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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, March 9, 1998
Plan hopes to eliminate ribbon clutter
By Carl Kaminski
kaminski@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The United Jewish Appeal has a plan that could eliminate the clutter of ribbons people are wearing to show support for their favorite causes.
Tomorrow, Alpha Epsilon Pifaternity, The Hilgel Foundation and Greeks Responsible for Education Enhancing Cultural Sensitivity will begin selling plaid ribbons in support of everything. The philanthropy will last until Thursday.
"There are so many philanthropies out there that support just one cause," said Danny Cohn, Omaha, Neb., junior. "We wanted to do one that supported everything and everyone."
Cohn is the chairman of the campus chapter of United Jewish Appeal and a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi. He organized the Plaid Ribbon Campaign as a fund raiser for United Jewish Appeal.
United Jewish Appeal is not solely a Jewish organization, Cohn said. It is a non-political, non-profit organization.
"This is our first opportunity to work with the UJA," said Rob Litt, president of Alpha Epsilon Pi and Plymouth, Minn., sophomore. "We will be involved with almost every aspect of the campaign."
Locally, United Jewish Appeal works to help people in need get off welfare and other government aid programming. It also helps people in need all over the world. During the Bosnia conflict, it helped rescue 200,000 Muslims.
"The monies raised are so widely dispersed that we dabble in a little bit of everything," Cohn said.
Cohn said that half of the money raised will stay in Douglas County.
Cohn said he hoped that the campaign could become an annual philanthropy for United Jewish Appeal.
The ribbons will be sold from 11 a.m. to p.m. tomorrow for $1 in front of Wesco Hall and in the Kansas Union. Volunteers from all three groups also will be passing out fliers on campus to drum up support for the campaign.
Students picket Lawrence Dillons stores
Stores replace truck drivers, sue Teamsters
By Brandon Copley bcopley@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
While many University of Kansas students spent Saturday morning sleeping in, nursery hangovers and getting ready to watch basketball, a handful of KU Young Democrats stood on a 23rd Street sidewalk, buoying drivers and shoppers to urgency Dillons stores.
The students, ranging in number from four to 10, were protesting Dillons' replacement of company truck drivers in favor of a contract with a private trucking firm.
Dillons has sued the Teamsters Union, the organization that represents Dillons drivers, alleging the union has called for a Dillons boycott.
Chris Gallaway, Dwight sopho
"There are other choices for grocery shopping in Lawrence," he said. "If enough people see what's going on and make a conscious decision not to shop here, it will make a dent in Dillons' pocket-book."
more and president of KU Young Democrats, said the protesters hoped to support the truckers and raise awareness.
Dillons management in Lawrence would not comment on the protest. Dennis Gaschler, A Dillons spokesman working at Dillons headquarters in Hutchinson, said the company would not engage in a discussion with the protesters.
"We're not going to be dragged into the political arena over a private business matter," he said.
Gallaway said the Young Democrats decided to stage a protest following the state Democratic Party's resolution urging a boycott of Dillons stores. He said the Teamsters were supportive but did not encourage a boycott.
The protesters arrived at their post outside the Dillons parking lot about 10 a.m., and during the next
"If enough people see what's going on and make conscience decision not to shop here,it will make a dent in Dillon's pocketbook."
Chris Galloway Dwight sophomore
three hours, they received supportive honks from passing motorists. Despite their efforts, however, traffic continued to flow into Dillons parking lot.
Emerging from the store with a plastic sack full of groceries, Jill Myrick, Wichita sophomore, said she would continue to shop at Dillons no matter which truckers delivered the groceries.
"I noticed them standing there, but it doesn't matter to me," she said. "That may seem cold-hearted, but..."
back Martin, Abilene sophomore, and Chris Gallaway, Dwight junior and president of the KU Young Democrats pick in front of Dillons, 1015 W. 23rd St. The Democrats are protesting against the store's labor practices on Saturday. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
Student leaders attend Washington meetings
By Marc Sheforgen
msheforgen@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Scott Sullivan, student body president and Samantha Bowman, Student Legislative Awareness Board director, are in Washington exchanging student legislative ideas with leaders from universities around nation.
Sullivan and Bowman are attending the Grass Roots Legislative Conference, a four-day event held at Washington's Gallaudet University. The event is sponsored by the U.S. Student Association. Sullivan and Bowman's trip is funded by Sullivan's student body president discretionary account.
Sullivan said that he was excited about his and Bowman's chance to interact with about 400 student representatives.
"We've always looked for having representation on a national level,
and I felt that we really should give it a shot," he said.
Saturday and Sunday, Sullivan and Bowman attended workshops on campus safety, student health, strategies for using e-mail and listservs and media relations.
Sullivan said that he and Bowman tried to pick workshops relevant to the University of Kansas and to their individual goals.
Today and tomorrow, the conference's focus will shift to meetings with members of Congress.
Bowman said that she looked forward to talking with legislators from Kansas about need-based grants for students and a campus safety reporting provision that would require administrators to keep track of campus crime reports.
"I think it's an amazing opportunity that we can sit down with our senators and representatives and talk to them about our concerns," Bowman said.
Mr. Hemenway goes to Washington
By Brandon Copley
bcopple@kanson.com
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas is going straight to the top to improve its ranking among research institutions.
In an attempt to attract more federal research money, Chancellor Robert Hemenway will load his airplane with faculty members and jet to Washington several times this year. To help keep tabs on issues in the capital that affect the University, Hemenway has hired a Washington consultant.
Hemenway said the point was to increase University interaction with administrators who control federal research dollars.
"It gives our faculty the chance to better understand the nuances of federal programs," he said. "And that gives them a better understanding of how best to compete for those federal dollars, which is a great benefit."
A physical presence in the capital is part of what led to the University's association with Bob Woody, a Washington lawyer and KU graduate whose job is to keep his eyes and ears open for opportunities and issues that affect the University.
Woody has served as a Washington liaison for the University of South Carolina.
"My experience is that all the strong universities have a presence in Washington," Woody said. "South Carolina was able to get more outstanding students to
attend, increase its stature and improve its rankings across the board. Procuring more federal research funding plays a big part in all of those things.
Leroy Towns, administrative assistant to Sen. Pat Roberts, has known Woody for years.
"In this day and age where things happen pretty fast, having someone in Bob's position is critical," he said. "He can keep us informed about KU's concerns, and he can run some interference with the agencies when grants and other business gets tied up in red tape, and it helps us to have somebody who can spot those ties ups and get us involved."
In February, Hemenway also made the rounds of the Kansas congressional delegation, stressing that the economic impact University research and the money it brings can have on Kansas.
Towns was in Sen. Pat Roberts' office during Hemenway's visit. Towns said that the senator supports the University's effort.
"He's instructed his staff to start looking at programs and talking to agencies to make sure KU is getting a fair shake," Towns said. "It's absolutely a priority for Sen. Roberts to get more dollars in to KU."
Among the faculty that went in February was Larry Cheung, chairman of surgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Ucheung visited with National Institute of Health officials about how a junior faculty member could acquire grants of his own.
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