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CATCH OF THE WEEK // TRAVIS VOBORIL > Our weekly peek at a fish in the KU sea.
INTERESTS & HOBBIES: I like to play video games, go swimming, volunteer at the Humane Society and hunt dragons to make into elixirs later.
JOB: I am a Group Leader at the Boys and Girls Club.
NICKNAMES: People call me Panda Bear, Travvie, Travi the Rabi and Travel the Gavel.
WHY I'M A CATCH: I'm trustworthy, a good listener and I like to think I'm pretty funny. I believe in practicing proper hygiene (i.e. hand washing). I'm like a freshly-washed puppy!
TURN-OFFS: Buddy Holly glasses, people who take life too seriously and people who don't wash their hands. What is that?
TURN-ONS: Guys who are honest and have a good sense of humor. And of course, a nice pair of footie pajamas. They're so cozy.
// ALEXANDRA ESPOSITO
HOW WE MET // STEPHANIE CASTOR & STEFANIE PETROZZ All great relationships had to start somewhere.
> All great relationships had to start
Romance crept into the lives of Stephanie Castor and Stefanie Petrozz at the Creepy Coming Out Ball their freshman year at Columbia College in Chicago. Castor had painted half her face with random designs, and Petrozz had dressed up with Phantom of the Opera in mind. Castor was with friends when she spotted Petrozz across the room.
"I told my friend, Hayden, 'Oh my God... the first hot girl at Columbia," Castor, Santa Monica, Calif., junior. says. To Castor's surprise, Hayden knew Petrozz and led Castor across the room to introduce her. Petrozz and Castor talked for a while at the ball, but sparks began to fly when the two unknowingly attended the same after-party.
"I had been drinking at the party before I saw Steph, but when I realized she doesn't drink, I stopped drinking just so I could talk to her all night." Petrozz says.
At the end of the night, Hayden, the couple's mutual friend, convinced Castor to reveal her poetic side to Petrozz. Castor was nervous about Petrozz's reaction, but she knew that performing her slam poem would show Petrozz who she really is.
"At one point, Steph straddled me on the
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Contributed proof
From Chicago with love: Stefanie Petroz (left)
decided to move to Lawrence to be with Stephanie Castor (right) after meeting in Chicago.
staircase and pulled my hair," Petrozz says. "I was impressed."
Unfortunately, the timing of their newfound chemistry wasn't ideal; Castor planned to move to Kansas a few months later, and the two worried about the stress of a long-distance relationship.
After several months apart and a couple visits to Lawrence, Petrozz decided to shorten the distance between them. She left Chicago and moved in with Castor in August 2009. She is now taking culinary classes at Johnson County Community College and still living with Castor.
// CAROLINE KRAFT
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in student riders
Pertume, alcohol and sweat pervade the air. Students drink colorful liquids from water bottles or sneak sips from cans of Busch Light and Keystone hidden beneath jackets. The group, stacked body upon body, begins an impromptu rendition of the national anthem followed by the Rock Chalk chant. One couple makes out, trying to steady themselves against the wall. This is everything one imagines as a college party at the University of Kansas ... and it's on wheels.
2011, SafeBus recorded 37,283 rides, a 70 percent increase from the 21,999 rides recorded during the corresponding time period last school year.
SEE SAFEBUS ON PAGE 3A
"The numbers have been quite surprising," said Derek Meter, transport coordinator for KU on Wheels. Meier explained that the large growth in ridership was because of the restructuring of routes.
"The secret here is adding Daisy Hill," he said. Safe Bus,
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A student hops onto SafeBus. This year SafeBus has experienced a rise in ridership.
postponed in senate
Student senators are responsible for controlling a $24 million budget. With no current code of conduct or similar ethical code directly related to senate, the student rights committee proposed the bill to provide some accountability for student senators.
"When you're controlling a budget that big and with that much power, this is definitely a good idea," Widerholt said. "We're trying to make sure students know their senators are being held accountable."
Student senate member Brandon Weiderholt, a freshman from Garnett, said he hadn't experienced anything unethical during his time in senate. However, Weiderholt said it would be a good thing to have.
In an effort to give student senators the chance to better represent their constituents and themselves, the student rights committee drafted a student senator Code of Ethics to be added to the senate rules and regulations.
Harris said he felt chief of staff Aaron Dollinger moved to have the bill postponed in order to enable himself more time to look it over because the bill would add more responsibilities to his position.
"I am a little disappointed that it got postponed but its better than being defeated," Harris
BY ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON amcnaughton.kansan.com
Student senator Aaron Harris, a senior from Wyandotte and a photographer for The University Daily Kansan, is a sponsor of the bill and the driving force behind it. He said throughout the past few years senate didn't have an ideal image.
3. Senators are elected by their fellow students. Therefore, it is their duty to pay attention during session to make sure that their constituency is being duly represented.
The bill will be the first item on the agenda at the next full senate meeting on March 16 in the Kansas room of the Kansas
"I think that it is important that when you have a piece of legislation that directly affects any position you thoroughly go through it," Dollinger said.
SUGGESTED ARTICLE FOR THE STUDENT SENATE CODE OF ETHICS:
1. Members of the Student Senate at the University of Kansas are empowered by the student body to represent student interests both responsibly as well as ethically.
Dollinger said he thought it was necessary to have a document that makes it clear how senators should act and to have the enforcement of the code go through his office because his staff is very knowledgeable of senate rules and regulations.
2. A bill should be voted on for its merit to the student body regardless of the author.
said.
SEE ETHICS ON PAGE 3A
View the proposed Code of Ethics bill at kansan.com
The University's final report on potential hazing incident is unveiled.
GREEK LIFE | 2A
GAMEDAY|8A
Jayhawks take on Tigers
Letter sheds light on hazing
Kansas will play its last game of the conference season at Missouri.
INDEX
WEATHER
Classifieds . 3A
Crossword. 4A
Cryptquips. 4A
Opinion. 5A
Sports. 10A
Sudoku. 4A
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