Friday, October 30.1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 5
KU alumna contributes her papers to University
By Kelli Raybern
Kansan staff writer
An influential leader of higher education and a woman who opened doors with her hard work has donated her papers to the University of Kansas. her alma mater.
Martha Peterson became University Dean of Women in 1952 and began her career in the administration of higher education.
An exhibit entitled The Trail-Blazing Leadership of Martha Peterson in the Kansas Collection of the Spencer Research Library will highlight Peterson's achievements until the papers become a regular part of the collection.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway,
former Kansas senator Nancy
Kassebaum Baker, KU alumni,
students and friends attended a
reception to open the exhibit at 4
n.m. vesterday.
"It's a great pleasure for the University of Kansas to be able to honor one of its most distinguished daughters." Hemenway told a crowd of about 75 at the reception.
Among the items in Peterson's collection was a newspaper article describing one of her major accomplishments at the University: The integration of women's residence halls.
In 1951, Peterson said, Chancellor Deane Malott took a proposal to the Board of Regents to require all female freshmen to live in residence halls. The Board of Regents passed the policy, which did not exclude African-American students previously barred from the halls.
Peterson reminded Malott that the policy would integrate the balls.
"I remember Chancellor Mallot saying, "I know that, but the Board of Regents doesn't know that," " she said.
Malott said it was her job to implement the integration without a fuss.
After her work at the University, Peterson became the dean of students at University of Wisconsin in 1963, the highest position a woman had held at the school. She became the president of Barnard College in 1967 and moved to the presidency of Beloit College in 1974. Pearson has 20 honorary degrees and was one of the first women to chair the American Council on Education.
Peterson said she never planned a step in her career and just took jobs that came along.
"I don't know how I got there," she said. "I suppose by working hard and by caring about students."
Senate's recreation task force gathers opinion, criticism
By Seth Jones Kansan staff writer
Student Senate has formed a recreation task force to determine what University of Kansas students want in a recreational facility.
Some students see the task force's presentation as persuasive rather than informative.
Marlon Marshall, engineering senator and task force presenter, said that students agreed there was a problem with recreation on campus.
"Before Senate does anything, we want to get the student's voice and see what they want to do," he said.
Sara Zander, Topeka sophomore, saw the task force's presentation at a Gertrude Sellars Pearson-Corbin Hall meeting.
During the presentation, Allison McCallie, Nunemaker senator, wrote key words of the crowd's comments on a poster board. "Disgrace," "meat market," and "hours suck" were examples.
"I thought the presentation was underlyingly persuasive," she said. "It was like they were telling us that we should do something, not that they were just being informative."
A survey was handed out that
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asked what solution students preferred: an increase in student fees by $20 to $25 that would result in additions to Robinson Center, an increase in student fees by $30 to $35 that would result in a new, medium-sized recreation center, or an increase in fees of $40 to $45 that would result in a new, larger recreation center.
Missing from the survey was an option for the system to remain unchanged. That option has been added to the survey.
Trey Toy, recreation task force member, said that it was hard to present the facts without seeming blased.
"The facts are so obvious that something needs to be done," he said. "It may seem that we're just presenting all bad things about recreation at KU. But it's just
because that's what there is."
Justin Hawkins, recreation task force member, said that last year's graduating seniors rated the quality of Robinson at 3.5 on a 10-point scale.
Scott Kaiser, student body vice president, said that the main purpose of the presentations was to get opinion. not to give opinion.
"The facts don't speak well for Robinson," he said. "But at the end of the presentation we say, 'Here is what we can do. What do you want us to do?' and we've gotten a lot of good suggestions."
Three years ago, a proposed new recreational facility was voted down by students. Kevin Yoder, student body president, said the initiative failed because students were not properly informed about the proposed center.
Housing rates up, low among Big 12
By Sarah Hale
Kanson staff writer
Despite a nearly 3 percent increase, the University of Kansas' housing costs are still among the lowest in the Big 12.
Department of Student Housing officials announced Wednesday the projected prices for the residence and scholarship halls for the 1999-2000 academic year.
Although the rates still will need to be approved by the Board of Regents in December, for now, the totals are similar to nationwide inflation trends.
The near 3 percent increase is parallel to rising prices in all areas, said Ken Stoner, director of the department of student housing.
"Inflationary pressures will always tend to drive the rates up somewhat," Stoner said. "We're pleased that we're holding them so low."
Students who live in a residence hall double-occupancy room will pay $3,941, a $109 increase from this year's price of $3,832. This year, rates increased $66.
"The prices don't really affect me because my parents pay," said Andreas Achleitner, Emporia freshman who lives in Templin
Hall. "I think the prices are kind of steep as it is. So I don't think they should raise them."
The scholarship hall rates will increase to $2,717. The total is $77 more than this year's $2,640 price.
Watkins and Miller scholarship halls will increase from $712 to $725 per year, prices that are lower because of a University trust fund.
"The increase is not that big of a deal," said Levi Chronister, Pittsburgh sophomore who lives in Stephenson Hall. "I think KU has a good price on housing rates overall, especially with the scholarship halls."
Stoner agreed that the University rates were lower than other institutions nationwide.
"All things considered, including college averages public and private, KU in the room and board area is one of the best bargains there is," Stoner said.
KU housing rates are $737 below the Big 12 average of $4,205 and $698 below other 4-year public universities' rate of $4,530.
Although the University has raised prices consistently 2 to 3 percent each year in the past, the KU rates were ranked 11th in the Big 12 totals this year.
The University of Colorado was the most expensive, which costs
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Scholarship Hall rates will increase $77. The new price will be $2,717.
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On the flip side, Kansas State University was the cheapest at $3,780 for a double-occupancy room, $52 cheaper than the University of Kansas.
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Stoner said that in the past, Kansas, Kansas State and the University of Nebraska rates always have been within a hundred dollars.
Other rates, such as those assigned to single-room occupancy or non-dormitory campus living, also are expected to increase
For example, Jayhawker Towers,
Sunflower Apartments and Stouffer Place Apartments will increase between 1.9 and 3.2 percent next year.
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