Monday October 21, 2002 Vol.113. Issue No.41
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Kansas plays well at times against Texas A&M but loses p.1B
Greek actions misconceived
By Todd Rapp
trapp@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Fraternities and sororites often have mandatory activities for their members that some may consider hazing, because members face consequences when they are absent.
According to the University of Kansas code of student rights and responsibilities, hazing includes any action or situation where the safety or welfare of a student is recklessly, negligently or intentionally endangered. Other aspects of hazing include situations that cause mental or physical discomfort, personal servitude, excessive fatigue and any action that interferes with the academic requirements or responsibilities of a student.
If a complaint is filed against an organization, it can admit to the violation or it can appeal and face a hearing with University officials and the plaintiffs. If the organization is found guilty of the violation, then University sanctions are placed upon the organization, and it must undergo an education process about hazing and meet certain requirements at a later date to redeem itself.
Yin-yangain'tno Feng for professor Class discusses East Asian myths, legends
People don't realize the difference between responsibilities inherent in organizations and making people do things they do not want to, said Angie Carr, coordinator for fraternity and sorority life.
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Jennifer Hutsell, president of Kappa Kappa Gamma, said students should realize that events were voluntary responsibilities members took when they joined the chapter.
Each greek chapter has its own hazing policy and definition,but all chapters must adhere to the host university's policy. The most common consequence is a monetary fine.
Regardless of the consequence, Carr said all members of the chapter were subject to the responsibilities and therefore consequences.
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By Erin Beaty
ebeatty@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
erwise be hard to grasp.
Students interested in discovering the mystery behind why the KU basketball team is historically successful while the KU football team struggles can learn the explanation by enrolling in Myth, Legend and Folk Beliefs in East Asia, taught by Wallace Johnson.
Johnson, an East Asian Languages and Cultures professor, teaches his students that it's all a matter of yin and yang, or bad chi and good chi.
Chi is energy and a central
Cn is energy and a C coel element of Feng Shui, the Chinese way of living in harmony with nature.
Johnson says that bad chi comes from the north, so in Lawrence it hits the north side of Mount Oread, and bounces into Memorial Stadium, causing negative energy for the KU football team.
The good chi comes from the south, hits Mount Oread and bounces into Allen Fieldhouse, creating positive energy and success for the KU basketball team, he said.
Johnson uses this analogy and many others to help his students understand complex and distant ideas from East Asia that might oth-
"It's funny, but the idea sinks in with the students," Johnson said.
Johnson, 70, said one of the keys to keeping his students energetic was to be an enthusiastic teacher who gives passionate, spontaneous lectures.
Johnson has lived in Taiwan, speaks Chinese fluently and studies Asian law and how it portrays Asian society. He has been teaching Myth, Legend and Folk Beliefs in
East Asia for more than 30 years at KU
Johnson said he started teaching the East Asian course in the early 1970s, when students had no requirements to take non-Western culture classes, because he thought it was an important topic for students to learn about.
"My classes teaches students about the beliefs of the ordinary
SEE FENG SHUI ON PAGE 6A
Wallace Johnson, professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, has taught courses in Eastern Asian culture for more than 30 years. He stresses that human interaction and enthusiastic teaching methods are the key to educating students rather than technology. John Nowlak/Kansas
Shallenburger focuses on education, economy
by Aaron Passman
apassman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Bad weather and the onset of fall break Wednesday night did not deter students and members of the Lawrence community from attending the KU College Republicans meeting with Tim Shallenburger, Republican candidate for governor.
Shallenburger spoke to about 75 people at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union for about 30 minutes, before leaving for a forum in Kansas City with Kathleen Sebelius, Democratic candidate for governor. Shallenburger gave the crowd his campaign platform, discussing major issues, including education and long-range economic development for Kansas.
He compared Kansas education to the Shallenburger family mortgage, and said his family always paid the biggest and most important bill first. He said education was his top priority as governor that it should be funded before anything else.
"We need to help the universities find ways to save money." Shallenburger said. "This is not a good time to promise to grow much, but we need to fulfill our promises to the research universities."
Republican candidate for governor Tim Shal- lenburger speaks to a meeting of KU College Republicans Wednesday night.
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He also discussed funding for higher education in an interview before the speech.
Shallenburger said he was against raising taxes to cover the budget deficit.
He also discussed Kansas' need for long-range economic development. He said the key would be to recruit businesses to Kansas and to spend more money promoting Kansas tourism. Shallenburger said Kansas was listed 51st in the country in money spent to promote the state.
"We need to determine what a suitable education is and deliver it."
"We're dead last after Guam," he said. After about a 20-minute presentation, Shallenburger took questions.
SEE SHALLENBURGER ON PAGE 6A
Chapel chosen for charm
By Molly Gise mgise@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Some of life's most precious moments pass in the quiet corner between Fraser Hall and the Kansas Union.
In the half-century that Danforth Chapel has been open, babies have been welcomed to the world, couples have been joined for life and lost loved ones have been remembered.
On Saturday evening, Heather and Jareb Hice joined the thousands of couples who have gotten married in Danforth Chapel.
Like others, they chose the chapel for its simple beauty, its location and size and the freedom it gave them in planning their wedding.
"I didn't want a big wedding," Heather Hice, a KU graduate, said. "When I saw Danforth and how cute and little it was, it was perfect."
The chapel can be used for free, which softens the financial blow that weddings make on one's budget, said Danny Kaiser, director of the Student Organizations and Leadership Development Center.
Donations for the chapel are accepted and placed in a fund at the Kansas University Endowment Association.
The nondenominational chapel gives people without religious affiliation a site for a church-style wedding, Kaiser said.
Its location on campus also makes it a sentimental spot for students, faculty and alumni, said the Rev. Thad Holcomb, a minister at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries.
"It becomes that place of remembrance and connection for everyone who comes back."
Rev. Thad Holcomb minister at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries
Danforth Chapel was dedicated April 2, 1946, about a year after construction began. Its construction was financed through a grant from Danforth Foundation, established by William Danforth. Danforth, the founder of the Ralston Purina Company, donated money to build similar chapels at other universities. The building's construction cost $13,632. The chapel was designed by Edward Tanner, who was the first architectural engineering graduate at KU. German prisoners of war helped haul the stone to the chapel's construction site because of a shortage of labor during the final years of World War II, Holcomb said.
"It becomes that place of remembrance and connection for everyone who comes back," said Holcomb, who marries between four and five couples each year in the chapel.
About 150 to 196 couples are married in the chapel each year, with May and June being the busiest months for weddings, said Becky Dunavin, senior administrative assistant in the Student Organizations and Leadership Development Center.
Dunavin records all the reservations for the chapel.
The chapel seats between 80 and 90 people, which can be helpful or limiting. People like Heather and Jareb can have a small wedding and a packed house at the same time, Holcomb said.
Parking can be a problem, especially on KU football or basketball game days, Dunavin said. One couple rented a bus to transport their guests from an off-campus parking lot to the chapel, she said. People who reserve the chapel for weddings must find their own officiates, Dunavin said, but no restrictions apply to who can use it.
Heather Hice chose a friend who became an ordained minister through an Internet program to serve at her wedding.
"I could find whatever preacher I wanted, and I didn't have to ask for permission," she said. "I wanted someone who actually knew me to marry us."
An organist is available for a $100 fee, but people can and do provide their own music.
"I've heard everything from harps to flutes, guitars, keyboards and boom boxes," Holcomb said. "All kinds of music can be played in there."
The chapel also is used for christenings and memorial services. Religious organizations meet in the chapel, and some fraternities and sororites rent it for initiation ceremonies, Dunavin said.
The time between weddings and other services are reserved for prayer and reflection. The chapel is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
"If they want to meditate or have time for themselves, it's a space for
SEE DANFORTH ON PAGE 6A