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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, April 28, 1994
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Shoemaker ends presidential term
With Reeves now at helm, Senate votes on StudEx
By Cheryl Cadue
Kansan staff writer
The Student Senate torch was passed last night, but the new senators will have to continue the work started by the previous Senate.
John Shoemaker, outgoing student body president, said he thought this year's Senate had a great year, but could not complete all its work. He said future senators would have to see through such issues as the Hilltop Child care expansion fee, the expansion of Watkins Memorial Health Center and gender equity.
"We put our money where our mouth is," he said. "We hope to get something in return."
Shoemaker said he knew both Sherman Reeves, the new student body president, and Eric Medill, vice president of the Student Senate, would do a good job.
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said that Senate this past year had been effective. He commended the Senate for its willingness to support fee increases in light of next year's
tuition increase.
"The lion share of the work
Senate is allocating $1.3 million in
activity money," he said. "They've
done an incredible job of serving
the diverse needs of the student
body."
Ambler said he was encouraged by Reeves and Medill's sincerity and commitment.
"I think they're both fine young men and very good student leaders." he said.
Reeves said he looked forward to continuing the projects that the past Senate started. He also said he was excited about next year's Senate.
"The Student Senate is in a very unique position because they
have the potential to affect positive change," Reeves said. "At first, the people may be a little tentative, but I'm looking forward to a great year."
A hopeful sign of the Senate's future was that the Student Senate Executive Committee members were voted into their positions by acclamation, Reeves said.
"Someone usually contests," he said. "This is very unusual and very much a strong vote of confidence in these people and in Eric and me as well."
The StudEx members are Melisa Leeland, executive secretary; Bob Grunzinger, administrative assistant; Chad Browning, treasurer; Jill Bechtel, Student Senate Executive Committee chair; and Jennifer Ford and Kisa Wheaton, Center for Community Outreach co-directors.
The senate also elected University Council and University Senate Executive Committee members. The Council members are:
Sandra Olivas, Dan Hare, Paul Wolters, Annette Ellen, Erika Oliver, Amanda Rees, Kim Cocks, Adam Mayer and Alan Pierce.
SenEx members are: Amanda Rees, Ken Martin and Kim Cocks.
The names of the heads of Senate committees were not available at press time.
William Alix/KANSAN
About 50 Lawrence residents and Haskell Indian Nations University students attend a rally to protest the recent vandalism of the wetlands east of 31st and Louisiana streets. The rally yesterday afternoon was organized by Haskell students.
Wetland vandalism protested
Demonstrators from Haskell march, pray
By Denise Nell Kansan staff writer
Nearly 50 demonstrators gathered in the pouring rain on 31st Street yesterday to protest vandalism at the Baker University wetlands.
Judy Osburn, operations coordinator for the Douglas County Sheriff's Department, said that on Saturday night vanessa had broken glass on an information board, damaged a walkway and torn boards from a bench at the Baker wetlands. No arrests have been made in the incident, and police have no suspects, she said.
"We want to show that this is not okay."
"said Rebekah Jones, Haskell Indian Nations University sophomore and an organizer of the demonstration. "This is a spiritual area, comparable to a church. If someone went in and vandalized a church, they'd be arrested immediately."
Haskell Indian Nations University
Osburn said that Haskell students originally had planned to set up barricades on 31st Street. But after meeting yesterday with representatives from the sheriff's office, the students agreed not to block the road, and the sheriff agreed to provide traffic control.
The demonstration began at about 12:30 p.m. at Broken Arrow Park, 31st and Louisiana streets. Led by Bob Martin,
Haskell president, and Sleepy Eye LaFromboise, Haskell Student Senate president, about 20 people walked down 31st Street, where they met up with about 30 more protesters who had walked from Haskell.
The demonstrators gathered in a circle in the middle of the street and bowed their heads as Josephine Fire Lame Deer, Haskell sophomore and an organizer of the event, sang a spiritual song. Henrietta Mann, a visiting professor at Haskell, then said a prayer.
The group demonstrated until 6 p.m., repeating the prayers at the top of each hour. A forum that provided information about the wetlands followed the demonstration at Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St.
The group cleared the road periodically to allow traffic, which became backed up on 31st Street, to pass.
Fire Lame Deer said that the purpose of the demonstration was to call the public's attention to the vandalism.
Vandals struck the Baker wetlands on Saturday night.
"We're out here for spiritual renewal of the wetlands," she said. "The vandals really deterred from what we have in the wetlands. We want it to be a peaceful place where people can come and bring their families."
Martin said that he hoped the demonstration would help the public realize the importance of the wetlands.
"My primary reason for being here is to support the students in their efforts and to reaffirm the importance and the sacredness of the wetlands," he said. "It shows that this act of vandalism cannot be tolerated, not only by people from Haskell but by the entire community."
Community colleges are viable option
By Roberta Johnson Kansan staff writer.
Soaring tuition costs and the hope of easier A's have led many college students to earn credits at community colleges and transfer them to the University of Kansas.
Beth Goldstein, Overland Park sophomore, takes classes during the summers at Johnson County Community College, where half of last year's 600 junior college transfers came from. She said she had taken algebra and planned to take chemistry and another math course this summer.
"It's easier," she said. "They have teachers, not GTAs, and they get to know your name and care about your performance."
Jack Orchu, associate chair of the English department,
said taking prerequisites before coming to KU made sense.
Students interviewed named prerequisites such as English, math, psychology and Western Civilization as the most popular courses to take at community colleges.
"There also seems to be a rumor around that it's easier at community college," he said. "Some of our former teachers are at those schools, and I'm sure they're not doing anything different there."
But Louis Goldstein, Overland Park sophomore, disagreed. He said classes were easier at junior college. "An A there is worth a B or C at KU," he said.
A all abilities WORLD CARE HEALTH Robert Brown, associate chair of mathematics, said community college programs should not be easier than the math classes at KU.
The cost of tuition also affects students. Johnson County Community College charges $33 for each credit hour for in-state students, KU charges $7.07 for each credit hour. Sixteen graduate programs also led Jed Owens, St. Louis
"I would be surprised if their pass rate is higher," he said. "Our pass rate is good in 002 and 101."
Financial reasons also led Aaron Quarles, St. Louis junior, to community college before coming to KU.
Quarles began his college career at St. Louis Community College on a track scholarship. After two years, he was left empty-handed: without a scholarship or a diploma.
"I just sat out awhile," he said. "My scholarship was over."
"The costs are higher because of out-of-state fees," he said. "I'm struggling to pay the fees. But I like what KU has to offer."
Quarles said he took two classes during the next few years, then decided to work toward a diploma at St. Louis Community College. After graduation, he came to KU.
The rising cost of tuition has driven one student out of KU and back into community college.
Eric Schneider, Baseher freshman, said he planned to attend community college for a year, beginning in the fall. "I'd like to have as few loans piled up as possible," he said.
CAMPUS BRIEF
Architects showcase projects at Union
Kansan staff report
The American Institute of Architectural Students has organized an exhibit of graduating architecture students' work in the Union Gallery at the Kansas Union.
The exhibit is sponsored by the Student Union Activities' fine arts committee and is scheduled through Sunday.
"It's for everyone to see what we're doing so late at night," said Steve Gantner, Florissant, Mo., senior.
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