2A • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Inside Front
WEDNESDAY,MAY7,2003
News briefs
CAMPUS
Staff vote on civil servant positions ends in stand-still
The University of Kansas classified staff's vote to pursue an alternative to civil service ended with a tie vote.
Of the 1,090 votes cast, 545 voted to pursue a change and 545 voted to remain civil servants. The University has about 1,500 classified staff members.
Ola Faucher, director of human resources, said the vote basically asked classified staff members whether they wanted to pursue an alternative or didn't want a change.
The change would begin a process to remove the University's classified staff from coverage by the state's civil service policies. The removal would have allowed for classified staff to look into other opportunities for funding of pay increases, said Faucher. The University would be able to have more say in the policies regarding classified staff.
"The University would be able to have more local control for awarding of salary increases, determining job titles and other personnel policies," Faucher said.
The work group that has been sponsoring the issue will have to get together to decided where to go now, Faucher said.
Jessica Hood
Air Force ROTC gives award to honor former cadet, alum
Yesterday the University of Kansas Air Force ROTC Detachment 280 honored Lt. Nathanial Buckley, KU alum and former cadet, who died in an aircraft accident in 2002.
"Buckley was an outstanding cadet and left a legacy here of lifting people up and selfless leadership," said Col. Mike Lee, director of Air Force ROTC.
To encourage these traits in students the ROTC program gave out an award and scholarship in Buckley's honor.
Each year a sophomore will be chosen based on academic achievement, physical fitness and leadership.
This year's recipient was cadet Michael Roy, Smithville, Mo., sophomore.
Jessica Palimenio
Congressman Moore gives $517,000 to the University
U. S. Rep. Dennis Moore (D-Kansas) announced $517,000 in three grants awarded to the University of Kansas.
The three grants were awarded from the Department of Education.
The University's Center for Russian and East European Studies will receive $225,000 for foreign language and area studies fellowships.
The University's Center for Research and Center for Latin American Studies will receive a totals of $168,000 for research fellowships.
The University's Center for East Asian Studies received a grant for $124,000 from the department of education for continuing academic language study by University instructors.
"It's a high priority for him to maintain the funding." said Hayley Rumback, deputy communications director for Moore. "It helps the educational process, and he really cares about that."
Eddie Yang
NATION
Kmart's money problems end after 15 months of bankruptcy
TROY, Mich. — Kmart Corp.
TROY, Mich. — Kmart Corp. emerged from bankruptcy yesterday after more than 15 months of Chapter 11 protection.
The Trcy-based retailer has 600 fewer stores and new leadership since filing for protection from its creditors in early 2002. It also has a $2-billion loan to compete against bigger retailers like Wal-Mart and Target.
Company representative Jack Ferry confirmed the emergence from bankruptcy had been completed. The company's reorganization plan had been approved by a federal bankruptcy judge April 21.
Investor Edward Lampert's company, ESL Investments, is converting $2 billion in financial claims against Kmart into stock and will own a 49 percent stake in the company.
The Associated Press
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Camera on KU
Photo contributed by Amber Byarlay
Residents of Margaret Amini Scholarship Hall gather for their hall's end-of-the-year banquet. The banquet was held April 27.
ON CAMPUS — For more events, go to kucalendar.com
To submit photos to Camera on KU, bring your photo to 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Place it in the On Campus mailbox and fill out a photo information sheet to identify your picture.
Steve Lopes of the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods will speak on "The Politics of Urban Growth in Lawrence" in Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call 843-4933.
Brown Bag Classics will present Andrea Coleman, mezzo-soprano, at 12:30 p.m. today at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Call 864-3436.
Mike Johnson of the Department of English will give a seminar on "Discovering and Nourishing a Western Poetic Voice" from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Hall Center for the Humanities. Call 864-4798.
University Career and Employment Service will sponsor a Grad Grill from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 tonight at Adams Alumni Center. Call 864-3624.
The KU Tae Kwon Do Club will
meet from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Room 207 in Robinson Center. Contact Tim Forthman at 865-3913.
The KU Wind and Choral Ensembles will perform at 7:30 tonight in the Lied Center. Tickets are $5 for students. Call 864-3436.
- Latin American Solidarity will meet at 7:30 tonight in Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Bekekah Moses at 812-1994.
ON THE RECORD
in the1000 block of Emery Road, according to reports. The loss was estimated at $150.
A 20-year-old KU student told Lawrence police that someone damaged the plastic window cover on her car and took the vehicle registration between 1 a.m. and 10:06 a.m. Monday
A 19-year-old KU student told Lawrence police that someone stole her
Minolta camera and Quantaray autofocus lens from her residence between 11 p.m. Monday and 4 a.m. yesterday in the 2500 block of West 31st Street, according to reports. The items were valued at $450.
Et Cetera
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