THURSDAY, NOV. 29, 2001
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3A
Senate, minority group reconcile after dispute
By Luke Daley Kansan staff writer
About 60 students from several minority student organizations appeared at last night's Student Senate meeting to support the Asian American Student Union as its members questioned actions of the Senate Finance Committee.
actions of the board The students protested the committee's handling of AASU's request for money for next spring's schedule of special events.
A group of senators went to the side of the room to discuss cuts to the AASU's bill during a Finance Committee meeting two weeks ago, causing members of the student group to voice their concerns.
Last night, Senate restored money for some of the events for which money had been denied in committee meetings. Senate allocated an additional $1,850 to the group, increasing the total amount to $4,392.
Committee showed "The bad apples were shown. I think a couple of senators put off the intentions of the entire committee." Dupree said.
Mark Dupree, Kansas City, Kan.. sophomore, said he was displeased with the way the Finance Committee showed disrespect to the AASU.
Jerry Wang, president of the AASU and Atlanta senior, said although last night's Senate meeting was tense and confrontational, he thought that it produced a positive outcome for
all multicultural groups.
He said he was also pleased that members of the Black Student Union, the Vietnamese Student Association and the Hispanic-American Leadership Organization — among other groups — came to support the AUSU.
"Student Senate really is an organization that tries to promote diversity," Wang said. "It was definitely good for everyone to talk about what happened two weeks ago."
"We apologize for dropping the ball," said Kyle Johnson, engineering senator.
Adam Obley, Finance Committee chairman,
said he allowed the meeting to get out of hand
with the side discussions. He promised the
groups that it wouldn't happen again.
Branden Bell, holdover senator and Finance Committee member, apologized for discussing the bill with other members during the organization's presentation.
"It's an unfortunate misrepresentation that we'll work to correct next semester," Bell said.
In other business, Senate:
- passed a petition banning credit card solicitation on campus.
allocated to the Off-campus Student Service Resource Center $17,000 for start-up costs.
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Miko store supplies 'new beginnings'
By Matt Norton Kansan staff writer
Jessica Belmont, owner of Miko. 13 E. Eighth St., was showing a customer a box full of Ulexite, commonly called "TV Rock," yesterday afternoon.
"Cool, huh?" she asked the customer.
The cloudy, thimble-sized rock takes an image underneath it and projects the image on the rock's surface. The rocks are shipped in from Boron, Calif.
Belmont said the concept of her new store was to provide customers with some of "Mother
The Japanese phrase, "miko me," means new beginnings, and Belmont, who has worked in event planning, grant writing and marketing, said this company was a new beginning for her.
Nature's artwork."
Belmont opened the store six weeks ago after sensing a need during a summer trip to the Southwest desert and the California coast.
As she traveled, she collected a year's worth of Christmas gifts for her family and friends.
"Ilaid all my loot on the table and asked myself, Why did I have to drive 3 000 miles to get this stuff?"
Belmont started the company
partly with money left to her by her late grandfather. They shared a love for Japanese culture, and miko was a favorite Japanese word of hers.
Belmont said customer traffic had been steadily growing, and she is starting to see Christmas shoppers.
Tim Knapp, Lawrence resident, said he had found several treasures during his store visits, including shells he can use to make interesting necklaces.
"I originally did the ornaments as decoration," she said. "But people have been plucking them off the tree and buying them."
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Restaurant: A change of pace
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"I have a lot of faith," he said. "I believe in our economy. This is just an obstacle that we will overcome."
pre even walked into the restaurant believing it was already open
Ross said some people anticipated the opening of the new Casablanca Restaurant. Before the restaurant opened, she received calls for carry-out and some peo-
Al-Zaiti chose to establish his business in Lawrence because of the diverse population.
"There was no business like it in Lawrence when we opened. We are still probably the only business that carries all this kind of stuff." Al Zaitil said.
He said that many people in Lawrence have traveled around the world and are willing to experience different kinds of foods.
"Lawrence is a very nice, small town with a lot of good people." Al-Zaiti said.
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