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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2005
VOL.115 ISSUE 152
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Tuition talks pick up speed
CLAS differential discussions offer new ideas for students
BY NATE KARLIN
nkarlin@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
A small group of students and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences officials discussed the future of differential tuition Tuesday, the first time since the student body overwhelmingly voted against the plan in February.
A decision was not made on the existence of the differential tuition plan.
Even if students won't vote next year, student discussions will continue.
Jason Bentley, dean's advisory board member and Olathe junior said. Students recognized the need for extra money, but the student leaders and officials need to figure out how to put that money to use that would appease all concerned, he said.
"It's a matter of selling the plan so it's not a burden on students," he said. "We want a plan that will make students happy. If it's no plan, then we'll respect that."
Based on student feedback throughout the year, the group came to the consensus that the
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plan that will make students happy. If it's no plan then we'll respect that."
Jason Bentley Dean's advisory board member
plan needed to be narrowed down. Bentley said.
The feedback showed various tuition fees were bombarding students.
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Scott Hansher, Milwaukee, Wis., junior, gives his girlfriend's dog, Coco, a drink of water while they wait for her to get out of class. Hansher said it was difficult to make Coco, a 7-month-old border collie-terrier mix, drink because the dog wanted to play with the bottle instead of drinking.
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THE SCARLET LIST
The online registry isn't protecting communities, it's damaging lives
By Steve Vockrodt Kansan Senior Staff Writer vockrodt@ku.edu
Illustrations by Scott Drummond
Jonathon Bourgeois doesn't wear a visible scarlet "A" on his chest as Hester Prynne does in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter." He wears an "SO" that appears on the Internet and follows him around like Prynne's scarlet "A."
He is one of 50 people in Lawrence whose name, photograph, offense, address and map that shows where he lives appear on the Kansas Bureau of Investigation Web site that tracks the identity and whereabouts of sex offenders.
Like Prynne, Bourgeois doesn't feel he deserves his scarlet letter. But it's there and he said it has cost him six years of his life. In that span, he's been in and out of jail and found it difficult to find and keep jobs
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and reintegrate into society.
Even worse, according to Bourgeois, is that his offense — being in a consensual sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl when he was 18 — is grouped together with serious offenders like rapists and child molesters.
But for Bourgeois, now 25, and the more than 3,000 registered sex offenders in Kansas, the persistent presence of the sex offender registry makes it
nearly impossible to move on with their lives. To them it is a punishment beyond the debt they've already paid to society.
"It amazes me that with the brilliant minds in this country, they couldn't come up with a better system," Bourgeois said. "There's been an unbelievable amount of pain in my life because I've been put on that list. It makes it 10 times harder to put behind you."
Proponents of the politically popular registry say that it protects communities by warning residents of the whereabouts of sex offenders nearby. Advocates of the list say that sex offenders tend to repeat their crimes.
However, a growing number of critics say that sex offender registries provide communities with little more than a false sense of security because they fail to protect them from serious offenders, and they lump minor offenders in with more serious sex criminals, and assume that sex offenders are likely to commit more sex crimes, despite of statistics that indicate otherwise. Furthermore, they are a scarlet letter that ostracizes offenders and makes it nearly impossible to rehabilitate and restart their lives by finding jobs and housing in their communities.
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DEVELOPMENT
Faculty living downtown: a lofty idea
The new Hobbs Taylors Lofts at Eighth and New Hampshire streets will offer a unique living situation close to Massachusetts Street.
BY JASON SHAAD
jshaad@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
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Ann Turnbull and her husband, Rud, will have new neighbors soon. Luckily, they already know most of them. The Turnbulls, co-directors of the Beach Center on Disability, will move into one of the Hobbs Taylor lofts being built at Eighth and New Hampshire streets.
The lofts will soon be home to a small community from the University of Kansas. KU faculty and professors already have bought five of the 32 lofts, said Linda Boyd, an agent for
Stephens Real Estate.
"It will be really nice to have University colleagues and friends close by." Turnbull said.
Jim Roberts, vice provost for research, said he and his wife, Carol, had wanted to live in a loft since they lived on the East Coast when they were younger. Once they saw their daughter's loft in downtown Chicago, they sought out one for themselves.
"When the first hint of the lofts appeared in the newspaper, we looked at each other and said 'Why not?,'" Roberts said. "We were one of the first to buy."
from his current countryside residence in West Lawrence. Space 5D overlooks downtown Lawrence.
It's a nice view, Roberts said, but he is looking forward to the ambiance of downtown more.
"We'll be close to all the restaurants and stores," Roberts said. "We expect to walk to everything and just be a part of the excitement of downtown."
Roberts' fifth-floor loft is far
Some of the lofts could be completed by late July, Boyd said.
"We'll be close
to all the restuarants and stores. We expect to walk to everything and just be a part of the excitement of downtown."
Jim Roberts Vice Provost for Research
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The Dark Side cometh
The Dark Side comes. Stephen Shupe reviews the newest installment in the 'Star Wars' series, "Star Wars: Episode III — Return of the Sith." The film explores how and why Anakin Skywalker turned into the infamous Darth Vader. PAGE 10A
Crossword
Stellar recruits join KU aquatic teams
It's been a long semester and now it's Stop Day Eve. Reward yourself and pass the time by working on a few bonus crosswords. PAGES 7A & 8A
Kansas swimming coach Clark Campbell announced last week that four new women would help fill the void left by the six seniors. They will mainly swim medley and freestyle. PAGE 3B
Baseball showdown
The Jayhawks will take on the Tigers this weekend in the last Border Showdown of this season. The series is about more than the rivalry; a berth in the Big 12 tournament is at stake for Kansas. PAGE 1B