--- THE UNIVERSITY DARY KANSAN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 NEWS 3A 》RELIGION Holiday remembers exodus from Egypt Chabad Student Center celebrates Sukkot with sukkahuts, dinners Anna Faltermeyer/KANSAN Charles Goldberg, Chicago junior, hammers nails into the side of the Sukkah that he and several other members of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity constructed Tuesday evening at the Chabad house in Lauremont, Goldherrn, who also constructed a Sukkah last year, designed this year's model. BY SARAH NEFF sneff@kansan.com A mobile sukkah hut made of branches and greenery will travel around the University of Kansas and Lawrence for the next week. The traveling hut is part of the Chabad Student Center's celebration of Sukkot. The center will also build huts for the first time at the University. Huts will be in front of the student center and on Stauffer-Flint lawn. The student center placed the hut atop a truck to travel around campus, to residence halls and around Lawrence. Thursday marks the first day of Sukkot, a Jewish holiday that celebrates the outdoors and remembers the Jewish history of 40 years in the desert after the exodus from Egypt. Each year, Jewish communities build temporary outdoor sukkah huts to eat their meals and celebrate in during the holiday. Some communities also sleep in their sukkahs. Rabbi Zalman Tiechtol said the huts represented a cloud covering believed to have protected the Jewish people as they roamed the desert. "The big goal is Jewish awareness," Tiechtol said. "People should know more about our culture." Chabad will host Israeli Dinner under the Stars at the Chabad student center Friday, and Pizza in the Hut on Stuaffer-Flint lawn Tuesday. Both meals will be kosher. Daniel Goldshmidt, Minneapolis freshman, said he was looking forward to celebrating the holiday at the University. "They are one of my only resources on campus to keep in touch and get the resources I need," Goldshmidt said. "I'm really involved because it's a good means to practice my religion." Megan Williams, program associate at Hillel, said she and her husband would build a sukkah hut in front of their apartment building. She said they would invite the graduate students and young professionals from Hillel for a shabbat dinner on Friday. Sukkot activities September 28 Israeli Dinner Under the Stars 6:45 p.m. Chabad Student Center 1203 W. 19th St. September 30 - October 2 Sukkah Hut on campus Staufer-Flint Lawn "It's a holiday to remember a time in the past when Jews were wanderling in the desert and building temporary homes," Williams said. "It's important for Jews in the United States who are doing well and have permanent homes to remember that and help us to think about those who don't have permanent shelter and ways to help them." October 2 Pizza in the Hut 6:00 p.m. Stauffer-Flint Lawn Edited by Ashlee Kieler University of Kansas enrollment falls BY COURTNEY CONDRON ccondron@kansan.com >> STATE Enrollment has gone down by 431 students at the University of Kansas this year, despite enrollment at all six state universities reaching over 90,000 for the first time ever. A University press release cited the new College of Liberal Arts and Sciences standards, which dismissed 884 students last year, as one of the reasons for a decline in enrollment. Jill Jess, University spokeswoman, said that the University didn't look for huge increases from semester to semester and that a 1.2 percent decrease was normal. "With a university as big as we are, it's absolutely normal to have such a small decline," Jesus said. Emporia State University was the only other state university to have a decrease in enrollment from 2006. Fort Hays University went up 5.1 percent, Kansas State University went up .8 percent and overall the state's enrollment increased by .6 percent. Jess said the University is particularly pleased that the freshman class ACT average at the University is equivalent to last year's at 24.6. Also, the University had a one percent increase in the number of minority students enrolled, and the The six state universities have a total of 90,063 students enrolled this year, which is a 2.8 percent increase from five years ago. University of Kansas Medical Center had a 9.8 percent increase in minority students. Jess said it was the goal of the University to be as diverse as possible. "This benefits the students and presents them with a multifaceted campus," Jess said. "KU remains a draw for a diverse mix of talented students," Chancellor Robert Hemenway said in a press release. — Edited by Amelia Freidline University Headcount, Fall 2007 Change from Fall 2006 Percentage Change from Fall 2006 Emporia State University 6,354 -119 -1.8% Fort Hays State University 9,588 466 5.1% Kansas State University 23,332 191 0.8% Pittsburg State University 7,087 228 3.3% University of Kansas 29,260 -353 -1.2% Wichita State University 14,442 144 1.0% CAMPUS Student housing, ResNet propose increase in fees BY MATT LINDBERG mlindberg@kansan.com Students living in scholarship halls discussed the possibility of increased fees with the Department of Student Housing and ResNet at a meeting Tuesday night. The meeting addressed increased housing and Internet fees that could go into effect as soon as fall of 2008. Students currently pay $4,593 a year to live in the residence halls, a fee that can be broken up into three categories: $2,876 goes toward room fees, $1,628 pays for meal plans, and $89 is spent on ResNet services. ResNet wants to increase its fee to $500, and the cost would include cable. Internet access, and possible wireless availability in the future. Dianna Robertson, director of house housing, said at the meeting that utilities accounted for a large portion of the scholarship halls' budget and that students who live in other residence halls shouldn't have to pay for the scholarship halls' efficiency costs. Adam Fiedler, Holton sophomore who lives in Battenfeld Scholarship Hall, said both the housing and ResNet proposals took away the meaning of a scholarship. "The proposals defeat the purpose of scholarship halls because they will raise prices almost as equal as it would cost to live on Daisy Hill." Fiedler said. "There is no point in having a scholarship fund if it doesn't benefit the people." Fiedler said he and other students were angry that the departments just now discussed the proposals with scholarship hall residents. "They want to raise prices without showing anything for it" Fiedler said. "It's ridiculous. ResNet representatives said that they recognized how poor infrastructure in the scholarship halls was and that raising fees was the only way to fix the issue. Katie Oberthaler, Wichita sophomore who lives in Margaret Amini Hall, said she thought the plan wasn't fair to every student. "Some students use the AFC and don't have a computer," Oberthaler said. "So if you don't have Internet, why pay the bill?" The Department of Student Housing also proposed increasing housing and meal fees to accommodate inflation costs. Student housing will vote on the proposals Thursday night. Edited by Chris Beattie THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS September 26,2007 Please join us... Van Go Mobile Arts Life JAMS mural unveiling at the KU School of Business Wednesday, September 26, 2007 2:00 p.m. Student Study Center 1st Floor, Summerfield Hall Refreshments will be served. Van Go Mobile Arts artist who worked on the Summerfield Hall mural Van Go Mobile Arts, Inc is an arts-based social service agency based in Kansas. Since 1997 it has held hundreds of teenagers and young adults with after-school and summer短课程-programs high needs and low skills. Undergraduate Business Council KU MILK Mentoring in the Live of Kids Informational Meeting Sept.26th, 7:00pm Pine Room - 6th floor of the Union Come see how you can make a difference in the lives of Lawrence Kids. KU for Uganda & KU UNICEF Present: Uganda Rising Counts for GAP credit! A powerful documentary about the 20 year civil war in northern Uganda. This is a film you don't want to miss! 7:30pm, Wed. September 26 Parlors, KS Union WE NEED A NEW LOGO FOR KU ON WHEELS AND SAFERIDE. MAKE LOGOS THAT WILL BE PART OF KU HISTORY! KU ON WHEELS LOGO CONTEST WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: - DESIGN A LOGO FOR KU ON WHEELS, SAFERIDE, OR BOTH - FILL OUT A REGISTRATION FORM ONLINE OR AT THE KU PARKING AND TRANSIT OFFICE - SEND IN YOUR LOGO VIA CD OR EMAIL - VOTE ONLINE FOR THE TOP LOGO! funded by: STUDENT SENATE WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: CHECK OUT WWWKUONWHEELSKU.EDU FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE OCTOBER 3 AT 12:00. EMAIL TO KUONWHEELS@KU.EDU OR BRING A CD TO THE KU PARKING AND TRANSIT OFFICE. VOTING IS OCTOBER 8-12. WE'VE GOT NEW BUSES. WE NEED A NEW LOGO. BRING A NEW LOOK TO KU ON WHEELS! PAID FOR BY KU Questions & Answers with Queers & Allies Anything and everything you've always wanted to ask about the gay community but were afraid to ask. 7:30 Tues. 10/2 Jayhawk Rm-Union Got a question? We've got the answer. "Women in Politics Career Stories" Study group hosted by Dole Fellow Jennifer Schmidt Presents: Cindy Chavez, former vice mayor and city councilwoman of San Jose, CA Wed. Sept. 26th 4:00pm At the Dole Institute of Politics ---