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Registry returns lost bikes
BY JACK WEINSTEIN
since Aug. 6, there have been 21 reported bicycle thefts on campus, according to the archived daily crime logs for the KU Public Safety Office.
The online National Bike Registry estimates 1.5 million bikes are stolen each year. Of those, 48 percent are recovered but only 5 percent are returned because many bikes are not registered.
The National Bike Registry, www.nationalbikeregistry.com, offers a service in which bike owners can register their bike's serial number with a national database for a fee. A special NBR label is then placed on the bike for identification if it is recovered. Any law enforcement agency can become a
member for free and return recovered bikes to their owners.
Users sign up for the service by paying a one-time fee of $10 for 10 years or $25 for 30 years of coverage. Families can also pay $25 to register up to five bikes at one address for 10 years.
When law enforcement agencies become members of the service in addition to being able to access the database at any time, they are provided with free registration materials for people wishing to sign up and posters and decals to display in their stat
The NBR also offers law enforcement agencies a way to generate revenue by selling the labels above the wholesale price of $3.50 per label. If the law enforcement agency doesn't wants to make money,
but still want to offer the service, it can sell the labels at the wholesale price, Mariya Grigorova, NBR spokeswoman, said.
Neither the KU Public Safety Office nor the Lawrence Police Department subscribe to this service. Each department can still access the database if a bike with a NBR label is recovered, but because they're not members, they don't have access to the resources to let KU students and Lawrence residents know about the service.
The Lawrence police and KU Public Safety Office don't keep specific statistics on bike thefts, but include bike theft in general theft numbers.
Capt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office wasn't familiar with the NBR or the national
database and couldn't say if it was something the University of Kansas would be interested in.
"I would want to research it before committing one way or another to it." Bailey said.
Sgt. Dan Ward of the Lawrence police was aware of the service and knew his department could access the database if a bike with a NBR label was recovered, and said that was the main reason they didn't subscribe to the service.
He added that as a law enforcement agency, the Lawrence police could not "advocate for a profit organization."
Ward said that the Lawrence police offered its own bike recovery service.
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HOMECOMING
Two students receive leadership award during halftime
Prize given for work boosting community
BY DARLA SLIPKE
Lauren Pierson and Scott Ferguson were selected from more than 35 applicants as Ex.C.E.L. Award winners during halftime of the football game on Saturday.
Lauren Pierson, center, receives applause after being named the female Ex.C.E.L. winner during halftime at Saturday's football game at Memorial Stadium.
The Ex.C.E.L., or Excellence in Community and Leadership, awards are given annually during Homecoming to honor two outstanding senior students who have demonstrated achievement in the areas of community service, education and leadership.
Applicants were required to have an overall grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. They were nominated by faculty members, organizations and fellow students, and then completed an application process.
Pierson, Prairie Village senior, doesn't know who nominated her for the award, but said that the experience was exciting.
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"I was very flattered that someone would think of me for this award," she said. "All of the finalists have been amazing leaders throughout campus, and it was an honor to be among the finalists."
A selection committee with members from Student Union Activities, the Board of Class Officers and the Homecoming steering committee, selected 10 finalists from the applicants to participate in an interview. They then chose a male and a female winner.
Alyssa George, Minneapolis, Kan., senior and Ex.C.E.L. committee chairwoman for the Homecoming steering committee.
"They were all dynamite," she said. "KU has outstanding individuals."
said choosing two winners was difficult because all of the finalists were well qualified.
Ferguson, Leawood senior, is president of the Interfraternity Council and member of Mortar Board and Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
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Pierson interned with U.S. Rep.
Dennis Moore (D-Kansas) last spring in Washington D.C. She is currently an intern with the office of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. She has also been involved with Student Senate and is a member of Chi Omega sorority.
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Pierson and Ferguson each received a $500 scholarship. As winners, they are also required to
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
Donors, Mangino help break ground for new complex
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From left, Lew Perkins, Kansas Athletics Director, Tom Kivisto, Chancellor Robert Hemenway, Julie Kivisto, Mang Marking, KU football coach, and Dana and Sue Anderson throw dirt during the ground-breaking ceremony for the Anderson Family Football Complex Friday. Kivisto, former KU basketball player, and Dana Anderson are the major donors for the facility.
BY C.J. MOORE
football coverage
Friday was an emotional day for coach Mark Mangino.
Mangino talked about the "faith, sacrifices, endless work and never-give-up attitude" from his players and as he could finally see what they had achieved Friday, the KU football coach got choked up.
"The kids that have played for KU in recent years have made sacrifices and worked hard to create this excitement where people want to invest hard-earned money into
It was the ground-breaking ceremony for the new football facility next to Memorial Stadium and Mangino talked about his former players who have created an excitement for the program — enough excitement to lead donors to donate $31 million to fund the new Anderson Family Football Complex.
Check out 1B, 4B and 5B coverage on Saturday's game against Texas A&M.
your football program and make it better," Mangino said. "And a lot of those kids since 2002 that have played their hearts out will never use this facility, but they've paved the way for others."
Mangino has also helped pave the way for the new facility. He said he's been quietly lobbying for a football facility since after the 2002 season when he went on the road to convince boosters and alumni of the need for a new facility.
When Lew Perkins, Kansas
Athletics Director, arrived in 2003,
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ENROLLMENT
We were pretty pleased,he said Enrollment at the University had been decreasing since 2001, reaching its lowest point when it dropped 7 percent last year.
Foreign student numbers rise, after recent decline
BY KIM LYNCH
cent from a new age
"We're pretty pleased" he said.
Enrollment for foreign students at the University of Kansas is on the rise this year after decreasing at the University and across the nation in recent years.
According to a study called Open Doors 2005, released by the Institute of International Education, enrollment of foreign students decreased by 1.3 percent in the 2004-2005 school year. The previous year enrollment decreased by 2.4 percent.
JoePotts,directorofInternational Student and Scholar Services, said enrollment at the University had increased a little more than 5 percent from a year ago.
Potts said enrollment decreased after Sept. 11, 2001, in part because increased security measures made getting visas tougher and more expensive.
Additionally, other countries are now competing more aggressively for international students. Potts estimated that before Sept. 11 one-third of all international students were studying in the United States.
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