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The Inside Front
Wednesday April 21,1999
News
from campus,the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Senate to pick officers tonight at Kansas Union
secretaries and assistant secretaries.
Student Senate committees will choose next year's officers at 6 tonight in the Kansas Union.
Senators and other non-senator committee members will vote for committee chairpersons, vice chairpersons, secretaries and assistant secretaries
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE
SENATE
Committees may decide to suspend Senate rules and regulations and wait until next fall to choose secretaries. Members must have attended the past four.
committee meetings to be able to cast their votes.
No legislation will be considered at committee meetings tonight.
Graduate, University and Multicultural Affairs committees will meet at 6 p.m. at Alcove D, Big 12 and Governors Rooms in the Union. Finance and Student Rights committees will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Pine Room and Alderson Auditorium in the Union.
Correction indicates higher voter turnout
Voter turnout in Student Senate elections last week actually was higher than last year's 19 percent.
The elections commission miscalculated this year's voter turnout, said Amanda Weinberg, elections commission chairwoman. She said turnout was 20 percent instead of 18 percent, the original figure reported Thursday by the commission.
— Nadia Mustafa
Weinberg said the commission used the student population of all three KU campuses in its original calculations, but only students at the Lawrence campus could vote.
English department OKs minor proposal criteria
The department of English has proposed requirements to allow students to receive a minor in English.
The proposal still will need to pass through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Assembly's Committee on Undergraduate Studies and Advising, but Richard Hardin, department chairman, didn't foresee any problems.
Hardin said minors were a priority in the college.
"All departments were invited to submit proposals for minors," he said.
propose To earn an English minor, students in the college would have to take 18 hours of classes in the department, all of which must be above the 300-level. Students also must take two British literature classes and two American literature classes.
The college plans for all departments
to have minors in all departments by the year 2000, but only students in the college would be able to earn them.
Hardin said earning minors was a matter of college policy, but whether the minor would be counted as official wouldn't matter.
"As far as I'm concerned, if somebody takes these courses, you've got a minor in English," he said.
Hardin said minors were necessary because the increase in the requirements for majors in the last decade had made it difficult to earn double majors.
"I think probably the need on the part of some of us to generate more student credit hours has increased the number of hours for a major," he said.
Chris Hopkins
Haskell's history, future to be focus of forum
The outgoing president of Haskell Indian Nations University will speak about the history and the future of Haskell at noon today at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Building, 1204 Oread Ave.
The talk by Bob Martin is part of the weekly University Forums held at the ECM building, said director Richard League.
Lunch can be purchased for $5, but people can bring brown bags if they want, League said.
The forums are free.
Two men injure, rob Lawrence resident, 23
The forums are tree. — Dan Curry
A 23-year-old Lawrence man was robbed by two men while walking to get a cup of coffee at 11:30 p.m. Monday in the 1500 block of Kentucky Street, said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department.
The man told police that he was thrown to the ground by the men, who rifled through his pockets and stole his keys and a library book he was carrying. The suspects didn't find his wallet. Wheeler said.
The man walked to Dillons, 1740 Massachusetts St., to call police. The victim had a bruised eye and cuts on his eyebrow and cheek, police said.
The two suspects fled on foot. One was described as a 6-foot Caucasian male, between 150-180 pounds, wearing a gray fleece shirt and dark pants. The other man did not have a detailed description.
A 21-year-old Haskell Indian Nations University student was arrested after police received a report that he had stolen electronic sound equipment from the basement of Los Amigos, 508 Locust St., said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department.
Haskell student nabbed on suspicion of theft
Katie Burford
equipment, valued at $1,000, out the back door and called the police.
A bar employee discovered the student in the process of carrying the
The student was arrested at 12:31 a.m.
Katia Burford
NATION
Booming U.S. demand widens trade deficit
WASHINGTON — America's trade deficit surged to another record as after shocks from the global financial crisis cut further into the ability of American manufacturers and farmers to sell overseas as booming U.S. demand sent imports of cars, clothing and other consumer goods to all-time highs.
The deficit widened to $19.4 billion in February. That was a 15.6 percent increase from the previous record, January's imbalance of $16.8 billion.
Congressional and labor union critics of President Clinton's free trade policies said the dramatic widening of the deficit in the year's first two months pointed to a need for policies to protect American jobs.
The administration insisted, however that the rising deficit is a reflection of the strong U.S. economy. It warned that the United States must not erect protectionist barriers at a time when the global economy remains fragile.
The administration plans to push its agenda for overhauling the global financial architecture at meetings beginning this week of the 182 nation International Monetary Fund, the main agency dealing with the financial firestorm that has pushed one third of the world into recession.
But critics pointed to the 380,000 jobs lost in the past year at U.S. manufacturing plants forced to cut back production because of slumping exports, and they warned that Clinton's current policies must be changed.
Florida fire may benefit ecosystem, spare wildlife
IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES — Curtains of brown and gray smoke rose from the burning Everglades yesterday as fire officials said they were close to blocking the blaze that had charred more than 130,000 acres of dry sawgrass.
The fire was pushing toward the south and west and could cover an additional 40,000 acres, state forestry officials said
There was a chance that improving visibility late yesterday also could allow the state to reopen a 60 mile stretch of South Florida's main east-west highway, Interstate 75 or the Alligator Alley, which had been closed since the weekend.
However, the fire, about 25 miles northwest of Miami, was not threatening any homes and will help the Everglades ecosystem that is home to egrets, bass, alligators and other wildlife, said John Fish, a representative for the state Division of Forestry.
The Associated Press
A KU student's car door was keyed between midnight and 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1600 block of High Drive, Lawrence Police said. The damage was estimated at $400.
ON THE RECORD
A pack of cigarettes and $15 were stolen between 11 and 11:15 a.m. April 6 from a KU student's room on the sixth floor of Oliver Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The property was valued at $18.
A KU student's wallet was stolen between 3 and 1:15 p.m. April 14 from 4049 Wesco Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The wallet and its contents were valued at $55.
A KU Public Safety officer was dispatched at 7:30 p.m. Monday to the basketball court on the second floor of Robinson Center on a report that a KU student had dislocated her knee playing basketball, the KU Public Safety Office said. The knee was not out of place when medical personnel arrived, and the student was not taken to the hospital.
ON CAMPUS
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will present a University Forum with Bob Martin, president of Haskell Indian Nations University, from noon to 1 p.m., today at the ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933 for more information.
■ The International Students Association will host the International Fashion Show from noon to 1 p.m. today at the plaza in front of the Kansas Union as part of International Awareness Week.
International Student Services will sponsor a H-1B and Employer-Based Permanent Residency lecture at 3 today at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Howard Eisberg, an immigration attorney, will be the featured speaker. Call Lynne Vanahill at 864-3617 for more information.
The Student Alumni Association will host 'Grad Grill '99' from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight at Adams Alumni Center. Free burgers and sodas, great door prizes will be given away to all May 1999 graduates. Call Jen Mueller at 864-4760 for more information.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council and Black Student Union will sponsor the program "Black Love in the 1990s" from 7 to 9 tonight at the Frontier Room in the Kansas Union. Call Erica Hawthorne at 864-8084 for more information.
Because of a problem, the election for the OAKS — Non-Traditional Students Organization officers was rescheduled. Members can vote from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the front desk of the Organizations and Leadership Office at 400 Kansas Union, or at the Student Development Center at 22 Strong Hall. Revoting is necessary. Call Laura Morgan at 864-4064 for more information.
The Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) chapter of the University of Kansas wishes to announce its establishment. Information about SADD is available on the group's Web site at www.ukans.edu/~sadd. Any questions can be sent to the group's e-mail address: sadd@raven.cc.ukans.edu.
Students say Senate focuses on all groups
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"I don't know if all seats have proportionate representation, but in the end it all evens and balances out." she said.
elect, said that although there were some seats such as Nunemaker that were consistently held by greeks, other seats, including architecture and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences were consistently non-greek.
"It's harder to mobilize people off campus to vote and get involved," she said. "Within the Greek system, it is easier to support and fire up that sense of community."
Seibel said that the majority of voting students were affiliated with Greek organizations and that it was easier to motivate the greek community to go to the polls and vote.
Krebs said the sense of community made it easier for greeks to dominate the system.
"There is a lot of greek solidarity." she said. "Members of that community are willing to support other members."
Kevin Rapp, Interfraternity Council Senator, said Student Senate helped to open programs to all students that traditionally had been reserved for Greek organizations.
He said programs such as the blood drive and adopt a school, a volunteer program in local elementary schools, were now funded by Student Senate and open to all students.
"Programs that are started and successful under the Interfraternity Council or Panhellenic, are then opened up to the entire student body with Student Senate." Rapp said
"It is against rules and regulations to finance a strictly greek project or program," Rapp said. "So they opened up the board to any student."
Krebs said although the publication did not reach all students, there was an overwhelming majority in senate that supported the project.
"When one group dominates, their views and priorities may get pushed to the top," she said.
Greek-affiliated students are pleased with the representation their community receives in Senate.
Joel Ackerman, Leawood senior and Delta Tan Delta fraternity member, said that despite the number of greek senators, student government had not focused on or given above average attention to Greek issues.
"They attempt to please all aspects of the University and not just one small community like the greeks," Ackerman said.
— Edited by Liz Wristen
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HELP KOSOVO
Who: The Jewish Student Council
What: Clothes Drive for Kosovo When: Now-Friday April 30th
Where: Donation spots are located a
- Naismith Hall 1800 Naismith
- Hillel Office - located in the union
- Sigma Delta Tau House-1625 Edgehill
- Zeta Beta Tau House-1003 Emery
- Alpha Epsilon Pi - 1116 Indiana
Please feel free to drop any type of clothing off at any of these places.
Why: To help those that are less fortunate!
If any questions, please call the Hillel Office at 864-3948
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