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VOL.100,NO.129
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
(USPS 650-640)
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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1990
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Protesters descend on Strong
Budig outlines steps to end racial discord
By Eric Gorski
By Eric Gorsak
and Jonathon Plummer
Kansan staff writers
Chancellor Gene A. Budig spoke in a packed Strong Hall rotunda yesterday after about 80 students who were upset about the racial climate at KU marched to the administrative offices and demanded action.
Budig, who was attending meetings at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., returned to Lawrence when he learned about the protest. He arrived at Strong about 4 p.m.
About 350 people filled the room and lined the second-floor railing to hear Budig address minority issues and other student concerns. Budig
'Today, I offer the institution's apology to Ann Dean. I have asked the executive vice chancellor to take appropriate action, remembering the
By Matt Taylor
Kansan staff writer
First day voters turn out in force
Poll workers reported heavy turnouts yesterday during the first day of Student Senate elections, and some students complained that fliers were distributed too close to polling places.
Cruising into the '90s
Eleanor Macnish, Senate Election Committee chairman, said 2,521 students voted yesterday. Last year a total of 2,575 ballots were cast.
Brains and sex can affect rates
Some tables were running out of ballots for student senators, said
by Margaret Sullivan
Every month Terri Grzybowski,
senior, Aurora, Colorado, sends a check
for $34.49 to State Farm Insurance
Company. She is one of many KU students
who pays hundreds of dollars a year for
auto insurance.
Johnny Brackins, KU senior,
knows that insurance prices are not all
the same. He said that he pays around
$400 every six months for his coverage.
Auto insurance can be confusing. Costs can rise or fall depending on the sex, age, grade point average, number of accidents and citations of the driver. Students should shop around before choosing an insurance agency and then decide on the best policy.
Insurance is not only confusing, it is costly.
"A lot of young people think they will be able to afford a new car because they can make the monthly payments," said Jim Pilch, owner of Jim Pilch Insurance Agency in Lawrence.
Because of hidden costs such as insurance, property taxes, fuel consumption and maintenance, Pilch said that purchasing a new car while in school can create a financial hardship.
Selling mainly Farmers Insurance Group insurance for more than 20 years, Pilch has often dealt with students.
"We have more 19-yearold males calling up here every day dreaming... Then when they hear the price, they go 'gulp'."
Jim Pilch Pilch Insurance
A basic insurance plan in the Lawrence area for a 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier costs about $250 every six months. Insurance payments often can be made monthly with around a $2 fee.
Prices of insurance plans not only depend on what amount of coverage is selected, but also on who is purchasing the insurance, too.
Pilch said that the state requires $50,000 per occurrence for bodily injury liability coverage. This protects against injury to all people involved in an accident. He said that $50,000 isn't enough because there is a statute in Kansas which allows a wrongful death lawsuit for as much as $100,000. In this case the insurance agency would only pay for $50,000.
Shopping for auto insurance can also be confusing. What Kansas requires as "basic" is not enough.
"We have more 19-year-old males call up here every day dreaming," Plich said. "Then when they hear the price, they go 'gulp.'"
Optional coverage includes comprehensive and collision. The difference between the two is that comprehensive protects against damage done to the car other than an accident with another car, such as a tree branch falling on the windshield and breaking it.
Along with injury or death, an insurance plan must include coverage for property damage. The state requires $10,000. Personal injury protection is also required by the state. This compensates for loss of wages, funeral, rehabilitation and other accident-related expenses.
The final state requirement is insurance against uninsured drivers. This covers hit and run drivers, uninsured drivers, walking or riding a bike.
3 for student senators, said Morris, student body vice lent.
Pilch said that many studies have been done which correlate the differences between drivers and their records. These correlations, he said, influence insurance premiums.
Citations and accidents play the greatest part in insurance costs.
Pilch said that 4. percent of all drivers have a citation and an accident within a three-year span on their driving record. If a car owner is in that percentage he will pay a much higher premium.
Another factor in insurance costs is sex. Women are grouped with the over-25 drivers and must have four tickets before they are considered high-risk by most insurance agencies. Male drivers, on the other hand, are placed at high-risk after receiving three tickets.
"Maybe it comes with liberation." Pilch said.
Although a trend is developing towards less price difference between men and women, Pilch said that in the past 20 years selling insurance he has seen a higher number of accidents and tickets for women.
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If you're a student getting "B's" or better, you may qualify for Farmers' Good Student Discount in the form of a special bonus on your Auto insurance. Call today, and get the facts on Farmers money-saving Good Student Auto Policy.
Jim Pilch Insurance Agency 2420 Iowa 842-9797
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