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KANSAN
March 4,2004
IN ITS 100TH YEAR AS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol. 114 Issue No. 106
Trust suit decided
Miller, Watkins halls denied control of fund operations
By Ron Knox
rknox@kansan.com
kansan staff writer
After more than two years of court proceedings, a judge ruled in favor of the University of Kansas and Bank of America last week in a student filed lawsuit. The ruling denied students' requests to control operations of Watkins and Miller Scholarship Halls.
The suit, filed by residents of the scholarship halls, claimed the trust fund used to operate the halls was being mismanaged by the University and Bank of America, which oversees the funds.
Elizabeth Watkins set up the fund in the 1930s to establish the two scholarship halls.
The student plaintiffs abandoned the majority of allegations in the suit last September because many of the specific complaints about the structural problems with the halls had been corrected well before the students filed the lawsuit, said Ken Stoner, director of Student Housing.
Stoner said many of the plaintiffs and
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MILLER/WATKINS TRUST CASE TIMELINE
March 2001: Students filed suit against Bank of America on charges of negligent repairs and misused trust fund money.
Fall 2001: Hall residents named beneficiaries of the Watkins trust fund.
Spring 2002: Upon Judge's request, the University enters lawsuit on behalf of Bank of America.
Sept. 2003: Students abandon claims against University.
claims against
Feb. 26: Judge Jack A. Murphy denied all requests and closed case.
You can go home again
Returning home after graduation prevalent
By Laura Pate
lpate@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Four years ago, a father waved goodbye to his daughter as she drove 300 miles off to college. Now she is approaching graduation. Instead of worrying about buying her first house or beginning a career, she's planning on coming back home.
For today's college graduates, this is not uncommon.
According to 2003 findings from monsterTRAK research, 61 percent of students plan to move in with their parents after graduation. David Morrison,
"I think sometimes after graduating they still don't know exactly what they want to do."
Diana Spiess
Natalie Spiess' mother
founder of TWENTYSOMETHING Inc. a consulting firm, said that graduates stayed with their parents for more than six months.
A recent New York Times referred to students who return home after college as "boomerang kids," because they
return to where they came from.
Some parents may not be happy about this. The empty nest syndrome, a loneliness parents may experience when their children leave home, can actually be a happy experience, said William Arnold, sociology professor.
The parents may enjoy their freedom of not having children living in the house, and may be a little disappointed by their kids returning home, he said. When Arnold's children returned home, he became frustrated.
Arnold said there was bound to be a certain amount of regression of maturity
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Democrats at KU ready to back Kerry
By Patrick Cady
pcaddy@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
up the presidential nomination by clearing a decisive nine of 10 states in the nation-wide elections held Tuesday.
One clear victor remains in the race for Democratic presidential candidate after this week's Super Tuesday. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) has nearly locked on the presidential
Campaign
2004
★★★★★
The only state he didn't claim was Vermont, which went to the now defunct campaign of Howard Dean, the state's former governor.
Tom Keating, Marysville junior and president of the University of Kansas Young Democrats said his group was
avidly following the race to the White House. Keating said the group thought the nation has spoken wisely.
"The Young Democrats are excited that Kerry is the nominee," Keating said. The group is getting ready to defend Kerry against negative campaigning, Keating said.
He said his group's next step would be to unite with Kerry-for-president groups on campus and begin a stepped up voter registration drive.
KANSAS CAUCUS
Registration:
People can
register to
vote as a
Democrat on site
Location:
The polling center is at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine St.
Time: From noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13
source:www.ksdp.org
Kerry's closest competition, Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.), dropped out early in the day when his staff received the early results from the eastern states.
After being bolstered by support by nearly one-third of all available delegates, Kerry's victory might render the last primaries, including the Kansas caucus at least as far as choosing a presidential nominee, next to meaningless.
"I don't think it really matters," said Don Haider-Markel, associate professor of political science.
The only remaining competition for Kerry now are U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), and the Rev. Al Sharpton.
Kerry's victories, 24 of 27 state contests held so far, are making some look forward to the next few months and the ultimate bid for the White House.
Some Republicans are also beginning to look ahead to Kerry's future opportunities.
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Student thrives on 'hell weeks'
By Samia Khan
skhan@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Imagine spending 144 hours of the week in one building, not sleeping for three days straight, going to class and surviving on food from Chipotle and 64 ounce cups of coffee from gas stations. For Iohn Breuer, this is reality.
neering studio and regularly pulls all-nighters to work on projects, "Arc E" students, as architectural engineering students call themselves, are well-known on campus for working long hours in the studio. Breuer said he was
Breuer, St. Louis sophomore, is in his fourth-sequefer of architectural endi-
hours working on intricate models during "studio hell weeks."
for one project last semester was his worst week, he said. He pulled a total of five all-nighters that week and went to all but two of his classes. He took breaks to shower at 7 a.m.
Every day at 2 a.m., he went to the gas station to buy the biggest cup of coffee they had to offer. He said that the worst part of the caffeine he consumed was the withdrawal he experienced after the project was finished.
"You twitch a little from the caffeine, but it's one of the only ways to stay awake." he said.
The 144 hours he spent in the studio
Students in studio use from loud music to keep from falling asleep during all-nighters. Sunflower seeds are Breuer's preferred kind of station snake.
He said the key is to keep
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John Breuer, St. Louis sophomore, said the architecture school required most of his time. Breuer's longest week in the studio was 144 hours.