Tuesday, September 21, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Feeding the flock: ECM offers food
By Amanda Kashube
writer@kansas.com
Kansan staff writer
For students looking to avoid the cold weather for a few minutes, the Ecumenical Christian Ministries will be offering free coffee, tea, muffins, bagels and donuts beginning Thursday.
Thad Holcombe, pastor at ECM,
said the free breakfast was a way
to fill the empty building at 1204
Oread Ave.
"We're at the end of campus where nothing is open before 10
a. m.," he said. "It's a place to gather and have conversation."
ECM will be serving the breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m., one hour before the Glass Onion, 624 W. 12th St., opens. Holcombe he hoped many students would take advantage of the opportunity.
"A large university like KU needs as many places for students to meet (as possible)," he said. "We don't have enough now that are accessible to them."
Students can make donations to ECM when they drop in for breakfast.
Erin Batty, Denver, Colo., freshman, said she would stop by the ECM on her way to classes from Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall in the mornings.
If all goes well, ECM will be serving students Monday through Friday.
Holcombe said the main goal was to provide hospitality to students.
Still, many students, like Shae Steven, Wichita freshman and GSP-Corbin resident, might stick to their nail tickets at residence halls instead of stopping in at ECM.
FREE COFFEE
For Who; All students
What: Coffee, tea, bagels and donuts
Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave How Much: Free, voluntary
When: 8 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday
Where: Ecumenical Christian
How Much: Free, voluntary donations accepted
"I might stop there, but not on a regular basis," Steven said.
—Edited by Mike Loader
Speaker from Sony praises NAFTA
By Irina Rodriguez
Special to the Kansan
There is a difference between speaking a foreign language and communicating in that language, said Jesus Luis Zuniga in his lecture about cross-cultural management yesterday at the Kansas Union.
Zuniga, former general manager of Sony Video Technologies in Mexico, spoke to about 40 business students and faculty members about the experience of running a multicultural business, or a maquiladora — an American-owned factory in Mexico.
The most important thing in cultural management, he said, is learning and understanding the local culture and being sensitive to the needs of people in that particular region.
"For Japanese executives, workplace is a social interplay, where they also relax. The Americans work less, but they are focused on work and separate it from leisure. Mexicans put long hours into work and manage to do a lot," Zuniga said. "Putting together the different styles is very difficult."
He said the first thing he had done after becoming manager of Sony had been to require executives to take culture classes to learn how to communicate through their differences.
Zuniga, one of the pioneers of the maquiladoras in Mexico, also spoke about the North American Free Trade Agreement as a driving force in the transformation of maquiladoras from the extension of American assembly lines into
separate business units.
"I believe in global attitude," he said. "New maquiladoras are based on knowledge, technology transfer and local self-sufficiency, rather than on cheap unskilled labor."
He said since its opening in 1987, the Sony plant in Mexico had grown to become the largest Sony plant in the world by 1991, with the highest production quality and productivity.
Zuniga said he wanted to share his experiences with future business leaders because he had been blessed with a successful career.
A chemist by education and training, Zuniga formulated artificial tears for the first astronauts on the moon. He has been featured in a number of international publications, including The Economist and The Wall Street Journal, and he received awards in the field of business from former presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
Dennis Karney, professor of business and coordinator of Zuniga's visit, said Zuniga's lecture was beneficial for both himself and the University of Kansas community, which was rich in cultural studies.
"To hear a story of this person who worked in the intersection of the three cultures is a win-win situation," he said.
The visit was sponsored by the KU Center of International Business and Research. Zuniga will be speaking to cross-cultural and international business classes and to MBA students at 11:30 this morning at the Frontier Room in the Burge Union.
—Edited by Chris Hopkins
Pan-Hellenic organizations hold informational meeting
By Lori O'Toole
Kansan staff writer
Students interested in learning more about the University's National Pan-Hellenic chapters can meet with different sororities and fraternities at an informational meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight in the Kansas Union.
The University's National Pan-
Hellenic system involves four African-American sororities, five African-American fraternities, a Latina sorority and a Latino fraternity.
Members from each organization will give a 10-minute presentation about their principles and member requirements. Prospective members must have a minimum grade point average, which varies for each chapter, and must have accumulated a specific number of credit hours.
"There are so many new freshmen coming in who really don't know about the whole greek system," said Nauna Carosdale, council president and Kansas City, Mo., junior. "A lot of people may come in with ideas and things they have heard that may not be accurate."
Carosidle said there were often misconceptions about the system, especially among non-minority students.
The sororites and fraternities involved in the National Pan-Hellenic Council function on a separate system than those that function through the Panhellenic Association and the Interfraternity Council.
However, the National Pane-mail ...
PAN-HELLENIC CHAPTERS:
■ Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
■ Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
■ Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
■ Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
■ Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Inc.
■ Iota Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
■ Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
■ Kappa Alpha Pi Fraternity, Inc.
■ Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
■ Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
■ Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity, Inc.
Hellenic organizations are involved in similar activities, like community service and social activities.
The organizations also promote leadership and work closely with the Black Student Union to take political action on campus.
Although there are divisions between the two systems, Carosdale said members had been working together to encourage collaboration.
"Historically black colleges have more people involved and can support a house." Carosdale said. "But here, there's not man of us."
None of the National Pan-Hellenic organizations at the University have chapter houses.
She estimated the total number of members was fewer than 200 people.
Erica Hawthorne, National Pan-Hellenic Council public relations chair, said tonight's meeting would not be for recruiting new members.
"We want students to be able to take an unbiased look at all the sororities and all the fraternities that they may be interested in," she said.
— Edited by Jamie Knodel
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