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Monday, January 30, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
Opinion
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Students cheat themselves by purchasing class notes
It seems that some people will go to any expense to avoid a good education. Class Notes, a new student-run business in Lawrence, is cashing on in their laziness.
Lawrence is closing in on my job. For $1.91 a class, you can skip as many classes as you want and get typewritten notes from the days you missed. Or for $28, you can buy the entire semester.
But is the purpose of higher education to get the notes, take the tests and pass the class as effortlessly as possible?
For the student who has the money, it is possible to get the same grade as the student who is responsible enough to go to class every day.
KU officials have warned the students who run Class Notes' that they must get permission from the instructor before they can sell the notes, otherwise the sale could be in violation of copyright laws and the Code of Students Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct.
KU also has warned the faculty that the University strongly encourages students to attend class and that such a business could reduce the incentive to do so.
We hope that none of the faculty members will consent to having their notes sold. It would cause more harm than good.
Sometimes, missing a class is inevitable; but in those cases, instructors and classmates can lend their notes free. A college education requires more than just doing what it takes to pass a class; it requires dedication and a sacrifice of time.
Those who have their notes taken for them are paying a much higher price than they are bargaining for. There is some knowledge that can only be gained inside the classroom.
Jennifer Hinkle for the editorial board
Striking up the KU band
Once in a while, you just must blow your own horn. This time, the KU salute goes to our high-stepping, music-making Marching Jayhaws.
The Jayhawks have been named the premiere marching band of four-year National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 football schools for 1989. The Louis Sudler National Intercollegiate Marching Band trophy was awarded to the Marching Jayhawks by a wide margin in a poll of band directors.
And why not? Who at KU hasn't thrilled to the flash of the brass, the brilliance of crimson and blue uniforms, and the precision of 482 white shoes hitting the mark?
And don't forget the sound. The music taught and performed at KU not only entertains the community but also inspires young musicians. Consider the contributions that Band Day and Midwestern Music and Arts Camp make to the future of music at KU.
To do a job well, to have fun doing it and to receive fitting recognition is what excellence is all about.
That's why it is appropriate that the KU band has been chosen to be the drum major of marching bands, leading the parade in 1989.
Karen Boring for the editorial board
Other Voices
Law restricts abortions
In 1865, the Supreme Court gave meaning and respect to one's individual right to privacy. The right to privacy laid the foundation for legalized abortion, which was established by the 1973 landmark Roe vs. Wade decision.
However, the Court recently accepted a Missouri case which threats to regulate abortion by eliminating state financing
Eliminating state financing would discriminate against low-income women seeking abortions. More women would be likely to seek abortions without proper medical care. In addition, eliminating such financing would send a clear message that the government intends to regulate privacy through financing.
The Roe decision specifically says that the state cannot interfere with or regulate pregnancy until the second trimester. Imposing financial restrictions would definitely be regulation
Missouri's law seems to be a right-to-life approach to regulating abortions by making them more costly.
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Celebrate the long-awaited check
Stop the presses. Break out the champagne. Kill the fattened calf. And prepare for one great feast. Because today, after half an hour of being my Guaranteed Student Loan check
Watch out mom and dad.
Remember how I couldn't afford to buy you anything at Christmas except an oven mitten from Sears? And remember how I wired you a cent money and a few cents for a cup of hot soup.
Remember no more. For today I am a rich man. I have in my hand a check for $2,156.58, which will enable me to pay late rent penalties, and he crafts and the 20 bucks I owe my roommate.
It is with anger that I relate this story, because 156 days is just too long to wait for a GLS. Mind you, I applied plenty early for this borrowed book, and it was a bank and picked up my loan-annuation form.
First, I tackled the dreaded ACT-FYS form, which is required for poor folks wanting college financial aid. Here, I learned how lowly I am. I reported how little my parents made annually. I plugged in all the zeros on my "personal wealth" question.
"This check is guaranteed to be in your hand by the time you start classes at KU," the smiling banker told me that day. But that was not to be.
I then submitted this dreary report to KU's Office of Student Financial Aid. The office personnel swarmed over my application and
Matt Taylor
Staff columnist
caught more contradictions than some know-it-all English professor. My income tax statement didn't jibe with the numbers I submitted, they were incorrect. The judge I gave was correct. I knew no other answers.
The negotiations began and we sat down like two superpowers might. I told them my position. I begged for mercy, I pleaded. I kissed their feet. I offered to wash their dishes. But their answer was "no" and they kicked me out of the city limits. I considered begging for alms.
By the first week of October, however, we agreed on the figures. But my worst enemy was
Once approved, the application was sent to St. Paul, Minn., where all GLS's apparently are processed. "It'll be a matter of days before I get back," she said in big ones and 38 little ones. "I happily told myself."
From the first of October until mid-December I didn't hear one word from them.
During that time of sheer anxiety, I squeezed mucho dinero from my piggy bank to heat my oven. The oven was off, and the air was quiet.
Finally, eight ulcers later, I called Minnesota but found that my application never had reached their desk. They fed me some excuses: it got lost in the mail, it was shot down by a Libyan MIG fighter. However, the person on the other end of the phone was apologetic after hearing my explanation and he put me at high priority. The company took care of me instantly. I reapplied within a week and received a check the next Monday.
negative integers, all because the loan check had not arrived.
Which just goes to prove that if the whole process is done properly, low-phylum students can receive a GSL within a week or two after applying.
But not with me. People had to fight over my poverty-sticken financial status. My application had to get lost in the mail. My phone never rang with a call from Minnesota.
I was cast out into the utter darkness of loan rejects, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.
But I'm happy now with my check in hand and that's why I'm preparing a grand feast of celebration. So, if you're one of those students who are new to the student loan check you're sure invited to join me.
And, now that I'm a rich man, we can enjoy some warm soup.
Matt Taylor is a Caney junior majoring in journalism.
Ambushed mascot
I was the individual who made the unfortunate mistake of judgment and tackled the KU Jayhawk mascot Jan. 14 at the Kansas-Kansas State basketball game in Manhattan.
I was convicted of a criminal offense in Riley County District Court last week and, having now been released from jail, wish to submit to the editor the text of a letter which I have previously written to the Kansas State Collegian. I would most respectfully request the dependence be published in your newspaper so that others might learn from my mistake.
I would like to submit my public apology regarding my actions Jan. 14 at the Kansas-Kansas State Fair.
I am not going to make excuses for what I did; that is not my intention. My only intention in writing this is to apologize to the University community, players, fans, Charles Thomas, coliseum director, and all other offended individuals. And to let them know that I am responsible for all of the crimes were irresponsible and unsportmanlike. However, I had no intention of hurting anyone, the
fans or the mascot, nor was I trying to be a hero. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. I jokingly said that someone should go down on the court and tackle KU's mascot. Someone said, 'Yeah, go for it,' and for some unexcited reason, I did it. There was no thought involved.
I just want everyone to know that I was not trying to put shame on our university. I do have a lot of pride in my university, but now I see that the damage has been done and the only way I know how to correct it is by sending my apology and giving up my season ticket.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I wish to express my apology and remorse to the Jayhawk mascot who was the victim of my indiscretion. After being led away from the coliseum, I was handcuffed, taken to jail and subsequently bonded out. I located the Jayhawk mascot, who was still in Manhattan, and was relieved to find out that he had not been hurt. I talked with him regarding my poor indement.
I hope my actions will not have an adverse effect on future Kansas-Kansas State games or any other events. I realize now that my misguided and emotional attempt to excite the crowd, hoping that it might spark our team to victory, was a terrible mistake. This spark can only come from a great effort in the fight of truth. But I am happy and fans alike. Because of my impulsive and usportsmanlike conduct, the great effort by the fans was not rewarded with victory.
1 would like to thank the team for their
courageous effort and a great game and wish them the best of luck with the rest of the season.
Doug Sander
Kansas State University junior Unleash bookstore
I am writing to express my views as a taxpaying citizen of the Lawrence community, an alumnus of the University of Kansas (1959) and a former owner of my own small business.
It distresses me greatly to hear that Bill Muggy has run into opposition in his efforts to upgrade his facility, The Jayhawk Bookstore. The bookstore, as an entity, represents free enterprise and healthy competition as well as convenience for students and others, such as us "locals" to do business. I, for one, prefer to see the entrepreneurial spirit at work, and Bill is a hard-working, resourceful businessman whom I admire and am proud of. Business is clean, and the facility could be even more attractive if he were to be allowed to improve it.
If Bill is denied this privilege to improve and beautify his own property, my question is
Of what are we afraid? Free enterprise?
Competition? Frankly, I'm afraid of the alternative.
Larry Swinson Lawrence resident
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