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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, September 27, 1995
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Parking in the Big Eight
The University of Kansas is in the bottom half of the Big Eight when it comes to parking permits and ticket costs.
Commuter Permits Residence Hall Permits Parking Motor Ticket Invalid Permit Ticket
KU $53/yr. $35/yr. $2 $10
MU $44-120/yr. $96/yr. $10 $15
OU $65/yr. $66/yr. $5 $30
OSU $40/yr. $30/yr. $5 $30
CU $96/yr. $72-120/yr. $8 $15
NU $96/yr. $96/yr. $5 $25
KSU $65/yr. $60/yr. $5 $15
ISU $30/yr. $30/yr. $5 $12
Source: All Big Eight schools and KU Parking Department
Kelly Cannon/KANBAN
By Sarah Wlese
Kansan staff writer
Belleve it or not, the University of Kansas fares well in parking costs when compared to other Big Eight Conference universities.
"We're not here to make money," Kearns said. "If operating costs go down, I'm going to give that savings back to the user."
In several categories, KU is either the lowest or in the lower half of the Big Eight in permit and parking ticket cost comparisons.
Don Kearns, director of parking services, said low permit and ticket costs were the result of a break-even approach to budgeting.
Unlike other departments, the parking department receives no money from the University or the state. And all the money that goes into parking stays in parking.
Kearns said being financially independent makes managing money important since there's no safety net to fall back on.
"We watch our pennies," Kearns said. "We have to because if the not runs dry, we're done."
Not all Big Eight schools' parking departments are exclusively self-supporting. University or state funds often help defray user costs, Kearns said.
Parking fines are another way to decrease permit prices. Although Oklahoma State has the lowest residence hall permit price, it has the highest invalid permit ticket cost.
Donna Hultine, assistant director of parking services, said the department relied on careful budgeting, not jacking up ticket
costs, to keep permit prices reasonable.
we haven't really thought in terms of penalizing the violators," she said.
Although selling more permits than parking spaces annoys many students, it's a widely used practice. Every university in the Big Eight oversells at least some of its lots.
That is not easily done at KU. McCollum and Ellsworth Halls, for example, house the most students but have the least number of parking spaces. When they were built, fewer students on average owned cars, so less spaces were needed, Kearns said.
Colorado oversells its commuter lots by a maximum of 3-to-1, said Susan Ramirez, administrative support manager for the parking department there. Last year, KU oversold its yellow zones by less than 1.5-to-1.
Some Big Eight schools simply don't oversell residence hall lots, guaranteeing each permit holder a spot. Most of these schools, like Kansas State University, have a surplus of residence hall parking, so overselling hasn't been an issue, said Dwain Archer, director of K-State's parking department.
The higher permit costs at other Big Eight schools may also reflect more options for students. For example, the University of Missouri has the second highest residence hall permit prices but offers a parking garage option to its students.
Kearns said that if plans to build a 1,000 car parking garage north of the Kansas Union were approved, all permit prices would increase to cover construction costs.
KU buses may switch to biodiesel
Lawrence Bus Company. The biodiesel fuel, which was offered by the National SoyDiesel Development Board, a company based in Jefferson City, Mo., is made from renewable oils and fats, such as vegetable oil, which are put through a refining process.
Fuel made from renewable oils
By Joann Birk Kansan staff writer
If members of KU Environs have their way, the Lawrence Bus Company will try an environmentally efficient alternative fuel to run its buses.
KU Environns told the transportation board last night that they had free access to at least 55 gallons of alternative fuel for use by the
ide emissions by 21 percent.
Analisa Lee, Kansas City, Mo. junior, helped to research the proposal presented to the transportation board and said emissions from biodiesel fuel were significantly lower than regular diesel.
According to a report from the National SoyDiesel Board, biodiesel fuel cuts carbon monox-
Lee said KU Environs would like to create educational fliers and banners for the buses that are trying the alternative fuel, if the transportation board accepted their proposal.
"We want to instill in people's minds that there are alternatives," said Terry Huerter, Lake Quivira, sophomore and KU Environs co-coordinator.
But the board was hesitant to agree to the trial period before they received more information about the fuel.
"All of this sounds doable, and it
would be interesting to do," said Chris Ogle, general manager of the Lawrence Bus Company. "But I would like to learn more about what the end result may be."
Ogle said he would need information on the safety and feasibility of using biodiesel fuel with the buses.
Ogle also suggested that KU Environs research the economic feasibility of using the fuel beyond a short trial period.
The board agreed to consider accepting the free fuel after they received safety data sheets and other relevant information.
Technology club has Web course
Tim Hansen/KANSAN
Will Lewis discusses the advantages of the World Wide Web with members of the School of Business' Technology Club. Lewis showed the students how to create their own home pages on the network.
Proposed cuts to financial aid head to Senate
Nearly two months after the House Republicans proposed making major cuts in federal financial aid, the Senate Labor and Human Relations Committee yesterday narrowly passed its version of the cuts, which will move on to the Senate.
Two weeks ago today, about 100 KU students marched in protest of the House's proposed cuts.
A controversial facet of the committee's proposal would levy a new .85 percent student loan processing fee on colleges and universities.
for comment.
The Senate committee's chairwoman, Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, has been struggling all week to get support for the proposal, which would cut $10 billion from federal student loan programs during the next seven years.
The Student Legislative Awareness Board has been following the
"It's sad that Congress has taken this message of cutting deficit to heart and that the people they're hacking at are the ones they're supposedly trying to help," Stevens said.
cuts' progression through the legislative process since the march, said David Stevens, the board's issues coordinator.
Kassebau predicts that the fee probably will be stripped from the proposal during the full Senate debate.
By Sarah Wlese Kansan staff writer
Kassebaum could not be reached
Stevens said that the fee could discourage colleges from recruiting disadvantaged students with loans because it would cost them more.
Even if the fee is taken out of the
proposal, the awareness board still opposes the cuts, said Jason Schreiner, the board's campus coordinator.
"Balancing the budget is a worthy goal, but cutting the amount of money put toward education is not acceptable." Schreiner said. "Education should be spared."
Students see how to design own page access information
"There's tons of stuff on the Internet," said Lewis, Topeka graduate student.
Will Lewis said the Internet has changed his life.
Lewis started using the Internet in February. He discussed the Internet's influence on business classes
Cutting student loans makes it much harder for students who depend on loans to get an education, he said.
Brenden Sager Kansan staff writer.
last spring. He published a paper on the Internet's history this summer as part of an independent study — and about 60 Internet users have asked to use the paper to learn more about the system.
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
And last night, Lewis gave a presentation to the School of Business' Technology Club about how to use the Internet.
The first stop on Lewis' home page was the PC Travel site — a program that searches through the Web for the lowest airfares. The site requires users to enter their credit card numbers, but he said the risk of having a number stolen was minimal.
to design a home page on the World Wide Web. He showed students first how to access his page and then how to peruse the various systems he has logged onto.
The next stop Lewis clicked on was Pamplona's Running of the Bulls site, which shows users how to design a page on the Web.
Then came a trip to Consummate Winsock Anps List, a site where
"If you don't have one, you need one," he said.
"How many people have FALCON accounts?" Lewis asked his audience. Nearly every hand shot up. FALCON is one of the accounts offered by the Computer Center to students, faculty and staff. The accounts are needed to access the Internet and the World Wide Web.
Lewis' presentation was called "Everything the Computer Center Won't Tell You." He explained how
users can view the latest software applications and download shareware — software that is available through the Web.
The audience scuffed at Lewis' advice to pay shareware users' licensing fee, a requirement difficult to enforce. Computer companies making the soft ware require the fee.
In less than five minutes, Lewis almost had designed a Web page. But then his hard drive crashed.
"The World Wide Web could easily replace America OnLine and CompuServe," said John Charms, associate professor of business and faculty adviser for the Technology club.
The Web, which is free, is accessible to anyone who has an account with the Computer Center.
"I guess you don't have to use the Internet," Charnes said. "But I guess you don't have to drive a car, either."
DELTA CHI: Fraternity hazed out
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valuable contributor to the University for 72 years.
"We believe that fraternity life makes a positive contribution overall to individual and to campus life," he said. "Any group can have a year or two when it has problems."
Braden Hopkins said being suspended would make it difficult to recruit new members but that the fraternity would survive.
"We've been a strong group of guys, and we'll pull through."
Delta Chi can petition for reinstatement of its privileges after one year.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway said that he was not involved in the decision but that he felt that the sanctions were appropriate.
"I think it communicates an important message that there should be zero tolerance for hazing." he said.
But Carol Hines isn't sure
"Not much is really going to change," she said. "How could this ever be fair to Nate and Adam?"