CAMPUS AND AREA
University Daily Kansan, March 20. 1985
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NEWS BRIEFS
Soviet author to give talk
Valentin Rasputin, Soviet writer-ur-
idence, is scheduled to speak on "My
Siberia, Yesterday and Today" at 7:30
tonight in the Big Eight Room of the
Kansas Union.
Raspinit also plans to speak tomorrow at 11 a.m. in 226 Fraser Hall and at 2:30 p.m. in 4059 Wescosie Hall. He plans to speak at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Council Room of the Kansas Union. These talks all will be in Russian.
Rasputin, who originally was scheduled to be on campus March 6-8 but was unable to because of illness, is scheduled to speak at the Siberian Literature and Ecology."
He lives in Siberia and has written many books and short stories on Siberian life. His books "Farewell to Matyora" and "Blessing the Lord" have been translated into dozens of languages.
Rasputin will be the department of Soviet and East European studies' eighth writer-in-residence. He is regarded as one of the greatest authors still living in the Soviet Union, said Gerald Mikelson, chairman of the department of Slavic languages and literatures.
Professors to speak on women
"Public and Private: Women in Classical Antiquity" is the topic for the 1985 Tenney Frank Lecture, scheduled for 7:30 in the Council Room of the Kansas University.
Sarah B. Pomeroy, distinguished professor of classics at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and professor of classics at Hunter College in New York City, will present the lecture with Natalie B. Kampen, professor of art history at the University of Rhode Island.
romeroy is the author of "Goddesses,
Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in
Classical Antiquity." Kampen wrote
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Women in Ostia.
the lecture is sponsored by the department of classics.
Forum to focus on inmucacy
A round-table discussion of intimate relationships will be at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the International Room of the Kansas Union.
Sharon Brehm, professor of psychology, Joey Sprague and Sandra Albrecht, associate professors of sociology, will talk about the history of love, love, affection and the fear of intimacy.
Center offers reading classes
The forum will be sponsored by the Sociology Club and Alpha Kappa Delta, an honorary sociology society.
The Student Assistance Center will offer instruction on reading for comprehension and speed in three class sessions. The first session is 9:30 p.m., March 27, April 3 and April 10.
A $15 fee is charged for materials.
Students can register and pay fees at the Student Assistance Center, 121 Strong Hall.
For more information, call the center at 864-4964.
Weather
Today will be partly cloudy with a high near 60. Tonight will be increasingly cloudy with a low in the mid 30s. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a high in the upper 50s. There is a chance of rain late tomorrow night.
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Compiled from Kansan staff and United Press International reports.
Wine, liquor may flow on KU campus
By MICHAEL TOTTY Staff Reporter
Wine and cheese receptions at Spencer Museum of Art and champagne wedding parties at the Kansas Union might become part of the fare offered by the University of Kansas.
Staff Reporter
But the tinkling of glasses and the popping of corks in campus buildings depend on an amendment added by State Sen. Wint Winter Jr., R-Lawrence, to the controversial measure to raise the legal drinking age in Kansas to 21.
If Winter's amendment reaches the statute books, KU and the other Board of Regents universities could name campus buildings in which alcoholic beverages could be served.
when alcohol beverages cause ill-health
The amendment excludes classroom
The drinking age bill was approved yesterday by the Kansas Senate. The House earlier had passed a version of the bill, but without Winter's amendment.
buildings from consideration, as well as all buildings at the Kansas Technical Institute in Salina.
THE TWO VERSIONS of the bill probably will go to a conference committee of House and Senate members to resolve differences in how the amendment would then be sent to Gov. John Carlin.
Winter said the amendment might be eliminated by a conference committee.
State law now forbids the consumption of alcohol, except 3.2 percent beer, on state property. University policy limits the sale of 3.2 beer to places in the Kansas and Burge unions, and prohibits beer-drinking in any educational building.
KU administrators have taken no official position on Winter's proposal. But the directors of the unions and the art museum said that if wine or mixed drinks could be served in their buildings, some functions might be kept on campus that are now held elsewhere.
KEVIN CARROLL, Adams Alumni Center general manager, said the alumni center, which is not a state building, picks up three students that probably would have been held on campus.
Wine traditionally is served at art show openings, and Jay Gates, director of the art museum, said planning for such occasions was complicated if they could be baked at the museum.
The Kansas Union is another campus building that could profit from Winter's proposal. Jim Long, director of unions, said
the union had received a number of requests to provide alcohol for events.
"I think some groups that have wanted us to serve hard liquor or wine have been turned away," Long said.
The Union has received more requests for wine receptions or wine with meals than for hard liquor, he said. And even if allowed by law, the Union probably would limit serving alcohol to some kind of food service, such as a wedding reception.
At some parties, non-alcoholic beverages, such as carbonated grape juice, are served, Long said. And because the Union can serve 3.2 beer, Long said, Union officials have tried to encourage groups to use beer for their events.
"But some prefer a little dressier affair,' he said.
Julie Blair, Lawrence senior, pays the 50-cent toll for parking in the lot adjacent to Memorial Stadium. Blair said yesterday that she parked there whenever she was going to be late for class.
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Daily drive takes toll on commuters to KU
By KEVIN LEATHERS Staff Reporter
Being driven in their schoolwork takes on a different meaning for the nearly 2,000 students who commute at least twice a week to campus for their classes.
For a variety of reasons, these students have found it more advantageous to live outside Lawrence and drive in to campus.
In January, 1,984 students — nearly 9 percent of the student population — told the office of student records through their enrollment cards that they lived more than 10 miles away from Lawrence and commuted to their classes.
The availability of work in nearby cities and the opportunity to live at home and save money seem to be significant reasons that students drive to Lawrence for classes.
"I can't afford to pay for housing in Lawrence, so I live at home and work part time and drive to Lawrence on Tuesdays and Thursdays for classes," said Dina Walker, Kansas City, Kan., senior, who takes six hours and commutes.
"IF IT WASN'T for my need for money, though, I would definitely live in Lawrence while I took classes. I really hate the drive."
J. J. Wilson, director of housing, said commuters lived as close to Dora and as far as Fayetteville in City Area.
Wilson said the relatively stable gas prices within the last five years had kept the number of commuters at a fairly constant level. Over the last three years, the number of commuters has increased at a rate of about 5 percent a year — from 1,762 in fall 1981 to 2,030 for fall 1984.
"There was a time 10 years or so ago when gas prices really had an effect on people's
driving habits." Wilson said. "But now, with prices at a pretty even level, I don't think it makes that much of a difference. The number of students commuting seems to increase from year to year at a pretty consistent level."
COMMUTING STUDENTS in search of companionship or someone to share expenses can check the carpool exchange board in the Kansas Union, said Loria Zimmer, director of the Student Assistance Center. The board allows commuters from nearby "zones" to contact each other.
Valerie Arnold, Kansas City, Mo, senior, is one such person who took advantage of the carpool exchange board. She said sharing the ride with someone else helped make the drive more enjoyable and kept her awake.
"It isn't an unbeaverly long drive," said Arnold, who has an 8:30 a.m. class on Mendays, Wednesdays and Fridays. "But sometimes it is kind of difficult to stay awake on those early morning trips. I think going with someone else is not only more enjoyable but also probably safer."
Some students, however, have found carpooling too impractical. Differing schedules and the desire to be flexible while in Lawrence make some commuters want to drive alone.
Chris Green, Washington, D.C., senior, carpools two days a week and drives alone three daws.
"I was lucky enough to find someone who has exactly the same schedule as I do on Mondays and Fridays," said Green, who is taking 21 hours and living and working in the Kansas City area this summer. "But my schedule is often just too uncertain. Sometimes I need to stay here late. And sometimes I need to leave early."
Program combines experience with degree
Staff Reporter
By PATRICIA SKALLA
While caring for children as family teachers in Boys Town, Neb. Ed and Donna Watson discovered they could earn KU master's degrees in human development at the same time.
The watsons were two of seven students who earned their degrees through a program combining course work and practical experience at the institution outside Omaha, Neb.
Boys Town is a community that offers homes, education and therapy to boys who are homeless or are juvenile delinquents. The boys live in groups of about 10, under the supervision of husband and wife teams known as family teachers.
Since 1978, married couples seeking the master's degree in human development have had the option of becoming Boys Town family teachers as part of their degree program.
"I had the opportunity to do some of the practicum in the job I already had," she said. "I knew I wanted to stay in family teaching. Compared to other programs, it was closely linked to children and group living."
Watson and her husband have completed the master's program. Donna Watson now is the director of training for family teachers at a smaller division of Boys Town in Traverse City. Mich. Her husband is the director of programming at the six-home site.
DONNA WATSON already was a family teacher at Boys Town when she decided to enter the KU program. She said she liked the KU program and that her teacher to continue working as a family teacher.
THE KU MASTER'S degree in human development, always has required a yearlong practice. During the practicum, students must work in a home care setting like Boys Town, but may choose where they want to complete it.
Dean Fixsen, director of the Boys Town National Family Home program and an adjunct professor at the University of Kansas, said, "The program offers a combination of practical experience with class work and experience in the field."
Fixsen was an assistant and then an associate professor in the KU Bureau of Child Research from 1970 to 1975. In 1975, he was hired by Boys Town to help improve some of
KU program. Fixsen said the program was designed so students could complete about two-thirds of their master's degree requirements at Boys Town. The other third of the work must be completed on the KU campus.
its operations. He then stayed and began the KU program.
THEOE WANTING to complete their practicum at Boys Town first must be accepted as family teachers there. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their competence in caring for children.
By becoming a family teacher, Fixsen said, the applicants learn how to care for children, how to operate a home and how to interact with agencies.
Donna Watson said, "I thought it was an opportunity to learn a lot — which it definitely proved to be. It was a very different job but was also very rewarding."
Fixen said, "The experience is one thing,
getting aerial qualification for future
Bulgaria."
After students have completed their degree, they can go on to a number of different administrative positions, Fixsen said.
For example, one former student direc
homes for juvenile delinquents and former patients of mental institutions. Another started his own group of homes for children who had been in private state institutions, and another is in charge of training the family teachers at Boys Town.
The professors who teach the courses at Boys Town all taught at KU, said Kathryn Ramp, associate professor of human development. Every two to three years they must return to their job sites with the University and show they are qualified to teach KU courses.
Ramp said, "The adjunct faculty at Boys Town are very special people. They have a clear idea of the program and the function of being on the faculty here."
The program at Boys Town has three adjunct faculty members. Seven students have completed the program, which Ramp said was not designed to service a lot of
She said one reason why so few family teachers had participated might be because few were willing to work and go to school at the same time.
"It takes a great deal of energy and commitment to do that." Ramp said.