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Steppin' in tune The eighth annual KU Greek Step Show took place Saturday at the Lied Center. The show brought in 1,440 people, about 250 more than last year, and $13,000. Seven sororities and fraternities participated in the event and two winners were chosen. PAGE 3A
Weekend loss
EU expansion The European Union will expand from 15 to 25 member nations on Saturday. The KU Office of International Programs has a discussion today and tomorrow about the change.PAGE 5A
The
Kansas
softball
team lost
two
games to
the
Oklahoma
Sooners over the weekend. The losses dropped Kansas' record to 3-10 in the Big 12 Conference. PAGE 12A
Jones becomes a Jet
Former Kansas left tackle Adrian Jones was selected by the
New York Jets in yesterday's NFL draft. PAGE 12A
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KANSAN
IN ITS 100TH YEAR AS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol.114 Issue No.138
April 26,2004
Tuition increase on track
Regents expected to approve plan in first week of May
By Anna Clovis
aclovis@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
As the next school year approaches, so does the third year of tuition increases.
According to the tuition plan approved by the Board of Regents in 2002 in an effort to increase University funding amid statewide budget cuts, students will experience a 4 percent increase and $16.50 tuition fee per credit hour in the fall.
The credit-hour cost for undergraduate resident students will increase from $117.55 per credit hour to $138.75. Nonresident undergraduate students will pay $403.85 per hour instead of the $366.75 they paid in 2003 to 2004.
they paid in 2005. Lindy Eakin, vice provost, said all the figures were consistent with the original plan, but no proposal for next year's tuition had been made to the Regents.
The proposal should be presented to the Regents at their May 12 to 13 meeting, Eakin said. Because the Regents have not approved next year's tuition, the Tuition Advisory Committee had not decided how the extra money should be spent.
The committee is composed of students, faculty and staff. Blake Shuart, Topeka junior and member of the com-
"The increase is in line with the plans from two years
ago."
Blake Shuart
Topeka junior, member of the Tuition Advisory Committee
surprises. "The increase is in line with the plans from two years ago," Shuart said.
mittee, said they weren't expecting any surprises.
The committee will meet again next week to review the plan and discuss how the money should be spent, Shuart said. The tuition increases might put more money in students' pockets.
ing on the main fund.
These grants are for students who need more money for school after they have received all other financial aid awards. Roecker said the current plan was that undergraduates who qualify would each receive a maximum of $1,500, and graduate students would receive a maximum of $1,100 in tuition grants.
Janet Roecker, assistant director of financial aid, said the tuition grants for eligible students should increase depending on the final tuition plan.
Tuition still on the rise Undergraduate tuition and fees for two 15-hour semesters will continue to increase as planned if the Board of Regents approves the increase. Based on the current plan, a tuition increase should lead to more aid for students, among other things.
"The grants are a way to meet the additional needs of students." Roecker said. They are close to the equivalent of the tuition increase."
have been sent, Roecker said, but the award amounts won't be finalized until the Regents approve the tuition plan.
tion increase.
Preliminary financial aid award letters
Kevin Veltri, Kismet freshman: Shannon Ashbaugh, Sioux Falls, S.D., sophomore; Kimberly Elliott, Lenexa freshman; and Cortney McKay, Sioux City, Iowa, freshman, played a hand of 21 at Templin Hall's "Time Warp" Casino Night Friday. Each floor carried a different decade as a theme.
Gambling through time
Students take their chances at Templin's Time Warp' Casino
By Azita Tafreshi
atafreshi@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Daisy Hill residents didn't even have to leave Engel Road to get a taste of the Vegas strip Friday night.
More than 350 students gambled the
night away at Templin Hall's annual Casino Night. Hawk Nights cosponsored the free event, themed "Time Warp," where students had the opportunity to try their hand at games such as roulette with fake money in the form of poker chips.
On each floor, students found themselves transported into a different time period. In one night, they anted up for poker in the Old West, gathered around
At the door, students were greeted with non-alcoholic "mocktails" such as the Shirley Templin and $3,000 worth of chips to gamble with on the six timewarped floors.
the blackjack table in a jazz lounge in the roaring '20s, and tried their luck with the slots under a disco ball and strobe lights at Studio 54.
Edited by Collin LaJoie
at Studio 54. "cocaine" was also available on the Studio 54 floor for anyone who needed a fix. Renae Slusser, Wichita junior, tried a hit of the bright blue powder in search of her own sugar high.
"I came looking for a good time, and I guess I found it in the Pixie Stix," Slusser said.
At the end of the evening, people who
SEE GAMBLING ON PAGE 6A
KUAC keeps student vote on board
By Joe Bant
jbant@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
The new era of the University of Kansas Athletics Corporation Board of Directors has begun, and students will have a vote on the body that governs
the Athletics Department.
The KUAC board, which voted to restructure itself in February, met Friday and decided to reverse its earlier decision to not include a voting student on the new board.
Student Body President Andy Knopp said he was happy with the change.
Knopp
"It's important for students to have a vote and not just a voice." Knopp said.
The KUAC board decided in February to reduce its size from 23 voting members to five. The five were to include the vice
Perkins
provost for student success, a senior University administrator, the University's chief business and financial planning officer, a faculty representative to the Big 12 Conference and the
Club wants to help, but needs members
By Ron Knox
rknox@kansan.com
kansan staff writer
SEE KUAC ON PAGE 6A
Here's what Diana Folks wants: She wants to give people eyeglasses. She wants to make sure kids wear helmets when they ride bikes. She wants to build homes for the homeless.
This semester, Folks, Eudora senior,
has made strides toward bringing the
Lion's Club to the University of Kansas.
And she will do with an organization known more for helping elderly persons than for working with young people on college campuses.
The club helps those in need all over the world, working specifically with the blind.
She knows getting students involved with the Lion's Club won't be easy.
Many students see the aging organization as a bastion for retired men trying to stay active, both in the community and more often, in their lives.
more often, in their lives.
"The Lions are aging," said Lori Miller, a member of Lawrence's River City Lion's Club who has mentored Folks through the club's initial organization.
"Most people think they're Shriners, with the hats and everything." Folks said.
The group needs 20 members to be recognized by Lion's Clubs International, the parent organization. Now, as the group prepares to begin its volunteer work, it is only two members short.
only two members. This in itself is remarkable. Folks admitted that most people she talked to about the club didn't know it existed, let
SEE CLUB ON PAGE 5A
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Diana Folks, Eudora senior, and Stephanie Monstow, Overland Park junior, reviewed the applications for new membership into Lions Club.