Campus/Area
University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, April 24, 1991
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'Call me Ishmael'
'Moby Dick' read to honor Melville
Kansan staff writer
Today may be the first time that a wilde has appeared on Wesco Bae
A 24-hour reading of "Moby Dick" will take place today in front of Wescow Hall, to commemorate the death of the death of Herman Melville.
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 course. She also made some statements to fit in more readers.
"There are more people inti-
n this than I ever anticipate.
"I hope those who a-
reading come by just to listen
Though the event is me coincide with a speech to about Melville by Richard head, Yale University visiti tessor. Schultz said she welcr chance to read the novel alou
"It takes on new meaning read aloud," she said. "Me language is so rich, and the based on the epic, the dran lyric poetry, all of which are to be heard."
It is decorated with Melvill
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Schultz's passion for the n reflected in the decoration Wescoe office.
"The novel has come into / can culture," she said. "Ever knows the name, the great whale. 'Call me Imahael.' B those who have read the book care, it resonates with meanin Charlie Kim, Kansas City senior, said his passion for the was what lead him to sign up reading at 2 a.m.
As Kim spoke of the love f book he found last semest Schultz's honors class on the he inadvertently used Mel words to express his emotions, "I hope this sparks an intellec tion of what it's for search for a whale, it is re metaphysical voyage. It is a for the 'ungraspable phanto life.'"
KU is seeking tuition relief
Budig says endowment programs will provide scholarship money
Budig said the University would rely on programs such as Campaign Kansas to carry the burden of finding scholarship money.
By Eric Nelson
Todd Seymour, president of the endowment association, said the association had already received $40 million this year for student scholarships.
After the Regents action, Chancellor Gene Budd said, "I do not expect the state to increase student scholarships in the way in the immediate years ahead."
This increase will be followed by a proposed increase for 1992-93 of 8 percent for resident students in smaller regional schools, 10 percent in research schools such as KU, and 12.5 percent for all non-residents.
KU officials are looking to the Kansas University Endowment Association for relief from tuition increases.
"We must be sensitive to the magnitude of these increases," he said. "This action places great pressure on the University of Kansas to raise
Kansan staff writer
Along with approving increases, the Regents tabled a proposal by the student advisory committee for new 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 $20 million.
"Scholarships are one of the main things we're raising money for all the time," he said.
As of January 1991, $39.9 million had been pledged or committed to scholarship funds he said. Money will continue to count toward the achievement June 30, 1992, even though the association has already exceeded its goal.
"It's a popular item to give for," Scarffe said of the scholarships.
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.
tunities at KU."
Apartment hunting can be taxing for college graduates
Moving to Kansas City after graduation? It would be better to start looking for apartments earlier because there are thousands to choose from.
Rent in Kansas City is more expensive, and finding a two-bedroom apartment under $300 a month will be difficult. On the other hand, apartment complexes such as Neptune in the Plaza, which run for about $1,200, with card accessed parking, terraces and 24-hour maintenance, will be out of the spending range of many college graduates.
He said the association always had worked hard to help students meet financial needs.
Renters in Mission or Overland
In Kansas City, renters will have to trade location for amenities and vice versa. The Plaza, for example, has limited parking space and some amenities may be exchanged for its convenient location and classic architecture, some buildings dating back to the 1920s and 1930s.
Park will find more amenities such as pools, exercise rooms and jacuzzis, but, again, rent will not be anything near what students find in Lawrence. Most two-bedroom apartments will start at $400.
"On the average, for a two-bedroom, newer apartments with washer and dryer, the cost will be around $560," said Loretta Hoover, general manager of Apartment Finders International. "Without a washer and a dryer, the average would be about $475, including older and newer apartments."
Jennifer Thomas, a 1989 KU graduate now living in Point Royale, Overland Park said, "we have a good range of facilities and they even give us cut wood for our fireplace, but for what we pay for here, we could have a condo in Lawrence."
"As a rule of thumb, income should be about three times the amount of rent," said Sonya Alpough, a rental consultant for Apartments Unlimited, an apartment finding agency with state-of-the-art
computer and video networks. "The tend today moves towards having lofts, balconies and fireplaces."
Some of the biggest rental areas in Kansas City are the River Market, Soho and areas around the Plaza for the "Uppie" crowd.
Other renters,however, are spending less with the current economic situation.
"More and more, we find people who want to live with roommates and save money, Alpough said.
She said that renters either spent a good deal of money on an apartment or were very careful about how they spent it.
"There is no middle ground," she said.
For students looking for apartments in the greater Kansas City area, there are numerous apartment finding services that they might find useful. Some of these are Tenant Screening Services, For Rent Magazines, which puts out booklets nation-wide, and Roommate Finders, an agency that helps people find
living partners , apartments or both.
"We work similar to travel agencies," Hoover said of her service.
Most apartment complexes pay a fee to finder services so they are free. They will help people find their new homes according to the best location, income and facilities desired.
Marilyn Walker, a real estate agent for Gill Real Estate in Lawrence, recommended students to read the newspaper, look at bulletin boards in residence halls and the KU Bookstores.
Some expensive properties may require its tenants to be older than 21 or to have a stable job, but some managers may be lenient with college graduates.
Apartment seekers will find that several complexes pay for utilities, especially water and trash, and that most will have laundry facilities either in the building or in each unit. Most renters, however, will discover what they are searching for, because rental housing in Kansas City will have something for everyone.
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KANSAN/Where Do We Go From Here/April 24,1991
ROTC graduates must wait for assignment
By Katy Atkinson
Every year ROTC seniors graduate to commissions as second lieutenants or ensigns, but this year that commissioning process will take longer, ROTC officials said.
Many ROTC graduates may wait up to a year to get their assignments. Meanwhile, they wait it out with temporary jobs or at home.
"We're in a period of phase reduction," Phillips said. "That is affecting the current pilots and navigators who have been selected for those slots and now there are no slots."
The biggest problem facing this year's graduates will be the cuts in active military, Col. James Phillips, professor of Air Force ROTC, said.
"It used to take two to three months, but now getting an assignment can take up to a year."
"The cuts have slowed down the time it takes for us to go on active duty," said Air Force ROTC Deputy Commander Mark Schuler.
While they wait to go on active duty, there are two jobs that graduates pass down every year. One is a job as a tutor for the athletic teams, Schuler said, and the other is a maintenance job at the First
National Bank of Lawrence. Some people go back home and wait it out with mom and dad.
"I plan on getting a few part-time jobs and keeping myself financially solid until I am put on active duty," Air Force ROTC Deputy Commander for Operations Jeff Campbell said.
Some graduates plan on trying things they have never had the time or opportunity to do before.
"I think I'm going to go to bartending school to do something fun and different, and not too strenuous." Schuler said.
The recent cuts have made cadets more competitive not only for slots after graduation, but for scholarships while in school.
"Just like in the business world, you have to make yourself as marketable as possible," Naval ROTC Battalion Commander Jon Boldt said.
While this year's graduates are facing quite a wait before leaving for active duty, they feel that the experience they have gained through the ROTC program has made it worthwhile.
"I think people have misconceptions about the program, but it has been an invaluable way for me to learn about myself." Boldt said.