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Barbara Ballard, associate dean of student life, said the case had involved a lot of miscommunication. Ballard had offered to mediate discussions between the students and Thompson.
"When the students came to me, I told them they might have some legitimate concerns," she said. "I told them we should sit down and talk about these things and address them if they're not being addressed. But meeting dates and times were never set."
"It's hard to find role models at KU," Racine said. "It's hard for a non-Hispanic administrator or faculty member to really relate to Hispanic problems. They can try, but it's not the same."
Hispanics say that because they make up less than 2 percent of the student body and faculty, KU overlooks them.
Hispanics believe they are often overshadowed by other minority concerns, and many of the complaints Hispanics have about the Office of Minority Affairs concern what they feel is a preference toward African Americans. The office subscribes to more African-American magazines and journals and employs more African Americans. The top two positions in the office, director and associate director, are held by African
Thompson points out that with the hiring of Roland Diaz this fall as assistant director, many steps have been taken to address Hispanic concerns. Diaz is heading the Hispanic Advisory Council, which comprises Hispanic students, faculty and staff and has met twice to discuss Hispanic concerns at KU.
Diaz also has proposed that KU join the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, an information database which provides research on Hispanics and legislation concerning Hispanic issues and lists Hispanics seeking jobs in higher education.
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And Diaz said that his co-workers in the Office of Minority Affairs had been more than helpful.
--office serves have to be united, and I think we are making progress."
"He wrote that since the beginning of this country, whites have always had the biggest piece of the pie," she said. "And Blacks have had a smaller piece, and they were expected to share that piece with all the rest of us. All we are asking for now is a bigger pie that we can all share."
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Kathy Healy, HALO's faculty adviser, said an article written by Jose Gutierrez, a prominent Hispanic lawyer, summed up Hispanics' feelings across the country.
Still, many Hispanics feel the Office of Minority Affairs does not welcome them.
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"The Hispanic students I have talked with feel very uncomfortable dealing with the office," said Marisol Romero, a member of HALO and an off-campus student senator. "They feel alienate or left out of the system
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Octavio Hinojosa, who became HALO's president Tuesday, said HALO was planning to form a committee to better relations with Thompson and the office. He said he believed the administration did not seem to know or care about Hispanic concerns.
"All fall we have tried to identify the issues involved," said David Amber, vice chancellor for student affairs. "For reasons I can't explain, this hasn't happened. At this point, I don't know what the issues are."
Administrators say efforts have been made this fall to address student concerns.
"There has been a lot of misunderstanding throughout this whole thing," he said. "But the whole thing is a symptom of something bigger, and that is the cultural insensitivity on this campus toward Hispanics. It doesn't start or stop with the Office of Minority Affairs; it's a University problem."
"The office doesn't have the resources to support everything it needs to support," she said. "People are frustrated because their needs aren't met. That's what this whole thing is about."
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Romero said the best way to solve the conflict would be for the University to give the Office of Minority Affairs a larger budget and more prominence on campus.
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