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Tuesday November 4,1997
Students to shape up leadership skills
Coca-Cola deal to offset costs for conference
By Matthew Friedrichs
mattf@ukans.edu
Kansas staff writer
Students who want to shape up their leadership skills might benefit from the University's exclusive distribution agreement signed with Coca-Cola this fall.
Kim Grassmeyer, assistant director of student housing, said 60 students would be given the opportunity to attend the LeaderShape program scheduled for Jan. 5-10 at Tall Oaks Conference Center in Linwood.
The housing department is paying
for the program with funds freed up by the Coca-Cola deal. Grassmeyer said students would normally pay $1,350 each to attend the leadership program, but with the new funding they would attend it for free.
Applications have been sent to administrators who have daily contact with students. Grassmever said.
Interested students also can pick up applications at the Office of Student Organizations and Leadership Development Center, 400 Kansas Union; Office of Minority Affairs, 145 Strong; Department of Student Housing, Suite DSH, Corbin Hall; and Recreation Services, 208 Robinson.
Laura Bennett, Shawnee senior, said letters were sent to student organizations and an information session will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Kansas Union's Alderson Auditorium.
Program participants will be chosen by the LeaderShape planning committee from applications submit
ted by noon on Nov.17.
LeaderShape Inc. is based in Champaign, Ill. Since its founding in 1986, more than 3,500 people from more than 200 colleges, universities and corporations have participated in LeaderShape programs.
Bennet attended a LeaderShape program last summer with four other KU students.
"It was really a life-changing experience," she said.
Students who attend the conference will meet both in a large group, called the learning community, and small groups of 12 people called family clusters, said Alice Faron, program director for LeaderShape.
Students will work on projects to take back to their community and organization. Faron said.
She said the program emphasized values and ethics-based leadership.
"Leadership can be taught," Faron said. "It's not something you're born with."
Learn to lead
KU LeaderShape
Applications available at:
Office of Student
- Conference: Jan. 5-10, 1998
- Applications: due by noon on Nov. 17
Organization and Leadership Development Center, 400 Kansas Union
An information session will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 6 in Alderson Auditorium at the Kansas University
Office of Minority Affairs, 145 Strong Hall
Department of Student Housing, Suite DSH, Corbin Hall
ing, Suite DSH, Corbin Hall
Restoration Service 200
ing, Suite DSH, Corbin Hall
Recreation Services, 208
Robinson Gymnasium
Students with questions can call KU Info at 864-3506 or Laura Bennett at 864-7226.
Graffiti not priority for campus officials
Mary Corcoran
mcorcoran@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Chalk writings on campus sidewalks, cheat sheets on campus desks and bathroom stall messages add up to a lot of campus graffiti.
However, graffiti removal does not seem to be a priority for University of Kansas officials. Sometimes water trucks can be seen on campus removing chalk advertisements. Other times, the advertisements stay until they naturally disappear.
Rick Nightingale, assistant director of facilities maintenance, said the reason the removal of chalk writing seemed inconsistent was because facilities operations workers monitored the writing and removed it based on its content.
"It is removed immediately if it is at all vulgar or insulting," Nightingale said. "If it's not vulgar, we get to it as soon as we can, but we deal with more pressing issues first."
Nightingale said facilities operations workers continually watched for chalk writings on campus sidewalks and walls.
"We always check them out, and eventually we will remove them all," he said. "To be honest with you though, if it looks like it might rain in a day or two, and it is just chalk and not offensive, we'll not worry about it."
KU police said graffiti was a misdemeanor crime but could be a felony depending on the amount and type of object that was defaced.
University housekeeping, a department of facilities operations, also continuously monitors campus for inappropriate graffiti.
In general, Choate said he thought desk and bathroom stall graffiti was decreasing at the University.
"I don't think we see that much of it anymore. A lot of it is very old. I think the students today are a little bit more considerate," he said. "I have not had an extreme amount of that kind of thing."
If the graffiti has been carved into the desk's wood or the paint on the bathroom stall, the housekeeping department commissions the University to refinish or repaint the surface.
"Depending on how badly it is damaged, that's when we call in the carpenters or painters," Choate said.
Graffiti that is insulting or vulgar is immediately reported to the University department heads, Choate said.
"Normally, the students that are offended don't call us," he said. "They tell their professor or instructor, and it will come through a secretary or department head."
Already on a tight schedule
Stage Pro workers take down scaffolding used to service the sound system on top of the Memorial Stadium scoreboard. Stadium renovations were scheduled to start after the last home game of the season, which was against Iowa State on Saturday. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CRIME AND DELINQUENCY ORGANIZATION
PRESENTS THE
1997 JOB FAIR
November 5
3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Big 12 Room, Kansas Union
Local law enforcement agencies, as well as the FBI and U.S. Marshals, will be present to discuss their organizations' roles in the criminal justice field. Job and internship positions will be discussed for graduates and undergraduates. Refreshments will be served. All majors welcome.
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BEFORE 6 PM • ADULTS $3.75
SENIORS $3.50 HEARING IMPAIRED
1 Fairy Tale $^{*}$ 2.10 4.15, 7.35 9.40 1 fri/Su
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3 The Edge $^{*}$ 1.35 4.10, 7.55, 9.20 11.35
4 Seven Years in Tibet $^{*}$ 1.40 4.40, 7.50, 10.05 10
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5 My Compass Theory *5* 2:50 5:15 7:25 9:55
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Attention Groups Seeking Student Senate Funding
1 Men in Black PC 12
double feature Air Force One R
3:05 - 7:25 -
5:00 - 9:20
Soul Food A
1:05 - 4:15, 7:55, 9:30
Playing God
1:15 - 4:15, 7:55, 9:30
A Lifes Less Ordinary R
1:20 - 4:15, 7:55, 9:30
Booze Night R
1:00 - 4:00, 7:55, 9:40
Kiss the Girl R
1:10 - 4:10, 7:55, 9:40
Line-Item Allocation Forms for the 1998-99 academic year are available at the Student Senate office for student organizations registered with the OAC office.
Forms are due at the Student Senate office by TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 AT 5 P.M.
SHOWTIME FOR TODAY ONLY
ELECTIONS COMMISSIONER
- Duties:
Administer, interpret, and enforces all elections rules and policies set forth by the Student Senate Elections Commission. (A complete job description is available in 133 Strong Hall or O&L, 400 Kansas Union.)
Must be a regularly enrolled student at the University of Kansas, Lawrence campus. Officers, officials, and employees of Student Senate, BOCO, and other student government organizations are not eligible.
- Eligibility:
- Salary:
$7.00/hour, approx. 15 hours per week, for 18 weeks. Start date November 17, 1997.
Applications available in 133 Strong Hall and the O&L office.
Applications Due:
Applications Due:
Monday, Nov. 10 at 5:00 pm to 133 Strong Hall
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We want to know what YOU think. Attendees will be asked to fill out a brief questionnaire at end of film.
University of Kansas
FREE Admission* (with voucher) Wednesday November 5,8:00 pm @Woodruff Auditorium
Presented in association with SUA
For more information, visit 024-638-5720
Woodruff Auditorium
or more information call 864-SHOW
www.ukans.edu/su
www.ukans.edu/~sua
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Seating is limited and not guaranteed. Please arrive early to ensure a seat.
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