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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.103,NO.50
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1993
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Calling Kansas home saves students money
By Tracl Carl
Kansan staff writer
Out-of-state students do not have to tap their heels and say three times "there's no place like home" to save $2,309 a semester.
They have to collect records that prove they are a resident of Kansas by Nov. 11 for the Spring 1994 deadline.
Students from other states who attend KU or any other Board of Regents university and want to acquire in-state status have to prove that they have lived in Lawrence for 365 consecutive days and demonstrate intent to make Kansas a permanent residence, said Cindy Sanders, assistant to the registrar.
Sanders said that more than 1,000 residents a year received in-state status this wav.
After students complete a four-page application, Sanders reviews the records students provide as proof of their residency. The Board of Regents and the state of
Kansas determine the residency guidelines.
Anyone can register to vote in Kansas or get a Kansas driver license, she said, but better evidence of residency includes proof of permanent employment in Kansas or ownership of a house in Kansas.
Many students do not provide sufficient evidence to prove they are a resident.
"No one thing is sufficient," Sanders said.
"There's no checklist for this. Everyone's situation is so different; I can't make a blanket statement for everyone."
"A lease just means you promise to live there; it doesn't mean you lived there," she said.
Brandy Allen, Blair, Neb., junior, used her bank account as proof that she was not receiving money from out-of-state sources, such as her parents.
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She said she calculated the money she
needed in one year and put it into a Kansas bank. She kept documentation of things such as bank statements and receipts.
"You have to prove your income is greater than your expenses." she said.
You have to prove your income is greater than your expenses," she said. She said she also spent the summer working and living in Lawrence.
Missouri and Colorado's residency criteria for out-of-state students are similar to Kansas'. Nebraska only requires students to live there for six months before they can apply for in-state tuition, and Oklahoma requires students to live there for two years, preferably not as a student.
Students who receive in-state tuition because their parents are residents of Kansas can lose residency status if their parents move to a different state.
They are required to contact Sanders if their residence changes. Sanders said the University conducted several audits, and if out-of-state students were paying in-state tuition, they could be billed for the extra tuition they did not pay. They also can be
In-state tuition
Students also can receive in-state tuition if:
- They are active military personnel living in Kansas or retired military personnel who have lived in Kansas.
They are enrolled at Haskell Indian Nations University
They transferred to Kansas for job.
They are KU staff, including resident assistants.
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They are Missouri or Iowa residents seeking degrees in certain areas, such as Slavic languages and literature.
They will still be considered in-state students for six months after their parents move. Then they will have to apply for residency as a non-resident student.
Task force fears future leaders will forget goals
By Carlos Tejada Kansan staff writer
For four graduating seniors, leaving KU means leaving an unresolved task.
The four seniors — James Baucom, Peter Braithwaite, Tim Dawson and Carlos Fleming — are members of the African American Student Concerns Task Force. The task force was formed in 1991 to improve the climate for African Americans at KU.
But now the undergraduate members will leave KU — and some of them fear their work will be forgotten.
"I'm worried that there will be another lull until a new group of students takes up the slack," said Braithwaite, Evanston, Ill., senior, who will graduate in May.
All four will graduate in either December 1993 or Mav 1994
Members of the task force said that students who replace them might not have enough background on the issues.
The task force submitted a list of 22 recommendations to the administration last year. Included were recommendations to bring the percentage of African-American students to state levels, increase the number of African-American faculty from 2 to 4 percent and retain African-American students.
"Every time you lose a student who has been on a committee,you lose a little bit of history,"he said.
Finding students who have the time and patience to learn how the University works also can be a problem, said Dawson, Topeka senior and student body vice-president.
Since the University released its response in January, some recommendations have been implemented and some have not. The task force recommended an assistant executive vice chancellor be appointed, which the administration did earlier this month. The University also added four graduate teaching positions to the KU Minority GTA program.
But African Americans still make up only 2.6 percent of the student body, according to the Department of Educational Services, and 5 percent of the state's population. Also, a fund that was have brought minority speakers, films and events to KU was combined with the budget of the proposed multicultural center, which is scheduled to begin construction next semester.
Terry Bell, Tampa, Fla, senior and president of the Black Student Union, said he found himself in a learning process every time he dealt with an aspect of the task force's recommendations.
But Dawson said leaders would appear when they were needed.
"I learn every day about the administration," Bell said.
"We just have to find them," he said.
Former "Future Farmers of America Sweetheart" Kathryn Polmaneteer, clinical instructor in the speech, language and hearing department, pins a "Snow King" sash on Kim Wilcox, head of the department. Polmaneteer and her colleagues, all ex-high school dance queens or sweethearts, suprised Wilcox yesterday with a coronation after they found out that he had been "Snow King" during high school.
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Computer enrollment proposed
New process would end long lines, SenEx is told
By David Stewart
By David Stewart Kansan staff writer
Rich Morrell, University registrar, explained at yesterday's Senate Executive Committee meeting that students could have the option of enrolling at strange times and familiar locations — 2 a.m. at their apartments, for example.
By this time next year, it could be the log-on, not the line-up, that enrolls students in classes.
"What we've done here is to do what the nice little person at the door of the enrollment center does manually, only electronically," Morrell said. "Distributive enrollment would create more flexibility for not only the students but for also the faculty and staff."
Distributive enrollment would not limit students to enrolling for only select assigned periods each semester, Morrell said.
"The system is a very dynamic process," Morrell said. "You could make adjustments to your enrollment anytime you want."
After examining distributive enrollment since the beginning of June, Morrell said he expected all students could use the system to enroll for Spring 1995 at 150 terminals across campus.
John Altevogt, Fort Wayne, Ind., graduate student and vice chair of SenEx, said he was concerned about people breaking into students' University files through the new system.
"I'm not sure I want someone walking up to a computer terminal and having access to my records," Altevogt said. "All the hackers out there will enter their friends' student ID numbers and passwords to get them enrolled in strange classes."
Morrell said students logging on to distributive enrollment for the first time would have to enter their student identification number and their date of birth. Students then would enter personal passwords to prevent others from tampering with enrollment schedules.
"You've got hackers, and you've got some people who are smarter than we are," Morrell said. "That's going to be a problem."
Barbara Schowen, associate professor of chemistry, asked about distributive enrollment's effects on the advising process and whether advising would change with the new system.
Morrell said computerized enrollment allowed different departments to tailor the requirements needed to enroll in their classes, including proof of an adviser's signature or dean's stamp.
New enrollment process
Distributive enrollment would bring significant changes to the current enrollment process:
The Kansas men's and women's cross country teams will run in the Big Eight Championships this weekend.
Like the current enrollment system, the distributive enrollment process would assign students specific times to begin enrollment. However, with distributive enrollment, students could complete their own class schedules by computer. They then could check class openings throughout the semester.
students with more credit hours would have permission to enroll before students in their same class level with fewer hours. For example, a senior with 100 hours would have access to enroll before a senior with 90 hours.
- Holds on enrollment would appear on the computer screens and still would prevent students from enrolling. Specific University departments could lift enrolment holds, such as parking or library fines, directly by computer.
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Union, museum offer early Halloween fun
By Brian James
Kansan staff writer
The spooks are coming out early this year.
Two Halloween events on campus today will give students and others a chance to get in a few early screams and gasps.
Organizers of the events at the Kansas Union and the KU NaturalHistory Museum and others at the University said that college students were never too old to enjoy Halloween.
Kevin Goodman, marketing coordinator for the Kansas Union, said the Union's annual Halloween Open House always had been popular with KU students. Today's open house will feature contests, costumes and live music.
man said. "It's meant as an escapist time for students. Given the academic rigors of college life, it's a welcome break."
"We're encouraging everybody to dress up and have a good time." Goodwill go on."
He said the Union had been holding open houses since the 1940s.
The Union also will have an open house on Valentine's Day and April Fools Day next semester.
Jama Gabbert, education department program assistant for the Natural History Museum, said the museum hoped to attract people of all ages.
"I think the event is early enough that students will realize they'll still have a Friday night ahead of them." Gabbert said. "And it's not going to be too ghoulish for children, like haunted houses. But it's sort of a mystery going into a museum with the lights out.
"The older adults will have a fun time seeing all of the silly things that
William Arnold, associate professor of sociology, said he thought Halloween was a "toolish holiday."
"I'm inclined to think that it's a holiday that is promoted by people who produce costumes, candy and pumpkins who felt like they needed to expand their market," he said.
Arnold said students thought Halloween was just another reason for students to throw a party.
Desey Tziortzis, Chicago senior, said she thought Halloween gave college students a chance to be different.
"It's a way to wear your clown suit for a day," she said. "You can put everything on hold and have fun."
"It's pretty bad when a professor is asked to postpone tests because they fall on the day after Halloween," he said.
Tricks and treats
*Halloween Open House*- Kansas Union Lobby today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Activities include fortune telling, pumpkin carving and a contest of counting candy
eyeballs in a jar. The Loudest Scream contests will be held at noon. Visitors are welcome.
"Museum After Dark"- KU Natural History Museum from 7 to 9 tonight. Activities will include an All-Species Parade through the darkened museum at 7:30 a. display.
or a live great horned owl and special activities for children. Organizers encourage visitors to wear animal ankle plant costumes and bring flashlights.
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