Thursday, March 12, 1998
The University Dailv Kansan
Section A · Page 3
University cashes in on Coke
By Gerry Doyle and Brandon Coppey
gdoyle@kansasan.com
bcoppey@kansasan.com
Kansas staff writers
The University of Kansas capped its deal with Coca-Cola last week, cashing a check for $7 million Friday.
That money is drawing interest in a KU Endowment Association fund that, together with an annual payment of $450,000, will help finance a variety of University programs and scholarships.
Theresa Klinkenberg, director of administration, said although the money had been designated for general use, few allocations had been made and the procedure for allocating the funds had not been determined.
For sponsorships of events put on by student organizations and the University, $300,000 has been earmarked. Another $50,000 has been set aside for sponsorship of programs that appeal to large audiences at the University, such as a lecture series.
Distribution of those funds will be controlled by two subcommittees of the new Partnership Council.
The council, which is charged with monitoring the sale of Coke on campus and with overseeing disbursement of the funds, is made up of students, administrators and
representatives of the Unions, the Athletics Department, Coke and Treat America, the snack vendor that owns the snack machines on campus.
In December, the Student Program Support subcommittee began formulating policies and procedures by which student groups could apply for funds.
Subcommittee member Dedra Seibel, McPherson sophomore, said the subcommittee had completed a draft of the application. A registered student groups would be asked the amount of funding it was requesting, how the funds would be spent and how its activities would contribute to education at the University.
"It would be a mistake not to take advantage of what students can bring to those kind of programs," she said. "We're at the University to learn, and students should have the opportunity to learn about putting on programs."
Student Union Activities President Michelle Dennard said that SUA hoped to use the funds to start a lecture series and that she thought SUA should be involved in coordinating programs sponsored with Coca-Cola funds.
Matt Dunbar, Overland Park junior and secretary of KU Environs, said that corporate sponsorship would help student groups but that corporate mentality should not be allowed to infiltrate student activities.
COCA-COLA CONTRACT
$300,000 University program support
On-campus promotions
Mayfest (annual staff appreciation day, stop day)
Student activity sponsorships
$100,000 campus recycling
$350,000 scholarships
$ 50,000 student program support: programs with wide student appeal
"The money it brings in is wonderful. Nobody can deny that," he said. "But we don't want people to start seeing that as part of the University. Coke doesn't have as bad a track record as other corporations, but corporations are a big downfall of society."
Some Coca-Cola money already has been spent on trying to improve the quality of the environment at the University.
The Department of Environmental Health and Safety now owns a $24,000 pickup purchased with money from Coca-Cola, and by the time students return from spring break, about 30 University buildings should contain new recycling bins, Klinkenberg said. The University also used money from the Coke deal to buy 50 new bins, she said.
Police prepare for NCAA mayhem
By Ronnie Wachter
rwachter@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Area police say that property crimes may rise during the NCAA basketball tournament, which begins today.
Sgt. Chris Keary of the KU Public Safety Office said that he did not expect to see an increase in on-campus crimes during this year's tournament games, but that KU police were preparing for the worst.
Keary said the Public Safety Office was examining the number of extra officers needed to handle an on-campus celebration, as it did in 1988, 1991 and 1993.
"1991 was the last time we had to fully employ our contingency plan," Keary said. "1993 wasn't as bad."
In 1991, Keary said police handled a series of false fire alarms, several
fights between students, criminal damage to property, fireworks violations and medical calls. During the celebration, which followed the Jayhawks' upset victory against North Carolina, several campus trees were damaged.
"It's part of our protocol, and it's an understanding we have with the KUPD and the sheriff's department." he said. "Whenever one office has too many calls to handle, one or the other will come in to assist."
Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department said Lawrence police officers were dispatched to campus to help University officers handle the crowd.
Offerer Russ Dykstra, media relations officer for the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, said the department faced similar crimes during the Big 12 Conference Tournament in Kemper Arena. He said an increased police presence in the vicinity helped keep the crime level down.
"We had extra police in the parking lots during the games," he said. "I thought that deterred a lot of the problem."
Wheeler said automobile burglaries and illegal parking were two crimes the Lawrence police assisted KU public safety with during games.
Dykstra said the department expected problems similar to those in Lawrence when people began having tournament house parties in Kansas City. He also said problems could arise during the women's Final Four games to be held March 27-29 at Kemper Arena
"Any time you have large groups of people congregating in one area, that's going to lead to an increase in crime," he said.
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