Campus/Area
University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, April 24, 1991
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'Call me Ishmael'
'Moby Dick' read to honor Melville
By Jonathan Plumme Kansan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
Today may be the first time that a whale has appeared on Wescoe Beach.
A 24-hour reading of "Moby Dick" will take place today in front of Wescue Hall, to commemorate the death of the death of Hermann Mekylle.
Elizabeth Schultz, professor of English and the event's organizer, said 70 people would read from the novel for 20 minutes at a time.
Schultz told the readers were KU students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Lawrence community.
'There are more people interested in this than I ever anticipated. I hope those who are not reading come by just to listen.'
- Elizabeth Schultz professor of English
Among those reading, she said, will be a KU English professor who is returning from his leave in Chicago and a former member of KU's English department who now teaches at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Schultz said the number of people who asked to join the reading was so great that she had had to shorten the segments and the segment seepments to fit in more readers.
“There are more people intere in this than I ever anticipated,” said, “I hope those who are reading come by just to listen.”
Though the event is meant coincide with a speech tomor about Melville by Richard Brrehead, Yale University visiting fessor. Schultz said she welcome chance to read the novel aloud.
"it takes on new meanings w read aloud," she said. "Melvi language is so rich, and the sty based on the epic, the drama lyric poetry, all of which are me to be heard."
Schultz's passion for the nov reflected in the decoration of Wescoe office.
It is decorated with Melville p ers, cartoons about the great w whale, and a hanging mobil ium depicting a sea horse navigate past to sit by her desk
"The novel has come into At can culture," she said. "Every knows the name, the great w whale, 'Call me Ishmael.' But those who have read the book care, it resnotes with meaning.
Charlie Kim, Kansas City,
senior, said his passion for the
was what lead him to sign up f
reading to 2 a.m.
As Kim spoke of the love for
book he found last semester
Schultz's honors class on the e
motion of a character in books
words to express his emotions.
"I hope this sparks an interpeople," he said. "It's notjtj search for a whale, it is rea metaphysical voyage. It is a se for the 'ungraspable phantor life."
KU is seeking tuition relief
Budig says endowment programs will provide scholarship money
By Eric Nelson
Kansan staff writer
KU officials are looking to the Kansas University Endowment Association for relief from tuition increases.
Last week the Board of Regents increased tuition by 8 percent for residents and by 15 percent for non-residents for the 1991-92 academic year
This increase will be followed by a proposed increase for 1992-93 of 8 percent for resident students in smaller regional schools, 10 percent for residents in research schools such as the 12% percent for all non-residents.
After the Regents action, Chancellor Gene Budg said, "I do not expect the state to increase student scholarships, and I want away in the immediate years ahead."
Budig said the University would rely on programs such as Campaign Kansas to carry the burden of finding scholarship money.
Along with approving increases, the Regents tabled a proposal by the student advisory committee for new scholarships.
"We must be sensitive to the magnitude of these increases," he said. "This action places great pressure on our students and we need more private funding for student
tunities at KU."
Todd Seymour, president of the endowment association, said the association had already received $1 million this year for student scholarships.
"Scholarships are one of the main things we're raising money for all the time," he said.
He said that small amounts donated may go directly to scholarships, while some larger amounts go to special funds. The income generated from fund's investments go to scholarships.
John Scarffe, director of public relations for the association, said that when endowment funds began counting toward Campaign Kansas on July 1, 1987, the goal for scholarships and fellowships was set at $30 million.
As of January 1991, $30.9 million had been pledged or committed to scholarship funds, he said. Money will continue to count toward the campaign money. June 30, 1992, even asassessment has already exceeded its goal.
Graduation means time to start paying off student loans
He said the association always had worked hard to help students meet financial needs.
"It's a popular item to give for," Scarffe said of the scholarships.
That has always been one of our
The problem hits hard and fast for the new graduates.
"Graduation happened and I was on top of the world," said Amy Flickenger, a 1990 graduate, "Then all of a sudden I remembered I needed to start paying this degree back."
The repayment of government guaranteed loans generally starts six months after graduation. The loan agencies consider dropping out of school or being enrolled in less than six hours to be the same as graduation. Loan agencies appreciate notification of the end of school for the borrower, but it is not required.
Tony Gallardo, a Sallie Mae representative, said repayment normally started after a four- to six-month grace period.
month, and the average new car payment is $175 a month.
"If we don't receive personal notification upon graduation, we find out from different sources and start the grace period," he said.
Student loans affect the borrower's credit rating exactly like a car loan does. New car payments and college loan installments often coincide and can cause quite a burden at the beginning of each month. A college loan installment, for a $5,000 loan, averages $88 a
"There are many similarities between my monthly car payment and my monthly student loan payment," Flickenger said. "But the visible rewards are much more evident with y new car."
Those who have difficulty with their government guaranteed loan payments have two ways to ease the burden. They can either be granted deferment by the federal government or obtain forbearance from the bank or loan agency.
Deferment can be granted for 13 different reasons such as disabilities or unemployment, and the interest is paid by the government. Forbearance is given by the bank when the borrower just cannot make the payments and does not qualify for deferment. The interest which builds up with forbearance is paid by the borrower.
Gallardo said he believed that student loans can be a good way to pay for an education, but that they also come with a burden often overlooked by the borrower. An extra job or one of the many scholarships or grants available might be more beneficial than many think. These scholarships and grant s may be found through the Student Financial Aid Office.
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3 KANSAN/Where Do We Go From Here/April 24.1991
Success comes in a lot of ways for grads
By Luke Mitchell
Jackie Schmalrzed graduated from the University of Kansas last semester and is making $42,000 a year. Rick Brandt walked out of KU and into a $33,500 a year job.
Success does come quickly for some. All it takes is hard work, or in Schmalzried's case a small lie.
Last December, Schmalzried had a degree in advertising and was unemployed. The summer before she had interned at the Dallas Morning News and had fallen in love with the city. She also knew that the Dallas Chamber of Commerce had a job opening.
She sent in her application. She called every day. She even went in person, but she could not get past the receptionist. The Dallas Chamber of Commerce was not interested in employing someone with no experience.
"They blew me off," she said.
Instead of giving up and getting a job elsewhere, Schmalzried called again, but this time said that she was "Penny" from the Morning News. Penny, a friend of hers from her intern days, apparently had some pull at the Chamber of Commerce because Schmalzried was immediately put through to the director of hiring. She set up an interview for herself.
The first thing the director asked
her was if she had lied in order to get the interview. She said yes.
He said, "I like that, you're persistent."
So, impressed not with her honesty, but with her creativity, they hired her. Schmalzied is now a sales executive and has won the Salesman of the Week award twice.
Brandt got his job in a more traditional way. Before he got his mechanical engineering degree last December, he went to the school of engineering's placement center and filled out 20 applications. He got three offers, took one, and now he is earning $33,500 working for Black and Veatch, an engineering firm in Kansas City.
Both Brandt and Schmalzried are satisfied with their work, but they say that compared to college, it isn't easy.
"There is a lot more stress, quotas and deadlines," Schmalzried said. "And you can't go into work late and say 'Aw man, we had a huge sorority party last night.'"
"It involves a lot of thinking," Brandt said. "It's like doing eight hours of homework every day."
Brandt said that KU prepared him for his career by giving him the training to know where to look for a job and where to start once he got it.
"If you work hard enough at it you can make it happen," he said.
Estimated starting salaries for 1990-91
Major Salary
Chemical Engineering $34,715
Mechanical Engineering $33,546
Electrical Engineering $33,391
Computer Science $32,958
Physics $29,640
Civil Engineering $28,538
Nursing $28,452
Accounting $28,133
Chemistry $26,976
Mathematics $26,967
Financial Administration $25,090
Marketing/Sales $24,823
Geology $24,802
General Business Administration $22,500
Social Science $21,949
Personnel Administration $21,664
Telecommunications $21,506
Education $21,476
Hotel and Restaurant Management $21,375
Communications $21,357
Liberal Arts $20,851
Advertising $20,448
Journalism $18,803