Friday, October 23, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A • Page 3
Not royalty, but heads above rest
By Angela Johnson Kansan staff writer
This weekend's football game against the University of Colorado will include homecoming festivities, but don't expect the students honored at halftime to be wearing a crown or a sash.
Two University of Kansas stu
dents will receive the Excellence in Community, Education and Leaders' h i p (Ex.C.E.L. A) Awards for homecoming 1998, presented by Student Union Activities and
Isley: Wants to set an example for future winners.
the Board of Class Officers.
Karen Isley, Sylvania, Ohio,
senior, and Kevin Yoder, Hutchinson
senior, were selected from
among 10 finalists. Each will
receive $500.
Isley said the award denotes the positive ideas of homecoming.
"The old image is a girl in a gown and a big crown, but people don't need to see that now," she said.
The Ex.C.E.L. Award was established in 1991 to recognize students for achievement, rather than popularity as reflected in the vote for homecoming king and queen. Finalists were chosen based on leadership, involvement in the University and Lawrence communities, scholarship and the ability to work with students and organizations.
Isley, who has been president of Sigma Delta Tau sorority and the Phi Alpha Delta pre-law society, said she had admired previous winners of the Ex C.E.L. Award.
"I hope that I can set an example for future winners of the award," she said. "I always feel I can do a little more."
Yoder, the student body president, did not expect to have so many leadership positions.
"When I came to KU, I just wanted to be involved in what I
You look so
said. "You only
have so many
college years.
It's exciting that
I've accomplished
so much."
Chancellor Robert Hemen-
way said he had worked with Isley and Yoder and was impressed with their leadership.
Yoder: Didn't expect to be so involved.
He said both had earned the award because of their commitment not only to the University, but also the whole community.
Hemenway, Jeff LaCroix, SUA vice president, and Molly Cunningham, senior class president, will present the awards.
"It was a really difficult decision, but the people we chose did exemplify the criteria," LaCròix said.
Black Student Union picks royalty
By Steph Brewer Kanson staff writer
All hail the king—and queen
Sherree Strong, St. Louis freshman, and Jonathan Macklin, Kansas City, Kan., senior, were named the Black Student Union's homecoming queen and king yesterday.
Strong and Macklin were nominated to the homecoming court by the BSU general assembly along with about 25 other BSU members, said Tanisha Jones, BSU's student senator.
"Ive never won anything like this,
so it's kind of cool." Strong said.
Natalie Lucas, BSU programs co-chairwoman, said candidates needed to exhibit leadership skills and belong to BSU to be nominated.
To win, candidates had to solicit $1 votes. The candidates who raised the most money won. The money will be used to pay for the annual Black Student Government Conference in February at the University of Colorado.
Jones, Wichita sophomore, said the candidates raised about $700.
"For our first fund-raiser of the year, I think we did pretty well," she said.
Strong and Macklin won free trips to the conference and will participate in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program, said Lucas, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore.
BSU has had a homecoming king and queen in the past, said Martha Joanah. BSU programs chairwoman.
Jones said BSU wanted a king and queen because, at historically Black colleges, homecoming was a bigger event than it is at the University of Kansas.
"For us,homecoming has seemed so minimal in past years," Jones said.
Rally empowers women
By Steph Brewer Kansan staff writer
Females speak out against violence
About 200 men and women gathered last night to protest violence and assert women's right to walk the streets safely at the annual Womyn Take Back the Night rally.
"We have been told since childhood to be afraid of the night, to dread the lengthening of shadows at the end of the day, to stay in our homes, to draw our curtains, to sleep lightly and wait," said Stacey Mann, co-chair of Women's Empowerment Action Coalition in a speech given at the women's circle.
"Tonight we gather to say we will not stay inside,we will not stay silent."she said.
The 11th annual Womyn Take Back the Night featured information tables for campus and community organizations from 5 to 7 p.m. Speeches and awards began at 7
p. m. A march down Massachusetts Street was followed by men's and women's circles to share their experiences.
The event was sponsored by the coalition, Women's Transitional Care Services and Rape Victim-Survivor Service. A sign-language interpreter signed all the speeches.
Kathy Rose-Mockry, director of the the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, said it saddened her to see that society still was dealing with the issue of domestic and sexual violence. She said the march should be a reminder to women to speak out against these acts.
Chris Robinson, graduate teaching assistant in sociology has been the victim of domestic violence in a lesbian relationship.
"Violence occurs in our community as well," she said. "I'm not here to demonize her — she is a dear friend of mine. But I'm here to say it exists."
Julianne Donovan, Salma senior,
said that this was her third march
and that it provided her with a
sense of empowerment.
Jennifer Curry, Lenea junior, applauds a speaker at Wommy Take Back the Night. The 11th annual event was held at South Park last night and featured several speakers, awards, a women's circle and a march down Massachusetts Street, Photo by MattJ. Daugherty/KANSAN
Taking media know-how to developing lands
By Jason Pearce
Kansan staff writer
formerly part of Yugoslavia.
Journalism professors Bob Basow and Tom Volek returned from a recent trip to Croatia with a stronger vision of the University's role in strengthening international media.
In the Central European country, they offered sales and marketing training.
"We also helped them establish an independent TV and radio association so they can work together better," Volek said.
He said assistance was needed to establish profitable media in emerging democracies such as Croatia,
People in many of these places know how to report objectively, but without financial support, they can't do their job. Volek said.
The trip symbolized the journalism school's drive to form a self-funding Global Center for Marketing Communications and Journalism. The Kansas Board of Regents approved the center last week at its monthly meeting.
Now, Volek said, journalism faculty members will begin the quest to finance the project. The center will not use any University or state money.
support our operation while we build up our projects," Volek said.
These projects would include training for media professionals, academy-based programs such as lectures and workshops for students and faculty, and curriculum counseling for university administrators.
"We want to find a base grant to
Linda Davis, associate professor of journalism, said the school wanted to track the press and political freedom of countries throughout the world.
After the programs begin, journalism students also will be involved with the center. Volek said undergraduate and graduate students would help with research and analysis of the media of different countries
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