UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, October 5, 1995
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STUDENT SENATE
Senate debates Kansas issue
Committee defers 25-cent policy for Media Board say
By Sarah Wiese Kansan staff writer
The Student Senate's finance committee last night decided not to vote on a petition concerning The University Daily Kansan. After 20 minutes of debate, the committee passed the petition to the Student Media Board.
The petition involved the Kansan's disclaimer on its front page that the first copy is free and additional copies are 25 cents each.
The policy was developed after a group of students, led by student senators and student
senate candidates incensed by an article, dumped more than 1,000 *Kansans* on the lawn of Stauffer-Flint Hall last spring.
Colleen McCain, editor of the Kansan, said that the policy was meant to establish a value for the paper and that no money would be collected unless the stealing or dumping of a large number of papers happened again.
The petition claimed that the 25-cent policy violated Senate's rules and regulations for financing student media, which state that the publication must be distributed at no charge to students. If passed, the Kansan would have lost about $79,000 if the 25-cent policy weren't eliminated.
Kevin Olson, Liberal Arts and Sciences senator and a co-sponsor of the petition, said that the
"By my interpretation of subscription, you get a paper day."
Andy Obermueller
Liberal sophomore and finance committee member
Kansan didn't go through the right channels. Olson, Manhattan senior, said the Kansan should have gone through the Student Media Board, which
oversees the student media fee that provides the financing.
"The Kansan does not have the right to unilaterally create such a policy." Olson said.
"By my interpretation of subscription, you get a paper a day," Obermuerli said.
Andy Obermueller, Liberal sophomore and finance committee member, said he didn't think the policy violated the rules. Students pay for the paper through the media fee — $3 a semester — entitling them to one subscription, not several.
The committee voted to pass the bill to the Student Media Board, which will have the final say on the petition.
Olson said that the petition, though not voted on, succeeded in drawing Senate's attention to the issue.
Feminist group denied Senate funding
By Sarah Wlese Kansan staff writer
There's not much in a name for the Feminist Collective Force at least when it comes to receiving funds from Student Senate's finance committee.
Last night the committee did not approve a bill seeking basic funding for the group from Senate's unallocated account.
The bill requested $307 for office supplies, advertising, duplicating and postage.
Most of the debate revolved around two issues — if the name was appropriate and if funding the group was a duplication of services.
Technically, it's not the finance
committee's duty or place to ask a group to change its name, but that's exactly what some committee members were proposing.
Lindsay Sander, Edina, Minn., junior and committee member, said the word feminist would scare away potential members and that the group should choose another name.
"By labeling the group with that name, you're not giving the group a chance to grow." Sander said.
Gustavo Alvarado, International council senator and committee member, said the committee had no right to ask any group to change its name to get funding.
"By not funding them, we aren't giving them the chance to say what feminism is, and that's
unfair," Alvarado said.
David Stevens, Wichita senior, is not a member of finance but spoke in favor of the bill because a committee member yielded time to him. He said questioning the name was uncalled for.
"It's the height of hypocrisy to suggest that a group change its name," Stevens said. "It reflects a neanderthalic attitude toward a group of women and a lack of respect for them and what they do."
Duplication of services was the issue that concerned Andy Obermueller, Liberal sophomore and committee member. He said that the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center already existed and was funded by Senate, and
suggested that the people in the group should work through that organization.
Amy Turnbull, social welfare senator and the bill's sponsor, said the debate didn't focus on the group or the issues it would address.
"There is no reason for Senate not to fund this organization because there is nothing in the guidelines that opposes the group's mission," Turnbull said. "Disapproval of this funding should be a call to action to all students at KU that believe in equality among men and women."
Although the vote was 10 in favor and seven against, the bill failed because passage requires a two-thirds majority.
Domestic violence awareness begins
ACTIVITIES
Activities for Domestic Violence Awareness Month:
Mayor's proclamation, dedicating the month of October to raising awareness of domestic violence, 6 p.m. Oct. 10, at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.
- Women's Transitional Care Services welcomes the community to their annual Board of Directors' meeting, 7 p.m., Oct. 23 at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.
Clothesline Project visual display bearing witness to violence against women. The Lawrence display is part of an international project, Oct. 7 and 8, Watson Park, Seventh and Kentucky streets; Oct. 10 - 27, City Hall, 6 E, Sixth St.; Oct. 24 and 25, on campus in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall.
The names of women killed by husbands, boyfriends, lovers and partners will be read in memory of their lives, all day. Oct. 26 at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.
A candlelight vigil to honor survivors of domestic violence and to remember the women who did not survive, 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.
The Simpson trial's coverage sheds light on national problem
By Hannah Naughton Kansan staff writer
A glaring assembly of spotlights focused on every detail and issue of the O.J. Simpson trial this past year, from racism to domestic violence. Coincidentally, the culmination of the year-long trial ended Tuesday as national Domestic Violence Awareness Month began.
"This crime is usually under reported so we never have the exact numbers," said Rueneaka Harvey, children's program director for Women's Transitional Care Services, a local women's shelter. "Now with the focus and coverage of the Simpson trial, that's put it into the light."
Domestic violence is a pattern of coercion that can include battering, physical abuse, threats, psychological abuse, and intimidation, said Rachel Lee, the graduate assistant at the Emily Taylor Resource Center who co-ordinates the sexual assault prevention program.
"Nobody gets into a relationship thinking it's going to be abusive."
Rachel Lee Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center
She said that what is unique about domestic violence is that so many instances go unreported. There are a lot of issues of self blame. Victims involved in psychologically or physically abusive relationships usually have very low self esteems.
"Nobody gets into a relationship thinking it's going to be abusive," Lee said. "One reason people may stay in a relationship is because they really care about the person."
Last year 10 instances of
domestic abuse were reported on campus. This was out of 112 violent crimes and 1,424 total crimes, according to KU Police's annual report.
Many people assume that domestic violence only occurs in marriages, said Sergeant Rose Rozmiarek. KU police usually deal with domestic violence between boyfriends and girlfriends or ex-boyfriendse and ex-girlfriends.
The Emily Taylor Resource Center tries to raise increased public awareness on this issue, Lee said. They do this with educational programs. They also offer counseling and referrals to victims of domestic abuse.
"The Women's Transitional Care Service is a great resource. It has a 24-hour hotline and shelter and offers support groups." Lee said.
In the last three months, the shelter has provided a place to stay for 40 women with 47 children, Harvey said. On average, it helps 400 to 450 people, including students, with crisis calls in this same period.
"We want to help somebody without invading their privacy," Lee said. "With anything like this, it's tough to talk about it."
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