THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013
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LOCATION, TRANSPORTATION MAIN FACTORS FOR SELECTION
AMENITIES
ELISE REUTER
ereuter@kansan.com
Starting the search for an apartments can be daunting, but you can narrow down your options by making a few choices. To begin, decide the features that are most important to you, such as rent, proximity to campus and parking.
The top five sought-after amenities are having washers and dryers in each unit, allowing pets in an apartment, having air conditioning, some paid utilities and a place to do laundry in the complex, according to ApartmentGuide.com. After living in the dorms, some of these features are easy to overlook—especially when it comes to doing the dishes.
One issue worth looking into is whether the complex offers safe parking.
"That's a huge factor for me," said Lynn Schrag, a senior from Wichita. "Not only where I to get to park, but whether it's covered or if I have my own parking space. I would also like to have additional parking to allow for guests."
Apartments offering covered parking or personal garages are often worth a small increase in monthly rent for students.
For other students, it's all about location, location, location.
"I spend most of my time on campus during
the day with meetings, classes and office hours, so I would want to be able to run back to my apartment to get whatever I needed instead of packing everything for the day," said Jennifer Garren, a senior from Overland Park. "I do have a car, but I would want to walk to campus. Especially when parking is so difficult."
Basics aside, apartments can offer many bores you would never see in the dorms. Some apartments have a separate workout facility, a pool, and some buildings even have a study room with a printer. For students who are willing to pay a little more, billiards rooms, cinemas, tennis courts and even free tanning can be fun distractions.
Having an apartment located on one of the KU on Wheels's bus routes is another top amenity students value. While most complexes are along one of the bus routes, some apartments have their own buses that go to campus. Living on the SafeBus route is also a plus for some students.
With so many options, making a list of needs, wants and likes will help the decision-making process.
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Top 15 amenities searched for on ApartmentGuide.com from Feb. to Aug. 2009:
1. WASHER AND DRYER IN UNIT
2. PET FRIENDLY
3. AIR CONDITIONING
4. SOME PAID UTILITIES
5. WASHER AND DRYER CONNECTIONS
6. DISHWASHER
7. BALCONY
8. GARAGE
9. CABLE READY
10. FURNISHED AVAILABLE
11. SWIMMING POOL
12. SHORT-TERM LEASE AVAILABLE
13. FITNESS CENTER
14. GATED ACCESS
15. OVERSIZED CLOSETS
ERIN BREMER/KANSAN
Tuckaway Apartments in Lawrence provides tenants with a lounge and office area to relax and study.
ERIN BREMER/KANSAN
Recreational facilities including a basketball court, two swimming pools, and a fitness center are offered to Tuckaway Apartment tenants.
$710 £ up
123 bedrooms
5000 Clinton Pkwy
Pinnacle Woods
Lawrence,KS 66047
PinnacleWoodsApts.com
leasing at pinnaclewoodsapts.com
Call us: (785) 865-5451
Text us: (455) 554-8579
Besides winning against Ohio state and Texas Tech, Kansas' largest victory was by five points against Texas and West Virginia.
On the bright side, tough stretches of games like this can prepare the jayhawks for a great NCAA tournament run. The mental toughness builds in this stretch.
Last year, the Jayhawks had to battle at Kansas State, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State to finish out the season.
If Kansas wants to win its ninth straight Big 12 title, the Jayhawks have no choice but to win these games. If the Jayhawks lose one game, they will have to hope for a loss to keep them in the running for the conference title.
Still, this isn't something new to Kansas basketball.
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for 62 of the Jayhawks' 81 points, and it was the second consecutive game in which Engelman has scored over 20 points.
"There's poise and composure," Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "There's a sense of calm, not without a heartbeat, but their huddles are tighter, their voices are louder."
It has become a theme that in each of Kansas' most recent wins, going back to the victory over Iowa State, the seniors have acted as leaders and played like veterans.
As Henrickson said, when Oklahoma made a second half run and cut the lead to single digits, it was Angel Goodrich who had the answer. Goodrich and Engelman were able to
"I felt like we were slowing up," Davis said. "We had to keep pushing the tempo. We had to keep attacking. We couldn't let up. I was trying to get my teammates to be more aggressive. I knew I had to take over as a senior, as a captain. I just tried to push my teammates to give me the ball."
Davis and her teammates are familiar with fighting back from double-digit margins in the second half as they did against TCU and Iowa State, but against Oklahoma on Sunday it was the Jayhawks trying to hold off Oklahoma's run. Herickson and Davis both agreed that those situations gave them a lesson of how to handle the lead.
Henrickson said she made
Sophomore Chelsea Gardner also contributed 10 points and nine rebounds in the game.
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In the end, Davis had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Engelman had 21 points and five rebounds, and Goodrich had 17 points and 10 assists.
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The win is the second this season for the Jayhawks over a team ranked in the AP top-25 poll, and gives them a winning record in conference play at 7-6. Kansas still sits at sixth in the conference standings.
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Senior guard Angel Goodrich rushes toward the basket for a layup in the second half of Sunday's game against Oklahoma. Goodrich scored 17 points in the 81-71 win.