THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2005
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Students to teach pow wow etiquette
Students from First Nations Student Association are holding a "Pow Wow Etiquette" session 7:30 tonight at the Multicultural Resource Center.
Photo illustration by Courtney Kuhlen
They want to have this informative session before next Saturday's Pow Wow that will be kicked off by a traditional dance dance at 2 p.m.
The group welcomes anyone to come to tonight's session, learn about the dances and ask any questions.
Mekko Tyner, Tulsa, Okla. third-year law student, said he wanted people to find out what takes place and what they can expect.
Tyner also added that a gourd dance is a dance to honor veterans of the Kiowa tribe in Oklahoma.
"We tried to act like this was going to be our first time at a pow wow," he said.
This is the second time that the group has held an etiquette session.
Olivia Standingbear, Oklahoma senior, said they started the etiquette sessions to get more people to attend.
"People think they can't go because they're not Native American," she said.
Only 12 people attended last years etiquette session. This year both Tyner and StandingBear hope that better planning and experience with non-members will bring out a bigger crowd.
"We just kind of got the idea," Tyner said. "We didn't know where to start, and we didn't know what people knew and what people didn't know."
The extra planning also is a result of the group holding its Big 12 Leadership Conference at the University during the week of the pow wow.
The First Nations Student Association will also use the etiquette class as a training session for its Big 12 volunteers. Volunteers are still needed.
— Estuardo Garcia
BUSINESS
Ban decreases smoking, revenues
Owners hesitate to reveal losses from smoking ban
By ADAM LAND
aland@kansan.com
KANSAST WRITER
Many Lawrence bar owners are saying business revenue and the smoking ban seem to go hand-in-hand. But they are not saying how much the ban is costing them in actual dollars.
Owners and managers are capable of divulging the percentage of business they've lost or gained due to the ban, but they are hesitant to reveal their profits. The precaution may arise from a fear of competition.
"You really don't want your competition to know what you're spending," said Connie Roach, manager of the Hereford House, 4931 W. Sixth St. "It's just a good business practice."
Since the ordinance has been in effect, Lawrence bar owners said their losses ranged from six to 50 percent, depending on the bar.
That lost cash means some bars are not refilling vacant positions in their establishments.
"We had two employees that quit, and we couldn't replace them," said Jerry Neverve, owner of the Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Massachusetts St. "I just don't need to rehire these positions."
Evening shifts at the Hereford House have gotten thinner as well, Roach said. Employees on shifts that were once busy are often cut, she said.
Even some franchised businesses are seeing a dip in the profits.
"We have seen a slight drop in revenue since the ban," said Dan Jones, manager of Chill's Grill & Bar, 2319 Iowa St.
Iones said he could not
disclose specific information on funds due to company policy.
Although not bound by company policy, local bar owners often do not want to disclose their private finance numbers either. They have a myriad of methods to avoid disclosing financial figures, including hiding from competition, franchise constraints, personal privacy
and concern for the establishment's image.
Deciding to disclose private business finances is at the discretion of the owner or manager.
"I don't really want to give out my personal information." Neverve said. "It is not really anyone else's business."
Regardless of how the business is actually doing, the
public may see any loss as a bad omen for the establishment, Roach said. Businesses have to protect their image so people will keep coming in, she said.
"We really just don't want people thinking, 'This business is going down the toilet,'" she said.
Edited by Ross Fitch
Some owners patrons enjoy results of being out of smoke
By TY BEAVER
tbeaver@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Nearly a year has passed since the Lawrence City Commission extinguished indoor public smoking.
While the ban's effects on business is still debated, several Lawrence bar employees and patrons are happy to be out of the haze.
Nick Atachity said he had smoked less since the ban went into effect.
Despite the restriction, the Overland Park junior said the ban was a good idea.
"Business owners thought it would hurt them, but people are coming back," he said.
Anne Carty, Lawrence graduate student, said she was not so sure the ban had affected smoking habits.
Carty said she cut back on smoking because of her own health concerns, not the ban.
People adapt to the situation as needed, and bars building smoking porches are one of those adaptations, Carty said.
Lucas Parde said he hadn't noticed any decrease in business on the bar's busiest days. Parde, a bartender at Louise's Bar Downtown. 1009 Massachusetts, said he hadn't noticed any decreased smoking from customers out front or on the smoking porch.
"If people want to smoke, they'll change their venue so they can," she said.
Although he smokes more in cities where it is allowed, Parde said he cut back on his smoking in Lawrence. He also said he liked not smelling like smoke after work.
Edited by Ross Fitch
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