THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THE UNIVERSITY
DAIRY KANSAN
Editor-in-chief Hannah Wise
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013
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Snow shower/ wind. 60 percent chance of snow.NW winds at 22mph.
HI: 34
LO: 16
Tuesday
HI: 37
LO: 27
Cloudy, 10 percent chance of precipitation. NNW winds at 16 mph.
Thursday
Wednesday
HI: 37
L0: 20
The Blizzard of Oz continues.
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Few snow showers.
30 percent chance of snow. NNW winds at 18 mph.
Keep the shovels ready.
Still cold, still windy, still winter.
Monday, February 25
CALENDAR
WHAT: Credit/no credit registration
WHERE: Strong Hall, 121
WHEN: TBA
ABOUT: Not feeling so confident about that Spanish class this semester?
Sign up to receive credit/no credit for classes today.
WHAT: SUA's Performing Arts Variety Showcase
Tuesday, February 26
Showcase
**WHERE:** Kansas Union, Alderson
Auditorium
**WHEN:** 7 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Watch a variety of campus dance organizations perform, then learn a few new dance moves from the dancers after the show.
WHAT: The Buried Life
WHERE: Budig Hall, 120
WHEN: 7 to 9 m.
CAMPUS
ABOUT. The stars of the MTV show will present an interactive lecture focused on the question, "What do you want to do before you die?" Admission is free with a Student Saver Card and $2 with KU ID.
Wednesday, February 27
WHAT: Student Senate Legislative Committees
mittees
WHERE: Kansas Union
WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m.
ABOUT: Legislative committees begin each cycle of the Student Cycle and are open to all students.
**WHAT:** Final Cut Pro X: The Fundamentals
**WHERE:** Budig Media Lab
**WHEN:** 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
**ABOUT:** Are you a budding Spielberg but don't know how put a video together?
This workshop will teach you the basics of the Final Cut Pro X editing program.
Thursday, February 28
**WHAT:** Central American Film Showcase; "La Yuma"
**WHERE:** Stauffer-Flint Hall, 100
**WHEN:** 7 to 9:30 p.m.
**ABOUT:** This film tells the story of Yuma, a poor but determined girl who aspires to be a boxer.
WHAT: SUA's Chili Recipe Contest
WHERE: Kansas University lobby, level 4
WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
ABOUT: See judges award contest winners on the best student-submitted chili recipes. The winner will receive a $100 prize.
wagner said with the assistance
Legal Services for Students offers help with taxes
This tax season, Legal Services for Students is offering a free tax-filing service. In addition to free online software accessible through its website, LSS is providing complimentary tax workshops for students.
MARSHALL SCHMIDT
mschmidt@kansan.com
For Phil Wagner, a graduate student from Lynchburg, Va., using the service saves him from spending his tax return on professional tax preparation, given he must file in both Kansas and Virginia.
"H&R Block quoted me $300 to file my taxes," Wagner said. "I'm a graduate student with a kid, and that's not going to work for me."
of the tax workshop, filing taxes should not take students more than an hour to complete.
"We are trying to teach students how to prepare their taxes themselves," said Jo Hardesty, director of LSS. "Students need to have their taxes before they apply for financial aid through FAFSA."
In order to apply for FAFSA by March 1, the priority deadline, students need to first file their taxes, Hardesty said.
Juliette Nguyen, a law student from Wichita, is helping with the tax workshops as part of her LSS internship.
"Right now, it's slow, but come March, it will get crazy," Nguyen said.
Nguyen said students can come
to workshops at their convenience to ask questions and finish their filing at home. All persons earning less than $57,000 annually qualify for the service, including international students.
Konstantinos Petrakopoulos, a graduate student from Athens, used the service to acquaint himself with the US tax filing system.
The schedule for tax workshops can be found at: http://legalservices.ku.taxworkshops.shtml
"This is my first time."
Petrakopoulos said. "They answered my questions, and their behavior was very helpful."
Edited by Elise Reuter
- Record of gifts to charity
DOCUMENTS NEEDED
- W-2 tax form issued by employers (required)
- Record of medical payments
- Student financial information during 2012
- Scholarships and grants received
- *Tuition paid
- 1098-T tax form issued by KU
- Cost of books and school-related supplies
CAMPUS
Important dates:
March 1 - FAFSA priority deadline
April 15 - Final deadline to file taxes
Student Senate approves bill for SILC renovations
HANNAH BARLING
hbarline@kansan.com
Student Senate passed a bill to fund the Student Involvement and Leadership Center (SILC) renovations at the full senate meeting last Wednesday.
KU Memorial Unions first proposed the bill two weeks ago at the first cycle of legislation for the semester. The Union originally asked for $60,000 to which it would match, estimating a total of a $120,000 project. Student Senate voted to postpone the bill until it could get more student feedback about the center. It appointed a committee to choose a design for the renovations.
After the student committee and KU Memorial Unions came up with the plan, they worked with representatives from Steelcase, a workspace design company, to get a more precise estimate for the renovations. The new estimated cost was $85,900. Senate passed the funding at the new price of $42,950 with KU Memorial Unions paying the other half of the project.
There are 574 registered student groups on campus. Only 25 groups currently have assigned work spaces in the SLC. The stations are cubicle style with tall walls around the desks. Student Body President Hannah Bolton, said the current cubicles don't allow for natural light and are not convenient for group work.
The renovations will begin after graduation in May. The SILC is planned to be renovated in time for New Student Orientation starting June 10.
With the new design, there will be 24 assigned work stations and 10 unassigned work stations. There will also be two bar-height tables that can be pushed together for more collaborative work. Two recycling centers will also be installed in the renovated SILC. Coca Cola funded one unit at $2,200. After the renovations, more student groups should be able to utilize the space and work together.
- Edited by Elise Reuter
Student Involvement and Leadership Center by the numbers
"We are hoping to make it more inviting for students." Bolton said.
Original estimated cost: $120,000
Only 25 groups currently have assigned work stations in the SLIO
New estimated cost: $85,900
There are 574 registered student groups on campus
In the renovated SILC, there will be 24 assigned work stations
10 unassigned work stations
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