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Wednesdav. August 19. 1992
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Fees help student groups
By Mark Martin
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas has more than 300 groups and organizations covering a spectrum of student interests, from badminton to African-American affairs.
But only a few clubs receive money from student activities fees to operate.
Student Senate allocated $71,406 for student organizations this fiscal year. Of the 38 organizations getting money, 10 groups will receive more than $1,000.
Lance Wright, student vice president, said 42 groups applied for money. He also said Senate would not consider requests for money from religious or political groups in order to stay neutral with those group's philosophies.
The Associated Students of Kansas, a statewide, student lobbying group, receives more than $36,000, almost half of the allocated funds. The six Board of Regents schools that have an ASK group pool their money at the beginning of each year to hire a professional lobbyist, who lobbies at the state capital for student issues.
Kathryn Price, Wichita junior and co-director of ASK, said ASK members set an agenda of issues that they would like to address in the Kansas Legislature and on their campuses.
"Last year, we focused on getting money for capital improvements, such as the new library at K-State and Hoch Auditorium here," she said. "We do receive a lot of money, but ASK is very important because most students wouldn't get organized and go to Topea themselves."
The Organized Adult Knowledge Seekers, or OAKS, a support group for non-traditional students, will receive more than $9,000 this year from Senate.
"The majority of our money goes toward our monthly newsletter," said Randy Holmes, director of OAKS. "Most non-traditional students come to classes and then have to go to work or go home, so we need a newsletter to communicate."
Holmes said non-traditional students were those students who decided to enroll in college later in their lives, who worked full or part-time jobs while attending KU or who had families. He estimated that there were over 8,000 non-traditional students at KU last spring.
OAKS provides speakers on issues such as child care and financial aid, as well as more informal services such as babysitting children while a parent is in class.
The Native American Student Association, an education and support group for American Indians on campus, will receive more than $4,000 this year. Most of the group's
money is spent on its annual spring pow-
wow, said Jennifer Attocknie, Pampa,
Texas, junior.
The powwow is our chance to show other students some things about Native American culture," she said.
Attocknie said about 300 American Indians attended KU.
While some group officials say they are satisfied with the funding, other group leaders complain that they need more money.
Patrick Dilley, head of the KU AIDS Task Force, said he questioned Senate's fee allocation.
"We had our funds cut by almost two-thirds for this year," he said. "It makes me wonder how much we can save."
Dilley said the task force tried to help educate students about AIDS by giving talks to classes and answering questions by phone.
Other student groups such as the Black Student Union and Graduate Student Organizations are registered as revenue code groups by Senate. These groups receive money every two years in a block sum, which they are free to spend on their own. All other student organizations receive money yearly and get certain amounts for specific purposes, as decided by the Senate.
The 1992-93 Student Senate budget is $1,151,025, according to Senate's budget manual.
Paul Kotz / KANSAN
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