Wednesday, January 27, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Resolution opposes ESU policy
By Nadia Mustafa
Kansan staff writer
Legislation pertaining to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, funding for alternative media sources, the creation of a campus safety board and the formation of a forum to discuss alcohol-related issues will be discussed by Student Senate committees tonight.
The University Affairs Committee will consider a resolution condemning Emporia State University's decision to remove "sexual orientation" from its non-discrimination policy.
The resolution requests that Emporia State President Kay Schallenkamp establish a policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation.
"The student body at KU should express support for students at sibling Regents institutions," said Christine Robinson, KU Queers & Allies member and co-author of the resolution. "We hope it will give another bit of support so that President Schallenkamp will do the right thing."
The legislation also calls for University of Kansas Chancellor Robert Hemenway to issue a public statement affirming the integrity of the University's
Equal Opportunity Policy.
Robinson said she would like to know that the chancellor affirmed the sexual orientation clause of the University's nondiscrimination policy, especially after Emporia State removed the phrase from its policy.
She said Schallenkamp violated Emporia State's student bill of rights last June by altering the policy at the request of Joseph Barron Jr., general council for the Board of Regents
"Anyone should be concerned when the legal attorney for the Board of Regents recommends that should be taken out of the policy," Robinson said.
She said Schallenkamp has appointed a task force to draft a revised non-discrimination policy, which it plans to submit to her for approval at the end of the month.
The University Affairs Committee will meet at 6 tonight at the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union.
The Student Rights Committee will consider a bill reviving the Student Alternative Media Board, which would serve as a liaison for the allocation of student fees to alternative media on campus such as Kiosk and the Kaw Valley Independent.
Matt Dunbar, senior senator and the bill's co-sponsor, said alternative publications had to follow a complicated procedure to secure funding last year.
Senate passed a similar bill last year, but the creation of an alternative media board was left out of Senate rules and regulations.
"This will allow for new media to get resources through an already existing policy," he said.
The Student Rights Committee also will consider a bill calling for the formation of a joint campus safety board between the University and Senate, consisting of students, senators and administrators.
The board would discuss campus safety issues such as campus lighting, blue phone availability, the expansion of Saferide and the creation of a campus Safewalk program. The board also would examine building and parking security, the campus police force and the University's current campus safety policy.
Kevin Yoder, student body president and the bill's sponsor, said he hoped to group various campus safety organizations into one board so that they could coordinate and develop an overall campus safety plan.
"The main goal is to create an entity which oversees safety issues on behalf of students," Yoder said.
The Student Rights Committee will meet at 6:30 tonight at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union.
The Finance Committee will consider a bill requesting funding for the creation of a Student Legislative Awareness Board forum on alcohol issues.
Sarah Schreck, Liberal Arts and Sciences senator, said SLAB hoped to host a forum consisting of Lawrence city commissioners, the Lawrence Neighborhood Association, local bar owners and interest groups. She said the forum would highlight the issues of bar closings, underage drinking and the city's recent strictness in its application of the underage drinking laws.
"we want to make city issues that are important to students more accessible and open for discussion," Schreck said.
The forum's first meeting is tentatively set for 7 p.m. on Feb.
2 at the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union.
The Finance Committee will meet at 6:30 tonight at the Jayawhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
State matching fees provide for technology improvements
By Jennifer Roush
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas soon will undergo a technological facelift.
money from a $1 per-credit-hour fee that students approved last spring and state matching funds of $2 per-credit-hour will be channeled to University departments and schools in the form of a technology fund.
The size of the fund depends on how many students have enrolled and how much credit hours they have enrolled in, said Sally Frost Mason, dean of liberal arts and sciences.
She said the $1.8 million now in the fund was based on last year's enrollment figures.
The improvements in computer hardware and networking will give students and faculty members better access to faster computer connections, said Jerry Niebaum, director of Acadmeic Computing Services.
The money was disbursed into three broad categories. Some money was paid to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, some to the professional schools and some was set aside for upgrades to campus computer networks and hardware.
He said it would allow faculty members to use Internet2 for research.
The special proposals were voted on last fall by a nine-student panel and then approved in November 1998 by Rich Glyens, assistant provost.
Givens said any proposals that were turned down still could be financed by individual departments or schools.
While the fund cannot pay for anything not directly related to classroom instruction, faculty members still are pleased with the results.
"We're thrilled," Mason said. "Anytime you can get the state to match your dollars two for one, that's a great deal."
"This fee doesn't solve our problem," he said. "But it's been a blessing in the neverending fight to keep up with technology."
Bruce Bublitz, associate dean of the School of Business, agreed.
The School of Business was awarded one of the special proposal grants. Bublitz said the money would be used to add a computer lab for undergraduate statistics courses.
He said the lab would help students get accustomed to solving real-world problems and would show them the power of technology.
"Most kids today have grown up with computers," he said. "Lack of access to computers is where we get the most student dissatisfaction."
Enrolling for dollars
Money from last fall's $1 per credit hour费, matched
twice again by the state, has been set aside in a technology fund, to be distributed throughout the University.
Department Amount
Academic Resource Center $27,500
Anthropology $1,900
Architecture $8,267
Art History $15,573
Biology $77,450
Business $37,500
Chemistry $80,250
CLAS $16,340
Communication studies $12,000
Design $45,000
Economics $25,000
Environmental studies $14,300
Geology $12,350
Human development $9,000
Libraries $57,500
Mathematics $30,400
Microbiology $30,000
Music and dance $28,890
Physiology $25,000
Sociology $10,000
Speech-language-hearing $53,100
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Senate set to hear electronic media proposal tonight
By Nadia Mustafa
Kansan staff writer
The Student Senate electronic media policy subcommittee will present an electronic media policy proposal to the Senate student rights committee tonight.
The subcommittee finalized its proposal last night, setting standards for information published by students, faculty and staff who use the University of Kansas' electronic media network.
Greg Smith, Olathe junior and subcommittee vice chairman, said there was no precedent for an electronic media policy. He said the primary purpose of the proposal was to set a clear-cut definition for everyone at the University.
"This way students, faculty and staff don't have to worry about what they're doing, and the University doesn't have to worry about going after these people," Smith said.
The proposal states that electronic publications should follow the same federal, state and University policies that pertain to other forms of published information.
It also states that unless exempted by law, Web site developers must have permission to publish the copyrighted or trademarked information, graphics or photographs on their Web sites. The proposal says the University possesses the right to investigate or prosecute if the policy is violated.
Brett Stoppel, Garden City junior and subcommittee chairman, said the copyright clause actually protected students by ensuring a lesser degree of punishment by the University instead of being sued by a company.
He said because the most difficult aspect of an electronic media policy was its enforcement, the University would have to adopt a lenient policy.
The proposal states that the University cannot mandate or change the content of Web sites or regulate access to its electronic resources unless it is being used illegally. It also states that Web sites can contain links to any site and include any content that complies with federal, state and University policies.
"There is a potential for 30,000 Web sites at the University," Stoppel said. "There is no way to monitor all of that."
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