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Prices vary for oil change
By Steve Vockrodt svockrodt@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Any car owner knows an oil change comes about every three months or 3,000 miles. Around Lawrence, prices range from $15.88 to $50, depending on the car and the oil used.
Wal-Mart, 3300 Iowa St., offers a basic oil change that includes changing the oil filter and lubrication for $15.88.
It also offers a 15-point check for $18.74 that includes additional services such as fluid check, tire pressure and suspension check.
Wendland Performance Service, 2103 W. 26th St., and Firestone Tire and Service Center, 2425 Iowa St. are among the few locations that offer the service for less than $20.
Doug's Automotive, 530 Gateway Dr., offers a $19.95 oil service. Most other locations range from $22.50 to $30 with variances in services offered with the oil change.
change.
Most basic services involve changing the oil filter, checking and replacing steering and brake
fluids as well as anti-freeze and checking tire pressure.
checking the pressure
Das Autohaus includes additional services to its oil change.
Dave Bach, owner, said his average oil change would cost $29.
age on change
His service checks cars for alignment, belts and hoses, CV joints, exhaust, lights and turn signals and emergency lights.
Bach said a comprehensive service along with the oil change was vital for long-term car maintenance.
nance.
"Any mechanic who is worth his salt is going to make sure he does everything to that car to prevent any further damage." Bach said.
Another option for students is changing their own oil, Cameron Schwehr, Spokane, Wash., sophomore, changes his own oil and finds it cheaper than taking his car to get serviced.
car to get services.
Most cars generally need four to five quarts of oil that costs, on average, $2, along with an oil filter that can cost from $3 to $5.99.
Schwehr said his oil change would usually cost about $12 and the process was easy.
wrench tin to install the filter, which Schweir said costs about $3. A common household wrench is also needed to unscrew the bolt on the oil pan, along with a 3-gallon container to store the old engine oil.
The only tools needed for a manual oil change is an oil
our English Students can take the old oil to most service shops for disposal. Advanced Auto Parts, 2523 Iowa St., is one place that disposes oil for free.
Schwehr said that he recommended that students change their own oil to save money.
Changing oil regularly is essential to a car's maintenance. Neglecting oil changes causes excess dirt suspension in the car's oil that increases friction on metal parts.
It also causes moisture in the oil that causes acidic deterioration in the engine.
A common breakdown associated with irregular or late oil changes is the oil pump wearing out, Bach said. He added that it wasn't uncommon to have an entire engine replaced in extreme cases.
Bach said most students did not put very high mileage on their cars, and therefore should change
Tools needed for oil change:
Oil filter wrench
Box-end wrench
Oil catch-pan
Funnel
Old rags or paper towels
Rubber gloves
Steps for changing oil:
steps for changing oil:
1. Locate the oil pan under a securely supported car (check vehicle manual).
1. Locate the oil pan under a securely supported car (check vehicle manual).
2. Loosen the bolt on the bottom of the oil pan with a box-end wrench and then remove the bolt by hand, allowing the oil to drain into the catch-pan.
3. Replace the bolt, securing it tightly with a wrench.
4. Locate the oil filter (check manual) and loosen it with the oil filter wrench and allow the oil to drain into the catch-pan.
5. Place a new oil filter onto the engine and turn it in a clockwise direction.
6. Remove the oil fill can and
6. Remove the oil fill cap and pour the new oil in with a funnel.
7. Replace the oil fill cap.
their oil by the three month limit instead of waiting until 3,000 miles had passed.
Source: www.quakerstate.com
Edited by Ashley Arnold
Hallmark grant revitalizes arts
By Jodie Krafft
jkraftf@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Hallmark Cards Inc. in Kansas City, Mo., has given the KU department of design a $500,000 grant.
Over the span of three years, the grant will provide funding for the new chairman of the department to make changes to specific programs within the department, said Thomas Beisecker, interim chairman of the department.
"This undesignated money allows us to approach the things that we need to do," Beisecker said. "It gives the department a lot of flexibility."
Beisecker said the grant will also allow for professional travel and the reopening of a graphic design program called "The Arts."
"The Arts" program is a graphic design class that allows students to design real materials for non-profit clients. The program was suspended last summer because of budget cuts.
Wes Gehbauer, St. Louis senior, took the class last spring. He said the class was disorganized and that students had to work with outdated technology because of the lack of funds.
"This grant will really benefit students," Gehbauer said. "I have friends in graphic design that came to KU just because of 'The Arts' program."
Beisecker said the grant was not a formal grant — Steven Hedden, dean of fine arts, made a special request to Hallmark.
car request For more than 20 years, Hallmark has supported the department through grants and visits from guest speakers, Beisecker said.
In return, the department produces potential designers and illustrators for the company. Hallmark hires a high number of graduates from the University, said Mark Spencer, creative resource manager for Hallmark
'Lord of the Rings' awarded record-tying 11 Oscars
"We help them and they help us." Spencer said.
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won a record-tying 11 Academy Awards on Sunday, including best picture and director and becoming the first fantasy to win the top Oscar.
In the acting categories, all the winners took home their first Oscars: Charlize Theron won best actress for her transformative performance as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in *Monster*, and Sean Penn was named best actor for playing a vengeful ex-hood-
lum who falls back on his criminal ways in Mystic River.
Tim Robbins won the supporting-actor prize for his performance as an emotionally crippled murder suspect in Mystic River, and Renee Zellweger took supporting actress as a hardy Confederate survivor in Cold Mountain.
After the first two installments of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy were shut out of major awards, "Return of the King" swept all 11 categories in which it was nominated. It matched the record 11 wins of "Titanic" and "Ben-Hur" and became only the third movie
to sweep every nominated category, following Gigi and The Last Emperor, which both went ninefor-nine.
"I especially just lastly want to thank our wonderful cast who just got their tongues around this rather awkward text and made it come to life with such devotion and passion and heart," said Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson.
Composer Howard Shore took his second Oscar for writing Lord of the Rings music, having won two years ago on Part 1 of the saga, The Fellowship of the Ring.
List of winners at the 76th annual Academy Awards
Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King.
The Return of
Actor: Sean Penn, Mystic River.
Actress: Charlize Theron, Monster.
Supporting Actor: Tim Robbins,
Mystic River.
Supporting Actress: Renee
Zellweger, Cold Mountain.
Director: Peter Jackson, The Lord
of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Foreign Film: The Barbarian
Invasions, Canada.
Adapted Screenplay: Fran Welsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Original Screenplay: Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation.
Animated Feature: Finding Nemo
Cinematography: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
Sound Mixing: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Sound Editing: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
Original Score: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
Howard Shore.
Original Song: Into the West from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox.
Costume: The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King.
The Return of the King
Documentary Feature: The Fog of War
Documentary (short subject):
Chernobyl Heart.
Film Editing: The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King.
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