VOL.100.NO.96
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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MONDAY, FEB. 19, 1990
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KU sets enrollment record
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By Buck Taylor Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas has reported its highest Spring enrollment ever, according to statistics released Friday by the department of educational services.
Enrollment at the Lawrence campus and the University of Kansas Medical Center was a record 27,182 on Wednesday, the 20th day of classes. That is an increase of 378 from Spring 1989, the only spring semester since 1986 that KU enrollment declined.
"Demand remains high for the academic programs at the University of Kansas," Chancellor Gene A. Budg said in a prepared statement. "These challenging programs represent opportunity for our students and pride for our alumni and citizens, KU continues to attract and retain large numbers of superior students."
Budig said that enrollment had stabilized and that the increase of
KU is starting the decade with 94 more students than in Spring 1988, the previous peak.
Enrollment on the Lawrence campus was 23,392, an increase of 545 from 1989 and greater than the previous high of 22,992 set in 1989. Med Center enrollment was 2,556, an increase of 66 from 1989.
94 students was a continuation of the administration's enrollment plan.
Bruce Lindvall, director of admissions, said the rise could be attributed partly to a University-wide effort to raise the level of quality of undergraduate students. By raising the quality, University
"We've seen a slight increase in new students, and we've been trying to keep more students in school," Lindvall said. "The world is a competitive place, and two years ago we embarked on a mission to improve the quality of our students."
The 20th-day head count figures are released each semester and are calculated after compiling enrollment figures from each school within the University.
officials expect to retain more students who will graduate.
By Buck Taylor Kansan staff writer
Journalism, liberal arts show significant increases
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences showed the largest enrollment increase of KU's schools this semester.
The college had 12,458 students enrolled Wednesday, the 20th day of classes. That represents an increase of 238 students, or 1.9 percent, from Spring 1989.
Kathy Hall, assistant director of the undergraduate center in the
"The University has started to retain better students now," she said. "This factor reduces the number that drop out or are kicked out, and therefore we have more students."
The School of Journalism had a increase of 129 students, or 15 percent, the highest percen
incidence in all University of Kansas schools.
social welfare, said the decrease was part of a plan by the administration to lower the school's enrollment.
Kautsch said the school's advertising, business communications and magazine sequences were attracting the most students.
ceive quality in the programs within the school." he said.
"Since 1982, our school has grown by 30 percent," she said. "Our faculty had more than they could deal with, so we have been reducing students each semester to balance out the sizes."
"The students appear to be enrolling in those areas because they tend to be interested in business, entrepreneurship." Kaush said.
Statistics for the enrollment in each school were included in the 20th head count course.
The School of Social Welfare had the largest enrollment, decrease
Spring enrollment climbs to new heights
Enrollment totals for this semester are the highest ever for a spring semester at KU.
According to the official 20th-day enrollment figures 27,182 students are enrolled at KU. Listed are the enrollment figures for spring semesters since 1986;
- 1986 - 25,932
* 1987 - 26,768
* 1988 - 27,088
* 1989 - 26,804
However there are 1,591 fewer students enrolled at KU than at this time last semester.
Although the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences had the largest increase from last spring semester, its enrollment decreased by 929 students. The schools of Business Journalism and Medicine all increased their enrollment from the fall semester
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Lingerie
Wednesday, February. 14, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
Lingerie items, such as those modeled by Manoole Insisenmay, are popular gifts
Shoppers use strategy to buy slinky apparel
By Bryce J. Tache
Kansan staff writer
"Around Valentine's Day, we'll have more men here than women," said Linda Randall, co-owner of Undercover, 21 W. 9th Street.
For the past week, lingerie stores have been filled with men. Some are shy, embarrassed and can't tell the difference between a camisole and a peignoir. Others are less timid and know exactly what they want.
The man who dares to walk the hallowed halls of satin, silk and lace in search of the perfect gift is not alone.
out espinoza, Lawrence senior, said he usually went lingerie shopping with his girlfriend, or by himself if he wanted the gift to be a surprise.
They both said it helped when the man came to the store with a friend. Some guys bring along a female companion to make the selection process easier. Others bring along a couple of male buddies.
"Some come in scared to death," said Bev Temple, co-owner of Undercover.
"I don't feel uncomfortable at all because there are a lot of men there picking out things for their wives or girlfriends," he said.
"Maybe intimidated would be a better word," Randall said. "But once they come in, they always come back."
Plus, he said, saleswomen were often extremely helpful.
Rob Moyer, Overland Park senior,
agreed.
"I try to pick out a salesman who looks like she's the same size as my girlfriend to help me," he said. "She's always liked what I've gotten, or at least she's said she
Not all women wait around in hope of getting lingerie as a gift.
Manolee Insistenmay, Overland Park junior, said she bought her own lingerie when the urge to shop hit her.
the big thing, "I mostly buy it to indulge myself," she
said. "It always happens in the wintertime. That's when I'm most down. It sort of is a reminder that there's a body under all that bulk, those layers of clothing."
She said she enjoyed watching men in the store while shopping.
"I notice the guys are so shy," she said. "They try to be so inconspicuous. I think it's charming that they want to buy something intimate, something nice."
'I mostly buy it to indulge myself.'
Manolee Insisenmay
Randall said red was a favorite color for Valentine's Day but so was white and nastels such as peach and pink.
"Years ago, they didn't make anything other than black and white." Temple said. "Now floral prints and bold colors are popular."
Randall and Temple said the most popular fabric was a woven satin-polyester blend because it was machine-washable. Cotton and silk were other favorites.
But this doesn't mean that lingerie is exclusively a women's market.
Available at Undercover are silk boxer shorts for men and novelty items such as a purple G-string.
Joe Flamery, president of Weaver's Department Store, 901 Massachusetts St., said men's Valentine's Day underwear was a hot seller.
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Jenni Martinez, Wichita junior, said past boyfriends she's given underwear to have been surprised and pleased.
Weaver's offered a variety of boxer shorts for men, as well as bikini briefs and jockey shorts with cartoon characters and valentine messages on them.
"If you really like a guy, you want to get him something slinky you'd like to see him in," she said. "If you just kind of like him, you want to get something like boxer shorts with hearts on them."
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— Tim Mensendiek
quality adviser and general man-
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ensendiek said the statement false and open-ended.
out student input or consent." out 200 pamphets were printed distributed, Schwegmann said. said the signed statements had been counted yet.
'don't know what their claim is at freedom of speech,' he said, 'far as the station being the free student', I wonder what means.
"for the life of me, I can't figure how the charge of denial of dom of speech is substantiated." like Uln KJHK operations man; said he did not know about the art. He said it was not his job to rent events that opposed the sta-
if groups wish to go against the station, that's their right," Ulin
culty control
hwegman spoke at the concert it censorship and unfair treat- t of the KJKH staff. He criticized structure of the station.
the format limits what you are wed to hear," he said. "Uitlily, the faculty decides what gens at the station."
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