4A
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY BABY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2006
SIZE (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
"The idea of a zero size really makes women seem like a zero, a nothing," she said. "As women are increasing power and visibility in society, why are we requiring them to take up less space physically?"
Not all women see it this way.
Marta Vicente, professor of history with a specialization in women and gender, said she thought the illusion of being thin was good if it made people happy.
She said she noticed a trend toward sizes being labeled smaller.
Vicente compared the smaller clothing sizes to exercising.
"It's like being in the gym for two hours," she said. "You feel good and that's what it's about."
Women may be happier wearing smaller sizes, but it can be confusing when shopping for clothes that fit.
Tess Cuevas, Topeka senior, said
she felt like her size varied everywhere she shopped. She said she didn't care about the number on the tag because her size varied so much from store to store.
"I feel like I own some clothes that are really small sizes, but then I have some that are like size 13," she said. "It's not like anyone sees what size you wear."
Aley Shoffner, Wichita sophomore, said she could wear smaller jeans at Gap than at most other places. She said she didn't pay attention to size as much as she used to.
"I remember when I started to get taller and my sizes were getting a little bigger; it bummed me out for awhile." But Shoffner said she soon realized that it was natural for her to be wearing the size she wore.
Kansan staff writer Anna Faltermeler can be contacted at afaltermeier@kansan.com.
— Edited by Jacky Carter
Photo Illustration by Anna Faltermeier/KANSAN
"Vanity sizeing" is a growing trend among clothing designers. This trend of labeling clothing sizes smaller but keeping measurements the same is supposed to appeal to women who feel better about buying clothing that's labeled a smaller size. A size smaller than zero recently was developed.
Your presence is requested For a personalized gown fitting and announcement designing for any KU degree
Chose font, color, wording, and paper for
Announcements
Minimum 10 @ $1.49 ea. 25 or more $1.39ea
Same day availability
Regalia
Under Graduate $25.00
Masters $29.00 Hood $23.00
Doctoral $32.00 Hood $23.95
All in house and ready today
Or order online at jayawkbookstore.com
Now thr. December 13, 2006
Your personal graduation source
Jayhawk Bookstore ..at the top of Naismith Hill 843-3826-1420 Crescent Rd.
SECRETARY (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
"There is no way to prove votes are accurately counted when there is no tangible evidence of what the machines are counting," Martin said. "Naturally we should have hand-counted paper ballots."
Like Libertarian nominee Hodgkinson and Democratic nominee Haley, Martin said making sure voters are legal residents of Kansas is critical to accurate vote counts.
Electronic voting machines can't show proof of their accuracy, Martin said, and "any attempt to display proof can be fabricated as well."
Kansan staff writer David Linhardt can be contacted at dlinhardt@kansan.com. Kansan staff writer C.J. Moore contributed to this story.
Edited by Jacky Carter
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department has dropped a claim that Chevron Corp. shortchanged the government $6 million on royalties from some gas it pumped in the Gulf of Mexico.
BY H. JOSEF HEBERT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NATIONAL
The department concluded its case would not hold up before an appeals panel.
Chevron Corp. case dropped
the gas it sold to Dynegy. Chevron paid royalties based on a price that didn't represent fair market value, the government auditors said.
The department's Minerals Management Service had maintained that Chevron owed an additional $6 million for gas it took under federal leases in the Gulf between 1996 and 2002 and sold to Dynegy Inc., a company Chevron partially owns.
Essentially, the government argued that Chevron undervalued
But last summer, the government quietly rescinded its demand for the additional royalties. That decision was reported Tuesday by the New York Times, based on documents the newspaper obtained through a freedom of information request.
MMS Deputy Director Walter Knuckshank in an interview said demand for the additional $6 million was "based on the premise that a lot of (Chevron's) sales to Dynegy were not at arm's length" because of the corporate relationship between the two companies.
Chevron in 1996 had sold its holdings in a large number of gas processing plants to Houston-based Dynegy in return for a 28 percent
holding in the company.
While the additional royalties were minuscule compared to the $2.5 billion Chevron paid in total royalties during the six years, the company was expected to appeal the order to the department's Board of Land Appeals.
That board in a separate ruling involving another gas producer, Vastar Resources, had issued a narrower interpretation of when a transaction should be considered not at "armis length" that the one used by the government auditors.
targeting their opponents.
FINANCE (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
"It was a different case, but the same issue" as the Chevron case, said Kruickshank. "It was very clear ... that they would rule in favor of Chevron and against us. ... We reached a conclusion that we would not win the case."
Political science professor Burdett Loomis said Kline had been on the defensive throughout the race and would be on the defensive until the end.
Loomis said there was reason to
question the $41,500 and he wanted to know where the money came from, especially given the memo and all other previous allegations.
Kline could purposely be doing it or he could be being sloppy, Loomis said. Kline reported some contributions less than $50, he said, but most candidates report all of them.
But Kline's credibility doesn't matter, Loomis said, because he's run a bad campaign.
"It looks as though he's going down," he said. "This is not the
cause, but one more thing," he said.
Kansan staff writer Erin Castanea can be contacted at ecastanea@kansan.com.
campaign finance summaries
GOVERNOR
》 Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
Campaign Finance Summary
Reported From July 21 to Oct. 27
2006
Edited by Jacky Carter
Cash on hand at beginning of period: $2,079,803.41
Total contributions and other
Total expenditures and other
Cash available this period:
$4,250,303.98
Cash on hand at close of period:
$183,668.08
Jim Barnett
Summary from July 21 to Oct. 26, 2006
Cash on hand at beginning of period:$169,213.12
Total contributions and other receipts: $670,700.73
Total expenditures and other
Cash available this period:
$83991385
ATTORNEY GENERAL Phill Kline
》 Phill Kline
Cash on hand at beginning of period:$418,491.80
Cash on hand at close of period: $8,8039.70
Summary from July 21 to Oct. 26, 2006
Total contributions and other receipts: $613,776.84
Cash available this period:
$1,032,268.64
Total expenditures and other disbursements: $938,059.19
Cash on hand at close of period:$94,209.45
Paul Morrison
Summary from July 21 to Oct. 26
2006
Cash on hand at beginning of
period: $764,839.1
Deposits and other
receipts: $1,254,299.51
Cash available this period:
$2,019,138.66
Total expenditures and other
disbursements: $1,907,453.50
Cash on hand at close of
period: $111,685.16
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Sandy Praeger
Summary from July 21 to Oct. 26, 2006
Cash on hand at beginning of period: $8,676.66
Total contributions and other receipts: $147,030
Cash available this period:
$155,706.66
Total expenditures and other disbursements A126.729.23
Cash on hand at close of period: $28,978.34
Eric Carter
Cash on hand at beginning of period: 592.762.31
Summary from July 21 to Oct. 26, 2006
Total contributions and other receipts:$23,410
Cash available this period:
$116,172.31
Total expenditures and other
SECRETARY OF STATE
Ron Thornburgh
Summary from July 21 to Oct. 26, 2006
Cash on hand at beginning of period: $46,834.98
Total contributions and other
resolutes $92,075.30
Cash available this period:
$129,910.18
Total expenditures and other disbursements: $100,833.63
Rob Hodgkinson
Every Wednesday is College Night!
Buy one, Get one for 25¢
with a KUID
Between 7pm and 10pm buy one ice cream creation, get another at the same or lesser value for 25¢!
(We reserve the right to change or discontinue this offer at any time)
COLD STONE
CREAMERY
647 Massachuscts 785.842.8900
Cash on hand at close of period: $29,076.55
David Haley
Summary from April 18 to Oct.26, 2006
Cash on hand at beginning of period: $2,400
Total contributions and other receipts: $2015
Total expenditures and other disbursements: S4,744.62
Cash available this period:
$4,415
Cash on hand at close of period: $170.38
Total contributions and other receipts: $13,732.50
Summary from July 21 to Oct. 26, 2006
total expenditures and out
disbursements: $8,293.98
Cash on hand at close of
period: $8,763.52
Total expenditures and other
Cash on hand at beginning of period:$3,325
Cash available this period:
$17,057.50
Joseph Martin
Cash contributions beginning on period: $100
Total contributions and other receipts: $149
Cash available this period: $249
Total expenditures and other disbursements: $0
Cash on hand at close of period: $249
Summary from July 21 to Oct. 26, 2006
Cash on hand at beginning of period: $100
Source: Governmental Ethics Commission, Received Oct. 30 2006 by Secretary of State Office
SECOND DISTRICT
> Nancy Boyda
Summary through Oct. 18
Total receipts: $528,132
Source: Federal Election Commission 2005
2006 Cycle
THE COMPLETE PACKAGE
$279.99
Simply Wireless
sidekick 3
Talk on the PHONE
Surf the WEB
Chat using IM
Listen to the MP3 PLAYER
Snap pics with the CAMERA
2540 Iowa...842-5200
4651 W 6th...749-1850
T - Mobile exclusive dealer
GET CONNECTED
Where will you be for
Rock Chalk Shabbat?
Friday, Nov. 3 | 6PM
Kansas Union Ballroom
RSVF to admin@kuhillel.org
1