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The University Daily Kansan
Thursday, September 4. 1997
FRESHMAN CLASS ELECTIONS
Board Of Class Officers
Tuesday, September 16 Wednesday, September 17 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Applications can be picked up at the Organizations and Activities Center in the Kansas Union.
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Coke proposes recycling program
$100,000 budget would begin plan
By Daniel E.Thompson
dhompson@kanson.com
Kansas staff writer
A comprehensive, campus-wide recycling program might not be close to realization—but it is not far away,either.
What stands in the way are meetings and proposals.
A short-term solution to the recent onslaught of plastic bottles could be resolved tomorrow in a meeting between Coca-Cola and University of Kansas officials.
Theresa Klinkenberg, director of University administration, said the meeting mainly would focus on finding a way to store empty bottles. The recycling bins that Coca-Cola ordered cannot be placed until that has been
resolved.
The University will receive $7.1 million from Coca-Cola this year. Coca-Cola proposed that the University use $100,000 of that money to start a recycling program, with an additional $10,000 per year allotted for recycling for the life of the contract, said Victoria Silva, environmental specialist for the department of environmental health and safety.
Silva: Meeting will help officials decide how to use money
In addition to the plastic issue, tomorrow's meeting will address a long-term plan to recycle aluminum, newsprint and office paper, which also will be funded by the money from Coca-Cola, Klinkenberg said.
In comparison to recycling programs for cities, counties and other large organizations, Silva said $100,000 was not a lot of money.
"I think we're talking about at least $100,000 for an initial investment," Chancellor Robert Hemenway said.
Hemenway met August 29th with Silva to discuss her proposal on how to efficiently spend the money, she said.
"We gave him an idea what costs could be conferred for the program," Silva said. "The chancellor and the administration is committed to helping us implement programs."
Silva also has given her spending proposal to Klinkenberg, Associate Provost Lindy Eakin and Provost David Shulenburger.
"The difficulty with plastic bottles is the amount of volume they take up." Shulenburger said.
He said Silva proposed a place where the empty plastic bottles
could be compacted, baled and stored. Her proposal also called for money to buy a vehicle with which to move the recyclables.
With such a place, Shulenburger said, enough bottles could be stored that it would be economically feasible to transport the bottles to a recycling center.
Silva said tomorrow's meeting would help University officials nail down some specifics of how the money will be used.
"Even though the money has been earmarked for a program, we can't say 'x' dollars is for bins and 'x' dollars is for a vehicle," she said. "That's slated for Friday."
The chancellor said he would not attend.
"Good people like Theresa and Victoria work every day on how to solve the problems of the University," he said. "They don't need the chancellor."
But Hemenway did say he would make the final decision after consulting with them.
Truman scholars sought
Juniors active in public service still can apply
By Jennifer A. Yeoman
jewean@kansan.com
Kansan staff reporter
Blair was not paid for his
Martin Luther King Jr. once expounded upon "the fierce urgency of now." This, to many people associated with the Harry S. Truman Scholarship foundation, also describes the feelings of the perfect Truman scholarship applicant.
speaking services.
"I'm looking for people full of piss and vinegar," said Louis Blair, executive secretary of the Harry S. Truman scholarship foundation, last night in a speech to future applicants. "I want people who are really mad and want to change mad."
The scholarship began in 1977 when Congress set aside $30 million in a trust fund as a federal memorial to Truman. The scholarship goes to juniors in public service who want to give something back to their communities, Blair said.
"The scholarship is not for the kind of people who want condos or want to drive BMWs," he said, as he laughed about his Plymouth with 100,000-plus miles. "It is for people who care deeply about people and events."
The scholarship in the past has been given to such people as State Rep. David Adkins, who in 1981 was the first student from the University of Kansas to win the award.
out a University application by Oct. 17. Four applicants will be chosen following a screening process. These applicants then will compete against about 800 students from almost 400 schools. Of these applicants, 75 to 80 will be chosen. They will include one per state and around 30 at-large members.
The scholarship provides $3,000 for the student's senior year and a maximum of $27,000 for up to three years of graduate school.
To apply, students must fill
In the past five years, the University has had five Truman scholars. The University did not have a Truman scholar last year.
"I have felt ever since I came to KU that we have the quality of students here to win these kinds of awards," Chancellor Robert Hemenway said.
Students may get applications at Nunemaker Hall or on the Internet at www.ukans.edu/~honors. There will also be an informational meeting at 4 p.m. today in Nunemaker Hall.
On the Record
A KU student's glass patio door was damaged between 2 a.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Tuesday in the 1500 block of West 25th Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $250.
A KU student's 1988 Ford Mustang convertible was damaged between 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Emery Road, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $1,500.
A KU student's brown leather backpack and textbooks were stolen between 1 and 10 a.m. Tuesday from the 1300 block of West 19th Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $140
A KU student's 1989 Ford Probe was damaged and Playboy magazines and other items stolen between 4:30 p.m. Friday and 9:41 a.m. Sunday from the 1600 block of Edgehill Road, Lawrence police said. The damage and items were valued at $369
A KU student's black leather, racing-style bicycle seat was stolen between 8:20 a.m. and 2:50 p.m. Aug. 25 from lt 91, KU police said. The seat was valued at $70
A KU student's front passenger-door window was damaged between 2 a.m. Friday and 12:38 p.m. Sunday from lot 111, KU police said. The damage was estimated at $350.
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