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KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 11,2001
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ISSUE 13 VOLUME 112
Radio station offers bands new forum
Little-known bands from Big 12 states gain exposure with Internet air-time
By Luke Daley
Kansan staff writer
Students interested in hearing music that comes from around the Big 12 Conference have a new Internet radio station to check out.
bg12radio.com began broadcasting Aug. 15 with the intention of providing states in the Big 12 with local music.
Brady Goodman, program director for the site, said he created the station, based in Lincoln, Neb., for the Internet to facilitate Midwestern bands looking for air time.
He said that the bands whose music was played on the Internet station didn't usually receive much airplay from corporate stations.
play from our perspective. "The great thing about it is that we provide music for all the Big 12," Goodman said. "We want to be the entertainment jumping-off point."
Goodman, originally from Salina, said that he was trying to get the University of Kansas more involved with the program.
He said that he hoped more bands from Lawrence would log onto the Web site — www.big12radio.com — to submit their music to the station playlist.
"It's a new way to use the Internet that's never been done before," Goodman said. "Any band that wants to reach us should."
Goodman said that some of the bands from Lawrence that were featured on the station include Pomeroy, The Differents and The Get Up Kids.
Goodman said that the station also played music from a few big-name bands such as 311 and Union Underground, which were local to the Big 12.
He said the Internet station sounded like a professional radio station but played music that few people have heard before.
"Iris is not your little sister's Top 40 radio station," Goodman said. "We sound like your local radio stations, only better."
"Local radio stations suck," Goodman said. "Even the radio stations in Lawrence and Topeka suck."
"It's hard to hear local bands a lot of the time," Leon said. "I think it would be a good idea to hear the hands through the Web site."
Jimmy Coles, drummer for M16, a Lawrence punk band, said that other Web stations like big12radio.com have helped his band get its music heard.
"That's pretty much how we've gotten our music following throughout the country," said Coles, who expressed an interest in posting music on big12radio.com.
Al Jacobsen, a manager at the Bottleneck, said the new Web site should be a positive resource for local bands.
"I can't imagine it doing anything but good." Iacobsen said.
"It gets those bands some exposure that they wouldn't normally get," he said.
Contact Daley at 864-4810
Economy concerns job seekers
Unemployment rate may leave students scrambling for jobs
By J. R. Mendoza Kansan staff writer
Ryan Camber is considering looking for a job. But he said he was concerned about being able to find one because of the rise in the nation's unemployment rate last month.
"It's a bad time in the economy to be looking for a job," said the Olathe sophomore. "Nothing is looking good right now."
The Labor Department reported Friday that the U.S. unemployment rate jumped 0.4 percentage points to 4.9 in August, the largest one-month jump in more than six years and the highest rate since September 1997. Businesses nationwide cut 113,000 jobs last month.
The unemployment rate in July was 4.5 percent, which was steady for four month.
There are no current unemployment figures for Lawrence, but the city's unemployment rate dropped four tenths of a percent from June to July, according to the Kansas Department of Human Resources. The unemployment rate for July was 4.4 percent, or 2,340 people.
The state's unemployment rate was 3.7 percent for July.
Camber said it was still frustrating for him earlier in the summer during his job search.
"I tried to get a job at a dealership, and I went in a few times," Camber said. "And they said they weren't going to be hiring."
He said he was later able to find a job at a moving company.
U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR 2001
Chelsea Catlin, Anthony senior, said her job search was frustrating because of the overall slumping economy.
"It's George W. Bush," Catlin said. "I think the president is more concerned with the way his financial situation is than those who he is supposed to help and protect."
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In addition, Catlin said job fairs were stressful.
She said businesses cutting jobs had also hindered her search.
"It's frustrating when you keep having to hand out resumes and talk to people when you know you are qualified for the job, or when someone beats you to it or you are not the right person they are looking for," Catlin said.
Chief economist Bruce Steinberg of Merill Lynch said the report almostguaranteed the Federal Reserve Board would
cut interest rates again, probably a quarter point, when it meets Tuesday, Oct. 2. The Fed has slashed rates seven times so far this year to help ward off recession.
—The Associated Press contributed to this
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Former commander criticizes Clinton
By Brent Briggeman
Kansan staff writer
Having been affected by what he considered poor diplomacy. Short tried to help future lawmakers by offering his perspectives at public lecture last night at the Kansas Union.
Most military decisions aren't made on the battlefield, but at discussion tables, said retired Lt. Gen. Michael Short, a former NATO commander in Kosovo.
"Our civilian leaders don't understand the country's military and certainly don't understand how to send us to war," said Short, who retired from the U.S. Air Force as a three-star general last year.
in speaking at a university for the first time, Short said he hoped to inform students before they became leaders of the future.
Short discussed the president's role in direct military planning, the need to develop a clear war plan, and finally he said a clear exit strategy and end goal needs to be known before conflict begins.
Hecriticized former President Clinton's handling of the Kosovo war and said the government was too intrusive and never properly explained the conflict to the public. He also spoke of his personal disagreements with Gen. Wesley Clark, who was his superior in the Kosovo campaign.
As the head of the Allied Air Forces in the Kosovo campaign, Short was directly involved in the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, an attack which he said was entirely accidental.
"Why would we bomb the Chinese embassy?" said Short, who blamed outdated maps on the mistaken target. "They will soon be the most powerful nation on the face of the earth. Why would we want to purposefully test them?"
Bruce Berglund, director of Russian and East European Studies, appreciated Short's unique perspectives and honesty.
"He hasn't been shy in talking about his disagreements with the government and other issues," Berglund said. "He's very much a military person and I think
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Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Short explains his view of the proper application of the military option. The general, a former NATO commander in Kosovo, spoke last night at the Kansas Union.
Residence halls consider reducing senators
Change would cut representation in half, raise interest.
supporters say
By Jeremy Clarkson Kansan staff writer
Members of the Association of University Residence Halls will vote on a proposal to amend the constitution at the general senate meeting tonight.
The proposed amendment
would change the number of student representatives in the organization.
The system currently assigns one student senator to every 100 students living in a residence hall, but the amendment would change the representation to one student senator for every 200 residents.
Every residence hall is given a number of senator positions based on the number of residents in the hall.
The student-run organization works with the Department
of Student Housing and hall governments. The group helps sponsor programs and events beneficial to students who live in residence halls.
Autumn Ayers, the group's president, said reducing the number of representatives for each hall should be a good change.
"We are trying to create an organization that has people who are interested in being in it." Avers said.
She said she was excited about the proposed change, but
not everyone shared her view.
"There are some people who are concerned we are cutting out leadership positions," Ayers said.
She said if the changes were approved, there would be a more vested interest in the organization.
Randy Timm, assistant director of student housing, said reducing the number of representatives would make the entire system more realistic.
He said although students were involved in the organiza-
union, there were always senator positions left open. The vacant positions were then filled with students who didn't apply to act as proxies.
Timm said by reducing the number of student representatives, the people who are actively involved and who are keeping up with the issues would be making the decisions.
Contact Clarkson at 864-4810
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