University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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E8 campus life by courtney roberts. photos by krystie scott. ...required a little creativity by students limited by a lok of time and money. For many students, college was a time of adjustment in almost every aspect of Life. Be- ing out of their parents' houses, coping with heavy work and school loads and an often limited income meant that dating in college was a Whole new ball game. Many options for dating were pursued by students at KU. Some students were ready for a commitment and dated one person exclu- sively while others were not quite ready to settle down yet and chose to date many people. I'm really just trying to figure out What I need and want right now by dating more than just one guy. Eventually, I Want to get serious, but right now, I'm just having fun, Kelley Fried, Overland Park freshrnan, said. Not only did students have varying levels of commitment, they also had varying bank accounts. This had a direct effect on dating options. A lot of college students don't have the money to do the typical dinner and a movie thing. It's kind of good though, because it forces people to talk to each other more and get to know each other better, said Fried. Many students found the college dating scene a little harder to get into. It's a lot more laid back, because you don't have to worry about seeing the same people all the time. I thought it was harder to get a date here because there are so many other things you can do on a Friday night other than go on a date, April Harris, Roeland Park freshman, said. Despite a need for a slightly different ap- proach to dating in college, it was still a fa- vorite pursuit among KU students.

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30 campus life ...in the scholarship halls was a lesson in cooperation for many residents. by laura veazey. Is anything worth having to clean dozens of toilets? For several hundred students, less expensive housing and many other advantages made living in scholarship halls a Worthwhile endeavor. Nicknamed schol halls, the nine schol- arship halls at KU offered alternatives to traditional student housing. The halls housed about 450 students, collectively. Students worked two to six hours a week in the hall, and usually paid 51,000 less than students in residence halls. Scholarship halls had many characteristics that attracted students like Stephanie McNeil, a Topeka sophomore who lived in Sellards Hall her freshman year. My high school counselor gave me infor- mation on it, McNeil said, The school halls are right behind Fraser and that close prox- imity to campus was a factor in my decision to live there again. McNeil normally worked four to six hours a Week as her hall's dessert cook. Students took on household responsibilities, including cooking and cleaning. Each hall also had a director, usually a graduate student, Whose responsibilities were similar to those of residence hall assistants. Students had to maintain 28 hours during the academic year with a minimum 2.5 GPA to qualify for life in the schol halls. The halls also organized inter-hall parties and other ac- tivities, including a spring formal. The scholarship halls were a growing com- mimityp with plans for an additional hall to open in the fall of 2000, due to a sizable do- nation received from K.K. and Margaret Amini. photos by krista kuban.