The weekend's weather
Tomorrow: Cloudy skies.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 3505
TUPEKA, KS 6601-3585
Kansan Weekend Edition
Sunday: Cooler with mostly cloudy skies.
Friday
February 27, 1998
Section:
A
Vol. 108 • No. 110
Saturday
& Sunday
WWW.KANSAN.COM
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERS
Wandering the Web
There's no place like home. That's why this week we're taking a look at all things Lawrence. You may not improve your social life by wandering the Lawrence Web, but you will find out about local bands and food. And that's always good. So start clicking your heels and your mouse.
■ blackwater. lawrence.ks.us/ The Lawrence band Blackwater has a beautiful site that includes lyrics, gigs and a guestbook.
www.noisome.com/bubble
bovs/
■ www.pilgrimpage.com/ mojos/
Mojo's is the only Lawrence restaurant with its own homepage proving there ain't no thing like a Mojo wing.
www.cinetworks
■ www.cjnetworks.com/
- kpb3/
Now we having fun! This is the site for the Lawrence Brewer's Guild established in 1995. Get news and recipes or even join the guild.
-rbreeden/LBC.html
www.johnco.cc.ks.us/
phroden/LPC.html
■ www.ukans.edu/~sma/
Lawrence is the best place in Kansas to bicycle without a doubt. And nobody knows more about it than the Lawrence Bicycle Club.
Stop sitting in front of the computer, and get some culture! The Spencer Museum of Art is the place to start.
Tonight:
CONCERTCALENDAR
Bottleneck: Arthur Dodge and the Horsefeathers, Creature Comforts: $4/$5
Free State Brewery: Free State Jazz Quartet: no cover charge
Granada: Revolution with DJ
Roland; $4/$6
Jazzhaus: Doo Daddy Jemson;
$3
Tomorrow:
Bottleneck: 6 p.m. Coal Chamber;
$8, Late: Einstein Electric;
$2/$4
Granada: Ultragroove Dance Party; $4/$6
Jazzhaus: The Deal; $4
Bottleneck: Swing Set; $3
Index
News ...2A
Feature ...10A
Coupons ...3A, 5A
Entertainment ..8A,9A
Classifieds ...8B,9B
Horoscopes ..2B
Sports ...1B
Movie Listings ...7A
The University Daily Kansan is the student newspaper of the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity fee. Additional copies of the Kansan are 25 cents.
Carbonated contra Have a Coke and a $21-million smile
By Brandon Copley
bcopple@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
More than six months after the University of Kansas announced a 10-year exclusive vending agreement with Coca-Cola, both parties are ready to seal the deal.
Karen Dutcher, University associate general counsel, said lawyers from the University and Coca-Cola agreed on the final details yesterday. She said the contract still must be signed, which could take up to a week because the contract must be signed in Lawrence by KU officials and in Atlanta by Coke officials at Coke headquarters.
Bob Frederick, athletics director, and Jim Long, director of the Kansas and Burge Unions, must sign the contract. The Unions and the Athletics
Where does the money go?
The University will receive about $1.2 million a year from an exclusive soft drink contract with Coca-Cola. The University announced in August that the deal would finance the followint project this year:
Andrew Rohrback / KANSA
"In a situation like this, there are always lots of issues to resolve," she said. "I've talked to other university counsels, and they say it's not uncommon to have extended negotiations in a contract like this with a major vendor."
Department are the major concessions operators at the University.
The major terms of the agreement are the same as those in the letter of intent, which the University and Coke signed in August. Dutcher said.
In exchange for selling only Coke products at all campus events, concessions and vending machines, the University will receive $7 million up front. The University will receive about $1.2 million annually from soft drink sales commissions and interest earned on the upfront payment. University officials estimate the 10-year contract will be worth $21 million to the University.
Dutcher said she exchanged many drafts of the contract with Coca-Cola's lawyers in Atlanta and most of the negotiations involved minor terms such as responsibility for insurance premiums and maintenance of vending machines.
In August the University announced money from the Coke contract would be spent to replace lost concessions revenues for KU organizations and to finance student scholarships, campus recycling, University programs and student programs.
Long said the Unions needed $140,000 to replace revenue lost when KU Concessions' vending machines were replaced by Coca-Cola dispensers.
Coca-Cola machines were installed in August, and since then, the Union has been operating without revenue from soft drink sales.
"It has not affected our ability to operate at this point," he said. "Making the Union whole is an internal matter that will be resolved once the contract is signed."
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Last time for seniors
Balancing
The Kansas women defend their undefeated record at Allen Field House against the Missouri Tigers at 2 p.m. tomorrow. See page 10
About 1,359 KU students go home to their children after a day on the Hill, proving there is more to life than homework.
See page 10A
...
Showdown at OSU
See page 1B
The Jayhawks will play their final regular-season Big 12 Conference game against the defensive-minded Cowboys at 11:35 a.m. tomorrow.
...
LOANS
than a degree in hand — the average financially aided student owes $13,345 See page 6A
CD reviews
Meet the Kansan's new music critic, Kelly Corcoran, music director for KJHK. See page 9A
The Australian tap dancing group, Tap Dogs, brings its act to the Lied Center and the Kansas Union this weekend.
Toe-tappin' good times
See page 8A
Former president to return BSU funds
By Sara Anderson
sanderson@kansasan.com
Kansas staff writer
she had access to the funds. Williams said she obtained the money by making withdrawals from the NationsBank account.
The organization noticed funds were missing in early February from an account at NationsBank. Because of her position, Hubbard's name was on
A total of $1,200 was taken from the Black Student Union's off-campus account by former president Monica Hubbard, said the organization's adviser, Julius Williams.
The account consisted of money BSU generated through fund-raising events and gifts from alumni. None of the student fees allocated by Student Senate were in the account.
"We were preparing for our financial obligation for the month and realized that $1,200 was unaccounted for," said Williams, who also is the assistant director of the Office of Minority Affairs. "We acquired the necessary statements from the bank and looking at the expenditures, we noticed it."
Williams said the BSU had not taken legal action, but the funds were being retrieved from Hubbard.
"Her parents have been in contact and have committed to a document drawn up by legal officials that they are committed to paying back the money," he said.
Hubbard resigned her position the third week in February. Sandie Beaubeouef, St. Louis junior and the organization's former vice president, assumed the office. Hubbard could not be reached for comment.
The organization is given $20,800 a year by Senate. Williams said the money allocated by the Senate was kept in a separate account and had not been tampered with. Money allocated by Senate is controlled by the University comptroller.
The BSU's funding previously came under scrutiny during the Fall 1996 semester. Discovering the organization had overpit its account by $420 and had failed to include the Student Senate logo on some printed materials, the Senate finance committee recommended not to renew the BSU's block-allocation status. The decision was made, however, to keep the organization on the list of block-allocated groups.
Williams said the incident was troubling, but should be looked at as an individual act and not a reflection of the organization as a whole. No one else was implicated in the incident.
Williams said the BSU has taken measures to insure similar incidents do not occur. He said the treasurer and the adviser were now the only people on the checking account and able to access the funds.
"It's not a bad reflection on the treasurer or treasure system because it had nothing to do with checks being written and because the accounting has been impeccable with the BSU records." Williams said. "It's unfortunate that something like this had to happen but we must go on and stay positive."
Block-allocation groups are allotted a lump sum each year from Senate and use the money at their discretion. Other student organizations are allocated money for only individual events.
Jordan Edwards, Senate finance committee chairman, said he did not think this would affect the organization's future funding.
"It will come down to next year's finance committee and how they choose to view this situation," he said. "Unfortunately this type of thing could happen to any group that has an external account."
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