Friday, February 13, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
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Parks could receive funding
Graves proposes budget to cover improvements
By Graham K. Johnson gjohnson@kansan.com Kansas staff writer
A day at Clinton State Park has rejuvenated tired students and Lawrence residents since 1975. A new proposal, if passed, would rejuvenate the park with more than $500,000 of infrastructure improvements.
Gov. Bill Graves' proposed budget asks for $10 million to be spent on capital improvements at all Kansas state parks. State parks range from 20 to 40 years old, and many show signs of needing refurbishment. Students who visit Clinton State Park regularly said it was no exception.
"The bathrooms are falling apart," said Jason Yang, Taipei, Taiwan graduate student. "You can
tell they are short on money in their budget."
Steven Williams, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, agreed. The department receives about $6.5 million from fees and general funds to run all 23 state parks.
"We've just been trying to keep the doors open." Williams said.
Clinton State Park's beach shows signs of wear. Gov. Bill Graves proposed a $10 million budget to fix up the state parks, including Clinton. Photo by Lizz Weber/KANSAN
Williams welcomes the governors' proposal.
"It would be the first significant infusion of money into our state park system in decades," he said.
Williams said his department was already drawing up a plan to use the money to address the three or four top infrastructure improvement needs at each of the state parks.
Jerry Schecher, Clinton State Park manager, said he already had three projects planned for Clinton Park. His office would replace old water lines, renovate camping sites and improve sewer systems.
The proposed improvements at Clinton would be part of a three-year plan, Schecher said.
by the Legislature, but Mike Matson, press secretary for Gov. Graves, said he was optimistic about the proposal's chances.
Matson said a one-time budget fallwind of $66 million from corporate income taxes made the 10 million available and the timing for the proposal just right.
"The timing couldn't be better." Matson said. "The money is there and the need is there, so we're hoping the Legislature will approve it."
Some bosses turn up noses at piercings
Stores have right to regulate employee's public appearance
Aaron Knopf
Karon Knopf
aknofk@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A University of Kansas student liked the way she looked with her new nose ring, but her employer did not.
Jessica Glauberman, Overland Park freshman, said that in early February she was told not to return to her job as a checker at Alvin's IGA, 901 Iowa St., unless she removed the nose ring that she got in December.
"It can't come out of my nose for three months because it will close up." she said.
Body piercings, hair styles, tattoos and clothing styles all can be addressed in employers' appearance policies. Employers can fire employees for violating these policies, said Braxton Copley, Legal Services for Students staff attorney.
Copley said unless an employee had a contract that stipulated terms of employment, the employee was employed at the will of the employer. Employers then can fire employees for any reason except whistleblowing or discrimination based on race, age or gender. Copley said.
"If the store owner had said, I'm firing you because you're a woman," that's where the courts would say that you have some legal recourse." Copley said.
Glauberman said she had worked for a month with the nose ring before the store owner told her she could not wear it.
"I'd seen him, but I don't think he noticed it." Glauberman said. "It doesn't make me look bad."
Alvin's IGA refused to comment on the matter.
Other Lawrence supermarkets have policies that prohibit employees from displaying most body piercings while on the job.
Dennis Gaschler, Dillons representative, said Dillons stores have such a policy but he did not know if the prohibition was explicitly stated in the employee handbook.
Terry McWilliams, Checkers store manager, said employees were not permitted to have any noticeable areas of their bodies pierced other than their ears. He said the store preferred its male employees not have pierced ears.
The Community Mercantile Co-op also has a dress and appearance policy that restricts some piercings, said Amy Fields. Co-op general manager.
Fields said store managers determined if a piercing was inappropriate.
"If it was a big metal bone through the nose, it probably would not pass the manager's test." Fields said.
She said the Co-op encourages its employees to talk with managers before they get piercings so the managers know what to expect in advance.
Careful candies
Aerica Veazey, Heston sophomore, picks up chocolate and pamphlets from health educator Deb Howes and Neha Shah, Overland Park sophomore. Representatives from the Center for Peer Health Promotions will be passing out chocolate, brochures and "condomgrams" in the Kansas Union tomorrow. Photo by Jay Sheperd/KANSAN
Negotiations stall between Sunflower Cable, KUJH
By Tamara Miller
by ramard Miller
tmiller@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
If Gary Hawke, program associate for KUJH, had his way, students would be able to get the latest University news from their home televisions.
However, KUJH, the University's student-run news broadcast station is unable to obtain its own cable channel. The station has talked to Sunflower Cable officials about receiving cable space, but has made no progress.
Dan Simons, director of new ventures for the World Company, Sunflower's parent company, said KUJH was not considered for cable programming because of the station's quality and the lack of cable space.
"We want to be on cable so we can get more viewers," Hawke said. "Right now, viewers have to unhook their cable to get KUJH."
"They (Sunflower Cable) indicated this was a good idea," he said. "Since that initial meeting we have not been successful."
Simons said another station would have to be removed from Sunflower's programming
Hawke said KUJH approached Sunflower Cable last year about airing the station on cable, but the station made no negotiations.
before KUJH could be considered
He said there still were a lot of unanswered questions surrounding the station.
"We need to figure out who sells the advertising, who is doing the taping, who is getting the tapes," Simons said. "I don't want to put something on with narrow programming."
KUJH broadcasts news at 8:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, said Hilary Johnston, Belleville, Ill., junior, and promotions director for KUJH. The broadcasts focus on campus, local and regional news.
The station also airs programming from two national networks that focus on campus experiences.
Johnston said KUJH was working to expand vieworship.
"A lot of $students aren't aware that we exist," she said.
KUJH plans to install TVs in Stauffer-Flint Hall, Dole Hall and the journalism dean's office. In addition, KUJH can be viewed on the Internet through the School of Journalism's Web site, www.ukans.edu/-jschool
The station currently has two TVs installed in the Kansas Union that only air KUJH programming.
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