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Forward Paul Pierce and the Kansas frontcourt led the Jayhawks to an 88- 61 victory against the Rice Owls in both teams' second game.
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Tax credit may benefit students
Sophomores freshmen could qualify for break
By Matthew Friedrichs mattf@ukans.edu Kansan staff report
Some University of Kansas freshmen and sophomores might qualify for a $1,500 tax credit for tuition paid in 1998.
A flier enclosed with tuition bills, which are scheduled to be mailed today and tomorrow, explains the Hope Scholarship tax credit.
"If we had done nothing but sent out the bills, people would not have had the opportunity to take advantage of the tax credit," said Associate Provost Lindy Eakin.
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The credit, which was created by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, applies only to tuition paid after January 1, 1998. For
that reason, the University will provide opportunities for students to defer their spring tuition payments.
Freshmen and sophomores at the University could be the main beneficiaries of the change in the tax law. The credit is only for students in their first or second year of post-secondary education who are enrolled at least half-time. Hickman said,
Mike Hickman, certified public accountant with Hickman and McFadden in Lawrence, said the credit would apply to 1998 federal income taxes.
Families with adjusted gross incomes of less than $100,000 who file jointly, and families with adjusted gross incomes of less than $50,000 that file single tax reports could qualify. Hickman said.
Students or their families could receive tax credit worth up to 100 percent of the first $1,000 of tuition paid in 1998 and up to 50 percent of the second $1,000 paid, for a total of up to $1.500. Hickman said.
Scholarships or other grants would probably reduce the amount of credit for which students would be eligible. Hickman said.
In order to take full advantage of the credit, students should defer their tuition payments until 1998. Hickman said.
Because of the potential tax credit, the University will provide an opportunity for students to defer their spring 1998 tuition payments.
Students who think they qualify for the tax credit can submit a $100 deposit to the Comprometer's Office by December 8 and pay the remainder of their tuition by January 9, 1998, said Karen Bailey, bursar in the Comprometer's Office.
Although only first- and second-year students are eligible for the credit, fliers were sent with all tuition bills. Eakin said.
"We had no way to screen it because the
Students who use the monthly Academic Management Services tuition payment plan and who might qualify for the credit also can defer their payments until January by making arrangements with AMS, Eakin said.
Eakin said the University would monitor how many deferrals were requested to ensure that only qualified students applied for tuition payment deferrals.
Scholarship credit
Hope Scholarship Credit
What is it?
- a tax credit of up to 100 percent of the first $1,000 of paid tuition in 1998 and up to 50 percent of the second $1,000.
up to 50 percent of the second $1,000.
possibly worth $1,500
first or second year students
■ enrolled at least half time for one academic period in 1998
Who qualifies?
- student or family adjust gross income of less than $100,000 for a joint return
- student or family adjusted gross income of less than $50,000 for a single return
Many terms of the credit have not been defined by the federal government. Students and their families should consult their tax adviser to determine whether they qualify.
mailings are sorted by zip code. We'll probably do some spot checking and call people," he said.
Tariq Aziz
iraq's deputy
prime minister
"The American
military is planning
an attack
against Iraq."
William Cohen U.S. Secretary of Defense "I think we're all aware of the ticking of the clock."
Kofi Annan United Nations secretary general "The Americans aren't to be separated out [from the inspectors]."
Bill Clinton U.S. President "Saddam's efforts to rebuild his weapons of mass destruction ... are unacceptable."
THE IRAQ CRISIS:
DIPLOMACY AT A CROSSROADS
Iraqi News Service, Oct. 29
"All American inspectors should leave Iraq immediately until the American administration and the Security Council decide to review their irresponsible policy and their dealing with Iraq."
By Ryan Koerner
rkoerner@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
While Iraqi citizens prepare for the worst, faculty members at the University of Kansas are confident the conflict will have little or no repercussions on campus.
The standoff began Oct. 29 when Iraq pledged to evict American weapons inspectors who were part of a United Nations team. Iraq also had threatened to shoot down American U-2 sky planes.
The team was monitoring Iraq's compliance with a U.N. order to destroy all weapons of mass destruction. The Americans were thrown out of the country on Friday. The United Nations then pulled its other inspectors out.
Iraq continues to insist the Americans be removed from the team of weapons inspectors. Mean-
If an American attack ensues, KU faculty members see few potential problems for KU students from the Middle East and students in the ROTC program.
THE MIDDLE EAST
sent the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the Persian Gulf, and Iraqi leaders are warning their country's people of a possible American attack. ISRAE
Daphne Johnston, interim director of International Student Services, said that although there were no Iraq students at the University, students from countries surrounding Iraq may be uneasy because of political and military unrest near their homeland.
TURKEY
Deborah Gerner, associate professor of political science, said Americans had a tendency to stereotype people from other countries.
"Because one particular Arab leader takes actions, some will
LEBANON
JORDAN
SYRIA
assume all Arab students are at fault," Gerner said. "There is the tension in having everyone around you criticize your home country because of its government."
Gerner said it would be a problem if members of the University community could not separate what the government did and how an individual from that country might feel.
"It takes a higher level of sophistication and maturity to recognize that an individual cannot be held responsible for actions of their government." Gerner said.
If Arab students feel uncomfortable, they can contact International Student Services at 864-3617.
Col. John Wilcox, professor for Air Force ROTC, said none of the students in the training corps would be affected by a military conflict in Iraq. The air force is not likely to lose that job.
Although the United States is sending more military forces to the Middle East, members of the University's ROTC will not travel to the region.
their counterparts in the navy ROTC program will not be pulled from their classes for any reason, said Noah Moreport, a senior in
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te our training
regardless of
what goes on,"
Moreport
s a l d.
" N o
o n e
here is
concerned
about going
overseas."
Moreports said
Bill Richardson U.S. ambassador to the U.N. "Iraq is pushing this issue to the brink."
that all Navy ROTC students had at least one year after graduation before they would join a unit that would respond to a situation like the one in Iraq.
Madeleine Albright
U.S. Secretary of State
"Threatening us is not the answer."
Saddam Hussein Iraq's president
"Iraq does not seek conflict with the United States."
Richard Burger
Chief weapons
inspector in Iraq
"[Iraq's action]
was wrong, illegal,
and must not
be allowed to stand."
Tibet movie combines saga of monks with popular music
By Corrie Moore
cmore@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Students for a Free Tibet will be at the national premiere of the Tibetan Freedom Concerts movie at 8 tonight. The free movie will be shown in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The event is sponsored by Student Union Activities, Network Event Theater, whose national headquarters is in New York and Students for a Free Tibet, a new campus organization.
Network Event Theater is paying for the production, which will be broadcast via satellite to 25 schools and 10 United Artist Theaters across the United States.
"It's related to a cause that a lot of students are really fired up about," she said.
Sheila Kloefkorn, vice president for campus operations at Network Event Theater, said the movie never had been seen before and was a unique opportunity for students.
The movie, which is directed by Sarah Prozek, features the two Tibetan Freedom concerts. The movie also provides a look at the current situation in Tibet with graphic footage and testimony from monks who have survived imprisonment and torture.
The first Tibetan Freedom Concert was in San Francisco in June 1996, and the second was in New York in June 1997. The concerts were organized by the Milarepa Fund, a group that supports a free Tibet.
More than 30 bands have participated in the two concerts, including U2, Beastie Boys, Alanis Morissette, Foo Fighters, Beck, Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready, Michael Stipe and Mike Mills, and Rage Against The Machine.
Proceeds from the concerts are distributed to Tibetan refugees and supporters. Since 1950, when China established control of Tibet, more than 1.2 million Tibetans have been killed, 6,000 monasteries have been destroyed, and thousands of Tibetans have been imprisoned.
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Solution uncovered for campus parking during game nights
By Tim Harrington tharrington@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Apparently not everybody on campus goes to KU men's basketball games.
It has even been rumored that some faculty and students work on campus while Roy and his boys work on the court.
Who are these people?
Don Kearns, director of parking services, knows. Kearns is the one whom students and faculty call when, on game days, the search for a parking space becomes next to impossible. Those with business on or near Jayhawk Boulevard are left with a long, chilly walk.
The parking department and KU on Wheels suggested a solution yesterday
Students and faculty wanting to get to campus during basketball games should park at the Lied Center and catch the night bus, which runs by the Lied Center, to Daisy Hill and then to campus
Beginning with the 5:42 bus, the route is free. The buses drive by every half hour.
Riders need only flag a bus down at the corner of Constant Avenue and Irving Hill Road, the entrance to the Lied center parking lot.
"KU On Wheels and the parking department are trying to provide some relief to those faculty and staff that need to get to campus on academic athletic nights," Kearns said.
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