2A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS IN BRIEF
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2004
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WEATHER Today
Overcast but mild
FOUR-DAY FORECAST
Tomorrow Friday
60 55 Showers
57 49 Rain/clouds
Rain/clouds
Saturday
Sunday
51 39 Partly sunny
Partly sunny
45 33
Partly cloudy
— Nathan Dame, KUJH-TV
Rvlan Howe/KANSAN
Question of the Day
KU info wants to answer all your questions about KU and your student. Check out KUinfo's Web site at kufnofu.bku.edu; call it at 864-3806 or visit it in person at Aurora Library.
Where can I go camping around Lawrence?
There are a number of state parks like Clinton Lake, and Perry Lake, and Douglas County parks like Lonestar that are only a few miles from Lawrence. To get more information about the hours and facilities of Kansas State Parks go to www.kdwp.state.ks.us/parks/ and for LoneStar Lake information check out www.douglas-county.com/Public_Works/lonestar.asp.
You can also contact Outdoor Pursuits through the office of Recreation Services at (785) 864-3546.
Taping a toilet tragedy
Jason Sachse, Leavenworth senior, records a film for a class project yesterday. Sachse used a Bell & Howell 16mm camera and shot on black and white film in front of the Kansas Union. "The film is about someone who has to use the restroom really bad," Sachse said.
CAMPUS
Panhellenic chairwoman visits Delta Gamma sorority
The women of Delta Gamma saw an example this week of lifelong sisterhood.
Martha Brown, who serves as the chairwoman for the National Panhellenic Conference, visited with the women at the University of Kansas this week. She offered advice and noted the changes and similarities of sisterhood throughout the years.
"Membership doesn't end when college ends," Brown said. "It's just fun to belong and have a sisterhood of lifelong friends."
The Delta Gamma alumna graduated from the University of North Texas in 1959. She continues to volunteer her time because of her love of the sisterhood, she said. She visits campuses around the nation to speak with administrators and to ensure the values of the Greek system are in place.
She graduated with a degree in home economics and worked as a food stylist and in public relations before retiring. When she retired, she wanted to give back to the organization that gave her so much.
"There's just not any amount of money that could be paid," Brown said. "It's truly a labor of love."
Kelley Briani organized the visit. The Delta Gamma president saw how influential the greek system continued to be later in life.
"They spend all these hours because they care about the sister
Brown said that some things had changed since she was in college. She said more women had to take on part-time jobs in addition to school.
hood," Briant, Dallas senior, said.
Brown said she did not encounter many problems with her job except for negative press. She said she gave quotes to news organizations about events in the Greek community.
"It itseems to me like there's more pressure on the college student," Brown said. "It seems like people are busier."
She said her favorite part of her job was traveling and meeting with women at universities.
"I think the spirit of sisterhood is as strong as it's ever been," Brown said. "It's invigorating, encouraging and really rewarding to see the women doing well."
Austin Caster
Leadership program taking applications brought today
Applications for LeaderShape, a University leadership development program, are due today.
LeaderShape Institute is a six-day leadership program that runs from Jan. 12 to Jan. 17, 2005. The program is open to all students, undergraduate and graduate.
Af LeaderShape, students learn about group settings, meet leaders on campus and develop action plans for what they want to do as leaders, said Susan Henry, Fort Scott senior and student leadership programmer for the Student Involvement and Leadership
Center. The six-day program will be held at the Tall Oak Conference Center, near Tonganoxie.
Applications are available at the center in the Kansas Union. The application is also online at www.leadershape.org.
Participation is limited to 60 students. Accepted students will pay a $50 registration fee, though a small number of scholarships are available.
Students should turn in applications by 5 p.m.
Medical school receives grants to enhance diversity
Ross Fitch
The school will acquire the grants, one from the National Institutes of Health and two from Health Resources and Services Administration, over the next three years.
the University of Kansas School of Medicine received three grants totaling more than $11.8 million to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
Receiving all three grants together is amazing, Patricia Thomas, associate dean of cultural enhancement and diversity, said.
"A diverse classroom is the most electrically charged classroom," Thomas said. "The country is becoming increasingly diverse, and in order to treat patients better, we need a diverse workplace."
The grants will help continue the school's initiatives to create more diversity by providing opportunities for minorities and educating students and staff about diversity.
Nikola Rowe
ON CAMPUS
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ET·CETERA
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will hold a University forum called "American Indian Tribal Governments" this afternoon from 12:30 to 1:30 at the ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Stacy Leeds, associate professor of law and director of the Tribal Law and Government Center, will lead the forum.
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The Hall Center for the Humanities will hold a poetics seminar, led by Leslie Bayeres, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today at the Hall Center Conference Room, south of Watson Library.
Brown Bag Classics, sponsored by the KU School of Fine Arts, will feature electronic music by Professor Kip Haheim from 12:30 to 1 this afternoon in the Hawk's Nest.
Note: The University Daily Kansan prints campus events that are free and open to the public. Submission forms are available in the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Items must be turned in two days in advance of the desired publication date. On Campus is printed on a space-available basis.
- The University of Kansas School of Fine Arts will present performances by two vocal jazz ensembles, directed by Dan Gailey and Eric Foley, at 7:30 tonight in 130 Murphy Hall, north of Allen Fieldhouse.
ON THE RECORD
Atheist to speak tomorrow despite denied honorarium
Dan Barker is scheduled to speak tomorrow in the Kansas Union despite Student Senate's decision not to fund the event.
A 21-year-old KU student reported to the Lawrence police that someone had stolen a five-gallon water cooler filled with coins at about 7 p.m. Friday from the 2100 block of Quail Creek Drive. His loss is estimated at $1,000.
An 18-year-old KU student reported to the University of Kansas Public Safety Office that someone had stolen a Yamaha acoustic guitar and a black guitar case sometime between 3 p.m. Friday and 9 p.m. Sunday from his room in McCollum Hall. His loss is estimated at $330.
Barker is a former preacher and an atheist who works for the Freedom from Religion Foundation, an educational group working for the separation of church and state, said Andrew Stangl, Wichita sophomore and president of the Society of Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics (SOMA).
Senate denied funding to the speech because SOMA it said that the group was a religious organization, and therefore subject to rules about proselytization, said Paul Mirecki, professor and chairman of religious studies and faculty adviser for SOMA
Stangl said the group sought an honorarium for Barker's speech totalling $1,500, but when Student Senate elected not to fund the speech, Barker waived the honorarium, instead seeking only $300 to reimburse his travel costs.
Andy Hyland
Good-bye, ukans.edu Take a few minutes now to prevent communication hassles later.
KU is phasing out the domain name ukans.edu and replacing it with ku.edu in all registered email addresses, email list subscriptions and web addresses. In early January, this change will automatically happen. Take a few actions now to save yourself hassles later.
If you have not already done these things, here's how to make sure the change doesn't disrupt your communications:
- Notify friends, family and colleagues who send messages to a ukans.edu email address that your email will now end with ku.edu
- Update email program settings if you are not using Outlook
- Update subscriptions to non-KU email listservs
- Visit www.ku.edu/computing/domain for more details.
- Update any ukans.edu entries in your email address book
This reminder is provided for the campus community by KU Information Services
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