NEWS
The Lawrence Municipal Airport's 75th anniversary is Saturday. The airport has contributed to fond memories for many Lawrence residents. PAGE 6A
SPORTS
Freshman guard Russell Robinson wants to give Aaron Miles a break and to be a sophomore by December. PAGE 1B
KANSAN
VOL.115 ISSUE 8
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27. 2004
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Ticket deadline extended
BY MIRANDA LENNING
mlenning@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Last Tuesday afternoon, Justin Hume, Lawrence senior, called the athletic ticket office to see if he had to be a full-time student to qualify for the student season-ticket package for men's basketball and football games.
Hume said the ticket representative told him that the ticket packages were no longer being sold. The representative also told him that in order to obtain
tickets students must have purchased them on Enroll & Pay by Aug. 18.
As of yesterday, that policy has changed.
Richard Johnson, dean of students, met with athletic department officials and Steve Munch, student body president, to discuss student ticket packages for basketball and football. They agreed to extend the purchasing deadline until Tuesday.
This extension allowed students to walk up to the ticket office at Allen Fieldhouse and purchase ticket packages to accommodate students, Munch said.
"In the past, the time frame between orientation and the start of school seemed to be enough time for students to buy tickets," said Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director.
But this year students still want tickets. Marchiony said.
About 7,300 ticket packages have been sold to date, and with the extension of the purchasing deadline, more tickets could be sold, Marchiony said. He said he did not expect a large number of sales between now and Tuesday.
"I think that 99.9 percent of students who want to purchase ticket packages have already done so," Marchiony said.
Regardless, the 7,300 ticket packages is more than the 4,295 seats allotted for students at the fieldhouse. Marchiony said the athletic department did not see a problem with the large number of tickets sold.
"It is not overselling," Marchiony said. "We know from decades of
Skyline sketching
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Party leaders desire involvement
Democratic chairwoman natural choice
BY ANDY HYLAND
ahyland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Marilyn Greathouse had a warm smile on her face as she showed off a picture of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, former President Bill Clinton and herself in the middle.
The picture sat in a prominent place: Next to family pictures in the dining room of her home.
Greathouse is the chairwoman of the Douglas County Democratic Party. With the upcoming November elections, Greathouse has drawn inspiration from her heroes.
She followed her brother to the University of Kansas from Nebraska. While at the University, she enjoyed chatting with Emily Taylor, dean of women.
"She made you reach outside yourself," Greathouse said of Taylor. "She made you a better person."
"You're not going to make a difference sitting on the sidelines," she said
Marilyn Greathouse
Greathouse also played in the band and graduated in 1959 with a degree in
music education.
They got married and moved to Colby, where she became county chairwoman of the Colby County Democratic Party.
"Our politics are pretty much the same, so I've always supported her in everything she did," Jim Greathouse said.
"It's so nice here compared to western Kansas," she said. "It was miserable. Even Democrats were afraid to put much money out, if they owned a shop. That's pretty disheartening."
Marilyn Greathouse remembered what it was like in Colby. She recalled running for state house there, and having a lot of trouble raising money.
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After that, she moved to Garden City, became a music teacher and met her husband, Jim Greathouse.
She moved to Lawrence after spend-
Local republican loves Lawrence,
University
BY ANDY HYLAND
ahyland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Chris Miller proudly pointed to his framed law degree above his desk from the University of Kansas.
After graduating from the University with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1972, he returned for a bachelor's degree in education in 1976 and a law degree in 1983. Now, practicing as a trial lawyer since 1986, he is the chairman of the Douglas County Republican Party.Miller recalled fondly his days at the University.
"I've been in Lawrence all my life." he said.
He still has the Newsweek magazine cover that dubbed the University: "Berkley on the Kaw."
When he was getting his undergraduate degrees in journalism and education, he experienced the Kansas Union burning, tear gas against protesters and a 10 p.m. curfew enforced by police.
"It was a pretty intense time and totally different than it is now." he said.
loval to his KU roots.
Even as party chairman, he remains
Justin McFartand, Lenexa senior and chairman of the KU College Republicans, said that Miller was easy to work with.
"He's pretty easy to talk to, and he's always willing to help out the College Republicans." McFarland said.
McFarland said that Miller offered the use of his law office for the College Republicans and financial help.
Miller was inspired to go into politics after serving as a clerk to Robert Stephan, former Kansas attorney general, after graduating from law school.
Several years later, Miller became chairman.
"I could tell you what the chairman does, but then I'd have to kill you," Miller ioked.
It may not be top secret material, Miller said, but the job of chairman is varied and often difficult.
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Edwards no longer considered off-campus
Nonresident students must pay out-of-state tuition for first time
By Ross Fitch
fritch@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Until this semester, all students at the University of Kansas' Edwards Campus paid in-state tuition. That all changed this summer, and a solution is currently under way.
Edward s out-of-state students realized tuition would triple two months before the bill was due.
On June 24,
the Kansas
Board of
Regents
approved proposed changes to tuition and fees at the University of Kansas.
"I came into the
grad program thinking I would get the resident rate."
Katie Putnam
Omaha, Neb., graduate student
Now the Edwards Campus is governed by on-campus location fee structures, and is charging nonresident tuition rates for the first time.
The Regents' approval designated the Edwards Campus as an on-campus location. Because the Edwards Campus is no longer considered off-campus, the tuition rate, which was equivalent to the resident tuition rate regardless of students' residency status, no longer applied.
Katie Putnam, Omaha, Neb., graduate student, said the change was disturbing because it drastically changed what she thought she was getting at the Edwards Campus for what she was paying.
"I was pretty upset because I came into the grad program thinking I would get the resident rate," Putnam said.
She said by the time she found out about the change in July, she was already admitted into her degree program.
She said she would have to stop attending classes at Edwards unless she received more financial aid.
David Shulenburger, provost and executive vice chancellor, said the Edwards Campus fee structure had provided a loophole in the past for nonresident students to take courses the resident tuition rate.
"Because in-state students support the University through their taxes, it is unfair for non-residents to take classes at the resident rate," he said.
He said the tuition change made it fair for residents.
Kip Peterson, director of government relations and communications for the Kansas Board of Regents, said the Regents approved the tuition proposal because the mission of the Edwards Campus was to serve the workforce needs of greater Kansas City. Edwards recruitment focused on the Kansas City metro area residents, and the University's proposal brought its tuition structure in line with that of other state universities.
Robert Clark, vice chancellor for the
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Lock it up
Bike theft made up the majority of crime reported on campus last year. Simple locks can help protect high-dollar bikes. PAGE 3A
'Kick the Kansan' to begin Monday
Kick the Kansan to begin Monday Jonathan Kealing will take over the annual competition where fans try to pick college football game winners weekly. PAGE 3B
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