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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.102.NO.75
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Plans draw new attention to minorities
By Mark Martin
Kansan staff writer
A recent proposal by the African American Student Concerns Task Force and a resolution passed by Student Senate three weeks ago have rekindled debate concerning the creation of an administrative position responsible for cultural affairs.
Administrators say they are looking into the recommendations, but many minority students at the University of Kansas wonder whether their concerns are really ever heard.
"It seems like nothing will be done with this until students make some noise about it," said Peter Braithwaite, off-campus student senator and member of the African American Student Concerns Task Force.
Braithwaite pointed out that in 1989, a task force recommended that the University create a new position to oversee minority affairs on campus.
That position was never created.
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Braintailte co-wrote the Senate resolution this year, which demanded that the Office of Minority Affairs, which operates within the division of student affairs, be moved up to operate within the executive vice chancellor's office. The resolution also calls for elevating the OMA director to assistant or associate vice chancellor status.
Some think raising OMA's status would allow it to be more effective. Hispanic students have complained that the OMA has been insensitive to their needs and lacks Hispanic resources such as magazines and journals. Most say that with an expanded role, the OMA could serve minority students better.
"The problem with the office currently is that come there with problems they're having on it, that office has no power to change policies," said. "They can just make suggestions. We're that the office needs more respect on campus power."
Tim Dawson, chairperson of Student Senate affairs committee and the co-author of the Sertion, said that the OMA was lost in the shuffle office was too low in KU's organizational stric
"Right now they have to go through too many get anything done," he said. "They have to go to student life, then to the vice chancellor for stuuf before they can come in, and before people at the top even hear about them."
Before 1987, OMA worked within the chan and the director reported straight to the chan office was moved into the student affairs divisic stands now.
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student at the office was moved to student affairs beca determined that the office's main function w with students.
Ambler said that because of KU's budget con did not think the University would be able to c position in the administration.
Moving the office to student affairs would a contact with students and with other offices in the building.
"The University is carefully studying the r force report," he said. "One of their recommend to create a University-wide council that could the programs that deal with minority needs."
Sherwood Thompson, director of minority at that as KU became more multicultural, more wired in to the community.
"With more and more minority students come may be necessary to have a representative at the thrative level," he said. "It would help to coord and assess the needs of minority students in all
Administrators point to the planned multicultus as an example of KU's commitment to minor And minority enrollment has risen each of the years.
But a planning committee has yet to be form center, and the original opening date of Fall 199 pushed back a year. And despite the enrollment more than 90 percent of the student body is whi
"Right now, it seems like minority and cultural treated as a program at KU, instead of within structure," Braithwaite said. "We need someo campus with enough power to keep people what's going on, and what needs to go on."
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Grades by the Glass
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Get a bad test grade this week? Having a drink for consultation may not be the wisest thing to do.
By survey standards, Nick Palinich, a U. of Vermont junior, should have failed long ago. But Palinich has a 3.2 GPA and says he consumes about 24 drinks a week. "I think that college students drink a lot more than this survey says they do," he still able to maintain a relatively good GPA.
A recent survey shows students with D or F grade point averages drink a more lot of alcohol.
That may be, but Stacey Reynolds, acting executive director of the American Council for Drug Education, says the statistics are on target. "There is a lot of truth in that their grades suffer if they are drinking a lot." ■ Heather McQuiller, *BG News*, Bowling Green State U.*
Is the party really over?
An October surprise sweep by the ABC caught several students off guard but didn't deter them from returning, Dean Spragues, a sophomore at the U. of Kentucky, was kicked out during the sweep but will say he has worked hard on bars. *Susan Gayle Reed, Eastern Progress, Eastern Kentucky U.*
"I kind of think it's stupid. They're still letting everybody in," says Rachel Knight an 18-year-old on Thursday at Thursdays on Thursday.
Eastern Kentucky U.'s popularity as a party school may be coming to an end. Its home city is joining others nationwide in the struggle to change their consumption behavior, which could increase underage consumption.
On a typical Thursday night in Richmond, students from not only Eastern but also the U. of Kentucky, Morehead State U. and Transylvania U., may be found parking downtown, one of the only places where the center drinking establishments.
But a regulation adopted in September by the state Alcohol Beverage Control prevents patrons under 21 from entering bars that receive less than 35 percent of their gross revenues from food. Since it went into effect Sept. 3, bar owners have found ways to bypass and, in some cases, defy the regulation. One bar displays a sign that says "18 and above welcome." Bar owners refused to comment on the new regulation.
Quit that day job - this one pays more
It pays to be a student body president in Florida these days. In fact, it pays a lot.
It pays to be a student body president in Florida these days. In fact, it pass a lot.
The top student executives in the Sunshine State make double, triple and even five
times more money than any other governor.
Roderick Stowall, president at Florida A&M U., makes $14,000 a year as student body president. And Stovall says that every penny of his salary is justified because of the responsibilities his position entails.
Mark Pulido says he has lots of responsibilities as well. Yet he makes only $2,475 at the U. of California, Los Angeles. The majority of student executives at big universities have similar duties with much lower compensation. Florida State U. student Body President Jeanne Beln bakes in $6,000. That's 6,000 times what Purdue U.'s Ruthey glass makes.
The decision concerning the salaries of the student officials varies, depending on the school. At FAMU, Stowall's salary was
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and the university president. Flamer later said he made a mistake. "If I approved [that salary] then I'm sure it was a boo-boo," he said. Flamer reregened on that admission the next day, citing Stowall's responsibilities as the reason for such a high salary. ■ Ihosani Rodriguez, Florida Fiambean, Florida State U.
Nestled in the upper northwest corner of Iowa in the heart of a lake resort is a method学校 called the Unit of Ohiwa.
Honorary degree holders include President George Bush, former Okoboji athlete Bruce Jennifer and U. of Iowa football coach Hayden Fry.
Though it has all the accoutrements of a real college including 1-shirts, sports tournaments and reunion parties, Okoboji has no real estate, students or clases, and "administrative offices" are located in founder
The absence of an actual curriculum does not faze Richter, who is director of student affairs.
Though it has all the accountrements of a real commerce.
"So what if there're no classes? We've got the people and a positive attitude, and everyone has a positive attitude."
Okobijo's football team, the Fighting Phantoms, completes its season on Sept. 31 every year. They play the winner of the Iowa Iowa State game and Nebraska and Notre Dame. The school exists to campus visitor
and Notre Dame. The school exists to Campus Nights,
even if the dates of the big games do not.
"People actually think it's a real thing," says Emil Richter, who created the university in 1976 with his brother. "For example, they might stop at the Dairy Store to buy eggs."
With wells of potential students and a positive report from education officials, the future looks bright for the fictious university - Kappa house or not.
"Enrollment up, tuition down, of the faculty wants a raise and the NCAA cleared our football team," Herman Riehler says. "Sara Epstein, The Punishment Project."
No sale-AIDS cards get the ax
A New York man who says he wants to help stop the spread of AIDS on college campuses — for $20 a pop — is being targeted by a university card that identifies them as HIV-negative.
The New York Supreme Court has granted a temporary restraining order against Overs Enterprises for selling the cards on New York college campuses.
"It's not for people to think they are going to get more sex because they have the card," Overs says. "The point is to get people to go in to get tested."
Kirk Orrs, who came up with the idea last spring, sells students a card that allows them to earn points.
But a spokesman for the New York attorney general says Overs is preying on fears about the disease. "It's a pretty serious problem," he said on the AIDS screen, "says Richard Barr."
Besides, Cornell senior Alan Shaw says, the card does nothing to stop the spread of the AIDS virus.
"You might as well give one to everybody because you could never be sure whether they are HIV-positive or not." ■ Jeff Selingo, *The Ithacan*, Ithaca College
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Boxing for cash takes a major hit
Two months ago Christopher Smith entered the ring to participate in a nine-minute boxing match. What happened, may take place? Determine if detention to overcome.
Smith, 23, a Purdue U. senior, underwent brain surgery the day after participating in the 18th annual Beats, a philanthropic boxing event.
Now the university may put an end to the event. And officials elsewhere are considering the safety of like events.
Last year the U. of Florida halted its 15-year-old boxing event because the university feared students could be injured.
The national program of Sigma Phi Epsilon canceled its "Fight Night" at Northern Illinois U. two weeks after Smith was injured.
Florida State U., though, continues to hold its "Main Event."
The matches there may be safer than those at Purdue because of mandatory sanctioning by the Florida Association of United States Amateur Baseball. In 2014, each month's of training; non-sanctioned events only require a physical exam.
"Our association has not had a serious injury occur at any of the events we sponsor," says Nick Cimmelo, president of the association • Mike Lobash, Purdue Exponent, Purdue U.
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