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NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
ADMIN (CONTINUED FROM TA)
February 2009
The search committee anticipates campus visits and interviews to take place in February.
TIMELINE: ADMINISTRATIVE OPENINGS AT KU
March 9,2009
KU CLAS Dean Joseph Steinmetz announced interim provost.
May 20,2009
Steinmetz announces he will leave to accept a position as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio State University. (Never takes office)
November 2,2009
November 2, 2009
Review of dean
of music candidates
began.
January 4,2010
Gail Agrawal, dean of law, announces she will leave to become the dean of law at the University of Iowa. (Starts July 1, 2010)
Fall 2010
Interviews for Provost will take place.
March 2, 2009
March 2, 2009 Richard Lariviere announces he'll leave to become the president of the University of Oregon.
May 20,2009
Danny J. Anderson, vice provost for academic affairs, announced as interim provost to serve through the 2009-2010 academic year.
July 1, 2009
can't always make long-term commitments.
Alicia Clair appointed interim dean of music.
Ann Cudd, associate dean of liberal arts and sciences, said she doubts that students see any changes from having an interim
dean. The day-to-day operations are routine and don't really depend on leadership. She said a large institution such as the University has a momentum of its own and leaders make a difference, but the
institution is still stable in periods of transition.
November 15,2009
Spring 2010
Cudd said she was more concerned about the college's budget than the administrative vacancy. She said the college office didn't
Review of provost candidates began.
feel like it could do new, exciting things, such as starting new programs, because of the tight budget.
"We're still trying to carry out the strategic plan, which is the
Interim provost Anderson will appoint a search committee for law position.
long-term vision that we put in place a few years ago with Dean Steinmetz," Cudd said. Joseph Steinmetz was the former dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
"We have a plan in place, but we're not forging a new one," Cudd said.
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TAN TAX (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
"The younger someone is, the more likely they are to tan," Quinlan said. "The wrinkles and leathery-type skin that tanning creates can become a catalyst to start wanting cosmetic surgery."
Quinlan also noted the difference in safety precautions between the two, ultimately ruling "tanning is worse than cosmetic surgery."
es would bring in an estimated $2.7 billion in taxes over the next decade.
"Cosmetic surgery happens with a plan between a physician and a patient and that plan has a goal," Quinlan said. "The risks are discussed up front. With tanning, there is no long term planning. The goal is to get tan instantly so there's a higher risk."
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Despite the dangers, 30 million Americans each year are willing to the pay the price. The average cost of tanning per month is between $20 and $40, and for one session it ranges from $7 to $10. According to the congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, the 25,000 professional business
Some argue that the tanning industry was an easy target because of its small size and inadequate representation. There is also debate on whether the tax discriminates against women. Sixty-seven percent of tanning businesses are owned and operated by women, according to the International Smart Tan Network.
Chris Cox, owner and operator of Shark's Surf Shop located 813 Massachusetts St., poses inside his store Wednesday afternoon. The surfer-themed store offers indoor tanning, which could be subject to a higher tax if a 10 percent increase provision introduced by Senate democrats to health care legislation passes.
"For the most part, tanners are young, like college students or women in their early 20s and 30s who are lower wage earners," Scott said.
With hopes of improving the health care system by bringing in the tax money, there is concern that the increased prices of tanning could cause small businesses to lose their customers. The closing of these tanning salons could affect the economy negatively.
Scott said the tax will cause her
business to lose money.
"If the economy was in a different state maybe it would help our business," she said, "but right now it will adversely affect
the business because we're already batting that."
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CRIME
Man pleads guilty to plot to kill Obama
JACKSON, Tenn. — An Arkansas man has pleaded guilty to charges he plotted to kill then-Sen. Barack Obama and dozens of other black people.
Paul Schlosselman of Helena-West Helena, Ark., pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to one count of conspiracy, one count of threatening to kill and inflict bodily harm upon a presidential candidate and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
He faces 10 years in prison when he's sentenced in April.
A co-defendant, Daniel Cowart of Bells, Tenn., remains in custody pending a hearing.
Kansas encouraging electronic tax filing
Under the request, you would pay $25 to file a paper income tax return and $5 for a paper sales or user tax return.
Associated Press
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Revenue is trying to encourage people to file taxes electronically by charging fees when taxpayers use paper.
Want your return in the form of a paper check? That will be $10 extra with your income tax return.
Kansas Secretary of Revenue Joan Wagnon on Thursday told state lawmakers the fees would help offset the costs of people manually processing paper returns.
STATE
The department is also reducing printing costs by not printing as many tax instruction booklets.
McClatchy-Tribune