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Shakespeare's voice University of Kansas students will have the opportunity to analyze Shakespeare from a British perspective. Shakespeare expert Andrew Wade will give students an in-depth voice on Shakespeare's words. PAGE 3A
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'Hawks face Buffs
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Colorado to take on the Colorado Buffaloes tonight. After seven straight losses to Colorado, Kansas is prepared for another chance. Colorado is ranked 13th while Kansas has lost 24 consecutive games to unranked teams. PAGE 1B
Baseball gets victory
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after defeating Oakland University yesterday. The series continues today at Hoglund. PAGE 1B
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February 24,2004 IN ITS 100TH YEAR AS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol.114 Issue No.99
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Donning "I support higher education" buttons, more than 50 students from all six Regents universities swarmed the capital building in Topeka as part of State Education Day yesterday.
By Anna Clovis aclovis@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Students lobby in Topeka
On State Education Day, students gather to lobby their legislators on issues related to higher education. This year the goals were to show both their support and disapproval of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' budget.
State Education Day draws various Kansas students to share grievances about budget for schools
The six Regents universities represented at the capital were the University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Wichita State University, Emporia State
University, Pittsburg State University and Fort Hayes State University.
Five of the six universities have passed resolutions in their student senates that support the intent of Sebelius' proposed budget, but disapprove of the methods of using callbacks on restricted fees and tuition revenue.
These callbacks would take money from
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fee-based programs such as Recreation Services and Watkins Memorial Health Center in order to fund mandated salary increases for faculty and staff.
Blake Shuart, Topeka senior and
Student Senate legislative director, said the Regents universities working together was mutually beneficial.
"It gets our voice heard across a large body," Shuart said, "and the students participating get to learn more about the legislative process."
Twelve KU students attended the event, Shuart said.
about the legislative process This is not the first time Shuart has represented the University at the capital. As the chairman of the Student Legislative Awareness Board, Shuart has coordinated special lobbying events both at the capital and at the University. He said the extra effort benefited the University.
While other universities had a core group of students staying from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the KU students came in varing shifts throughout the day.
"Every other lobbyist gets their chance to be here and lobby for their cause," Shuart said. "The more we get to the capital, the better relationship we have."
Lawrence was close enough to Topeka for the students to drive in when they could, Shuart said.
Shuart said about 60 students from the University and other Regents universities were at the capital yesterday.
Texas hold'em
Tyson Moore, student legislative director at K-State, was one of the coordinators of the event. He said he made 160 appointments for students with legislators.
Moore said the effort went beyond
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Junior guard Keith Langford tussled with Texas' Jason Clotz during second-half action. The Jayhawks were upended by the Longhorns 82-67, last night in Austin, Texas.
Greek life mentor finds new career path
By Azita Tafreshi
atafreshi@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
After four years at the University of Kansas, Angie Carr is leaving her position as the coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life to return to her roots in sales and marketing.
Carr will finish the semester before becoming a full-time director for Mary Kay in June.
Carr said she originally became a consultant with Mary Kay in 2002, and although she never thought she'd leave the University, she ended up finding success in a different career path
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"I found that I really enjoyed that too, and the freedom that it can bring," Carr said of working for Mary Kay. "It's like being your own small-business owner, and it brings me back to my sales background."
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Carr worked in sales and marketing for four years in her hometown of Kansas City, Mo., after graduating from the University of Central Arkansas with a bachelor of arts degree in speech and mass communications. Carr said she always knew she wanted to work in higher education, and after completing graduate school at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La., she found what she was looking for at the University of Kansas.
Carr said she came to the University to help others attain the well-rounded college experience she received from being a member of a sorority and would
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Lost in line at Watson Library
By Ron Knox
rknox@kansan.com
kansan staff writer
Several desk closings put strain on students library employees
The line of students at the circulation desk of Watson Library swerves and twists through the third floor's front lobby.
Last year, students could get help for their library needs at other desks. The periodical desk could find magazines. The reference desk would show students the right encyclopedia to use for a research paper.
Because library administration closed the desks and shipped all of their duties to the circulation desk last fall, students now have only one place to go for help.
The change was intended to streamline students' search processes, said Bill Myers, director of Library Services. Since the change, it's been easier for students to find materials. Myers said.
While the changes at the library may help students approaching the circulation desk, the consolidation of services has frustrated those behind it, said Sarah Couch, head of access services.
Couch supervises and helps organize duties at the circulation desk and says that her workload has increased since the closing.
Student employees at the circulation
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Andrew Robsham, St. Louis junior, prepared for an upcoming psycholinquistic presentation in the stacks of Watson Library yesterday. Students have found limited staff and long lines at the library since the circulation desk has taken on duties previously handled by the periodical and reference desks.
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