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Friday, February 11, 1994
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South Africans prepare to vote
Advancement of process brews speculations here
By Roberta Johnson Kansan staff writer
On the fourth anniversary of anti-paraparty leader Nelson Mandela's release from prison, he and thousands of South Africans prepare to take a radical step this April — casting their first votes.
South Africa has a parliamentary system of government, and the majority party chooses the nation's president.
The Black majority — more than 75 percent of the population — and other non-white groups will vote in the country's first all-race elections, April 26-28.
The African National Congress is expected to win with 60 percent of the vote. Mandela, the ANC president, could be South Africa's next president, said Surendra Bhana, associate professor of African-American studies and history. Bhana's family lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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"I think he brings a tremendous amount of power," he said. "He has the power to understand the problems and enough drive to change South Africa."
Ahlieha Maurellis, Cape Town, South Africa, graduate student, said he planned to vote for Mandela.
"I also hope de Klerk is the leader of the opposition. He is an astute, clever man. A good
Nelson Mandela
opposition means a good government."
Bhana, who was on leave during the fall semester, spent five months in South Africa and watched open meetings on the development of the new governmental system.
"There are factions like the white extremists and the Zulu tribe that want a piece of land where they can govern themselves," said Johann Abrahams, Cape Town, South Africa, senior. "Most Africans don't feel that way."
Some small groups have threatened war if there is not a white homeland reinstated.
Inkatha is the creation of their leader, Chief Buthelezi, Bhana said.
"There was a sense of participation," he said. "I'm sorry I had to come away before April. The most important months are January to April."
The month of February, when the political parties must formally register, could be an important month.
Two large political groups are formally in opposition to the new desegregated system: white, right-wingers and the Inkatha Freedom Party.
Regardless of the outcome of the election, Bhana said, South Africa will not return to a state of apartheid.
He said that the ANC and the National Party, the party of President F.W. de Klerk, were trying to accommodate the two opposition groups.
Bhana said he thought that the elections still would take place but that he was unsure how disrupted they might be.
"Segregation is out," he said. "It is completely unsupportable."
Campus recycling has become a habit
KU cooperates with off-campus programs
By Ashley Schultz Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas reclaimed 2,475 gallons of oil from University vehicles in fiscal year 1992. Three-quarters of a ton of laser cartridges were recharged, and 3/4 tons of six-pack rings were recycled by KU Concessions, according to data collected by the Environmental Ombudsman's Office.
The office is working on updating that information. The Environmental Ombudsman's Office began operations in Fall 1990 to address campuswide environmental impacts. It is run by one full-time staff member and four part-timers. Steve Hamburg, director of the environmental studies program, heads the office.
The office works with different units within the University that facilitate recycling, said Sue Ask, associate environmental umbudman.
Ask said. "Recycling is something that needs to become a habit in order to be successful. It shouldn't be something that you have to think about.
"If it is just a matter of moving your hand a few inches further over to hit the aluminum container instead of the trash can, that's not going to be a barrier to most people."
"There has really been an attempt to make recycling programs a part of the regular operations of the University so they are not something separate."
The office also is acting as a voice for the environment in the administration's program to create a 20-year plan for the University.
The apparent decline in enthusiasm for recycling does not necessarily mean trouble for future efforts, Ask said.
According to the office's report, seven tons of aluminum cans and 72 tons of newspaper were recycled by facilities operations in fiscal year 1992.
"A lot of it has become more of a habit." Ask said. "Recycling is not something to get really excited about now. It is just something that you do, and it is taken for granted. I think that is a really positive step.
Newspapers collected on campus are taken to Lawrence High School, said Steve Green, associate director of management information with facilities operations.
The high school's Environmental
Awareness Project is coordinated by teacher Stan Roth. The University has two of the project's recycling bins, or "blue monsters," similar to the one in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall, Roth said. Every 12 to 14 days, the full container from campus is switched with another that has been emptied by students at the high school.
Roth estimated that KU contributed 1.5 tons of newspaper each month. The papers are loaded into a semitrailer and taken to the Central Fiber Corp. in Wellsville, Roth said.
Three times a week, housekeeping staff collect aluminum cans in campus buildings. Green can.
"Normally we take them to either Kaw Motors or Lonnie's Recycling, whoever is paying the highest price," Green said.
The going rate for a pound of aluminum cans is 28 cents, said George Faler, owner of Kaw Motor and Salvage Co., 1549 N. Third St.
"We lose money on the operation by the time we figure the labor, the fuel and what it takes to collect those, and we collect a little bit of the money back into it," Green said. "But what we are looking at is being able to divert some of that from the waste stream.
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Fall 1990 — Facilities Operations begins collecting cans from collection containers.
Recycling at KU
Summer 1990 Dumpster is set up in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall as a receptacle for newsprint.
Fall 1990 - Environmental Ombudsman's Office is created to assess and reduce University environmental impact and develop policy.
Fall 1991 — The University begins collecting old phone books for recycling when new phone books are distributed.
Spring 1991 — Facilities Operations begins reclaiming and recycling freon from campus air conditioning equipment and vehicles.
Spring 1992 — KU Concessions begins recycling six-pack rings from campus soda machines.
Source: Environmental Ombudsman's Office
al was recycled in fiscal year 1992, according to the report. Antifreeze, automobile batteries, scrap metal, tires, freon and office paper also are recycled by the University.
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