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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
KANSAS STATE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TOPEKA KS 66612
VOL.103.NO.104
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17,1994
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Students see discipline in Lent
By Cheryl Cadue
Kansan staff writer
Renee Tetuan, Topeka freshman, said that she would give up red meat during Lent — but that her main goal was to try to improve herself.
"I've always been told that during Lent, I should try to make myself better," Tetuan said. "Giving up meat is something I wanted to try, but I'm also trying not to cuss as often."
The Rev. Vince Krische, director of development at the St. Lawrence Catholic Center, 1631 Crescent Road, said Lent, which started yesterday. Ash Wednesday, was a time when the entire Catholic Church entered into
penitence for personal spiritual growth. He said it was a time to pray to encourage people who are entering the Catholic Church.
"Lent is the springtime of the Church," Krische said. "It is a time of new life. Millions of people all over the world will be entering or re-entering the Church."
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Monique Garcia, Wichita senior,
said that because Lent was a time of
self-sacrifice, she would try to cut
back on sweets.
some bad habits I've developed over the year."
"I was thinking about giving up sweets, but I think that's kind of hard for me to do because I have a big sweet tooth," she said. "I'm also going to try to do things right and clear up
Jami Burke, Dodge City freshman, said she would not be giving up anything for Lent.
"Ijust want to discipline myself better," she said. "I'll go to church and get my homework done."
"We do emphasize the discipline of living the Christian life," he said. "In the Baptist church, we emphasize individual responsibility. If a person
The Rev. Dean Dixon of the First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold St., said he considered Lent to be a time for spiritual preparation. Members of the First Baptist Church do not give up anything for Lent.
accepts personal discipline, it is a personal matter that is usually not made public."
The Rev. Kenneth M. Kueker of the Immanuel Lutheran Church and University Student Center, 2104 W. 15th St., said his church would have a reading every Wednesday until Easter on the meaning of the cross.
"In the past, more emphasis was placed on giving up something for Lent to remind ourselves that Jesus Christ suffered for us," Kueker said. "We don't do that so much anymore. No one goes around with a frown on their face, but it is a more somber time. On Easter, we rejoice because Christ is alive again."
The Rev. Vince Krische marked a cross on Chad Browning, Scott City senior yesterday at an Ash Wednesday service at the St. Lawrence Catholic Center
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Teachers-to-be may face delay in certification
State board recommends two-year training period
By Roberta Johnson Kansan staff writer
By 1997, School of Education graduates may need to wait two years before becoming certified to teach by the state of Kansas.
Last week, the regulation committee of the Teaching and School Administration Professional Standards Advisory Board of the Kansas Board of Education unveiled a proposal that would change certification standards for new teachers.
Under the proposed change, teachers would have to prove their competence in the field for a year or two before becoming fully licensed. So instead of earning certification immediately after graduation, students would have to spend an additional two years as paid, full-time teachers.
"It would be a different state perspective upon completion," said Richard Whelan, acting dean of education and a member of the committee. "The graduate would receive a conditional license for two years to show they can do the outcomes.
"If they successfully complete it, then they receive a regular license and renew it at five-year intervals."
School districts and the board of education would provide a support system for some graduates who teach the additional two years but fall to do an adequate job. Other graduates simply would be denied a teaching certificate.
"This would be more rigorous than any other profession." Whelan said. "We won't rely on pencil-and-paper tests. They would have to show they can do what's required for the job."
The certification changes would not change the school's current five-year program, Whelan said. Students still must complete a bachelor's degree during the first four years. In the fifth year, the student must complete a six-week student teaching period in the fall and a full internship in the spring.
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The Kansas Board of Education is considering a proposal that would change teaching certification requirements. Richard Whelan, acting dean of the School of Education, said that the requirements could go into effect as soon as 1997.
Current requirements: Students from the school earn four-year degrees and spend a year as student teachers to earn certificates.
Proposed requirements: In addition to the current program, education graduates would spend two years in full-time, teaching positions before certification.
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Whelan said that the school evaluated graduates at one-, three- and five-year intervals and spoke with principals and superintendents with the permission of the graduates.
The board of education probably will not adopt the plan until 1997, Whelan said. The proposal would apply to anyone who is not certified. He also said that the regulation committee still was developing the list of teaching goals.
Charlotte Armentrout, Topeka sophomore, said she was against the proposal.
"The program here at KU is already a five-year program," she said. "It's too much additional work to ask from a teacher."
"Some people that come out of college with high grades and high recommendations from their professors get in the field, and they can't handle it," he said. "You can't get the full scope of the job in half a year."
But Eric Schneider, Basehor freshman, said he thought the change would be a good idea.
Whelan said the proposal would be a positive change.
"This is a two-year, paid-contract experience," he said. "It's similar to students out of medical school having a residency."
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'X' marks the spot
Patrick Maher, Lawrence junior, and Eric Wydeven, Lawrence senior, play tic-tac-toe near Wescoe Terrace. They were passing time between classes yesterday. The two meet every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at lunchtime to talk or spend time together.
Student leaders share KU experiences
By Denise Neil
Kansan staff writer
Karen Blackwell got the feeling her future roommate did not know that she was African-American when she talked to her over the phone before the beginning of her freshman year.
"My biggest fear was walking in the dorm room and wondering, 'What will she think when she sees me?'
Blackwell said she had arrived at the residence hall early and had left her roommate a note that read, "I'm Black. Here's a picture of me. Tell me what you think. I'll be back and see you later."
When she returned to her room, her roommate already had been there but had left a note in return.
"It's okay that you're Black. You look cool," the
"I'll be back and see you later."
Blackwell and the other students expressed concerns and shared stories about their personal strug
Blackwell, Chicago sophomore, was one of six African-American student leaders who spoke about their experiences at the University on Tuesday night at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
gles to feel comfortable at the University, where only 2.7 percent of students are African-American
Curtis Jones, Kansas City, Mo., senior, had an experience similar to Blackwell's when he first arrived at the University. His roommate was his first white friend, and he was his roommate's first African-American friend.
"We were each of lost," he said. "We had to educate each other. Being Black at the University of Kansas, a majority Euro-American campus, is a little different. It has its advantages and it has its disadvantages."
Dealing with people who are ignorant about other cultures is one disadvantage. Jones said.
"The only time on this campus I've ever been called a nigger straight to my face was by a European American," he said. "I was hurt at first. But
then I talked to him about it."
Jones said he had taken the student aside and had asked him why he had said that. The student told him that he had been raised in an area of Chicago where that type of language was the norm. Jones said he had explained to the student how his ancestors had fought so that he would not be called that name.
"A semester later he came back and told me, 'You touched me like nobody else at the University of Kansas has.' From that day on, he quit saying that word," Jones said.
These types of problems could be solved at the University, Jones said, if all African-American students take an active role in changing things and adopting positive attitudes.
Sherwood Thompson, director of the Office of Minority Affairs, said that listening to the panel had assured him that African-American students in general felt comfortable at the University.
"Those students seemed to think that KU is fantastic," he said. "However, there are concerns. We're concerned about expanding resources and improving the environment so more inclusion is practiced."
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Kansas sophomore guard Charisse Sampson does it all: scores, rebounds and buys shoes.
Regents to vote on residence hall renovations
Bv Jamie Munn
Kansan staff writer
Three KU residence halls may move into the future with the help of renovation funds from the Board of Regents.
The Regents will vote today to allocate almost $1.3 million to continue renovations in Corbin Hall. $50,000 also could be allocated to a renovation study of Lewis and Templin halls.
If approved, the student housing system would finance a second phase of renovations for Corbin, the oldest residence hall on campus.
Built in 1923, Corbin has been under extensive interior remodeling for several years. Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said this phase of the renovations
would concentrate on exterior work but also would include some internal renovations for students in wheelchairs.
"Right now, we're firming up the outside of the building," he said.
The phase also would include replacing wood windows with metal frames and installing better outside lighting.
He said that internal renovations would include improved accessibility in a first-floor wing that would be specially designed for movement-impaired students.
Stairs also will be added inside Corbin where there are dead-end corridors, Stoner said.
However, Corbin is not the only hall with new blueprints for the future.
David Schaecher, program manager for capital improvements, said Lewis and Templin would be used in the renovation study as prototypes for other halls on campus.
"We'll be providing what students are getting in the private sector but with the convenience of living on campus," he said.
Schaecher said the study would provide options for apartment-style housing that would replace the traditional suite-rooms built in the early 1960s.
By studying the financial and architectural feasibility of the project, the Department of Student Housing could determine the likelihood of future hall renovations, Schaecher said.
Improvements would include more storage options, computer and audio-video
support and semi-private bathrooms.
Funds for the new renovations probably will come from revenue bonds, Schaecher said.
Although the limit for the study is $50,000, Stoner said, he didn't know whether the amount would cover the study. However, he said it would provide an example to architecture firms that might become interested in the project.
Stoner said that when the Regents selected an architecture firm to study the renovations, a proposed plan could be ready in 90 to 120 days.
"There's already a number of prototypes we've already put together," he said.
When a design is selected, the renovations could begin in 1995. Stoner said.