2A = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS IN BRIEF
THURSDAY,SEPT.27,2001
CAMPUS
Amid debate, Student Senate grants money to blood drive
Student Senate granted the KU Blood Drive Committee $756 during last night's meeting, but not without some controversy.
Stan Handshy, Queens and Allies senator, said the Food and Drug Administration regulated the questionaires given to potential blood donors, and that some of the questions were discriminatory to queers.
Handshy said passing the bill would violate the University's discrimination policy.
Denying funding to this group will not hurt them because they have other sponsors," Handshy said.
Also last night, senators passed a resolution thanking individuals involved with the "Bring Justin Home" campaign to raise money for the American Red Cross and the New York Firefighters 9-11 Relief Fund failed.
Dallas Rakestraw, Nunemaker senator, said it wasn't necessary to thank senators for doing their jobs.
"People gave us money out of the goodness of their hearts," Rakestraw said. "It's not our position to thank ourselves."
in other business, Student Senate:
Passed a bill giving $3,800 to the Inspirational Gospel Voices.
Passed a bill allocating $321 to the Society of Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics (SOMA).
Passed a resolution in support of the PROMO Bride In Scout Rally.
—Luke Daley
Photographer rents helicopter; captures KU with aerial shots
A St. Louis photographer and his pilot buzzed the KU campus yesterday in a helicopter.
Lloyd Hetrick, manager of the Lawrence Municipal Airport, rented the helicopter to the photographer, who he said was from the St. Louis area and had been wanting to shoot aerial photos for about three years.
Hetrick said the copter was scheduled to fly around the Kansas City area, but the Federal Aviation Authority had imposed restrictions on the air space within 25 miles of Kansas City International Airport.
The flight around the KU campus and other Lawrence locales was the only available option, Hetrick said.
Paul Smith
Delta Force to sponsor dinner minority retention discussion
Delta Force will have a potluck dinner at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Ecumenical Christian Ministry building at 12th and Oread Ave., for members of campus organizations, student senators and any one else interested in attending.
The main topic of discussion will be minority recruitment and retention.
Breeze Luekte-Stahlman, off-campus senator, said Delta Force would try to have the dinner at the end of every month to create an open forum to discuss campus issues.
"Anything that Delta Force does is open to all people, but definitely something like this," Luetke-Stahlman said.
She said that campus recycling could be another topic of discussion during the dinner.
— Luke Daley
CAMPUS
Organizations, greek living help Hispanics fit in at KU
By J. R. Mendoza Kansan staff writer
Carmen Vieyra said finding her niche at the University of Kansas proved difficult because of the lack of minorities on campus.
"From the go-go, I didn't want to come to KU because of the lack of minorities," the Hutchinson junior said.
Yesterday, Vieira and other Hispanic students discussed their experiences at KU for about 10 people as part of the Multicultural Resource Center's Brown Bag Series, "Campus Life: A Latino Perspective." The event was also a part of Hispanic Heritage Month activities.
Vierya said she eventually found her niche by joining the Hispanic American Leadership Organization.
She also joined Sigma Lambda Gamma, a historically Latina sorority. She serves as secretary for HALO and social chairwoman of the sorority.
"HALO provides leadership opportunities to help other Hispanics so they won't go through what I went through," Vieyra said. "And my sorority is like a second family. They will always be there for me."
Eulalio Munoz, Topeka senior and HALO
member, said the organization provided a support network for Latinos. The group meets at 6 p.m. every Tuesday in the Burge Union.
"It's purpose is to educate the community on who we are, the diverse culture and to work against stereotypes," Munoz said. "I look forward to Tuesdays to see other brown faces."
Munoz and Vierya said they both tried to reach out to other Hispanic students on campus and off. Vierya said her sorority had a program called "Hermanitas," or little sisters, where members volunteered to mentor area female high school students.
"We hang out with them and show them they have an opportunity to go to college," she said.
Phil Dark, Kansas City, Kan., junior and member of Sigma Lambda Beta, a historically Latino fraternity, said his fraternity offered support on a predominantly White campus.
"Just being in the group gives me a sense of family," Dark said. "Always having people behind you and pushing you makes a big difference."
Contact Mendoza at 864-4810
NATION
GM settles harassment lawsuits
DETROIT — General Motors agreed yesterday to pay $1.25 million to 16 employees at a New Jersey assembly plant who sued the automaker for alleged racial and sexual harassment.
Under a consent decree, GM denied any wrongdoing as it agreed to strengthen its complaint procedures.
The Associated Press
"In some instances a small number of employees were subjected to unacceptable behavior which was not representative of the environment employees there enjoy," said GM representative Tom Wickham.
Two supervisors were removed once the allegations of inappropriate contact were revealed he said.
The employees are from the Linden, N.J.
plant, where 35 percent of the 2,453 hourly and salaried workers are minorities, Wickham said.
The plaintiffs cited one instance in which a hangman's noose was left over a table in a lunchroom used mainly by black employees.
Mary Scott, a black employee, said she was subjected to racial epithets and suggestive displays by co-workers and supervisors before leaving the plant in 1998. She will receive $500,000.
Melvin Wood, a white employee, will receive $95.750. Wood said he suffered retaliation from co-workers after writing a letter on behalf of Scott when she complained about harassment.
The rest of the settlement will be split among 14 black employees.
CAMPUS
Wheat Meet track, field event to benefit KU cancer research
The 14th annual John Blubaugh Memorial Wheat Meet will be 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
The meet will consist of three field events and nine running events. The cost for the meet is $10 for individuals and $90 for teams. Each team must have at least eight participants.
The meet is sponsored by Beta Theta Pfi fraternity and Chi Omega sorority. All proceeds from the meet will go toward KU cancer research.
Tomorrow, members of Beta Theta Pi and Chi Omega will sell tickets for the party and Wheat Meet T-shirts. The shirts are $10 each and will be in front of Wescow Hall from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Participants are invited to a pasta party sponsored by Beta Theta Pi after the meet. The party costs $5 per person and will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Proceeds raised from the party will also go toward KU cancer research.
Erin McCall, Chi Omega philanthropy chairwoman, said last year's meet raised more than $10,000. She said she expected this year's meet would bring in $12,000.
Jeremy Clarkson
NATION
One worker missing after blast at Pennsylvania dynamite plant
MOSCOW, Pa.—An explosion ignited a series of fires yesterday at a plant that makes dynamite and fireworks, and at least one worker was missing.
Roughly 200 residents within a one mile radius were evacuated and could be out of their homes until at least today.
One worker with critical burns was taken to a hospital in Allentown, said Jerry Gaughan, emergency services director for Lackawanna County. Two others were treated for minor burns.
Rescuers called off the search for the missing worker a few hours after the explosion.
"There's still fire, several fires, and it's not safe to go in there. Based on information from the owners, there's approximately 10,000 pounds of black powder that they're worried about up there," Gaughan said.
The fires could take several days to burn out, he said.
ON THE RECORD
An 18-year-old KU student reported criminal damage to his vehicle in Lewis Hall parking lot between 9:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Friday, according to the KU Public Safety Office. Scratches were found on the body of the student's 2000 Ford Mustang. Damages were estimated at $2,500.
A 22-year-old KU student reported theft and burglary in Robinson parking lot between 7:45 and 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the KU Public Safety Office. A purse, cell phone, three credit cards, check book, KUID, driver's license, Social Security card and $72 were stolen. The items were valued at $273.
A KU employee reported display of a fake driver's license in Ellsworth Hall at 1 a.m. Sept. 14. An 18-year-old student attempted to gain entry into the hall. The student was issued a notice to appear in court for unlawful use of a Kansas driver's license yesterday.
A 19-year-old KU student was the victim of battery in the 1000 block of Massachusetts Street between 1.45 and 2 a.m. yesterday, according to the Lawrence police. Three glass window panes were damaged in the incident. Damages were estimated at $175.
A 20-year-old KU student was arrested on two charges of failure to comply, according to the Lawrence police.
A 20-year-old KU student reported the theft of stereo equipment from a vehicle in the 4500 block of Wimbledon Drive between 8:30 a.m. Sunday and 4:20 p.m. Monday, according to the Lawrence police. The items were valued at $635.
A 21-year-old KU student reported damage to the passenger window of a 1990 Honda between 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and 12:45 a.m. yesterday in the 700 block of Arkansas Street, according to the Lawrence police. Damages were estimated at $300.
A 19-year-old KU student reported the theft of $10 in cash and a credit card between 10:15 and 11:45 a.m. Sunday from a residence in the 1600 block of Oxford Road, according to the Lawrence police. The value of the credit card was unknown.
A 19-year-old KU student reported the theft of stereo equipment from a vehicle between 2 a.m. and 3:08 p.m. Sunday in the 4500 block of Wimbledon Drive, according to the Lawrence police. The items were valued at $510.
ON CAMPUS
KU Ad Club will sponsor a meeting with Valentine Radford advertising agency at 7 tonight in 100 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Contact Erin Endres at endres@ku.edu.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is sponsoring an ice cream social at 7 tonight in the Pine Room at the Kansas Union. Contact Jennifer Leong or Candace Haines at 312-2219.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries (ECM) and ENIRUZS will serve a vegetarian lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at the ECM building, located at 1204 Oread Ave., one block north of the Kansas Union. The lunch is prepared by student volunteers. Contact Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
KU Men's and Women's Ultimate Frisbee Clubs will meet at 4:30 p.m. today at the Shenk Complex at 23rd and Iowa streets. Contact Clay or Tony at 843-7099 or at clayed@ku.edu.
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