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The University Daily Kansan: GRADUATION ISSUE
Wednesday, May 2, 2001
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (May 2). With your own true love, the words come easy. Together you can overcome, persevere and triumph. Look forward to your victory in May. Find more ways to save in June. Ace your classes in July. Talk about the future in September. Recommit in November. Add to your stash in December. To make romance flourish, heed loved ones' advice in February and April.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6.
Plans for tonight are postponed due to new chores on your list. In one way you're better off.
In another way, worse. Delaying gratification is no fun now, but it'll be much better then. Don't schedule a date for tomorrow night, either. Put in extra work instead.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8.
Can you think of a way to leave worries behind and lock most of the world outside? You and your sweetheart have important things to discuss. You'll need plenty of time, especially if finances are on the agenda. Find the time.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6. You usually speak for the group because you know just what to say. This time, you may be stuck. Relax. Your subconscious mind needs a little more time, that's all. Be patient. The ideas are forming.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7.
Every time you turn around there's something new to learn. Some new detail needs your attention — something to add to your lists. If you weren't organized before, you soon will be. It's required.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 5. It's still hard to keep your mind on work, but that's exactly what you should be doing. Your sweetheart may not understand now, but the extra money in your pockets will be fun to play with later — on Friday night and Saturday, to be specific.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7.
Stuck in a ruet? Not getting paid what you're worth? Ready to make a few changes? The answer is nearby, but hidden. It's behind something you think you can't do without. Toss that, and voil! This should occur naturally by Friday.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct 22) — Today is a 6.
Postpone travel for another day or two. Friday and Saturday will be much better. Your plans may change two or three times between now and then, anyway. No problem. You're still making up your mind, that's all.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7.
Friends come up with a lot of good suggestions,
but don't just do what they say. They can't under
stand all the possible consequences. If you suspect there are a few things that need further investigation, get busy.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5.
Somebody is putting a lid on your creativity.
Don't despair. It's all for the best. You're imaginative, intelligent and may even have psychic powers. You have a tendency to overlook little details, though. Like gravity, for example. Go through your checklists one more time.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8.
You'd love to ditch your responsibilities and get out of town to run, play and let the wind mess up your hair. The odds are against that happening,
but if you get the chance, scoot! Get back before your keepers notice you're missing.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7.
You know there's something you're meant to do in life. There's a grand plan, of which you're an important part. But what the heck is? I Today, the process of elimination will help you find out.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 4.
Do you know exactly how much you're worth?
Not spiritually or by adding up the value of your body parts, but what you have in the bank and in your IRA. What have you saved and what do you owe? Find out.
Nowhere to live? Shack up with parents
College graduation ranks up there with getting married and having babies. Well, almost. The exhilaration of knowing there may never be another final exam in your future
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
and feeling a supreme sense of accomplishment creates a mood of euphoria.
But then you think about the pressure of finding the "right" job, leaving most of your friends and, the ultimate downer of all the possibility of moving back home with your parents — and the mood changes.
Dawn North
quest columnist
If that is you, you aren't alone. More and more college students move home to live with parents following graduation because they haven't found jobs yet, can't afford their own apartments, or just need time to think and plan for the future. The transition from college to the
The transition from college to the real world of 40-hour weeks with no
summer vacations is the "big kahuna" of transitions. It's bigger than starting kindergarten, entering junior high or finishing high school, and that creates stress.
For Stacey Love, Overland Park senior, moving home to live with her parents is not that appealing. Because Love is a secondary education major, she has an additional year of student teaching and graduate classes, which make it impossible for her to work. Even though she has a good relationship with her parents, she said she wasn't used to having a mom and dad watch her every move.
Columnist Nancy Dunnan calls returning home to live with parents "boomeranging." She said it could be a great time because it gave students and their parents a chance to get reacquainted and develop adult relationships, but it must be handled thoughtfully to avoid straining family relationships and hindering students' personal growth.
house; and telling parents they want to act not as their child, but as an adult. That involves cooking, cleaning, doing the laundry, walking the dog and grocery shopping. If students act like adults, parents will treat them as adults.
Tips from Dunnan include: students communicating with parents regarding their plans and expectations; letting parents know their plans to pitch in and help around the
The question of paying rent is something each family will need to agree upon. Some parents love to help out their children at this stressful time and wouldn't think of charging rent, and others struggle with a house that is too small, money problems or not-so-pleasant memories of when their child lived at home. Dunnan said it was better for students to have some idea of how long they would stay before they moved back in.
Staci Nicks, Lenexa senior, isn't worried about it.
"It just makes sense," she said.
"It just makes sense," she said. Nicks is a broadcast management and advertising graduate who has accepted a job in Kansas City, Mo., so it's a short drive from her parents' home in Lenexa to work.
She knows the move back home will be temporary until she saves some money and figures out a roommate situation.
The three boomeranging rules of moving back home:
BOOMERANGING RULES
Don't expect to be indulged and don't encourage it.
Don't expect financial handouts or a free ride and don't encourage it.
Don't expect to stay forever, set a departure date before moving back.
Source: Nancy Dunnan, columnist for Your Money magazine
As for paying rent, she said it was something her parents wouldn't even consider.
"My brother moved home for about six months after he graduated, so it just seems normal that I would do that," Nicks said.
Even though she has lived on her own, Nicks said she wasn't concerned about living with her parents again.
No matter the reason for moving back home after graduation, try to enjoy the hiatus, think positively, and remember this might be the last time in your life you will get to live with your parents.
Students happy with extended college experience
North is a Lenexa graduate student.
Bv Sarah Warren
Kansan staff writer
Angela Agustin couldn't see herself living by the tune of a piano for the rest of her life.
The Wichita senior came to the University with the idea of being a professional pianist, but a year into it realized she didn't want to turn her hobby into her career.
"When I first came here I was a piano performance major and so I had taken 32 hours that didn't count," Agustin said. "I changed my major three times and now I'm double majoring now, which kind of delayed the process."
That delay added a year to Agustin's University experience.
Come commencement, Agustin will be cheering on her classmates from the bleachers.
"I'm stretching it out to five," Agustin said. "I'm actually kind of looking forward to it because I'll have a light load of classes and that'll help me get all my bearings before I head out into the real world."
Sarah Miller, Wichita senior, said she too was looking forward to her extra time as a student. Miller, who changed her major from business to journalism her junior year, said she was glad to have an extra semester to focus on developing career skills.
"I think it'll give me a chance to concentrate on my core classes," Miller said. "I can really focus on what I want to do and take the time
to really learn it."
Miller said that when she presented the idea of extra schooling to her parents that they didn't bat an eye at the financial aspect of staying longer than planned.
"It wasn't even an issue, they were behind me 100 percent," Miller said. "They said they wanted me to be happy and if that took an extra semester, it would be worth it."
Agustin said her parents were at first a little upset at the idea of paying for an extra-long University stay, but later they warmed up to the idea.
to figure out what I wanted to do. It took them awhile to come around, but I think now they realize that I really know what I want to do."
And even though Agustin said she was glad to spend the extra time and money to better her education, she wasn't so happy her semester could be a little lonely.
"A lot of my friends are graduating now, but I still have some friends that will be sticking through the senior year already." Agustin said. "It's kind of scary that we're growing up and that they will be going off and doing things with their careers while I'm stuck here in Lawrence. But I think it'll be fun visiting them and them visiting me."
Edited by Jason Walker
Commencement offers traditions for new graduates
Graduation includes special moments unique to Kansas
By Jennifer Hall Kansan correspondent
The commencement procession is a signature rite of passage at the University of Kansas.
Graduates assemble on Memorial Drive with their classmates by school. They don their gowns — closed for bachelor's candidates, open or closed for graduate students. They adjust their caps, placing the tassel on the left, where it will remain until after the ceremony.
in the way of traditions, some students even decorate their caps and gowns and bring props on graduation day," said Jennifer Mueller, director of student programs for the Alumni Association. "This is what is unique about KU. It brings personality and flavor. People from Lawrence will come just to watch."
Lined up in no particular order among their classmates, candidates for graduation then begin their walk Mount Oread.
"Walking down the hill is the KU tradition. Alumni always recognize this." Mueller said. "It's the biggest part of graduation and is absolutely synonymous with KU."
graduation."
For many students, the most special part of their graduation march is the walk through the Campanile.
"I'm excited to walk through the Campanile," said Kelly Felts, Liberty senior. "That's why I don't want to graduate in December. Walking the hill will complete my
Mueller said there was a superstition if students walked all the way through the Campanile before they graduated, they never actually would graduate.
"It is also rumored that if you walk through with your significant other, you two are bound to be married," she said.
Although walking down the hill may be a goal for many, some students see the tradition as just another task before getting their diploma.
"In all honesty, I'm not excited for all the hype, said Monica Munoz, Wichita senior. "It's for my parents. They are much more excited than me. After all, they are paying for it. I am just excited to get out of here. I don't need a big ceremony."
Another graduation tradition is the Chancellor's Commencement
Lunch, held at the chancellor's home. Graduates can invite special guests and enjoy a casual lunch on the lawn.
"Other schools don't have what we have — traditions," Mueller said. "Walking down the hill is so important. Students don't want to graduate in Allen Fieldhouse."
Students care about the University, respect its traditions, and want to keep them strong, Felts said.
"Graduation at KU reflects how we have developed in spirit as a university." Felts said. "It represents who we were, who we are, and who we hope to be."
- Edited by Matt Daugherty
Kansan
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