Wednesday, April 28, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Senate may review Haskell concern
Trafficway project topic of senator's proposed resolution
By Nadia Mustafa
nmustafa@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A session of joint Student Senate might consider a resolution tonight supporting Haskell Indian Nation University's concerns about the completion of the South Lawrence Trafficway project.
Mark Bradshaw, fine arts senator and the resolution's author, will try to suspend Senate rules and regulations so that Senate
can consider the resolution, which was passed by the multicultural affairs committee last week. Joint Senate, at which new and old senators meet, is not allowed to consider legislation.
Many members of the Haskell community claim that the Environmental Impact Statement accompanying the South Lawrence Trafficway construction proposal is insufficient because it does not consider the project's environment and cultural impacts on the Haskell community. The trafficway would extend into the Haskell-Baker Wetlands.
The wetlands is a burial site for hundreds of former Haskell students who attended the university when it was a boarding school for indigenous children. The wetlands also is a sacred site for the Haskell community, which is used for religious and spiritual observances and activities such as sweat-lodge and medicine-wheel ceremonies.
Bradshaw said the University of Kansas should be concerned about Haskell because many KU students concurrently attend Haskell and because many have previously been Haskell students.
"In many ways, we are a single learning community," he said. "It's important that we don't separate ourselves and think it's not our concern. We're not taking a stance but just supporting the Haskell community and its Student Senate in getting its concerns heard," he said.
Included on Senate's regular agenda is old Senate's vote for holdover senators, officer reports from student body president-elect and vice president-elect, and new Senate's appointment of Senate executive staff members, University Council representatives, Faculty Senate representatives, committee board members and a joint Student Union Activities-Student Senate Lecture Series chairperson, said Dede Seibel, student body vice president-elect.
The new Senate will take over at the meeting, which will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
- Edited by Jon Campbell
Construction set for scholarship hall
By Jamie Knodel
jknodel@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Female students at the University of Kansas will have a new on-campus housing option by the Fall 2000 semester.
Officials said that construction of a new scholarship hall, which is a sister building to Amira Scholarship Hall, will begin this July.
"Everything is right on schedule," said Ken Stoner, director of department of student housing.
He also said that bid requests would be sent out to contractors within the next few weeks.
pleted when Amini was built in 1992.
The project began in 1991 when designers created a plan for two University scholarship halls. The first phase of that project was completed when Amiini was built in 1992. The two halls will have similar layout, design and architectural elements.
A $1.5 million donation from KU alumni Margaret and K.K. Amin will fund the new student residence.
Margaret Amiini said they were motivated to donate the money to help balance the differences in scholarship hall opportunities for both sexes.
"Female people should have the same opportunities that male people at the University have," she said.
Although a name for the new scholarship hall has not been chosen, several ideas have been circulating.
"People are just calling it Amiini 2, but I doubt that will be the official name," Stoner said.
The Aminis, who also donated $1 million for the construction of the original Amini Hall, said that choosing a name for the new hall was not easy.
"We've been kicking a few ideas around and picking some brains to come up with the most appropriate name," Margaret Amini said.
Residents of other scholarship halls said the addition of a hall for women made sense because there were already more scholarship halls for male residents.
"Scholarship hall living is very popular with residents who live in that setting," said Anne Wallen, Douthart resident and Lindsborg freshman. "I don't think there will be any problem finding people to live there."
Edited by Melody Ard
Construction of the female scholarship hall will begin in July. Administration plans to have the building ready by the Fall 2000 semester.
Building Site
NEW SCHOLARSHIP HALL
Project will be completed by July 1,2000
1. 2006
■ New scholarship hall will share similar layout and architectural design with Amini Hall
■ No name for the hall has been chosen
The new hall will house 50 women
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