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Monday, November 17, 1986 / University Daily Kansan
Club activities unite people, cultures
By a Kansan reporter
About 250 students representing 20 countries gathered at the Knights of Columbus hall Saturday for the KU International Club's annual banquet.
After a dinner of Turkish shish kebabs, Oriental rice and Greek salad, the club honored its adviser, Clifford Ketzel, professor of political science, and his wife, Leslie, with a gift certificate. Ketzel is retiring from teaching at the University of Kansas next month.
"It's so encouraging that a University such as
KU is so attractive to over 1,700 students from 101 countries " Ketel said.
Cultural presentations from club members highlighted the evening at the hall, 2206 E. 33rd St.
Three students sang Arabic songs, accompanied by a lute. One student danced to the music raising his hands above his head and snapping his fingers. An Afghan student then sang a song, Brazilian song.
The international students later joined to the beat of American music, mostly disco, adding cultural twists — waving a handkerchief or forming a circle and kicking to the rhythm.
"When you're having fun, you tend to forget differences," said Thuer Laham, the club's president. "This is a good opportunity for global understanding. You're able to make friendships and meet people."
Damah, Damascus, Syria, graduate student, said the club was also planning the "Festival of Nations" celebration in April, an annual event for the past 35 years.
At the festival, students from several countries usually set up booths to display facets of the culture, such as fashions, food and music.
SenEx told allocation system has flaws
By TONY BALANDRAN Staff writer
The current corridor concept — how the state Legislature decides the amount of money the Board of Regents schools get — has several problems, Robert Adams, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said Friday.
"I think the real problem is that nobody over in the Legislature modeled this before they put it into effect," he told the University Senate Executive Committee at its regular meeting.
"Frankly, I don't think the Legislature wants to look at it. They
'I think the real problem is that nobody over in the Legislature modeled this before they put it into effect.'
Robert Adams.
Associate dean of the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences
want something easy.''
Under the six-year-old system, the Legislature allocates money directly to the University. Adams said, but the number of students enrolled and the money received do not relate directly.
Whether the University loses or gains state money is based upon student credit hours. The state compares the number of credit hours taught in a base year to the number taught during the previous fiscal year. A fiscal year begins July 1, and KU currently is in fiscal 1987.
Adams met with SenEx members Friday to add details to their
knowledge of the process, said Mel Dubnick, SenEx chairman.
One of the problems, Adams said, was the base year changes every third year. In addition, the state allocation lags behind actual enrollment by two years.
For example, to calculate the funds for fiscal 1988, student credit hours taught during fiscal 1986 were compared to hours taught in fiscal 1985, the last base year.
Among other problems Adams mentioned was the "bubble position."
"Unless you sustain that enrollment, it will kill you." Adams said.
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