THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN KU Life December 6,1995 PAGE 10A
Planning now can prevent problems while you are away for the holidays.
that could affect their lives when they return.
ith all the hustle and bustle of the last week of classes, finals and preparing for the holiday vacation, students may forget some important things that could affect their lives
From preparing apartments and houses for weeks of vacancy to making sure tuition is paid on time, students need to be aware of last-minute ends that should be tied up before the holidays.
"I don't even want to think about that until after my last final," said Caroline Ross, Olathe senior.
She said she prioritized the things she needed to do, and right now the most important thing was organizing her class materials so she could begin studying for finals.
But students must take care of responsibilities to the University of Kansas before finals or taking off for winter break.
Karen Bailey, University bursar, said students must pay fees by Dec. 7 and that students who depended on financial aid needed to make sure promissory notes were signed and aid was ready for the spring semester.
Joanne Peterson, data control technician at the Computer Center,
not planning to read
gone, they should unsubscribe to listservers. If students do not plan to continue using their accounts, or if they do not plan to return to KU, they should get rid of the account, she said.
"They are responsible for everything that comes from this account," Peterson said.
Also, if there is anything students want to save on their e-mail account, they need to make a copy of it, she said.
Parking tickets are another problem for KU students, whether issued by KU or Lawrence, and paying them before the holidays could be beneficial.
"It would save them some money," said Pat Runkle, KU parking receptionist.
Charles Cornwell, Lawrence parking clerk, agreed.
- They escalate in price so much if they're not paid," he said.
Cornwell said that a $1 Lawrence parking ticket went up to $10 within 10 days and that court costs addt $5.
But one thing that will not escalate in price during the break is textbooks.
"It's absolutely essential for students to get in here before Jan. 1,"
assistant manager for books at the KU Bookstore.
He said that after the holiday break, the price for buyback books was lowered because the bookstore had bought its maximum quantity.
Getz.
However, buying books for next semester's classes before the holidays is not a good idea, Getz said.
For those students who are planning to study abroad in the spring, many things need to be done before they leave.
"We discourage students from buying ahead of time until they're sure they're taking the course."
They also need to begin to familiarize themselves with the country they will be visiting. Gearhart said.
Also, many professors have late book orders and changes in their schedules, he said.
"Many of them will be leaving right after the holidays," said Barbara Gearhart, assistant director of the Office of Study Abroad.
She said that not only should students turn in all documentation and complete financial aid before the holidays, but they should make sure they were enrolled and had paid their fees.
When all University responsibilities have been dealt with, it is time to take care of students' residences.
All
students,
whether
lives.
living in residence halls, apartments or houses, need to be aware of safety precautions they could take before leaving for the long break.
Natacha Ray, student housing office assistant, said residence halls would close Dec. 18 and would not reopen until Jan. 14. Before leaving, students should turn everything off, including alarm clocks, she said.
"Once students leave, they can't come back," Ray said. "It will be pretty secure."
For students who live in apartments and houses, maintenance and security may not be provided and may have to be taken care of by students themselves.
"It's a lot of common sense," said Tye Scheibler of KU police. "If someone wants to break in someplace, there's really nothing you can do to prevent it."
But, he said, there were some precautions that should be taken.
Scheibler said that a good thing for students to do was to take as much stuff home as possible, especially electronic equipment. Students also should
close all the blinds in the residence and stop mail and newspaper delivery.
Jeff Ely, Jayhawk Station carrier/supervisor, said students should come in, fill out a hold card and complete a resume card after break.
He said, however, that forwarding mail was not a good idea.
"It takes a week to start it." Ely said. "By the time they start getting mail, they have to turn around and cancel."
It is Lawrence post office policy that if mail gathers in a box for more than 10 days, the post office would return it to the sender.
And finally, to save a little money and to prevent freezing pipes, students should turn down thermostats to 60 degrees and turn the control valve on their water heaters to pilot, said Mike Driscoll, director of customer service for Kansas Public Service. All appliances and space heaters also should be turned off.
When all these things are taken care of and all papers and finals are completed, it is safe to take off for home and have a KU-free holiday.
Read checklist in the Kansan
Have mail held at the post office
Turn the thermostat to 60 degrees
Cancel the newspaper
Close and lock house, apartment
Shut blinds
Pay parking tickets, both KU and Lawrence
Sell back old textbooks
(but don't buy new ones yet)
Sign off of computer listservers, and save all e-mail
Pick up Group 5 basketball tickets
Pay tuition by Dec. 7
Student housing closes Dec.18 and reopens Jan. 14
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EXHIBITIONS
Exhibition — Final Performance of Roge Shimomura's students, 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Art and Design Gallery.
PERFORMANCES
- CottonWood Winds will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art & Design, 45th Street and Warwick Boulevard, Kansas City, Mo. Free.
- Lawrence Community Theatre presents "The Sisters Rosenweig." 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at 1501 N Hampshire St.
Missouri Repertory Theatre presents "A Christmas Carol," 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday at the Helen F. Spencer Theatre at the Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo. Tickets are $16-$32.
Lawrence Woodwind Quartet presents the Third Annual Holiday Musical, 4 p.m.
Dec. 15 at Mercantile Bank, Ninth and Massachusetts strgets. Free.
Kansas City Symphony will sponsor "A
Classical Christmas," 8 p.m. Dec. 16 and
2 p.m. Dec. 17 at Lytic Theatre, 11th and Central
streets, Kansas City, Mo. Tickets are $14-$32.
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