Wednesday
November 20, 2002
Vol. 113. Issue No. 63
Today's weather
60°
Tonight: 39°
Tell us your news
Call Jay Krall, Brooke Hesler
or Kyle Ramsey at 864-4810
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Kansas beats Holy Cross in first round of Preseason NIT p. 1B
' Bigs on Campus
Students volunteer to mentor children
Adrienne Hill, Kansas City, Mo. freshman, and 7-year-old Khela Smith of Lawrence share a laugh during a game of bingo at Centennial Elementary School. The two spend an hour each week together as part of" Bigs in Schools,"a mentoring program of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Douglas County.
Aaron Showalter/Kansan
Service program connects kids with role models
By Erin Beatty
ebetta@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Even though she's only known her for three weeks, second-grader Khela Smith throws her arms up in excitement when Adrienne Hill walks in the room.
The Kansas City, Mo., freshman, is Khela's Big Sister. For the past few weeks, Hill has been mentoring Khela as part of the "Bigs in Schools" program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County.
The program, which began in September, matches adults from the community with children in school. The pairs connect for an hour every week.
Hill meets Khela at Centennial Elementary School every Monday around 4 p.m. The two read, play games and talk.
Hill said she had heard about the program at a volunteer fair on campus, and she signed up because she needed service hours for her sorority, Delta Delta Delta.
The relationship is equally meaningful to Khela, who is 7 years old.
"I love kids, and I've always worked with kids," Hill said. "But this is probably one of the best volunteering experiences I've had. I have so much fun."
"She's fun and she's nice," she said of Hill. "One time I had a fight with one of my friends, and she helped me. She didn't want me to get in trouble."
Khela even named Hill when she listed her siblings: "Justin Smith, Connor Smith, Jeremiah Smith and Adrienne," she said.
Erika Zimmerman, Big Brothers Big Sisters program director, said the program was important because it put caring people into children's lives to help them become competent, healthy adults.
David Pitler, Wichita senior, spends his lunch hour with Marquis, a sixth-grader, every Tuesday at Pinckney Elementary School. They spend lunch and
recess together, usually playing sports.
"You can tell after the first week when you're greeted with a warm smile that you're making a positive influence in the kid's life," Pitler said.
He said he had heard about "Bigs in Schools" from a representative at his fraternity, Pl Kappa Phi. He said he had always wanted to be involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters, but was particularly interested in this program because it wasn't a large time commitment.
For more information about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County: http://www.mentoringmagic.org/
Tara Baldwin, Salina sophomore has been mentoring school children for the past year. She mentors Mikayla, a second-grader at Centennial.
"It's great to see how excited she gets
SEE BIGS ON PAGE 8A
'Breakfast for dinner' raises money for café
By George Schulz gschulz@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Social service organizations around Lawrence have reported significant increases in demand for assistance from area residents, including, most recently, Jubilee Café.
"In the last 18 months we've had to double the amount of food we serve because of the economy," said Jameson Jones, Dallas senior. "This forced us to have to figure out new ways
to raise money."
Jubilee Café, which serves food to the homeless and hungry, held the fundraiser "Breakfast for Dinner" last night at the First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St.
About 320 tickets were sold at $5 each for a dinner of eggs, bacon, hash browns, biscuits and pancakes. The event generated about $1,600 for Jubilee Café. Jason Fraser, Stillwater, Okla., junior, said one meal sold for the
SEE JUBILEE ON PAGE 8A
Will Umphrey, Shawnee freshman, and Tim Reardon, Kansas City sophomore, fill their plates at Jubilee Café's "Breakfast For Dinner." The two ate dinner at the Jubilee Café last night and said they went because it was good food for a good cause.
Courtnev Kuhlen/Kansan
Local golf clubs fair to women
By Kelly McNearney
kmcnearney@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Hootie Johnson's friends say he is not sexist. Many women are having difficulty believing that.
Johnson, the chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club, is involved in a public debate about allowing women to join his golf club. His definitive answer is no. Not vet. anyway.
His decision came into the national spotlight during the past few months, when Martha Burk, chair of the National Council of Women's Organizations, challenged Johnson to allow women to join his club.
She wants Johnson to allow female members by the time the Masters golf tournament takes place at the course in April. According to Golf World magazine, Burk has influenced big sponsors such as Coca-Cola, IBM and American Express to withdraw funding from the Masters.
"There may well come a day when women will be invited to join our membership," Johnson said, "but that timetable will be ours and not at the point of a bayonet."
So a question emerges. What kind of discrimination do women golfers face in the 21st century?
"As far as Alvamar, they let us do whatever," said Meredith Winkelmann, St. Louis freshman and Kansas golfer. "They make it pretty available to us all the time. It doesn't affect us here in Lawrence."
Winkelmann said the status of playing for a collegiate golf team opened some doors for her and her teammates, but there were plenty of courses where she felt unwelcome.
She said certain clubs in St. Louis disliked women players, and a lot of the older, male members wouldn't let her play through because she was a young woman. She said older men often grumbled at her game pace, calling it too slow.
"I can understand hackers," Winkelmann said. "But just because we don't hit it as far doesn't mean we aren't as talented. It's like saying blacks can't play golf. It's prejudiced."
Kylie Battaglia, Tulsa freshman, was the 2002 Oklahoma state golf champion. She said she faced gender discrimination at courses in her hometown.
"At my course in Tulsa I can't play before 1 o'clock because they don't think women are as good," she said.
Battaglia said after staff at some courses found out how talented she was, they let her play.
She said Augusta National needed to get with the times.
"I think it's a tradition, but it is 2002," she said. "So I think they should let women join now. There are a lot of women golfers who are better than a lot of men."
Edited by Erin Ohm
Committee develops council to aid freshmen
By Caleb Nothwehr
cnothwehr@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A committee of six KU students is developing a Freshman Advisory Council, which will introduce freshmen to campus organizations such as Student Senate and the Center for Community Outreach. The council also will offer
Incoming freshman in Fall 2003 will have a new way to acquaint themselves with the University of Kansas.
"It will help bridge the gap between high school and college," said Jana Szatkowski, committee member and Edmond, Okla., sophomore. Szatkowski said the council would have about 50 members chosen through an application process. Leadership experience in high school will be an application requirement, Szatkowski said.
leadership training by hosting speakers and luncheons with University officials
The committee is currently establishing by-laws for the council. One would
require students to have a minimum high school grade point average of 3.0 and maintain a 2.5 GPA during their freshman year at KU.
Applications will be mailed to qualified incoming freshman this spring or summer.
Szatkowski said the Freshman Advisory Council would be similar to organizations like the Board of Class Officers and the Freshman Honors Council, but involvement wouldn't be completely scholarship-based.
The committee is modeling the council after councils at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, Sztatkowski said. At Oklahoma State, the council is similar to a separate student government for freshmen. Oklahoma's freshman committee hosts leadership seminars, speakers and dinners.
Loren Malone, student body vice president and Senatobia, Miss., senior, said she got the idea for the council after talking to the student body vice president at Oklahoma State University during the
"It will be an outlet for incoming freshman to be directly involved in University events," Malone said.
Big 12 Student Government Conference earlier this semester.
Diana Hoef, St. Louis junior, said the council would have been helpful to her when she was a freshman.
"It'll help get students involved, and help them meet people at such a huge university." Hoef said.
- Edited by Nicole Roché
.
4
---