MONDAY,NOV.5,2001 NEWS THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3A AMERICAN BEAUTY Challenger, an American bald eagle, comes in for a landing on trainer Al Cecere's gloved hand. Cecere, president of the American Eagle Foundation, and Challenger practiced Friday for their half-time performance in Saturday's football game against Nebrask JAMIE ROPER/KANSAN Rodeos: Activists allege abuse CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A Tame horses do not buck naturally, he said. The site said the horses were made to buck with spurs, electric prods and bucking straps. Bucking straps are leather and metal straps that wrap around the horse's back and genitals. Hindi said they made a horse uncomfortable, causing it to buck. The straps also can wound a horse's sensitive flanks. Hindi's site features photographs of lesions he said rodeo officials denied and tried to cover up. George Duncan owns a horse farm near Fawcett, Mo., and has been involved in calf roping and team steer roping for more than 20 years. He said he had never known bucking straps to cause sores on "People need to "eople need to realize that cowboys do have consideration for livestock." George Duncan Horse owner the horses, and that the straps instead were a safety precaution allowing a cowboy to stop bucking immediately. Duncan also said calf roping was not as violent as it seemed "The rope has some spring," he said. "It doesn't hit the calf near as hard as it looks like it does." Duncan said he had only seen one calf suffer an injury and that the calf was healthy again in six months. "People need to realize that cowboys do have consideration for livestock," he said. "They have common sense. They aren't trying to hurt animals." Schulz and Ban said they had both been told a calf and a horse had died at the American Royal this year. Rodeo officials were not available to comment on the reports. Schulz and Ban said they understood it would be difficult to change people's minds about an activity so entrenched in American culture. "Our protesting is not a matter of us misunderstanding rodeos," he said. "It's a matter of us thinking that no animal should have to suffer." Contact Koerth at 864-4810 Professional schools may see transcripts, original grades Student Senate raises concerns about course retake policy By Paul Smith Kansan staff writer The Senate Executive Committee renewed concerns about the course retake policy among students and faculty last Tuesday after approving a resolution meant to caution student use of the policy. the policy, approved last summer by Chancellor Robert Hemenway, will allow students to retake any class in which they receive a D or F in order to boost their grade point averages. The original grades will remain on the transcript. Jessica Bankston chairman, said the resolution was intended to warn students that professional schools might take into account that original D or F when making admissions decisions. L l o y d Sponholtz, committee The professional schools at the University of Kansas each have their own admissions standards. "We are trying not to mandate admissions procedures on the professional schools," Sponholtz said. Jim Carothers, interim associate professor, said that University Senate rules and regulations assured professional schools' autonomy in their admissions procedures and that their authority was never meant to be undermined. "It was never the belief that professional schools would be required to ignore aspects of the student transcripts," Carothers said. However, Sponholtzt said the SenEx resolution prompted responses from Pam Houston, director of undergraduate services for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle, director of the Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center. Houston and Tuttle sent e-mails to Sponholtz indicating they were interested in making sure that students who used the retake policy would benefit from it. Neither Houston nor Tuttle were available for comment, but Sponholtz has invited them to share their concerns about the resolution at the SenEx meeting tomorrow. Jessica Bankston, who serves on SenEx, said the committee's warning was necessary. "We don't want students to think that by retaking a course it will assure them placement in the professional school of their choice," Bankston said. "It may help them get in, but it's not a guarantee." the SenEx resolution prompted concern at a caucus of student representatives last week. "Some student senators are "It was never the belief that professional schools would be required to ignore aspects of the student transcripts." Jim Carothers Interim associate professor upset that professional schools and graduate schools can even see the original grade on the transcript," Bankston said. Sponholtz said SenEx may withhold sending its resolution to the University Council meeting on Thursday. Tom Beissecker, president of the University Council, said the only way the council would act on the resolution would be if it were issued by the committee. Beisecker, an ex officio SenEx member, emphasized that the resolution was not a rule or regulation. "It's an attempt to clarify in the minds of University Council members what was the intent of a very small part of the course repeat policy," Beisecker said. Contact Smith at 864-4810 Your city in motion. The best way to reach Lawrence's shopping attractions, restaurants,and more, directly from campus.
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