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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, September 29, 1995
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Chancellor greets faculty in home
Brian Flink / KANSAN
Chancellor Robert Hemenway gets a hug from the female star of "The Sea," an English Alternative Theatre production, at a get-together at his house.
Puppet shows up as Hemenway visits with English faculty
Of about 70 guests at Chancellor Robert Hemenway's house last night, one stood out.
By Novelda Sommers
Kansan staff writer
She was 10 feet tall, wore heavy makeup and was dressed in a gold and silver gown, fish-net hose and red, high-heeled shoes.
She is a puppet that will star in English Alternative Theatre's next production Oct. 12-14.
Paul Lim, associate professor of English and faculty adviser to the theater, chose Hemenway's reception for English faculty as the time to introduce Hemenway to the puppet.
But Lim's guest didn't go inside the house.
"I didn't want it to cause a disruption." Lim said.
Eventually, all of the faculty at the University will be invited by department to gatherings at the Chancellor's house. Hemenway and his wife, Leah, said they wanted a chance to get to know KU faculty in an informal setting.
"It's exciting for me because I usually don't get to meet a lot of the faculty," Leah Hemenway said.
Union Food Services provided hors d'oeuvres and refreshments at the gathering.
"We try to keep it simple and put the emphasis on conversation and getting to know each other," Robert Hemenway said.
Hemenway's goal to greet all of KU's academic departments might take a while, though. The University has more than 2,000 faculty members.
Last night's guests, which included faculty, retired faculty and families, mingled with one another and the Hemenways.
Haskell Springer, professor of English, said it had been a while since he had been to the Chancellor's house. He said he considered the Chancellor's invitation to be a good gesture.
"I think it's a very collegial and friendly thing to do," Springer said. "This is the first time that a chancellor has invited the whole department over."
Robert Hemenway said he intended to have the receptions over the next two or three years. He said he liked sharing the first floor of the 82-year-old mansion with his guests.
"We don't really think of this as our house," he said. "It belongs to the University and to the faculty."
Chemistry is the only other department the Hemenways have greeted.
John Landgrebe, professor of chemistry, said that in 33 years of teaching at the University, he hadn't seen a chancellor open his home to KU academic departments, other than with an occasional open house.
"We all were very impressed," he said. "It was a very nice gesture. He seems to have a lot of insight into what goes on at the department level."
GRADUATION: Out the door in four, guaranteed
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However, Houghton said, the university did not promise that the students would get the most desirable class times or schedules.
"If it means 7:30 a.m. classes, then we expect the students to take them." he said.
The exact number of students participating in the plan at Iowa State
was unavailable.
Houghton said about 20 percent of Iowa State students graduated in four years. According to the office of institutional research and planning, about 25 percent of KU students graduate in four years. Many stay for five or more years because they change majors during their sophomore or junior years, but some are forced to stay because they are
unable to get into closed classes that they need to graduate.
Tricia Merrill, Columbus, Ohio, sophomore, is a fine arts major. She agreed that students deserved more opportunities to take classes they needed without having to wait until their fourth or fifth year.
"I knew what I wanted to be when I started college," Merrill said. "I'm sticking with it. But I still might not
be able to graduate in four years."
She said the plan could help her graduate on time.
"A good idea is what they do in the School of Fine Arts," she said. "Many of the classes are closed from the beginning, so you have to show you are a fine arts major before you get in. Maybe other schools should do that."
Senate works to eliminate bill confusion
Limiting discussion may help efficiency,some senators say
By Sarah Wlese Kansan staff writer
A change in the presentation of bills in Student Senate meetings this semester has frustrated and confused some senators.
Senators no longer present finance bills to the full Senate. Instead, the bills are presented by Alan Pierce, finance committee chairman.
In the past, bills were presented in and voted on by the finance committee. When bills progressed to Senate, the issues decided on during the committee's meeting were second-guessed and rehashed in Senate, Pierce said.
Not only did this undermine the efficacy of the finance committee's decisions, it also was a poor use of time, said Kim Cocks, student body president.
Ken Martin, Student Senate Executive Committee chairman, agreed.
"We wanted to cut down on the repetitiveness of questions and cut down on the time," he said.
Cocks said that the change was part of an effort to change Senate's role.
"What we're trying to do is redirect Student Senate from being a funding mechanism to addressing larger issues that affect students," Cocks said.
Senate created an issues agenda to accommodate discussion of broader topics, such as the University's master plan, child care and academic advising.
Amy Turnbull, social welfare senator, said that not being able to present finance bills has been frustrating. The bill she sponsored for Students Tutoring for Literacy was discussed extensively in Wednesday's meeting. Turnbull said that if she had been able to speak before the bill's discussion, she could have pre-empted basic questions.
"We didn't have a chance to inform senators about the organization or what the money would be used for," Turnbull said.
When senators asked questions about the bill, they had to go through Pierce, who deferred them to Turnbull.
Martin said that the format would change again for the next meeting to correct some of the problems. Pierce will explain what happened with the bill in the finance committee, the committee's concerns and other issues. The organization's representatives then will field any questions related to the group itself.
Martin said he hoped the new and improved format would validate the finance committee's decisions and still allow for discussion at the Senate level.
Convoy of cyclists demonstrates for bike lanes in Lawrence
By Tara Trenary
Kansan staff writer
Rush-hour traffic was interrupted yesterday evening by bicyclists making their presence known.
"The main point is to make car traffic aware of bikes," said Thad Meseke, Lawrence resident.
Meseke said that when he rode his bike on Lawrence streets, many times motorists would honk and yell at him to get off the road.
The transportation demonstration, dubbed Critical Mass, began around 5:45 p.m. with 16 bicyclists in the right lane of Massachusetts Street in front of South Park.
The group rode to 23rd Street, onto Naismith Drive, over to 19th Street, down to Kentucky Street, over to Sixth Street, and back to Massachusetts Street.
Jason Daniels, Colby sophomore,
said the group hoped to promote
Thad Mosoko Lawrence resident
"The main point is to make car traffic aware of bikes."
adding more bike lanes in Lawrence and to encourage respect for bicyclists.
Two Lawrence police officers rode along to keep the demonstration safe, to make sure traffic was not slowed down and to inform the bicyclists of regulations.
When a bike path is provided, bicyclists must ride on it, said Dan Johnson, Lawrence police officer. If a bike
Critical Mass started last year at the University of Kansas, said Terry Huerter, co-coordinator of KU Enviroins and Lake Quivira sophomore.
path is not provided, the rider must stay to the right side of the road.
He said that Critical Mass promoted environmental and social safety, which is what KU Environs works to provide.
Although this ride was not sponsored by an organized group, Environs members promoted and participated in it.
The Student Environmental Action Coalition, a nationwide network of environmental and social justice groups, initiated the Critical Mass national programs, and they send out information about how to set up Critical Mass programs.
Jenny Brannan / KANSAN
"More bikers equals less cars on the road, which equals less environmental damage." Huerter said.
Lawrence police officer Dan Johnson speaks to a group of cyclists who are about to ride around Lawrence in rush-hour traffic to illustrate the need for bicycle lanes. Johnson informed the cyclists about safety and bike-riding laws in the city.
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