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Friday, February 12, 1993
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Tribal gaming hidden among casino issues
By Ben Grove
Kansan staff writer
As the Kansas Senate yesterday voted down a resolution that would have paved the way for a colossal $300 million casino and entertainment complex in Kansas City, Kan., American Indians continued to wonder when legislators would get to them.
American-Indian casino gambling advocates in Kansas are in their second year of a legislative struggle to make casino gaming compacts legal between the state and the four tribes in Kansas.
Those advocates say their interests have been slighted by legislators who have focused this session instead on other gambling legislation.
"They view it as a form of discrimination that the Legislature didn't deal with it last year when they had a full session, and now a number of proposals are in to hurt the prospect of Indi
an gaming," said Lance Burr, a Lawrence attorney who represents the Kickapoo nation.
Burr and American Indians have said that a casino and entertainment complex such as the one proposed for Kansas City, Kan., would have hurt reservation casino businesses if both were permitted by law.
"It's really popular for legislators to say, 'We're not against Indians, we're just against the issue.' " Burr said. "Well, why would they be willing to support other projects when there aren't Indians involved?"
Despite the resolution's defeat, the
Senate yesterday reconsidered its motion and restored the resolution to its debate calendar to be considered again later.
Lori Learned, co-president of the Native American Student Association, said American-Indian reservations in Kansas needed the revenues from the casinos, which would generate funds for health care and education improvements.
"It would start a little boom, hopefully," she said.
Last week, members of the the House hurriedly passed a bill on to the Senate in an effort to show the Kansas
Supreme Court that it was serious about addressing reservation casinos.
Recently, American Indians called upon the court to decide whether the Legislature was dealing with the tribes in bad faith.
The court could decide as soon as today to take steps to remove all regulatory control from the state's hands — control it possesses despite the fact that the four tribes in Kansas are sovereign nations.
The bill moved through the House so fast it did not define an age limit for gamblers and the word 'casino' was
removed, something House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, D-Wichita, said defeated the purpose of the bill.
Donald Stull, professor of anthropology, who sometimes teaches a Native American Affairs class, said he no longer thought the Legislature's foot-dragging was a political power struggle.
"The fact that the state was able to hold off the compact for as long as they did was very detrimental," he said. "People are scurrying around the Legislature to enact something. I think that the issue of discrimination cannot be dismissed."
Administrator opposes bill on Legal Services
By Brett Riggs
Kansan staff writer
Student Senate saw it as a symbolic move to strengthen student advocacy. The administration looked at it as a severing of communication.
Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that pushed for the removal of the administration's representative from the Legal Services for Students advisory board.
Legal Services, financed by Senate, employs three full-time professional attorneys who provide free legal counseling for KU students.
Under the proposal, the board would be made up of four undergraduate students, one law student, one graduate student and one member of
tion, which the administration currently does not allow.
Kaiser said the administration based its stance on the fact that the service's attorneys were employees of the state, like members of the faculty and administration.
"I think students need advocates, but I think it would be a conflict of interest," Kaiser said.
John.Altevogt, graduate senator,
said Senate also wanted to remove
the administrative representative
A weekend to get away Las Vegas, tropical cruises are popular trips over holiday
Special to the Kansan
By Jay Koester Special to the Kansan
Steve Caruthers, Topeka junior, got some welcome news recently. His girlfriend is paying for him to fly to Indiana to see her during the Valentine's Day weekend. Caruthers said that his girlfriend, who attends Indiana University in Bloomington, had wanted to keep the trip a surprise.
"She had planned on waiting to tell me until about two days before," he said, "but she decided she had better give me a little more warning than that. I'm really excited. I would have had to wait until Easter to see her otherwise.
"She is still keeping most of the trip a surprise. All I know right now is that it includes a cabin in the woods with a fireplace and a hot tub."
Carol Khoury, a travel agent at Maupintour travel service in the Burge Union, said that there was generally an increase in travel on Valentine's Day.
"Hotel rooms are hard to find. Most of them are already full for that weekend," Khoury said.
"There are a lot of couples taking advantage of Southwest Airlines "buy one get one free" deal and taking trips to Las Vegas or somewhere like that."
Marcia Atchison, another travel agent at Maupintour, said that a popular option for Lawrence residents was going to Kansas City and staying in a hotel there.
"Several of the hotels in the Kansas City area have sent us information about specials they are running for the Valentine's Day weekend," she said. "It's a cheap way to get out of Lawrence without traveling to far."
Creighton O'Neal, Lawrence senior, is one of the students taking advantage of this option. He is planning a special weekend for one lucky lady - he just hasn't decided which one yet.
"I've already made reservations for a hotel in Kansas City," he said. "That was the easy part. Now I have to decide who to take."
Judy Ciambrone, a travel agent at Ports Unlimited travel service in the Westridge shopping center on 23rd Street, mentioned that Las Vegas was a mecca for Valentine's
"Las Vegas is very popular for an inexpensive long weekend," Ciambrone said. "A lot of people go there to get married. Others go there for a second honeymoon or to renew their marriage vows."
Going on a cruise is also a popular option for couples on Valentine's Day, said Vickie Bahnmaier, a travel agent at Cruise Captain & Travel Planners, Seven W. 11th St. Cruises are completely sold out around Valentine's Day, she said.
While most students don't have time for something as elaborate as a cruise to celebrate the holiday, others, like Caruthers, are making special arrangements to see their sweethearts.
Jon Wheeler, Tulsa, Okla., sophomore, is driving home to see his girlfriend this weekend.
"We don't really have any special plans yet," Wheeler said. "It will be good just to see each other."
Max Mitchell, Golden, Colo., junior, is flying to Tucson, Ariz., to visit a girl he met last summer.
"We haven't been able to see each other since school began," he said. "I was planning on visiting her sometime during the semester anyway. I just thought it would be extra special to see her on Valentine's Day."
Cards allow students to express love in style
By Valerie Bontrager
Special to the Kansar
In this season for love, a Valentine's Day card is a popular way to say I love you.
"The Valentine card is the second best selling card. The first is Christmas," said Sharon Haupt, manager of Bowen's Hallmark shop, 847 Massachusetts St.
Finding the perfect card for that special someone has become a quest that lovers of all kinds pursue in early February. The quest might end at the KU Bookstore, which has a variety of Valentine's Day cards, like those by Kansas artist, Judy Barnes, who hand makes each card. The bookstore also caries cards by Fan Mail, the winner of a Luey award, which is one of the highest honors awarded to creators of greeting cards.
Many students prefer humorous or novelty cards to let their valentine know they are considered special.
Kelly Clark, Kansas City, Mo.
works, at works at The Palace,
Eighth and Massachusetts
streets, and said humorous
cards typically sold the best.
Kathy Barnes, buyer for school supplies at the KU Bookstore, said the store had novelty cards that did not open but must be held up to light to read the message inside.
If a funny or novelty card isn't just right, there are always those cards that touch the heart and allow the sender to deliver a heart-felt message without having to verbalize it.
One card read, "To sit back and remember is a pleasant thing to do, especially when the memories are of someone nice like you; You're someone unforgettable who has a special way, someone who deserves to have a perfect Valentine's Dav"
The tradition of sending a Valentine's Day card has been around since medieval times, according to Collier's Encyclopedia. The origin of this practice is from England and France from a time when people sent anonymous "love tokens".
The New Encyclopedia Britannica states, "It is probable that the Valentine was the first of all greeting cards."
Today, the tradition still is popular.
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VALENTINES DAY EDITION • *K-gew* • February 12, 1993