Volume 125 Issue 59 kansan.com Thursday, December 6, 2012 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN PAGE 2A Students share gift ideas PAGE 1B UDKthe student voice since 1904 WEEKEND Johnson’s leadership responsibility WINTER BREAK BREAKDOWN HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS There’s more to going home for winter break than travel arrangements. understanding before they get into the situation.” NIKKI WENTLING LAWRENCE CONSTRUCTION nwentling@kansan. Students will have just enough smoking has time to get reacquainted with the Airlines creates lower have “I would rather be able to caused some streets of Lawrence before things starting costs if you’re fly- plenty of time at make decision based on my c o n t e n t i o n begin to change. home if you took a In September, Jeffrey ing directly from one city to own schedule, rather than having between parents Starting in late February or early mode of transportation Kaplan began pricing plane tickets the other to coordinate with another person,” and students. If stu- March, Iowa Street and Bob Billings that takes longer than for his flight home to Cincinnati • Check, and check again: Brotherton said. dents did not smoke ciga- Parkway will be under construction. flying.” for winter break. He monitored and Reconfirm your reservation directly rettes before this semester or their The expected completion date is Kaeli Brotherton, a freshman from compared prices at different airlines with the airline involved, not just ADJUSTING TO HOME parents did not know about it, this Nov. 16, 2013. Centennial, Colo., does not think the for a month, and booked his flight in with whatever source you bought the Now, in the midst of studying for could be a surprise. DeSalvo again “We’re looking at most of the lesser cost is worth spending more early October. ticket through. This can be done on finals and with the holidays on the recommends having an honest dis- year,” said David Cronin, a City of time travelling home. “I start looking at flights as soon the airline’s website. horizon, it may seem hard to believe cussion before traveling home. Lawrence engineer. “I’ve considered taking a train or as I know when my finals are,” said • Get there early: Be there 90 that in a few weeks, you will tire of “Parents are thinking that things Iowa Street, north of Bob Billings, a bus, but from the looks of it, tickets Kaplan, a sophomore. “I went with minutes in advance if you have an your parents’ house and long for are pretty much picking up where will be gaining a new center left turn aren’t much cheaper, and the drive Southwest because the price was advanced seat assignment and you the makeshift home you constructed they left off when they dropped their lane, and the existing four lanes will time is hours longer,” she said. substantially cheaper due to the time are able to print your boarding pass in the secluded stacks of Watson son or daughter off at school, but be decreased in width. Also, con- Brotherton is driving the 570 of y e ar.” ahead of time. Library this week. students may have established dif- struction at the intersection of Bob miles back home. For Kaplan, the higher cost that • Or get there earlier: “I just tell However, going back to a restrict- ferent habits,” DeSalvo said. “If there Billings and Iowa will add dual left She said it would cost a bit more to comes with booking a flight last- people, if you’re sitting around your ed environment after a semester of are any big changes, students should turning lanes and right turning lanes drive than it would to fly, but she pre- minute was too much. Instead, he apartment not doing anything, you independence can cause conflicts start discussing those with the par- in all four directions. fers the flexibility of choosing when paid about $300 for a round-trip might as well go to the airport and between students and parents. Here ents sooner rather than later.” During most of the construction, she would leave. ticket to Columbus two months in wait there,” Novotny said. “If you’ve are some tips to handle or avoid any • Save some time for family: Your one lane in each direction will be “I can stay an extra day if I need advance. got a tight schedule and you’re fin- complications: family may expect you to adhere to open on Iowa Street, and drivers will rest,” she said. “Also, if I didn’t drive, However, for those of you who ishing a final, that restricts you on • Compromise: If your fam- their schedule — to be up at a cer- be able to make only right turns onto then I wouldn’t have a car for the have not yet booked your flight, what you can do. But if you’re liter- ily expects you to follow the same tain time, go to the standard family side streets. Drivers will be able to entire time off.” there is still time. John Novotny, ally not doing anything better, you rules you had in high school, have functions, etc. The key is to let them make left turns on Bob Billings. For students who are driving, car- a travel planning professional with might as well go to the airport two a conversation about what the rules know up front how much time you The intersection of Bob Billings pooling is an option to save on gas Travellers Inc., said the busiest time hours in advance.” used to be and how they can be will spend with friends or traveling and Iowa will be closed for construc- money. Services like Zimride — an to travel is from Dec. 21 to 23 and As an alternative to flying, Novotny reasonably altered. Frank DeSalvo, out of town and what time you want tion from May 20 to Aug. 16. online program that links carpool- Dec. 30 to Jan. 2. said Amtrak is an option. Associate Vice Provost for Student to wake up each morning. Be open “The reason for that is May 20 is ers together — make it easier to “The nice thing about the winter Although it is less expensive, trains Success, said that curfew is a source for your schedule to change. the day after graduation, and Aug. find others going in your general break is that it does start prior to the at this time of year run full, and there of conflict for many families. “Students may say, ‘This is the 16 is the day before dorms open,” direction. heaviest travel days,” Novotny said. is only one train that passes through “Students have been on their own time I’m going to catch up on my Cronin said. “During that time However, carpooling can be For those of you who are looking Lawrence every day. here, they’ve been coming in at three sleep, so I’m going to sleep until one frame, we’re hoping to hit that inter- inconvenient. Brotherton said that to purchase a plane ticket over break, “If they don’t mind leaving at a or four in the morning, and parents o’clock in the afternoon,’” DeSalvo section hard and get the work done she does not know anyone whom she Novotny gave a few tips: weird hour and travelling a day and a are thinking more like midnight or 1 said. “There’s no right or wrong; could carpool with. Also, she would • Look for deals: Though it is not half, that might be a cheaper way to do a.m.,” DeSalvo said. students should take the opportu- have to shift her schedule to fit the SEE HOLIDAYS PAGE 2 always the least expensive, Southwest it,” Novotny said. “A nice thing about • Be honest: DeSalvo noted that nity to talk this over and get some the spread-out break is that you still needs of someone else. CAMPUS ‘Senioritis’ an urban legend REBEKKA SCHLICHTING hours a week, yet it varies depend- which can be exciting. study. In addition, they are often [email protected] ing on the major, according to a “It’s more of a high school phe- distracted by job searches or press release by Indiana University. nomenon,” Rasnak said. developments in their personal James Hennahane, a junior from The release said students study James Carothers, a professor in lives.” Leawood, feels he has senioritis more than teachers typically give English, has taught KU students for He said senioritis is less likely already. He said he focused hard them credit. The survey found about 43 years. He has witnessed to occur in students who care his freshman and sophomore year, that seniors majoring in engineer- senioritis in his own students. He about their GPA. Michelle Carter, but now his classes are tougher. ing study an average of 20 hours said some students decide to add a senior from Kansas City, said “I’m just extremely lazy when it a week, and seniors majoring in on more work toward their senior her devotion to obtaining good comes to homework; procrastina- social sciences and business study year, such as a double major or grades has deterred her away from tion is always there,” Hennahane an average of 14 hours a week. honors, which can lead to a work senioritis. However, she has wit- said. “I’m getting lazy my junior Mary Ann Rasnak, Academic overload. He said when students nessed it in her friends. and senior year even though that’s Achievement and Access Center pile up too much work, they can “It’s the end of the semester, when you’re supposed to be going director, said she doesn’t believe start to feel like it’s impossible or and they are just tired of working,” really hard, but it’s not happening senioritis exists.