THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAI. VOL.101.NO.34 THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1990 ADVERTISING: 864-4358 (USPS 650-640) NEWS: 864-4810 KU's minority percentage eighth among peer schools By Holly M. Neuman Kansan staff writer KU ranks eightth out of 11 Big Eight universities and peer institutions in percentage of minority students enrolled, according to enrollment figures released in the past year by the schools. According to figures released Oct 1 by the KU department of educational services, KU minority students are underrepresented in faculty and student attendance at the University of Kansas. The University of Oklahoma's 12.8 percent minority enrollment in Fall 1990 ranks highest among the 11 universities. The University of Nebraska has the lowest percentage of minority students of the 11 universities at 42 percent. All of KU's five peer institutions rank higher than KU in percentage of minority enrollment. Peer institutions are the University of Oregon, the university of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the university of Iowa, the university of Colorado and the university of Oklahoma. reer schools are similar to KU in size and mission, with the states being similar demographically, economically and in the manner that their systems of higher education are organized. Phil Reid, adviser and admissions officer at the University of Oregon, said new minority programs were being formed at the university. In Fall 1989, Oregon's minority enrollment was 8.3 percent, which ranks fifth of the 11 schools. Figures for Fall 1990 are not yet available. "I've watched the number of minorities grow over the seven years I've been here as a student and then a graduate," he said. "We have a promising future." Jean Lawrence, assistant to the registrar at the University of Iowa, said a program targeted toward minority recruitment called "Opportunity at Iowa" had increased the number of minority students at the university. Iowa ranks sixth among the 11 schools with 7.5 percent minority enrollment. "It is hard to recruit very many minors at Iowa, because there are not as many urban areas to draw from." Lawrence said. "It is hard to find the people if you don't have the cities. About the closest city we have Bob Bergman, who works in the Office of Institutional Research and Planning at Iowa State University, said the university was attempting to increase diversity on campus, which is in Ames. "The Ames community is not as sensitive to minotias as it should be," he said. "It is not just an issue of sexuality that has been based on sexual persuasion." Bergman said that hate crimes had increased in the community and at the university but that he hoped it was making inroads to change that. "We are making a real attempt to make students more receptive to the opportunities available to them concerning diversity," he said. Gary Smith, director of admissions and the registrar at the University of Minority enrollment at Big 8 and Peer Institutions*
BlackHispanicAmerican IndianAsian-AmericanMinority enrollmentPercent minorityTotal enrollment
1. OU9583545985502,46012.819,246
2. N. Carolina2,0602011426313,03412.723,852
3. CU4721,2971671,1963,13212.425,176
4. OSU4651667152761,6229.018,000
5. Oregon (89)2172941438201,4748.317,818
6. Iowa782453777812,0937.528,045
7. MU909187743411,5116.124,972
8. KU6444241585211,7476.028,909
9. KSU519308632101,1005.719,367
10. NI640268303531,2915.125,489
440280652491,0344.224,453
source: Kansan reporter Missouri at Columbia, said the university was making stronger attempts to attract minorities to campus. "We feel like our results are gratifying but are still not satisfying." Smith said. *includes undergraduate and graduate students Smith said that Missouri's primary goal was to attract Black students, faculty and staff to the university. "At MU, we use the term minority and Black almost interchangeably," he said. "Occasionally, the Black students and staff let their concerns be known. The numbers are growing, but not at a rate satisfying to them or us." Smith said the university stepped up recruitment to try to attract more Black role models to the campus. Changes in lives Coffee found CH 61 Formal statements Rich hues, classic styles and fabrics mark a return to elegance for the 1990 party season color sk by Lisa Miller H **homecoming is fast approaching,** and it's time to find that great-looking dress that will knock your date off his feet. 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Alexander, KU professor of said Notkin was an open and speaker and that he enjoyed jokes. may be surprised that I will jokes, but political jokes are sense to the censorship of our students, illustrate the use of a problem. nder said he thought it was "how quickly Glaston had changes in the Soviet Union. amazing how fast Glastonmed everything up," Alexandra. "Now the Soviet press is more than years ago, I think I would see them in my lifetime." 1 Hull, forums coordinator for Union Activities, said one Johnkwas was chosen to lecture on the history of his city in the Soviet Union. is surprised that his television was not censored, and he told he did not receive criticism in government," he said. said he did not think a gover- nicial from the Soviet Union have been able to present a plan. The Soviet Union as was Notkin. tion ut Day fight for gay and lesbian er the (1887) mar com a 7 spirit was brought out," more people began to together because a n in the past decade." glsy, GLSOK members will not fliers in the Kansas Union the history of gay and lesbianies in Washington. GLSOK will show a historical ternary at 7:30 p.m. meet- ars said she would encourage e to "come out of the closet" people don't realize how many are gav." she said. rs said she fought every day life for the end of discrimina- find the scenes it's an every-cess," she said. "You just very-day." at can Chancellor (Gene A.) do when a portion of the as still feel this way?" Jackson