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The University Daily Kansan
Friday. October 15, 1999
Equity, discrimination issues face Regents
Student body president pushes non-bias policy
By Nathan Willis and Clay McCuistion
writer@kansan.com
Kansas sot writer
The Regents met at 9 a.m. at Adams
Updates on the progress of equity studies under way at Regents institutions and a plea by student body president Korb Maxwell to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation highlighted an otherwise routine meeting of the Board of
Regents vesterdav.
On behalf of the Students' Advisory Committee, the six student body presidents of the state uni-
versties, Maxwell implored the Regents to provide a uniform nondiscrimination policy by the end of this academic year.
Maxwell said that the Regents adopted an affirmative action and equal opportunity policy in 1989.
"Glaringly absent from that, though, was sexual orientation." Maxwell said.
Five of the six Regents universities, including the University of Kansas, have sexual orientation nondiscrimination clauses. But Emporia State University President Kay Schallenkamp removed sexual orientation from its policy in July 1988 at the advice of a Kansas Board of Regents attorney.
"It's just not right that the name of an institution or where it at determines the level of protection for students." Maxwell said
Later, Kansas State University Provost Jim Coffman reported on the status of equity studies at the six Regents universities.
Coffman said that each university was studying equity in pay. The studies look at
equity between genders and among races, but he emphasized that they wouldn't cover any other minority groups. They also would not include classified employees, he said.
The Regents went into executive session to discuss personnel matters at 11:40 a.m.
Once KU's study comes out, copies will be given to University Governance and the Board of Regents, he said. Meanwhile, deans will be able to make adjustments based on the data.
Mary Burg, executive assistant to the chancellor, and KU liaison to the Regents, said that few issues in yesterday's meeting pertained to the University.
- Edited by Mike Loader
110 expected for Black Alumni Reunion Weekend
By Erinn R. Barcomb
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas Black Alumni Reunion Weekend will bring African-American alumni and students together.
Events will allow students to share what they are doing on campus with alumni, who in turn will be able to share career information with students.
Alberta Wright, assistant director at the Office of Multicultural Affairs, said she expected about 110 alumni to attend.
"The phone is just ringing, ringing and ringing," she said. "There are people who are going to just come and show up."
The reunion originated as a career fair of sorts. In the 1980s, African-American alumni from the professional world would come to the University and network with students interested in those fields. There has not been a reunion since the '80s.
Although it has expanded this year to include social events, alumni still will be encouraged to work with students.
Tables from 16 African-American organizations will be available for alumni to see, including one from the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
"It's very special to us because the year 2000 is our 85th anniversary," said Tisha McCoy, the sorority's president. The sorority is the oldest
African-American greek organization on campus.
McCoy hoped that the table would help students keen in touch with alumni.
"We're going to use it as a recruiting tool to get the names and addresses of our old members," McCoy said.
Wright said she hoped that the African-American alumni chapter of the Adams Alumni Center would start up again. She said she thought that African-American alumni did not have a good way to keep in touch.
Those returning range from 1945 graduates to those who walked down the Hill last year. They will come from as far away as California and Minnesota.
number of registered alumni, but she thought they would register at the last minute.
Wright said Lawrence had the least
A step competition among fraternity and sorority members and a party will take place at 9:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Kansas Union Ballroom. The competition involves stepping in rhythm and chanting the organizations' cheers.
"Since this is a reorganizing event, it might be a little more business," Wright said. "But they're going to come here and have fun. It's long overdue."
Wright thought alumni might get involved and try to remember the steps they knew as students at KU.
Shot may save students from aches, pains of influenza
Edited by Julia Nicholson
By Amber Stuever
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The body aches, fevers, chills and sore throats that are so familiar to college students during influenza season are not far away. Watkins Memorial Health Center officials said.
But the Watkins staff is ready to vaccinate students who wish to avoid the aches and pains on the season.
for immunization .
Although there have not yet been reports of an influenza outbreak in the community, now is the time to get immunized, Rock said. The vaccines take about 10 days to develop it. Once the flu begins to attack, it's too late
"There is a fu shot that, if you want to just grin and bear a simple poke, you can reduce the risk of getting influenza," said Randall Rock, Watkins chief of staff.
Cristian Paul, Wichita junior, said she immunized herself from the flu.
"I used to get it at least twice a year; now it's about once a year," she said. "Plus I smoke, so I think it's important to get it."
Smokers fall into the category of students who should not avoid the shot, Rock said. Those with asthma and lung and heart problems also should get their shot.
However, the immunization is important for all college students, because of their living and social conditions. Rock said.
Trisha Harma, Parker, Colo., junior, said: "College students are so unhealthy because of the living conditions they have, especially because of the group living situations and the amount of sleep they get and the kinds of foods they eat."
The bar scene is also the perfect place for the transfer of body fluids by sharing drinks and
WATKINS FLU VACCINATIONS
- 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuesday, Strong Hall rotunda
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Wednesday Kansas Union, fourth floor
5 - 8 p.m. Wednesday Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Oct. 25, Burge Union main entrance
main entrance
6-8 n.m. Oct 26, Konao Delta security
6 - 8 p.m. Oct. 26, Kappa Delta sorority
7 - 8 p.m. Oct. 27, Eckdahl Dining
6 - 8 p.m. Oct. 28, Gertrude Sellars Pearson-Corbin Hall
cigarettes, Rock said. People also tend to spit saliva into each other's faces when shouting over loud music.
The flu shot, which costs $5 at Watkins, is
about 85 percent effective.
Students who don't get the shot still can get influenza medication after the symptoms start. Although medications have been available for years, new products are on the market this season. These medications cost about $40 and will decrease the intensity and the duration of the flu.
The flu, if it develops into bronchitis, pneumonia or stress on the heart, also can kill. More people die each year of influenza than they do of AIDS, Rock said.
"You're still going to get sick, but you won't get as sick, and you won't be sick as long," Rock said. "It's going to help a little bit, but I don't think these are going to be magic bullets."
Watkins offers flu shots every day through an "express line." It also will be administering shots at sites around campus beginning Tuesday.
Edited by Darin Peschka
Juilliard trio to conduct, play at Lied
By Warisa Chulindra
Special to the Kansan
A New York-based chamber music trio will make its first appearance in Kansas this weekend.
The Lied Center Swarthout Chamber Music Series will kick off its 1999-2000 season at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Lied Center with the chamber music trio of pianist Nevah Perlman, violinist Kurt Nikkanen and cellist Zuill Bailey. The trio will perform Beethoven's Trio No. 5 and Schubert's Trio No. 1.
The New York-based trio goes on tour for six weeks each season. This is the second week the trio has been on tour this season. During the rest of the year, Perlman, Nikkanen and Bailey perform as soloists or with other orchestras.
Last week, they performed at the Lied Center in Lincoln, Neb., and played with the Salina Symphony Tuesday night.
Bailey said the reaction in Kansas differed from that of New York.
"Kansas seems to be very musically conscious," he said. "It was like the audience came out of the woodwork at the concerts."
Perlman, the daughter of violinist Itzhak Perlman, Nikkanen and Bailey formed their trio two years ago. Perlman and Nikkanen met at the Aspen Music Festival when they were students. Perlman attended Juilliard School and has an honors degree from Brown University, where she studied art history. Nikkanen also graduated from Juilliard School. The two live in the same apartment building.
Perlman heard Bailey perform at a festival in Cape Cod and thought the three would make a good trio. Bailey also graduated from the Juilliard School where he won the Juilliard Cello Competition.
The trio will conduct a public presentation of KU composition students at 7 tonight at the Lied Center. The event is free.
Tickets for Sunday's performance are still available at the Lied Center Box Office, 864-ARTS; the Murphy Hall Box Office, 864-3982; the Student Union Activities Box Office, 864-3477; and the University of Kansas Medical Center Bookstore.
All seats are reserved. Tickets are $27 and $22 for the public, $13.50 for students, $11 for children under 18, and $26 and $21 for senior citizens.
Edited by Chris Hopkins
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