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VOLUME 121 ISSUE 23
OBITUARY
Loved ones remember the life of crash victim
INCREASE IN INTEREST
BY JUSTIN LEVERETT jleverett@kansan.com
Kara Morgan's passion in life was dancing.
"From the time she was little, she'd take her little blanket with her and she'd just dance around and put it over her head like it was a princess dress and dance and dance." Connie Morgan, her mother, said.
When Morgan was buried last Wednesday, she was buried with a little piece of that childhood blanket. Morgans funeral was held at Mercer Funeral Home.
Funeral Home in Holton
Morgan, Holton junior, died on Sept. 12 at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan. She was driving on K-10 at around
Morgan
3 a.m. when her car collided with another car, according to police reports. She and the driver of the other car, 20-year-old Eric Sill of Olathe, were both killed. Both were wearing seatbelts.
She said police informed both families on Thursday night.
Initial police reports stated that Morgan was driving in the wrong direction, but accident reconstruction specialists from the Kansas Highway Patrol later determined that Morgan was driving west in the westbound lane at the time of the accident, Connie Morgan said, and Sill was driving east.
"You could tell if she liked you because she was always bouncing up and down in your face and just excited about every story," her best friend, Hannah Blodgott, said. "She told jokes and she had the most beautiful laugh."
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Morgan was part of the dance team at Jackson Heights High School in Holton until her graduation in 2001. She then moved to Lawrence, where she studied at the University and worked at the Yacht Club. Katie Kirsch, her manager there, said that Morgan's energy was infectious.
SEE OBITUARY ON PAGE 4A
**Students pack into the "Business Majors, Careers, and Professional Skills" class in Summerfield Hall earlier this month. Enrollment in the School of Business has increased since the economic recession began last year. Numbers have increased in both undergraduate and graduate courses, and more students are taking business degrees as a minor.**
Business School numbers jump
Economic downturn causes enrollment to increase for major
BY RAY SEGEBRECHT rsegebrecht@kansan.com
For generations, the business of Kolton Slattery's family has been business.
His grandfather, John Slattery, built his life on his small businesses as a mechanic and a farmer in Wright, Kan.
Kip Slattery, Kolton's father, studied business at the University and sold signs, eventually becoming the head sign salesman and senior account manager of Luminous Neon Inc. in Topeka.
By the time Kolton Slattery, Topeka junior, started college even his brother, Kayle, had taken the familial path, with a KU degree - and a job - in business.
Kolton began studying on a pre-medicine or pre-nursing path and positioned himself to be the first Slattery in three generations
not to become a businessman.
But Slattery was not destined for science. This fall, when he normally would have picked chemistry and biology classes, he decided his true future lay in
the vocation of his brother, his father and his grandfather. He instead enrolled in Business 101.
Slattery chose to pursue a business track not for sentimental family reasons but rather for a
In light of increasing unemployment and a diminishing job market, Slattery isn't the only KU student changing majors. The number of students in every program, undergraduate and
practical one — business seemed the best path to a job during an economic recession.
"The reason I'm studying business is I think that's the best way to be successful."
"People are more aware of the economy now." Slattery said. "The reason I'm studying business is I think that's the best way to be successful."
KOLTON SLATTERY Topeka junior
graduate, in the KU School of Business has increased from last spring, said Toni Dixon, the school's communications director. The number of students pursuing Master of Business Administration degrees full time has
increased 30 to 40 percent this fall, Dixon said.
Enrollment in the KU School of Engineering and Computer Science also climbed to a 22-year high this fall, Stuart Bell, the school's dean, said.
Simultaneously, the national
UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT
School of Business officials report an increase in enrollment since the economic downturn last year.
unemployment rate increased in August to 9.7 percent — the highest monthly rate since June of 1983, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Both Dixon and Bell said they thought the continuing economic downturn played a part in the
Source: University of Kansas, Office of Institutional Research and Planning
2008 Undergraduate /First Professional Enrollment by School
rise in business and engineering majors this fall.
HEALTH
"I think, in this economy, people are really looking where their career paths are headed and taking a new direction," Dixon said.
SEE BUSINESS ON PAGE 4A
Annual blood drive continues despite H1N1 concerns
BY ANNA ARCHIBALD
aarchibald@ku.edu
Every year the Lawrence Community Blood Center and American Red Cross hold a blood drive on campus and despite concerns of H1N1, this year will be no different. Starting today and lasting through Friday, locations will be open all over campus for students and faculty to donate blood.
Because of the H1N1 flu concern, Kelly Unger, president of the Blood Drive Committee, said the group had put more effort into advertising this year in order to appeal to a wider demographic.
"When they are symptom-free, they are welcome to donate," Kerbs said. "But for right now, the message is that we need the
Bev Kerbs, American Red Cross donor recruitment representative, said she was concerned a lot of regulations couldn't be.
his doctors wouldn't be able to donate this year because of sickness.
Unger said even though the American Red Cross and
come in even if they wouldn't normally donate"
Community Blood Center have been concerned that the swine flu outbreak will drop numbers, she
"When they are symptom-free, they are welcome to donate."
BEV KERBS
American Red Cross
representative
"I think because of the publicity, it could be the most successful we've ever had." Kerbs said.
also said they were still optimistic they could reach their goal of 1,000 units of blood.
group that hosts the blood drive every year, has also taken measures to ensure every person who wants to and is healthy has the opportun-
The Blood Drive Committee a campu
nity to donate.
Not only have they increased the number of staff for this year's drive, they have also added a new location at the Kappa Delta sorority house on the west side of campus, said Jim Sajevic, Community Blood Center site representative.
"We have gone to the greek system frequently and have always had success," Sajevic said. "We try to select different geographic parts of the campus and various types of buildings to attract more people."
Sajevic said to reach the goal of 1,000 units of blood this year, the center would need at least 1,200 people to show up and donate.
He said 20 percent to 25 percent
of people would have an unexpected conflict or would be deferred. He said this would depend on where they had traveled because of disease outbreaks in certain countries, whether or not they had a low-grade fever or if they weren't feeling completely up to par. Donors could also be deferred if they had low iron or hemoglobin levels.
"We address concerns head-on to ensure the product donated is safe for transfusion". Saievic said.
Despite the risk of being turned away while trying to give blood, however, students and faculty are still encouraged to try to give
BLOOD DONATION
OPPORTUNITIES
WHO: American Red Cross, Community Blood Center
SEE DONATE ON PAGE 4A
WHAT: Annual Blood Drive
WHERE: Kansas Union Ballroom. To find more locations visit: http://www.kubloodrive.com/locations.htm
WHEN: Monday, Sept. 21 to Friday, Sept. 25
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