UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, September 25, 1996
3A
Communications requirement changes
By Ashlee Roll
Kansan staff writer
"Personal Communication" COMS 150, no longer fulfills the oral communication and logic requirement for students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The change went into effect Fall 1996 for freshmen and newly admitted students.
In the past, students were able to take the class to satisfy the requirement, but now it will satisfy only requirements of communication majors.
"There used to be five courses that fulfill this requirement; now there are four," said Pam Houston, director of college undergraduate administration.
Students who are not freshmen and have not fulfilled their oral communication and logic requirements still can take COMS 150 instead of COMS 130, "Speaker-Audience Communication".
Houston said that the two most popular courses taken by students to fulfill the requirement were COMS 130 and PHIL 148, "Reason and Argument." COMS 230, "Fundamentals of Debate", and PHIL 310, "Introduction to Symbolic Logic", also fulfill the requirement.
Steve Gooding, Wichita junior,
said he had taken CAMS 150
because he had heard it was the easier of the courses that fulfill the requirement.
"I think that speech classes are something that kids dread," he said. "If you are the kind of person who sits in the back of the class, it's going to be tough."
The difference between the two communication classes are a few speeches. COMS 150 focuses on interpersonal skills and speech giving, while COMS 130 concentrates solely on writing and giving speeches.
Elliot also said that if she had known that COMS 150 had been available to her last year, she would have taken it.
speaker Kristen Elliott, Oak Brook, Ill., sophomore and COMS 130 student, said, "I get nervous speaking in front of a group of people that I don't know."
howard Sypher, chairman of communication studies, said the reason the class was excluded from requirement choices was the result of a survey.
"We surveyed the alumni and graduating seniors, and there was a strong indication that a number of people wished they had taken 130 instead of 150," he said.
He said that many of those polled wished they had had the opportunity to give several public presentations.
Fair showcases ways to volunteer
iBy Bradley Brooks Kansan staff writer
Volunteer opportunities in Lawrence are abundant and varied. Yesterday, in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall, these chances appeared at a volunteer fair.
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. more than a dozen social service agencies had set up booths.
"Students need to have experiences outside of the classroom in order to enhance their perspectives," said Amy Turnbull, Lawrence senior and co-director of the Center for Community Outreach. "Volunteering provides the opportunity for students to make a difference in the community."
"Why not take the extra free time you have for watching TV and help somebody else?" Dorman said. "I didn't realize how rewarding it was until I did it."
The fair was sponsored by the Center for Community Outreach, which is seeking volunteers through its Into The Streets campaign. Through events such as the fair and an informative program on AmeriCorps, the center is achieving its goal. The AmeriCorps presentation will start at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the English Room at the Kansas Union.
Kristen Eshleman, Lancaster, Md, senior, represented the Women's Transitional Care Services, an
Vanessa Dorman, St. Louis senior and volunteer tutor, talked to representatives at the fair and liked the message they were sending.
Michelle Wilson, Director of Membership Development for Girl Scouts, helps Thetis Efstathianos, St.Louis senior, sign up as a volunteer for Girl Scouts at the Volunteer Fair Tuesday outside of Stauffer-Flint Hall.
agency that provides help for domestic violence victims. She said volunteers, or advocates, were in high demand.
"WTCS always needs more advocates, but it is only right for some people," she said.
Eshleman said that to become an advocate for WTCS, a person had to go through a training session. Sessions are held three times a year.
"We can never have too many people," she said. "But even if we only get a couple of people today, that is OK."
Dorman said she realized that students were busy but that volunteering could give people something other activities cannot.
"I ithits you in your heart, not in your pocketbook," she said.
ON THE RECORD
A KU employee's keys were stolen between 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Sept. 12 from a car in the 2400 block of Cedarwood Avenue, Lawrence police said. The keys were valued at $4.
A KU student's parking permit was stolen between 5 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Monday from a car in the 3800 block of Clinton Parkway, Lawrence police said. The permit was valued at $54.
MRC to receive annual funds
A KU student's dead bolt lock was damaged in an attempted burglary between 7:30 a.m. Thursday and noon Friday in the 1100 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $35.
A KU student's taillight covers were stolen between 1:30 a.m. and midnight Sunday from a car in the 1000 block of Tennessee Street. Lawrence police said. The covers were valued at $40.
A KU student's car hood was damaged between 11 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Sunday in Lot 121 east of Amini Scholarship Hall, KU police said. The damage was estimated at $200.
A KU Food Service Department van was damaged between 2 and 4:30 p.m. Friday in Lot 5 northwest of Dyche Hall, KU police said. The damage was estimated at $500.
By Spencer Duncan Kansan staff writer
When Student Senate allocates money next semester it will scrutinize every organization's request - except $20,000 for the Multicultural Resource Center.
Every two years Senate grants money to organizations in two-year allotments called block allocations. Before a group receives a block allocation, its request is examined by the Senate finance committee. However, in 1994, Senate passed a bill exempting the center from the process and granted it $20,000 annually.
Student Body President Grey Montgomery was a member of the
1994 finance committee and said the bill had passed easily.
The bill created the Restricted Revenue Code Apportionment specifically for the center.
According to the bill's guidelines, the center must demonstrate a continuing viability as a functioning University and Senate-funded organization, receive equal or greater funds from the University, occupy space in a campus building and have a board responsible for monitoring the activities, programs, financial status and facilities of the organization.
The toughest stipulation is that the center can receive Senate money only if the University gives equal or
greater funds.
The center receives $20,000 from the University through the Office of Student Affairs.
Sherwood Thompson, Office of Minority Affairs director, said the center's operating budget was $40.000.
Gloria Flores, Office of Minority Affairs associate director, said losing funds was a threat, but she was not expecting that.
"The Multicultural Center serves as an umbrella at the University. It encompasses everybody." Flores said. "I don't think the University wants the Center to go away by any means."
CORRECTION
An article on page 1A of Monday's University Daily Kansan incorrectly stated that campus organizations requesting money from the Student Senate finance committee must provide their spending history to the committee. It is the Senate treasurer who must provide the financial records.
An article on page 5A of yesterday's Kansan incorrectly stated that film preservationist David Shepard was scheduled to speak tonight. He is schedulcd to speak at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Spencer Museum of Art.
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