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Monday, September 10, 1990/ University Daily Kansan
Law journal planned
KU law students will show new laws' effects
By Amy Zamierowski
Kansan staff writer
KU law students will publish a new law journal aimed not only at lawyers but also at other professionals, said David Summers, third year
The Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy will demonstrate the effects of laws instead of being a interpretation of laws, Summers said.
"The new journal will address emerging public policy issues in the law," Summers said. "For example, our journal would not publish an indephiece piece on a section of a legislative act. Instead, we would say how the section would affect public policy."
The first issue of the journal, which will be published in Spring 1991, will address pollution and poverty. Summers said.
The journal will be published once this year, he said, but biannually next year.
He said the journal's appearance
would differ from a standard law review. The journal will be presented in a format more accepted or familiar to other professions, he said.
"We hope to have the journals in places other than law libraries." Summers said. "We would like it to be a something a lawyer might have in his reception area or an economist might have on his desk."
Summers said the staff of the journal soon would have about 30 members. The staff, which still is unembled, is chosen on writing ability.
Paulette Manville, editor of the journal, said she wanted a diverse staff membership.
"I want as many students as possible who have writing skills and show talent to have the opportunity to write for the journal," said Manville, a student. "I want a diverse group of writers who will have varying views."
Manville said that every spring, the staff of the journal would host a symposium to discuss a public policy
issue. The issue this spring will be the effect that environmental policy decisions have on people's daily lives.
But future issues of the journal may deal with other topics, such as health care or education, Manville said.
"We picked this topic because there didn't appear to be a lot written on it. "Mansville said. "There is another environmental law at the law school."
The 15 people on the symposium panel will present a paper that will be published in the journal, along with students' articles.
Manville said the panel would consist of educators, legislators and employers from across the United States. Panel members' political views will range from conservative to liberal.
Mantille said that law reviews in general were designed to be research tools but that she wanted the new education to reach a broad audience.
Senate program links student volunteers with organizations
By Jennifer Schultz
Kansan staff writer
Student Senate is financing a community service program this semester that will give KU students a chance to participate in active in the Lawrence community
Mike Schreiner, student body president, said the program would serve as a volunteer clearhouse for participants to participate in community activities.
"We have a list of a hundred organizations they can participate in," he said. "We have a new computer in the Senate office that will serve as the head."
Bil Moseley, former vice-director of the Associated Students of Kansas board of directors, said the community service program was modeled after the Kansas State University community service program, which kept files of organizations needing students' help.
That way students could make the
commitment they wanted, and it encouraged students to become involved," said Moseley, who helped design the program at KU.
He said many organizations in Lawrence needed help but did not know how to access students.
Strong administrative support was part of the reason the KState community service program worked so well, Moseley said.
"At KU there is not a strong faculty backing for a community service program, and there is not a strong push from the University," he said.
Schreiner said, "At K State they have federal grants and lots of funding. Here at KU, it is a low budget. He will go to Hospitol, the program will grow."
Senate allocated $12,110 to community service from the Education Opportunity Fund, which is a portion of student tutions that has been designated to assist both the educational and financial needs of the
student body
Schreiner said part of the money would provide a salary for the community service director and the rest would pay for scholarships
"The scholarship money is for those students who are having trouble financially who would like to do community service. The scholarship would reimbure some students who, for example, worked 15 hours a week for the Salvation Army." Schreiner said.
Moseley said that the community service program was created when the Board of Regents set tuition too high based on the accepted cost fee ratio and created the fund to channel the excess money. The fund was raised through community service programs and helping financially needy minority groups.
Schreiner said he would appoint the community director for the program later this week.
Environmental action
Jenny Koziatek (left), St. Louis junior, and Scott Page, Galesburg, III., junior, put plastic containers into bags for disposal. Members of Environments, an environmental group, were helping clean up the lot of United Recycling, 903 N. Third St., on Sunday afternoon. Members were unsure whether the plastic would be taken to Kansas City for recycling or dumped in a landfill.
Group begins second year at KU
Women's Student Union meets informally without hierarchy
By Monica Mendoza
Kansan staff writer
There will be no minutes taken at the Women's Student Union meetings.
The group has no president. There is hardly a structure, and voting is done by consensus.
The women who organized the group during Spring 1900 said they had wanted to avoid a hierarchical structure.
Mariece Gilliland, WSU member, said, "We don't have it intention. Just being at the meetings makes you a leader." She will become as active as they choose."
Traci Edwardson, WSU member, said everyone was welcome at the meetings. Thirty people attended the event and were greeted by the esteemed Friday at the Kansas Union
"We want men to come to the meetings," Edwardson said. "Men have just as much concern about these issues as women."
Becky Brewer, WSU member, said that meetings would be informal and that decisions would be made as a group. At Friday's meeting, she explained consensus voting and encouraged every member to speak about the issues that needed to be addressed.
"Everyone in the group has equal voice," Brewer said. "All voices are important. We will be much stronger as an organization."
Edwardson said consensus voting would work best for the group because it would be the first time for someone to have a role in the decision.
last semester had met with Judith Ramaley, then executive vice chancellor.
"We presented an outline of some changes that we would like to see," Edwardson said.
She said the group would continue to meet with administrators this semester.
She said some members of WSU
Gilliam said one of the group's first priorities would be to ask for additional lights on campus. Last semester the group was told there was not enough money for the additional lighting, she said.
"Safety is not an economic issue." Gillian said.
Edwardson said she would like to see other campus groups show support for WSU. The group will be holding a campus forum for next month, she said.
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