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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
LIFESTYLE
Students with part-time jobs earn better grades
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Taylor Cady, a sophomore from Derby, assists a student at the register Wednesday afternoon. Cady works 15 hours a week as a cashier in The Underground on campus
KAYLA SOPER
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Many college students would rather spend their time doing anything but working, but recent studies show that money isn't the only benefit of a part-time job. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics found that students who worked between one and 20 hours a week get better grades then students who do not work. This may come as a surprise, because common logic would lead one to believe that less time working means more time to complete school work. In most cases though, more free time means more time to do things other than homework.
Mary Ann Rasnak, director of the Academic Achievement and Access Center, agrees that having a job is an important part of learning responsibility and becoming independent.
Jessica Eaton, a sophomore from Dodge City, is proof of this statistic.
"We all get more done when we are busy" she said.
"Having a job helps me manage my time better, because I have to plan studying around work. It helps keep me organized," Eaton said.
Work was never an option for Eaton, a waitress who has to pay
However, the same study also found that working too many hours can have a negative effect on your grades, with the average GPA for students who worked full-time jobs being lower than those who don't work at all. Twenty hours is the happy medium, because working too much can leave you with no time to balance work and school and keep up in your classes.
or almost everything on her own.
Even with working and school, she still finds time to participate in a sorority and loves to go running. She shows it is possible to have a part-time job, go to school and have a social life.
"The most successful people I meet are the ones that have the right balance." Rasnak said.
Twenty hours a week will most likely give you the motivation to be productive with your free time, while working too much will give you no free time.
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little announced Tuesday that former KU student and president of the Republic of Colombia will be visiting the Edwards Campus on Sept. 24.
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"We are honored to welcome President Santos back to the University of Kansas." Gray-Little said in a KU news release. "He's
Juan Manuel Santos, president of the Republic of Colombia, will receive the Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The free event will be held at the Robert Dole Institute of Politics and will be available to the public. Seating is limited. The doors open at 1 p.m. and the event is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
Although Rasnak said that sometimes it would be nice to have everything paid for, Eaton said she wouldn't change how things are.
I'll go to class because I know that it's my money I would be wasting if I didn't," Eaton said. "I don't take it for granted."
Former KU student, now president of Colombia, to visit and receive award
one of KU's most distinguished alumni, and I'm very happy our students and community will get an opportunity to talk with him during his visit.
Edited by Sarah McCabe
Santos earned two degrees at KU in 1973: economics and business. He worked as a columnist and director for the El Tiempo newspaper and published many books. He has also won the King of Spain Journalism Prize.
Before his presidency, Santos was Colombia's first Foreign Trade Minister. He was also a finance and national defense minister and lead the implementation of the government's Democratic Security Policy. In 2010, he was elected president of the Republic of Colombia for a four-year term.
Rebekka Schlichting
UNIVERSITY
Edwards Campus vice chancellor retires after 12-year term
Bob Clark, Edwards Campus vice chancellor, is resigning after 16 years of service at the University of Kansas.
Clark became the Edwards Campus dean in 1997. In 2000, he was elected vice chancellor.
During his time at Kansas, he was a leader in the development of Johnson County Education Reach Triangle initiative. The initiative gives the University $5 million in local donations to fund 10 new degrees in business, engineering, science and technology. So far, a bachelor's degree in business administration and a bachelor's degree in science in information technology have already launched.
Clark has also built relationships with local community colleges and Greater Kansas City businesses and
organizations. According to a KU news release, throughout Clark's service at the University, approximately 8,400 students have graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees at KU and on went to work in Johnson County.
"Bob Clark has led the Edwards Campus through tremendous growth, both in the campus itself and in the degree programs that are offered," Gray-Little said in a KU news release. "Thanks to his leadership and the support of local residents, we are better able to serve Kansas City than at any point before."
Clark isn't completely leaving KU. He will serve as the University's liaison for the Center of Science Education, a leadership and development program for K-12 students. He will leave his vice chairperson on Dec. 31.
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ENVIRONMENT
The Sandhills near Mils, Neb., is an environmentally sensitive area which TransCanada had planned to build a pipeline through to transport crude oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast. The company revealed Wednesday that they revised the Keystone XL pipeline route.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Proposed Keystone XL pipeline route altered
The latest proposed Keystone XL pipeline route is TransCanada's second attempt to satisfy state environmental regulators. The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality said in July that the initial revised route
OMAHA, Neb. — The company that wants to build a pipeline to transport crude oil from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries said Wednesday it has revised its proposed new route through Nebraska to avoid environmentally sensitive areas.
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The new TransCanada proposal tweaks that April plan, making the route veer east shortly after entering the state to avoid more of the sensitive areas in Keya Paha County, east again around the town of Clarks and west around the town of Western to avoid drinking water well fields.
crossed land that could erode easily and passed near unconfined aquifers that supply drinking water to residents and livestock.
"TransCanada shares the goal of protecting key water and natural resources with Nebraskans," TransCanada CEO Russ Girling
Nebraska regulators said they would review the new proposal and hold a public hearing on it before submitting a recommendation to the governor, possibly by the end of the year. The governor will decide whether to approve the new route for the pipeline.
said. The proposal also upgrades planned safety measures, adding more remote control shut-off valves and inspections, the company said.
"An initial scan of the report indicates that it responds to some of the comments raised by the NDEQ and the public, but a full evaluation will now begin," said Mike Linder, director of the state agency.
Bold Nebraska's lane Kleeb said the latest new route doesn't go far enough to address her group's concerns about potential erosion of the Sandhills and groundwater contamination, so she believes state and federal officials should block the pipeline.
Environmental groups have long opposed the pipeline project because of concerns that it could contaminate underground and surface water supplies, increase air pollution around refineries and harm wildlife.
"The route still crosses the aquifer and it still crosses sandy soil, so all of the same concerns remain," Kleb said.
TransCanada spokesman Grady Semmens said only 36 miles of the 275 miles of pipeline in Nebraska would cross sandy soils, and the new route entirely avoids the area Nebraska defined as the Sandhills.
Joe Mendelson of the National Wildlife Federation said the Keystone XL pipeline puts too much natural habitat at risk.
"The best approach is to ditch Keystone XL entirely and embrace clean energy solutions that
JOE MENDELSON National Wildlife Federation
"The best approach is to ditch Keystone XL entirely and embrace clean energy solutions that don't spill or explode."
don't spill or explode," Mendelson said.
The pipeline is designed to carry oil from Canada across
Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. TransCanada also has proposed connecting it to the Bakken oil field in Montana and North Dakota.
President Barack Obama rejected TransCanada's original application for a federal permit to build the pipeline in January by after congressional Republicans imposed a deadline for approval that didn't allow enough time to address questions about the route through Nebraska.
Since then, TransCanada has split the project into two pieces. The company began construction last month on the southern section of the pipeline between Oklahoma and the Gulf Coast.
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