Hall, of the changes. "I'm not wanting to fight anyone. I'm glad we got the information. I just want to hear other opinions."
Stoner stressed to residents that their rent would never be as high as rent at other scholarship halls because of their trust. He said rent would go from being about $1,000 less to between $600 and $800 less.
There are only two sources of income
we have to fund Miller and Watkins," Stoner said. "The trust fund and rent."
The department had tried to split expenses evenly between these two sources. But because of the lagging economy trust income has decreased.
only trust income has the department has used money from the trust kept in an account at the KU Endowment Association rather than increase rent. When the trust fund produced more than was needed to fund the halls, the extra was stored with the association to accumulate interest. If the trust failed to produce enough funds for the halls, money was taken from the account to cover costs.
The trust was also used to save money
for large maintenance projects, such as foundation work, improved telephone and Internet connections and installing air conditioning. Such projects are so expensive that the department can not raise enough funds in a year to pay for them.
This system was possible because of the University's legal interpretation of the original trust left by Elizabeth Miller Watkins that allowed money from the trust to accumulate from year to year.
The result, Stoner said, was that maintenance projects would have to be covered by the general maintenance fund
Jean Anderson, 1996 KU graduate, watched as her two-and-a-half year-old son Jack Anderson, took a refreshing drink during the KU Open House on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Jack got the opportunity to sit in a police car at the Lawrence Police Department exhibit.
Opening
up the house
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Joshua Abel, Dustin Peterson, Michael Brown and Shaun Whisler made up the Random Harmony Quartet. The quartet sang at the Open House on Saturday afternoon at Wescoe Beach.
By Kevin Kampwirth
kkampwirth@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Events draw 25,000 visitors onto campus
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The sometimes spastic, sometimes fluid movements of the Lawrence-based dance troupe, the Bowery Dancers, drew a large crowd to Wescoe Beach on Saturday.
One of the day's most watched events, the Bowery Dancers were just one of several performances that took place on Wescoe Beach for the University of Kansas 2003 Open House and Family Weekend.
it's really interesting to water Open House events began officially at 8 a.m. with most ending by about 3 p.m. University officials estimated that nearly 25,000 people took part in the various activities — up from the estimated 22,500 at last years events.
"This is a very different type of dancing," Katie Tempel, Lawrence senior, said of the group's unique style. "I think it's really interesting to watch."
More than 25 booths represented by different campus organizations and departments lined Jayhawk Boulevard. There were also booths from organiza-
After the Bowyer performance, Tempel said she would check out some of the other events on Jayhawk Boulevard, but not until she took care of some more important business first.
other attractions around campus on Saturday included a Jayhawk hot air ballon tethered on the lawn in front of Allen Fieldhouse and Formula race cars outside Learned Hall built by Kansas mechanical engineering students.
tions not affiliated with the University such as Kansas Public Radio.
After this I'm going to get my picture taken with the Jayhawk," Tempel said, referring to Jay, the University mascot who made an appearance.
At Murphy Hall, a costume sale from 8 a.m. to noon drew many visitors. Gretchen Schmidt, Chicago senior, was one of them.
"It's always a good idea to start thinking about Halloween costumes early so you're not stuck without one come October." Schmidt said.
onto campus "It's really a great day because people see what KU has to offer." Kristina Hiles Gardner junior
In front of Murphy, the University theatre put on a garage sale peddling items
like desks and cabinets that were once used as props in plays.
Tours of various campus buildings ran throughout the day and were punctuated by students and their parents.
by students Kristina Hiles, Gardner junior, spent most of her Open House experience on Jayhawk Boulevard watching the various performances on Wescoe Beach, from the Mu Sigma Upsilon's step dancing show to the KU Spirit Squad's routine.
"It's really a great day because people see what KU has to offer," Hiles said. "Most people find out that it's more than they realized."
- Edited by Shane Mettlen
Girl meets Lawrence; 'Topanga' visits bar
By Alex Hoffman
ahoffman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
As "Topanga" from the teen sitcom Boy Meets World visited Lawrence, male admirers swarmed to get her attention.
members and I got a couple of pictures with me and Topanga," said Mark Jackson, Ann Arbor, Mich., senior. "It was pretty wild. Watching that show as a kid, she was pretty attractive then. And she's pretty attractive still."
Danielle Fishel reminded them that her name was not Topanga, but she obliged requests for pictures, autographs and the occasional dance at Last Call, Seventh and New Hampshire streets. Fishel appeared at the bar Saturday night to promote the movie National Lampoon's Dorm Daze with two other cast members and the directors.
Lawrence and Kansas City, Mo., were selected as the opening markets for Dorm Daze, said Scott Hillenbrand, who co-directed the film with his brother, David. Future stops will take the cast and crew to Minneapolis and Tallahassee, Fla. The movie begins its run in theaters Sept. 24.
theaters depict.
"Together with National Lampoon we said, 'Let's really bring this film to its prime audience, and go to Lawrence and college towns especially.'" David Hillenbrand said.
brand sale:
The Hillenbrand brothers found the script for the movie at a Hollywood Video store. They were looking for movies and a couple of screenwriters who recently graduated from college and knew their work approached them. They asked the Hillenbrands if they would like to see a script they had written.
The story is a comedy that thrives on slapstick and misunderstandings. Patrick Renna, best known as the puggy catcher Ham in The Sandlot, played a student who hired a prostitute named Dominique for his brother.
to see a script they may be the brothers loved the script and said it was a fluke that they walked in the store and met two screenwriters who were recently out of college.
Confusion mounts when a foreign exchange student, also named Dominique, arrives. Two girls, named Marla and Lynne, fuel the miscommunication and identity mix-ups that persist throughout the film.
Dominique for my birthday.
"I love women. I love hookers." Renna said of his role. "I'm kind of a ladies man, kind of not a ladies man at times."
throughout the hall. Fishel, who played Marla, said she enjoyed the change of pace.
"Now I get to change Topanga completely and play Marla, and I'm looking forward to being recognized for this movie." Fishel said.
movie, Fansher.
Fishel admitted that she freaked out when girls her age said that their kids watched Boy Meets World and that they did too. But after the show's seven-year run, it is still special to her.
"I'd be lying if I didn't go home and check when it was going to be on and wait up until 1:30 to watch it now, because it's like my childhood," Fishel said.
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