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University Daily Kansan / Tuesday. January 21, 1992
Group absent at own rally
ByErik Bauer
Kansan staff writer
A rally billed as a stand against "a community of cultural extortionists" took a turn for the unusual Friday when the group that called it didn't show up.
Fliers announcing the rally were distributed on campus last week by a group calling itself the Conservative Christian Crusade. The fliers read, "Aren't you tired of minority special interest groups being given preferential treatment on this campus?"
But the group that issued the fliers never presented itself before the crowd that assembled.
Instead, about 250 people who did attend applauded a speech delivered by Ann Weick, chairperson of the Lawrence Alliance, an organization appointed by the Lawrence City Commission that works against discrimination. She said this was a time for unity.
"This is a time for us to remember," said Weick, dean of social welfare. "We thought we learned our lesson in the '60s. We have to learn the lesson again."
Weck urged students to not allow hatred or groups like the Conservative Christian Crusade to prevail. She invited students to join the KU coalition of the Lawrence Alliance. Coalitions are starting in every area of the city, she said.
*Fortunately, we didn't have to listen to a hate speech today.* "Weck said."
KUpolicewereawareofthefliersandcontactedthe
KU department of religious studies about the group, but the police were not able to come up with any clues, KU police Lt. John Mullens said.
Tim Miller, assistant professor of religious studies, said he had not heard of the group.
"No more apologies, no more compromise," read the group's flier. The flier attacked those with "politically correct" and liberal views and decried the undermining of white culture.
Some at the rally said the flier featured a symbol they thought resembled a swastika.
"As the radical minority pressure groups indulge in historical revisionism, it is our duty to oppose the orgy of white-male bashing threatening to destroy the academic structure of our university." It read.
Mary students at the rally were supportive of Weick and condemned the views expressed on the flier.
"It just seemed to me that CCC is about as close to KKK as you can get," said Amy Hyten, Topeka tophomore. "The fact that they didn't show just kind of proves to me what cowards people like that are."
The community needs a unifying voice like the Lawrence Alliance, she said.
"It's disappointing," said Jared Goldstein, Prairie Village graduate student. "I wanted to see who they were, to see who these white men are that feel like they're oppressed."
By Janet Rorholm
Kansan staff writer
SenEx opposes ROTC's policy against gays
The University Senate Executive Committee voiced support Friday for a national organization's possible plan to take legal action against the Department of Defense's policy excluding gays and lesbians from the military.
By Janet Rorholm
SenEx was responding to a report from the Legal Affairs Committee of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges in Washington D.C. It said that it was looking for ways to invalidate the policy that excludes gays and lesbians from ROTC classes. One suggestion was to take legal action against the Department of Defense.
SenEx will draft a letter in favor of any action NASULGC may take. The letter will go to University Council on Thursday. If the letter is accepted, it will then be sent to NASULGC.
"It is important because they are threatening to take action," said Elizabeth Banks, secretary of SenEx. "Most
people are saying that the policy is terrible, but they don't want to rock the boat so they don't do anything."
Jamie Howard, president of Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas, said she was glad to失为 of NASU/LGC's stance.
"Our organization doesn't have any real power, so if someone who has more authority than us is able to do something about the (policy), then I'm all for it." Howard said. "I don't know if it will be enough, though. Hope that more organizations will get involved."
NASULGC took its official stance against the Pentagon policy in December, adopting the same stance as the University. KU's statement denounced the discrimination of gays and lesbians and urged President Bush and the administration to change ROTC policy.
The fact that NASULGC represents a united group standing in opposition gives it more force than a single university. Banks said. The organization is looking for some sort of financing for its actions.
"They're making a very strong statement against the policy," said Siegfried Lindenbaum, chairperson of the Chancellor's Committee on Discrimination in ROTC. "There is always the possibility that some philanthropist will come up with the money to be able to do this."
Taking some action of its own this week, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is working on a ballot campaign, Howard said.
GLSOK will be handing out mock ballots to its members that will be sent to Bush. The ballot will state disapproval of the defense policy and ask the president to repeal the policy, she said.
KU has played an active role in attempting to change the Pentagon policy, which does not comply with the University's policy of not allowing any discrimination according to race, sex, creed, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disabilities.
A committee was formed to look into what action could be taken against the policy and has been writing letters to other universities to take a collective stance against the policy.
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