Tuesday, February 20, 2001
The University Daily Kansan
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Free papers may increase fees
Senate's survey indicates interest
By Brooke Hesler
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff write
While the trial run of the newspaper readership program ended earlier this month, a permanent program might be in place by next fall.
Ben Walker, student body president, drafted legislation this week which would increase student fees by $6.50 per semester so students could pick up newspapers around campus.
"The more students who read news papers, the more informed they are about things that are going on in their community," Walker said. "That means the more likely they'll be to get involved in their community."
Walker said the Kansas City Star, the Lawrence JournalWorld, the New York Times and USA Today all would be available at approximately
20 locations around campus if his plan is approved.
Last week, Student Senate passed out surveys near the locations where the papers were distributed during the four-week pilot program. Of 201 students surveyed, 75 said they would be willing to have their fees increased by $10 or more to have the papers available, 40 students said they would be willing to pay an extra $5 to $10 to have the papers,and 71 students said they would pay less than $5 for the service.
In a kansan.com poll last week, 19 percent of students surveyed said they didn't read the papers, 30 percent said they were already paying too much in fees, 17 percent said fees shouldn't rise excessively, and 32 percent said they liked having the papers available. Ninety-six people voted in the unscientific poll.
Walker said the $6.50 was a small amount of money for what students would get in return.
"If you compare the cost of that to just one subscription to any of these papers, it's a lot less," Walker said. "I
Newspaper survey
Student Senate surveyed 201 students about its program that provided students with free newspapers. The survey will be used to determine whether the program should be implemented in the future.
Average days a week students read a noncampus newspaper;
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think most students are behind this."
think most students are behind this.' Despite the survey results, Emily Stintzi, Overland Park sophomore, said she didn't want to pay for the program.
"We have fees increased all the time," Stintzi said. "I know that I personally won't read the papers very much. I read them online. If people
want to read them, then they should get a subscription. They shouldn't make everyone pay for it."
Despite Stintzi's remarks, Senate's survey found that 44 percent of students, 83 students total, said they never had access to newspapers online.
Anne Wolff, Chicago junior, said she agreed with Walker.
Walker said he thought the program would benefit the University community.
"There are a lot of students who pay for services they don't use." Walker said. "The point is this is available to all students."
"It seems like a really good deal," she said. "I mean $6.50 for newspapers is pretty good."
Michael Wheeler, Bonner Springs senior, said he liked the idea.
that price isn't too bad" Wheeler said. "I picked them up every day when they were there."
Walker's plan will head to Senate committees tomorrow.
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Senate to consider bill
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not ideal, but that's the best we can do at this point."
Proffit also said the bill wouldn't put an end to the issue of granting money to religious and partisan organizations.
"I foresee it taking years to work out operations," he said. "This is really going to demand a judgment call in determining if an organization is really open to everyone. Because these issues get so emotional, I think senators are going to have trouble putting their own personal beliefs aside."
Senate suspended the clause concerning religious organizations, but a similar clause, stating that Senate couldn't grant money for partisan activities was not suspended. The new bill states that Senate can't grant money for unique partisan activities.
"This means that we might not grant Young Democrats money for a speaker because that speaker only expresses one point of view," Bell said. "But we might grant money to both the Republicans and the Democrats if they wanted to have a joint forum where multiple viewpoints were expressed."
If the bill passes Senate committees tomorrow, it will go to full Senate for a vote next week.
Edited by Jay Pilgreen
RELIGIOUS FUNDING
What happened: A bill has been drafted to clear up some questions about Student Senate's allocating money to religious groups.
What it means: If the bill passes Senate committees and then full Senate, religious groups could get funding from Senate.
What's next? The bill will go to Senate committees tomorrow.
Home brewers get creative
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Gunby, into his hobby in the fall.
"I started last July," Johnson said. "My older brother got into it and had decided to stop, and so he gave me his brewing stuff."
Using techniques he found in The New Complete Joy of Home Brewing by Charlie Papazian, a book that his brother also had given him. Johnson brewed and bottled his first batch this summer at his parents' home in Shawnee.
"The first beer I made was awesome," Johnson said. "It was a red ale. It tasted so good, it got me hooked."
Barry Fitzgerald, treasurer of the Lawrence Brewers Guild, said that Johnson and Gunby fit the mold of most novice brewers.
"Most people probably get into it because they know someone โ a friend or a family member," Fitzgerald said. "But I think a small percentage is those who have a like-to-make-stuff knack."
Johnson maintains that he's a cross between the two โ yes, he got his brother's hand-me-downs, but he also has a love for cooking, which, he said, is very similar to brewing.
"In the world we live in, so much is provided for us," Johnson said. "Usually we don't know how the heck it's made. It's the little way I can create and give power to myself. Plus, I like cooking and I like beer."
Joe Yoder, president of the
HOME BREW
1. all-malt extract brewing: add yeast, malt extract and ferment
2. some malt and some speciality grains: gives a much better product.
3. all grain: grain must be steeled, takes longer but there is more control
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"A person could easily get started spending between
$50 and $100, not including the first batch. It's not very expensive."
$50 and $100,not
Joe Yoder
President of the Lawrence Brewers Guild
Lawrence Brewers Guild, said that one advantage of home brewing, other than the control brewers can have over their drinks, was that it could be a relatively inexpensive way to obtain alcohol.
"A person could easily get started spending between $50 and $100, not including the first batch," Yoder said. "It's not very expensive."
Johnson and Gunby estimate that they have made about 11 batches since their start this summer, although not all of the batches have been drinkable.
"We've messed up on a few of them." Gunby said. "We
keep incorporating new gadgets, and we haven't totally worked out all the kinks vet."
Together they search for the right grains and extracts, they test new recipes, and they spend an entire Saturday sanitizing, steeping grains and preparing a batch for fermentation.
Now, the couple travels regularly to Kansas City to Bacchus and Barleycorn LTD, and The Home Brew Pro Shoppe, to get the right ingredients because there is no home brew store in Lawrence.
"It pretty much takes all day Saturday to do," Gunby said. "The cleaning is the hardest part. Everything has to be sanitized or you ruin the entire batch."
Each batch makes about four-and-a-half gallons of beer, or about six to eight six-packs.
That's more than the couple can really handle, considering Gunny doesn't even drink the beer she helps to brew.
"I haven't found a beer I really like yet." Gunby said. "So part of the fun is trying to find a beer I like."
Meanwhile, the couple is proud to share their concoctions with their friends, most of whom, they said, would rather guzzle their brew than the Bud Light which also chills in their fridge.
"Whenever people come over, we like them to drink it," Johnson said. "Because I like beer, but more than that I like to drink with others."
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