University Daily Kansan / Thursday, August 29, 1991
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KU enrollment holding steady as expected
By Alexander Bloemhof
By Alexander Bloemhof
Kansan staff writer
Although KU's first-day enrollment for the fall reached a record 27,026 students, it remained relatively stable and increased by 418 students from Fall 1990 first-day enrollment.
In a statement released Tuesday through University Relations, Chancellor Gene A. Budig said that the figures were right on target.
"Our stable enrollment has permitted us to use our limited resources in the most effective manner," Budig said in the statement. "The results of our planning are impressive. Most
students have the courses they need to assure their progress toward degrees."
Enrollment at the Lawrence campus dropped by 57 students this year to 23,349. The University of Kansas off-campus enrollment increased from 168 to 210, registered an increase of 68 students to 1,282.
At the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., enrollment increased by
With these figures, KU remains the largest university in the Big Eight Conference.
Executive Vice Chancellor Del Shankel said he was pleased that the enrollment figures had remained stable.
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He said that the reason for trying to stabilize
enrollment was that the state was unwilling to provide more money for additional students
"We have as many students as we can accommodate without receiving additional resources from the state." Shankar said. "And if enrollment decreases too much, our alumni and other people associated with the University could start wondering what's wrong with k12."
Shanket said it was difficult to influence enrollment figures under an open-admissions
The University has to accept every incoming freshman from Kansas who has grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
The enrollment figures, however, still will
change, said Wes Williams, dean of educational services.
"Everybody gets excited about first-day enrollment figures, but it's really the 20th day of school."
The enrollment figures on the 20th day of classes are the official numbers that are sent to the Board of Regents, he said. KU's budget is determined by these enrollment figures.
Until then, students who drop out and students who are late with fee-payment or go through late enrollment will change the enrollment figures.
Williams said he expected this year's 20th day figures to be similar to those last fall.
"First-day enrollment this fall was almost
the same as last year's, so I think 20th-day enrollment figures will be similar to last year's too," he said.
Last year, Lawrence enrollment including off-campus enrollment sites increased from 24,620 on the first day to 26,436 on the 20th day. Enrollment at the Med Center during the same time increased from 2,387 students to 2,473.
In total, enrollment increased by 1,902 students to 28,809 by the 20th day of class.
Williams said first-day enrollment figures
to give people an initial idea about fish encounters.
"Everybody wants to know what the opening day looks like, parents and students as well as administrators," he said.
eyron Luther, general equipment foreman for Santa Fe Railroad's Kansas City repair shop, inspects damage to track structure and one of three loaded coal cars that derailed near the intersection of 8th and Delaware
Patrick G. Bhungardt/KANSAN
Riding off the rails
streets yesterday morning. A crane was called in from Kansas City to lift the 130-ton coal cars back onto the tracks. Workers took about four hours to get the cars back on the tracks. Damage was estimated at $2,000.
KU loses $1 million due to state cuts
Kansan staff report
Money for KU's budget was cut by $1 million Friday when a legislative council approved a 1 percent reduction in the state's budget.
The State Finance Council passed the budget proposal in a 6-3 decision.
Gov. Joan Finney requested the across-the-board cut after the Legislature泣 to override her veto of lower-r raised sales and income taxes.
The cut had been expected, said
Financing for the seven Regents schools was slashed by $4.1 million.
Stanley Koplik, executive director of the Board of Regents.
"The good news was that we did not face the consequences of so severe a cut or reduction," Koplik said. "One percent was not so severe on the palate as two or two-and-a-half."
He said the cuts would take a toll on KU's administrative spending but that Kansas was in better financial shape than many other states.
shape their own success Ed Ahrens, fiscal analyst for the
Legislative Research Department,
presented a breakdown of the cuts in
a Monday meeting of the Special
Committee on Ways and
Means/Appropriations.
Real-life Simpsons don't think it's funny anymore
A total of $24.7 million was cut from the state's $2.53 billion general fund.
Ahrens, in a phone interview, said this was the first time the State Finance Council approved an amendment to the Legislature was not in session.
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
The Associated Press
OWEGO, N.Y. — They are the Simpsons, but don't call their house asking for Bart or Homer. Ever since "The Simpsons" aired on television, the Donald Simpson family has been living in an animated-namesake hell.
"The phone calls never stop," Carol Simpson said. "You pick up the phone and it's it, HI, Marge. This is Homer. I'll be home soon. It's 'round the clock."
They're the only Simpsons in the Oswego telephone directory, and at one point last year they were getting 20 to 30 trunk Simpson calls a day.
Donald and Carol Simpson have four children. The cartoon Simpsons have three. Donald, like Homer, has a powerful power, at a plant on Lake Ontario.
For a few months, the flesh and blood Simpsons couldn't even order a pizza.
"They'd ask the name and after I told them, they'd say, 'Yeah, right,' and hang on." Carol Simpson said.
It seems to be feast or famine for the Simpsons when it comes to food deliveries.
At times, the Simpsons have received several prank food orders a week.
"Simpson is such a name, and for us it's been disastrous," she said.
County commission refuses permit for "Sandblast '91"
By Heather Anderson
Kansan staff writer
The party was over before it ever started.
Last night, the promoters for "Sandblast 91" were refused a temporary business-use permit that would have allowed them an outdoor concert tomorrow.
In a 2-1 vote, the Douglas County Commission voted against allowing Dos Dudes Productions to receive the permit because of concerns for safety, damage to homeowners' property and underage drinking.
It was the second time that Dos Dudes had been denied a permit. The promoters had gone to the commission on Monday and were turned down. They were allowed to return and try again because they had additional evidence that neighbors were in favor of the concert.
Four music bands, the Salty Iguanas, the L.A. Ramblers, Baghdad Jones and Junk Man, were supposed
to perform on property located on the Kansas River between Lawrence and Eudora.
County Commissioner Mike Amyx said he thought that the promoters could handle problems during the conference and had problems that might arise afterward.
Joe Comparato, one of the concert promoters for the concert, said his company had taken precautions to ensure the concert would be safe for everyone.
Fifty trained staff employees would have been present to help with traffic and parking and to make sure that the concert did not be brought to the concert, he said.
"We know what we are doing," Comparato said. "It is not a party. It is not a beer bash."
He also said that his employees would have picked up any trash that had been left by the audience.
Many of the residents near the site of the concert were not convinced that the event was happening.
problems like trespassing, littering and traffic.
Martha Saunders Skeet, landowner near the concert site, said the concert would set a precedent for other parties in the area.
*This party and others acquaints students with this area," she said.
She said she thought the concert would encourage people to hold organized and unorganized parties near her property.
Skeet said that more than 700 people attended a party on the property last week and that she speculated that they would be expected to attend the outdoor concert.
Mark Altenbernd, who lives near the concert site, said other parties held previously on the land had not been anuisance.
He said that he had talked to Jay Waller, the owner of the property, and that they agreed that the parties were stopped if problems occurred.
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