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Tuesday, September 4, 1973
University Daily Kansan
Kansan Photo by RICK BAPP
Rob Baker, KUOK Disc Jockey, Works in New Surroundings
Hall Program to Aid International Students
A unique learning and living experience is the object of an "international" floor at McColm Hall, which has been established by administration personnel and students.
Through a series of programs designed to promote an international atmosphere of friendliness, students hope to overcome barriers to foreign study by foreign students in a new environment.
from the moment that they arrived last week on the sixth floor of McColum, a building in the Bronx.
Cultures Meet In International Living Program
By MARGIE COOK Kansan Staff Reporter
What is housed in a basement, contains five different nationalities and is five years old.
International House, located in the United Ministries Center, 1204 Oread, isn't a riddle. On the contrary, it is a serious attempt at international living, according to the eight students involved and who started the house. Otto Zingg, campus minister.
"International House exists to prove that people from diverse cultures can live together and work out their differences peacefully," said Kwaduo Akosh, Mampong, Ghana graduate student, president of the house.
Rent which is paid to UMC, pays for upkeep furnishings, shared house use, and other expenses.
Living in the basement apartment of International House is, on the surface, like living in a nice house near campus with other students, the eight residents said. Each student shares a room with one other person, so there isn't too much privacy, but students have to share rooms with their students' enthusiasm for meeting and understanding people from other countries.
Zingg said he saw a need for an inter-cultural living experience at KU when he arrived in 1968 so he opened what had been the campus minister's apartment to teach his hopes to see a larger house, established by some group or philanthropist.
The house has women as residents for the first time this year.
Jackie Bogner, Leavenworth graduate student, said she had come to the house several years ago and had enjoyed living there. She said she knew after traveling in Europe that the United States people had to enter foreign countries, meet people and get to know their culture.
"The experience is valuable," said Zingg, "especially for students who are afraid of failure."
Students who want to live in the house apply through Zingg and then meet with students already in the house. Students already living in the house then recommend to Zingg those with whom they would like to live.
Law School Awards
Robert Jones, Hutchinson law school graduate, won the $10 C. C. Stewart Prize, given annually to the graduating senior with the highest scholastic record. Jones and two other KU law students, John Peck, Lawrence second year student, and Lynn Anderson, first year student, received awards from the West Publishing Company for achieving the highest scholastic averages of their respective classes.
Asst. Dean Honored
Linda Jones, assistant dean of women and assistant director of Olive College at KU, has been named by Emory College, Atlanta, as an Outstanding Young Woman in America. Jones is one of four Emory alumnae to receive the honor.
and help others on the floor.
The program, organized by Lourdes Gouveia, assistant resident director, was started to help foreign students become adjusted to the university community.
Now that the program is under way, it will be governed by the students that are in charge.
A language laboratory will be opened next week, using 100 English and Spanish tapes borrowed from the Intensive English Center. Also, a coffee room is open most of the day to provide a place for students to talk and study.
"The whole strength of the program relies on the people involved," said Aylson Thal, resident assistant on the floor. "Somehow, we can learn from each other."
Students represent almost every country including America, and American students are learning that they can learn as much from the foreign students as they can teach
Sheila Hill, Hutchinson junior, lives on the floor because she "likes to help others," and in return, she is learning Persian from friends that she has made.
The atmosphere has been extremely friendly according to those who live there, and the biggest problem so far has been for most foreign students to adapt to the food.
To alleviate the food problem, an international cooking team is being formed to prepare meals.
"Some people resented the idea of an international floor," said Thal, "but now that we are organized, people are even coming to meetings from other floors."
The students have been given permission to decorate the lobby of McCollum with murals depicting their respective countries, and a musical group is being planned.
Thai said that although some American students hadn't felt included in the past, the students on the floor hoped that more American students would be so that all would be represented.
Academically, a tutoring program will begin soon, and many series on religions will be published.
"Everyone has been so friendly," said Jerry, "and every day I learn more about different friends."
"It isn't really an experiment in international living, but an exercise in humanness," said Thal. "What we really comprehish is just a concern for each other."
THE KU CHAPTER of the American Association of University Professors will have a special open meeting on tenure at the University of Kansas, and a special meeting in the Kansas Union. Chairman of all four committees, who were appointed by Emeritus Chancellor Nichols to study tenure, will participate in the discussion, with will be open to all faculty members.
THE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY will hold an educational session for persons interested in volunteering for the organization at 7 p.m. tonight in 4023 Wescoe Hall.
A SPECIAL EVENING CLINIC for persons with stuttering problems will be offered this fall by the Speech and Hearing Clinic at the University of Kansas. The first meeting will be at 7 p.m. today in room 288 of Haworth Hall.
LAWRENCE SIERRA CLUB will meet at 7:30 p.m. today in the South Park Recreation Center. The program will include three slide presentations on Yosemite National Park, and a film entitled "The Role of the Interest Group Representative."
TAU SIGMA, the K.U. club, has
taused its name to Tau Sigma Dance
Ensemble. Tau Sigma will hold classes at
6:30 p.m. today, Sept. 11, and Sept. 18 in
Robinson Gymnastium. An orientation class
will begin Sep. 28 for anyone interested
in joining.
THE JUDICIARY COUNCIL of the Interfraternity Council has scheduled a hearing for 4:30 p.m. today in the International Room of the Kansas Union to decide whether to take disciplinary action against Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
The executive council of the IFC has recommended action be taken against TKE for allowing Jeff Titus, Great Bend freshman and former Delta Tau Delta pledge, to live in the TKE house after depleding at DTD.
THE LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL
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nians and Reptiles."
Interested persons should contact Max
Stalcup at 842-6228.
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KUOK Moves Facilities
Sudler House New Home of Station
Now that the move is completed, the broadcasting classes will have exclusive access.
The reasons for the move, according to station personnel, were that the studio at Hoch was too small, and that the station used to be used for practice by broadly classed classes.
By DON KINNEY
Kansan Staff Reporter
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THE HOUSE was reconditioned by the Building and Grounds Department this summer, and the cost for materials and moving was $3,000.
KUOK the campus radio station, has moved its offices and broadcast facilities to Sudler House, 1120 W. 11th St. from the basement of Hock auditorium this summer.
Francis Heller, professor of political science, and Edward Bassett, dean of the School of Journalism, planned and were instrumental in making the move possible.
During its 20-year history, the station has broadcasted from Hockt, Flint Hall and the
The news facility is in a two-story house that was converted into an office, newsroom, two full studios and engineer's office and workshop.
The money was contributed by the University; however, the station is usually funded through the School of Journalism, and by selling advertising time.
The station broadcasts AM carrier current, and is received only by the University residence halls, each of which has a transmitter.
KUOK is a journalism laboratory for
students involved in the radio emphasis of the radio-television program. It is entirely student staffed, and all of the staff positions are unpaid, except for a part-time engineer.
"But there is a limit to what we can do," said Converse. "Since we are fundedly by our own advertising sales, we can't completely throw out what we now have and start over. It would be too expensive to do all at once."
The station will begin its new program by investigating what students want to hear through a survey that will be given at residence halls this month. After the results are compiled, the staff will try to change the station to sit to fit the students' requests.
"THE STATION is trying to emphasize this year that it wants to serve the students," said Arlyn Converse, Larned senior and promotion manager of the station. "that they are trying to accomplish a change image along with the change of location.
The faculty adviser is Elizabeth Czech, professor of journalism.
The station is trying to become more responsive to student needs, however, as evidenced by their new slogan, "the Student Voice of KU."
"We're trying to become a more professional commercial station with a progressive commercial 40 format," said Ron Kaplan of Kansas City senior and general manager.
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are complete university sports coverage, talk shows, and a campus news program. Another new program will be a nightly information program called "What To Do With The Class." The class that students might be interested in attending, both on campus and in Lawrence.
"People want to know what's going on at KU," said Bill Cannon, Prairie Village junior and program manager, "and we'll do the best that we can to keep them posted."
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