Thursday, October 15, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 5
Committees oppose hate crimes
By Seth Jones
Kansan staff writer
Student Senate committees want to see Chancellor Robert Hemenway issue a public statement condemning the murder of Matthew Shepard, a 22 year-old gay University of Wyoming student.
Shepard was assaulted last week and djed Monday.
The resolution passed unanimously through the Multicultural Affairs and Student Rights committees at last night's meetings. It asks that Hemenway not only condemn the crime, but also affirm that all KU students, regardless of their sexual orientation or beliefs, are protected by the University from hate crimes.
Matt Dunbar, senior holdover senator and finance committee member, co-sponsored the bill and said that the media coverage of the crime warranted Senate's involvement.
"In the past few days, every paper has had an article about Matthew Shepard in it," he said. "It's given me the feeling that something needed to be done locally."
Dunbar said that the Hemenway and the University had a reputation for protecting students' rights and therefore should take a stance on the crime in Wyoming.
"The University does have a policy against hate crime, and that is important," he said. "But even
more important is that we have a public statement saying that this is a place where people can come and be themselves and grow, no matter who they are."
The resolution cited a time in 1969 when Hemenway stood up for student rights at the University of Wyoming, where he was a faculty member.
Twelve African-American football players faced disciplinary action after wearing black arm bands in a game against Brigham Young University in protest of the Mormons treatment of African Americans. Hemenway supported the football players, even though the University did not.
The committees also heard from Tom Sawyer, Democratic candidate for governor.
He said he saw himself as a candidate that represents students.
Sawyer gave a 10-minute speech at the beginning of the meeting and then fielded questions from the audience for about 15 minutes.
"With programs like the STARS scholarship program, a program that grants every high school student with a 'B' average the chance to go to college tuition free, I'd definitely see myself as a candidate who is looking out for students," he said. "And I also take advice from students. In fact, a lot of my campaign staff is made up of college students."
Sawyer said that the key to beat-
SENATE LEGISLATION
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ASSED; a resolution affirming students' freedom from hate crimes and the ability to live free, autonomous
University Affairs
PASSED, a bill to allocate $600 to Concerned, a Bill, and Active Students' presentation, "Michael
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FAILED, a resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty.
ing Graves was talking about issues that had a real effect on people.
"I met a waitress the other day who said she was registering to vote for the first time because of me," he said. "She sees a way to put her kids through college with the STARS program."
Tom Moore, campus director of the Student Legislative Awareness Board, said Sawyer's speech raised points of student concern.
"He speaks about concerns students have, like financial aid, opportunities for less fortune. We were very happy to have him here," Moore said.
Lied Center lands Boeing CEO
Special to the Kansan
Philip M. Candit, chairman and chief executive officer of Boeing Co., left, talks with two business associates in the cockpit of an airplane. Contributed photo
By Kristen Reimer Special to the Keeper
Philip M. Condit, chairman and chief executive officer of Boeing Co., will speak at 7 onight at the Lied Center.
Condit's address is part of the Anderson Chandler Lecture Series. Condit's lecture is entitled "Change and Challenge: Engineering in the 21st Century." After the lecture he will take questions from the audience.
"This is a chance to interact with the CEO of one of the major corporations of the world," said Leslie Reynard, director of communications for the School of Business, which is coordinating the event along with the School of Engineering.
Condit has been with the company since 1965 and was named chief executive officer in 1996 and chairman in 1997.
Boeing is the largest exporter in the United States, with revenues of approximately $46 billion in 1997, according to the company Web site. Boeing Wichita, which manufactures commercial jetliner components, is Kansas' largest private employer.
helped arrange Condit's visit to the University.
Alan Mullaly, a University of Kansas graduate and Lawrence native, works for Condit in Seattle as president of the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group. Alice Meyer, event coordinator for the School of Business, said Mullaly
"He worked through the channels, and Mr. Condit agreed to come." Meyer said. "I understand he's an excellent speaker, very down-to-earth."
The event is free and open to the public.
Condit also will speak today with a select group of about 90 students from the business and engineering schools.
Condit is not charging the University a personal speaking fee because he considers the event a public service, Meyer said.
Other costs associated with the lecture series are paid for by funds donated by Anderson Chandler, a KU alumnus and president of Fidelity State Bank and Trust of Topena. Chander established the lecture series with a $205,000 gift in 1996.
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