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Wednesday, December 5, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
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Ferguson said $2.3 million had been designated for the program for fiscal 1990. About $14.3 million of that was allocated for student housing and $15 million for academic facilities.
But the program received 175 requests totaling $351 million, Ferguson said.
oakhurst, Ferguson said.
And federal financing for campus housing has
been cut, despite the growing needs of universities.
"Up until three years ago, we had $60 million for the
schools," he said.
Stoner said KU probably would not be a contender for federal housing money until plans for proposed projects are finished. The plans probably will not be complete for at least two years.
Although the University is examining possibilities for residence hall modifications, it is behind several other universities.
KU trailing
Bob Huss, director of residential life at Oklahoma State University, said Oklahoma State had begun swapping changes to one residence hall. One of her wings of the hall has been remodeled already.
Instead of corridors lined with rooms and large, shared bathrooms, similar to those in KU's resi- tionary apartment complexes, three-room suites with adjoining bathrooms. The suites share living rooms in place of floor lobbies.
Because of the increased living space for each student, the wing, which took about 17 months to finish, now accommodates about 200 students, compared to the previous 300 student total, he
Huss said the modifications had been made because a lack of space had been a common reason for the failure.
The wing's transformation cost about $3 million, be said. Money for the project came out of housing reserves. Students pay $756 a semester for the remodeled rooms, which include air conditioning and cable television. Unremodeled rooms, which lack air conditioning, cost $651 a semester.
Sharon Cramer, director of resident life facilities at the University of Wisconsin-Steven's Point, said keeping students in residence halls was not a problem because the Wisconsin Board of Regents required students to live on campus for two years and were married, had dependent children or commuted.
However, the university is still planning changes in one of its residence halls because of outplaced students.
"It is a project in the works for next fall." Cramer said. "We will be going into one of our residence halls and gutting the building. We will install new plumbing and new furniture."
Jim Grubb, associate director of housing at the University of Tennessee, said the university's residence hall for male athletes was remodeled to a standard hall into a building with two-room suites.
But Grubb said the housing department was not planning any similar projects to its oww in the near future.
The project, which was financed by the athletic department, decreased the capacity of the hall.
The department will focus on replacing old, worn-out plumbing and wiring, he said. "We have four halls that really need attention."
KU's future
Stoner said that in transforming KU housing, changes that would provide the greatest economic benefit would be made first. The most economical change would be student housing fees from changing substantially
"We'll always be competitive with off-campus housing," he said.
Stoner also said he did not want to decrease the number of students that the halls could accommodate.
Don Neimacki, an architect for the department's architectural consultants, said his company had been collecting data from various universities while drawing up plans for KU.
He said the problem was that students were demanding a different type of space, not more space.
"I think it will be more appealing," he said,
"and the apartments going up in town, they need to come."
Right on cue
Kathy Fain, Lawrence resident, cues a record to be played on KANU noon until 4 p.m., said she had worked at the station for two years. radio station, 91.5 FM. Fain, who broadcasts classical music from the station is situated in Broadcasting Hall on campus.
Store sells environmentally safe goods
Bv Mike Brassfield
While most stores attempt to get customers to consume more, the four owners of Simple Goods General Store hope to help the Lawrence community consume less.
Kansan staff writer
Simple Goods, 735 Massachusetts St., opened Saturday, Carrie Ullom, co-owner, said Simple Goods specialized in products that were energy and water-saving and that were recycled, biodegradable or produced without having been tested on animals.
"We want to provide a market for these products," Ullom said. "Shoppers want to be environmentally responsible, but they don't know what's available."
The shelves of Simple Goods are stocked with items such as solar-powered battery chargers, biodegradable dishwashing liquid, low-flow heads, recycled motor oil and paper products.
Hall Year built KU enrollment
Corbin 1923 3,492
Watkins 1925 4,044
Miller 1937 4,374
Battenfeld 1940 4,078
Stephenson 1951 6,003
Sellards 1951
Pearson 1951
G.S.Pearson 1952 6,177
Grace Pearson 1954 6,816
Douthart 1954
Carruth-O'Leary 1955 7,361
Stouffer, phase 1 1956 8,089
Lewis 1958 8,538
Templin 1958
J.R.Pearson 1958
Stouffer, phase 2 1958
Hashinger 1962 10,509
Stouffer, phase 3 1962
Ellsworth 1963 11,441
McCollum 1964 12,344
Oliver 1965 13,565
Ullom said that until now, the demand for environmentally responsible products had been limited.
many people do not shop by mail because they cannot be sure of product quality.
A limited number of products labeled environmentally safe are available at major grocery stores and department stores. But terms such as "recycled," "biodegradable" and "environmentally safe" are not regulated and often are used to mislead the consumer, she said.
Simple Goods is the second store with an environmental theme to open in Lawrence, Earth Day 2014.
Bryan Wayman, a 1989 KU graduate and owner of EarthTones, said his store also specialized in storing recycled, energy-saving and biodegradable light bulbs that are fluorescent light bulbs and reusable canvas bags.
Many products that are labeled as recycled actually are made from factory leftovers, he said. EarthTones tries to sell recycled products with as much post-consumer content as possible.
"I want to sell things that are recycled from material that was actually used and thrown away by me."
stores in Lawrence would help raise environmental awareness.
"That's what I'm here for: to educate people," he said. "It would be great if all businesses were run like EarthTones and Simple Goods and all customers were environmentally conscious."
Wayman said the presence of two environmental
Ullom said that because Simple Goods was created to help minimize human impact on the Earth, the owners had set up a resource corner in one section of the store where customers could sit there and watch the store board. The store also will include a bulletin board for posting environmental events in Lawrence.
"We have a two-pronged approach: education and accessibility," she said. "We want to inform people about the alternatives they have and then make those alternatives available to them."
Construction of student housing
Environmentally responsible businesses such as Simple Goods are springing up across the United States, Ullom said. While conducting market research before opening the store, the founders of Ozone Stores in several other states, such as the Ozone Brothers in New York and Earthies in Houston.
Source: Office of Institutional Research and Planning
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"I was trying to avoid her singling me out," Lange says. "I wanted her to know that I wasn't alone."
That day, the first Women's Student Union meeting took place. After learning about it through word of mouth, more than 50 women filled the smoking section on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
"I think one of the keys to being a good leader is that you have to believe in your cause," he says. "He believes inives in you is doing. She seems to live a lifestyle that is the same as what she preaches."
Mike Schreiner, student body president, has worked with Lange several times. He says she has a quality that makes people believe in her.
"There was a public outcry for a women's group," she says. "No one on campus had been addressing the issues of sexism."
Since then, Lange has become known for her active role in the Women's Student Union, the Pro-Women Coalition and Associated Students of Kansas.
Sometimes people can be turned off by Lange's forceful rhetoric, he wants to make a stand for an under-represented group, she has to be outspoken.
Todd Risley, 21, Lange the boyfriend, says he becomes frustrated when people criticize Lange for her activism.
"She's not as radical as some people think," he says. "Once you get to know Kristin you realize that she really cares about people."
"It's hard not to cop an attitude — people say, 'What gives you the right to tell me how I should act?' She has the right," he says. "It's really unfortunate that men don't recognize what they should."
Risley says he tries to understand how she feels.
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"I've seen the pain, the hurt and the anger," he says. "It infuriates me that a human being of my own gender can inflict so much pain.
"It can be compared to a large scar on your face."
Lange said that she experienced a feeling of denial after being raped. She blamed herself. She didn't tell us the incident because she was ashamed.
As time passed, she was able to talk about the rape without blaming herself. But allowing herself to trust again was a slow process.
Risley says it has taken time for Lange to trust him.
"We spent time together, but there was a fine line that wouldn't be crossed," he saws. "When she is
really upset, she will want me to be there, but I can't touch her."
Lange says that the rape affects her life but that it will not ruin it.
She smiles slightly and says that being a rape survivor has positive effects on her life.
"It motivates me," she says
Virginia Lange, Kristin's mother, said that since Lange was a child she had accepted responsibility with a positive attitude.
Lange says her parents never dis- courageed her from being politically involved on campus.
"She has always been reen-
responsible and serious," she says.
"Sometimes she gets frustrated, but
young. She has a lot of great
ideas."
Virginia Lange says her daughter was born a natural leader.
Where women's rights are concerned. Lange says she will stay out on the limb.
"They are very supportive." Lange says. "Sometimes my father doesn't understand my views, but he is proud that I even go on a limb."
"One thing that I've learned is that everyone has a voice right about here," she says as she points to her midsection. "Some people call it intuition — some people call it instinct."
Whatever Lange's definition, she knows it is there. It keeps her pushing and fighting to change attitudes and improve campus safety for women.
Lange's energy is focused on the development of a campus sexual assault crisis center. The center would provide a telephone hotline for women who have been assaulted on campus.
"It's important for a rape survivor to know that others are appalled by rape and that it was not your fault," Lange says.
She says the most difficult part of being a rape survivor is feeling isolated. She believes that women must share their experiences.
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"My biggest fear is that people like me will be written off as the crazies," she says.
As Lange reflects on what makes her stick with the fight for women's liberation, she reflects on her own fight.
"You know, I saw him at the coffeehouse the other day," she says of the man who raped her. "I'm not half as scared as I used to be of him."
To her, that is a long way from where she used to be with her feelings about him and with her feelings about herself.
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