University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, September 27, 1989
Campus/Area
3
Bill would provide new bioscience building
By Derek Schmidt Kansan staff writer
The U.S. Senate last night approved a bill that includes $5.2 million for a new KU research facility. The measure now goes to a House-Senate conference committee.
On an 81-19 vote, the Senate adopted an appropriations bill to finance the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education and related agencies in the 1990 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.
$7.2 million expansion of West Campus center would house research on drug design and genetics
Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole,
R-Kan., and Sen. Nancy Kasebaum;
R-Kan., voted for the measure.
A partisan dispute about financing for the war on drugs had stalled the bill, but the dispute was resolved yesterday morning.
The bill, which passed the House Aug. 2, originally contained no funds for the project, said Ken Murphy, press secretary for Rep. Jim Slattery, D-Kan.
"The game plan was to put themo-
ney in on the Senate side and then when it came back through we'd try to hold our ground," Murphy said.
The new KU building, a bioscience research center, would be an expansion of the Higuchi Bioscience Center on West Campus. The new facility would house research on drug design and genetics, said Frances Horowitz, vice chancellor for research, graduate studies and public service. She
said the additional space was needed to relieve crowding.
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Sept. 13 added $1 million to the bill for the KU building. Dole amended the bill on Sept. 21 to increase that to $5.2 million. The project is estimated to cost $7.2 million, with the University contributing $2 million.
The Senate's action last night
sends the bill to a conference committee to resolve differences between the Senate and House versions. Aides to Dole said last week that the conference committee was likely to remove the KU financing.
But Slattery said Saturday he was optimistic that the conference committee would retain at least part of the financing.
He said, however, that obstacles to financing still could arise. In addition to working out details of the appropriations bill in conference, Slattery said, a bill authorizing the expenditure must be passed.
Jayhawk mascot brings big bucks to University
By Steve Buckner Kansan staff writer
Despite being a mythical bird, the Jayhawk brings real money to its roost at the University of Kansas.
As in $146,000 from licensing fees and royalties last year.
Indeed, the marketing of University service marks, which include the Jayhawk, the University seal and its name, has become a big business. More than 200 companies have permission to use the Jayhawk, said Mike Reid, manager of the KU Booksstore at the Kansas and Burge Unions. He said companies who wanted to use the Jayhawk for commercial purposes had to follow an established procedure to receive permission.
"The main process is to contact our licensing agent, International Collegiate Enterprises, who handles our licensing on a national basis." Reid said.
ICE is a Carpin蒂尔, Calif., company that coordinates service mark marketing for more than 20,000 customers.
Laurie Harrington, licensing director of ICE, said, "We do all the paperwork, handle royalties and then navy the universities."
ICE sends the interested party a questionnaire about its business and product, Reid said. He said that when the company returned the paperwork to ICE, it was forwarded to the University for approval, which could take from two to six weeks.
Companies generally are charged a $50 administrative fee, a $250 advance to royalties and 6½% of the product's wholesale cost from each sale, Reid said. To protect the University, the company also must have a $1 million liability policy for the product, he said.
Reid said that he received from seven to nine inquiries each week and that he approved about 90 percent of the requests. Despite the high acceptance rate, he said he was careful about what items were approved.
"We won't approve anything that promotes alcohol, drinking or tobacco," Reid said. "We won't approve any item that puts the University in a bad light."
One example of a product he declined was a baby diaper with a Jayhawk on the outside because there was a picture of a Kansas State University Wildcat in the business area of the inside.
"We're self confident enough at this University that we do not have to degrade Kansas State," Reid said. "And if we do it, they'll do it in earnest to us."
"Using the same logo may not be too appetizing." Reid said.
Making sure the Jayhawk is used accurately also presents a challenge for Reid.
"The main thing I look for, and it's a major problem for licensees, is getting the color.Rad said. They're always getting confused and giving it red shoes or a red body."
He said the $146,000 received last year was a carry over from the men's basketball team's national championship. KU earned $61,000 the year before, Reid said.
“It’s a pretty large operation,” he said.
“It’s grown tremendously in the last eight to 10 years, when all we got was $19,000.”
Andrew Morrison/KANSAN
The money, he said, comes back to the University after ICE deducts its administrative fees. The Kansas University Endowment Association receives 65 percent of the money for scholarships, and the other 35 percent goes to the athletic department's Williams Fund, which also goes to scholarships, he said.
Sharp shooter
Noy Sengathevane, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore, lines up a shot. Sengathevane was shooting pool before class yesterday at the Kansas Union.
KU students awarded state minority scholarships
By Jennifer Metz
Kansan staff writer
Forty-four of 94 new $1,500 minority scholarships were recently awarded to KU undergraduates.
The Kansas Minority Scholarship program, financed by the 1899 Kansas Legislature, was approved in late April, said Clantha Carrigan McCurdy, director of student financial aid for the Kansas Board of Regents.
"The program will provide students with something that would encourage and enable them to enroll," said McCurdy, who wrote the proposal for the program.
More than 500 students in the state applied for the scholarships, McCurdy said.
Minority students who met the academic criteria received a letter from KU officials in May to inform them of the new scholarship program, she said. Letters were sent to minority students who were already attending KU as well as to those admitted for the fall 1989 semester.
McCurdy said recipients of the scholarship had to meet at least one of the required qualifications. The criteia list was an ACT composite score of 19 or higher, a 3.0 cumulative high school grade point average, any recognition as National Merit scholars or a
"I would imagine that the efforts the University took reflect the commitment KU has in increasing minority participation," she said.
She said the program would help increase the number of minority students in Kansas universities and colleges.
rank in the top third of the high school's graduating class.
"We were pleased with the quality and quantity of the applications." McCurdv said.
Notification letters of the scholarships were sent out this past weekend, although it would have been ideal to notify the recipients in early August, she said.
"This is a new program, and we had every intention of trying to get the money out as soon as possible," McCurdy said. "But when you have applications that went out in May with a July 15 deadline, and when you are dealing with nearly 500 applications, you want to make sure all students are given equal consideration."
James Baucm, Topeka freshman and scholarship recipient, said the scholarship would help pay extra expenses that occurred during
the school year.
"I'm happy to get it whenever I get it," he said.
Two brothers, John and Kevin Wake, both received the scholarships.
"Now I won't have to work, and I can spend my time studying," said John Wake, Leavenworth freshman.
Kevin Wake, Leavenworth junior, said the scholarships would help because this was the first year two members of his family were in school at the same time.
Other Regents universities that received the scholarships were Kansas State University, seven, Wichita State University, six; Fort Hays State University, five; Pittsburgh State University, four; and Emporia State University, three.
Parkway found eligible to get state financing
By Dave Wakefield Kansan staff writer
Proponents of the Eastern Parkway won a victory Monday when the state highway department reversed an earlier decision and declared the parkway eligible for state financing.
The decision by Secretary of Transportation Horace Edwards was announced yesterday at a joint meeting by State Sen. Wint Winter Jr., D-Michigan, and man John Schumm and Mike Amyx, chairman of the County Commission.
Winter said that Edwards had told him in a conference last week that he had received enough information to declare the project eligible for system enhancement financing from the state.
The parkway had been viewed as a local roadway because the application submitted by the city indicated that it would run from Seventh and New York streets to Noria Road. The application did not mention that the parkway would connect U.S. Highway 40 and Highway 10.
After the highway department declared the parkway ineligible, several local leaders and community members sent letters to Edwards explaining that the project was meant to be part of a circumferential loop around Lawrence. The other segments of the loop would be the South Lawrence Trafficway and U.S. Highway 40.
The county has already made improvements to Noria road that would connect the parkway to Highway 10. And the city is working on two projects that would connect the parkway to the junction of Highways 40 and 59 downtown. The first phase, a segment along New Hampshire from Seventh to Sixth streets is just being completed. Bids are being taken on the second phase, which runs along Seventh Street from New York to New Hampshire, said Mike Wilden, assistant city manager.
Winter said that Edwards had told him in a conference last week that he had received enough information to declare the project eligible for system enhancement financing from the state.
The approval of the parkway makes it the fourth project the state will consider financing. The other three are the South Lawrence Trafficway, a proposal to widen Sixth Street (U.S. Highway 40) between Wakarusa Drive and Douglas County Road 13, and the construction of a new interchange west of Eudora at Highway 10 and Township Road.
The projects must now be reviewed under criteria that include the expected economic development impact on each project, estimated transport volume and current accident rates for existing roadway.
Schumm said members of the economic impact committee would be in Lawrence to review the projects today.
He said he was optimistic about the projects' chances for final funding.
"We will be there with our presentations and our claim staked out as well as any others." Schumm said.
Winter said the chances of funding for the projects would increase because of the way the city, county and neighborhoods were working together to support the projects.
ATTENTION ALL SENIORS! You are invited to attend an informational seminar on:
Career Opportunities in Sales with
Tuesday, October 3
7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
Daisy Hill Room
Burge Union
Discover the career opportunities in sales/sales management available with this dynamic, fast-growing company. Helene Curtis is the number one manufacturer of hair care products in the world, marketing such leading brands as Suave, Finesse, and Salon Selectives.
The Kansas University Student Senate ANNOUNCES
That applications are now being accepted for a
Community Service Coordinator
Applications and information regarding this student position are available at the Student Senate Office, 410 Kansas Union, 864-3710. Application deadline is 5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 5th, 1989.