University Daily Kansan / Friday, November 10, 1989
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Senate commits to celebrating diversity
Campaign tries stronger focus
By Jennifer Metz Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas will see further promotion of the Celebrate Diversity campaign this year.
Celebrate Diversity, which officially began in January, is a campaign to make those on campus more aware of cultural differences. It was initiated by former student body president Brook Menees, said Michael Diggs, chairman of the Minority Affairs Committee in Student Senate.
On Wednesday, a Student Senate bill was passed which included financing for 19 weeks of cultural awareness advertisements in the University Daily Kansan, said Christine Lynn, a member of the communications sub-committee of the minority affairs committee. Last semester, the theme was carried out by the committee in conjunction
with a Celebrate Diversity task force, Diggs said.
The Minority Affairs Committee is solely responsible for the Celebrate Diversity campaign this academic year, Diggs said, because there no longer is a Celebrate Diversity task force in Student Senate.
"This year we want to focus our efforts more toward practicing what we preach." Diggs said.
They decided to keep the theme and develop new programs with it, he said.
Earlier in the semester, the committee discussed whether to change the campaign's name.
"I think the theme got around," Lvyn said. "it's catchy."
Students plan forums for expression, education
Lynn said that if a new theme name were to be developed, students might think the committee had abandoned the Celebrate Diversity campaign.
Last year, the campaign began a promotion which involved signing a covenant confronting racism and prejudice. After students and faculty members signed the covenant, they received a free Celebrate Diversity button.
By Lara Weber
Kansan staff writer
Education about cultural diversity is the goal of five Celebrate Diversity forums planned for the school year.
"The best way to focus activities is through education," said Scott Savaliano, co-chairman of the Celebrate Diversity subcommittee.
The first forum, to be conducted Thursday, will focus on women's issues.
Members of February Daughters and Students Against Violence Against Women already have agreed to participate in the forum,
Savaliano said that the subcommittee was still trying to encourage other groups to participate.
which will be open to all KU students.
Student Senate on Wednesday allocated $625 to the subcommittee to provide money for promoting the forums.
The subcommittee is part of the Senate Minority Affairs Committee.
Michael Diggs, committee chairman, said he was excited about the forums because they would provide a way for ideas to be exposed.
'If everyone can kick around the
Diggs said that the group also was considering presenting a forum about religious diversity.
A torum will not take place in December or January because of final exams and winter break, Savalano said, but the subcommittee is considering concentrating on racism and ethno-violence in February.
ideas, the forums can be a really positive thing," he said.
"Religious minorities frequently are not given much consideration," he said. "We could discuss ways in which we could reach a level of cooperation and under-
This year, the promotion will continue, although committee members hope for further awareness and action with the buttons.
that you really believe in the values that go behind wearing the button," Lynn said.
In addition to the forums, the subcommittee will try to plan other activities throughout each month pertaining to the theme of the forum.
Savaiiana said he hoped the subcommittee could plan workshops so that people could learn to deal with problems of diversity.
standing."
"The idea is that people are talking about these issues and that it sparks an interest in the issues," he said. "But we want to divert the action from speeches and have workshops. It's education, not just lectures."
"We don't just want them to pin the button on but also to let others know
Aside from the covenant and buttons, the committee would like to initiate new programs to promote th
Celebrate Diversity theme, Diggs said.
Members of Celebrate Diversity would like to challenge living groups, campus organizations and administration to see how their individual
programs can help the campaign, he said.
Letters will be sent to many campus organizations and living groups to encourage them to promote diversity.
Phillin Rowlands/Special to the Kansan
Jon Solkowski, Milwaukee, Wis., sophomore, looks for drawing ideas in Lindley Annex, behind Lindley Hall on Naismith Drive.
Temporary annexes fill space problems
By Anita Meyer Kansan staff writer
The word temporary usually means something that is not permanent. To the University of Kansas, temporary could mean 43 years.
Blake Anken, built in 1946, is one of 10 structures on campus and West Campus that were constructed to provide energy solutions for a lack of space.
"Most of the annexes were built just after World War II to fill a gap in terms of spillover," said Jim Modig, campus director of facilities planning. "It depends on what you consider temporary. A little bit of everything is in those buildings."
Marci Francisco, assistant director of facilities planning, said that temporary buildings housed classrooms, offices, design studios and were used for storage.
Joe Zeller, chairman of design, said both metallisming and glassblowing studios were located in temporary buildings. Metalsmithing is located in Broadcasting Hall, and glassblowing is in Channev Barn.
He said that because the Broadcasting Hall was next to the Art and Design Building, there weren't many inconveniences.
But Chamney Barn is $ \frac{3}{4} $ of a mile from campus.
"It itches a minor problem because there's less of an opportunity for freshmen and sophomores who are still making decisions to see all the options open," he said. "The problem is the interaction as there normally would be. The barn is separated from everything."
Graduate teaching assistants often are given offices in annexes, Francisco said.
Jean Silesky, office manager of
Lindley Annex houses studios for architecture students.
"The space we were given in Blake Annex was really unworkable," she said. "We had to make it into cubbyholes to make it fit our purposes. Our college office worked with us to make it workable. At least now its 'function's"
the department of Spanish and Portuguese, said Blake Annex was converted from a storage room to offices.
and in a way that is more conducive to the purposes of this campus."
"They're small and not costeffective." he said.
Modig said the annexes had several problems.
He said the University was trying to remedy the problem and had already moved some annexes.
Fort Riley growth worries KU group
Bv Chris Evans
Kansan staff writer
If Fort Riley undergoes expansion this spring, some KU students are concerned that tanks will maneuver through rural families' livelihoods.
Chris Kromm, Manhattan junior and member of Environs, a student environmental-awareness group, said at least 300 families would be involved in the move, greater expansion the military installation, near Manhattan.
More space for military training is needed if the military base is to remain functional, some officials say.
"We have requested 82,500 acres," said Mark Meseke, media relations officer at Fort Riley. "If it is determined that we will expand, we will also need some conservation acres, so that our acres do not become a dumbflower."
An additional 15,000 to 20,000 acres would be needed as conservation acreage, he said.
Kromm said it was wrong to take that land away from families in the area.
"The Army's needs are assumed to be correct," he said. "The needs of the families are assumed to be less. You need to weigh those needs."
Nescape said that expansion was not the only way to cope with the area's overused space. Other possibilities include troop relocation or an
increase in the use of simulated exercises.
The Army Corps of Engineers is investigating possibilities for change within the base and for base expansion, he said.
"Right now, what they're looking at is about everything within a 60-mile radius of Fort Riley." Meseke said it does not have any one site picked out."
If expansion does occur, a site should be picked by this spring, he said. People on the expansion site would be relocated.
"The Corps of Engineers will reimburse people for their land," Meske said. "We are sympathetic that when you acquire land you have to relocate."
Deirdre Goldfarb, Manhattan senior and Environs member, said that sympathy was not enough.
"Eminent domain means they'll just move you out without a say," she said. "I think people should have a saw whether they move or not."
"How much space do you need for military growth? If they keep going at the rate they're going, all of Kansas is going to be a military base."
Recent rumors indicated that Fort Riley might close if expansion did not occur. Meseke said those rumors were unjustified.
"There was speculation earlier," he said. "All I can tell you is that Gen. Colin Powell, one of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was at K-State yesterday. He said he would not expect Fort Riley to shut down."
William jury narrowed to 54
By a Kansan reporter
After questioning 87 prospective jurors in three days, attorneys yesterday concluded the first part of the lengthy jury selection process for the trial of John William, 28.
William is charged with premeditated murder or, in the alternative, felony murder and aggravated kidnapping in the July 1988 slaying of a 9-year-old Lawrence boy.
The mutilated body of Richard
Attorneys questioned prospective jurors about pre-trial publicity and about their feelings regarding the use of the insanity defense.
William's attorneys have indicated that they may rely upon the insanity defense.
Settlemy was discovered July 14, 1988, floating in the Kansas River.
Of those questioned, 54 were selected for further questioning set to begin today.
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