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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Thursday, September 14, 2000
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(USPS 650-640) • VOL.111 NO.15 For comments, contact Nathan Willis or Chris Borniger at 864-4810 or e-mail editor@kansan.com
SEE PAGE 1B
Inside: College-age chat-room users may not be very creative when it comes to sex talk. SEE PAGE 3B
University aims to hire more minority faculty
By Kursten Phelps
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
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Provost David Shulenburger is looking to the University of Kansas' academic departments for clues about how to increase minority faculty recruitment.
The University hired eight AsianAmerican, three African-American and one Native-American faculty member for this fall, Shulenburger said. No Hispanic faculty members were hired.
"Those numbers are roughly in line with where we've been in the past," Shulenburger said. "Every year we're keeping to the keep of minority
faculty increasing."
Mica Rosales, Olathe senior, said she thought there weren't enough minority faculty members on campus.
"Throughout my four years here, I've seen the University bose lots of good teachers who knew their subject matter extremely well because they're immersed in it," Rosales said. "That helps a lot because it gives you almost a first-hand experience, which is the next best thing to actually seeing Native-American or Hispanic culture yourself."
See RECRUITING on page 3A
As part of the effort to increase minority faculty, Shulenburger issued a survey that examines last year's recruiting procedures, especially concerning what the
Department chairs and directors that conducted faculty searches last year were asked to break down their searches into three categories. The first outlines the number of underutilized minority applicants who were recommended for a campus visit. The survey also asks whether a position was offered to the candidates, as well as the reasons any minority candidates did not accept offers.
University calls "underutilized" groups African Americans, Native Americans and Hispanic Americans.
The second category designates minority candidates who were not invited to visit
Numbers of Minority Instructional Faculty Members
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Lawrence selected in ID-check program
By Matt Merkel-Hess writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Lawrence bars and restaurants soon may know if their employees are checking IDs correctly.
The Kansas Licensed Beverage Association was awarded a grant by the Century Council of Washington, D.C., to participate in the ID-monitoring program, which will be free for participating businesses.
Rita Madl, president of the KLBA, said the program would involve younglooking 21-year-olds who would enter bars and restaurants and try to purchase alcohol. If they are carded, the employee who cards them will be given a green card and some sort of prize, such as movie tickets. If they are not carded, the employee will be given a red card notifying them that they broke the law, and the owner of the business will be notified. Each month, the owners will be given a report of how many green cards and red cards were issued. All results of the program will be private.
"The spirit of this is to help us be better operators and let us know in a short time if someone isn't doing their job." Madl said.
Monty Shanks, owner of G. Willikers Deli and Bar, 733 Massachusetts St., said he was going to participate in the program. He also pays private shoppers to visit his establishment and check for alcohol compliance and check out how the place is running.
"Naturally, when the owner of the place is there, things are going to run different than when they're not," he said.
Shanks said that it was important to comply with the law and serve responsibly.
"We've got a huge responsibility — everybody needs to do what they can do." he said.
An informational meeting will be held today for bar and restaurant owners. Madl said she expected the majority of Lawrence businesses to participate. She said Lawrence was picked because it was a college town and because of the relationship between the KLBA and the city, which is helping facilitate the program.
"I think it would help the management and people who own these bars know that their employees are doing their job," Frye said. "I'm sure there are people that let it slide."
Andrew Frye, Overland Park senior,
said he never tried to get into bars
before he was 21. Now that he's legal,
he said he was carded frequently.
"Any grant money to do extra awareness for underage drinking is good as far as we're concerned," Madl said. "It's going to be fun, and we hope that we all get nothing but green cards."
- Edited by Kimberly Thompson
Gettin ready for action
Robin Kablerine works above Ken Karr on the lights in Memorial Stadium yesterday. Huxible & Associates of Lawrence is in progress of replacing eight lights on each of the four poles in the stadium. Photo by Justin Schmidt/KANSAN
Sex seminar stresses boundaries
By Jason Krall
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Becky Lake, Stilvell junior, and Annalies Vandervalk, Ames, Iowa, freshman, study safe-sex literature and displays at the "But I Like It Like That: Women and Sex" seminar at Doutht Scholarship Hall yesterday. The seminar educated students about responsible sexual activity. Photo by Ashley Mariott/KANSAN
Women should set boundaries for how far they'll allow a sexual encounter to help guide them when a sexual situation comes up, counselors told a group of University of Kansas women last night.
"If you've already set boundaries, you may be less likely to be swayed in a situation, especially where alcohol is involved," said Janis Ellis-Claypool, health educator for Watkins Memorial Health Center.
About 25 participants discussed candidly the importance of intimacy in sex and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, and practiced placing condoms on artificial penises at a discussion last night at Douthart Scholarship Hall titled "But I Like It Like That: Women and Sex at KU."
Ellis-Claypool also told the women about the emergency contraceptive known as the morning-after pill, which actually can be taken up to 72 hours after a sexual
The discussion was sponsored by the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center.
encounter to reduce the chance of pregnancy. The treatment is available at Watkins, she said.
"It's not what we're going to endorse as our biggest method of birth control, but it is an option," she said.
Chlamydia and genital
warts are the most common STDs among KU students, followed by genital herpes and mollusca. About one in eight college women has some form of STD, both nationally and on the KU campus, she said.
"You have to take that thought of an STD as being a dirty person's thing and check it at the door," Ellis-Claypool said. "Because many of us are sexually active, and it is a risk."
The panel also warned that some STDs, including genital warts and herpes, can be spread through genital touching, even if a condom is used for intercourse.
Laura Montgomery, coordinator of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education program at the center, warned that some women were sexually assaulted without even realizing what has happened.
"We know that the majority of assaults on campus happen between people who know each other — over 90 percent," she said.
Marielle Monteaux, Sisseton, S.D., senior, said she thought the casual atmosphere of the Douthart lounge helped the participants open up about their sexual experiences. She said she found the discussion helpful.
"I had a lot of questions answered, especially about the STDs, because you're just not sure," she said.
- Edited by Warisa Chulindra
Future of tribes to be examined at conference
By Leita Schultes
writer @kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
By Leita Schultes
In Native-American cultures, ancestors and leaders are respected for the wisdom they provide.
At 7 tonight, Native-American leaders will gather at the Spencer Museum of Art to hear a welcome address for "American Indian Leaders: Red Power and Tribal Politics," a three-day conference sponsored by the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University.
The conference will focus on the future of Native-American leadership through guidance from the past, and several Native counsellors.
Americans wil speak
More information
A calendar of
events for the threeday Native-American conference
See page 5A
"It's really an impressive crowd of accomplished people who are not typically together in one place," said Nancy Scott Jackson, acquisitions editor for the
University Press of Kansas.
Ada E. Deer, a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, will give the keynote address at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Haskell.
Jackson said Deer's presence at the conference would be especially significant because Deer helped her tribe overrun the termination of its relationship with the government in the 1970s. She also is the first woman to be assistant secretary for Indian Affairs with the Department of the Interior.
During the 1960s and 1970s, the government tried to distance itself from Native-American tribes by suggesting the tribes were becoming independent and no longer needed to be wards of the state, Jackson said.
Jackson said many issues from the 1960s still were relevant and would be discussed at the conference.
But, she said, the Red Power Movement — and many of the leaders attending the conference — fought against such action by enforcing treaties, advocating fishing rights and retaining Native-American culture.
Donald Fixico, chairman of the indigenous nations studies program, agreed.
"I think that these individuals really kind of opened the door," Fixico said. "An Indian identity truly emerges from this time period."
Other topics that will be addressed include the ethics of indigenous-studies programs, the retention of culture and artifacts, and the impacts of gaming.
Alicia Martinez, Haskell Indian Nations University student and Zuni tribe member, said she would be interested in learning about Native-American artifacts. She has to go to a museum to view the possessions of her ancestors, she said, but they should be returned to their rightful owners.
Such topics, and the conference itself, interest a variety of people. Jackson said 155 people had preregistered for the event — only about half of whom are Native Americans. She said she expected nearly 200 people, including scholars, students and activists, to attend the conference.
Student registration is $25, and general registration is $86.
- Edited by Warisa Chulindra