University Daily Kansan/Wednesday, January 13, 1988
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Hall residents will pay more
By Rebecca J. Cisek
For the first time in three years, students living in KU residence halls will face increases of more than $100 in their annual housing payments this fall.
Kansan staff writer
Under a plan approved by the Board of Regents in December, fees for residence halls, scholarship halls and Jayhawker Towers will increase to help offset higher operating costs, said Ken Stoner, director of student housing.
Stouffer Place and Sunflower Apartments will not be affected by the increases.
According to the plan, fees for double occupancy rooms in all residence halls, except Hashinger Hall.
will increase $104, or 4.9 percent, for
the year. Single occupancy also will
go up $104, or 3.3 percent. For
Hashinger, fees will increase $120
or 5.4 percent for double occupancy
and 3.7 percent for single occupancy.
The Regents approved the rate changes because of increases in the cost of utilities, food, salaries, supplies and maintenance at KU, Stoner said.
In recent years, Stoner said, the housing office was able to avoid increases in housing costs because of mild increases in utility costs and energy-saving measures in the housing units. But the office was no longer able to cut costs and still provide adequate services to students.
he said, referring to increased costs. Stoner said that the increase for Hashinger was greater than other halls because it is a center for creative arts and has a theater.
rees for all scholarship halls except Miller Hall and Watkins Hall will increase $80, or 4.7 percent. The increase for Miller and Watkins will be $64, or 8.9 percent. The smaller increase at Miller and Watkins is because those halls don't have food service. Stoner said.
At Jayhawker Towers, fees will increase $192, or 4.2 percent for single occupancy in a two-bedroom apartment; $86, or 4.7 percent for double occupancy; $80, or 4.3 percent for triple occupancy; and $48, or 4.2 percent for quadruple occupancy.
According to cost comparisons compiled by the housing office, the increases in fees will help pay for a 5-percent increase in staff salaries, a 4.9-percent increase in food costs, a 5.8-percent increase in utilities, a 19.3-percent increase in telephone costs and a 2.3-percent increase in supplies and other expenses.
Telephone costs jumped almost 20 percent because of the new phone system the University installed, Stoner said. He said the system costs more now but will save the University money in the future as phone costs increase overall.
Jeff Weinberg, associate director of financial aid, said that any increases in housing would be considered in determining a student's
Residence hall fees are going up in Kansas Regents institutions. These figures reflect overall increases for double-acquancy rooms.
financial need.
Yvonne May, Topeka senior, who has lived in Lewis Hall for three years, said she first found out about the increase in fees last fall.
the increase in fees was said to
"I think employees should be paid a competitive rate," she said, but she
said that because the residence halls are state-supported, they should be cheaper to live in than an apartment.
"We're paying almost $300 for a dinky room that you have to share," she said.
But Scott Heim, Little River junior, took the news of increases more lightly.
"It's something everybody has to do," he said. "And there are a lot of things I get here that I don't have to pay for."
Fire won't delay library's completion
A fire that started Saturday evening when leaking propane gas ignited caused between $5,000 and $10,000 damage to the construction site of the new science library.
By Elaine Sung and Michael Carolan
Kansan staff writers
A fire that destroyed part of the foundation of the new science library Saturday night caused between $5,000 and $10,000 in damage but the completion date for the library will not be delayed, the project manager for the construction company said yesterday.
The progress of the construction will be delayed by only three days, which is the amount of time needed to rebuild the concrete forms that were destroyed, Stan Claassen, the project manager for R.D. Andersen Construction Co., Inc. said.
Robert C. Johnson, site superintendent for the company, said, "The fire won't have any overall effect on the job."
The new science library is being built behind Hoch Auditorium and the Art and Design Building
Two concrete columns and about 25 feet of the south wall of the foundation were scorched and need to be replaced, Johnson said.
The fire began when propane leaking from a storage tank ignited when it came into contact with a portable heater. The heater was being used to keep the cement from freezing.
Fire alarms wow off at 5:55 p.m. Four firewelling vehicles responded within five minutes. It took 15 firefighters more than half an hour to reach the base were shooting up from tanks near the base of a crane on the site.
The propane was used to fuel a portable heater to keep some newly poured concrete from freezing. Workers from the construction company had finished laying the concrete Friday.
Claassen said the concrete had to be kept around 50 degrees Fahrenheit for three days in order to set properly.
At the site were four tanks of
propane, three of which were in use. The fourth was only partially full and was not in use.
Claassen said that the fire had damaged the leaking tank so severely that investigators from the company could not determine whether a defective valve or an improper connection had caused the propane to leak.
Huge billows of white steam rose from the area as firefighters sprayed water to prevent the tanks from softening and melting. The water also kept the tanks cool so
the gas would not expand and explode.
Maj. Paul Findley of the Lawrence Fire Department said the fire might have created a major hazard if the tanks had been cooled.
"There is always a danger when you deal with these kinds of fires," he said. "The safest way is just to control it."
Findley the best way to put out the flames was to let the contents of the propane tank burn out.
Sparks and smoke from the fire could be seen as far away as 15th Street, and onlookers could hear the propane as it leaked and fueled the fire.
Both Claassen and Findley said that the fire was accidental and that arson was not involved.
Johnson, the site superintendent, said R.D. Andersen was covered by a builder risk insurance policy. He said the insurance company had not yet investigated the fire and assessed the damages.
Students might keep GSL checks despite failing requirements
By Jill Jess
Kansan staff writer
Students who fail to fulfill grade requirements for their guaranteed student loans may be able to keep their loans if KU officials determine that extenuting circumstances caused poor grades.
Jeff Weinberg, KU associate director of financial aid, said holds were placed on the GSL checks for students who failed to achieve required grades. When those students try to pick up their GSL checks, they will be given a card stating that they failed to achieve minimum standards.
But students who think a mistake was made can bring a copy of their transcript to the financial aid office, and if an error did occur, the hold on the check will be released. Weinberg said.
The grade requirements for GSLs are the same as all KU financial-aid standards and are on a graduated level depending on how long a student has been in the University. For example, a student in his first semester at KU must have a minimum of six credits and a 1.4 grade point average, but a student in his fourth semester must have 42 credits and a 2.0 GPA.
Students who fail to meet these criteria can appeal to an academic standards committee by filing a petition at the financial aid office, Weinberg said.
The committee members, who remain anonymous, read the petitions and determine whether extinguishing circumstances caused poor grades. Those circumstances include a death in the family, hospitalization or a personal problem, Weinberg said.
sur standards tend to be somewhat more lenient than other four-year institutions.'
Jeff Weinberg
KU associate director of financial aid
There is no form to fill out to petition, he said, and the appeal does not have to be typed. It should state why the student thinks his circumstances merit review by the committee.
"The appeal does not have to contain, under any circumstances, documentation from anyone other than the student," he said.
Grade requirements for the federally sponsored GSLs are set by individual universities, said Alden K. Shields, vice president of the Higher Education Assistance Foundation, a nonprofit guaranty agency that guarantees about 80 percent of KU's student loans. Both Shields and Weinberg said KU's grade requirements for GSLs were less stringent than those of many comparable universities.
Weinberg said, "Our standards tend to be somewhat more lenient than other four-year institutions."
A student who is unable to successfully appeal the hold on a GSL check can apply again for a GSL after his grades improve to the required level, Shields said.
He also said that if a student lost his GSL because of poor grades, that student was not required to pay back the loan any earlier than a student who met the grade requirements. As long as a student is enrolled at least half-time, the repayment schedule will not change. Shields said.
New library photocopiers feature more services, higher copy price
Rv Kathleen Faddis
Kansan staff writer
The bad news for KU staff and students is that getting photocopies at KU libraries will cost either a penny or a nickel more this semester.
The good news is that there are 19 new self-service 3-M photocopiers on the Lawrence campus, replacing the old copiers. Also, there are two new copiers at the Regents Center in Overland Park.
The libraries are replacing the old copy machines because they made poor copies and were breaking down frequently, said Sarah Couch, periodical supervisor at Watson Library.
New copies on the Lawrence campus have been installed at the Watson and Spencer libraries and at the science, music, art and architecture, engineering libraries, and the Howey reading room in Summerfield Hall. There also are three new reader-printers in Watson that will copy from microforms.
The card system is the main feature affecting students making copies. The new machines will still accept coins, but the cost per copy for coin use will go up from a nickel to a dime. For a dollar, users can buy a card that allows them to make copies for 6 cents.
*Any student who plans to make more than 25 copies will benefit from the card.* "Couch," 32, p. 417.
Couch said library officials changed to the card system because it allowed them to raise or lower the price of copies without being governed by particular coin denominations.
The card itself has no encoded value. By placing the card in the machines, the user can buy any amount of usage up to $9 at all machines and machines will take coins, $1, $2 and $bills.
The credit remaining on the card is shown when the card is put in the machine. The card does not expire, and as long as it stays in fairly good condition, it is reusable.
Cards can be bought during enrollment at a table set up in the fee payment area in the library.
except the Howey reading room.
Enlarging to 154 percent of the original or reducing to 65 percent, margin shifting, ledger size copying on request, and two-page book coving are new features.
Mary Hawkins, assistant dean for public services at Watson, said that library officials liked the new machines because the machines provided better instructions.
"For information, you can simply press a button and get instructions on how to proceed." Hawkins said.
They also were impressed with the quality of the copies. Couch said that a student with an original in good condition should get good, clean copies.
"Students seem very appreciative and anticipate better copies," she said.
Students buying cards generally expressed a dissatisfaction with the old machines and hoped for better service.
Hawkins, who has been manning the table at enrollment, said students have been reacting favorably.
Jackie Krause, Lawrence junior, said, "I like it because I do a lot of research, and it's a hassle to have a whole pocket full of dimes."
Sharon Cox, Olathe senior, said. "All I hope is that they work during final week. It's nice to see a little progress."
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