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CADETS
ROTC to enroll more cadets compared to fall semester
LISA ANDERSEN
landersen@kansan.com
A fresh batch of cadets gathered at 8:30 a.m. yesterday in the Military Science Building for Army ROTC's cadet orientation.
After being welcomed and processed, the cadets spent the afternoon watching a drill ceremony and using the rock-climbing wal at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center.
"We still have people enroling, but it's fair to say we'll have more [cadets] than last semester," Lieutenant Glenn Ryman said "We start talking to people when they are juniors in high school."
Sara Meyer, a senior from New London, Iowa, has a familyhistory in the armed forces and made the decision to join the University's Army ROTC program this semester.
"Ive thought about iton and off since high school, but I've thought about it more seriously the past couple of years," Meyr said. "It's the right decision for ne."
Meyer said she dd not have any expectations going into orientation, but was excited to get into a routine.
"Once all that's established, you get into it and just becomes a part
Paul Bender, a senior from Lawrence, joined the Army's ROTC program last fall and remembers his cadet orientation well.
of who you are," Meyer said. "I'm having all the standard emotions I'm excited to meet other cadets and become more familiar with the program."
"It's definitely something to be nervous about," Bender said. "You have to make a first impression on the people who are going to be evaluating you so you want to make sure you don't look like an idiot."
"Uniforms are always the coolest part; everyone always wants their uniforms right away," he said.
Bender looks back fondly on getting his uniform at orientation as well. Many cadets feel that receiving the uniform makes everything real and more exciting.
Overall, Bender is satisfied with his decision to join the Army ROTC and is already thinking about what is still to come.
"I've been really excited ever since I joined, I think it's pretty fun," Bender said. "There's a lot of stuff to do for training and to be looking forward to."
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Master Sgt. John Peacock instructs students for an Army ROTC new cadet orientation. Peacock gave the cadets the basic information about the ROTC.
GOVERNMENT
University to receive increase in gov. funding
BY ADAM STRUNK
atrunk@kansan.com
University administrators and student body leaders said they were encouraged by Gov. Sam Brownback budget proposal for the 2012 fiscal year.
Because of the state's $550 million shortfall and the budget cuts Brownbak promised in his State of the State address, university officials worried that the University of Kania would end up on the choppingblock.
"I was pleasantly surprised," Student Body President Michael
Wade Smith said. "We were excited by the news that Gov. Sam Brownback did not propose additional cuts."
With the proposed budget, the University would receive about $140 million from the state general fund for the 2012 fiscal year, a $2.7 million increase from this year's funding.
This apparent victory for higher education comes after student body leaders from across the state traveled to Topeka to lobby then governor-elect Brownback to increase state funding for colleges and universities. The leaders delivered 3,000 postcards signed by students
supporting the Board of Regents' plan to increase funding for state universities by $50 million.
"We personally delivered them to his office and we got to speak with him briefly." Smith said. "He was clearly not the happiest man to be bombedard with post cards when he walked into office."
Though proponents of higher education funding may have gained an early victory, the budget proposal still has to be enacted by the state legislation.
In a statement, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said, "The governor's budget is the first step in the process, and while it is an
encouraging step, we cannot make assumptions about funding until the budget is passed and signed into law"
Smith said he remained cautiously optimistic about the future.
"I have been in school at KU since 2007 when we started having the economic drama, so I try not to get overly optimistic," he said. "I would be ecstatic if we didn't get any more cuts, but I am not ready to make the public prediction. It will still take a lot of work with the state legislation."
— Edited by Helen Mubarak
SNOW (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
subsided. The street maintenance crews worked around the clock in anticipation of the storm pretreating all roads with sand and/ or salt.
The Lawrence Transit and KU on Wheels remained operational on Thursday, although a couple of stops around campus were closed and re-routed.
"Basically hills are the problem," said Derek Meier, a senior from Independence, Kan.
Meier and the transportation coordinator for KU on Wheels said any time conditions aren't ideal, times are going to be delayed.
Thursday was the first day of full-service for KU on Wheels
and Meier said there were actually more buses running on Thursday than on Wednesday.
Meier expected everything to be back on schedule for the first day of classes.
But the clear skies and sunshine will only provide temporary relief for students and Lawrence residents. According to the National Weather Service, there is a chance of flurries Friday afternoon and a 50 percent chance of snow for Lawrence Saturday night into Sunday with an expected accumulation of a couple of inches.
— Edited by Marla Daniels
ODD NEWS
Man settles lawsuit after being hit by lid
DETROIT — A Detroit-area man who says he was knocked unconscious by an exploding lid has settled his lawsuit against a grocer and a food company.
Trial was scheduled last week in federal court. But Darryl Alexander's attorney, Mark Miller, said Tuesday he reached an agreement with Kroger Co. and Del Monte Foods. He offered no details.
In November, Kroger and Del Monte offered $150,000 but it was rejected as too low.
Alexander says a stubborn lid on a jar of fruit flew through the air and struck him in the eye after he hit it with the handle of a screwdriver in 2008. The Southfield man claimed the fruit was sold after its expiration
and gas built up in the jar.
Bird-watcher finds his damaged van
Messages seeking comment were left with Kroger and Del Monte.
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — While Devan Miller was bird watching recently on Olympic Peninsula, he saw bald eagles, kingfishers, woodpeckers and his stolen Volkswagen Vanagon
Miller told The Peninsula Daily News the van was so badly damaged he almost didn't recognize it. The top and side panels had been cut off and the dashboard ripped apart.
Miller has little hope of finding whoever took the van from his Port Angeles driveway.
Associated Press
Lawrence residents report stolen cars, but not on campus
THEFT
To prevent theft never leave cars on and unattended
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"That's not to say it doesn't happen," Bailey said. "You can go on our website and you'll see, we lose two, three cars on average a year to auto theft; but it's not anything compared to what occurs in the city."
When your car is stolen, it is important to call police and your insurance company immediately, said Csongradi. The insurance company gave her a rental car until her car is found, but Csongradi's parents said it's likely the car had been stripped down and sold by now.
Csongradi lives west of campus and wondered why thieves chose her car while passing over others.
"I really doubt I will see Sassy again."
It was a Monday morning and Sassy was gone.
- Edited by Caroline Bledowski
Jae Csongradi's red 2004 Pontiac Grand Am, which she calls Sassy, was stolen on the night of Jan. 16.
Despite thefts in Lawrence, Capt. Schuyler Bailey of KU Public Safety hasn't heard of any auto thefts on campus recently.
cles unlocked or running unattended, which people are more likely to do during winter in order to warm their vehicles.
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"There's BMWs and Mercedes literally in the same parking lot," Csongradi said. "I appreciate you like my car, but really?"
"I was never once upset. I was
Csongradi's car was one of several stolen in Lawrence since the beginning of the year. Lawrence police announced last week that five vehicles had been stolen since Jan. 5. According to incident reports, additional auto thefts have occurred since then.
Although Csongradi's car was locked and not running, Lawrence police warned against leaving vehi-
just more in awe of the situation," said Csongradi, a graduate student in social welfare from Pierre, S. D." I feel like I live in a pretty safe neighborhood, a pretty crime-free neighborhood."
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