8A • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12, 2001
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Commissions offer students voice in city
Conrad said her role was to present the opinion of the KU community to board members as they made their decisions. She said the commission met about four times a year, for an hour each time.
By Courtney Craigmile Kansan staff writer
KU students are a part of the Lawrence community, and the city encourages them to get involved by joining various boards and commissions, Assistant City Manager Dave Corliss said.
Corliss said the city had a number of boards and commissions that included students, both as voting and nonvoting members. These boards include the Planning Commission, Sign Board and Zoning Board of Appeals.
"I serve as a liaison between the community and the University," she said.
He said most terms lasted three to four years, but some, such as the Human Relations Commission, are
Amanda Conrad, Summersville, W. Va., graduate student, serves on the Lawrence Human Relations Commission. She said the commission dealt with civil rights and affirmative action cases in Lawrence.
"I believe there is tremendous benefit to having KU students, or any other students, serve on city boards," Corliss said. "Students bring insights, innovations and opinions that may not be shared or available to other citizens."
Conrad said although she couldn't vote, she still could present the University's side to the commission.
"To get the full experience of living in Lawrence, you need to get involved," she said. "One of the biggest ways to get involved is to be on various boards and commissions."
For a list of openings in city government, visit the city's Web site: www.lawrenceeks.org.
She said the Student Legislative Awareness Board—a board of Student Senate—was always looking for ways students could get involved with city government, and it often sent out notices of openings students could fill
To become involved
Send letters of interest to:
Mayor Mike Rundle
P.O. Box 708
Lawrence, KS 66044
If a student is interested in applying to serve on a commission or board, Corliss said, the student should write a letter of interest to Mayor Mike Rundle. Mayor Rundle then conducts interviews and nominates people to the boards. The City Commission has the ultimate vote to approve someone to a board.
Julia Gilmore Gaughan, community affairs director for Student Senate, said she tried to get KU students involved in city government.
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Santa listens carefully as Cavan Sanchez whispers his holiday wish list last night at the Kansas Ballroom in the Kansas Union. Lawrence elementary school students were treated to crafts, snacks and games provided by volunteers of the Boys' and Girls' Club of Lawrence.
Smoking a hot topic in cold weather
Sachin Sidhaye,
Lawrence graduate student, enjoys a smoke outside Snow Hall. A posted sign says smoking is not allowed within 20 feet of the doorway, but a large ashtray is situated right next to the doorway.
By Lauren Brandenburg
Kansan senior staff writer
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Jenni Glass wishes that colder weather didn't mean more smoke to walk through as she entered campus buildings for classes.
"More smokers in the winter huddle by the door," said Glass, Canton, Ill., junior.
Glass said she liked the University of Kansas' smoke-free entrance policy but wished it was enforced better.
"The policy will be voted on in the environmental health and safety committee at the end of this week," Galitzer said.
Both Faucher and Johnson said the number of complaints was consistent no matter what the season. If more smokers smoke within 20 feet of the entrances during colder months, their offices don't hear about it.
KU has had a smoke-free entrance policy since the fall semester of 1999 that requires each building to have one designated entrance where smoking is not permitted within 20 feet of the door, said Jeannette Johnson, assistant to the provost.
Often, that means contacting a school's dean or a chairperson to let them know of the complaint. Human resources then works with the department head to enforce the policy.
Their proposed policy would prohibit smoking within 30 feet of certain entrances. Each building will have a smoke-free main entrance, and smoke-free entrances will also include those with a fresh-air intake vent nearby or those that provide access to handicapped people.
Policy enforcement is based on student complaints, said Ola Faucher, director of human resources. The student handbook says anyone with smoke-free entrance complaints should call the
Kansas State University may have a similar policy soon, said Steve Galitzer, associate director for public safety at the university.
provost's office, and the provost's office often refers the complaints to the human resources office, Johnson said. However, neither Johnson nor Faucher said they received many complaints.
"We get a few complaints," Faucher said. When she does get one, she works with a department head to fix the problem.
Faucher said if students noticed smoking within the no-smoking areas, they should call her office.
He said the policy would be enforced the same way as the University of Kansas.
"To become the smoking police is too much to handle." he said.
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