UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, November 1, 1994
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Students celebrate their heritage
Native American culture recognized in national month-long observance
By Nathan Olson
Kansan staff writer
Dancing and singing are not paramount to Native-American culture.
Unfortunately, not enough non-Native Americans know that, said Barry Bighorn, Brockton, Mont., graduate student and president of the Native American Student Association.
Native American Heritage Month, which begins today, is an attempt to show people the cultures of and differences between Native Americans. The month was decreed as National American Indian Heritage Month by President George Bush in 1900.
Native American Heritage Month
Bighorn said the purpose of the month was educational.
"I would hope to see a better understanding of Native Americans in general, including
historical and contemporary aspects," he said. "We want people to know where Native Americans came from and where they are now."
Lack of knowledge about Native Americans is a serious problem. Bighorn said.
"That's not to say we're knowledgeable about other cultures," he said. "We also need to understand and appreciate differences between other cultures. But we want them to do the same about us. The basic knowledge of Native Americans is really lacking."
As an example, Bighorn said he had been asked a few times about certain tribes.
"Some of them I know nothing about," he said.
But many people think that Native Americans know all about each other, Bighorn said. They didn't understand that major differences existed between tribes, from how
Though a few events on campus have been planned to recognize the month, nothing has been firmly set, said M. C. Baldwin, Flagstaff, Ariz., senior and last year's president of the association.
they gathered food to how they prayed, he said.
Baldwin said one idea involved getting more Haskell Indian Nations University students to the University of Kansas. He said he hoped the association would give tours of KU's campus during the month to increase awareness of and interest in KU among Haskell students.
"Since Haskell's right next door, we ought to have at least 50 students come over a year," he said. "If we're lucky, we get 10 a year."
Time has been an important factor in setting up events for the month, Baldwin said.
"Students are limited in the amount of time they have," he said. "It also takes a lot of time to plan large events. Plus the administration bureaucracy sometimes makes planning difficult."
The group has 10 to 15 regular members, Baldwin said, and 25 to 30 total members.
Panama exhibit on display in the Kansas Union
Panama week
Activities are taking place around Lawrence all week long in honor of Panamanian Heritage.
All week:
Special Menus at Union Square Patrons
Patrons in coffee special at La Prima Taza
Panamanian coffee special at La Prima Tazza
Tourist
Brown bag lunch;
"Indian Mapping of the land in the Danen Region of Eastern Panama" Lecture and slide presentation by Peter Harley, assistant professor of geography, noon to 1 p.m., Walnut room, Kansas Union
documentary videos.
The Panama Canal, 3 p.m.
A Man, A Plan, Denal: Panama, 3:45 p.m.
(Both films shown in Lippincott Hill)
Thursday:
Brown bag lunch:
"Prospects for Democratization in Post-invasion Panama" Presentation by Orlando Pererez, program assistant of political science, noon to 1 p.m., Partors A and B in the Kansas Union
Rice and beans dinner*
"Indigenous Women in Panama and Honduras: Human Rights and Conservation Issues"
Slide presentation by Laura Herlihy, dinner at 6 p.m. followed by presentation at 6:30 p.m.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.
Saturday:
Performance: Panamanian Cultural Night, Traditional dances and ethnic food. 7 a.m. Kansas University Ballroom
Dave Campbell / KANSAN
Source: Kansan staff research
Healthy shoppers now going beyond Ramen
Julianne Peter / KANSAN
John Gardner, Salina junior, shops at Dillons on 23rd street. He said he usually bought cereal, milk, juice and spaghetti on his weekly shopping trips.
By James Evans Kansan staff writer
Lewis said that students usually spend $20 to $30 each time they shop, which is slightly less than the average $30 to $40 per
KU students used to buy the five Ps at Checkers Foods.
"Popcorn, pasta, potato chips, pop and peanut butter," said Lewis, store owner of Checkers Foods, 2300 Louisiana St.
But, he said, student grocery purchasing habits had changed in recent years.
"The mentality is to eat healthy products." Lewis said.
He said students were buying more fruits and vegetables to supplement the quick-fix food they bought on a weekly basis. He said he noticed that female students bought more fruits and vegetables from his produce department than male students.
Lewis said that because of student buying habits, he ordered large quantities of Ramen noodles, macaroni and cheese, tuna, TV dinners and frozen foods.
customer receipt at Checkers stores in Kansas City, Kan., and Wichita.
While Lewis said students tended to buy healthier foods, he said the students usually based their purchases on cost and the convenience of the food. And most students agreed.
Mike Markley, Derby sophomore and Checkers shopper, said he spent about $25 each week on groceries.
"I usually buy a lot of frozen foods," he said.
Markley said his usual shopping list consisted of frozen pizza, TV dinners, fruits, milk, bread and eggs. Markley part of the reason for his eating habits was that he couldn't cook, and he was usually busy with school. He said he designed meals he could pop in the microwave or eat on the run.
Lori Crowl, Hutchinson senior, said she designed her grocery list around convenience and feeding her 3-year-old son, Skyler. Crowl, who yesterday was shopping in Dillons, 1015 West 23rd St., said that
on a weekly basis she bought items such as bananas, grapes, sandwich stuff, granola and cereal.
Many foods that students eat on a daily basis are not too bad as long as they are supplemented with other food items, said Ann Chapman, counseling dietitian at Watkins Health Center.
Chapman said common student meals like Ramen noodles and macaroni and cheese provided daily supplements of vitamin B and iron, which are beneficial to the body's metabolism.
But, Chapman said, the drawback to the noodle meals was that they contain little or no fiber, which is important in regulating the elimination of waste. Chapman said the flavor packs that came with Ramen noodles also were high in fat and salt.
Chapman said baked potatoes were a good meal for students who were tight on money and time. She said potatoes with cheese or vegetables were good, quick meals that provided lots of protein and carbohydrates.
Freshman charged in hall vandalism
Kansan staff reports
KU police arrested a student Thursday afternoon in connection with racial slurs written on a Black student's residence hall door, police reported.
Joseph Ried, 19, Chesterfield, Mo., freshman, was arrested and charged with criminal damage to property, KU police said. Police said Ried would not be charged for any hate-bias charges because the victim did not want to pursue such charges.
The slurs were written on the door with whipped cream about 5 p.m., Wednesday Oct. 19 in Ellsworth Hall. An attempt was made to scratch the words out, causing $75 in damage, police said. Riedl is not suspected in an incident earlier in the semester in which racial slurs were written on the door of an apartment in Jayhawk Towers, police said.
He is scheduled to appear in municipal court on the criminal damage charge Nov. 9.
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