KANSAS IS BIG 12 CHAMP For the 50th time in 100 seasons, the men's basketball team clinched a share of a conference title with the Texas victory.
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》 SCHOOL FINANCE
Money could help students meet financial strains of semesters abroad
Alumnus donates for scholarship
The largest-ever study abroad scholarship donation could help drastically increase the number of graduates who study abroad at the University of Kansas.
BY BRIAN LEWIS-JONES
The donation could potentially raise the number of students who have studied abroad from one in-four to one-in-two within the next
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Larry D. Horner and his wife, Donna Manning Horner, gave half a million dollars to the University for study abroad scholarships.
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Susan Gronbeck-Tedesco, director of the Office of Study Abroad, said the money would be invested and the interest would go toward study abroad scholarships, helping both graduate and undergraduate students study abroad for years to come.
Steven Groene, Salina sophomore, applied for a scholarship through the Office of Study Abroad this week. Groene plans to study in Dakar, Senegal next semester. He said the cost of study abroad was a slight concern at first because of slightly higher tuition and excluded costs, such as airfare and a passport.
"There's a myth in higher education that if you study abroad, you'll have to stay longer," she said. "That's simply not true."
She said both the cost and time commitment involved with study abroad deterred many students from even applying for the program.
"It was amazing how many things I hadn't initially budgeted for, like health insurance," he said. "However, I went back to my parents and we
renegotiated their and my own contributions and found a way to make it work."
Currently, the Office of Study Abroad gives $60,000 per year in scholarships, Gronbeck Tedesco said. The Horners' donation will increase this amount to $90,000.
Gronbeck Tedescho said most study abroad donations, which typically range from $25 to $1,000, come from alumni who have studied overseas.
Melissa Birch, associate professor and director of the Center for
》 CRIME
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Photo illustration by Anna Faltermier/KANSAN
Local bars deal with thefts ranging from key shells to mixing spoons. According to Ebony Simon, a bartender at Louise's Bar Downtown common hot items i
Students gain at bars' expense
BY ERICK R. SCHMIDT
Ebony Simon knows how to spot a small-time crook in his bar. He's got an eye for it.
"If you've got a bulge on your way out that you didn't have when you got there, you probably stole something," Simon said.
Simon is a bartender and doorman at Louise's Bar Downtown, 1009 Massachusetts St. Like many of his peers, he has grown accustomed to customers trying to get away with theft — petty and otherwise. An employee at The Hawk, 1340 Ohio St., reported the theft of ten keg
Bartenders, doormen watch crowds to keep patrons from taking souvenirs
shells from the bar last week, but bartenders said most bar burglaries were on a smaller scale. Simon, for example said he only knew of one incident when people tried to steal keg shells, but they were caught by a doorman. He said the most common objects of attention at Louise's were the bar's trademark Schooner glasses. Sometimes people try to walk out of the bar holding the
glasses, with beer still in them.
Other items that frequently go missing include tip jars, shot glasses and other things that patrons think will look cool in their houses.
"Everybody and their mother wants a Schooner." Simon said.
Danny Loentel, bartender at The Sandbar, 17 E. 8th St., said the fastest disappearing items at his bar were Guinness spoons, which are used for
mixing Black and Tan beers. Loentel said the spoons only cost a few dollars, but it was annoying when they went missing.
"We had one, it got stolen, so we got a new one. It got stolen." I tentled with a sigh. "I guess it's a cool little trick, to save that you stole it."
Loentel could only laugh at the second-most commonly "stolen" item; glasses that the bar gives away as part of its Bahama Mama promotion. He said he commonly saw people try to sneak away with the decorated glasses, even though they
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POLITICS
Strategists debate role of primaries
BY TYLER HARBERT
Lightning outside didn't stop a political thunderstorm inside the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Wednesday evening during the final installation of the 2007 Presidential Lecture Series.
David Yepsen, a political columnist for the Des Moines Register, was joined by Tom Rath, a republican political strategist, and Jonathan Epstein, a democratic political strategist, in a panel discussion called, "Winning the Nomination." The panel focused on the Iowa presidential caucus and the New Hampshire presidential primary. Dole Institute director Bill Lacy mediated the discussion.
Yepsen joked with the crowd of more than 100 people about the one reason why the Iowa caucus continues to be a key battleground for presidential candidates.
"Uh, they're first," he said.
Rath tried to steal some of Yepsen's thunder when he was asked what was so unique about the New Hampshire primary.
"It was first," Rath said.
Yepsen said Iowa and New Hampshire fought back and forth beginning in the early 1970s about which state got to be the initial hot spot for deciding which candidates would advance in their parties and which ones would be left scrambling for their parties' bid for presidential candidate.
He said the two states made a deal in 1983 that would designate Iowa as home of the first caucus and New Hampshire home of the first
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Web site urges students to avoid late-night studying
BY DANAE DESHAZER
Students who procrastinate, stay up cramming or study for long blocks of time, are engaging in study behavior that is more harmful than helpful, said R. L. Kaplan, creator of Smart-Kit.com.
Kaplan, a board-certified neurologist, created the Web site in 2006 to offer students an understanding of how their minds work in relation to their study habits.
"The whole goal of the Web site is to present helpful information for
Studies on the Web site show that if students go without sleep for 19 or more hours at a time, their brains operate at a .1 percent blood alcohol content. The legal driving limit is .08 in Kansas. Instead of pulling an all-nighter to study before a big test, students might as well hit the bars.
students to use their brains more effectively and efficiently so that they can get better grades." Kaplan said.
Many students stay up cramming the night before a big test. Some use caffeine and prescription drugs to stay attentive and awake
during studying. Kaplan said drugs like Adderall and Ritalin had negative effects on students who were using them without a prescription. Exercising for 30 minutes is an effective way to mimic the positive effects of these drugs, such as improved focus and memory, he said.
John Wade, staff psychologist at KU Clinical and Psychological Services, said bad study habits were especially prevalent during midterm and finals times.
Wade said more time and energy was used to help students stay awake
Wade all students needed an adequate amount of sleep or their
when pulling an all-nighter than was used to help them retain information. Psychologically, students became emotionally depleted.
"When a baby needs sleep, the impact on the mood is very visible and small things become very frustrating." Wade said. "When we're adults, we're not going to do it at the same level, but the same basic principle applies."
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Students can submit their favorite study techniques to SmartKit.com for the chance to win a 30 gigabyte iPod or an emWave machine. The contest ends Friday.
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