Thursday, November 9. 2000
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The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 3
REAL money catching on slowly
By Matt Merkel-Hess
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Less than three months after its inception, the local currency known as REAL dollars shows signs of losing its training wheels.
Organizers said $6,500 of the currency was in circulation, and more than 60 businesses now accept the $1, $3 and $10 REAL money, which stands for Real Economic Alternatives in Lawrence.
Some businesses have experienced frequent use of the local money, but others are waiting for the currency to have an effect.
"We just haven't seen the participation that we had hoped or expected," said
Richard Payton, an office manager at M & M Office Supply, 623 Massachusetts St.
M Office Supply, 623 Massachusetts St.
He said there had been four or five purchases totaling less than $50 REAL dollars.
"We have no problem accepting them, and we think it's a pretty good idea," he said. "But I think more businesses in Lawrence need to participate and get involved to make it a successful venture."
At Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massachusetts St., owner Chuck Magerl said $900 to $1,000 REAL dollars had flowed through his business during the past month.
For now, Magerl said Free State was maintaining relationships with suppliers and using REAL dollars if possible. But when choosing new suppliers in the
REAL MONEY
You can exchange Federal Reserve
You can exchange Real Estate money for REAL dollars at the Free State Credit Union, 901 Mississippi St. or at Liberty Hill, 642 Massachusetts St.
For a list of participating businesses and other information, visit the Lawrence Trade Organization's Web site at tlo.lawrence.ks.us
future, he said local businesses that accepted REAL dollars would play a part in their decision. In turn, Free State has used the dollars for change, office and hardware supplies, and as a portion of salaries if employees requested it, Magerl said.
John Cougher, a member of the REAL
dollar sponsoring group, the Lawrence Trade Organization, said there still was the big task of educating the public and businesses. But Coughler said he was happy with the response so far and thought it had drawn attention to local businesses.
Bill Sepic, president and chief executive officer of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, said he was not familiar with the specifics of REAL dollars but that it did give a tracking system to how much money was kept in town.
"It's very difficult to say that it's increasing sales, but it does draw attention to certain merchants," he said. "I appreciate the effort and applaud the initiative to keep money in Lawrence."
— Edited by J. R. Mendoza
Unhealthy eating habits lead to unwanted pounds
By Meghan Bainum
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
John Darling, Leavenworth
junior, has a confession to make.
"I've fallen madly in love with Betty Crocker," he said, "and her Hamburger Helper."
Like many college students, Darling eats on the run because of his busy schedule.
Darling said Hamburger Helper dinners were filling, cheap and fast.
"You could eat well cheaply," he said. "But it would require an enormous investment in time to go foraging."
She said many college students struggled with their weight because they did not eat a balanced diet with fruits and vegetables.
Ordering pizza seems easier than creating a healthy meal. But Ann Chapman, nutrition coordinator at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said pizza and Hamburger Helper might increase students' waist sizes more than their free time.
"If your whole meal is mac and cheese, you'll eat the whole box," Chapman said. "But if you take the time to eat an apple or a bunch of baby carrots, you'll fill
up on those foods, so you'll only eat half the box."
Chapman also said some college students exercised less than they did in high school but still ate the same amount of food or more.
One of the biggest culprits in the battle of the bulge is alcohol and the root-drinking munchies.
Michelle Sanford, Littleton,
Colo., freshman, said she was
fighting off the dreaded freshman
15.
Sanford, who said she never drank before coming to college, compensates by working out at least four times a week and eating salads instead of fried food at Mrs. E's. Still, temptation sometimes wins.
"You can go to E's with the mindset that you're just going to have salad, but the second you smell the other food and see it, your mouth waters," she said. "And then you're like, 'All right, I'll have a hamburger.'"
But students such as Darling, who used to live in a scholarship hall, long for the days of prepared meals.
He said it was easier to eat healthier when fruits, vegetables and unboxed meals were easily available.
But Darling said his diet was
EATING HEALTHY:
1. Don't skip meals: This will lead
to late-night pigouts.
2. Eat fruits and vegetables: Stay away from fried or boxed foods.
1. away from tired or boxed 2. Follow the food pyramid;
2 to 3 servings from the dairy and protein group
3 to 5 servings from the vegetable group
2 to 4 servings from the fruit group
6 to 11 servings from the grains group.
Small servings from the fats group
4. Prepare your lunch the night before to save time.
5. Stock up on convenient, portable foods that can be eaten on the ao.
6. Prepare and freeze several healthy meals on the weekend to be eaten throughout the week.
— Source: Health Promotions and Information
fairly healthy and better than that of others he knew.
"Sometimes I eat celery," he said. "My roommate eats cold ravioli. Now that's hardcore."
- Edited by Warisa Chulindra
Reliable Kansas votes Bush ticket
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On the most suspenseful night in American politics since Dewey didn't defeat Truman, there was one headline that could safely be written evn before the polls closed: BUSH WINS KANSAS.
The Texas governor's 57 percent share of the vote in Kansas wasn't the biggest in the country — Wyoming and Idaho both went 69 for Bush — but the Sunflower State remains as reliable an entry in the Republican win column as any the GOP can wish.
Bush took Kansas without even campaigning in the state
"He didn't come ask for our votes because we were already giving them," said Joe Aistrup, professor of political science and director of the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University.
"Kansas has such a long history of voting for Republican candidates that when it does not, it's truly news," he said.
Of the 35 presidential elections since Kansas gained statehood in 1861, Bush's victory was the 28th by a Republican candidate. That includes 1948, when some
Americans went to bed on election night thinking Republican Thomas Dewey had defeated Democrat Harry Truman.
Demographics, the makeup of the electorate by race and other distinguishing factors are part of the answer.
What's behind the GOP's hold on the Sunflower State?
The Kansas electorate is mostly Caucasian — 89 percent Caucasian in Tuesday's turnout, to just 5 percent black and 5 percent Hispanic, according to a Voter News Service exit poll of 734 Kansans as they left voting boots Tuesday. Results were subject to sampling error of plus or minus 5 percentage points for all voters, higher for subgroups.
"Demographically, we don't have the large minority population the more industrial states have," said Mel Kahn, professor of political science at Wichita State University. "And we're not as industrialized as the larger states. Those are characteristics that usually go with the more Democratic states. The labor union movement here is nothing like what you find in the East Coast or the industrialized Midwest."
Number of women on tenure track stagnant
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But as the percentage of female faculty members has climbed, the portion of men who are tenured has been steady.
Of 943 male faculty counted in fall of 1999,672,or 71.3 percent, were tenured.In 1989,715 of 987 men were tenured,about 72.4 percent.
Though women were not taking more tenured jobs in that 10-year period, they went from representing about 23 percent of KU faculty to about 32.5 percent.
Sandra Gautt, assistant provost,
said that while the proportion of
women who were tenured hadn't risen, the University had focused on increasing the number of women on a tenure track by awarding them either assistant or associate professorships.
"While we continue to hire more women, we clearly have more who are tenured or are tenured track positions," she said. "Over the last 10 years, you've seen a commitment to an increase in overall hiring of women."
But Kim Roddis, professor of civil engineering, said she had been happy with the growing number of women in faculty positions. In August, Roddis became the first woman to receive tenure in the School of Engineering. When she came to the University 13 years ago, she was the department of civil engineering's first female faculty member. Now, she is accompanied by six other members in the school.
"For me, personally, the system has worked fine." Roddis said. "My department and the school clearly are trying to do the right thing to be able to allow both men and women to go through the tenure process."
- Edited by J. R. Mendoza
While the number of female faculty members has doubled in the last ten years, the percentage of women who are tenured has remained stagnant.
Mindy Berns / KANSAN
(These are the unofficial totals from the Nov. 7 general election)
Kansas election returns
Kansas U.S. House
Dist. 1 Jerry Moran, GOP (l) 215,486 — percent
Jack Warner, Lib 26,574 — 11 percent
Dist. 2 Jim Ryun. GOP (i) 163,151 — 67 percent
Stanley Wiles, Dem 70,925 = 29 percent
Dennis Hawer, Lib 7,994 = 3 percent
Dist. 3 Dennis Moore, Dem (i) 154,157 — 50 percent
Phill Kline, Rep 143,538 — 47 percent
Crisa Mina, Lib 9,360 — 3 percent
Dist. 4 Todd Tiahrt, Rep 128,737 — 55 percent
Carlos Naro, Dem 99,283 — 42 percent
Steven A. Rosile, Lb 8,405 — 4 percent
Constitutional Amendment 1. — Kansas Public Employee Retirement System investing (This change would permit state pension plans to invest in banking stocks):
Yes 551,567 — 62 percent
State Board of Education Dist. 4
Bill Wagnon, Dem (i) 52,286 — 51 percent
Patrick H. Hill, Rep 49,802 — 49 percent
Yes 531,507 — 62 percent
No 345.243 — 39 percent
Constitutional Amendment 2 Boat/plane property taxes (This would allow the legislature to decrease taxes on boats and personal aircraft):
No 441,313 — 51 percent
Yes 430,266 — 49 percent
Kansas Senate
Dist. 2 Sandy Praeger, GOP (i) 23, 520 —
65 percent
Steve Robinson, Dem 12.474 - 35 percent
Dist. 3 Bob Lyon, GOP 11,347 - 54 percent
Mike Gibbens, Dem 9,729 — 46 percent
Dist. 12 Robert Tyson, Rep (I) 15,913 — 57 percent
Doug Walker, Dem 11,836 — 43 percent
Dist. 19 Anthony Hensley, Dem (i) 16,727
— 66 percent
Quentin L, Martin, Rep 8,799 — 35 percent
Philip Tiffany, Rep 4,395 — 31 percent
Kansas House
Dist. 44 Barbara Ballard, Dem (i) 9,847 — 69 percent
Philsi Pinyin, Rep. 4, 395 — 31 percent
Dist. 45 Tom Sloan, Rep. (i) 7, 951 — 6
Nancy K. Stubbs, Dem 4,357 — 35 percent
Dist. 46 Troy Findley, Dem (i) 6,093 — 70 percent
Lana Leach, Dem 4,505----44 percent
Douglas County
Dan Gregg, Dem 5,862 — 47 percent
Commission Dist. 2 Bob Johnson, Rep
6,673 — 53 percent
in Gregg, Dem 5,802 - 47 percent
Commission Dist. 3 Jere McEhlaney, Rep
8,011 - 53 percent
Larry Kipp, Dem 7,098----47 percent
Larry Kipp, Dem 7,098 — 47 percent
Sheriff Rick Trapp, Rep 25,090 — 64 percent
Ron Wilson, Ind 14,077 — 36 percent
Treasurer Pat Wells, Dem (i) 23,443 — 58 percent
Diane Kennedy, Rep 17.01.5 — 42 percent Judges 7th Judicial District Retention Michael Malone
Michael Malone
Yes 29,606 — 82 percent
No 6,294 — 18 percent
Paula Martin
Yes 27,583 — 78 percent
No 7,557 — 22 percent
Jack Murphy
Yes 28,607 — 82 percent
No 6,348 — 18 percent
Source: www.kssos.org
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John Singer Sargent, Elizabeth Wintreb Chanier,
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