THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2006
NEWS
STUDENT HOUSING
3A
Living costs in University residences to increase next year
The Student Housing Advisory Board unanimously voted yesterday to approve an increase in the 2007-2008 room and board rates.
The largest increases will affect the 11 scholarship halls, where all except Miller Scholarship Hall and Watkins Scholarship Hall will increase rates by 8 percent.
The Department of Student Housing operates as an auxiliary service, receiving no state money. The department operates solely on income generated from room and board
rates and will use the increase in revenue to fund housing operations.
"We project to the best of our abilities what our operational costs will be," said Diana Robertson, interim director of the Department of Student Housing.
Robertson said two aspects led to the increase in rates of housing at the University. The first is the recent growth in utility services that account for much of the operational costs. Robertson said that sewage rates were up 9 percent from last year, for example.
"Utility rates have increased significantly," Robertson said. "And we don't have any
reason why that would change in the future, other than to go up."
The second aspect responsible for the new housing rates is the increase in University employee salaries. At the beginning of this fiscal year, all full-time University employees received a 4.5 percent increase in salary. The minimum student wage was also increased at the beginning of this fall from $6.50 to $7.00. Robertson said this specifically had affected the housing department because they have so many student employees as resident assistants and desk workers.
"This means that salaries and benefits go
up," Robertson said. "And we have to cover that as an auxiliary service as well."
The housing department's budget also includes reserves to cover operational and maintenance expenses. Robertson said the department kept roughly one month of operational costs in reserve, about $1.5 million. Another $1.2 million is set aside for maintenance reserves, including hall renovations and other large projects.
The room and board increases were also based upon full-occupancy of the housing department. There are empty rooms this year from the reopening of Hashinger Hall,
but Robertson said all rooms would be available during the 2007-2008 school year.
now that the Student Housing Advocate Board has approved the 2007-2008 rates, the Board of Regents will begin reviewing the changes. The Regents will vote on the proposal in December. If the board approves the changes, the new rates will be on housing contracts this spring.
Kansan staff writer Matt Elder can be contacted at melder@kansan.com.
BELIEFS
Edited by Nicole Kelley
Organizations build huts for holiday
BY COURTNEY HAGEN
Michael Applebaum spent hours last week drilling holes and nailing down boards for Lawrence's largest Sukkah.
Applebaum. Overland Park senior, and some of his friends built the temporary and ceremonial hut at the Chabad Jewish Center, 1203. W. 19 St., in preparation for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
This week, Lawrence's largest Sukkah and the University of Kansas' first Sukkah hut will be on campus. The smaller hut on campus is sponsored by the Chabad Jewish Center and Hillel. The larger hut is located at the Chabad Center.
"I've always celebrated with my family by building a Sukkah at home, but this is nice for those who can't." Applebaum said.
KU's Sukkah hut was built on Monday north of the Kansas Union parking lot. At 5:30 p.m. today, Chabad and Hillel will host "Pizza in the Hut." The event will feature free kosher pizza, traditional Jewish food and drink as well as Jewish music.
campus would provide opportunities for students to participate in the holiday might have missed out on experiencing a Sukkah before because they lived in residence halls or fraternities and sororites.
Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, director of the Chabad Jewish Center, said Kukotk is a week to celebrate the Israelites' 40-year journey with Moses into the Sinai Desert before entering Israel centuries ago.
Matt Lehrman, Jewish student life coordinator and program director for Hillel, said the hut's location on
The Sukkah hut is used to symbolize the cloud covering that Jewish people believe kept the Israelites safe during their long journey. Today's ceremonial hut is composed of four walls with a twig ceiling. Tiechtel said the cracks between the twigs allow people to view the stars at night.
"For seven days, this hut should be your home," Tiechtel said. "You take your meals in here. This is a time to celebrate and party and boost Jewish morale and confidence on campus."
various locations on Massachusetts Street.
"If you can't come to the Sukkah, the Sukkah will come to you," Tiechtel said.
The Chabad Jewish Center will also use a traveling Sukkah to spread the holiday's message and traditions. Tiechtel said the center would use a small, portable hut to serve food at various locations around Lawrence and the University, such as residence halls, fraternities, sororities and
The Sukkah hut will be on campus until Wednesday afternoon. Sukkot continues until Oct. 15. Anyone is welcome to visit the Sukkah hut and attend the event.
Kansan staff writer Courtney Hagen can be contacted at chagen@ kansan.com
Edited by Jacky Carter
» When: 5:30 p.m. today
"Pizza in the Hut"
Which place is best where: Sukkah hut, north of the Kansas Union parking lot
» What: Free kosher pizza,
traditional Jewish foods, drinks
and Jewish music in a Sukkah
hut to celebrate the Jewish holiday
of Sukkot
Source: KU Hillel and the Chabad Jewish Center
Sponsored by KU Hillel and the Chabad Jewish Center
T. Rob Brown/THE JOPLIN GLOBE
CRIME
Missouri teen enters school with rifle, no administrators or students injured
BY MARCUS KABEL ASSOCIATED PRESS
JOPLIN, Mo. — A 13-year-old student wearing a long, dark green trenchcoat and carrying a replica of an AK-47 fired one shot in a middle school Monday morning and told two administrators, "please don't make me do this," officials said.
No one was injured, and the student was taken into custody.
The student, a seventh-
grader who was not identified,
pointed the gun at two students
as he entered Memorial Middle
Lori Heron a Joplin, Mo., Memorial Middle School science teacher, comforts Bethany Drew, as Ashley Blike, left, looks on. Monday after a student fired a gun inside the school. The girls were waiting for their parents to pick them up. No one was injured in the incident.
School and was confronted by an administrator, who tried to talk him into putting down the Mac90 assault rifle, said Joplin police spokesman Lt. Geoff Jones.
nearby office to call police.
The administrator, Assistant Superintendent Steve Doerr, told the student, "You don't have to do this, there is another way," Superintendent Jim Simpson said.
The student kept trying to fire, but the rifle jammed. Joplin Police Officer Curt Farmer said the student was aiming at the ceiling when the gun jammed.
The boy refused to put the gun down and fired one shot into the ceiling. Doerr then went into a
"We don't believe he was trying to fire at administrators or students." Farmer said. The student then left the building, followed by
another administrator, principal Steve Gilbreth.
Police arrived shortly after and arrested the boy as he crouched behind a nearby building.
Farmer said officers found a note in the student's duffel bag indicating he had placed an explosive in the school, which has about 750 students.
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We meet every Sunday at 6:00 PM at Oldfather Studios (9th and Avalon, just past of Iowa).
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JAYWALK!
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JayWalk is a service available to all students who want a JayWalk volunteer to WALK them to their residence hall or car, or to wait with them for the Night Campus Express Bus or SafeRide.
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The JayWalk station and volunteers are located inside Anschutz Library.
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JayWalk runs Sunday through Thursday from 8pm to midnight.
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JayWalk is giving away an IPOD Nanol Every time you use our service or volunteer with JayWalk, you get your name in the drawing, which will be in December.
Volunteers are greatly needed and appreciated! While you are assisting KU students you can also study and do homework! Pick up forms in room 410 in the Kansas Union! If you have any questions regarding the service or about volunteering, please email Safety@ku.edu