VOL. 101, NO.34
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAI.
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1990
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KU's minority percentage eighth among peer schools
By Holly M. Neuman
Kansan staff writer
KU ranks eighth 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 school 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 4.2 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.
Peer 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 my kids grow over the seven years I've been here as a student and then a teacher, and said." We have 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 minorities at Iowa, because there are not as many urban areas to draw from," Lawrence said. "It is hard to people it you don't have the cities. But the closest city we have is Chicago."
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 minorities as it should be," he said. "It is not just an issue of sexism, but it is also based on sexual persuasion."
increased in the community and at the university but that he hoped it was looking innate 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*
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Black</th><th>Hispanic</th><th>American Indian</th><th>Asian-American</th><th>Minority enrollment</th><th>Percent minority</th><th>Total enrollment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1. OU</td><td>958</td><td>354</td><td>598</td><td>550</td><td>2,460</td><td>12.8</td><td>19,246</td></tr><tr><td>2. N. Carolina</td><td>2,060</td><td>201</td><td>142</td><td>631</td><td>3,034</td><td>12.7</td><td>23,852</td></tr><tr><td>3. CU</td><td>472</td><td>1,297</td><td>167</td><td>1,196</td><td>3,132</td><td>12.4</td><td>25,176</td></tr><tr><td>4. OSU</td><td>465</td><td>166</td><td>715</td><td>276</td><td>1,622</td><td>9.0</td><td>18,000</td></tr><tr><td>5. Oregon (89)</td><td>217</td><td>294</td><td>143</td><td>820</td><td>1,474</td><td>8.3</td><td>17,818</td></tr><tr><td>6. Iowa</td><td>782</td><td>453</td><td>77</td><td>781</td><td>2,093</td><td>7.5</td><td>28,045</td></tr><tr><td>7. MU</td><td>909</td><td>187</td><td>74</td><td>341</td><td>1,511</td><td>6.1</td><td>24,972</td></tr><tr><td>8. KU</td><td>644</td><td>424</td><td>158</td><td>521</td><td>1,747</td><td>6.0</td><td>28,909</td></tr><tr><td>9. KSU</td><td>519</td><td>308</td><td>63</td><td>210</td><td>1,100</td><td>5.7</td><td>19,367</td></tr><tr><td>10. ISU (89)</td><td>640</td><td>268</td><td>30</td><td>353</td><td>1,291</td><td>5.1</td><td>25,489</td></tr><tr><td>10. NU</td><td>440</td><td>280</td><td>65</td><td>249</td><td>1,034</td><td>4.2</td><td>24,453</td></tr></tbody></table>
source: Kansan reporter
"We feel like our results are gratifying but are still not satisfying." Smith said.
Missouri at Columbia, said the uni-
versity was making stronger
attempts to attract minorities to
campus.
Smith said that Missouri's primary goal was to attract Black students, faculty and staff to the university.
*includes undergraduate and graduate students.*
"At MU, we use the term minority and Black almost interchangeably," he said "Occasionally, the Black students and staff let their concerns
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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.
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W that's hot is what's not. Failing temperatures push the shorts and tank tops down to the bottom of the closet while pulling the warm woolens
Coverage is the key, and this fall, outwear is gaining more attention than ever.
The standard stadium jacket is no more.
According to Ken Campbell, manager of Campbell's Clothing, 814 Massachusetts St., the hotest-selling items are fluorescent jacket and three-quarter length styles.
One of the most popular looks around town for men and women is the nylon jacket. Once thought of as just a "windbreaker," the title hardly seems fitting today. Colors are bold — means preferably bright, colorful or greens, purple blues, reds and orange.
The fabrics are not only nylons, but also cotton, some styles with a fleece lining. The attention is on detail. Outer fabrics arestitched together in unusual patterns, often separated by colored zippers anddrawstrings. Some are hooded and edged in fur.
For the more conservative, Campbell said a popular style was the basic cotton bomber, down-filled for warmth. Although the neutral shades such as hunter green and beige are most asked for, embellishments on these are not lacking, with eye-catching tartan plaid limings and bright burgundy collars; cottons and flowers are not ignored. Some edge and padded with corduroy, raog wool and leather in off-setting colors.
Campbell said that although his lines were primarily in men's sizes, many women choose to buy them as oversize pieces.
The Buckle also carries a variety of neons, and Rodriguez says the mentality is transferring to other styles as well, even leather.
The Buckle anticipated that trend by buying stock leafings in colors such as "blonde," as well as the traditional black coat, and their newest looks are mannes, oranges.
"Gals are more willing to try on a guy's style a bigger look — more European," she said.
"I think people are shooting for a different color," he said.
Rodriguez said that leathers were becom
pieces.
Mitch Rodriguez, manager of The Buckle,
805 Massachusetts St., agrees with this viewpoint.
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go on its own path and not irything from the West," said. "All these people are ney are brainwashing the But most of them don't."
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T. Alexander, KU professor of said Notkin was an open and speaker and that he enjoyed jokes.
said he did not think a govern- official from the Soviet Union have been able to present a claim that the Soviet Union as also was Notkin.
may be surprised that I will
jokes, but political jokes are
onose to the censorship of our
materials in illustration of the
a problem.
nder said he thought it was, "how quickly Glasnost had changes in the Soviet Union, amazing how fast Glasnost met everything up." Alexandr. "Now the Soviet press is going to lose eyes ago, I think I would see these in my lifetime."
rulr, forums coordinator for
Union Activities, said one
Notkin was chosen to lecture
of his city on the Soviet Union.
is surprised that his television was not censored, and he told t he did not receive criticism in government," he said.
fight for gav and lesbian
tion
er the (187) march a com-
* spirit was brought out,*
* id. “More people began to
come up,” he said some
a year in the past decade.*
glSLOK members will
at fliers in the Kansas Union
the history of gay and lesbian
ies in Washington. GLSOK
will show a historical
tentary at its 7:30 p.m. meet
irs said she would encourage e to "come out of the closet"
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people don't realize how many are gav." she said.
is gray, she fought
said she fought every day
life for the end of discrimina-
hind the scenes it's an every-cess," she said. "You just everyday."
cat can Chancellor (Gene A.) do when a portion of the cat still feel this way?" Jackson