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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008
quote of the day
"The reason I don't normally eat Mexican food is because it's cheap and unappeezing."
Christina Aguilera
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The only change Chipotle has made to its menu in 13 years was the addition of salads in 2005.
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The letter to the editor "How can you call Barack Obama an elitist?" on Wednesday's opinion page was written by Matt Erickson, a junior from Eden Prairie, Minn. He is not Matt Erickson, editor of The Kansan, who is an Olathe senior.
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Christina Henning and Claire Kerwin, St. Louis freshmen, lead a march down Jayhawk Boulevard Wednesday afternoon in protest of Chipotle Mexican Grill. Henning and Kerwin were marching as part of an event organized by the Student Farmworker's Alliance, a national organization aimed at protecting the rights of farmworkers.
Farmers' right protest targets Chipotle
BY ALEXANDRA GARRY
agarry@kansan.com
Protesters marched from campus to Chipotle Mexican Grill, 911 Massachusetts St., Wednesday afternoon to protest the restaurant chain's treatment of workers in Florida tomato fields.
The protest was part of a national
About 80 Lawrence residents, farm workers from Florida and University students held tomato-shaped signs and chanted "No more slaves! Pay a living wag!" as they walked down Massachusetts Street. Once in front of Chipotle, they gave passersby free homemade burritos.
The Immokalee workers said this was representative of hypocrisy on the part of the chain, which promotes its commitment to farmers in its advertisements.
The demonstration caused several people visiting the restaurant to leave. Others, however, remained at tables outside, determined to finish their food.
"Chipile is refusing to recognize workers have to be part of their message 'Food with integrity,' said Gerardo Reyes, a former farm worker from Imokalea, Fla.
"I like the food, and this isn't going to change my habits," John Candido, Topea sophomore, said.
The coalition accuses Chipote and other fast-food chains of exploiting farm workers. The group has come to wage increase agreements with Burger King, McDonald's and Taco Bell, but Chipote has said it was still investigating the accusations.
"Chipocrasy tour" organized by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a national farm workers' rights activist group. The tour has been to Chipotle's national headquarters in Denver and is headed to St. Louis next.
Members of Lawrence Fair Food and the KU branch of the Student/Farmwork Alliance invited the coalition to include Lawrence in its tour.
Two people staged an impromptu counter protest, yelling obscenities at the protesters.
"Slavery is everywhere; they should protest everywhere," Jeremiah Lyles, Lawrence resident, said.
Despite being largely ignored by Chipotle employees, Coalition of Immokalee Workers members remained upbeat about their impact.
"We've felt exploitation, but we know change is possible because we've seen it," Leonel Perez, a coalition member, said through a translator.
The protest lasted about two hours.
- Edited by Kelsey Hayes
ENROLLMENT
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Upgraded class search to be used for advising
BY BRANDY ENTSMINGER
The new schedule of classes released by the Office of the University Registrar will be used with an advising tool that will eventually include a re-designed ARTS form.
Michael Harry, IT consultant for the registrar, said the system would provide students with an up-to-date number of open seats for classes.
The system keeps information current by connecting to a database that checks enrollment numbers at the time of a search. The old system updated enrollment numbers once a day.
Aaron Caruthers, Lawrence senior, said the new system would make it easier to plan ahead for enrollment.
The customized search function allows students to search using their own terms. Harry said it would make it easier to find information for a specific class because students could type in a title such as BIOL 104.
"You have the ability to be more specific," Harry said.
Tara Stuart, Shawnee senior, said she thought the new system could make it harder to find classes if students didn't know exactly what they were looking for.
much time you have to enroll." Caruthers said.
The multilevel reporting feature allows students to search multiple categories at a time. Harry said students could search for classes, within a department, taught by a specific teacher.
The first phase for the advising tool included adding biographical and demographic student information.
The next phase will include incorporating an online degree audit system that will eventually replace ARTS forms. Pickerel said the degree audit would be similar to the ARTS form, but in a more Web-friendly format.
Marla Herron, associate registrar, said the updated schedule of classes would also be used as part of the new advising tool. Mark Pickerel, systems administrator with Student Information Systems, said Provost Richard Lariviere wanted a Web-based advising system similar to one he had seen at the University of Texas.
"It wasn't difficult, but I prefer the other way," Stuart said. "It looked more friendly."
be available to most advisers in January. Pickerel said it would eliminate the paperwork advisers must currently do before meeting with students.
"The Provost's vision for this is to make advising appointments more efficient," Pickeler said.
"It's a quick check to see how
In the future, students will be able to use the interactive degree audit system to plan for upcoming semesters. The system will be available through the Kyou portal.
The degree audit system will
"We want to make sure it's right before we release it to students," Pickerel said.
Currently, students can use the portal to search the schedule of classes and receive advising notifications. Pickerel said they would continue updating the system and adding new features in the future.
"We'll always have new ideas and things to put into it," Pickerel said. "It will never be finished."
Edited by Arthur Hur
FILM
'Taxi to the Dark Side' plays tonight in Union
Director Alex Gibney will
The documentary tells the story of a taxi diver from Afghanistan who was falsely accused of crimes in Iraq. The man was sent to Abu Ghraib prison and eventually died.
"it's such an indictment of American policy in the Middle East," Haines said.
answer audience questions after a showing of his Academy Award winning documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side" tonight.
The event is sponsored by Student Union Activities, Joe Day, Derby junior and SUA films coordinator, said the committee wanted to bring an approach-
Film critic Cynthia Haines said the documentary used a
story that wasn't covered in mainstream American media to address the torture practices of the United States.
"We felt that an event like this would really resonate in the political climate today," Day said. "Torture is a hot-button issue."
The event is free to the public and will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium.
Brandy Entsminger
able director with indie appeal to campus.
on campus
The public event "FREE Tea at Three" will begin at 3 p.m. in the lobby in the Kansas Union.
The public event "Boxing journalist George Kimball to appear at the KU Bookstores" will begin at 1:30 p.m. in Oread Books in the Kansas Union.
The student group event "Jewish New Year Celebrations Sponsored by Chabad at KU - Holiday Service" will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
The "Full Unclassified Senate Meeting" will begin at 12 p.m. in Room 350 in the Spencer Research Library.
The lecture "Senior Session" will begin at 10 a.m. in the Spencer Museum of Art Reception Room.
The seminar "Finding Meaning in Chaos: an Ecological, Symbolic, and Material Investigation of Chronic Illness in a Maya Village" will begin at 12 p.m. in 318 Bailey.
The seminar "Come to Africa and it is here!" will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the International Room in the Kansas Union.
The lecture "Chiefdoms of the Amazon: The Checkered History of Their Interpretation" will begin at 3:30 p.m. in The Commons in Spooner Hall.
If campus buildings seem a little darker today, it is because we are celebrating "Lights Out Across Campus." Everyone at KU is encouraged to turn off overhead lights in offices, classrooms and dorm rooms where natural light is available.
The student group event "Brazilian Week: Dance Workshop" will begin at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom in the Kansas Union.
The tea and talk lecture "Modern Bridges of China" will begin at 4 p.m. in the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union.
The student group event "Jewish New Year Celebrations Sponsored by Chabad at KU - Gala Breakfast" will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
The public event "Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran, and the Last Great Era of Boxing" will begin at 7 p.m. In Room 116 in the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center.
The public event "Biology Career Night" will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room 1005 in Haworth Hall.
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