WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2006
NEWS
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Tori, 24, performs several sets a night at AllStars, with three songs to a set. She is the oldest of four children in a Mormon family.
"Just because I'm a stripper doesn't mean you can sexually assault me," she said. "It's not worth an extra $20, $40, $200 or $400 dollars to go home angry. My mental and emotional health are much more important."
Another way she makes money doesn't involve dancing at all—she just sits and talks with a customer. "Guys are just paying for the company," she said.
Tori said she had a few regulars who come in specifically to see her, but she's really had only one guy become too attached to her. Declining to go into specifics, she said the situation was resolved without incident.
So what makes a good stripper? "Physical attraction is always a bonus," Tori said.
She quickly added, "But it's not the only thing. Guys appreciate being able to talk for an hour or two. They appreciate a girl who's doing something with her life."
Tori fits that description.
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A role model employee. That's what Big Will called Tori.
Having danced longer than anyone at AllStars, Tori is a favorite of Big Will's. A humanitarian of sorts, the aptly named Big Will, an imposing figure with his moniker tattooed along his left forearm, is the father of a 16-year-old daughter and a newborn son.
He claimed he taught life lessons that couldn't be taught at the University and called Tori one of his prized pupils.
"I've seen Tori grow from a young, timid girl, who wasn't 100 percent sure, to a very confident, independent woman who's going to be something someday. The confidence she's developed is unbelievable.
"Girls like Tori make AllStar classy." Big Will proclaimed.
A classy strip club?
"Every strip club is classy," Big Will quipped. "Just depends on what kind of class you come from."
Despite coming from upper middle-class Johnson County and a Mormon family, Tori has no plans to stop dancing. Sure, her family would love to see her keep her clothes on and return to the Church.
For now, Janet said she just wanted her daughter back, and that
it's about family, not the Church.
tori wouldn't rule out a return to the Church, but she wished her mother could appreciate what she's done on her own: working, paying her own way and finishing her college degree.
She said she would probably walk down Campanile Hill next week for graduation to cap off an enjoyable six-year experience at the University.
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As for what her next move will be, she's applied to medical school and is also considering a career in physical therapy.
Tori understands that her KU education is the ticket to a successful working career, and that she's not going to strip forever.
"But it's there if I need it."
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—Edited by Matt Wilson
Transfer
Megan Hill, assistant director for transfer student recruitment and credit evaluation, said that transferring from a school like Gonzaga, which is private, Jesuit and out of state, was probably the most difficult of all transfer situations.
Hill said the process began with students submitting applications and transcripts from previously attended colleges. Once a student is admitted, their file gets sent for a course evaluation. The courses are entered into a PeopleSoft course evaluation system, which determines if the course is transferable or if the course has ever been evaluated. Hill said if a course was being evaluated for the first time the off ice would research the transferability of the course.
Hill said that if a course was deemed non-transferable by the system, students could petition within the respective school they are applying to within the University
"The school has the final say to whether they will accept the transfer credit," Hill said.
With about 1,000 students applying to transfer to the University every year, potential transfer students flood the Office of Admissions and Scholarships with phone calls and e-mails pertaining to questions about their transfer process.
However, Hill encourages students to be proactive in the transferring process and to contact her office with any questions or concerns they might have.
"Customer service is a big part of what we do. We try our best to respond within 24 hours." Hill said.
Buser said that Hill and her co-workers had been very helpful during his process. He also said that being a lifetime KU basketball fan had played a part in his decision to transfer.
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Bus
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Livinggood said remote parking was essential if the University wanted to maintain its beauty without succumbing to the urbanized feel by adding parking garages to facilitate parking.
She said the study showed the University was already 1,800 parking spaces short, and that with proposed campus expansion, 2,000 to 3,000 additional parking spaces would be needed.
Provest Shulenburger, who is leaving the University at the end of the semester, said this project was the big goal of the year, and it would not have been possible without the efforts of employees like Livingood, Jim Long, vice provost for facilities planning and management, as well as others.
Shulenburger said that the new Park and Ride lot and the new $40 million Multidisciplinary Research Building will help to ensure the development of West Campus.
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Grades
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When athletics director Lew Perkins took over the department three years ago, he revamped its academic support branch. He hired new staff and doubled the budget for tutors.
Paul Buskirk, associate athletics director for student athlete support services, said his providing legitimate resources to support student athlete academic success had been made easier by Perkins' pledged support.
"There is a point of no return. I can't claim every student will gain a 4.0." Buskirk said.
He said as long the students kept trying hard in the classroom, and the resources were available, there was no reason why this trend of academic success could not continue.
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