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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KAN
DJ brings hip hop out of hiding
(USPS 650-640)
Abdul-Kareem Ali, Lawrence sophomore, spins a record at the KJHK studio. Alt better knows DJ Abdul-Kareem the Royal Assassin is a
Student, rapper aims to expand awareness through KJHK show
disc jockey for KJHK's Hip Hop Hype at 8 to midnight Saturday nights.
Photo by Auvaustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
By Augustus Anthony Piazza
Kansan staff writer
Abdul-Kareem Ali, Lawrence sophomore. has his finger on the pulse of the underground hip-hop scene in Lawrence.
Ali, better known as DJ Abdul-Kareem the Royal Assassin, is host of the Hip Hop Hyde radio show from 8 to midnight on Saturday nights on KJHK.
He is from Atlanta, where hip-hop music thrives, and said he thought that hip-hop music was hidden in Lawrence.
"The hip-hop scene does exist but it's not that big," Ali said. "I think that it's gradually trying to get bigger."
Although some Lawrence clubs play top-4 music, Ali said that there were no places in town that specifically catered to what he considered true hip hop.
"There' s not enough cultural diversity in Kansas." Ali said.
He said that people should listen to all types of music and expand their musical tastes.
Ali became a disc jockey last year as co-host of Hip Hop Hype with DJ Apocalypse, Kansas City, Kan., senior.
"He's such a character with such a personality." Apocalypse said.
He thinks that Ali's show has a cult following.
During the first show of this semester, the telephone lines were lighted up with phone calls. People called to request
music they had missed hearing from the Royal Assassin.
"There are people out there who listen to the show religiously," Ali said.
Michael Canady, Wichita sophomore, said he listened to the show every Saturday night.
Ali tries to play music that people in Lawrence have not yet heard of.
"I like the music because he plays all straight-up hip hop." Caday said.
In addition to his duties as host of the radio show, Ali also is a rapper. He performed at last year's Battle of the Bands
"You can hear stuff on this show before it comes out on the shelf." Ali said. "We play whatever is 'tight' on the show."
and Day on the Hill and said that he would like to perform at other Lawrence venues.
He said he liked to rap about positive things and not the negative issues that were the focus of many mainstream hip-hop artists.
"There is more to life than all that bad stuff," Ali said.
Value of standardized testing graded
By Liz Wristen
Kansan staff writer
A report released yesterday said that ACT and SAT scores were disregarded for some or all of the applicants at more than 280 college campuses nationwide to create a more diverse student body.
The Cambridge-based National Center for Fair & Open Testing, or FairTest, focused on some schools that have de-emphasized standardized test scores including: Bates College in Lewiston, Maine; Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa.; Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa.; and the public universities in Texas and California.
Officials at these schools said that they had
more diverse campuses than schools that used the standardized tests in their admissions processes.
Glenn Quick, assistant director of the University of Kansas Office of Admissions, said that the ACT and the SAT were important for admissions and placement purposes.
Quick said that the University looked at students' grade point averages and standardized test scores for admission. He said he did not believe that the tests affected the number of students who attended the University or their diverseness.
Melissa Fast, assistant director for testing services at the University, said that ACT claimed its tests were made as unbiased as possible but that a study had never been done
to show whether the tests reflected diversity. She said she thought it should be up to the individual institutions to decide how to evaluate applicants.
"Many schools have different requirements for their students," Fast said. "Personally, I think it is a good idea for schools to require standard tests because it provides a good baseline for them to go by."
Fast said that the University used the test results to place students in classes where they would be successful.
Maggie Kostner, Fairway senior, said, "I don't think that they should be required, because there is so much speculation about whether or not the tests are accurate."
The report indicated that most of the nation's 1,600 schools still used test scores to determine which students would be accepted. FairTest said that about 90 universities had made the tests optional or emphasized other criteria since 1994.
applicants will be required to take a precollege core curriculum class at an accredited Kansas high school, receive a score of 21 or better on the ACT or graduate from an accredited high school in the top third of their class to be admitted at the University, said Barb Conant, director of communications for the Board of Regents. Out-of-state applicants still will be required to take standardized tests.
Beginning in the fall of 2002, Kansas college
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Center's plan to exclude sophomores from advising
By Melody Ard Kansan staff writer
This spring's enrollment will be a new experience for freshmen and also for the Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center.
Because of that, Kathryn Tuttle, director of the Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center, said sophomores would not be part of the center's advising plans this semester.
Tuttle said that this was the center's first year advising assigned groups of students. The advisers made the choice to work only with freshmen partly because they wanted to work out the best system with a smaller group.
"This is our first year and we are not fully staffed yet," she said. Tuttle said enrollment procedures would not change for sophomores and that sophomores would be advised by the same departments as they were in previous semesters.
Although she was not directly advised by the center last year, Marie Weigel, Brookville sophomore, said she went to the center last year for extra help with her schedule after her regular advising appointment. She said she was disappointed that the center would not be working with sophomores as well.
Tuttle said that the center could answer sophomores' questions but that they would not be advised at the center.
Freshmen appointments at the center begin Oct. 16 and will continue until Nov. 13. Freshmen who are enrolled in pre-professional schools will be dually advised through the Freshmen-Sophomore Advising Center and their schools.
She said that it was particularly important for underclassmen to choose alternate classes with their advisers because it increased their options.
"By the time they get through enrollment, some of the classes they want may be closed," Tuttle said.
Tuttle said alternate classes were not only important because they replaced closed classes but that they also could prevent a student from having to go through the Add/Drop process. If students list two alternates on their schedules but still get less than 12 hours after enrollment, they can get a completion form from the enrollment-center staff.
"The only way to go back to the enrollment center before Add/Drop is with a completion form." she said. "It allows students to go back to their advisers and find other open classes, but the only way to get a completion form is to have listed two alternates."
Student Senate doles out dough to groups
First Nations' powwow receives needed funds
By Seth Jones
Kansan staff writer
Senate allocated $2,805 to seven groups within 10 minutes last night. After that, Senate decided in favor of giving the First Nations Student Association $7,160 for its April powow. When the dust cleared, Senate had allocated $9,965. 16 percent of its non-allocation money for the year. Senate has $4,521 left for the remainder of the year.
David Reynoldson, Student Senate treasurer, may have a sore hand when he finishes signing all of the checks that resulted from last night's Senate cash giveaway.
Fourteen members of the First Nations Student Association were in attendance at the meeting.
Joshua Arce, Topeka junior and FNSA member, spoke to Senate about the importance of the powwow.
It gives the Lawrence community, the KU community and the Haskell community the opportunity to be together, to function together."
"It it's not just another drop in the bucket," he said. "This has significance."
After several speeches by FNSA members, only two senators voted against the bill.
"First of all, I totally support First Nations," he said. "I think they've got a good program, but the University of Kansas does not have unlimited funds, and we need to portion it properly."
Aravind Muthukrishnan, Nunemaker senator, voted no and said that Senate needed to be careful about doling out so much cash.
"My amendment was going to reduce the amount from $7,160 to $5,820." he said. "I know that they can put on a good show with even the smaller numbers they've had in the past."
Muthukrishnan wanted the bill to be amended to allocate the group less money.
Lance Fisher, First Nations Student Association Senator, said that the bill had more trouble passing the finance committee last week than passing Senate.
"Finance was concerned about running out of funds last year," Fisher said. "They nipick a lot more then Senate does, but Senate trusts them to weed out all the amendments that need to be made."
Greg Woolen, non-traditional senator, has supported the powwow for the past two years.
"This is a worthwhile group," he said. "They offer a good service to Lawrence and to KU."
Korb Maxwell, liberal arts and sciences senator, was surprised with the ease that it passed.
"I'm amazed that it went through consent agenda without a single objection," Maxwell said. "I think the best arguments were worn out in University Affairs committee."
Maxwell said that it was good for Senate to fund the group.
"It's a registered student organization, open to everyone," he said. "If lobbies for the Bill of Rights. Who can be against the Bili of Rights?"
For a complete list of last night's Student Senate leisiation
See page 2A
Sidewalk spirituality
Kristina Briseno, Krishna Arjuna, Francisco Cadena and Tusta Krishna Dasa, members of the International Society for Krishna Conscientiousness, chant in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall. The society, which travels around the country, was on campus yesterday. The group's 6 p.m. Friday festival at South Park will consist of chanting, philosophy discussions and a vegetarian feast. Photo by Tara Bradley/KANSAN
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