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University Daily Kansan / Thursday, April 2, 1992
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Clinton gets governors' assistance
North Dakota governor pushes Clinton in Kansas
By Ranjit Arab
Kansan staff writer
The governor of North Dakota was in Kansas and Missouri yesterday speaking to newspaper reporters and campaigning for Democratic Presidential candidate Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton.
Govern George Sinner, D-N.D, met with reporters in Lawrence, Topeka and Kansas City. Mo. He said he was a longtime friend and supporter of Clinton.
Sinner said most of the current Democratic governors also supported Clinton because they had witnessed his capabil-
itiesfirsthand.
"We have seen him as highly intelligent and a good consensus builder," he said.
Sinner also said Clinton represented change for the Democratic party.
"People are fed up with the politics of war."
the politics of
yesteryear, "he said,
a governor of
Amsterdam who has a good understanding of the current domestic problems. Sinner said,
That understanding will be a powerful factor in his ability to defeat President George Bush because the problems the nation faces are internal ones.
"I think it is going to take a lot of people like me to translate the mess that the states and people are suffering from," he said. "Since he has been governor for
12 years, he knows what is going on. No one sees the things a government sees."
Sinner said Clinton did not lack knowledge of foreign policy.
"He has an extraordinary perception of what is going on in the world," he said. "More so than Ronald Reagan had when he was elected."
he was elected."
Former Kansas Gov. John Carlin heads the finance committee for Clinton's campaign office. He said many other governors also supported Clinton.
Carlin said students should support Clinton because he advocated the concept of a national trust for students to payback student loans.
"He recognizes the value of education and you can check that out with his record in Arkansas," he said. "It is that kind of record and value of education that I think he will take to Washington
"No one sees the
things a governor "
sees."
George Sinner
Democratic governor of North Dakota
and be successful."
If Clinton were to receive the Democratic Presidential nomination, he might have a tough time defeating an incumbent president, Carlin said.
"Anytime you challenge an incumbent, there are certain obstacles," he said. "But I think people are ready for change."
Marie Peterson, statewide coordinator for the Clinton campaign, said she did not think Clinton would visit Kansas before the April 2 primary.
However, she said that his wife campaigned in Kansas last week and that governors, such as Sinner, were campaigning for him.
Peterson said she did not know of any other governors who planned to campaign for Clinton in Kansas before the primary.
The negative press Clinton has received did not affect his campaign, she said.
"The fact that Gov. Clinton had the courage and the fortitude to overcome this negativeness shows the kind of character he has." Peterson said.
Justin Bailer, head of KU College Republicans, said he knew of no Republican candidates scheduled to appear at KU.
Brown skips KU appearance
Kansan staff report
Democratic Presidential candidate Jerry Brown will not campaign on the KU campus this week.
Regional representatives worked throughout the week with members of the KU Young Democrats to reserve space on campus. The group would be able to speak before the Kansas primary on Tuesday.
Matt All, president of the KU Young Democrats, said that Brown's supporters were disappointed but that they understood what Mr. Obama had to seat in New York, which also will have a primary on Tuesday.
All said Brown's schedule had been tightened because opponent basketball had promised a series of defenses in new New York before Tuesday's vote.
Ganapati Swami leads students in a Hare Krishna chant yesterda
Hare Krishna broadens minds in religion class
By Ranjit Arab
Kansen staff writer
"Hopefully, we will have enough to pass around. If not, it is your karma," said Bray.
Covered in a peach cloth and wearing matching peach socks with brown sandals, Ganapati Swami began the Religion in American Society class by passing out literature on the Hare Krishna religion.
Swami spoke yesterday to about 130 students as part of the Religion 171 class taught by Timothy Miller, assistant professor of religious studies.
Swami talked about Hare Krishna philosophies, such as reincarnation.
He said that the Hare Krishna religion was more a part of culture in the United States than most students realized.
Terms such as ashram, mantra and karma all are part of the English language because of the Hare Krishna's culture movement of the 1960s, he said.
Swami said he first became aware of the movement as a college student in Canada in the early 1970s. He was dis satisfied with the knowledge taught by his professors and was introduced to the Hare Krishna religion by a member who gave him literature in the student union, he said.
"The thing that was attractive was that self-realization was attainable, and this was a practical means of reaching it." Swami said.
He also told the students about the daily activities of Hare Krushina follow-
They spend hours alone chanting mantras with beads before discussing the different holy books.
Hare Krishnas living in a commune usually awaken between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. and conduct prayer services.
After the discussion, members perform their individual duties. The duties range from cooking to selling books at the airport. Swami said.
Hesaid that the peach-colored clothing and shaved heads were meant to please her.
"We try to divorce our conscience from having to deal with material things as much as possible," Swami said. "If you can form habits in this way, you find the mind is less disturbed."
Miller said that members of
Judaism, Mormonism and Amish rei-
ligion are not under the same a-
bundles.
He said that he invited representatives from religious groups to speak so students could better understand different religions.
He said that groups such as the Hare Krishnas reminded students of the many religions that existed in the United States.
"There is so much subtlety to religion and the flavor is so elusive that there is no other way to teach it," Miller said.
"It is obvious we are not the same, and we do not think the same," she said. "You cannot narrow it down to just a few mainstream religions. You have to talk about other spiritual ideas."
"There are at least 1,500 religious groups of substance in America," Miller said. "Most people know of no more than a few dozen."
Tanja Bolle, Palatine, III., senior,
said that the class had made her aware of the other religions practiced in the United States.
Students test campus accessibility
They learn about the problems of wheelchair travel
By Janet Rorholm
Kansan staff writer
Jason Wandersee plans to give more consideration to the disabled when he designs his next building.
Wandersse and other second-year architecture students felt what it was like yesterday to spend time maneuvering wheelchairs around campus. They spent a tiring hour in an exercise to pinpoint building design problems that make access difficult for people who use wheelchairs.
He was supposed to do everything himself.
"It was kind of degrading the way they tack on ramps," Wandersee said. "Some ramps are way too steep. Areas are too small to get through. It certainly changed my perspective on what building priorities should be."
Alpha Rho Chi, the professional fraternity for architecture, sponsored the exercise, which was part of the 16th annual Handicap Awareness Day.
Jon Sojkowski, Greendale, Wis., third-year architecture student, who helped organize the day, said, "The purpose is to not realize what it's like to handicapped but for us as architects not to realize what it is like is kind of stupid because through our designs wecreate barriers for them."
Bob Mikeski of Independence Inc. of Lawrence said that both the designer and the owner of a building had a responsibility to make sure the building was accessible to disabled people.
Independence Inc. provides services for people with physical and mental disabilities.
Mikes also said it was important or architecture student to be aware of
Julie Box, Augusta junior, left, and Cathy O'Hara, St. Louis senior, are helped by Steven Drake, St. Louis junior, standing and Dave Newcomb, concord, Conn.
The Kansas Legislature is slated to vote this session on a bill that would require any new public and government buildings built in Kansas in 1983 to follow strict guidelines in accessibility for entrances, bathrooms, parking lots, pay telephones and curb cuts.
"The bill can help stimulate awareness," Mikesie said. "Once a building
The bill also would require any alterations and additions made to buildings to be accessible. The bill requires religious buildings and private clubs.
has been built, it is really hard to make any changes."
Students in the exercise found hazards everywhere. A dip in the concrete near Marvin Hall caused Cathy O'Hara, second-year architecture student from Collinsville, Ill., to
come to an abrupt stop. She had to cheat and use her feet to get past the bump.
Doorways also caused problems. If students did not maneuver their wheelchairs fast enough through doorways, they became trapped by
the doors.
But once inside it was easier to get around, O'Hara said.
"It's easier inside because it's more level," she said. "You don't realize the angles of everything. It's exhausting."