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The lessons of money management came one overdraft at a time for Celie Wall. As a college freshman, Wall repeatedly spent money she didn't have in her checking account. Unaware of the consequences, she racked up hundreds of dollars in overdraft charges.
Wall, Greensboro, N.C., senior, overdrew her debit account on more than 10 separate occasions during her first semester, eventually paying more than $300 in fees.
for Responsible Lending.
"I pretty much thought it was like a gift card," Wall said. "My parents had always watched over my finances. I was really dumb about it."
But Wall's freshman-year ignorance is common among young adults. Each year nearly half of ages ages 18 to 24 overdraw their checking accounts at least once. At an average cost of $26 per overdraft, young adults paid more than $1 billion in overdraft fees last year, according to studies by Moebs Services and the Center
Checking account holders say overdraft practices and policies are predatory and unfair. The government has begun responding to these calls with new Federal Reserve regulations, and legislation in Congress might put strict restrictions on the fees that could all but eliminate them. Experts warn that although the regulations would alleviate the pain of overdraft charges, banks could impose new policies that would continue to cost consumers.
WHAT IS AN OVERDRAFT?
Bryant Hadley, Wichita sophomore, overdrew on his Bank of America checking account after purchasing textbooks earlier this year. In less than two days, he overdrew five times, incurring nearly $180 in fees.
Because 46 percent of young adults overdrew their checking accounts last year, it's not hard to find students with experiences similar to Wall's.
Two McDonalds double cheeseburgers cost nearly $40 with a fee attached.
"I'd have preferred a nice steak dinner with that kind of money," Hadley said. "I just didn't know my account
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Matthew Visser, Fort Hood, Texas, freshman, uses an ATM at the Kansas Union. In 2008, almost half of young adults overdrew on their accounts, paying more than $1 billion in fees.
YEAR IN NEWS
Most-viewed stories chronicle 2009
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On-campus brawls, internal investigations, five-star recruiting and a student tragedy may come to define this year in news at the University. The incidents, each filled with controversy and plenty of heated opinion, topped the charts of Kansan.com for 2009.
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Of more than 3 million page views, these five stories gained the most attention from the paper's online followers. Together, they help paint a portrait of a whirlwind year at the University of Kansas.
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Basketball players congregate outside of the Wescoe Ground Sept. 23. Brett Ballard, wearing a red shirt and black jacket, is the director of basketball operations and former backup point guard for the Jayhawks for two seasons.
TOP FIVE MOST-VIEWED STORIES ON KANSAN.COM
1. Basketball and football players scuffle outside Wescon Hall
The brawl between KU basketball and football players Sept. 23 grabbed the attention of Jayhawk
Wednesday, Sept. 23
54,523 page views.
Nation and bevond.
The fight broke out Sept. 23 as groups of football and basketball players were seen gathered between Wescoe and Budig halls. Eyewitness said the fight broke out after one of the Morris twins pushed a football player down a set of stairs. Players from both teams were seen throwing punches and shouting racial slurs before the fight was broken up. Assistant basketball coaches and police officers were on the scene within 10 minutes.
Katie Summers, Tulsa, Okla. junior, was walking on campus and found herself surrounded by football and basketball players yelling at one another. She said she had no idea the incident she witnessed would immediately become the focus of national sporting news.
"I thought it was unusual but I had no idea it would be to be as big as it was." Summers said. "I think it's something that people are going to remember because
of how unique it was to have a Division I school with its athletes turning against each other"
covered the fights and used footage and information gathered by The Kansan.
ESPN, Sports Illustrated and several national news providers
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STUDENT SENATE
Campus fees analyzed for next year's budget
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BY ALY VAN DYKE
Kurtis Klecan cringes every semester he sits down at his computer to pay tuition, knowing the debt he's racking up in student loans.
"It's insane," Klecan, Topeka sophomore, said.
Adding to the insanity, he said,
is the fact that he doesn't know
what his money pays for, specifically
the $42.3.5 he pays in campus
fees each semester.
"I have no clue that stuff even goes." Klecan said.
Students enrolled in six credits or more are required to pay the campus fee each semester. That's on top of tuition, course fees and books. Students taking fewer than six hours pay a per-credit fee of $70.56.
Projections for this school year put the revenue generated by mandatory campus fees at more than $20 million. That's almost double what campus fees generated in 2001, when the fees cost $229 a semester.
Some fees are remotely familiar:
The $65.90 Campus Transportation Fee that grants students free bus rides.
The $75.70 Student Recreation and Fitness Center Fee that gives students free access to the gym with a KUID.
The $5 Student Union Activities Fee that pays for concerts, carnivals and other events for students.
But students seem to be less aware of some of the other fees, such as the $41 fee that pays for
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