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October 1, 1998
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Vol. 109 • No. 30
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Leigh Standley, St. Louis senior, peers from her balcony into the beer garden behind The Hawk, 1340 Ohio St. Although Standley and her roommates said they had had good experiences interacting with patrons, other neighbors have complained about noise and other disturbances. Photo by Graham K. Johnson/KANSAN
Oread Neighborhood says The Hawk should close at 12
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Owner wants city to say 2 a.m. closing time OK
By Chris Fickott Kansan staff writer
The Oread Neighborhood Association isn't the only group that wants regulations placed on a neighborhood bar.
a Neighborhood Residents of Sunflower House, 1406 Tennessee St., some of whom are KU students, understand why Oread neighborhood residents are upset about the possibility of The Hawk, 1340 Ohio St., closing at 2 a.m. instead of midnight.
Since January, The Hawk had been operating under a cereal malt beverage license, which mandated a midnight closing time. In September, John Heleni bought The Hawk and was granted a state drinking establishment license, which would let the bar stay open until 2 a.m. with the city's approval.
with the city's approval.
The Lawrence City Commission issued The Hawk a temporary license on the condition that it continue to close at midnight. Heleniak already was closing the bar at midnight as a gesture of goodwill to the neighborhood.
ture of good manners.
However, Matthew All, Heleniak's attorney,
said The Hawk wanted the commission to allow
The Hawk to stay open until 2 a.m.
The commission could decide whether to grant Helenik the license with or without conditions Tuesday.
Greg Seibel, Lawrence graduate student and Sunflower resident, said that when Bull Winkles Bar, 1344 Tennessee St., used to close at 2 a.m., noise from the beer garden disturbed residents of Sunflower.
He also said the noise problem was exacerbated when customers left Bull Winkles and walked on Tennessee Street after the 2 a.m. closing time.
Since Bull Winkles' license was revoked in December 1997, and it reopened in January under a cereal malt beverage license, Seibel said that Bull Winkles' customers had not been as disruptive to Sunflower residents.
"I think that the midnight close takes care of those problems," he said.
Seibel said that the city should be able to oppose a bar that routinely received complaints about noise or fights in the street.
Marci Francisco and Linda Hixon of the Oread
Neighborhood Association don't want The Hawk to close, but they would like a compromise that would please both residents and bar patrons.
"It would be nice to limit the hours of that kind of noise," Francisco said.
Hixon said the association did not want to close any bar down.
"We want to make the neighborhood a place to live and to party," she said. "A certain amount
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Management of KU hospital operated on
By Sue Franke Kansan staff writer
As of today, the University of Kansas Hospital will be run more like a business and less like a state hurearacy.
Gov. Bill Gravas has appointed a 14-member independent board that officially took charge of hospital operations yesterday. Chancellor Robert Hemenway is chairman of the new Hospital Authority Board.
"We now have tremendous flexibility," said Executive Vice Chancellor Donald Hagen. "We are no longer tied down in management if we want to make a change. The bureaucracy will not hold us back."
Previously, the hospital, a part of the University of Kansas Medical Center, had to go through the University of Kansas, the Board of Regents and the Kansas Legislature, if necessary, for approval of funding and other decisions involving its operations.
ing is operational." "Prior to the change, the hospital was part of the state system so it couldn't enter into contracts without Board of Regents' approval," said State Sen. Sandy Praeger, a board member. "It's hard to operate in a managed-care environment that way."
The hospital will be able to compete in the managed care marketplace.
"The Authority will allow the hospital to have access to capital for facility improvements, equipment needs and to expand services and facilities," said Irene Cumming,
The new board frees up the hospital's financial operations.
"Up to now, hospital costs have been paid by patient revenue, and that revenue has been folded back into a state budget," Hagen said. "The hospital, therefore, hasn't received the interest on its own money. Also, because it has been a state agency, the hospital couldn't borrow on its equity like other corporations, which has been a financial hindrance."
The Hospital Authority Board is responsible for determining policies on personnel and will develop systems for purchasing, Cumming said.
Hagen said that patients would benefit from the new structure, too.
"Instead of following whether or not patient care meets with state regulations, patients will be recognized as the ones driving the organization," he said.
Graves signed Senate Bill 373 into law Feb. 17, 1998. The bill, which details the Board's responsibilities, took a year to pass. Part of the delay was because of an abortion component added to the bill. The provision restricts abortions at the hospital, except in cases when a woman's life is in danger, according to a statement from Graves' office.
Praeger said fewer than 20 abortions had been performed at the hospital in 1997 and that the provision in the bill would not create an imposition for the hospital.
Many local fraternities jump on the wagon
Becoming booze-free a trend among chapters
By Sarah Hale Kansan staff writer
One of the newest ways to curb fraternity drinking is a term that has swept the nation in the last few years: alcohol-free housing.
This doesn't imply that fraternity members are going to stop drinking, but it does mean that some chapters will not do it in their own house.
In fact, by the year 2000, there will be no alcohol at any time in any of the houses working in the Select 2000 program.
Select 2000 is a program that was developed in 1994 to reduce the risk of alcohol-related accidents in fraternity houses. The goal is to remove all alcohol from chapter houses and make them a safer environment.
make them a safer Jennifer Kinney, assistant director for Greek programs, risk management and education, said that six of the 23 fraternities at the University of Kansas already had announced that they would be alcohol free by 2000. She expected the
"I think there's an initial shock when something like this gets announced, but there are two ways to look
Phi Delta Theta was the first KU fraternity to begin the process.
rest to follow within the next couple years.
at it. You can say it's negative and hope that it's never going to happen, or you can accept it and look at the positive aspects," said Bob Bishop, president of Phi Delta Theta.
president of PACA Kinney said that decreased insurance rates was one of the positive aspects of going alcohol free. While sororities, which already have been alcohol-free, pay about $7 per member each year for insurance, fraternities may pay between $100 and $120, she said.
Other member of fraternities that are going to be alcohol-free think the change is positive as well.
"This program will definitely come into effect," said Charles Henderson, president of
Phase out
Fraternities involved In Select 2000 will decrease the number of parties that involve alcohol in their houses until the year 2000.
Sigma Nu, which already agreed to be alcohol-free by 2000. "Not only are there too many accidents, but it will help with insurance costs. It forces the party to another location, shifting the liability on their hands."
The other five fraternities that have pledged to go alcohol-free by at least 2000 are Phi Gamma Delta, Delta Chi, Theta Chi, Alpha Kappa Lambda and Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Ten national chapters have announced that they will remove alcohol from the houses. Six of these chapters are represented at the University of Kansas.
"It's a growing trend at KU," said Bob Fescow, chapter president. "We decided to go ahead and make adjustments slowly so that it doesn't all happen at once."
Tau Kappa Epsilon decided locally to begin the process of going alcohol-free last semester.
Kinney said that many chapters begin by educating their members, then gradually removing hard liquor and decreasing the amount of parties at the house.
happened at once.
The Select 2000 committee decided the best plan was to phase out alcohol within the next year and a half.
"The first step this semester was to remove all the hard liquor from the house." Feacoe
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Alcohol-free fraternities increase in abundance at Kansas universities
A growing trend toward alcohol-free fraternity houses is not limited to the University of Kansas. Other universities in Kansas have fraternities that also are cutting out the alcohol.
Kansas State University, Wichita State University, Emporia State University and Washburn University all have chapters that have pledged to go alcohol-free by at least the year 2000.
Kansas State University leads the state with that have pledged that they will be alcohol-free. Kansas State has a total of 24 fraternities.
Washburn University has four fraternities, one of which is already dry. The other three are discussing the possibility.
"This is something that we're going to see within the next few years and it will lead to a dry campus," said Tametha Engholm, director of student activities and Greek life at Washburn.
At this time, Pittsburg State University does not have any chapters beginning the program. One chapter will announce their pledge in the next month, said Dan Stoker, assistant director of the student center for student activities at Pittsburg State.
By Sarah Hale
THIS WEEKS ALCOHOL AGENDA
Today
Alcohol-free greek housing University housing regulations See page 3A
Friday
- Role of the university
- Question and answer with Charcellar
Alcohol use across cultures
Head over heels
Katie Divelbiss, Iowa City, Iowa, freshman, flips across the field in Memorial Stadium. Divelbiss practiced her gymnastic skills Saturday in between her duties as a staff member for the Wheat Meet. The Wheat Meet is an annual track event sponsored by the Chi Omega sorority and Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity to raise money for cancer research. The event raised almost $10,000 this year. Photo by Graham K. Johnson/KANSAN
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