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Washburn student government supports joining Regents system
Efforts to bring Washburn University into the Regents system received unanimous support from the Washburn Student Association in a resolution passed Feb. 17.
"This is a symbolic move, and it says what students' concerns are," Merchant said.
Tim Merchant, president of the student governing body, said the resolution showed the students' support for Washburn's proposed entry into the Regents system as a full member with its established schools and programs intact.
"Washburn has been trying this for the last six years," he added. "We are simply following the administration's lead."
Brad Garlinghouse, University of Kansas student body president, said he supported bringing Washburn into the Regents system.
"As a student, I am committed to advocating low-cost, high-quality education," Garlinghouse said. "Washburn could be an asset to the regents system."
Organizations sponsor campus services for Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday, the first day of the 40 days of Lent, will be observed today at the Danforth Chapel in four services.
Six area organizations will sponsor the ecumenical services at 8:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The organizations are the American Baptist Center, the Canterbury House, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, Lutheran Campus Ministries, Lawrence Mennonite Fellowship and the United Methodist Church Campus Ministries.
"This is the first time an ecumenical Ash Wednesday service has been held on campus," said the Rev. Joe Alfred, chaplain at the Canterbury House, 1116 Louisiana St. "We wanted a lot of the major area denominations to come together to celebrate this day."
The service will include prayers, psalms and the imposition of ashes, an ancient custom of placing ashes in the sign of a cross on the forehead as a sign of penance. The ashes are from the extra palm branches from last years' Palm Sunday services, Alford said.
Senate hears Regents schools views on qualified admissions
The presidents of three Regents universities spoke yesterday to the Kansas Senate Education Committee in favor of a Senate bill that would institute qualified admissions at the Regents schools.
The presidents of Fort Hays State University, Emporia State University and Kansas State University smoke at the hearing.
"We should not be sending our children to college unprepared," Palmer said.
Shirley Palmer, head of the Board of Regents, also spoke and said all the Regents university presidents as well as the board members were in favor of qualified admissions.
Another Regent, Rick Harmon, told the committee that all of KU's peer institutions had qualified admissions of some kind.
Qualified admissions opponents will speak today.
Legislature considers requests for improvements at University
A Kansas Senate subcommittee yesterday sent a $1.9 million request for Allen Field House to the Kansas House for further consideration.
A Ways and Means subcommittee met yesterday to discuss the state's capital improvement projects, including money requested by the University of Michigan and Dyche Hall in accordance with state fire codes.
Gov. Joan Finney did not recommend the field house receive money for improvements this year.
The subcommittee sent the $790,000 Dyche request to the governor's office. Finahe has not yet seen the Dyche request because it was made after her budget was released in mid-January.
The subcommittee also reviewed the University's other capital improvement requests, including those for parking and housing improvements and one for the cleanup of Sunflower Research Landfill near DeSoto. The University and the University of Kansas Medical Center dumped hazardous and radioactive waste at the landfill for 28 years before it was closed in 1982.
Compiled by Kansan staff writers Brett Riggs and Ben Grove.
Daron J. Bennett / KANSAN
Samuel Adams, associate professor of journalism, has been involved in instituting minority advancement programs throughout the country for years.
Professor sees room for change
African Americans await improvements promised, he says
By Mark Klefer Kansan staff writer
By Mark Klefer
After years of battling for civil rights, minorities have noticed a difference in how they are treated, but the changes are not what they could be — or should be, according to Samuel Adams, an African-American professor.
"I'd like to see changes yesterday," Adams said. "Many of the changes we thought we had, still are not here."
Adams has been an associate professor of journalism at KU since 1972. During those years and throughout his life, Adams has published over 30 articles in the treatment of nupropriety in everyday life.
"I've been fighting racism all my life," the Georgia native said. "In the beginning, I was choosing to go into a profession we were not supposed to be in."
Adams said that he over prepared in order to be accepted into the journalism
He earned three bachelor's degrees before landing a job as a reporter for an African-American newspaper in Atlanta.
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African-American history
That was 1954.
In 1964, Adams was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize at a publication in Florida. He received the honor for his series of investigative reports about how businesses in 13 southern states were complying with a newly passed civil rights bill. Adams said the FBI followed up on his reports, talking to those businesses that would not serve him.
Despite the civil rights bill, Adams said that racism is still a problem deeply rooted in society and cannot be cured easily.
"It's like a treadmill," he said. "It's two steps forward and one back. It's a waltz. Progression has not kept pace with expectations."
Adams began teaching at the University of Wisconsin in 1969. While he was there, KU officials tried to convince him to come and teach here at the University. Adams visited the KU campus in 1970, but decided to take a job offer from the University of South Florida at the time because his family was there. After two years in Florida,
Adams decided to come to KU. He now teaches reporting and a class about the relationship between minorities and the media.
He said that his job had its difficult moments, but that he was happy with his decision to come to KU.
Adams said that he had seen progress in the media's coverage of African Americans, but that more progress could be made.
Despite early difficulties, journalism has been good to Adams, he said.
"I don't think there is any profession that is more fun or gives you a greater sense of achievement." he said.
Adams offered some advice to aspiring journalists.
"If you're not ready to be a little better and work a little harder, please go to another profession," Adams said.
Adams has influenced many African- American journalism students during his tenure at KU, including James Baucom, president of the Black Student Union.
"If he hadn't been at the J-School, I may not have the scholarships I have." Baucom said. "When I got there, there was help for me. He is a good professor and I respect him."
Committee considers school board Panel debates whether to overhaul state's board
By Ben Grove Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA — Legislation that would change the makeup of the state's school board and provide for a Board of Regents-appointed member was not well-received in a hearing yesterday.
The head of a state House committee backed a constitutional amendment and a related bill that would replace the state's current 10-member, elected school board with one in which legislators, not the school board members, would control the state's educational policy.
"These two proposals together make it clear who is accountable for education in Kansas," said State Rep. Duane Goosen, R-Goessel, chairperson of the Senate Education Committee.
The state's school board focuses primarily on the state's K-12 education issues.
Goosen made a pitch before the committee for an 11-member school board that would comprise:
Four elected members, one from each of the state's congressional districts;
Three members appointed by the governor who represent the state's businesses:
One parent of a student in the state's public schools;
One member appointed by the Board of Regents.
Two legislators, one from each house;
After the hearing, Goossen said the legislation would strengthen the relationship between the Board of Regents and state's school board.
"I think we'd have a coordinated effort," he said. "Obviously, students are coming out of the state's schools and going on to the Regents universities."
But State Rep. Barbara Ballard, D-Lawrence and House Education Committee member, said she doubted the state board of education needed "a total overhaul." Ballard is a member of the Lawrence Board of Education.
"When you have direct representation, it helps," Ballard said. "But there is nothing that would preclude the Regents from commenting on education now."
State school board member Connie Hubbell said the board was opposed to the entire package.
Watkins to add parking spaces
By Will Lewis
Kansan staff writer
The last thing students want to do when they are sick is worry about finding a parking space.
tops the complaint list because
"Parking is one of the top two major complaints here among students," said Jim Strobel, director of Watkins. The waiting time at the pharmacy
The University's parking department has prescribed a remedy for parking problems at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
By the fall semester, 14 new parking spaces will be provided for those who need outpatient care at Watkins. The metered stalls, three of which will be designated for the handicapped, will provide one-hour parking on the service drive south of Watkins.
tops the complaint list, he said.
But students will not be the only
ones.
'It's easier on our staff if students are more satisfied,' Strobl said.
About 20 metered spaces with two-hour limits in the yellow parking zone southwest of Watkins are available now, but are often used by people who are not patients at Watkins.
Many parking spaces near Watkins are taken by students wanting a stall near their classes, Strobi said. By reducing the time limit to one hour, the problem will not be as severe, he said.
Signs will be posted at the new lot specifying that the spaces are reserved for Watkins patients, said Donna Hultine, director of the University's parking department.
"It has been something that's been frustrating for students, especially for students who don't have any kind of parking permit," she said.
"The yellow zone is really perceived as commuter, and we thought that if we built something new that was a little closer to the hospital, that might be better.
"It's going to be something set off from the other parking. Hopefully students will see the signs and see that it's deserved for outpatients."
Greg Wade, assistant director of landscape in the Office of Facilities Planning, said the project would cost under $20,000 and would require paving the surface.
The staff also will be able to monitor the new lot more easily, she said.
Source: Watkins Memorial Health Center Dave Campbell / KANSAN
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